ui TUB OMAHA DAILY JIlMS : THURSDAY , APHITj 21. 1808. Verde Islands In compnnjr with tlio torpedo boat flotilla. * It In realized that thl consti tute * a meal formlilablo naval force In the opinion of expert * , equal to our crack ( lying squadron now lying In Hnmpton Roads. The department la a Rood deal dtaturbed about tlio torpedo boat Somors , now lying at FVtlmouth , Knglnnd , and Is canting about for means to bring It to the United State * with safely. so fsr without success. Captain Duvall , the ortlllery expert and special aide to Secretary Alger , who has been making an Investigation of the southern ea- coast defenses , returned to Washington to day nnd reported the results of his trip to Adjutant Ooneral Corbln. For prudential reasons the result cannot bo nrado public. Ulil.AV s.SUIXJ TIIU < > A.M 1'rrnlilont INmtitfinrfi 111" Apppnl for Volunteer" . WASHINGTON , April 20. The topic of ab sorbing Interest In military clrclcg today wan the expected decision of tlie president and Secretary Alger on the question of how to place the volunteer forces at the service of the 2ovcrmnent. No less than three consultations wcro lield tcday at the White House on this subject. but It w-is finally announced that It would not be possible to announce the 'expected call for volunteers today. The district military forcce have been offered to the government by General Har ries nnd there la oome expectation that these will bo the first of the mllltla forces to bo drawn Into the government service. Other events of the day at the \\nr Ue- partmotit uas the return to Wellington and the report of the military expert who In arched the touthern fortifications and the uppolntmont of fomo new aUca on the staff of Gereraf Mlltu. The ordnance bureau aso ! made another heavy requisition for funds. llio X ivy department wan busy In the prcpa.atlon of signal codes , flans , regula tions. log bool-fl and a thousand and ono thlnra 'required for war f'hlps ' and for the largo number of mercantile vesaelo and yar.hlfl recently purchased. Many offc'.s of vessels poured In , but none wcro availed of today. The notice of the arrival of the big Span ish armored cruise's at Capo dc Verde causol HOIIU- disquiet In the department , particu larly the uotlcu that the 1'clayo Joined the fleet. . , Chief nngkrer nnlrdvto Is examining rorrulU at the Washington navy yard , re ports fhnt a large proportion of the appli cants for enlistment are of British birth Kngllsa , Scotch nnd Irish , which he regards an BlRiiinca.it of the sympithy of tint people with I he United States In Its attltu.lo to ward Cuba. The present expectation Is that Gcnfal Mllra , comn-'indlng .do army , will leave the city en Saturday for u tour of Inspection of the polnta where iiie regular army will bi > mobilized In tha south. He will be accom- lunlcd by a number of hs ! aides , and the lirr.t stop. It Is now told , will be at the GiIckamiuiM battloncld. Afttr spending fioiiio tlr.ie there , the gueral will proceed to the cilia- points , returning thereafter to Woohlngton. The trip will bo primarily one far Inspec tion purposcri. . .V.M > THKII i-'Aicw nni'onT nxi'i.onun No TruMi In tlie Attrinntcil l. tliin "f tlioVnr. . ( Copyright , 1S03. by I'rcsa I'ubllslilnR Company. ! LONDON' , April 20. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Tslegram. ) No Importance la attached/ political and diplomatic quar ters hero to the report from Rome of the al leged Intention of the powers to suggest a localization of the war. Such a demand would be entirely unprecedented In the cas" cf two great POWCJS and anyway U Is bs- lloved that the war will be completely local ized to Cuba and the surrounding region. Nothing has been hearl of the propostl at tha American cmbsssy here , whc-e no Im portance la attached to It. The Italian nmba&iador paid a lengthy. visit .to- the foreign oflljce toJay and thU ap- pearc l to glvs name co'.cr' t.o- the view that ' Italy Is attempting a 'further diplomat ! : ; move , nut I am Informed at the Italian cm- bsss.y tonight that the visit was not con cerned with the Cuban crlt-ls in jnv way. Representatives of the powurs agree that diplomacy ban had Its say and -anuot be ei.- ployed again with any hops of effect at the present stage of the quarrel. The Spanish ambassador has had numerous call cm at the ombasay today , but received no news from Madrid. Ho sild : "I o.xp.n Gen eral Woodford , when he leatL-s Madrid , will como through here and rnaUo his way bick to Washington en quickly as possible. Ha has believed In the possibility of peace up to the very last moment and never despaired of being nblu to reconcile the differences bs- twfen the United Statea and Spain -vlthout war. Dut now dlplomary Is "eiplep.i. . " CAMKOK.MA < irHK7f"DKIUJLICT. . City TlrriiNiirvr < f Sim Fraiit'lKOn IN Hcixirloil to He Short. SAX FltANCISCO , April 20. August C. Wldbur , treasurer of the city an 1 county of Ban Francisco , Is believed to Tiavo embez zled $100,000 of tro municipal funds. ) The suspicion of other civil onlclils. that Bomcthlng was amiss In the treasury depart ment was aroused last night , and today Mayor Phelati and Auditor BroJerlck began an Investigation , which resulted In some fitartllng discoveries. The 'sealed bag. ? cf gold In the city treas urer's \ault dad been surrrptltlou. * ly opened. Garo had been' ' taken not to , break the eaalr , but the string had been deftly cut and the gold abstracted and silver ( nsc- , ted to leave the weight of the bagd unchanged. Then the coin uackr had been fastened and the sev ered ends of thn string concealed in the natural folib of the canvaj bags. A search was made for Treasurer Wldbuv , but ho could not be found in the city. The police ollc'Jla ! ! followed several unsuccessful eiewa , hut the de-faulting clllclal wns finally discovered thN evening at hU ranch near Walnut creek. In Contra Ccsta county , thirty mite i from San Francises. AVldbur refused to make any statement. IttiJiIniv Voliui If < "rs lit To ii M ex * PP. XASHVIt-LU. April 20. L'eutenant ' Uttlc. U. S. A. , uuder authority of the War depart ment. Is organizing n regiment of cavalry In Lincoln , Hertford and GlltM counties. Lieu tenant .Sam Seay. U. S. A. , Id organizing a regiment of Infantry under similar orders In countlts contiguous to Nashville and has flvo compaulcs ready. Cnvrirln'H ( JovcrnurV111 It > nil. ATLANTA. Ga. . April 20. Governor W. Y. Atkinson announced today that In the event of war he would lead the Georgia military to the front. "I have received so many pathetic letters from " mothers all over the state asking mo not"to send their eons , " safd the gcvcrnor , "that I have concluded the best reply I can make U to lead the boys myself. Inasmuch as I may bo compelled to order them out. " IB the timu when yon should take M Spring Medicine to purify your blood , glvo you good appetite , wnuul sleep , steady nerves mid perfect digestion. Unit scrofulous taiut , that skin trou- _ bio , that liver dif- ficulty.thntbilloiw tendency , that tired feeling , are all cured by Hood's Snrsaparilhi. Glvo this medicine a fair trial aud you will realize its positive merit. It ia not what we eay , but what the people who re cured nay , which prove that Hood's Is America's attest Modi. elaa. C. 1 . H & Co. , Lowell , Mass. Hnnrl'a cure Liver Ills ; enijr ta IICKJU 8 uno.e rwop t8. ! . ! GATHER AT CDICKAMADCA Cavalry and Artlllcrj Arrive at the Old Eattle Ground. HEARTY RECEPTION GVEN THE TROOP3 IfoNiiKnliln Soutliprncru Annpnilile In Force nml < licVomcii I're- lim T < o tli'c S il- dlrr CHATTANOOGA , Tenn. , April 20. Cavalry and artillery from all parts of the country poured Into Chattanooga today. Major General John R. Urooke and his staff of the Department of the Lakes arrived from Chicago late this afternoon to assume command at the Chlckamauga camping ground. Following close upon General Brooke's ar rival dime the first section ot the train car rying two squadrons of the Third cavalry frcm Jefferson barracks , Mo. , In command cf Majors Wcssel and Loud , with the horses , wa on .nd camp outfits. U was not uitll D p. m. , however , until the thousands wiio had gathered In the union station and In the railroad yards had a chanoo to glvo verjt to their enthusiasm. When the second section came In with ten coaches filled with brawny b'.ue-coatcd war- ilora from the west cheer after cheer went up f.om the crowd. The soldlcro cheered In return , while a bugler on the platform of the front coach sounded the call to arms , and as 'the ' train sloA'ly pulled Into the depot the out-Urftched band * of the troops were filled with flowera by the pretty southern glrlcs. Far Into the night companies of cavalry kepi coming In four truinlcads of troopy from Fort Myer with their horses and as- cutiementu arriving at Intervals of about an hour. Besides these two trains with troopi from Forts Porter and Niagara , X. C. , pa.iaed . through Chattanooga early In the evening on the.1 ! way to Tampa , Fla. Owing to tha lat&icss ot the bour of ar rival of meet of the scl.Mcrs no attempt wan made to convey the troops to the Chlcba- rnausa camp grounds. The trains were D Itched on the sidetracks and guards were thrown out , the troops spending the night quietly In the ynids. Barly in the morning the men with their horaea and equipments will be convoyed to Chlckamauga , and iby tomorrow night a city of white tents will have risen on that his toric battlefield. General Brooke stated to an Asaoclsted Press representative this nft..noon that for the present he and bio stuff will make theL- headquarters ut , the ItcoJ hou. In Chatta nooga , which during the civil war was known as iho Crutchfleld hou c and as uwd as a hospital by both the federal and confederate troopa at different times during the campaign around Chattanooga. General Brooke's field equipment lu ex pected to arrive tomorrow or Thursda'y and after that tlmo ho will nuke his headquar ters with the 110039 under hlo command ut Chlckamauga. COMMAND TUB BRIGADES. It la probable that Colonel A. K. Arnold of the First cavalry will be placed in com mand of the First btlgudc of cavalry , ho being the senior of the elx-colonels who will soon be on the field. Colonel C. G. Hunt of tha Second who Is next In seniority , will ; It Is cxpestcd , coiinanl : ( the Second brigade. In expectation of an early calling out of the mllltla Adjutant Charles Syckcn of the Tennessee state militia came from Nash- vlllo today and held a conference with rep rererj'.atlvco of the East Tennessee mllltla , including the commanding onieern of the Knoxville { ind Chattanooga mllltla , ao to iha bc.3t methods'of moblHrlng the troops at Chattanooga arra dlssucs-Ing detalia of equip ment. U Is the general belief among the mllltla officers that 'the Tennessee troops' will be ordered to Chattanooga Icilde of a week or ten days. SAN FRANCISCO , April 20. The First regiment , United States Infantry , compris ing 500 men , left here for New Orleans over the Southern 1'actnc railroad toJay. The departure of the soldiers resulted in a popular dcmo'istratlon such as has never b > - fore bciM equaled here. At least 200,030 pee pie assembled along the line of march from the Presidio to tlie feirv , and there was a continuous roar of cheering as the soldiers marched along. Intense enthusiasm was displayed through out tha city. Thousands of school children who ihad been granted a half holiday , sang patriotic Bangj a.-d waved small flags , while others strewed the path of the departing warriors with flhwers. Tie troops were escorted from the Pre sidio to the depot by the entire police force of the city and a troop of United States cav alry. alry.DENVER. DENVER. Colo. , April 20. No scone of greater enthusiasm has ever been wltnesse' in Denver than' that attending tlio departure of the famous Seventh Infantry for New Or leans this afternoon. The regiment arrived from Fort Logan at 2 o'clock. All the companies of the Colorado Nations gard In Denver wore drawn up lu line at the depot to receive the regulars. A salute waa flred nnd thousands cheered until they were hoarse. The regiment. Colonel D. W. Renham cm mandlng. marched through the two p lsclr > - busl-.esj streets. Sctools. rubllo ofrtces am many ctorcs were clo.ed , nnd nearly ICO OOC people Joined In cfceers for the soldiers many " shouting "God speed the Seventh , "Rememfecr the Maine , " etc. The regiment left the city In a train o three cars over the Santa Fo railroad at 4 o cock. - COOK TO BE RETIRED. ATLANTA. Ga. , April 20 , Colocel H. C Cook , who left Fort McFherson last night a the head of his regiment , the Fifth infantry for Tampa , will probably be retired In a few days because of disability , iieforo Ms de p rturohe was examined by a medical boir compost-il of Colonel Peter J. A. Cleary oMe surgeon of the Department * of the Gulf Major Blair D. Taylor and Captain R. s Uoodson of Fort McPherson. The examination convinced the eotora Iha Colonel Cook was not In condition to tak that ° * ervlo ° ' " ° flel(1' ( nnd report t effect was submitted to General Gra flam , the department commander. Is believed the report or the nedlcai boarl was forwarded to Washington , and the o-de for Colonel ' Cook's retirement will h iOII < i ! ok' , althou''h examined by th irt'yh ' 1iCl re hls traln le few friends . that fco . ' "la expected to go to Cub Is expected ° rcturncd , to Atlanta. He will. I return from Tampa tomorro and proceed to Washington to bo formal ! retired by the new retiring board. Major Porter will command the troopa nmm. llnt | | „ uoutcrjant Colonel Free-ma hrCvinlCook.U ? ? C1 yeara ° 1 < 1He wa gallant service during the h ! ± ? ? .mpain > " 5d.'n ' the b.att' ' ° of Jc < E\V YORK. April 20.-The first of th , .ye iralns tocarhlK 'ne ' troops from Sack Clt o * t0'the S ° Uth arrlved ln Jer3" midnight. The train consisted of gondol anu freight cara bearing ammunition , ambu lances , provisions a d luggage of the troops The other two sections of the train followe It at short Intervals. The West Shore roa turned over the trains , complete , to th Pennsylvania railroad In the passenger dt-po at Jersey City. The fastest eoglno of th Pennsylvania company was assigned to dut y on the troop trains , MILWAUKEE. April 20. A part of tb . .Nineteenth Infantry , numbering 250 from Fort Brady , arrived at Nesaunce. McH ! shortly before 11 o'clock today and left 1m mediately on special train over the Chicago ' & Northwratcrn' road for the south. The train Is expected to reach Milwaukee about ' S o'clock tonight , and will probably run through ' without making a stop. NBW'YORK. April 20. The Ninth and Twenty-first Infantry regiments went'hrough ' : Jersey City tbU morning on their way to the eouth. The Ninth was stationed at Sacketta Harbor. N. Y. . conslsttd of itg ? men.ind the Twenty-first from Plattsbtirg had nearly the earne number. Light battery F , Second Ualted Statei artillery , arrived today from Fort Adamn on the Foil rlrcr fHeamcr PrlftclllA and tartid for Ctilcka- maiiRA park nt oiico on A Pennsylvania train , CHICAGO. April M.-The Third Infantry. V , a. A , , C50 strong , en route from Fort Sneillln ; , Minn , to Mobile , Ala. , arrived In this city at 4 a. m over the Chicago , Mil * waukeo & SI , Paul railway. The car wcro transferred to the Panhandle tracks at the stock yarda and resumed the Journey south at C o'clock. A stop for breakfast WAS made at Kankakee , III. GRBBTRD AT ALL STATIONS. Thousands of psoplo greeted the soldier , ) t every station through Minnesota and Wis consin. At Lake City , Minn. , the naldlera wcro loaded down with flowers. The Union etatlcn at Milwaukee was Jammed with enthusiastic people who waited' until 1:30 : a , m. , being entertained meanwhile by evolutions ot the Flr t and Second battalion * . Wisconsin National Guard. Most ot the regulars wcro asleep when their trains reached Milwaukee , but the cheering and music brought them out and they rcmaklcd up until the trains reached Chicago. Three special tralnn In charge of Major Hathaway from Fort Nlobrara , Neb. , will reach here on the Cbloigo & Northwestern railway this evening. The troops coruKU of thirty officers , 520 men nad c hty-slx IICMCB. They wlM leave Immediately for New Orleras over the Chicago & Eastern Illlnol.i acid the Louisville & Nashville roada. Battery A of the Second artillery and troops C and G of the First cavalry , U. S. A. , 200 men. left Fort Sheridan this afternoon for Chlckamauga. The train was divided Into three sections , the first composed of saven Pullman and tourist sleeping cars ; the second and third carrying cavalry horses and the artillery. The troops were brought down to thla city over the Chicago & North western railroad and transferred to the Illi nois Central , by which road they will be token direct to Chattanooga , The cavalry Is In command of Lieutenant Colonel Charles B. Vlelc. Captain George S. Grimes , com mands the artillery. The departure of the cavalry and artillery leaves only thirty men at Fort Sheridan. These , although on the nick llct , were much d'sappolntt'd ' on being left behind and fired a farewell salute as their comrades boarded the cars. ST. LOUIS. April 20. Four troops , B , C , F , nnd IC./cf the Sixth caval.y , 225 men and twelve officers , arrived at Union Nation today over the ( Missouri IMclflc from Fort Leaven- worth. They are bound for Chlckamauga and left Immediately after breakfast over the Illinois Central. They were under command of Colonel Henry Carroll. The Twentieth Infantry , from Port Leavenworth. arrived In two tralrs Ihla forenoon , under the command of Colonel H. S. Hawkins. There were 518 men and thirty-three offlcnrs , who left Im mediately after breakfavt for Mobile. Two trains will arrive from Fort Rllcy tula after noon. They carry 518 officers and soldiers of the First , and Second cavalry for Chlck- amauga. A special train over the Wabash from Detroit passed through Bast St. Loula today enroute to 'Mobile. It carries the Fourteenth Infantry from Fort Wayne. The 'Missouri ' Pacific will bring in troops from El Reno , I. T. , and Rush Springs , I. T. , Thursday. RANGERS TO THE FRONT. ST. LOUIS , April 20. A special to the Post-Dispatch from Dallas , Tex. , stys : Gov ernor Culbcraon today ordered the entire Texas ranger corps to the Mexican frontier , to repel any Invasion from that country that Spanish sympathizers may make. Or ders were Issued to recruit every company to double Its strength. Three tralnloadg of regulars nassed through here today , enroute to Chlckamauga , New Orleans , Mobile and other gulf points. The men are from the Eighteenth , " First and Tenth Infantry regi ments and Seventh cavalry. SALT LAKE , Utah. April 20. Cheered on by 20,000 enthusla/stlc people , marching through gayly deccrated streets , lined with the Grand Army of tlie Republic , acuool chil dren and frleads. the Twenty-fourth Infantry left Salt Like this mcrnlnc at 10:30 : for New Orleans , where they will arrive Sunday. Colonel J. Ford Kent Is In command of the regiment , which consiata of thirty officers and 510 men. | CHEYENNE. , Wyo. . April 20. ( ? pecal ! Telegram. ) The Eighth United States In fantry , In command of Colonel J. J. Van Horn left 1icro at noon today for New Cr- leass. The route will be by the B. & M. railway to St. Louis and thence by the Mo bile & Ohio line to NowjOrloics. The regi ment was escorted to the train by the Granl Array of the Republic , National guard and civic organizations and a patriotic demon stration beyond anything ever witnessed hero marked Its departure. 'HI3LENA ' , Mont. , April 20. Companies B and C of the Second regiment left for Mo- bllo at U o'clock this morning. At Fort Harrison and the Northern Pacific depot big crowds assembled' to cheer them on their way. The troops will Join the main com mand under Colonel Bates at Miles City , where four companies of the Second and Third troop * of the Tonlh iSavaXy have been stationed at Fort Kcosh. At Bismarck the tralu will be met 'bv ' two companies of the Second stationed at Fort Yatea. In lliiilhou IMver JJlreotory. ALBANY. N. Y. . lAprll 20. At the annual meeting of the New York & Hudson Stiver Railroad company , held In Albany today , Samuel R. Galloway and George Bowdoln we-ro elected members of the board of di rectors to succeed the late Drastus Corning of Albany and G. S. Bell of Roche-ster. Reso lutions were adopted approving the purchase of Lake Shore stock and also the Michigan CenUal stock. The stockholders of the West Shore also elected air. 'Galloway ' a director to succeed H. J. Hoyden. Hay Call Kxtra NcNslun. PIERRE. S. D. . April 20. ( Special Tele gram. } V.'hllo Governor Lee will not reach hero until tomorrow. It Is generally believed that a special session of the legislature will bo called within a few days for the purpose of an appropriation for the National Guard , the small appropriation granted by the laat session being exhausted. The call will very probably bo Usubd In a few days. 1'u not tire * n Srmiilxli Kuko. LONDOtN , April 20. A dispatch to the Times from 'Havana declares that the Idea that the Insurgents will Join Spain In re stricting America IH ridiculous. The cor respondent sa'a : "Only a few officeholders oppose America's actions , even If such actico necessitates Cuba passing under American control. The armistice l a complete fiasco. The 'Spanish ' troops In all the provinces con tinue to act against the rebels precisely as before the armistice was announced. I learned from a trustworthy source that the total amount of coal In possession of the government and In private hands throughou Cuba , available In U o event of war , is SO.OOO tons. " Xo 'Appropriation * Without KMtlmnlm WASHINGTON , April 20. Chairman Can non of the house ccoimltteo on appropria tions cays that no war. appropriations-wit be made except on regular estimates ot tbo various departments. Ho eays he under stanJo that there Is about $18.000.000 ot tb < $50,000,000 emergency funds atlll left. No ac curate estimate has been made of the cos under the volunteer bill considered In tbe house , but It Is 'thought ' it cannot be lee : $150,000 a day. to Sell War BERLIN , April 20. The officials of th ie foreign office here confirm the report tha the Spanish government has asked German to sell ordnance and army supplies. The acM that the request has been refused. Uruli-H Otrulntr Cuban. Honda. WASHINGTON. April 20. Senator Forake has written a letter to W. D. BUwman. Toledo constituent , denouncing as a falee hood without a shadow of truth talk tha ho was interested In Cuban bonds. A Miinu to Command of Marino. iePORTSMOUTH , N. H. , April 20. Majo Robert Meade , commandant at the navy yar ha * been ordered to take command of tb marines of the North Atlantic squadron. Money to Equip CiuuriUiueu. CONCORD. N. H. , April 20. The executlvi council today authorized Governor Ramsdell to expend $25,000 In equipping the New Hampshire National guard for active service. Will Wet Ilroort to I'rlvutcerlnir. WASHINGTON. April 20. U U officially announced that the United States will not resort to privateering In caw of a Spanish war. MAY Yf7 RECOGNIZE CUBA in ( MtT ff lf Senator Foraktr Makes nn Interesting ] ' / Prediction , WILL PROBAfltV BE MADE PUBLIC TODAY tit nl 1 IK lip Sn.y Till * ( inrpriuiipitt In XOTT Drnlliiir Oqlrlnllr with the Ilcnre- cnla.tfvo * of the Cuban " Itriinlillc. WASHINGTON , April 20. During the five hours of discussion In the eenate today ot Itrt action on the Cuban rrsolutlona , In the course of which several extended speeches were made by senators who voted against the conference report on the resolutions , only one point was developed. . TUat was made by Mr. Foraker lu the course of a brief statement concerning the recognition of the Cuitan rc-publlc'fl Independence. He * said : "I think quickly , tfpeedlly , pc-isfbly now en this very day , when the ultimatum has been , cent to Spain , pursuant to the resolu tions that passed here , this government has practically recognized the republic of Cuba , and I think uoeulbly It Is true we all will know by tomorrow that that government Is today being officially dealt with by the rep- resentatlveo of this government. " This utterance , coming from a member of the foreign relations committee , created a profound sensation. Being pressed * for the aourco of his Information , Mr. Foraker re plied that It was positive , tut not official. The following resolution was presented by Mr. Allen ( Neb. ) : Tiiat In the opinion of the senate no cir cumstances can arise In t'no relations of the United States of America and the king dom of Spain that will warrant 1111 Incre.ise of the interest-bearing bonded Indebtedness of this government , or that will In any manner Interfere with the reform of the Hnnnclnl affairs of the United States on lines laid down In the national people's party platform of July , 1S90. The resolution went over under objec tion. PASS A FEW BILLS. BHla providing for disposal of lands en abandoned porticos of Fort McGlnnlo mili tary reservation In Montana nnd for the relief of certain settlers Ificrcon and pro viding for the- construction of a bridge acroM the Yalabusha river between La Florr and Carroll counties , Mississippi , were parsed. Consideration of the sundry civil bill1 was resumed and Mr. Cojkrell ( Mo. ) continued hh speech on the Cuban question , beguu yesterday. Mr. Vest ( Mo. ) Inquired ootto voce ot Mr. Cockrell If ho propcusd to "take the back track" again today. In concluding Mr. Cockrf'.l Bald that he desired to have parsed by congress such resolutions as would declare the Cuban pitrlots free and Independent and that not the slightest revtralr.l or constraint edoulil bo placed on tljeni , They would , ho doubted not , be able la a short time to gain their freedom. ' , 'Mr. Teller , speaking on the same subject , said he had no desire unduly to criticise the priMldt'iit or the administration. He had felt from the beginning there should to a una nimity of action' oil the part of all parties In ccngre ? ? If there w'as to be war a war which ho thought misfit have been averted If the preceding admtnUtration , or even the pres ent one , had acted properly Its part In diplo macy. [ Ho was of the cjplnlon that the friends of the administration ) besides beln ? wlllkig to have a war with Spain , were1 also willing tci seek war among thlo political factions in this body. i Mr. Teller then'reviewed the action of congress on jthe Cuban question. Coming jdcl.vn to thespeecji , of Mr. Hare last Saturj day , , he said ltf. \u ? the first time In hln lonf ; experlehccijliutbcs senate that .he had hoard congress threatened with an execu tive veto , or hqard'v the senate threatened with a deadlock with the house ctf repre " sentatives. ' ' HASrCONFIDENCE IN THE , PRESIDENT. During several days , ho declared , It wen Indecently whispered about the senate that the present president would veto the resolu tions If they contained a provblon for the recognition of ' the Cuban republic. He did net believe the 'president had authorized any man to say that , at least no such Information to that effect had reached him from "re- spe'ctablo ' sources. " He bellPved that the discussion last Sat urday night had grown partry out of the excitement of the moment and partly out of a desire to precipitate a political discussion. Mr. Teller maintained that he. and those who had voted with him , had voted agalnr-t the conference report in the early course of Tuesday morning 'to sustain a principle. Had they been successful then , there would be In the resolutions passed a clause recog nizing the Independence of the Cuban re public. Mr. Teller maintained that even * today there was no necessity for Intervention by the United States. Should we recognize Cu ban Independence and give the patriots our moral support he had no doubt they would bo able to sustain themselves and gain their freedom. Me. Foraker called attention to statements oado In the senate two years ago by , the present secretary of state , Mr. Sherman , to the effect that the Cuban republic had an established form of government , administered bv officials of high standing , character and ability. Ho held , therefore , that If those statements were true ' two years ago , their truth had been stto'ngly actuated since that time , and that It wcs further entirely proper for the United States to recognize the gov ernment of the CutMtM. It waa hero that Mr. Foraker made his statement regarding the official recognition of the existing Cuban republic. In discussing the diplomatic relatlctis be tween this country ead Spain , Mr. Foraker read from a newapapar clipping what was wld ta be a serai-official statement. In effect that In a. formal dspati | [ sent by the president to Madrid , the attorney general had changed the term "Independent government" to "stable- government , " the change being made bccaiue "stable" was the weed of diplomacy to be employed In the circumstances. WOODFORD IS DIPLOMATIC. When Minister Woodford Inquired what construction to bo placed en the word "stable. " the president replied that It must bo regarded as meaning "Independent. " Mr. Woodford had tolled to transmit the presi dent's meaning.to the Spanish government , ( erring that suah a statement made officially might complicate future negotiations. Mr. Forakcr-Vald that seemed to be the explanation why the Independence of the Cubans had not bcu demanded by the presi dent. 1ft Mr. Allison "interrupted to say that he did not think thc e was any doubt that the cor respondence Wltn Spain would show that the president hadj acinally demanded tbo Inde pendence of Cuba. In response to an Inquiry from Mr. requesting him to be more specific , Mr , Al lison eald : ; "I cannot , as ,0 witness , be very specific on hearsay evidence. The president In bis corrcspondenci'iwlih ' the Spanish governmen1 did eay thero/cnui.t be an Independent gov ernment In Cuba. , This demand was trans mltted not only'through Minister Woodford but also turatgh'tbo Spanish minister In Washington to j a/government. I cannot be more definite at this time. " IMr. Foraker , returning the trend of his re marks , said that the understanding was tha the president was endeavoring , througl diplomatic negotiations , to promote the In dependence of the people of Cuba. H thought the negotiations today the slgnlnj of the resolutions and the sending of an ul tlmatum to Spain would amount practically to a recognition of the Independence ot tb Cuban republic and he thought It would b so developed by tomorrow morning. He ha no doubt that the Cuban republic would b recognized. Mr. Foraker'sald ho believed that criticism of the president at this time was out o place. Instead ot caviling over these ma ters ho deemed It desirable to secure a unit of action. Ho had stood squarely by bis con vlctlon In favor ot Independence , but wa anxious to secure action and had therefor agreed to the striking out of the recognition clause. FUTURE WILL TBLL. It , was not known now whether the pros- bad made mistakes or not. Only the tut lira could properly and truthfully develop the president's position. Mr , Tlllmnu asked Mr , Fornker for n more explicit statement and Mr. Foraker replied : "I think 1 made the statement that seine roprcsrntatlvrn of this government wcro dealing with the representatives of that gov ernment and that will amount to this : the government In the Immediate future will bo dwllnc with them Just as It occurred to mo that wo would bo dealing with them If wo recognized the Government. " Mr. Tlllman asked Mr. .ForaV-er It he had no positive Information , to which the Ohio senator replied : " 1 have positive * Informa tion , but It Is not official. " Mr. Teller then concluded his speech , holding It to be the duty of all to stand by the country , rather than to seek political advantace. Mr. Hale expressed doubt whether any credit could come out ot the present discus sion. H > ! then reviewed the action ot the last few days. Mr. Warren ( Wyo. ) paid a high tribute to the president find said that It wna evident , from the speecheo Just delivered , that 'the political opponents of the president were aligning their nosce , and the fight to como next fall would be all the other animals In the "zoo" against the elephant and ao usual the elephant would have his trunk with him and occupy the center of the ring. Mr. Stewart ( Nev. ) followed In a dlacutulon of the Cuban question. In the course ot a speech by Senator Allen , In which he explained the position of those who voted against the conference report on the Cuban question , 'Mr , Carter Interrup'ed to say that the flags wore being displayed throughout the city , troops were being mobilized and the navy was preparing for action. Through all this the sundry civil and naval appropriation bills , both carrying money for the support of the government , were being delayed. TALKING IS OUT OF PL-ACE. "Why , " he Inquired , "could not the thlrty- flvo senators who voted agalnct the canto- cnco report admit that they had made a cnlij- taku and lot us now proceed with 3 united front to uphold the president and the coun try ? " Mr. Allen replied with a reference to the American flag. Ho had cari'led that flog. 'ie eald , amid shot and shell and knew what It meant to a Mud by It. .Mr. Carter remarked that nobody wa& dlu- posed to question the patriotism ot the Ne- bnirtka senator nor the thirty-five who voted against the Cuban conference report. "I do believe1 he continued , "that In the present circumstances It la better to make prepara tions for the coming war than to make .c- marks or Incriminating questions. " A't ' the close of 'Mr. Allen's remark * Sir. Thuraton said that at 11:24 : toJay , when the president signed the Cuban resolutions sent to him by congress , the time for party dis cussion had ended. All but three senators had at ono time or another voted for the resolutlccs which were now a law , and he thought It the duty of senators to uphold the president and the country with t-qual equanimity. ' 'The time will como for discussion of po- IUlc.il phases of this question. Now , tirvtll Cuba Is made free , until her starving women and children are clothed eaU fed , until Spain has been driven from the western hem isphere forever , for God's sake let us cease this political bickering. " Mr. Alllsen then presented an amendment to the siKrtry civil bill appropriating and making Immediately available j 173,151 with which to pay to Great Britain the award for 'Bering ' sen claims made by the Joint cctv ventlon of February 20 , 1SOG. He had been urged to place the amendment en this bill by 'tho fore n relations committee , Instead of waiting for the general deficiency bill. The amendment was agreed to. On motion of 'Mr. ' Allison the senate , at 5:33 : , iwcnt Into executive session and soon afterward adjourned. DISCUSS THK 1M..VX OK CAMPAIGN. Fleet Should lie Hold to Meet the Sltiminh KIcilllln. WASHINGTON , April 20. "I hope , " said a promkiept naval officer today , who hss given much thought to the nubjeot , "that the plan of operation decided upon by the department will not Include an attack by out- fleet on Morro castle and the forts at Cabanas as the first stroke or the campaign. It we do this many of our ships are auro to be crippled and sent home for repairs. Our docking facilities on the South Atlantic coMt are so limited that tTlo vessels would cither have to be sent far north to bo repaired cc else await their time for dscklng in the eouth. Thd Spaniards are taking the cue and are die- playing much military sagacity In the move ment of their ships. They are concentrating them In their homo ports and If our fleets are disabled by attempting to reduce the fortifications at Havana they will steam over here and Inflict Irreparable damage on themi It seoma to me the proper thing fov us to do would be to attempt to land a largo force of men In Cuba , surround the fortifications and starve out the Spaniards , meanwhile keeping up a blockade of the harbor and the coast by our fleet of ships. I think , with an army of 20,000 men , supplemented by the Insurgents' strength on the Island , wo would be able to do this. "You will remember that during our lot1 ! war our fleets suffered considerably In the attack on the forts In Charleston harbor , wfaereas when the soldlera holding them as certained that Sherman was coming with an army from the Inland they began to evacuate when he was ICO miles away. These matters tiavo been brought to the attention of strategic board , which Is now formulating a plan of campaign. " EXTE.VD TUB OUTTOST OP TUB XA.VY CriiiNcr Cliioliinutl Gocc Further 'Down ' , the liny. KEY \VE > ST , Fla. , ( April 20. The cruiser Cincinnati Is missing 'from the squadron to night. With /ho lMart > lehead It went on patrol duty last night. 'Hitherto ' this duty has taken the acting ships eight or ten miles out in the waters of the gulf , a-nd they have usually returned early next -morning , last night for the first time , two cruisers were assigned Instead of one. ThU morning the iMarblehead returned as usual , but not the Cincinnati , which had not been sighted up to nightfall. Inquiry de veloped the fact that a message was sig nalled to It from the flagship this rooming. Its Import has not been ascertained on shore , but the answer was waved 'back ' : MStlll nluo miles out. Will follow orders. " What these orders were are known only to the commanding officers of the fleet and the Cincinnati. The Cincinnati was most likely sent further out to gain greater command of the entrance to these waters from the Cuban side. HX SHU'S AT fXVI'JS VKIIDE Two Itdttlmlilim Are Kxpecled There In Frw nnyn. ( Copyright. ISM , by Press rubllililng Company. ) ST. VINCENT. . Capo Verde Islands , April 20. ( Now York World- Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Two Spanish battleships are ex pected here soon. The fleet assembled at thla point will consist on their arrival of fourteen vessels of various classes , as fol lows ; Two battleships , names not yet an nounced ; four first-class armored cruisers , the Vlztaya , the Almlrante Oquendo , ClirlJto- bel Colon and the Infanta Maria Theresa ; three torpedo boat destroyers , the Furor , the Terror" and the Pluton ; three torpedo boats , the Artete , the Azoe and the Rayo ; two transports to carry the armaments of the torpedo craft and supplies ot coal and pro visions for the united squadron. The com- manderof the fleet U buying up all the pro visions obtainable. The market will bo stripped bare before long. Alnlinnin nbmncrnlii in MONTGOMKHY. Ala. , April 20. The state- democratic convention has been hard ai work all day. Governor Johmston. Trens urcr Bills and Auditor Walte were renoml natcd by acclamation. Judge McClaltan .was nominated for chief Justice and Johi HurtUson. j. n. Powell. J. It. Tyson und H. A. Sharp associate Justices. H. I' . Me tXtvId was successful for secretary of state The convention Is still In session and wll endorse the Chicago platform. Ship * . \Nhorv In lJiU - Huron. At/PE / N'A. Mich. , lAprll 20. The sleame J. H. Outhwalto and consort , schooner H. A Uarr , bound up LaTte illuron , light , wer driven ashore on Middle Island during las ovenlng'g gale. The life saving crew wen to their rescue , but was obliged to romal aboard the stranded vessels with their crow all eight. AH wcro gotten off thU morning I HOUSE I PASSES ARM BILL Measnra is Hushed nnd Adopted Without Division , PSOVIDrS FOR CALLING OUT VOLUNTEERS II Corrupts Soin > .1)lcrrinnclrfl In I's- Iinm nml UK 1'nnnintr Wn t'r ce rii - thr I'roKlitrnt nml Scordnrr Altfir. WASIHNOTON , April 20. The house today panned without dlvtViln : , as an emergency war measure , the bill empowering the president to call out ( he > olunteer forces , and provid ing for their organization. Iloth the'president and Secretary Alger bad urged the Imperative- necessity of the past ing of the bill today , and Chairman Hull ot the military committee drove It through under whip and spur. The bill was drafted at the War depart ment , Introduced In ttio house yesterday , and conldered and reported by the committee to day. : No such expedition could have been pos sible , except under stress of war pressure. Ilie bill h permanent In KB character. The principal change made In the bill aa Introduced was that the appointment of all regimental officers arc to bo made by the governors of states , Instead of by the presi dent , as was proposed by the War depart ment. This action conforms to tho. practice of the civil war. There waa a tremendous demonstra tion In the house Immediately after the read'ng of the Journal , when Mr. Pruden , the president's executive clerk , announced the president's approval of the Cuban resolutions. TJie galleries cheered anJ the members on the floor ap plauded vigorously. The speaker with dim- cult ) ' suppressed the ovation with which the announcement was greeted. The Joint resolution directing the printing and distribution of extra copies of military publications of the War department was adopted. CAL.LS UP ARMY HILL. CVIr. Hull , chairman of the committee on mllltaiy affairs asked uoanltnotis consent for the consideration of < the bill he Introduced yesterday at the request of the War depart ment authorizing the president to call for voltntfers. He explained that the commit tee had agreed to the measure at n specl.i ! meeting this morning. It was a very urgent measure , he said. The secretary of war had appealed to him this morn'ng to press It ml he had Just had a message from the r'hlto House saying that the passage of the 111 today was Imperative. i.Mr , Hull said lat the committee had made only ono Im- ortant change lii thc > bill as 'prepared ' by .he War department. That change reserved o the governors of tbo states the power tel l > polnt company and regimental ofllcers , lilcli the bill as drawn conferred upon the resident and was In harmony with the law f 1SC1. The house went Into committee o ! the hole to consider the bill. Me. Kaycrs ( dem. , Tex. ) criticised tfie eoc- on authorizing the president to appoint the taff officers , subject to the confirmation of ie e.nate , or authorizing him to aealgn ese ofllcers from the regular army. Mr. Hull explained that the committee greed that past precedents should be fol- owed , and the governors of states should plain the power to appoint all regimental IBcers. The Joint resolution passed by con- ress , authorizing the president to employ ic mllltla force of the United States , Lie said ould not meet the present eltuatlon. Ho felt authorized to say that If we were o light this war It would be-with the volun- cer and not the mllltla force. lAlLG'EIl' ' SUGGESTS 'A CHANGE- , rr Hull read the following -telegram from ecretary Alger : I h-pa yon will Introduce your bill this lornlng. Time ! ? now very valuable. On ie whole , I am Inclined to think that reHiring - Hiring commissions to be signed by tlie resllent for the mllltln would be cause for ctlon nnd opposition liy the governors , who nturnlly intent feel t'nat this was taking erne of their power from them. Gun you onslstently change Jhnt and hasten Its assage ? 'Mr. ' Johnson ( rep. , Ind. ) at thU point at- cmptcd to secure time to address the house egardlng his attitude on the general slt- atlon. If war was to come , he said , he as ready to support any measure to pros- cute It. > 13ut before hostilities began ho tought the house should glvo him a chance o speak. The request met with much opposition , nd wen refused. Mr. Cox ( dem. , Tenn. ) gave the bill as mod- fled his endorsement. . Mr. iMarsb ( rep. , 111. ) cni Mr. Savers both xpresacd the opinion that this measure hould be passed forthwith. The measure was asked for by the pres- dcnt and the secretary of war. said Mr. aycrs , and there should be uo further qulb- llng. 3Ir. MoMHlIn moved to reduce the term of nllstmo.it of the volunteer forces for three ears to one year. Ho thought 'many ' ot the oung men ot the country would not bo tiling to enlist for three years. Mr. Hull * replied it was not expected that Uo war would be a Ions one unless Spain csortcd to guerilla warfare , but did not be- levo a three-year term would terrorize the ounu men. The amendment was defeated. Mr. Handy offered a substitute providing or the enlistment of 400.000 men for the resent war. He said It was a temporary acaauro. The substitute was lost. WAR NO LIGHT THING. Mr. Talbort ( dem. , S. C. ) warned the house hat war with Spain was net a light thing. It'll who thought It would be over In a few ajsculd be sadly disappointed lu his pinion. "I remember at the opening of the civil vaf , " said be , "men at the north and south relieved It would not last thirty days. 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Every country In Europe bo drawn In before wo get thr&ugh wit * Spain. " Mr. Little ( drtn. , Ark. ) offered an amend ment , which WAS agreed to. providing that the Indian territory shall furnish Its ijuot * . Mr. Llnnoy ( rep. , N. C. ) offered an amend ment providing that nothing In the bit ; should bo construed to prevent comp-uile * 4- and regiments from sclenting their own ofll cers. Tic power to select officers to fill vacancies , he said , would bo an Incentive to enlistment. The tyrannous discipline of offi cers. h said , was more dreaded by soldiers than the bullets and bayonets of the enemy. Mr. Grouvmor vigorously opposed the amendment. Its adoption , ho said , would sow a seed of nln that would crow up to death. "If I decided to make the urmy which Is I to fight this war a census ot war politi cians ) , " said he , "I would adopt that amend ment. " Mr. Grosvcnor referred to the experience of the last war. which he eald wa n lnst such a system. MXJro than ono-half of the ollc ! B elected at the beginning of the war had retired or been retired within a year on account oftheir uufltntes. 'Mr. ' Pcarco ( dem. , Mo. ) took the same view. The election of officers was destructUo of discipline and elllclency. Mr. Talbc-it challenged this statement and referred to the experience ot the confederate army. ALL MEN NOT BRAVE. Thla drew from General Walker the state ment that his experience In the confedc-.ato army had taught him that nn army that elected Itu own olUcora was wholly Inef ficient. He declared that all men wcro not bmve. While all men would fight If prop erly disciplined and led , many could not bo counted on In tint hour of danger when In efficiently ofllcered. The Llnney amendment was defeated. iAn amendment was adopted providing for a chaplain for each 'regiment. ' An amendment was adopted providing ( hat regimental and all other medical officers should keep daily records of all officers" or men sick or wounded and that upon the dla- bandment of the organization they should bo filed In the record and pension ofllce of the War department. Section 13 was amended so as lo provldo that the governors of statrn. Instead of the president , might appoint officers of the reg ular army In the grades of field officers In the volunteer a.my , Birch appointments to do- pcnd uK | > n the coraent of the president. Mr. Cannon offered as an additional section an amendment providing that all government omjilores called Into tho. mllltla or naval service shall bo granted leave ot absence and on honorable discharge thall bo entitled to resume their empbyment at the same pay and grade. It a ! o provided where necessary for tem porary ii'yolntments to fill vacancies. i.Mr. Grosvcnor opposed the amendment. 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