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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , MAliaCII 23 , 1808-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
SAVES HAM LIVES
America's Charity Com33 Like an Angel to
Starving Cubans.
ABUNDANCE CF SUPPLIES FOR TEN DAYS
Bakeries in Havana Tnrn Into Bread All
Flour Received.
PEOPLE LIVE ON CORN MEAL AND BACON
Three Hundred Tons of Meal Are Now
Needed Each Week.
FIFTY TONS OF BACON TO GD WIFH IT
ncelplentM of Thenc Free Glfln IOMH
the fieiieroiiM Hand * Which
Si-ml Them 'Report from
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HAVANA , March 22. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) American
relief work In Cuba Is In a mcst excellent
condition. Heretofore the Inadequacy of
supplies from w\merlca made operations on
EO large and satisfactory a scale Impossi
ble. Today there arc enough afloat for thirty
days' requirements. On the arrival of the
next cargo , due Thursday , every known cen
ter of destitution will Immediately be pro
visioned for ten days and 200,000 men and
women will bo sustained by America's
practical sympathy. Pending an official
statement of actual needs thereafter the
American relict will bo as far-reaching as
possible to make it.
. Letters and telegrams from consuls and
consular agents received by me within three
( lays fully confirm the generally accepted
views as to the magnitude and Intensity of
the awful destitution. Consul McQcrr of
Clenfugos , heretofore Incredulous , now re
ports 15,000 destitute In his consular district
and believes It is worse. Tomorrow on
Kstrella street we open a central station for
tbo relief of 12,001) destitute In Havana , also
a diet kitchen for 2,000 sick In an Lazarlo
street. Bakeries In Havana and suburbs arc
turning Into bread all the flour received.
The situation In a nutshell Is that there are
205,000 rcconccntrados In 402 towns and vil
lages. Three hundred tons of corn meal and
fifty tons of bacon weekly can save them.
All look to America as their only hope and
bless its people for the good already done.
When Americans die , they say , 1'etcr will
not wait for them to knock at the Heavenly
gate , but will open It wldo before they
knock. LOUIS KLOPSOH.
oiM--iciits onuiruion HOMU.
All Likely .to l/c me Illavann by
Sleiiiner Todny.
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HAVANA , March 22. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) In all prob
ability the odlccrti of the 'Maine on duty at
Havana will bo ordered home tomorrow. It
Is believed that orders l-.avo already been
received , but held until the last minute-to
avert publicity. Three officers arc known to
have already packed their trunks to sail on
the mall steamer Mat'cotte tomorrow.
In a zinc-lined pine box upon the stern
of the Spanish floating morgue large lies
American Sailor 'Bcrger-sen. ' Men on the
wrecking tugs and barges arc undecided
whether to bury their convradc at Havana
or eend the body by the Plant line tomor
row morning for burial at Key West on
American soil. The whole wrecking outfit
objectu to the Idea of the man being burled
hero under existing circumstances. They
eay : "Hergenson was an American seaman
In the employment of the United States gov
ernment and his body should rest on Ameri
can eoll as well ea the Malnc'i ) victims re
cently secured. "
The death nan cast a deep gloom over the
wreckers. Even although not ono mlnuto
of work has been lost and half-masted rings
only show a man has died , still the eight of
the plno box , a few hundred yards distant ,
hcu taken the sap out of the men. Their
work has be n frightful at I. a best and now
that they labor In the midst of new deuth
49 well as old , they do it mechanically. To
morrow Chaplain Chadwlck Is to read the
services of the dead aboard the death barge ;
which has borne so many American sailor
tnartyn. AH hands will knock off work for
the moment anil a proper observance will
bo made. The ceremony will occur whether
the body Is taken aahoro or to Key West
( or burial. Dr. Dudley asserts Bergensen's
death was not from yellow fever or other
Infectious disease * . It Is well that such Is
the case , ( or the sickly season U rapidly approaching
preaching when work will bo extremely
hazardous for unaccllmated northerners and
as the Spanish divers now say : "We will
have the work all to ourselves , " seems cvl-
denco of Intention to delay.
The Spanish divers are now hardly working
at all. They descend every other day not
over an hour at a time. When the American
force ceases work then the Spanish board
may bo expected to report that Investiga
tions are Incomplete and demand time fcr
further work. I am able to produce testi
mony , and the American divers know that
the Spanish Investigations up to date have
only endorsed the discoveries of our own
men. But when the Americans are unable
to keep check upon Spanish \\ork , sure state
ments may be expected which Spanish divers
working alone will bo easily able to create
( oundatlons for. In short , If Spain Is al
lowed time to finish Its investigations before
the United States makes reclamation there
Is a strong probability that there will then
bo presented Spanish claims backed by al
leged Spanish discoveries which will be used
as grounds for demanding an International
board and delay the saving time which Spain
BO badly needs.
The Maine's first steam cutter raised shows
the side smai ! ' ed In by a blow from heavy
wreckage. The forward part Is uninjured.
Tbo cutter was riding moored at starboard
boom about opposlte'the big magazine. Had
this exploded , not only would the men not
have been saved , but experts bellovo every
bit of the cutter would have been demol-
itbed. Already two slx-poundera and two
Ix-Inch breech leading cannon have been
reached. Even tbo one which had been on
tbo forward superstructure and which hai
been scorched seems uninjured. Expert tt
think all are practically undamaged. Two
more six-Inch guns are expected to be raised
tomorrow ,
Klopsch'a estimate of reconcentrados to be
fed now Is 205,000 , In 403 towns. Ho has
sent food to 131 , and aska for 300 tons of I
comma ! and fifty toni of bacon weekly to I
< # 4 til. Tbta cUu ! food only
people will cat. It Is not likely to be stolen
and will cave the starving country people of
Cuba.
The Havana prc.ia again breaks out against
correspondents. American food for Cubans
Is also objected to In a vigorous , continuous
manner. Jt Is evidently the dally propaganda
established In favor ot letting the Cubans
starve. There la much anxiety hero over
tlio effect of the expected board's report on
the Maine. Tlio volunteers have not yet
been persuaded to deposit their arms In the
ar.norlcs. Tbo general situation la most de
pressing. SYLVESTER SCOVEL.
HIMI.V AOW TALKS UlllUTUATIOX.
Want * to Hnve the Mnlne Dlfferenee
.Settled tlint Wny.
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MADRID , March 22. ( New York World
Cable-gram Special Telegram. ) La Corre-
spondencla hiving published telegrams from
Washington foreshadowing the contents of
t > o American report on the Maine , probable
developments on this affair have been the
principal topics In political , flronclal and
diplomatic circles today. The people seem
generally perplexed and anxious about the
line of conduct their own government will
take. Many ministerialists and financiers
think tha matter might bo referred , to arbi
tration , both eldcs selectli.g the same num
ber of competent umpires , presided over by
a sovereign or president ot eomo friendly
power , such as Belgium , Switzerland or
Sweden. Most Spaniards would object to
England as an arbitrator , because they be-
llcvo the United States and England are
Just now Inclined : to help each other. The
Impression ls that the Malno question will
bo the object of distinct and separate ne
gotiations between the American and Span-1
lah governments quite apart from other Is
sues of the Cuban question. Orcat reserve Is
shown In official circles , though It has trans
pired that the state department today re-
celvcd important tclcgraura from the Spanish
legation at Washington that were Immedi
ately communicated ( o Sagasta. Senor Polo
y Barnabe also wires that ho Is hopeful about
the prospect of treaty ot commerce negotia
tions. ARTHUR E. HOUGinON.
TAKE XOTC OF WAR PUKI'AIIATIOXS.
Siiiinlnli I'll PITH Urue Tlielr Govern-
inent tn Follow O.i.
MADRID , March 22. The papers here
publish full reports of the movements of
the United States war ships and of the de
fensive preparations being made by the
government of the United States. It Is re
ported that the Spanish war ship selected to
convoy the torpedo fleet has sailed from
Carthagena for the Canary Islands. It ap
pears that the delay In the voyage Is due
to the fact that the Arete , one of the Span
ish torpedo boats , sustained eonie light dam-
agd whllo on Its way from Cadiz to the
Canaries.1
The Spanish newspapers advocate further
strengthening of the naval squadron In
Cuba , so as not to be caught at a disad
vantage In case of war. The Hcraldo thinks
that In view of the "ostentatious prepara
tions" of the United States Spain has full
liberty to make similar preparations.
I The Olobo Insists that Injury has been
done to Spain by the United States squadron
remaining so clcso to tbo seat of war. It
gladly notes , however , tint the verbal sug
gestions ot Senor Polo y Bcrnabe ( the Span
Ish minister at Washington ) to Secretary
Sherman have led to the withdrawal of a
portion of the squadron , thus demonstrating
the cordiality existing between tbe two
countries ,
THY TO WNLO.VD UPOJf UNCLE SAM.
Hrokcrw Offer Joli I.otM of AVar Ma
terial at I'llnex I'rleeM.
LONDON , March 22. The return of the
United States ambassador , Colonel John Hay ,
to London from Egypt has brought to the
embassy a swarm of war munition men cud
brokers who have options on war ships. Some
of them renew efforts to sell to the United
States obsolete craft at preposterous prices.
Two brokers offeree ! one eblp at prices $750-
000 apart.
New contracts for ammunition and guns
will probably be made on the return of Com
mander WHIard H. Brownscn , U. S. N. , from
Paris , when there will be a conference ot the
naval authorities to discuss the quo-stlon of
buying move ships , upon which occasion
Commander Brownson will report on the
condition of the ships being built l i France
which might bo purchased by tbe United
States ,
| EXl'LOSIOX WAS FIUIM TUB OUTSIIJK.
Spiinlnli MlnlHter Informix II In Gov-
eminent of Court'H
MADRID , March 22. The SpinUn gov
ernment has received a dispatch from Its
minister at Washington , Scnor Polo y Bcr-
rabe , saying that the report of the United
States naval court , appointed to Inquire
Into the loss of the battleship Malno , holds
the explosion was of external origin.
WASHINGTON , March 22. Senor Polo ,
the Spanish minister , ealil today that the
report from Madrid that ha had notified his
government that the American na\al court
of Inquiry's report was that the explosion
was of external origin was an error. Ho
added that ho had not notified his govern
ment what the report would bo for the rea
son that he did not know and did not send
cablegrams to hla government except where
ho know what were the facts , and In this
case ho was not In possession of facts.
Old TIinerN for Xew Ilniterlen.
CHICAGO , March 22 Nine troopers of
light battery A , Second artillery , U. S. A. ,
will leave Fort Sheridan tomorrow for Fort
Slocum , N. V. , where they will enter the
now artillery regiments , the Sixth and
Seventh , to arolst lu the work of drilling
and organizing recruits. They will be given
noncommissioned offices In the new regi
ments. This Is the second squad ot Fort
Sheridan men ordered to the seaboard gar
risons within two weeks twenty-one sol
diers having been sent with a similar pur
pose about , a fortnight ago.
Chaplain Chadtvlck'u Ileport.
HAVANA. March 22.haplaln Chadwlck
has completed his report , which shows that
257 men and two officers perished In the
catastrophe , plx succumbed to their Injuries
whllo lying In the San Ambroslo hcopltal
here , ono died on tbe Spanish transport , 171 ' ,
bodies have been recovered from the wreck ,
of which sixty-one have been Identified ; 101
have been burled In Colon cemetery and
eleven at Key West.
Xew Orleun * Plnlnhra Conllnff.
LONDON. March 22. The New Orleans ,
( formerly the Arnazonas ) and the San Fran
cisco completed coaling today. Tbe latter
cruiser will await orders. The former will
go at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning to
Halhaven to chip powder and ammunition
previously ordered by 'Brazil and will then
await order * .
'Ambasmdor ' Hitchcock Presented.
ST. PETERSBURG. March 22. Ethan
Alltn Hitchcock , the new United States am-
baoador to RuMla , bad an audience with the
cur jr * Urdjr aad praented bit credential ! .
I | COURT ( FINDINGS EN ROUTE
Commander Marix Starts with Them for
Washington ,
EXPECTED TO REACH THERE THURSDAY
llenrer of Document ! ) Left Key Went
for Miami Ye terdny Afternoon
Striken the Itnllrunit nt
tluit Point.
KEY WEST , Fla. , March 22. Lieutenant
Commander Marlx left Key West this after
noon on his way to Washington by the way
of Miami , taking with him the report of the
court on the disaster.
Commander Marlx brought the report
ashore from the Nashvlllo today and Rear
Admiral Slcard , with Commander Marlx ,
spent several hours In Ho further revision.
All the officers of the 'Maine except Pay
master's Clerk McCarthy have received or
ders to leave for their homes and to await
orders , as In the case of other officers who
left hero last week. This Is considered to
bo evidence that the court will not require
the corroboratlon of technical evidence , as
was tlrougnt a tovf days ago.
Before leaving Key West Commander
Marlx said nothing could be given out about
the work of the court of Inquiry or Its find
ings. Personally the commander said he was
Intensely relieved at completing bis labors.
The decision reached by the court Is still
a matter of surmise. Perhaps some signifi
cance may bo attached and conclusions
drawn from a remark made by Admiral
Slcard last night , when ho said to a corre
spondent : "Tho case of the Maine Is most
.
peculiar , perhaps the most peculiar which
has ever occurred In the history of the
world. " From the general tone of his re
mark's , It might bo Inferred that the court
findings do not definitely solve the mystery
of the explosion. Thin Is further borne out
by the admiral's statement that even after
the t report had been sent to Washington the
department may require further Investiga
tion.
tion.Tho
The feeling here last night , after It be
came known that the report had been turned
over to the admiral , was one of relief. Naval
officers and others discussed the possibili
ties of the court's finding until a late hour.
The general Impression continues to prevail
that the court had found that the Maine was
Intentionally blown up , but no new reasons
were adduced for this conclusion.
Lieutenants Jungen and Hood , Cadets
Branson and Boyd , Passed Assistant En
gineer Morrla and Carpenter Hints of thu
Maine left here today en the City of Key
Wc.it for Miami. Gunner Halo of the lest
battleship will leave later. There are no
commlslacncd officers of ttlo Maine bore.
The United States battleships Texas and
Massachusetts passed hero at 5 o'clock yes
terday afternoon on their way to Hampton
Roads. The United States battleship Indiana
arrived hero yesterday from the Tortugas
Islands and Is anchored besldo the battleship
Iowa and cruiser New York , six miles from
shore.
PKOVIDES FOR SIXTEEN A'EW SHIPS. .
Three of Them Ilnttlenhlpi , One of
AVhlcli 1 to Heniucil Mnlne.
WASHINGTON , March 22. The navnl ap
proprlatlon bill us reported to the house < o
day carries a total of $35G83,05S , an In- '
croiso over last year of $3,764,432 , and over
the current estimate ? of $2,514S24. Fcr the
Increase of the navy the bill allows to be
constructed by contract three seagoing
coast line battleships designed to carry thi
heaviest armor and most powerful orJ
nance , displacement 11,000 tons .with the '
highest practicable speed for their class , t
cost exclusive of armament not exceeding
$3,000,000 each , ono to bo named the Maine '
six torpedo boats and six torpedo beat de
stroyers , to cost not exceeding $2,340,000
and one gunboat to take the- place of th
United States Steamship Mlchl
Ban. to cost exclusive of ar
raancnt not over $260,000 , to bo built on
the great lakes. Ono of tbeso ships is ti
bo built on the Pacific coast. The contract
for the construction of all thesn vesso !
are to bo made within sixty days ot the en
actment of the bill.
Toward the construction of four tlmbe :
dry docks $200,000 each Is allowed , each t
be not less than 700 feet Icng and eufllcleia
to meet probable future requirements of th
largest vessels. They are to be located a
Portsmouth , N. H. , Boston , Long Island an
Mare Island , Cal. , the total cost when com
pleted not to exceed $850,000 each. At Al
glers , La. , a dry dock Is to built , -but Is t
bo of a double-sided steel floating typo
known ae the combined floating and self'
docking dock , capable ot lifting a vessel o ;
15,000 tons displacement and twenty-seve
feet draft ot water , to cost , Including moor
Ings and wharf , $830,000 , of which $200,000 1
appropriated this year.
The bill directs the appointment of a boar
of naval officers to determine the deslrabtllt ;
ot locating and constructing a dry dock lu
the harbor of Galveston , Tex. , and to repor
to congress at the next eesslcn.
Tbe bill provides that It the vessel to b
built on the Pacific coast cannot bo built a
a ccst not to exceed 4 per cent above tb
Ion cat accepted bid for other battleship
It Is to bo constructed elsewhere.
The secretary ot the navy Is authorized t
enlist at cny time after the passage of th
bill as many men as may bo necessary t' '
man the vessels placed In commission , pro
vlded tbo total number In general acrvlc
and In training shall not exceed 12,750 inn
and 1,000 boys.
The bill provides that no person shall b
appointed assistant surgeon until examine
by a board ot surgecn * , nor who Is under 2
or over 30 years ot age , and authorized th
president to appoint for temporary servlc
twenty-five acting assistant surgeons ,
have the relative rcok and compensation o
assistant surgeons.
HI.AXCO TIIHEATEXS TO HESIG.V
Stopping of Torpedo Fleet Xot to III
Llklnw.
NEW YORK , March 22. A special dU
patch from Havana alleges that Captain Gen
eral Blanco and Captain Manterello hav
notified tbo Madrid government that the
will resign their offices If the Spanish torped
fleet Is to bo detained at the Canaries 1
obedlenco to the demand of President Ms
K la ley. Captain Eulato of the Vlzcaya la
also alleged to have sent a message to tbo | '
Spanish admiralty , similar In tenor to tbose ! j
of Dlanco and Manterello.
It la knowa positively that the negotia
tions betweea General Pundo , Ramorez aad
Oh&rver and General Ciltxto Garcia and
other prominent Insurgents , In which the .
radical autonomists made what are cald toj
be final offers of practical Independence , have
proved an absolute failure. General Panda's
command U again moving eastward , purpo-
ng to carry out tlio plans to ! the province ot
ucrto Prlnclpo and Santiago , de Cuba pro
posed prior to the gcceral'a arrival at the
Ity ot Sontlago de Cuba/ I
The fact that General Oo&tci remains In-
Ido the Jucaro-Moron trocha and in Gen *
Ml Pando'e rear makcd the latter the sub-
cot of criticism upon the part ot military
men In Havana. However , in view of tbe
'act that the details from Spaniards and
.nsurgents . are meager , all judgment paosvd
s liable to revision on receipt or fuller In-
orrr.atlon. The Insurgents recently captured
rd destroyed Fort OlcsO , In the district ot
Ian Juan Marcz , province ot Plnar del Rio.
'Ivo of the Spanish garrlcon were killed and
vo wounded.
The rumors that General Pcndo has been
ecallcd and Is awaited here with 6,000 men
re pronounced to be without foundation.
Generals Pando and Salccdo , tt Is given out ,
re ccntlnutng their operations In Puerto
'rlnclpo province ,
The Spanish cruiser Alfonso XII entered
tie new floating dock today , In order to have
ts hull cleaned , but owing , It Is nald , to
: omo difficulty with the electric battery the
dock , as this dispatch Is cent , had not been
floated.
It Is announced from Spanish sources that
he Spanish brigadier , Rafael Cabrera , died
recently from sickness at the farm Of Laa
Ollvas. Ui the district ot Sar : tl Splrltua ,
province of Santa Clara.
In a skirmish at Jlbarp- eight Insurgents
were killed , according to the 'Spanish report ,
and the government forces also lost eight
men killed. ,
wni * XOT coxHiniia IXDIDMXITY.
Spain AV'III Appeal Uo Powom for
Intervention
NEW YORK , March 22. "I am In a posl-
lon to Inform you and It Is highly Impor-
, ant Just now In connection with the pollt-
cal calculations ot the Immediate future
that the Spanish government will refuse to
accept any finding of the Maine commission
which may suggest Spanish responsibility , "
says the Madrid correspondent of tbo Herald.
'The Spanish ministerial view Is that the
mputatlon which such a finding would have ,
If admitted , would forever be an Irremovable
blot upon Spain's reputation as a civilized
country , which It could hoi possibly bear.
"If the report of the commission throws
blame upon Spain , which would carry with It
a call for Indemnity , the peninsular govern
ment will forthwith make jn appeal to the
combined European powers ! on the pica of
equity and common falrnesq to Intervene In
favor of Spain against what every Spaniard
would esteem as the most monstrous and
Iniquitous finding.
'It Is hoped that under such circumstances
the United States will agree to the appoint
ment of a neutral court Dt naval construc
tors , who could carry out 'their work with
perfectly unbiased minds , a.condition almost
Impossible to officers of the United States ,
who would naturally seek to exonerate their
service from all fault or blame- and would
look upon Spain as an enemy. It may be
stated , however , that the ministry ettll clings
to the thought that thecommlsstm , ( cannot
possibly return a verdict otfier than that the
explosion was accldqnfal.
"Constant reference Jo Plans for the solu
tion of tbo Cuban question by means of pur
chase , coming from Washingtonicauses great ,
affront hero , and will not bo entertained.
There are other'means noncommercial ones
by which , If 'autonomy' Is not successful ,
Independence coUld be given to Cuba , but It
must corao thorugh some third and friendly
power. "
C11IXESC WITHHOLD I'UXISHMEXT ,
Mllltln Prevent * Execution of the
Murderer * of n iMIxHlonnry.
SHANGHAI , March 22. Further telegrams
from ' Chung King 'Fu regarding the eack'lng
of the Methodist medical mission in the
Klang Pchl country show that the Chinese'
mllltla ' b now there In largo force and re
fuses to allow the execution oi the death
sentence passed upon the murderer of the
student who was killed by the rioters , who
also destroyed the mlsslop , as announced In
these dispatches on Marph'-16.
The foreign consuls' have demanded that
the taotal disperse the mllltla , execute the
murderer , arrest the leaders of the rioters ,
pay COO.OOO taels for ( to property destroyed ,
allow the mission to reoccupy Its premises
and engage to protect tbe members of the
mission.
XATIVES DEFEAT TUB FRENCH.
Onuntltle > of 'Arnm ' and Ammunition
Captnred.
PARIS , March 22. The Slecle today says
a French expedition uont against DossirlrU ) ,
ID tbo Island ot Madaciscar , 'has met with
serious resistance , six ofllcets and 100 men
"being killed. The Insurgents , It is added ,
alflo captured'a number of rifles and 125,000
cartridges.
Dock Laborers Strike.
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COLON , Colombia , March 22. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The
Panama railroad dock laborers struck toJay ,
the men refusing to accept the superintend
ent's proposal regarding night work. The
men demand $2 a day. The present rate is
$1.50 per day. All the laborers hero are In
sympathy with the strikers and the strlko Is
general , affecting all the other wharves , and
the steamers ore lyqg | 'Idle ' , The Panama
rallrcad'a steamer Advance- arrived today
from New York but cannel discharge Its
mails. The Gorman agency la likely to ac
cede to the demands ot the men.
EiiKlnnil .Xot I'lottliiK | far Hawaii.
LONDON , March 22. In the Houeo of
Commons today. Sir Jatncs Ferguson , con
servative member for northeast Manchester -
ter , questioned the government as to whether
there was any truth In the accusations
brought In the United States senate coratnlt-
tee on foreign relations Hawaii report td the
effect tat Great Britain was plotting for
the absorption ot Hawaii , 'ilr. Curzcn , the
parliamentary secretary for tbe foreign office ,
In reply slid he did not know9 whether the
published statement of the accusations was
.
authentic , but If such were 'tho case , ho
added , there was no truth at all In the alle
gations made.
Cnlilncl Crliiln In Clilll.
NEW YORK. March 22. A dispatch to the
.Herald from-Valparaiso says : Chill Is con
fronted by another ministerial crisis. Mem
bers of tbo cabinet have been dismissed and
to Sennr Eulojo Altamlrsno has been entrusted -
trusted the work of forming a new cabinet.
Confidence of all political parties Is now
'sought by the government In view of the
serlo'usncs of Internal and foreign 'affairs.
In private circles one hear a nothing but
war talk.
Sulmerlue for theChlnene Loan.
LONDON , March 22. There was no rush
here to subscribe for the Chinese loan and
| t is doubtful wlfether tbo amount will be
covered.
BBRLIN , iMarch 22. The Chinese loan was
largely om-iubaaribed here today.
GREAT EQUINOCTIAL STORM
BUmrds Visit the Inlands and Floods Fol
low tbo Rivers
EVERE DAMAGE TO FRUIT IS REPORTED
Hirer * Appruneli the DniiKer Point
and ( In Many 1'lueen the Low
Ia IIIH Are Flooded
with Witter.
ST. LOUIS , March 22. Tbo steady down
pour of rain for the last five days has not
xcltod alarm , but there Is a strong proba
bility that some sections of the Mississippi
valley will suffer the disasters of a flood.
The fall has been exceedingly heavy and for
the last forty-eight hours the river has risen
steadily at the rate of an Inch an hour. The
ra'a extends generally all over the Missouri
cid the eastern Mississippi valley.
Tonight at midnight the river gauge reg
istered twenty-two feet , with a probability
that It would reach twenty-flvo feet by morn
ing.
ing.In
In the district south of the city along the
river , known as "Little Oklahoma , " the river
Li almost over the bnka and the Inhabitants
worked all day In the pouring rain to re
move their belongings to places of safety.
A special to the Republic from Louisiana ,
Mo. , save ono of the wovst rainstorms ever
known there prevailed last night and rail
cud wagca roads arc washed out.
The Durllagton comes over the Chicago &
Alton to this point , owing to o severe wash
out near Wlnfleld. Salt river la on the ram
page and the Mississippi Is rising rapidly.
All malls are delayed and railroad traffic Is
paralyzed.
From Emporla , Kan. , word comes that a
genuine blizzard prevailed today In that portion
tion of Kcasas , with no Indications at noon
of Its letting up.
Richmond , Mo. , reports that a hurricane
swept over that city this morning about 2
o'clock. Houses and barns were blown
down , trees were torn up by the roots ,
chimneys were blown from houses , telephone
and electric light wires were blown from
poles and considerable other damage done
WASHOUT WRECKS A TRAIN.
Elsbcrry. Mo. , was visited last night by
the hardest rain that over fell there. A
southbound freight train which left at 1
o'clock this morning was wrecked by a wash
out at nob's creek , fifteen miles south of
Elsbcrry. Twenty-ono cars were ditched
and three negro tramps were killed outright
In the wreck , and ono white tramp was
badly Injured.
At noon the mercury at Dallas , Texas. ,
registered S3 degrees above zero. At 7 p. m.
It was down to 30 degrees above. The bliz
zard brought discomfort. The drop of.63 de
grees endangers the fruit crop of northern
Texas , which has made unusually early and
extqnslvo advancement. Up to today no rain
has fallen to speak of during the month.
At. DenLson , T x. , there was freezing
weather tonight , and the fruit crop will be
damaged , If not entirely ruined.
Special dispatches received hero from
points In Missouri , Illinois , Kansas and parts
of Texas show that the cqulnoxlal storm ts
very severe , and that llvo stock will suffer
greatly. In these states thousands of cattle
are feeding , and it la believed the loss will
be icavyj while the loss of ehccpi Is certain
to be very heavy ,
INDIANAPOLIS , March 22. At midnight
the rain ceased , falling , after an almost un
interrupted downpour lasting since last Sat
urday. During that time In Indiana six and
a half Inches of rain , fell and the precipita
tion amounted to two and a half Inches for
the last twenty-four hours. Much damage
has 'been ' done to crops throughout the state
and railroad traffic tonight Is practically at
a standstill In Indiana. Tbe tracks In many
places are submerged and culverts are
washed out. Since C o'clock tonight bu
three passenger trains have reached the
union station here. They are being held a
various paints for four oi accident.
RIVER RISES RAPIDLY ,
BEAVER FALLS. Pa. , March 22. Th
river at. this place at midnight Is very high
and is rising at tbo rate of six inches nt
hour. Rain is coming down heavily
at midnight , and It has been raining here
practically without a stop elnco last Sal
urday ,
There was a tremendous landslide on tb
Erie & PIttsburg railroad across the rive
this evening. It is completely blocked , am
no trains have run this evening , and ma
not before morning. The Pltteburg & Lak
I Erie railroad also had a big landslide be
tween tbla city and Fallston tbls evening.
Pccplo are in a state of terror , and man
fear that-big hills that surround ( tie town ,
ot this whole valley will come down upo
them. Poeple who live at the foot of th
hills are preparing to move out at any tlm
at the slightest Indication ot a "slide , " an
In all sections of the town people arc sit
ting up and ready to leave on the Ehortes
possible notice. Walnut Run , at the wester
part of town , Is tonight over Itn banks an
the big consolidated steel mills are partial !
under water.
PORTLAND , Ind. , March 22. The ter
rifle rains have caused an unprecedented rls
In the Salamonla river and It Is out of It
banks , submerging hundreds of acres o :
farming lands. The water Is expected t
como much higher. Great damage has al
ready been Oono.
MILLE-rtSBURG , 0. , 'March ' 22. The wors
Hoods since 1S95 are prevailing here. Th
Kllbuck river Is rapidly rising and rain 1
still falling. People living In the low hot
torn lands are leaving their homes. > Ni
trains arrived here during the day , thcr
being bad washouts on the Cleveland , Akroi
& Canton and the 'Baltimore & Ohio rail
roads north of hero , and they were not re-
paired so that trains couU resume running
until this evening.
SYDNEY , O. , March 22. The heavy rain
have caused the ( Miami river to overflow
Its banks here. The river rose over a .foo
today and is still rising and many peopl
living along Us banks have commenced t
move out ot their homes.
CINCINNATI , March 22. Continuous ra'n
which have fallen hero for several days hav
filled all streams to flood tide. A remarkabl
accession of rainfall tonight makes the sit
uatton threatening , If not positively danger
ous. News from tbe headwaters of th
Ohio and all Its tributaries la that they ar
full and rising rapidly. Tbe river at Cln
clrnatl at midnight Is forty-two feet si :
Inches , which Is wltkln two cud 'a half fee
of tbe danger line by government utandard
No forecast can be made of tbe Ohio lloo
till the extent ot tonight's rain U Lnonci ,
PITTSBURO , March 22. At midnight re
porta from up river points show that th .
I
rivers have reached their height toil ar
slowly receding. The danger line , twenty
two feet , baa been reached here , with th
water itlll rlilng ( lowly. The fear ot ex
THE BEE
Weather Forccnit for
Fnlr ;
1 Hellef of the
PliidlniTKl Start
( Jrcat
I'reildent
" Ttro llaMleihlp
Henrlnir on PortfyTJKr Cane.
IIiuiNe IHNene/Jwe / Krintliie Mill.
.1 Little I > ar of ifP ftnte Hill.
Auditor Cornell Deti'ildit lllnmelf.
4 ICilltorlal aiiit Comment.
R Itlvnlry IleMreeti Wenlern Itondn.
Clnrk liiRtlltitceeil * .Money.
AITnlm nt South Omnlia.
0 Connell Illuffi Local Mnttern.
Iowa I.eclnlatlvo I'roeeedliiKM.
7 neuernlewn of the Further Went.
Jeffrie * KitnekM I'ete .laeUxon ( Int.
8 Otiinliii .Veed * n Convention Hall.
City Connell I'roeeeilliiK" .
Woninii'N Cluli rireetM lm. llenrotln
l > Review * of Current I'nlilloalloaM.
Money I.oiiner * lilt Hard.
Mure ThliiKT ttninliler Jump * Hall.
1 Commercial anil Financial Ncnii.
2 "A Fortunate Flood. "
ItecoIIcetlonn of Andrew Johnnon.
Temperature nt Oiniihni
lour. I ) fir. Hour. IrC.
R n. in Itl 1 p. in Ill
o n. m in a p. 111 in
7 n. nt IK n p. m IN
8 n. in 14 4 p. m 2O
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1 n. ni 11 7 p. m Sit
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enslvo damage has passed , although n very
eavy rain , lasting several hours , fell to-
Ight and at midnight has again started and
Is coming down In torrents.
DELAWARE , 0. , March 22. The rain-
term here tonight has proved to bo serious
and destructive. People residing nsar thu
Olentangy river were compelled to move out
' n carts and boats because of the rising
water. The bursting of the water main tonight -
night near the water company's plant cut
> ff the city's water supply , causing the elec-
.rlc light plant to shut down , thus throwing
he city Into total darkness and stopping
treet car trafllc. The condition Is very
alarming.
\I > ASKA-1IOUM > ViSSKI. AVIMCCKF.I ) .
All KM Crew anil1 Pa HenciTN llelleved
to ' .lie I.osl.
SAN FRANCISCO , March 22. Up-n the ar
rival of the Pacific Coast Steamship com
pany's steamer Santa Rosa from SMI Diego
oday the news was received of another horrible
rible accident , Indirectly attributed to the
Alaskan gold excitement , which Is believed
to have cost the- lives of forty paascngern
an ] sailors.
Captain Alexander of the Santa Rosa reported -
ported that early this mornlag , whllo nine
miles off Point Bonlta , at the mouth of tlm
Golden Gate , he sighted a derelict , bottom
up. The tug Sea Witch was Immediately
dispatched to the point indicated and found
the dercllct-to be the-bark Helen W. Almy ,
Captain Hogan'which sailed hence for Cop
per river points with twenty-seven passen
gers and a crew of thirteen on Sunday last.
The bark lay upcn Its starboard side with
Its stern low down In the water , Its deck
hamper badly wrecked and several planka
of Its hull washed loose by tbe seas which
broke over It. Whllo there were no signs
of boats among the wreckage , it Is not be-
llovcd that ita passenger. ? and crew escaped
by putting oft from the vessel In them , as
there has been a very heavy sea for several
daya past. Furthermore , no word has been
received from the survivors , If any exist , al
though the derelict was sighted within ten
miles of the chore and fully forty-eight hours |
have pacsed since the wreck occurred.
According to the tug boat men there waa a |
pretty stiff breeze when , the Almy Balled out
of Golden Gate on Sunday last and by no en
It was blowing a gale. It left hero under
the topsal's cad 'When lest seen was stand-
lag out for an offing. There was a heavy
sea running and It Is supposed that some
tlmo during the night It wcs struck by a
squall and turned turtle.
The following ts a list of Its passengers
and crew. .
Passengers A. Anderson , David Anderson ,
A. B. Beach , G. D. CJnotto , Theodore Crcber , .
E. P. Currier , Oscar D. Jersandcr , Fred
\
Franks , Julius Gllll , J. T. Gotsky , Gus JourI I
raer. M. R. Lemley John Lsvlck , William
McCray , R. N. Nichols , James Ronalds , J. T.
Reason , James B. Sagon , John Sncll , William
Snedon , C. B. Spikes , Charles R. Smallwood ,
John Vance , Adolph WaUl , Jotn Walker ,
John Westwlck and an unknown man.
The Crew W. J. Hogan , captain ; V. B.
Crantz , chief mate , native of Boston , 35
years old ; F. Macklc , second mate , Califor
nia , 20 years old ; John Hlgglns , cook , Massa
chusetts , 30 years old ; W. C , Hopkins , stew
ard , Illinois , 4G years ; Ira Cook , cabin boy ,
Connecticut , 40 years ; Fred Cromwell , ap
prentice , 20 years , Pennsylvania. Seamen
P. Bronson , United States , 40 years ; J. B.
Underwood , Jersey , 24 years ; Charles D.
Leach , Connecticut , 21 years ; Ernest Tallan ,
England , 29 years ; William McKeon , New
York , 27 years ; Antonlne Nicholas , Australia ,
20 years.
The Helen W. Almy was once a South sea
trader and was quite famous for Its mtny
adventures among the reefs. Its commander
was Captain Tuttrell and he operated It la
the Interest of John Wlghtraan , who retained -
m Interest In It when It entered tbo Alaskan
trade.
The ve sel was ! n good condition for on
old vessel and perfectly seaworthy. It was
on the dry docks some dajs before being put
on the berth and Its owners spent $3,000 In
repairing it. It had a temporary house on
deck.
deck.When
When the Almy left port It had 125 ton *
of ballast In , besides the provisions of the
passengera and their outfit. . It uas a vessel
of only 250 tcis : and was therefore balaated
ufflclently to make It "etlff. "
Fourteen lloii c Wrecked liy Wind.
KANSAS CITY , March 22.-A cpcclal to the
Star ? ays : A storm wrecked fourteen houses
and destroyed < many smaller buildings nt
Blue Mlll , .Mo. , a llttlo village on the sum
mit of a hill , about ten miles northeast of
Independence , on the Missouri Pacific road ,
today. The only house occupied , that of
Martin llueglo , was carried a. distance of
120 feet. Hutslewas Internally Injured and
may die. Neither Mr ? . Hue-glo nor the chil
dren were Injured. The property damage
was nominal.
Movement * of llornti VoNxelN , Miireh 22.
At New York Arrived Patrla , from Mar-
sellles. Sailed Lahn , for Bremen ; Georglc ,
for Liverpool.
At Naples Arrived Burgundla , from New
York.
At Philadelphia Arlved Waesland , from
Liverpool.
At Ilicmen Arrived Kaiser Wllhclm Dcr
OroEsc , from New York , via Plymouth.
At Delaware Breakwater Passed Wnes-
land , from Liverpool.
At Lizard Passed St. Lou If , from New
York , ( or Southampton ,
PRESIDENT IS FIRM
There Must Bo an End to tlio Present
Situation in Cuba.
MAINE EXPLOSION SIMPLY AN INCIDENT
Stops to Eo Taken by This Qovommonfc
Decided Upon ,
SPAIN WILL BE ASKED TO MAKE AMENDS-
Parley or Delay on Its Part Not to Bf
Toltntod ,
ON ITS ACTION ALONE WAK DEPENDS
1'renlilcnt niul 111 * Advliier * Conelnd *
Hint the Atrocltlen lu the Inland
lime Tunned the Point
of l' < ( rbenraiice.
WASHINGTON , 'March ' 22. The cabinet
meeting today lasted something over ai
hour , and was devoted exclusively to the
Spanish situation In general and to Uie
forthcoming report In particular. The presi
dent was firm and determined that thcr *
must ' come an end to thu present situa
tion In Cuba.
Secretary Long authorized the statement
that the understanding before the cabinet
was that the report would reach the ropl-
tal Thursday or Friday ; that It was very
voluminous ( ; that the publication nnJ trans
mission to congress would" not occur until
Monday or TuroJay ; that the president
would require that much tlmo to give the
document ' the matuto consideration that Its
momentous charac.er required.
Other cabinet ofllccrs stated that the gen
eral plan 'Included the sending of a presi
dential message with the report , stating that
Spain had bicn called upon to make suitable
response tn the coso presented by the couib
of Inquiry.
Wdllo the cabinet associates ot the pres
ident maintained their usual reserve as to
the exact character of their deliberations ,
jet It was conceded tl.at the dissuasion pnw
cceded on , the theory that the coining report
would bo that the destruction of tlio Malud
woo not duo to accident. There js no doubl
that fiubstantl.il unanimity exists wild tlm
president acid all his cabinet , both as to tag
Muluo question and Cuba.
The possibility of a recourse to lnterven
tlon la case Spain declined to make Miltubly
rcspone.0 to tde representations wo will nmkj
itftcr receiving tbo M > ilne icport , has been
fully discussed , although necessarily It ho
been an abstract discussion thus far , and ua-
conclusion has been reached , nor Is It pos
sible until tlio vital qucstlcci 05 to ( ha
court's findings la bcforg the president un < ?
cabinet.
, |
CONSIDER PKOCEDUriE.
At the saruo tlmo there Is a very evident
Intention to cor.aldor all eventualities l.i-
cludlng recourse to Intervention , tbo recog
nition of independence , and other method !
which appear to suitably meet the require
ments ot uuch a condition.
It Is believed to bo the Intention of the
president to bring about a very material cad
satisfactory change In Cuba , by what shall
seem to bo the best and most practicable
method of obtaining this end. It la to be
hoped that Spain will ECO the ncrcrclty for
such radical action on Its part with respect
to Cuba as shall command the approbation
of thl , ? country and thus put an cud to all
differences. !
The Sprulsh minister , Scnor Polo , re
quested today that a ( statement be made that
reports attributing to him expressions on
the subject of Independence were unwar
ranted and untrue. Senor Polo eaya he has
not dlacussed this or any other of the pccd-
tng questions.
Outfilde of the cab'nct meeting the day ,
was exceptionally quiet. Secretary Ixwi
was able to clear Ills desk at .1:30 : o'clock for
the first tlmo since the Maine disaster occurred -
curred , and ho left the department before
offlco hours closed to enjoy a walk.
During the afterncon the bureau ot navi
gation posted the notlco that the Massachu
setts had sailed from Key West for Hampton
Roads , following the Texas , which left yes
terday. About the eamo time Commodore *
Schley , who had been suggested as the probable -
able commander of the "flying squadron"
centered at Hampton Reads , called at the
department and had a conference with As
sistant Secretary Roosevelt.
The cruiser Brooklyn is at Newport News
and the monitor Puritan Is under orders to
proceed there , so that these vessels will to
near the Hampton Roads rendezvous If It is
determined to establish the squadron there.
Orders for tills move have not yet been
made , however , nor has Commodore Schley
lecelved any Information from officials that
ho would bo placed In command of tb.9
squadron.
WATCH THE SPANISH FLEET.
The Navy department contlnuca to keep
Informed as to the Spanlch torpedo tlcct
now stopping at the Canaries. Word of Its
departure has not yet reached the depart
ment. It can bo Mated positively that the
report that President McKlnloy has protested
against the coming of th'ls flotilla la un
warranted. There was no such protest.
At the Navy department nothing Is Uncr.vu
of the reported ordering homo of the Malno
officer ! at Havana. It Is said thcyjo order ! ) ,
If given , would como from Admiral SlcarJ ,
and not from the Navy department.
The several Malno survivors who arrived
hero lest Saturday came In response to ordera
from Admiral Slcard , and It wa for tills
rcaaon that their arrival was a surprho td
the naval olDccrn here. H Is not expected ,
that Captain Blfcsbee , Lieutenant Commander
Walnw right and others , who are assisting
In the work of wreckage , will leave Ha-
vena until the salvage of the Malno Is com-
ploted.
Serious attention Is being given by the
Navy department officials to tjo question ot
acquisition of a suitable coaling statlo-i
eomcwliero ( n the West Indies. Steps havu
already been taken to establish such a ela
tion at ( do Dry Tortugas , but this , It U
said , 1s the only deep water harbor avallabla
for big war vecsels between Hampton Road *
and tbe Rio Orando. Besides , It Is practi
cally unprotected at nreacnt , and a float
would have to bo stationed there to protect
the coal itorca , which U unsatisfactory.
The officials , therefore , have bcon casting
about for a location which would servo thd
purposea of a coaling station and wtilch tti
United States might acquire as a purcha * <
or a cefcolon , from on ot ttio friendly gor < 4
ernments.
"Then * are a number of One lrt W
