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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MORNING , MAfiGH 24 , 1898-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
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Senator Qallingcr Makes Public His
ImprcEs'ons of Oubai
SAYS AUTONOMY IS A FLAT FAILURE
Insurgents Well Remember Spain's Former
Treacherous Dealings ,
SCENES IN HAVANA ARE HARROWING
Prosperous People Are Converted Into
Starving Unfortunates ,
BIGGAHY AND DEATH IN MANTANZAS
Spcnkcr Snj-d n Country Which Will
1'orce Such CoiiilltlotiM In Cniinhle
of lllo\\linv Up the
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WASHINGTON , March 23. A vivid word
picture of the horrorg and barbarities of
concentration on the Island of Cuba was
drawn In tho-senate today by Mr. Galllnger
of New Hampshire. The senator recently
vleltfd Cuba to study the situation there.
Long before the senate convened the gal
leries wcro packed.
Almost as eon as the session opened Mr ,
Bacon ( Go. ) Introduced a Joint resolution de
claring that the United States should do
everything In Its power to preserve peace
with all the notions of the world and not be
forced Into a war except to preserve the
honor and dignity of the nation. Ho eild
that ho would not ask for Immediate con ! '
glderatlon of the resolution , but would perU -
> U It to Ho on the table until tomorrow.
Mr. Hale , chairman of the naval af
fairs committee , quietly rose and favowblj
reported the bill providing for relief ol
the survivors of the Malno catastrophe
There was a suppressed murmur of ex
pectancy In the galleries , but the measure
was read and passed without a woid of de <
bile.
bile.Mr.
Mr. Galllngcr'fi speech followed. He spoki
In a low , clear tone of voice , distinct ! ]
audtblo throughout the chamber. Thcro wai
not an Interruption by word throughout hi :
speech. Ills auditors listened Intently ti
his description of the horrors and crueltlci
suffered by the reconccntrados.
When he declared , however , that a govern
mcnt that would starve -100,000 of Its pcopli
would do anything , and followed this will
the further declaration that the lives of thi
bravo men lent In the Malno disaster couli
not bo atoned for with gold of silver , i
spontaneous wave of applause swept over thi
galleries and the vice president had difficult ;
In restoring order.
When ho had concluded he was accordci
a burst of applause which the vice preslden
made little effort to restrain.
The ecnato then quietly resumed consldera
tlon of the bill making further provision fo
a civil government In Alaska and at 2 o'clocl
took up the national quarantine bill. It
consideration had not been concluded whc :
the senate adjourned.
HE MUST SPEAK.
In opening his speech , Mr. Galllngor eali
that after the calm , dispassionate and touch
Ing statement concerning Cuba , made In th
senate recently by Mr. Proctor of "Vermont
It might bo well for htm to remain sllcnl
but , yielding to the desire expressed by man
of his colleagues , ho had consented to glv
a plain recital of some ot his observation
on that "unhappy Island. " He referred t
the efforts made by the Cubans In 1S29 , li
1S44. In 1E48. In 1SJO. In 1S51. In 1SGS an
again In 1895 , to break the chains that boun
them to Spain , in order that they mlgh
establish for themselves a free govcrnmcnl
"upon the soil that was rightly theirs.1
6avo the last , all these efforts have ended I
failure. That failure Is history , and nee
not bo recounted.
Mr. Galllnger then detailed some of th
events leading up to hs ! arrival In Cuba , an
of his reception by Consul General Lei
"General Leo , " said he , "Is deserving of th
highest possible pialsc for the manner I
which ho cairlcs himself In Havana. Coc
and fearless In the midst of difficulties an
dangers , he never loses sight of the fac
that bo Is an American citizen , nor Is ho ur
mindful of the tremendous responsibility
and duties of his position. "
AUTONOMY A FAILURE.
Referring to his call upon the autonomh
cabinet , Mr. Galllngcr said It was cvldcr
that the president of the cabinet was n (
encouraged In the work. "The truth Is ,
said Mr. Galllngor , "autonomy Is a flat fal
uro , opposed alike by the ultra-Spantan !
and the Cubans. The leaders of the Insui
rcctlon have not forgotten how they wei
treated by Spain In 1S78 , and the blandlsl
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mcnts and bribes now being offered thui
are spurned with contempt. 'Better deal
than autonomy , ' bald a leading Cuban I
me , 'for autonomy Is only a pretense undi
which we would again bo slaves to Spain. '
Mr. Galllngcr recalled that ho had heat
during debates In the scnato denials mac
that a state of war existed In Cuba , but
requires only a brief , personal observatlc
to convince one that war actually did c :
1st. A desolated country and Its strlckc
people told the story more eloquently tha
It could be conveyed In words. "Tho war I
Cuba , however , " ho said , "Is a war of starvi
tlon. and extermination a war more cru
than the world lias ever known. "
The Spanish troops do not Impress Amei
can * as grc-nt soldiers. They nro under
lax discipline nnd are poorly uniformed ar
Inadequately fed. The high otllclnls i
ir.ost if their fighting In hotels nnd eafi
the actual lighting being done by those
Inferior Brade. On the contrary , the I
MirgentB are comfortably clad nnd und
Btrlct discipline. They occupy u large pa
of the Island and could tnke lliivnna i
Slatnnzaa whenever It might suit their pu
poses although thefo cities could not be tic
tor lack , of n navy. %
The scenes In the streets of Havana n
harrowing beyond description. People
Bant and suffering arc everywhere seen , ai
walking skeletons meet one on every hrin
Naked children , emaciated and ragg
women and discard and starving in
throng the streets , the- hotel lobbies ai
every place of public resort. It Is a ten
tie sight one that sickens the heart a
quickens every pulse of human sympatl
nnd loy < j. I
, WAR OF EXTERMINATION.
' Under the very shadow of cathedrals ai
churches , where Spain's authority U ab :
lutcly unquestioned , the most horrible co
dltlona are conceded to rxUt. Many ha
refused to believe- that n great governme
was waging a war of extermination lnte
ot a war of honor , yet such Is an abs'lu
fact. A vlilt was paid to the orphana
which Is now under the care of Mlsa CU
Ilarton. It contains now about fifty chen
on ; of whom Uji vlct !
of starvation. Dr. Lesser , one of Ml s Bar-
ton's nsslstnntu , has had experience In the
Armenian nnd Indian famine , but ho de
clares that the fojnlne In Cuba Is .wor.io than
that In Armenia , nnd the pictures he drciw
of the terrible suffering nnd starvation In
the Island more than confirm all that has
bceji written upon that subject.
At Los Focas Is where the food Is given
out by relief committees. A few weeks
ngo when Mlrs Ilarton discovered the place
( here were CIS peop'e lying on the floors ,
many of them entirely nude and all suffering
the pangs of starvation. Much has been
done l/y the Red Cross society to alleviate
the condition of those who still remain , but
scores of men , women nnd children are yet
there , gaunt and bony , almost as a skeleton ,
many of them covered wMh sores directly
traceable to Itmilllclrnt foo3. "What a chap
ter of horrors and death Is that !
And still the tragedy goes on. How much
ongcr It shall continue largely depends
upon the forbearance ot a great people , who
through suffering and sorrow achieved their
own Independence and whose sympathies
dave always gone out to the oppressed of
ill nations of the world.
A vivid picture was then drawn by Mr.
3alllngcr of a trip to the city of Matanzas.
All along the route were wietched people
In rags , but not until the city wan reached
vas the full extent of the suffering realized.
It occurred to mo na I looked upon the
scenes of suffering and horror that the
Juban rcconcentrados might well have
adopted the words of Dante , "Who enters
hero leaves hope behind , " when they were
Jrlvcn from the Holds and herded llke cnttlo
In the cities and towns of this fertile land.
The truth Is that Weyler devised a scheme
of human suffering and sorrow that put
Danto's Inferno to the shade and converted
contented , prosperous people Into a herd
of suffering , starving unfortunates.
NI3VEU HEHELD THE LIKE.
Matanzns Is literally a place of beggary
nnd death. Never before did my eyes be
hold such suffering and never again do I
expect to see such havoc wrought through
cruel and Inhuman decree. A visit to the
Matanzas hospitals revealed an even moro
shocking condition than the streets. Mem
bers of the Red Cross society who had vis
ited one of the hospitals two weeks before
were almost overcome upon discovering
that nearly every one of the Inmates at that
tlmo had since died. There poverty , sorrow
row and suffering- were depleted In their
worst forms , children , gaunt In'face bufwlth
ibdomen and limbs terribly swollen , women
In the last stages of emaciation nnd men
were rapidly drifting to death. If there
was faod/Jn these hospitals , I did not dis
cover It , neither were there signs of medi
cine or of proper nursing nnd care.
I have been asked many times , "What of
the Maine. " I do not know. This , how
ever , I do know : A government that will
deliberately starve 400,000 of Its own people
will do pretty much anything. If the ship
was blown up from the outside , whal
shDuId our government do ? Perhaps 1
should forbear to discuss that question now ;
but this I will venture to say : Human life
purposely taken cannot be paid for In golil
or sliver. Mark my words , "purposely
taken , " nnd It It shall appear that such
was the fntc of ISO brave- American sailors
then heaven pity the guilty parties. It will
not be a question for arbitration but a
question Involving the dignity nnd honor
of this great republic.
There la little real loyalty to Spain In
Cuba as would bo demonstrated when the
hour of trial should come. I do not believe
that Spain could subdue the insurgents
The Cubans had been oppressed BO long that
they preferred death to continued Spanish
rule.
Discussing the subject of Spanish rule , Mr
Galltnger referred to the matter of taxa
tion :
In addition to all direct and Indirect
taxes on real estate , there Is a tax on every
door , every window and every chimney In
every house , on every letter In every bus !
ness sign and on every name on every hole
register. Licenses are required to build
houses. There Is a tax on food animals
as a whole und special taxes on the horns
the hoofs and the hide. In addition to al
this , the Interest on the debt Is a tremendous
burden , the salaries of the Spanish officials
nro beyond all reason , and the amount o
money wrung from the Cubans to keep
the Madrid government from complete In
solvency Is simply enormous. No people on
the face of the earth have been so op
pressed , the treasury of Spain being Iltera'ly
supplied from the revenues extorted from
Cuba and the Philippine Islands.
Our forefathers went to war because the
mother country put a tax on tea. Cuba
has ten thousand more reasons than we had
for rebellion , and It deserves the sympathy
and help of every true American.
Fortunately the people of this great re
public are thoroughly aroused to the sltua
tlon , and the great heart of the American
populace Is In full sympathy with Cuba
Religion and humanity alike demand tha
this unholy war shall cease and cease I
should , even though the glitter and glamo
of military rule shall end and a decaying
and dissolute throne shall pass away , neve
to return.
As to what should be dene , Mr. Galllngo
felt that sooner or later this sovernmcn
would of necessity absorb Cuba , but It an
nexatlon cannot now bo accomplished , le
Independence speedily come , "American lei
tcrcsts In Cuba , " said he In conclusion
"have already suffered enough. We hav
patrolled our coast In the Interest ot Spal
as long as wo should and wo have spen
quite too much money In protecting ou
people from epidemic diseases coming to ou
shores because ot the unsanitary coivJltlo
of the havbor tud city of Havana. Spalr
has failed to meet the requirements of ai
advanced civilization. Let the United State ,
or Cuba take up the problem and solve It.
INTERRUPTED nY APPLAUSE.
Several times during the delivery of thi
speech Mr. Galllnger was Interrupted b ;
hearty applause from the galleries. He wa
thirty-eight minutes ID delivering his ad
drees , and as he commended "the poor , suf
ferlng Cubans to the great heart of tin
American people" a great wave of applaus
swept through the galleries.
Mr. Galllngcr was warmly congratulatci
by many of his colleagues.
Mr. Carter then called up the bill makln ;
further provision for a civil government fo
Alaska , and resumed hla speech , begun yes
terday , upon the measure.
After a brief discussion ot the bill by Mr
Carter , Mr. Perkins offered a long amend
ment to the measure providing for the plac
Ing of a license upon almost every kind o
business and for the taxing and regulation o
the liquor traffic. The tax on a wholesal
liquor establishment Is axed at $2,000 a year
upon a bar roam or saloon In any town o
. . . more than l.MO Inhabitants $1,500 a yeai
< 1 anJ upon any retail liquor saloon In com
munltles of less than 1,600 Inhabitants , $1,00
a year.
Mr. Hansbrougn said the Perkins
ment meant elmply that the governmer
would take part la the liquor business e
tbo district , and he did not believe It wa
right , or that the people o thla countr
would opprove of such a ttep , lie offerc
an amendment to the pending bill to t
considered on a substitute for that propose
by Mr. PerklM.
The amendment rrovldei that no llquc
shall be Imported , manufactured or sold I
AlaiKa , and that tny violation ot tbli pn
( Continued' OB Second Ptft. ) _
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VILL BE LAUNCHED TODAY
iearsirgo and Kentucky Beady for the
Qreat Event.
VENT ONE OF SURPASSING INTEREST
Governor II mil lev nnil SlnfT of Ken.
tiu-Uy , Governor Tyler nnil Start
of VlrKlnln , nnil Mnny Other
i Xotnblcft I'reniMit.
NEWPORT NEWS , Va. , March 23. The
great battleships Kearcnrge and Kentucky
onight rest on the wuys ready for the signal
hat will send them to their maiden plunge
nto the waters of Hampton Roads.
Every detail for the double launching has
been perfected , and already the city la
crowded with visitors In anticipation of the
inlquo event. The governors of Virginia
and Kentucky , and many other persons of
iromlnenco are now here.
Governor William O. Bradley and staff ,
with about GOO other enthusiastic Ken-
ucklans , arrived this afternoon on a special
naln. They were preceded at 1 o'clock by
a committee from Louisville , who came ahead
o make preparations for the reception of
the gubernatorial party.
Tonight Governor Tyler of Virginia came
ovoi' from Old Point Comfort. Ho will bo
olncd tomorrow by the members of hU
staff.
'Miss Christine Bradley and Airs. Bradley
came In thU evening at 0 o'clock from Wash-
ngton. They were accompanied by Mies
Anna Webb of Paducah , Ky. , one of Miss
Jradley's maids of honor. Five other young
women who will act in , this capacity accom-
lanled the gubeiiaatcrlal party from Frank
fort.
fort.Mrs.
Mrs. Herbert Window of Boston , who will
christen the Keartargc , arrived at 10 o'clock
this morning with her husbcud , Lieutenant
Commander Wlnslow , of the United States
navy.
After the Kearsarge and Kentucky glide
nto the -water tomorrow , the Newport Nev\i3
Shipbuilding and Dry Dock company will en
tertain several hundred guests at a banquet
at the Cliamberlin" hotel at Old Point Com
fort. The Kontucklans will have another
banquet at night.
The contingent from the Bluegrass state
brought with them a goodly supply of "OU
Bourbun" whisky. It Is hinted tonight that
they propose to do a little christening oa
their own account. When the good ship
earned for their state begins to descend the
ways , scorea of flasks filled with ttio whisky
it lo eakl , will be pelted against Its hull.
Buildings throughout tfco city arc e'.abor
ately decorated.
The Kearearge"will " leave the ways at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning , and the Ken
tucky will bo launched an hour later.
WASHINGTON , March 23. Fully 1,00
people left Washington today to witness the
launching ot the Kentucky and Kcarsargo
at Newport News tomorrow. Quito a mini
ber of othem had gone. In the last two o
three days to secure accommodations ahead
There was a large delegation of naval of
fleers , and moro senators and representatives
INTEnVEXE O.MOHAti GROUNDS
Proililcnt McKliiIe-y Will Trent on ilic
SiilTerliin In Cubn.
WASHINGTON. March 23. The prevailing
Impression among the republican leaders o
the house Is that the president will Intervene
veno In Cuba on humane grounds , but It I
positively stated by one of them who Is clorro
ta the president that the Intervention wil
not come until after the report of the board
ot Inquiry Into the Maine disaster goes to
congress.
"Tho two questions will be treated scpa
rcitely , " Mid he tcday , "and the measag
relative to Cuba will be sent to congres
soon after the report on the Malno ques
tlon. "
The Cuban message , as forecasted by proai
Ineut republicans , will waive the question
of the Malno disaster and putting asld
that awful occurrence will be In effect a
declaration to Spain that the present mcth
ods ot warfare In Cuba must cease. It wll
result In Intervention In case Spain demurs
The message will be accompanied by th
reports of the consuls In Cuba.
Mr. Dolllver ( rep. , la. ) says that Inlet
ventlon en humane grounds will place our
action on a moral level that would com
mand the broad sympathy of the world. We
could afford , ho says , to waive all question
as to the Maine If the board does not fix
the responsibility for the disaster upon
Spain , In order to make the greater Issue.
A prominent 'member of the house , who
has been several times In consultation with
the president recently and who possesses
as much unofficial Information ot the cause
of the Malno disaster probably as the pres
ident does , eajs that whllo the report ol
the board will not fix the responsibility
for the explosion It will bo startling In Its
nature.
The information at the capital Is that al
ready $25,000.000 of the $50,000,000 appro-
prlated for the national defense has beer
expended or contracts entered Into for Its
expenditure.
WAU I'UICI'AUATIONS ,
AUK GOING OX
-tutl\lty IN Iti-iiorlril from All Tartu
of the Country.
BOSTON , 'March ' 23. The activity at the
Charlcstown navy yard contlnum. Orders
have been Issued for the employment ol
forty-seven men In the engineering depart
ment who will be put to work on the gun
boat .Machlas In making necessary repairs.
Orders 'have ' also been received for the
Immediate construction of twenty-four smal
boata. This will necessitate the employment
of a largo force , and the expenditure ot al
least $15,000.
READING , Pa. , March 23. The Carpentei
Steel works today shipped 200 four-Inch ani
200 five-inch projectiles In response to at
order from Washington.
NEW YORK , March 23. Tha steam yachl
Mayflower was put Into dry dock at the navj
yard today and will be Immediately trans
formed Into a war vessel. Its rifles are now
at the navy yard , and Its torpedo tubes wll
arrive from Newport In a few days.
GALVB3TON , Tex. , March 23. A Gal.
vcston railroad has secured the contract foi
transportation of 300 cavalry troops Iron
Fort Sill , Okl. The light battery K of tbi
Second regiment pitched camp today on tbi
government reservation west of the city , am
preparations are making to build quartert
for the troops. The heavy battery of artil
lery from Jackson barracks Is expected teach <
/each here some Time tnU week.
DERBY , Conn. , 'March ' 23. L. L. Drlgg :
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of the Drlgga-Seabury Gun & Ammunltloi
company stated today that his company hac
received a $500,000 order from the govern
mcnt for ammunition.
Puritan Ordered to Key Weit.
WASHINGTON , March 23.ccreUry Loni
4 t mlned thta afternoon to order thi
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loublo turrctcd monitor Turitan to Key
West , where It will attach to the squadron
under Admiral Slcard. It is the largest
monitor In the service , la otc,000 tons dla-
ilacoment , and carries ten gflns In Us main
jottcry.
PROTOCOL CALLED ix" QUESTION ,
Validity of Trcntr Of 1N7T In Doubted
In .Mnorlil. .
Copyright , 1803 , by I'reia-l'ublliO.lnfr Company. )
MADRID , Mirch 23. ( New York World
3ablegram Special Telegram. ) An Incrcoa-
ng disposition Is shown In the press and
> olltlcal circles to dispute the validity ol
.he protocol , or treaty , made In 1877 between
2aleb Cushlng , then American minister tc
Madrid , and Minister of Foreign Affairs Cal-
deron Coltantes , to regulate the procedure
for the trial ot American citizens In Cuba
and exempting them from summary mili
tary court-marltals. Senor Morel has told
a repoitcr of Ll Eooca that Collantcs wenl
out of ofllco without having signed the
protocol and his successor , Manscl Sllvcla
declined to s'gn It. Therefore , according tt
the custom prevalent , Collantcs ultimate ! ]
signed the treaty , thoujh he had ceasei
to be a mlnUter ot elate. The protoco !
was never published In the Gazette. Senoi
Moret added that the supreme court wouk
for that reason deny that the protocol was
the law of the realm , and reduce It to z
mere ccnvcnMon not binding on Spain. Com
mentlng on these viewe lawyers paint ou
that the Gupremo court could not have con
slckrcil the protocol binding , as no allustor
whatever is made to it In the Judgment ot
the case of the Cuban chief , Sangullly.
La Epoca , taking up the. cudgels , defend :
the conservative party and Canons , who al
ways deemed tho'protocol of 1S77 binding , am
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states that * ho text of the , document showi
It was signed at Madrid January 12 , 1S77
and Collantcs only cecsed to be a miniate
ot state January 14 , when he was appolntci
minister of Juslleo In the same oi'jlnet
Debates ou the matter will be raised In thi
coming ecMon. ! Imparclal deprecates tin
Idea recently mooted of forming a natlona
cabinet with leaders of all parties to faci
and solve the difficulties of the situation li
Spain and the colonies. Imparclal oays tin
liberals must remain In the breach to tin
bitter end , keeping In reserve all other po
lltleal worthies and forces for formldabl
contingencies already looming on the horl
Z3n lhat will requite such assistance t
prccerve and reorganize much lhat Is India
pensable for Spain herself.
ARTHUR B. HOUGHTON.
TAKIXfi TIME BY THE FOHULOCIt
31 n ill-1 il I'rc'Ki l'ffitrlntr I'nlillc ti
Hear the , "Worst.
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MADRID , March 23. ( New York Worli
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The ma
joiltv of the Madrid papers , Including th
ministerial journals , publish' aitlclcs and In
formation to prepare public opinion for a :
early revelation of the fact1 that the * Amcr
lean and Spanish reports on the Maine caUs
trorho are certain to clasi. without , how
ever , being likely to cause a. rupture , or evei
serious complications. , , The//Madrid papei
El Liberal , hitherto steadily favorable to th
present cabinet and for Tffar'f an advoeat
of West India home rule , to'lay publishes
long , strongly worded article , lamenting th
electoral procccdln o In' Cuba and Port
Rico and the conduct of the Imperial gov
crnment and politicians of a l shades cxei
clslns Influence nnd pressure on the 'noi '
rulers In the colonies to such an extent tha
they prove how little the now regime has al
tered the practices and system of the gov
ernment prevalent under the old policy. E
Liberal gallantly calls attention to the 'dan '
gers of tampering thus with1 the slnccrlt
and prestlzo cf homo rule Just when th
newly pledged autonomy requires for colonk
and International consideration every possl
Ko evidence of its being more than a reforr
on paper. El Liberal winds up with wash
Ing Its hands of all responsibility In the drll
of the colonial elections and expressing th
hope that all concerned liiajr yet tardll
alter their course.
course.ARTHUR
ARTHUR B. HOUGHTON.
COMMAXDKR LllAIUX VAILS A 1,11
Di-jile Point IIIn 11U n 'Itonuirk ' A (
trlliutnl ( o Him.
JACKSONVILLE , 'Fla. , .March 23. Llei
tenant Commander Marlx , bearing to Wasl
ington the findings of the Maine court of Ir
qulry. reached this city at :45 : tonight an
left at 8 o'clock via the Florida Central , an
Peninsular & l-outhern , and 'will reach Wast
ington 9-45 Thursday night. During thesho !
tlmo ot his stay In this city an Associate
Press reporter showed Lieutenant Marlx
dispatch from ailaml that Appeared In tl
afternoon luper. In which ho was quoted i
laying : "It looks like war ; It certain !
does. " ' i
He exclaimed "It Is uttefly false. I hai
said nothing of the kind. IJdon't talk aboi
thla matter. " S
During the transfer from"i no train to tl
other Lieutenant Marlx wad closely guarie
by the members of his plrty. He walk (
between two of hla friends. * carrying a dl
patch box covered with black cloth. Beblr
him the officers of his party walked close !
They walked rapidly and did not stop i
speak to anycae until they : wevo safely I
the car. When they had cues found the
quarters they became more communicate
and chatled pleasantly concerning currci
topics. Ono officer ot the police remarked
one member of the party that Florida wj
ready to send 50,000 men Iff Cuba when th <
should be wanted.
"All right , maybe they rlll" bo wtnti
down thcro before long , " n astho reply.
Boycnd this expression lut a word wi
uttered that could be ccoe trued a * an e
prcsslon of opinion that v ar was posslb
or Imminent. ' ' . 5
JIEHOIU "ACT OK EXSIGX SI'B.V
Xonrly I.oxrn II In Llf < * ' In
Muutituiuery SnU'or.
KEY WEST. Fla. . March 23. An act -
heroism on the part of a yoirns naval offic
became generally known today. Ens.lt
Roscoe Spear of the Montgomery , now lyli
In the harbor , Jumped overboard the oth
night In response to the cry , "man ovc
board. "
He wan In full uniform , but after a fe
minutes found tbo luckless sailor , who w ;
unable to swim and was being rapidly bori
away from the ship. After a hard strugg
young Spear brought tbo almost lifeless in :
back to the Montgomery and both we
hauled In more dead than alive. U took Be
cral hours to revive tbo plucky officer. E
sign Spear comes from Norrlatown , Pa.
EXAMIXE SICAIU ) FOIl JIETIKEUEX
Commander of tUe Sonth Atlant
Snunilron ! In Poor llenltu.
KEY WEST. March 13. The medic
beard which eat on the flagship New Yoi
yesterday to consider the retirement of Re
Admiral Slcard for pbyalcal disability h
completed 1's work. Its recomtneodatlo :
will be forwarded to the- Navy departmec
It la Impossible to learn the decUlon
which ( he board haa arrived , but tt ta b
lleved that U recommend * hU retlwniut.
SPAIN WANTS TO GET EVEN
Jfay Make a Demand for Indemnity for
Filibustering !
MODEST DEMAND TO COME FROM MADRID
Offer to Pay Kilty .Million for Mnlnc
It I'll ' I nl Stntrn Put * Up One
lluiiilri-il Million for
KlllhtinUTH.
( CopjrlRht , 1SSS. by Press rubllfNinc Compnny. )
HAVANA , March 23. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) It la most
probable. Indeed It Is almost a cer
tainty , that If the Unlled States makes a
reclamation for the Maine Indemnity Spain
make a counter claim for hundreds of
millions of dollars for damages done through
American filibustering. In Madrid last June
Morct told me frankly lhat only n wish to
avoid plunging Its counlry Inlo war kepi the
Spanish government from demanding these
same'damages.- said :
"Your government sa > s It la trying lo stop
filibustering , and yet It allows the Cuban
junta openly to solicit funds for arms and
ammunition and to ship them lo Cuba In
slcadtly Increasing quantities. Your govern
ment Is responsible for the actions o ! Its
people. American money Is carrying on the
war against Spain and the American govern
ment Is responsible for Us conllnuancc. "
General Blanco has said Ihe same Ihlng
and sagacious old Gomez saw It long ago
and foretold U as a sure cause of final
war when Sagasta found Cuba to be surely
Irst. and his government also , If Cuba was
lost to the Cubans and not to the United
States Yesterday I saw one of the highest
Spanish officials In Cuba. He admitted to
me that Spain's answer to an American de
mand for a Maine Indemnity would surely
bo as Indicated. Ho reluctantly admitted
thai a blank rcfunal lo pay for Ihc Imlllc-
shlp would nol bo backed by Europe , but ho
seemed assured of the fact that should Spain
offer to pay promptly , say $50,000,000 , for the
Maine , If ihe United States would pay $100-
000,000 for Spanish loss through Cuban flll-
busterlne. that Austria and Franco would
endeavor at least to make the matter one of
arbitration and thus to give to Spain Ihc
thine It has been clamoring for the last
three years and the only thing It has gained.
Should Spanish Indemnity for Ihe Malno
disaster become a question for an Intcrna-
Uonal board and should Its decision be the
deciding pdnt of American Inlervenllon ,
ellher America will have lo feed Cuba a
whole year or more tit least , or the Cuban
race will become practically extinct. If the
Cuians arc to live the United States will
have by that tlmo spcnl as much for Ihelr
food as the cost of the Maine. If they are
to die , the quicker their misery Is ended the
betler.
.Although hundreds'of tons of food are now
distributed to starving Cubans and the good
blsho ? of Havana blesses It for Its saving
Christian use , the Spanish government In
Cuta still denies thcro Is misery in Cuba.
The ceneor might as well deny that Spain
has lost liiO.OOO bravo soldiers In the Cuban
rebellion.
Mr. Kiopsch , directing member of McKln-
ley's central Cuban relief csmmlttee , wrote
a brief , businesslike , unlmpassloncd cable
gram explaining what work was being done.
Naturally he mentioned hunger , for hunger
Is what Mr. Kiopsch and his cornmeal and
bacon arc here for. But the government
censor objected and American readers did not
get what Klonsch wrote. He said : "And
200,000 hungry men , women and children will
bo sustained. " The censor vigorously red-
penciled the word hungry. Again Mr ,
Klonsch wrote : "Four hundred and twc
towns and villages hopelessly destitute. " The
3 ' censor cut out all but two words , The
' sentence woa then absolutely meaningless
and If the censor by erasing the words mcanl
to erase the fact his action wan futile and
wan foolish. SYLVESTER SCOVEL.
3IISS nAllTOX ( JOBS TO XBW YOltK
Hod Ore M I.cmlcr Cnlletl 'Atvny 01
I'rlvntei IlimliirxH.
H/WAN1A , March 23. Miss Clara Barton
president of the American "branch " of the Rc <
Cross society , left for New York today or
theKey West mall steamer. It was not knowr
until this morning that she Intended to di
so. 1I ! a iBarton says the cause of her departure
parturo Is purely personal and has to di
with private financial matters. JHra Bartoi
expects to go to Washington and cxpressei
the hope that she would soon be able to re
turn to Cuba.
Gunner Morgan left for the fleet at Ke ;
West today. With him went ( the naval diver
Fisher , Rundqulst and Schlutter , and ( Hanz
the helper. 'Hanz ' belongs to the Fern am
has been 111. This leaves two navy diver
and five civilians on the contract work. Th
body of a wlilte man was found In the for
d ward part of the- wreck today. It will prob
ably be Identified by marks on the clothln ;
When the latter have been disinfected. Th
lody ) was sent to Key West on the Olivette.
Four Red Cross society nurses are ex
pccted to arrive by the Ward line stearac
today.
Captain Slcabco and the other officers o
o
the Elaine are still here , but are looking fo
orders to go rwrth.
El Corrco and other dally papers advls
the Government to expel from the Island "al
sensational foreign correspondents. "
General Pando'u mission to the Insurgent
has proved a failure.
3IA1CE AI'I'UOl'HIATIOX '
l-'OIl CUIU
I'rvKlili-nt Will 3luk < * the llciiicMt u
CoiiKrms.
WASHINGTON , March 23. An amendmen
to the sundry civil bill la pending before th
senate committee on appropriations appro
prlatlng $250,000 to furnish supplies to th
r
destitute people of Cuba. The subcommltte
has not yet considered the amendment , bu
It Is stated that It will probably bo adoptee'
The suggestion Is one of the results of"th
conference yesterday between the prcsldm
and Senators Allison And Gorman , and It 1
tbo understanding In the committee th
president 'Will follow the suggestion with
request to congress that an anproprlatlon b
made. He thinks It as well that the mane
with which to relieve the distress of tb
Cubans should como from the national trea ;
ury , as that It should be collected by prlvat
subscription.
< No doubt to expressed that the commute
will report favorably on the rccommcndatlo
or that congress will pass It. In certal
o
quarters It Is thought that the provlslo
should 'be ' accompanied by a declaratlo
favoring the recognition of the belllgerenc
of the Cubans , but the Indications tre tlu
this will not be attempted unions such I
recommended by the president.
The senators who hive seen the presUei :
In the last day or two have formed the Ini
prcsslon that be has not yet formed an
definite Idea as to what general course b
THE BEE BULL
Weather Fortcnft fcr Nebraska
l-"nlr ; Warmer ;
1 ( InllliiRcr Ailvoenteii In
Wnr Slili l.nunuliliiK Of
Spain I'lMrtirlnu- ( Set
Cnlinti Crlftln Xenr nt
of Son ml 01 on
Done liy Klooj
It Xehrimka Xew . y ,
4 Killtorlal nnil Comnienp
B Xplirnttkn HiillilInK S
1-Jlfeet of Ilnllrond P _
AlTuIrM at South Oinnlin.
O Co n n i'11 lllnlTH l.oenl Matterii.
7 < 3eiiernl XC * N of the Farther Went.
SporttiiK Kvt'itlN of the Hay.
N Iliiiiiinel to Mrn. Hetirolln.
Juvenile llainl nt Work.
Coriu > ir > > I'renlilent Conilnir Here.
O Iri-liiml nnil St. Pntrlek.
Xo CoiiiiriiinlMi > on Ilolln.
llnrc AftM OIL C'lilefH Orilern.
Keninle ArlUt tiiu-M Iimnne.
10 ProiioNtMt Cnrreney Hill.
11 Coiiiiiierelnl mill Klnnnelnl Xew * .
12 "A Helli-ver In HrenniH. "
on Fooili Products.
Teniiieriiliire nt Oiniihat
Hour. HeK. Hour.
n n. in 1:1 : i ti. in : i * >
O n. in 12 2 | i. in H.'l
7 n. in 12 : t | i. in : " >
S n. in 1 ! ! > ! * s
! > n. 111 17 R p. li It
10 n. in 21 41 | i. in 4t
11 a. in 211 7 p. in W
12 in 25 N li. in ft ?
may pursue. They expect him to take some
definite action at once , but ore In doubt us
to whether It will be In the nature of tlio
recognition of belligerency , or direct Inter
vention.
Fear Is expressed that Spain will refuses to
allow thla government to ofllclally furnish
aid to the sufferers , and It Is pointed out
that If It should It would 'bring upon Itself
the condemnation of the civilized world.
It Is also suggested that there Is little dif
ference between the present method of
supplying help through private American
subGcrlpttons and assistance officially sup
plied as Is now proposed.
GUKKI.V AVAXTS SOMU HAM.OOXS.
ThlnkN Tlit-y Arc Vnliinbli' In Ohorv-
IIIKI tinHiitin > ' J'OHltlon.
WASHINGTON , March 23. Secretary
Alger had with him In conference for some
tlmo today General A. W. Greely , chief
signal ofHccr of the army. General Grccly
has urged upon the secretary the Importance
of an allotment of money for the purpose
of connecting the various parts of the fortifi
cations at seaport cltle-a by means of clec-
rlcal communication ! ' , and in response to
its representations on this subject work In
.hat direction Is about to begin In New York
larbor.
Another matter which General Grccly
thlnKs of great Importance to the army In
case of hostilities Is the employment of baleens -
eons for observation purposes. Ho haa
asked repeatedly for an appropriation liom
congress tor experiments in this line , but
thus far his efforts to obtain money have
! > cen unsuccessful. Ho hopes that some
money may soon bo put at his command for
experimenting with balloons , as be bcllevcc
they would bo invaluable for many purposie
In tlmo of war.
IIXVAXA CAX UK BASIL.Y CAI'TUHEIJ ,
Gcncrnl firmit'N lleclnrntlon Mnrtu
Flftopti Vi-nrw 'Awo. '
NEW YORK , March 23. The remarkable
dUcIosuro is made by Leslie's Weekly In this
week's Issue , that on April 30 , 1883i General
U. S. Grant wrote to General Adam 'Budeau
telling how easy U would bn for the United
States to capture Havana by a combined at'
tack by our land and r.uval forces. In thlc
letter , which Is printed In fae elmllo bj
Leslie's Weekly , General Grant rays :
"Tho hostility of the natlva population t (
Spanish authority would make this ( th (
capture of Havana ) a comparatively aiej
task for any first class power , and cspeclallj
easy for the United States In case of wai
with Spain. "
Decline In Spanish lloiuln.
BARCELONA , March 23. At the openinf
of the bourse hero today Spanish fours wen
quoted at 76.10. This closing price'yosterdaj
was 70.40.
PARIS , March 23. Spanish fours on th <
bourse today opened weak at D3 9-10 , agalnsi
65 G-10 , the closing price of yesterday.
LONDON , March 23. On the Stock exchange
change today Spanish fours were weak , de
dining to C3. a net loss of 1 % per cent fron
yesterday's clcelng price. Later they ad
vanced to 53V4. but cased off slightly.
SOUTIIALL PbACKII UXI1EII AIUIEST
IleliiK II nil hitto Kuril I nil n II mill 31
IN In < lK * ' < l In Jail.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , March 23 J. H
Southall , late chief clerk of the Upper Mis
sisslnpl river division of the United State
engineer corps , whose dealings In llnv
checks to the extent of nearly half a mlllloi
dollars were made public yesterday , was ar
rested this evening by United States Marsha
O'Connor , and later In the evening appearei
before United States Commissioner McCaf
fcrty.
His attorneys waived preliminary examlna
tlon and pleading and being unable to secur
bondsmen up to 10:30 : o'clock , the bond hav
Ing been fixed at $25,000 , Southall was com
milled lo Iho Ramsey counly jail , being hel
for appearance before fhe United Stale
grand Jury In Ihls clly on June 23 next.
The charge lo which Soulhall musl answe
Is as stated In the Washington dlspatche
today , that of uttering false claims agalns
the United Stales government. Th charg
Is In Ihrco counts , copies of three fraudulcn
time checks being attached lo Iho documcnl
Aside from the arrcat and hearing c
Scuthall , there were no developments In th
case today , those who had suffered , or wh
feared they had lost , preferring lo keep Ih
facl to themselves. The amount of check
outstanding Is still unknown and has bee
variously estimated from $300,000 lo eve
$1,000,000. It Is probably about $500,000.
MovoinrntH of Oci-nii Vi-Kxi'lu , Mar. " , '
At New York Arrlveil-FulOn , from Nt
pies. Sailed New York , for S utlmmptor
Majestic , for Liverpool ; Wcsternland , fc
Anlwcrp.
At Qucenstown Slled Cephalonln , fc
Boston. Arrlved-JPennland. from Liverpool
At Liverpool Salled-Cuflc , for New Yorl
At Ualtlmorc Sailed Dresden , for lln
men.
At GlaBgow Arlrved Ethiopia , from Ne
York.
A't Alexandria Sailed Saale , for Ne
York.
At Bremen Arrived H. H. Meier , fro :
New York.
At Baltimore Arrived Munchcn , froi
Bremen.
At London Arrived Kensington , fro ;
Philadelphia.
At Movllle Arrived Ethiopia , from Nc
York , for Glasgow.
At Southamplon-Arrlved-St. Louis , fro
New York.
END IS NEAR AT HAND
Report from Court of Inquiry Will Reach
Washington Today ,
CRISIS IS NOW SAID TO BE IMMINENT
President Confm with Several of the
Senators.
NAVY DIPASTMENT RESUMES ACTIVITY
Two of Best Tcrpcdo Boats Are Sent to
Key WesU
SSAGE GOES TO CONGRESS MONDAY
'rcNlitriit Will Trout Only tit 4lio
DlMimtrr , Uonrrvlnic ( lie
Culiau Sltuiitluii for Ait-
olhi-r Tlntr.
WASHINGTON. ( March 23. The foellnR
as general throughout olllcl.il circles today
hat the culmination of the Spanish crisis
as near at hand.
With the report of the 'Malno ' court of
nqulry only a little whllct off , the Whlto
louse the center of long and earnest con-
ercnces between the president and thu party
eaders of congress , nnd with exceptional ac-
Ivlty toward emergency preparations In the
Var and Navy departments , there was abun-
anco of evidence that definite results re-
ardlng the Malno disaster and the Cuban
ieatlon In general were about to .be realized.
Among the president's callers wcro : Scna-
ors Cockrell and Turple , General Sickle *
ml Representative William Alden Smith ot
illchlgan , who has recently returned from a
rip to Cuba. The call of Messrs. Cockrell
nd Turplo was regarded as particularly
Ignlflcant , as they are representative demo-
rats , and their visit followed that of Senator
Gorman yesterday. It was generally undcr-
teed that In the present emergency the
resident desires patriotic unity without ref-
rence to parlv.
Secretaries Long and Alger also conferred
i'lth the president during the day. Sccre-
ary Lonj later said that the Maine report
robably would reach Washington tomorrow
Ight. If , however , It did not como before
o'clock Thursday evening Secretary LOUR
iald he would probably not rc elvrIt before
" "rlday morning , when It would bo laid before
he president Immediately. The secretary
bought the president would not give the
ocumcnt any consideration at a late hour ,
t was moro probable , < ho thought , If Llcu-
enant Commander Marlx arrived at a late
hour that ho < would take the report to a.
lotel for the night.
GOES TO CONGRESS MONDAY.
There has been no change In tbo plan
of sending the report to congres.1 early next
iveck , probably Monday , accompanied by a.
message from the president. It Is definitely
settled , however , that the message and the
papars accompanying It will relate ex
clusively to the Maine disaster. It will not
ako up the fearful condition of affairs in
Cuba , as shown 'by the reports of United
States consuls , these being reserved for sub
sequent action and a later message to cou-
; rcss.
Secretary Long determined today to order
ho double turrctcd monitors Puritan and
Terror to Key Went , where they will reln-
wrco the squadron In tboso waters. Ho also
ntended to bring Into the service the eight
single turrcted monitors at League ; Island
navy yard , two ot which will bo sent to
Doston , two to Now York and four held In
rcrcrvc at Philadelphia.
The Puritan and Terror take tbo place ot
the battleships Massachusetts and Texas re
cently withdrawn from the squadron at Key
West. It was stated at the Navy department
that this move was In accordance with a
program previously agreed upco , although
this program has not been announced here
tofore. The Puritan , by many experts , Is re
garded a/ ! the most formidable fighting ma
chine In the navy.
In addition to Its other proparatlcr.s for
possible emergencies , the Navy department
today took steps toward utilizing ton of the
sea-going revenue cutters for use along the
Atlantic coast.
WILL USE REVENUE CUTTERS.
Captain Shoemaker , chief of the rcvcnua
cutter service , conferred with Assistant Sec
retary Roosevelt during the day on the plani
for turnlnc over these cutters to the navy.
They will bo first sent to Norfolk , whore ad
ditional guns will bo mounted , and then will
proceed to Key West and become a part of
the squadron there. Tliclr main service ,
however , will bo as naval pickets , a chain
of these fleet cuttcra being maintained out-
sldo ot the cruisers and battleships.
The revenue cutter service now has ready
for Instant and active service 124 line offi
cers , seventy.four engineers , 900 enlisted
men and nineteen vessels , of which fourteen
are on the Atlantic coznt. Two others are
In course of construction at Cleveland , and
with , rush work can bo completed and ready
for sea In from thirty to forty-five days.
The Manning , Grcsham , .Algonquin , Onondaga -
daga and Wlndom are all new , fast and cITl-
clcnt vessels and could go anywhere and per
form any service that any vessel of their
class can ucrform. The Manning In consid
ered an elghteen-knot boat. All of them , It
Is said , could bo quickly converted Into tor
pedo boats or dynamite cruisers. Whether
this last move will bo made Is not yet
definitely decided.
Secretary Long said today that It had bc-
como evident that torpedo boats could not
bo bought abroad and could not bo built soon
enough In this country , so that wo might
have to equip other craft with torpedos.
The Navy department opened bids today
for extensive Improvements at Dry Tortugan
and Key West , a formal transfer having
been effected oa regards Tortugas , which
passes from the Treasury to tbo War de
partment , Tliceo consist of two solid steel
piers to bo constructed at Dry Tortugag , with
two extensive coal sheds , and au elaborate
mechanical equipment for loading naval vcs-
tols with coal.
At Key West the Improvements consist of
a utcel pier end two ecu ! sheda , with similar
machinery for loading war nblpfl with coal.
The bids ranged ficcn Jl.115,000 for the entire -
tire work , down to about $100,000.
The bidders for tUe Dry Tcctugis plera
and coal tticels were as foil OHM : Phoratx
IlrldKn company. Phocnlxvlllc , Pa. , $ (05,200 ;
Michael J. Dady , UrookJyn , $507,000 ; B. 8.
Lccc.ard company , Jacksonville , $271,000 ;
Union Bridge company , New York , $350,000 ;
San ford & Bvooka , Baltimore , $039.000 ; New
York Dredging company , $114,000 ; H. O
Packard , New York , XCC9.000.
The bUdfrc on the Key Wcat work wwj