TTTTJ OMATTA TlATTjV TtTUC : TTRTDAV. MATIOH IS. 1808.
( Xnaln , March IS , 1893.
The Japanese ArtistXnaln
Mr. Torayno Katow , who will bo with us forytwo weeks , beginning Monday , March 2lBt ,
will have on exhibition specimens of his handiwork which are truly wonderful. See them
without fail. * *
Dress
Goods
for
Spring i
And
what a
time
to
KCO
them
just
now.
Show days , or whatever you may call It
when the stuffa are hero moat numer
ous anl everything Is new. Take
time to see this elegant collection of
now drcau stuffs
At 35c a yard 19 Btyle3.
At 45c a yard 37 styles.
At COc a yard 7f > styles.
At 65c a yard 65 etylcs.
Over sevcnty-flvo colons In plain goods
for your Inspection.
New * poplins , new bayadoars , new
armures , new coverts , new henrlettas ,
now pebble cloth.
New The finest new
DreSS StUffS cottons are shown
And they fairly deserve a special exhi
bition day for thcmaelvca. A word of
leading groups.
Organdlo llsse , the standard French
cloth that never loses Its charm as a
dress fabric. All new printings price ,
35c per yard.
Organdie Kayo ; striped organdies , with
printings that Icok like paintings , 45c
per yard.
Irish dimities !
Say old ! Yre , cur grandmothers wore
the Irish dimities years ago. Hotter
made today , and up to ( Ute printings.
Ono of the moat pleasing cotton fabric
for summer dressing ; ono hundred and
fifty styles ; price , 25c per yard.
Olll' NCW New meteor
Black Taffeta taffeta ,
Handled exclusively by us has a beauti
ful rlMi glcdsy finish , will not cut or
crack. Ask to see It.
We Sell Celebrated
RicCall'S paper patterns.
We are the only agents In Omaha for
them and wo know they are the best
biado and Ue pi Ice Is cnly IQc or 15c.
You will mit regret If you try them.
Wash We place before
Dress Stuffs our customers ,
At the commencement of the < < eaion the
meat attractive line ot cotton wash
goods ever before aliown. Take ad- ,
ventage of this opportunity buy early
hundreds have already done to.
Fine Zephyr Gingham , absolutely fait , at
V'.atr ones at 13c , ISo , 20c , 25c , 3Ic , 45c
per yard. ,
Fiiio Corded Itatlstc , colora last , at lOc
per yard.
Fine Ulralty , fast colons , at 12' , c per
yard.
Spangled New spangled
Chiffons chiffons.
The latest. Do not fall to BOO them.
Wo are showliiB smo elegcnt goodj in
' thla lint * , from $3.50 to $10.00 a yard.
Also new embroideries nnd spangled
whlto satin for dress fronts.
Some exquisite colorings In shirred lib
erty nllk.
Plain Liberty silk , Maiuselluo de Solo
and Chiffon.
Now silk plaiting *
New
Shirt
Waists.
We are
now
showing
our
complete
line of cot
ton waiste.
This la the best time to hialto your os-
loctlon prices BOc , 75c , $1.00 , $1.23 ,
$1.60. $1.76 , $2.00 each.
HOU3C WHAPPKRS
Calico Wrappers In new blue , pretty pat-
tenn skirt , 4 jard.j wide price $1.00.
UNDRUSKIHTS
In niack. Moreen , All Wool at $3.00 ,
$3.uO , $3.7G , $1.00 , $4.50 cich.
Black Sateen Underskirts at $1.00 , $1.25 ,
$1.C5 , $2.00 , $3.00.
MUSlin Ladies white
Underwear muslin skirts ,
Lawn ruffle , row of Inserting , wlilo hem
and dust runic , at $1,15 and $1.50 each.
Ladles' Night Gowns , Mother Hubbard
'Style , embroidery trimmed , at18c each.
Ladles' Drawers of mualln , cambric ruf-
lle , trimmed with lace , at 25c per pair.
Corset Covers of cambric , embroidery
edging on neck , at ISc each ; 3 for 50c.
premo court In regard to a pending caio as
that board. They are as competent and
trustworthy within the lines of their duty aa
any court In the lih'd and t'helf report. wHcn
made will carry conviction to ull the people
ple that the exact truth hab been stated Just
U3 far as It Is possible to ascertain It. And
until then surmise and conjecture are Idle
and Unprofitable. ! Let uo calmly wait for the
report.
"Thero are elx provinces in Cuta , each ,
with the exception of Matnnzas , extending
the whole width of the Island nnd having
about an equal sea front on the north and
w/uth borders. Mntanzaa touches the CarlbI
bean sea only at its southwest corner , being
separated frcm It clrewhere by a narrow
peninsula of Santa Clara province.
"The 'provinces ' are nzmod , beginning at
the west , . Plnar del Illo , Havana , Matanzss ,
Santa Clara , Puerto Prlnclpo and Santiago
Uo Cuba. My otservatlons were confined to
the four western province * , whlih constitute
about'one-half of the Island. The two east
ern oneo are practically In the hands of the
inauigents , except the few fortified towns.
Thcp two largo provinces are spoken of to
day as 'Cuba llbre. '
"Havztia , iba grrat city and capital of the
island , IB in the ye 0 ( the SiMiilirds end
tnany Cubans all Cuba , as much as ParU Is
Franco. Rut having visited It in mcco peace
ful times and seen Its flight * , the tomb ot
Columbus , the Forts C bincs and Moro Caa
tie , I did not care to repeat tub , preferring
trips In the country.
"Everything seems to co on much no
usual In Havana. Quiet prevails and except
for tfco frequent squads of soldiers marching
to guard nnd police duty and thelc abound
ing presence In public places , one seen little
filgus of war.
DESOLATION AND DISTRESS.
"Outsldo of Havana all la changed. It In
not peace , nor is it war. It Is denotation
and distress , misery and starvation. Every
town and village la surrounded by a trocha ,
sort of rllio pit. but constructed on a plan I
now to me , ttio dirt being thrown up on thsj
Inside and a bcebcd wlro fence on the cuter
eldo of the trench.
"Thei o trochas l < ivo flt every corner ami
t frequent intervals alcog the sides , what
are there called forts , but which are reilly.
I
email blockhouse. ? , ra ny of them moro like !
a larco sentry hot , loopholed for musketry ] i
nnd with a guacd of frprn two to ten soldlen
lei eatti. The purpose cf thcj-o trochas Ute
to Iteep the reconcentradoa In , as well as to
keep the Insurgents out.
"From all the surrounding country the
people have been driven Into these fortified
towns nnrt held there to suhilst as they can.
They ore virtually prison jurds ana not un
like ono in general appearance , except the
\\alls are not so high and strong , but they
cntllcc. where every point Is In range of tx
Baldlcr'p rifle , to keep In the poor reconcen-
tratfo women and children.
"Every railroad station IsUthta one of
thesj troshas anil tos an armed guard. Every
train has an armored freight car , loophole !
for musketry nnd filled with soldlera and
with , ns I observed usually , end was in
formed is always 'tho case , a. pilot engine a
mllp or o In advance.
"There' are frequent blockhouses enclosed
tr a trocha and with a guard along the railroad -
road track. With this exception there Is no
human life or habitation between thcae fortl-
fled townr and villages and throughout the
whole of the four western provinces , except
to a very limited extent among the hills ,
where itho Spaniards have not been able to
go and drlvo the ptoplo to towns and burn
their dwellings.
HUTS AUB / > LL IN TKOCHAS.
"I raw * io house or hut In the 400 miles
of railroad rides from Plnar del Mar In the
vest , acrois the full width of Havana and
Matantas provinces , and to Bagus t/i OrauJo.
on the north eh ore , nnd to Clcufupgcd on the
south chore of Santa Clara , except within
the Spanish trochas.
"There are no domestic animals or crops
on the rich fields nnd pastures except such
ns are under guard in the Immediate vicinity
of the towns. In other words the Spaniards
hoH l these four western provinces just
what their army sits on. Every man , woman
and child , and every domestic animal , wher
ever their columns have reached , Is under i
guard and within their ao-called fortifications. |
"To ilfMcrlbe > ono place U to describe all. i
To repeat , it is neither peace nor war. It j '
is concentration and denotation. This is the
"pacified" condition of the four western
provinces.
"West of 'Havana Is mainly the rich to
bacco , and east so far as I went , a sugar
Hood
Jloat t take alter dinner ;
prevent UlJtrtsj , aid diges Pills
tion , cure constipation.
l-urvljr wgettlito I do not grlpo
or cam * HUu. Sold \ > f ell rtniafltU. ctnti.
ilf kf
region. Nearly all the sugar mills are de
stroyed between Havana and Sagua. Two
or three were standing In the vicinity of
Sapua , and in part , 'running , surrounded , as
are the villages , by trochas and 'forts , ' or
palhades of the royal palm , and fully
guarded. Toward and near Clenfucgca
there were more mills running , but all
with the same proFcctlon.
"It Is .said that the owners of these mills
near Clenfucgos have been able to obtain
special favors of the Spanish government In
the way of a large force cf soldiers , but that
they also , as well as all the railroads , pay
taxca I to the Cubans forImmunity , r had
no i means of-verlfying this. It is the com
mon i talk among those who have better
means of knowledge.
DHIVEN INTO TROCHAS.
"All the country people In the four western
provinces , about 400,000 in number , rc.caln-
I , ing outside tHc fortified towns when Wey-
ler's order was made , jveie driven Info thtse
towns , and these are the reconcentradoe.s.
They are the peasantry , many of them farm-
era , como land onuers , others renting landi
and owning moro or less stock , others workIng -
Ing on rotates and cultivating small patches
and even a small patch In that fruitful cllmo
will support a family.
"It is but fair toJ > ay thnt the normal con
dition of these people waa very different
from that which piovalta In this country.
Their standard of comfort and prosperity was
not high , measured by our own. But ac
cording to their standards and requirements
their conditions of life were satisfactory.
They lived mostly In cables made of palm ,
c.lu wooden houses. Some of thcai had
houses of stone , the blackened walls of
which are all that remain to show that the
country was ever Inhabited.
"Tho first clause of Weyler's -order reads
as i follows : 'I order and command , first ,
all J the Inhabitants cf the country , or out
side ofthe line of fortifications of the towns ,
t > h.all within the period of eight da > s con-
( themsclvee in the town so occu
pied 1 by the troops. Any Individual who ,
after the expirationof this period , is found
In the uninhabited parts will'bo considered
a rebel and tried as such. '
"The other three sections forbid the trans
portation of prcvlBiors from one town to
another \\lthout permission of the mlllltary
authority direct , the owaiera of cattle to
bring them Into the towns , prescribe that
the eight days shall be counted from the
puUlcatlcn of the proclamation to the head
to\\a of the municipal districts and iitatcs.
If news is furnished of the enemy which
Can bo made tieo of , it will serve as a
'recommandatton. '
HOMES ARE'BURNED.
"Many doubtless did not' learn of this or
der. Others failed to grasp its terrible
meaning. Its execution vas left largely to
the guerrillas to drlvo In all that had not
obeyed , and I was informed that In many
CQEOJ a torch was applied to their homes with
no notice , and the Inmates fled with ouch
clothing < as they might have on , their stock
and other belongings being appropriated by
the guerrillas.
"When they reached the towns they were
allowed to build huts of palm leaves In tbo
suburbs and vacant places within the troclus
and left to live If they could. Their huts
are about ten by fifteen feet In size , and for
want of e pa co are usually crowded together
very closely. They have no floor but the
ground , and no furniture , and after a year's
wear but little clothing except such stray
substitutes as they can extemporize. With
largo families , or with more than one In
thU little space the commonest sanitary pro.
visions ore Impossible , Conditions are un
mentionable In this respect.
"Torn from their homes , with foul earth ,
foul air , foul water and foul food or none ,
what wonder that one-half have died and
that one-quarter of the living are no dls-
caucd that they cannot bo saved. A form ot
dropsy U u common disorder resulting from
these conditions. Little children are etlll
walking about with arms and chest terribly
emaciated , eyes swollen and abdomen bloated
to three times the natural size. The phy-
slclara say these cases are hopcleas.
"Deathu in the streets have not been un
common. I W03 told by one of our consuls
that they have been found dead about the
markets in 'the ' morning , where they had
crawled , hoping to get some stray bits ot
food from the early hucksters , and that there
had been cases where they had dropped dead
Insldo the market surrounded by food.
THEY ARE NOT J3EGGARS.
"Tlioso people were Independent and self-
supporting before Weyler's order. They ore
not beggura oven now. There are .plenty of
professional beggars In every town among
the regular rcsldcnte. but these country people
ple , thb reconcentrudcs , have not lettrned the
art. Rarely is a hand held out to you for
alms when golug among their huts , but the
eleht ot them make * an appeal stronger than
wordi.
"Of the hospital ! I need not apeak. Others i
have described their condition far better than i
I can. It IB not within the narrow limits of
jay vocabulary to portray it.
" 1 < w U to Cub * with * traac conviction
Men's Now
furnishings spring ties.
Wo have t'hem In puffs , tecka , four-ln-
hands and string tie * at 25c and 50c
each.
Ladles' catln string ties at25c each ,
colors , green , fed , pink , light and
dark bluer also black and , white.
Ladles' stock tics , plain black , white and
red ; 3Cc each ,
Linings Silk finish tnffeia ,
The brilliancy attained In the manufac
ture of this cloth renders tt a moat
desirable and effective substitute for
silk lining hcs about the same finish
Is 36 Inches wide and caly 15c per'
yard.
Notions An interesting
assortment ,
Now styles In sliver novelties , among
the dantlest of thuo are
Hat brushed , sterling handles at | 1.25 ,
$1.50 and $2.00 each.
Nalt fllea , cuticle knives , letter seata.
Button hook ? , shoe horns and scimoro at
$1.00 and $1.25 each.
Paper-cutters , cuticle knives and ink
erasers 25c each.
Tooth powder , bottles , 50c each. . '
Tooth brush , bottles , $1.00 each ,
Hosiery Infant's
wool hose ,
In broken lots and sizes , colors , tan ,
white and black , usually 37Vic and GOc ,
now 23c pair.
Children's hose In blick , fine or heavy
ribbed with double toe , so'.a and heel ,
luo pair , ,
Prevailing
Tad
The new
ribbon ties ,
with
fringed ends ,
sashes
to match
the ties.
Wo have just added nome new exquisite
patterns to our line.
Ties at 25c , COc , $1.00 , $1.23 , $1.50 and
$2.75 each.
Sadies , $3.25 , $1.00 , $4.50 up to $ S.OO
each.
that the picture had been overdrawn ; but a
few cases of starvation and suffering had
inspired and stimulated the press corre
spondents and that they had glVen frco play
to a strong natuial and highly cultivated ,
imagination.
"Before starting I received through the
mall a leaflet published by the Christian
Herald , with cuts "of. spmp of , thorslckt end
starving reoeucentrados , nd took itwit !
me , thinking these were rare specimens go
up to mike the worst possible showing ,
caw plenty as had and worse ; many tha
should not bo photographed and shown.
"I could not believe that out of a papula
tlon of 1,000,000 200,000 had died within
thee Spanish forts , practically prison walls
within a few months past from actual star
vatlon and diseases caused by insufflrlon
and Improper food.
"My inquiries wore entirely outside of sen
satlcinal sources. They were made of our
medical officers , of our consuls , of city al
caldes ( mayors ) , of relief committees , cf
leading merchants cad bankers , physicians
and lawyers. Several of my Informants were
Spanish born- , but every time the answer
was that the case had not been overstated
"What I saw I cannot tell BO that others
could understand It. It must be seen will
one'o onn eyes 'to be realized.
ENDOnSES OALLINGER'S REPORT.
"Tho Los Pasoa hospitals in Havana havt
been described by one of my colleagues
Senator Galllnger , and I cannot oay that his
picture was overdrawn , for even his fertile
pen could not do that. He visited it after
Dr. Laiisar , one of Miss Barton's very able
and efficient assistants , had renovated it aac
put In cots.
"I saw It when 400 women and children
wore lying on the stone floors In an in
describable state of emaciation and disease
irany with the scantiest covering of rags
cud such wga , and sick children naked as
they cnrao Into the world. And the condi
tions in the other cities are even worfle.i
"Miss Barton needs no endorsement from
mo. I had known and esteemed her fee
many years , but had not half appreeiate-d
her adaptability and devotion to her work.
I looked Into her business ability , fearlag
that hero might bo the greatest danger ot
mistake , fearing there might be want of sys
tem , but found she. could teach me on these
points.
"I visited the warehouse where1 tbo sup
plier ! are received and distributed , saw the
methods of checking , visited the hospital
established or organized and supplied by he ? ;
saw the food distributions In several .cities
and towns , and everything spercs to me to
bo conducted in the beat manner possible.
The ample fire-proof warehouse in Havana ,
owned by a Cuban firm , is given with a gang
of laborers free of charge to unload and reship -
ship supplies.
"Tho children's hospital in Havana , a very
large private residence , la hired at the cost
of less than $100 a month , not a fifth of what
it would command In this city. It la under
the admirable management of Mrs. Dr. Las-
ear of New York , a German woman and
trained nurse. I saw the rapid improvement
of the first children taken there.
"All Miss Barton's assistants are .excel
lently fitted for their duties. In short I saw
nothing to criticise but everything to com
mend. The American people may be.assureU
that their bounty will reach the sufferers
with the least possible coat , and in the beat
manner in every respect. And if our people
could BCD a small fraction ot the need they
would pour more 'freely from their liberal
store' than ever before for any cause.
RELIEF MUST CONTINUE.
"When will the need for help end ? Not
until peace comes and the 'reconcentrados
can go back -to their country , rebuild their
homes , reclaim their tillage plots , which
quickly run up to brush in that wonderful
soil and clime and until they can be free
from danger of molestation In so doing.
Until then -the American people must In the
main care for them. It is true that the
alcaldes , other local authorities and relief
committees are now trying to do something
and desire , I believe , to do the best they
can. Butthe problem it beyond their
means and capacity and the work is one
to which they are not accustomed.
General Blanco's order of November 13
last somewhat modifies the Weyler order ,
but it is of little or no practical benefit. Its
application is limited to farms , 'property
defended , ' and the owners are obliged to
build 'centers of defense. ' Its execution Is
completely in the discretion of the local
military authorltl" * ! , and they know the ter
rible military efficiency of Weyler's order in
stripping the country of all possible eholter ,
focd or source of Information for an in-
curgent. and will be slow to surrender this
advantage. In fact , though the order was
issued four months ago , I eaw no beneficent
results from it worth mentioning.
"I do not Impugn General Bunco's mo
tive * , and believe him to be an amiable gen-
tleman , and that ho would be glad to re-
Hove the condition ot the reconcentradot
it he could do 10 without IMS of any milli i
Ury advantage , but bo know * that all CuI I
but are iaiurjeaU at bwt , and none sow
under military1 control will be allowed to go ,
from under Itao <
"I wish I might , Bpcak of the country , of
Ita surpassing , Ichntss. I have never seen
one to compare with It. On this point I
agree with Corumbus , and bellevo everyone
between his tltri and mine must be ot the
same opinion. It U indeed a land 'whcro
every prospect pl | sej and only man la vile. '
SPANIARDS-GET THE PLOMS.
"It had but'llftlo time to study the race
question , and Jhavo read nothing on It , BO
can only give hasty Impressions. It 1 * said
that there ar * ' ' ne-trly 200,000 Spaniards in
Cuba out of it'total ' population ot 1,600,000.
They llvo principally In the towns and cities.
The small stiopkeepcra in tbo towns and
their clerks ate" mostly Spaniards. Much ot
the larger business , too , and ot the property
In the cltlor. and in a less degree In the
country , Is In their hands. They have an
eye to thrift , and as everything possible In
the way of trade and legalized monopolies , In
which the country nb'ounda , Is given to them
by the government , many of them acquire
property. I did not learn that the Spanish
residents of the Island had contributed
largely in blood or treasure to suppress the
Insurrection.
"There nre , or .were before the war , about
1,000,000 Cubans on the Island , 200,000 Span-
lards ( which means those born In Spain )
and less than 600,000 of negroes and mixed
blood. The Cuban whites ore pure Spanish
'blood ' and , like the Spaniard's , usually dark
In complexion , but oftener light or blonde ,
eo far an I noticed , than the Spaniards.
The percentage of colored to white has
been steadily diminishing for more than fifty
yeara and is not now over 25 per cent of
the total. In fact , the number of colored
people has been actually diminishing { or
nearly that time.
"Tho Cuban farmer and laborer Is by na
ture , peaceable , kindly , gay , hospitable ,
llghthearted and Improvident. There is a
proverb among the Cubans that 'Spanish
hullo cannot bo bred in Cuba , ' that Is , that
Iho Cubans , though they are of Spanish
blood , are less excitable and of a quieter
temperament. 'Many ' Cubans whom I met
spoke in strong terms against bull fighting ,
that it wus a brutal Institution Introduced
and mainly patronized by the Spaniards.
"
"One thins Unit was new to mo was to
learn the superiority of the well-to-do Cuban
over the Spaniard in the matter of educa
tion. Among those In good circumstances
there can be no doubt that the Cuban Is far
superior In this reaped. And the reason of
It Is easy to see. They have been educated
In England , France or this country , while
the Spaniard has only such education as bis
own country furnishes.
LITTLE RACEPREJUDICE. .
"Tho colored people seem to me by nature
quite the equal , mentally and physically
of the race lei this country. Certainly phys
ically they are by far the larger and streiicef
race on the Island. There Is little or no race
prejudice , and this ha.1 doubtless been
greatly to their advantage. Eighty-five years
ago there were one-half ns many free ne
groes as slaves , and this proportion was
slowly Increasing until emancipation.
"It Is said there nro about CO.OOO Spanish
soldiers now In Cuba flt for duty , out of
over 200,000 that have been acnt there. The
rest have died , been sent home sick and In
the hospitals , nnd some have been killed ,
notwithstanding the official reports. They
are conscripts , many of them very young
and generally samll men. One luiidred and
thirty pourUs Is'u fair estimate of their aver
age weight. 1 *
"They are qxHet nnd obedient and if well
drilled and led" ! believe would fight fairly
well , but not at all' ' equal to our mem Much
moro would depend ) on the leadership than
with'u * . The officer must lead well and be
one ! n whom they have confldeace and this
applies to' both.'sides ' alike. As I saw no
drills or rcgulatf formation , 1 Inquired about
them of many people and was Informed that
they hod nevorvseen a drill.
"I eaw' perhaps ! lt.000 Spanish troops , but
not a pleco of 'aitllUry , nor a tent. They live
lu barracks lnlcth'6'towns , amd are seldom
out for more tBaftU& day , returning to town
at night. ! ' " >
' They have lltle ( > or.ino equipment for sup
ply tralcs , en1 fffcr' ' flS'field ' campaign such as
we haVe.-'Theht > 'ca\hrlry \ borees are scrubby
little native rfdhlciT weighing not over 80 (
pounds , tough "add har'dy , but for the most
part , la wretched condition , reminding one
of the mounts of 'Don''Qulxotoand ' his squire
Some officeia , however" , have good horsca
mostly Amerlcari , I think. Op both sides
cavalry Is considered the favorite and the
dang-crouii fighting1 arhi.
"Tho < actlC3 6f the Spanish , as described
to mo by an eye'witness and participant In
tome of their battles , Is for the Infantry
when threatened by Insurgent cavalry , to
form a follow square and flro away ad lib
itum and without ceasing until time to march
back to town. It does not seem to have cn-
te.-ed the mind * of either sldo that a good
lt.fantry force can take care of Itself and re
pulse everywhere an equal number of cav
alry and there are everywhere positions
where cavalry would bo at a disadvantage.
"Having called on .Governor and Captain
General Blanco ami received his courteous
call In return , I could not with propriety
seek communication with Insurgents. I had
plenty of offers of safe conduct tp Gomez's
camp and was told that If I would wrlto him
an answer would be returned atcly within
ten days at most.
FORCE OF THE INSURGENTS.
"I saw several who had visited the'in
surgent camps and was sought out by an
Insurgent field officer , who gave me the bp.it
Itforrr.citlcn received as to the lnsureon ; >
fo tcc. His statements were moderate and
was credibly Informed that he was entirely
reliable. Ho Mid the Cubans had a'lout
30,000 men now In 'ho field , some In every
province , but mostly In the tv\'o eastern
provinces and eastern Santa Cara ! , and thIN
statement was corroborated from other geol (
sources. They have n force all the tlmo Ip
Havana province Hnclf , organized r.s four
small brigades and operating In small bands.
"Ruiz was taken , tried and shot within
about a mlle and a halt of the nillroid f.nd
about fifteen railed out of Hay-ana , on the
road to Matanzas , the road moro traveled
than any other and which I wont over , tour
times. Aranguren was killed about three
miles tt the other side of the road i"n3 about
tbo same distance , fifteen or twenty mllea
from Havana. ' [
"They were well armed , but vcf" poorly
ouppllod with ammunition. They are not al
lowed to carry many cartridges ; sometimes
notimoro than one or two. The infrtutry arp
poorly , clad. Two .small squads of prisonerp
wihlch I saw , however , one of half a do/en
In the streets of Havana and one of throe
on the cars , were hotter clothed Jhan Ibp
average Spanish soldier. Each of thcsp pris
oners , though surrounded by guards , was
bound by the arm and wrists by cords nnd
they were all tied together by ft cord run
ning along the line , a specimen of the amen
ities of their warfare.-
"About ono-th d jpf the Cuban army are
colored , mostly Ip the Infantry , as the cavalry
furnished tbelr Wvri horses. A field officer ,
en American from' ' a southern state , epok'e
in the highest tenths of the conduct of these
colored soldiers',1' tlyit they were art good
fighters and hafl'ruoro endurance than th >
whites , could keep iip with the cavalry qn to
a Icng march , antfncomo in fresh at night.
"The dividing Hn'es ' between * parties are
the most stralgm'and clear cut that have
ever come to my 'Knowledge. ' The division
In our war was fiyVno means so clearly de
fined. It is Cufc'an . . .agal-nat Spaniard. It U to
practically the entire Cuban population on
one aide and ( hefspanlsh army and the
Spanish citizensoTr / ) the other. I do not
count the autonoinlpta In this division , &a
they are so far'jtoo Inconsiderable In num-
bcrs to be worth'coutitlng.
AUTONOMY IS TOO LATE.
"General Blanco .filled the civil offices with
men wiio had befo autonomUta and were
still classed as euch. But the march ol
events had satisfied most of them that the
chance for autonomy tame too late. It
falls as talk of compromise would have fallen
the last year or two ot our war. If it suc
ceeds it can only be by armed force , by tbo
triumph of the Spanish army , and the suc
cess f Spanish aims would be easier by
Weyler's policy end method , for id that the
Spanish army and people believe.
"There " U no doubt that General Blanco IB
acting"In entlro good faith ; that ho desires
to give the Cubane a fair measure of auto
nomy , as Campoa did at the close at Iho
< cii years' war. .IIo has , of course , a few
personal followers , but the army and Span
ish citizens do not want genuine autonomy ,
for that means government by the Cuban
people. And it is not strange thai the Cu li
bans Bay it comes too late.
"I Jiave never had any communication , di
rect or indirect , with the Cuban junta in
this country , or aay ot Iti members , nor did
I have with any of the Junta which exlats
In every cltr and large 'town of Cuba. None
of the calls I made were upon parties of
whoio sympathies I had the least knowledge ,
except that I know eomo of them were
classed as autonomists. tMost of my In-
ormants were tjuslnc-sa men , who had no
eldcs and .rarely expressed themselves. I
md no means of guessing In advance what
their answers would be , and was In most
cases greatly surprised at their frankness.
"I Inquired in regard to autonomy of men
of wealth , and men as prominent in business
as any in the cities ot Havana , JUtantns
and Sagua , bankers , merchants , lawyers and
autcnomUt officials , some of them Spanish
lorn , but Cuban bred , one prominent En
glishman , several of them known'as auto-
nomlits , and several of them telling me they
were Rtlll believers In autonomy It practi
cable , but without exception they replied
that It was 'too late * for that.
Some favored a United States protectorate ,
nome annexation , some free Cuba , not one
has been counted favoring the Insurrection
at first. They were buslncta men and
wanted peace , but said It w > in too late for
peace under Spanish sovereignty. They char-
neterlzcd Weylcr's order in far stronger
ternifl than I can. I could nod but conclude
that you do not have to scratch an autono- j i
mist very deep to find a Cuban. There Is j
Boon to bo an election , hut every polling
place 111 list be Inside a fortified town. Such
elections ought to bo afo for the 'Ins. ' ,
MAKES NO ARGUMENT.
"I have endeavored to state In a not j
Intemperate mood what I saw and I
heard and to make no argument' i
thereon , but leave- everyone to draw
his own conclusions. To me the strong
est appeal Is not the barbarity practiced by
Wcylcr , nor the loss of the Maine , If our
worst fears should provo true , terrible as
are both of theeo Incidents , but the spectacle j i
of 1,600,009 people , the entire native popula-
tlon of Cuba , struggling for freedom and deP I
llverance from the worst mlsgovernmeut of.
which I ever had knowledge. I '
But whether our action ought not to be
Influenced by any one or nil of HIMO things ,
and If so , how far , Is another question. I
am not In favor of annexation , not because
I would apprehend any particular trouble
from It , but because It Is not wise policy to
take In any people of foreign tongue and
training and without any strong guiding
American element.
"The fear that If free the people of Cuba
would bo revolutionary Is not BO well founded
as has been supposed , end the conditions for
good self-government arc far moro favorable.
The large number of educated nnd patriotic
men , the great sacrifices they have endured ,
the peaceable temperment of the pcoplo ,
whlto and black , the wonderful prosperity '
that would come surely with peace and good >
homo rule , the large Influx of Americans and
English Immigration and money would all
bo strcng factors for stable Institutions.
"But It Is not my purpose at thla time , nor
do I corridor It my province , to suggest any
plan. I merely speak of the symptoms as I
saw them , but do not undertake to prescribe.
Such remedial stepa ns may be required may
safely bo left to an American president and
the American people. "
) RECEIVED IN SILENCE.
Throughout the delivery of the addreco
there WPS not an Interruption. With the
closest attention every person within heara
ing listened to the statement. At the con
clusion tbero was no demonstration , either
on the floor or in the gallerlea , although
senators hero and there about the chamber
turned one to another with such unusual
remarks on the senate floor as "a remarka
ble statement , " "a simple , straightforward
statement of a. horrible condition of affalro , "
"a most effective and .convincing statement , "
"a temperate and timely utterance , " and
similar comments.
Mr. Proctor left the senate cMmber soon
after lo had finished his address , but not
before ho had been heartily congratulated
by many of his colleagues.
During the morning session the follow
ing bills were parsed : Authorizing the
Nebraska , Kansas & Gulf railroad to con
struct a railway through Indian Territory ; to
pay to Stewart college ( now the Gouthweatcrn
university ) , located , at , Clarksvllle , Tcrtn. ,
$2.- ,019 for damages done , by union troops
during the war ; to authorize the erection of
a statute , of the late President Lincoln at
Gettysburg , Pa. , to cost $50,000 , the .statute
to bo erected by a commlsslqn composed of
the secretary ot war , the comm ndcr , of the
army , the governor of Pennsylvtnla and the
commander of the Grand Army of the Ror
public ; to prohibit railroad companies from
charging more than 3 ccnt3 a mile for carry'r
Ing passengers through Indian Territory ;
to authorize the construction of a gunboat
en the Great Lakes to take the place of thp
United States steamship Mlchlgcii and to
cost'exclusive ot armament , not to exceed
$2 0.000.
At 2 o'clock the consideration of .the na
tional quarantine bill was resumed.
Sr , Bacon maintained that the matter of
quarantlns was not a sectional question , all
the parts ot the United States being llablp
to epidemics.
Mr. Mallory of Florida also spoke In op
position.
The conference report on the agricultural
bill was adopted.
After a brief executive session the senate ,
at 450 ! ; adjourned until Monday.
IMIOVJDE 'FOR ' NEW TOIUl'IiDO 1IOATS.
Six of Thorn nuil Six Torpedo IJont
Destroyer * to lie Unlit.
WASHINGTON , March 17. The house
committee on naval affairs has disposed of
the question of Increases In the vessels of
the navy , unless , there is some change of
disposition among the members. The cora-
mjttco by unanimous vote adopted the mo
tion of Representatives FOJS of Illinois , to
authorise the construction of six new tor
pedo boats and six new .orpedo boat de
stroyers and the provision for this has been
Incorporated In the naval blli. It has not
been decided what appropriation will bo
imde for this purpose. It Is understood to
be likely that the torpedo boats will cjst
In the neighborhood of $100,000 each , though
it la possible the sum given may exceed
that. A member of the committee stated
that the torpedo boat destroyers may cost
between $200,000 and $250,000 each. There
has been no conclusion as to the amount to
be given for the construction of the flvo
new dry docks , about which , however , It Is
significant as showing economy that all qf
them except that at Algiers are to bo built it
of timber. It Is now Improbable that the
bill will be In shape for report to the house
by Saturday or ' .Monday next.
WOULD SKItVIO 2VOTICK ON SPAIN.
of
Hejiri-neiitntlvi' Wbet'lcr Introduces
HfMuIiitlun Ini Ike JIoiiMe.
WASHINGTON. March 17. Representative
Wheeler of Alabama today Introduced the
following Joint resolution :
Resolved , That n joint committee , con-
of five , members of the senate to
bo appointed by the vice president , and llvu
members of the house to be appointed by the (
speaker , bo crcatc < l to report without delay
the two houses an Address to the govern
ment of Spain declaring In firm and Jif
diplomatic language ' ( hut Americans and I P
American Interests In Cuba must be proci I
tectfxl and that the atrocities now being u
perpetrated in that I'land must cease. „ .
Resolved , That the executive ! be requested j
Immediately transmit thin address to the. f ,
government of Spain by such methods us he j u
may deem most advisable , together with n I '
letter of endorsement and approval of rthls i
action on the part of congrcas. l
EXPECTING COURT'S REPORT
Administration Still Maintains Its Waiting
Atiitndo.
OFFICER PROBABLY ENROUTE WITH IT
Wilt He 1C op I Srorrt Until
< hr I'rrnlilent Think * Ilir Time
linn Conic to Mnkc
Thfiu Public.
WASHINGTON , March 17 : The president
expects the report of the court of Inquiry
tomorrow or next day. It may even now bo
on Its way from Key West to Washington.
When the court arrived at Key West yes
terday from Havana and reported to Admiral
Slcard what progress It bad made toward
reaching the end of Its long task the admiral
promptly communicated with the secretary
of the navy. It nag the secretary's purpose
to have a full synopsis of the court's con
clusions put In cipher and telegraphed to
Washington. Upon consultation with the
president , however , this plan was abandoned.
Both the president and the secretary are de-
tcrmlncd to spare no efforts to maintain the
secrecy ( of the court's verdict until they
themselves determine to give It publicity.
Therefore , even the admirably designed
naval cipher code could not be relied on with
complete < satisfaction , and at the president's
Instance Admiral Slcard was directed , to
place tbo documents In the custody of some
naval officer , according to the usual method ,
and forward them to Washington In that
manner. Whether this officer has started or
not Is not yet known , but If he and Admiral
Slcard have executed their orders with the
regular j naval promptness It will not be long
before the president Is placed In possession
of such Information and conclusions ae the
court has so far reached. It Is not even
knonu positively that these conclusions are
final , but If the ordinary routine of the
court's Inquiry has been followed In thin
case , they probably are so , unless the see-
jetary of the navy believes , after looking
into the testimony , that some lines of In
vestigation should bo further pursued.
CAREFULLY GUAnDHD.
As bcforo iHatcd , every precaution that
human Ingenuity can suggest will bo adopted
to safeguard tha report , the main apprehen
sion being that there may bo somehow c.
publication In the newopaper press that may
Interfcro with 'the ' succcosful working out
of the policy of the administration. The
documents will be scaled at Key West under
the personal observation of Admiral Slcard
and the naval officer who takes the papers In
his cuutoJy will bo expected to ueltvcr the
envelope nl'h seal unbroiccn Into the hands
of the eccietary of the navy. Probably the
mewengerlll bo Lieutenant Com
mander Mailx , the judge advocate
of the court of Inquiry , though
the : selection Is entirely within the
authority of Admiral Slcard. It must be
rcmcmbeied that the admiral ordered the
court , and to him the return , mini bd made.
Technically he must also review the pro
ceedings and conclusions and submit his own
opinion on these In an endorsement to the
department along with the papers.
Admiral Slcard Is the very Incarnation of
caution In the discharge of official matteic
and ao ho Is technically responsible for the
eafe delivery of the couct'.i report to the
fiecretary of the navy. It may be act down
as a fact tliot asy publication that attempt
to set out either In full or in substance the
court's report will bo absolutely conjectural
In Its basts.
Assistant Secretary Day woo vccy bus }
today. It was diplomatic day and In addi
tion to his foreign callers there were
number of cuialors and representative ?
watting for eomo tlroo In order to get access
to the assistant secretary. Vice President
Itnbart wea also a caller , 'but ho did no !
remain longer than ten minutes. He
Immediately preceded by Senator Davis ,
chairman of the cctnmlttee on foreign rela
tions , who was clcfloted with Kio assistant
secretary for fully half an hour. Tfio dlplo
matlc callers Included the French nmbaeea-
ilor ; Senor Gana , the Chilian minister , and
Mr. Henglcmuellcr , the Austrian minister.
Because Chill turn been mentioned as the
possible ealesiran of a war ship to the United
States the assumption was drawn that thi-
minister had called on that business. A3 n
matter of fact ho1 1 preparing for his departure
parture- for bis now peat In London and baa
Informed the department that ho will call
from New York on the 23d Inst.
It was stated positively that the Austrian
minister's call had no reference to presenta
tions to the State department In behalf of
tbo Spanish elde of the present Issue. In
explanation of his call It was suggested
that ho had not missed a diplomatic recep
tion day In many weeks and Is engrossed
In reciprocity negotiations.
HKI'OHT IS XOT YET iMlKl'AHRD.
Ailiulrul SU-nril Snyx More Testimony
AVI11 lip Token.
KEY WEST. Fla. , March 17. No member
of the court ot'inquiry came on shore from
Uio Iowa , today and It was Impossible tp
learn cu board the battleship what , If any
thing , had been done. Not until a late hour
tonight was the correspoDJent of the Asso
ciated Press able to 'ascertain from Rear
Admiral Sicard the status of the investiga
tion.
tion.Admiral
Admiral Slcard said : "It Is Impossible at
this stage to say how soon the court will
make Its reuort. The committees are con
tinuing their labors. When they are ready
to re-oxamlae the officers of the Maine ,
whom I have retained here , they will either
do so In the federal building or uummon
them to the Iowa.
"Tho court's report has not yet been made .
and I am not ready to say when It will be- ,
made. The notion that the report would be
la Washington by Saturday was based prob
ably on inference. It should bo borne In
m'ind ' that the work of the court necessarily
progresses slowly. "
Before reaching Washington the report
must pa > 3s through the hands of Rear Ad
miral Slcard. If It did not leave hero today
could not reach Washington by Saturday.
There Is good authority for the assertion
that the court probably will return to Ha
vana befcre reaching its conclusions. Greater
secrecy than ever Is maintained , but It wan
ascertained by the correspondent that most
the time of the court was occupied In re-
vldug ! the testimony.
I * a roll it iiinf ? ( iuiin of ArniNlroiiK.
WASHINGTON , March 1C. The first dis
bursement under the recent act of congress
appropriating $50,000,000 for the national de
fense has been made by the Treasury de
partment on an executive order for 30,000
$145,995) to bo cabled to London to the
credit of Sir William Armstrong , in part
payment for twelve rapid flro guns. Includ
ing mounts and ammunition. The purchase
price , including mounts , etc. , Is $21,000 for
each gun , or $252,000 fcr the twelve. In ad
dition to this payment the Treasury depart
ment tomorrow will cable Rothschilds at
London $1,089,621 , in full payment for the
Brazilian cruiser Amazonas , and in part pay-
inent for the Abrcuall. The twelve rapid
guns are for the use of tbo War depait-
ment.
To stiff-necked ,
stubborn women : "Only two kinds of people
never change their mindg fools and dead
men. " And you can't be either one.
Change your mind , then , about the best
way of washing ; look into the matter
carefully ; lay aside prejudice ; hold yourj j
.self open to convincement. The best.
. way of washing is with Pearline.
Ease , economy , safety , health , quickness Jfll
these are the arguments for Pearline
washing. Every woman who-wants these
things can satisfy herself that this is so. CM /
.
At
Cow ,
WHAT ISTHE _ GRIP ?
II In Cortuliily uMimt M > Merlon * ll -
rnnp , Hut lln llrnl Cntinp IN t'lcnrljr
Investigation has * hewn that nearly every
family In the city had hail at le.tst one of
Its members attacked by the grip , but It
acema to bo earning la a different form
this year than ever hcrctofoic. Men anil
women complain moro of nausea , palm In
the arms , limbs and about the back and a
general lack of appotlto and anil It Ion ,
Now , all this provM clearly Just where
the cause of the grip Id located. Have you
over seen a Fewer or drain clogped up nftef
a heavy rain ? It U precisely this way with
the grip. The klJncys get clogged up ami
the poisonous -icld which should pass from
the system arc thrown back until finally
they get Into the blood , and so poison the
whole body.
Head what the eminent Dr. Hamilton ha *
to aay upon this rubject : "It Is clear , "
says he , "that In order to drive grip and
similar poisons from the system It Is only
necessary to open up the sewers ; In other
welds , to put tlic kidneys In perfect work *
Ing order so that they will carry these
poisons away liwtoul of allowing them to
clog up and ruin the blood , and , unfortun
ately , this la not altogether an easy thing
to do. ,
"There Is , o far an the medical priWos-
slon and science know , but ono discovery
that will quickly and effectually open up
the kidneys and at the same tlno : soothe
them. That discovery , which his cured
so many thousands of men and women ; which
In keeping so many In perfect health today ,
nnil which la used so tinlverfiilly the world
over Is Warner's Safe Cure. It Is recom
mended and used by the highest medical
authorities both abroad and In America. It
can bo token by the most aged person and
the tiniest child with beneflclal effect , for It
U perfectly pure and harmless. Prof. Iloyer
of Germany , Dr. William Edward liobson of
England and Dr. Qunn of New York are
all ptomlncnt men who speak In the highest
itenra of this great remedy. If you liava
any symptoms of the grip , let , : no advise you
to act promptly , for you will find that Safe
Cure will rollcvo you quickly , tike- you
fiom a condition of misery and put you on
the road to health. "
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