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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , FIIIDAY MORNING , MAl ? ltI 11 , 1808 TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
OFFICIAL RED TAPE
How Cuban Relief Work is Hamptrjd by
Spanish Officials.
STATEMENT BY A RED C303S OFFICER
Explains MuchTalkedAbout Oaso of
Alleged Smuggling.
CHEAP BAUBLES CONSIGNED TO GEN , LEE
Pacbago of Stuff Mixed Up with the
Belief Supplies.
CUSTOMS OFFICIALS ARE VERY OBNOXIOUS
Exert Tlifiii elvc to
1'lncv OliNtuvlcM In I InVny ol
, SuvliiK HcconccntriuluL-i
from Slnrvntlon.
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HAVANA ( Via Key West ) , March 10.-
( New York World Cablegram Special Tele
gram. ) With rrapect to attacks on the Red
Cross society , charging that attempts are
niado to smuggle articles not Intended to re
lieve distress , the officers of tlio eollety
make the following statement :
"The great cry raised by the Spaniards In
not warranted by the facts In the case. The
Intranslcnts took up the matter , claiming
that a huge scheme of smuggling was under
way and urging through Madrid the expuU
slon of tfio Red Orces members. Weyler's
Havana organ , El Corrlo , wa especially
oKCilnst the further distribution of relief sup
plies. ThLi paper Is also the organ of the
- . \ wholesale and retail merchants , who claim
that they suffer considerably through loss ot
trade. Thla argument Is difficult to de
fend , as the recipients of charity could not
buy goods , being without means or proapools
ot earning money.
"A box which arrived on the Segurancn
oamo amid numerous similar packages con
taining relief stcres. All were cent to
warehouses at San Jose awaiting customs
house Inspectlcti and delivered to the Red
Cross agents. The box In question was
marked , 'Consul General Lee. Havana , for
Mrs. Manvel F. Fernandez Calzada do Sayano
JMCH del Monte. " It was selected by the
cuotoms officer for Inspection , having a sus
picious address. U was opened and the con
tents proved to bo lx boxes containing
twelve bottles each ot Japanese gold paint.
There -woro.aoout tureo dozen cards of com
mon brass , gold-washed col'ar buttons ,
twenty-five buttons , twenty-five cheap gold-
wasted rings tied In dozens and wrapped In
tlcsuo paper similar to the variety com
monly hawked by street sellers. Thla was
the entire contcnto of the famous box , al
though the Spaniards found diamonds and
other articles of great value. Some one had
placed It on board tfio steamer while in New
York In care of the purser for delivery to
General Lee , notifying friends by letter of
Itfi remission , but In discharging the cargo
all the boxes billed to Lea had been piled to
gether with tbo Red Cross stuff. At the
consulate Mr. Springer told cno the affali
had no Importance whatever. Ho sold thai
people often send packages In care of the
conoul for frlendu , hoping to escape duty ,
but that In all such cases where articles
piss the custom house In courtsey to Lse
tliey are Immediately shipped to the porl
ot departure. "
LOTS OF RED TAPE.
I visited the warehouse at San Jose thli
morning and found government Inspectors
nivd a largo number of clerks opening boxes
for Inspection. I first visited the customs
house to request data on the subject. I was
Informed by the second collector to proceed
to the warehouse , where the Inspectors had
orders to give all the Information at hand ,
The Inspector referred me to a sublnspcctoi
as the highest In authority , but his uniform
belled him , so I told him ho was the mau
I wanted to see by order ot the collector.
But he wriggled out by Introducing mo to a
second , who promised to furnish mo all In-
formatlcn In three hours. While there he
informed me that packages were sent In n
very disorderly manner , making Inspection
very difficult rnd tedious. He called atten
tion to several boxes opened , showing the
manner of packing good. ? . Old boots , shoes ,
soiled eloth'og ' , socks and other garments
wcro mixed with rice , oatmeal , potatoes
bacon , ham and other provisions.
Ho very naturally raid that such .packlnp
was very unscientific end wasteful , as the
food products wcro spoiled by contact with
dirty clothes. Ho eeemed to think It the
duty of New York Red Cross officials tc
open every box , sort out all the dlffevenl
articles and repack them In separate pack'
ages and In this way relieve the arduous
work of the Spanish custom house collectors
I tried to explain that each box was an In
dividual contribution filled with whatevei
the dcnors could afford and then watf seal
to the Red Cross headquarters for remlsslar
here. If the Red Cross officials opened even
box to re-sort articles for the benefit ol
Spanish customs authorities it would necessi
tate a large corps of laborers , whose pa >
would counterbalance the amount received
for relief. Ho could not understand till ;
argument. The schemeso far as It neeme
to bo concocted. Is for the purpose of putting
obstacles In the way of the progress of tin
relief work.
Whllo I WMS In the warehouse a Red Crosi
official desired to take out bags of rice foi
shipment to Jarulco , but ho could not toucl
them until he stcured a permit from the col
lector. The Spanish Inspectors are very eua
plclous. Whra they fV.d any article un
known to them , such as bottles of delicacies
they are placed cue slJo as being ot a sua
plclous character.
SYLVESTER SCOVEL.
SITUATION GIIOWS MOIIK STHIOUS
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HAVANA ( via Key West ) , March 19.-
( New York World Cablegram Special Tele
gram. ) The situation Is growing more ani
moro serious. The poHce are arresting met
whom Weyler hid banished and Blanco par
doned. The government censor la almo.il
halving the local press by red-penciling ant
cutting out Inflammatory articles. The con.
Bcrvatlvo as well a. % the sensational dallies
tere are yielding to public clamor for ac
tion against "aggression , " na it Is called
General Blanco Is doing his be t to ateui tb <
tldo of public anti-American sentiment , bui
two big SranUh war ship * afloat and oni
American war ahlp isunk In Havana bay an
bavlnf * an Influence which la growing dally
gucrgouj ( Illiterate perron ) Is bitterly anti-
American. 'Mcst of the others , as has been
cabled , were evidently the work of Cuban
( sympathizers and had little effect. But when
persons of the low class of Spaniards begin
exciting ach other trouble Is Imminent. The
widely circulated Illustrated paper "Don
Quixote" pictures Americans as Inoffensive
pigs , dripping with gore from Spanish biy-
oncts and the lower classes know no better.
The volunteers are boiling Internally not
especially against Americans now , but they
are tumultuously objecting to the propcct-
tlon of the radical autonomists that the vol
unteers must bo dtsarnwd before elections
will bo possible , or at leaet that each man
must deposit his rifle In a common armory
Instead of keeping It at home as heretofore.
As autonomy can novcr be anything but
the hollowest farce as long oa one party
( the conservative ) goes to the polls an or
ganized , armed body , and as General Blanco
means to make It as little of a farce 03
possible , he muet Intend to disarm the vol
unteers. If this Is done It must come soon
and when It comes It Is almost certain that
An.trlcan blood will follow. Even today the
slightest accident might send thousands ot
Ignorant , prejudiced , naturally cruel , armed
men Into great anti-American Tlots , and
General Blanco has not men enough to stop
them It the volunteers really break loose.
Each of their 40,000 men In Havana Is a
menace to International peace.
The compact , heavily armed Montgomery ,
-which has entered the harbor , looks like a
toy ship beside the Almlranto Oqucndo and
the Vlzcaya. I overheard the remark ashore :
"Ah ! the Yankees have really sent another
battleship. How small she Is. " The speaker
wore the dress of a dock laborer and be
lieved that the Montgomery really was Uncle
Sam's .beat ship.
The following sentences were censored
from my dispatch filed last night to be
ca'bled : "Tho news that the American gov
ernment has abandoned the plan to send
relief supplies to Cuba in war ships Is ex
citing much Interest here. The American
colony Is sorry for it. "
In consultation with court official of In
quiry on Monday General Lee suggested an
admirable thing , ilt was to have the armored
cruiser New York and the battleship Iowa
Just drop Into the bay for their captain and
commander respectively and then drop out
again. Tnat would bo an object lesson to
Havana 'Which Is greatly needed without any
danger of losing another ship , for neither
would stay long enough.
The Spanish naval officers seem to feel
confident that the American court's verdict
will .bo "no accident. " They are outspoken
In the statement that .their own verdict will
be Just the contrary ) and they talk freely of
an International commission. A leading
member of the American court , foreseeing
this , said at the Monday conference : "It Is
rather a pity that an International board did
not take bold first. "
The court examined yesterday the two
Americans who the night of the explosion
found a tightly stretched rope running from
near the floating dock toward and near to
the Maine. As has been cabled , the rope
was misslns the next morning. The officer
brought the niotst prominently , perhaps , be
fore tbo public In the Maine" ' affair does not
think a torpedo wrecked the Maine. He feels
sure that a mine caused the disaster.
The Maine's bow plates , originally from
the third longitudinal frame to the seven
teenth , are still being examined by experts.
They are most Important evidence. There
are some "doubting Thomases" yet. One of
the highest experts on explosives in the
American navy , who has not seen the wreck ,
sajs. "I see nothtag absolutely proving that
the explosion could not have occurred from
the inside. " He holds that the port clde
of the ship might have been forced In by
a vacuum at the place where the diver "Join
Doe of the American ship Fnlccn" found
armor plates bulging Inward. But all othcni
say that , admitting the possibility of a
vacuum strong enough to collapse the ship's
side , the aperture would , bo moro or lees
regular and these would not be the smashed ,
battered und twisted mats of beams tad
plates now forming the Maine's.port side at
the po'nt ot Impact.
The big wrecking tug Merrltt , which Is
working alone since the Right Arm's dcpavt-
uro on a mysterious errant , has made a big
reduction In the outside wreckage. Its pow
erful cranes have yanked beams and plates
from the vessel's main deck up and out
through the big hole where the funnels used
to be.
Senator Proctor and Miss llarton found on
their three days' trip to Sagua La Grande
and Clenfugas plenty of misery , even In the
latter place , where McGarr has been , aa
consul until lately and where be persistently
reported that neither war nor misery exlated.
Supplies are to be sent to 'both t > laces.
The S'panlrh divers worked Monday fully
twenty yards to tbd starboard of the wreck.
Probably they were seeking the turret.
Should they find Ita top Intact an outside
explosion would be'proved , for It would show-
that the big magazine could not possibly
have exploded. The navy divers are doing
excellent and hard work , but the recovery
of bodlea from now on Is practically Impos
sible on account of the danger to the divers
from bloo.1 poisoning. They have to work
by tourh on account of the dark water and
cannot wear gloves. The bodies now are
In a horrible condition.
The court ot Inquiry started Monday
promptly at 10 a. in. , but nq Important wit-
nctses were examined. Ensign Powclson was
culled upon again , but remained wilhtn the
court only fifteen minutes. Ship CaYpentcr
Holmes was there ten minutes to revise his
previous testimony. Divers Olson and Smith
gave some additional evidence as to what Is
being developed in their dally work In the
wreck.
Captain Chadwlck spent some time In the
wreck Monday inspecting the three * solitary
plates which show above the wreck , which
are bottom plates ot the Maine.
The court requested Naval Constructor
Hooper to take soundings on both side * and
outside of the wreck and he Is now at work
doing so.
Stenographer Blusell , who has been with
the court since 'It started Its Investigation ,
his been Bent to Washlnston. This Is
deemed advisable , as Iho testimony now be
ing taken by the court Is entirely that of
experts and divers , and as there 1s only a
small amount of testimony dally the presi
dent of the court , Captain Sampaon , has de
cided to have bis ship's writer , Bunsell ol
Iowa , act as stenographer ot the court.
SYLVESTER SCOVEL.
WorkliiK Ovrrtfme ntr eiial .
WATERTOWN , Mass. , March 10. Begin
ning today , the great machine' shops at the
Waterto'wa arsenal will bo operated eigh
teen hours a day.
ROOK ISLAND , III. . March l5. Acting
Commandant 0. B. Mltcharn of 'Rock ' Island
arsenal has received orders to put the
men at the arsenal on ten hours time and
to enlist a night shift at once. Thli will
well the forces In the shops here to 1,000
ea. Captata 8 , E. Blunt , commandant at
IN NO HURRY TO BUY SHIPS
Navy Department Will Not Bo Rushed in
Purchasing Vessels.
INSISTS PRICES MUSF BE REASONABLE
Secretory Lnnfr Will Xot I'rrnilt Rx-
of tin Oc'LMinloii to Force
Him Into MnlcliiK Any.
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WASHINGTON , ( March 10. The United
States government tag not as yet acquired
a single additional ehlp for the navy. This
Is true , not because of a lack of offers of
war ships from abroad , but simply for the
reason that the Navy department Is pro
ceeding with all the circumspection con
sistent with the needs of the case In looking
after the qualities and prices of the craft.
There Is a strong disposition to retrain from
being drawn Into 'bad ' bargains and to In
sist upon getting good vessels at prices not
extortionate.
Secretary Long 'was In receipt of a largo
number of cablegrams today , almost all re
lating to offers of ships. Lieutenant Nlblack.
naval attache at .Berlin , St. Petersburg and
Vienna , Is particularly active In the quest
for vessels.
There was a good deal of talk during the
day about assignment of officers to command
of the auxiliary cruisers , the ISt. Paul and
St. IxUls being especially mentioned , but
Secretary Long set these stories at rest by
the statement that he had not made any
such assignments , and had only progresied to ,
the point of Informing himself of the possi
bility of getting the ships officered and
manned quickly.
While looking after new ships the officials
of the Navy department are not neglecting
the old vessels , and arrangements have been
made to make short repairs on several ships ,
that In the ordinary course would not be
treated In that fashion , 'but ' mould receive a
thorough and time-consuming overhauling.
Thus In the case of the Philadelphia , which
has had five years' hard work , and has never
yet been done over as Is the custom , orders
have gone , to Mare Island to put the ship In
shape for sea within forty days.
The Yorktown , at the eome yards , Is not to
bo touched at present , not only because It Is
In fair condition , but also because it Is not
so formidable a craft as to make it deslrablo
to divert to It repair attention required else
where.
NEWARK ALMOST NEW.
At Norfolk the Newcck Is set down for
thirty days' repalro , and as a good deal of
wo-k has already been done on It It will bo
almost a new ship when It comes out or the
yard.
yard.Ttie
Ttie big monitor , Puritan , haa practically
completed Ita repairs.
The monitor , Comanche , at Mare Island ,
has been examined and found In tolerable
cudltlcn.
At League Island the monitor Mlantonomah
and the ram Kitahdln went Into commission
today , although they have not had their
orders. They will probably remain In the
Delaware river , or drop down tate the bay.
The torpedo bsat Dupont sailed from
Mobile to attach Itself to the flotilla at Key
Wtst.
Again It was said at the Navy department
that nothing had been heard from the court
of Inqulcy at Havana , uor from Admiral
Slcard at Key Went.
The presence In the city of persons con-
neoted with steamship lines and steel worko
led to the circulation of a number of ( sen
sational stories during the day , but perhaps
none ot these bad the persistency of one
that found currency at the capital until It
met a denial at the hands or Assistant Sec
retary Day , to the effect that Minister Wood-
ford had notified the Spanish government
that the president Intended to send to con-
grecs a meesago recognizing Cuban Inde
pendence.
Commander Hawley left Washington this
evening for the south with Chief Engineer
Webster and Surgeon Persons to enlist ma
chinists for tbo navy. During the day the
board changed Its plans and finally started
direct for New Orleans. It has been In
formed that there are a number of good men
to be had on the gulf coast , and Commander
Hawley will open temporary recruiting of
fices In the gulf cities as he goes along , just
as was done by him In the west last sum
mer.
NAVAL CONPEHENCE HE'LD. '
A conference was held at 3 o'clock In
the office of Assistant Secretary Roosevelt
to map out plans for arming and equipping
merchant vessels as auxiliary cruisers. Mr.
Roosevelt presided and others present were
Captain Cronlnshleld ot the Bureau of Navi
gation , Captain O'Neal of the Bureau of
Ordnance , Chief Hlchborn of the Bureau of
Construction and Commander Bradford of
the 'Bureau ' of Yarda and Docks.
This meeting had been preceded by a call
from President Grlscom of the International
Navigation company , which owns 'the four
ship ? , St. Louis , St. Paul , Paris and New
York.
The board meeting brought out a general
dlscusslou ot the 'work the various bureaus
would 'he ' called upon to do to make these and
other vessels ready , as auxiliary cruisers.
About 95 per cent of this work would fall to
the lot of the 'Bureau ' of Construction , which
would have charge of Installing magazines ,
gun mounts , light protective armor for the
guns and magazines , and the circles on
which the guns swing. This work , It Is said ,
could bo accomplished readily wlthla two
weeks' time , as all materials except the
guns arc on hand.
The 'Bureau ' of Ordnance could not eupply
all the guns required within that short
time , although seventy or moro are now
available. The supply would be adequate ,
however , for the most effective auxiliary
cruisers , and the complete armament of the
merchant ships could proceed as rapidly as
'possible thereafter.
On the question of manning the auxiliary
fleet the Navy department feels that the most
effective step would be to enlist Into the
United States naval service the special mer
chant crews ot the several ships. These
crews are thoroughly familiar with the ves
sels , and could handle them with far greater
effect than green crews of blue jackets. The
ships would be officered from the line of
the regular navy.
PAY IS ABOUT THE SAME.
In the case of collating a merchant crev ;
the pay and allowaices would be about
equivalent to the rates paid ordinary seamen ,
and the tlmo of enlistment would be limited
to abort terms ,
The batteries for tbo auxiliary cruisers
consist In the caie ot the St. LouU and St.
Paul of eight elx-lnch gum , four elx-
pouaderi , and ( our machine guns ; the Paris
end New York twelve eU-lncb , lx U-
poundert and ilx sucklne um.
and Seneca typo a. main jbattory of eight
four-Inch guns , and -from , ilx to eight rapid
flro machine guns : Those-'of the VlgllatKla
class are designed to har a main battery
of six flvc-iiich and' foiir four-Inch guns , tour
one-pounders and thredmichlno guns.
The batteries ofthe auxiliary cruisers on
the Pacific coast , If those should be called In
use , uro substantially similar , nlx-lnch guns
being the largest one'f designed for use In
that service.
The Navy department finds Itself In com
paratively good condition as to the supply
of automobile torpedoes , which constitute
ono ot the most deadly engines ot naval de
struction. The Whltchead torpedo Is now
tn general use , though a few ot the Howcll
class are still on hand. Fifty of the Whltc-
hwd torpedoes were secured a short time
ago and with these there la a. total of about
3SO on hand. This gives not only a full out
fit for vessels ? now in commission but also
the necessary reserve eupply.
COLLECTING INFORMATION.
Secretary Alger spent some time to
day In consultation with President
Llndcrmann , Vice President Daven
port and Mr. Mclgs of the Bethlehem
Iron company. This 'corporation has a con
tract for supplying 100 heavy rifles for coast
defenses. Many of them have been deliv
ered. His purpose in Inviting the officers ot
the company to meet him was to ascertain
the extent of their resources In case of emer
gency and to Induce them to press the work
in their hands with all diligence. In both
of these undertakings the secretary was suc
cessful.
A good many cable messages were received
at the Navy department over night and this
morning. It was said , that there was not
among them any word from the court of
Inquiry or from Admiral Slcard , but that
they were almost altogether messages from
United States naval attaches abroad rotating
to war ships under construction and subject
to purchase In the countries In which they
ore being built. For obvious and pruden
tial reasons the department Is not giving
publicity at this stage to any of these dis
patches.
NAVY WANTS MACHINISTS.
The Navy department is renewing Its ef
forts to secure the enlistment of machinists
and to this end Commander Hawley , Chief
Engineer Wetster and a surgeon yet to bo
selected , have been appointed a board to
make special effort to seouro recruits In the
middle and southern weiH. Going first to
Cleveland the board will 'work ' on south
ward to Mobile and New Orleans , possibly
going as far westward as .Galvcston. Ma
chinists are pretty well paid , as naval sal
aries go , the lowest grade' ' receiving $40 a
month , while chief machinists In charge of
engine room watches are paid $70 , In both
cases there Is an allowance of rations ,
cloth'ing and other supplies that , taken In
connection with the salary , make the places
rather desirable.
This being diplomatic day at the State de
partment It would not bo a matter of note
In ordinary times to see the British ambsn-
sador among the callers upon the secretary
of state and Judge Day ' &jjie was today.
But In view of the publications OTvlatc touch-
ID ? alliances between the United States and
Great Britain and the reverted British' r6-
fuaal to allow the United slates to purchase
war ships In England more than usual Inter-
cat attached to bis visit. The ambassador
himself refused to make any statement for
publication relative to these matters , being
visibly annoyed at the prominence that had
been given to these publications , but the
State department denied both these storied.
As to the war ships , the .best proof of tha
fact that no prohibition had been laid upcn
their purchases In Great Brlta'n Is the oat-
Isfactory progress cf the negotiations of gov
ernment representatives abroad for the pro
curement of options on such ships as are-
deemed desirable additions to our navy.
M. Cambon , the French ambatsador , went
over to the Navy department after paying
a weekly call on the secretary of state , for a
short visit to Serctary Long. This , it was
said , however , was nothing but a formal
call , the new ambassador up 'to this time
having failed to make the usual vl.ilt of cer
emony upon the officers * ot the cabinet.
SPANISH MINISTER ARRIVES.
The Spanish minister , Senor .Polo y Ber-
nabe , arrived here early today and was met
at the station by Senor du Dosp , the Spanish
charge , & > nd others , who gave him a cordial
welcome and escorted him , to the legation.
Later Scnor du Bosc called at the State de
partment and arranged to present Senor
Polo at 11:15 : tomorrow morning. At that
time the minister will be Introduced to Sec
retary Sherman and Judge Day , but It la not
yet settled whether his prwantatlon to the
president will follow at once , as tbo cabinet
will bo la session at that time. Pending lilrj
meeting the officials hero the new minister
would not discuss the present status of Spain.
FU.VXCK TUYIXG TO Hi ; 1,1" SI'.UX.
I.lkely to Iteiiilor SnliMtniitlnl Finan
cial AxHlHtunee.
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MADRID. Wednesday Night , by way of
Baycnne , France , March 10. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Seaor
Leon Castillo , the SprnUH ambassador at
Paris , returned to Madrid today , ostensibly
on a abort leave of absence to look after hla
personal affairs , but In official and diplomatic
quarters It la generally believed that he has
come to enlighten the Spanish government
on the present disposition of the Paris bauks
and of the financiers toward Spain. It la
m open secret that those financial Interests ,
backed by FVench diplomacy and the French
cabinet , seem much embarrassed and hurt
by the critical state of the Spanish flnancoi ,
the rise of foreign exchanges , the decline of
trade and other circumstances consequent
upon the colonial wars , the condition of the
Spanish railway companies and of many other
enterprises In which Preach capital Is largely
Interested , Therefore very strong Influences
have been brought to bear upcn the Madrid
government to promise to do something to
have the next Parliament vote a law to
assist the railway companies. In considera
tion of compliance with these demands ot
the French bankers aol capitalists , Spain
Is promised support on the Paris , money mar
ket In negotiating a large loan , to be guar
anteed , however , by the revenue of her to
bacco monopoly ,
Spain Is given to understand that the same
financial Influepccs might secure for her at
least the support of the French government
In Its Cuban difficulties and In International
complications which might arise out of the
Cuban question.
ARTHUR" E. HOUQHTON.
TnUe ToimepHlou1 of Illtr Lluern.
CHICAGO , March JO. A special to the
Journal from Washington eays : The United
States government hai virtually taken possession -
session of the American line ot steamers ,
consisting ot the St. Louis , St. Paul , City of
Paris and the New York. A federal naval
officer 'will ' be put In command practically
of each of the big vessel ! as they arrive and
tall from tfae e ahorei. Commander Browncon
li virtually In command of the Si. Paul
jrMclt .a
LEEDY CRITICIZES HARLAN
He is Displeased with the Maiimnm Bate
Case Decision ,
VIGOROUSLY ARRAIGNS SUPREME COURT
Oovernnr of KIIIINIIH INNHOH nn Ail-
ilrrMM In AVIilrhj ll > NlioirM HitIn -
COIIMlxtfllCleN of th
Court 111 tUo I.iiiul.
TOPBKA , Kan. , March 10. The populist
administration of the state of Kanras gave
out a startling statement today , one bristling
with criticism of the decision ot the United
States supreme court In the Nebraska maxi
mum freight rate cases.
The address Is particularly significant In
that Governor Leedy has already taken steps
preliminary to the calling ot the state legis
lature in special sceslon , with the especial
purpose of enacting a maximum freight rate
law.
Whllo the address Is given out over the
elgnature of Governor Leedy , It had first
been approved by Chief Justice Dostcr of the
state supreme court , and other prominent
populists.
In giving the address to the reporters
Governor Leedy said :
"How long do you suppose a icon can
write treason like this without getting into
Jail ? You may put my signature to It and
n'ako ' It a signed statement , so that If any
body goes tn Jail It will .bo me. "
The governor begins his address with the
statement that for a year the press dis
patches have said that the opinion In the
Nebraska case would bo adverse to the state.
Then ho says :
The opinion has been handed down and
the Associated Press dispatches eay that
It Is u clean victory Ifor the railroads. On
the contrary , It Is nn unclean victory In
civcry affect iof the cae , showing that no
matter hav carefully the robea of justice
are folded about the personnel of the su
preme court , these robes can no longer
conceal the cloven hoof of ofllclal malfeas
ance nnd usurpation.
As this decision .was due a year ago and
as there was -no known ireason for the de
lay , and ti9 the decision ns rendered con
firms the statements made In the Asso
ciated Press dispatches from tlmo to time ,
strong color Is given to ithe suspicion that
the press dispatches emanated from some
person In touch with the court and were
for the purpose of feeling the pulse of the
public ami preparing1 It for the decision
which goes much further In the direction
of ursurplng power than any that haa yet
been made.
CORPORATIONS NOT PERSONS.
The Governor then declares that the con
stitution of Nebraska gives the legislature
power to establish maximum charges for
transportation" and declares that the su-
prcmo court has tried to abrogate it. He
challenges Justice Harlan's declaration that
a corporation Is a person under the four
teenth amendment to the constitution , and
says : "I deny It , and so will everybody bul
a corporation lawyer or a subservient Judi
cial tool of corporate Interests. "
Governor Leedy then quotes the four
teenth amendment and says : "How In the
name of God can this apply to corporations ?
Corporations are not born , they are created
made by law. They cannot be naturalized ,
they can take no oath of allegiance. Only
human beings can do that. "
After more In the same strain the gov
ernor , still referring to the fourteenth
amendment , says :
Who are the persons -who shall not , ac
cording to these provisions , bo. deprived ol
life , liberty or property , or lin denied equal
legal protection ? Everybody outside the
asylum and oft the federal judicial bench
knows them to be and to only be natural
persons. They are those -who , besides the
capacity to hold property und enjoy legal
protection , also have life and cnn enjoy
liberty , and that means human beings.
Continuing , Governor Leedy quotes Hare
on American censtltutlcmal law end a de
cision by Justice Woods of the United States
circuit cowt , afterwards a supreme court
justice , to prove that the fourteenth amend
ment does not refer to corporations and de
clares that the Woods decision had been fol.
lowed In California , Rhode Island an/1 other
states from 1870 to 1882 , "when Justice
Field tad another federal Justice of the
peace named Sawyer decided the other way
and since then , whenever a corporation staria
out to commit highway robbery , pick a man's
pocket or loot a public treasury , It disguise. !
Itself as a person and goes out on. Its rals-
sloni of plunder.
HIDEOUS DISTORTRION.
"Nobody but a slave or a knave will yield
assent to the hldeoua distortion of meaning
which Judge Harlan glvca to the word
'person * as used in the fourteenth amend
ment and uponi which ho bottoms his In
famous decision and which shows to what
depth of Iniquity the supreme court of the
United States has descended. "
"I desire , " the governor continues , "to
quote some of the opInleiM of the supreme
court of the United States before It went
Into partnership with Morgan , Vandcrbllt ,
Gould & Co. , as to the opinion they hold In
the Nebraska case. "
Lorag decisions by Justice John Marshall
are quoted.
In conclusion Governor Leedy says hla
maximum rate bill will be presented to the
Kansa.i legislature In such shape that to
decide against It the court must reverse he
decision In the Nebraska case and he adds :
"If the court still pursues the corrupt and
rotten practice that It has heretofore , by
charging lu decisions to suit tbo ehlftlng
Interests of the railroad corporations , the
remedy will bo with the people In their dealIngs -
Ings with the courts or In building rail
roads of Ibelr own. "
Tutr mill Derrick OfT for Hiiviinn.
CHARLESTON , S. & , March 10. The tug
Underwriter , with the big derrick Chief ,
left this port this morning and ccntlnucd
Its voyage to Havana. It put In hero for it .
pairs several days ago.
MovellU'lltH of OcM'Ull Ve * el > 4 , Mnr. 1O.
At Amsterdam Sailed Edam , for New
York.
At Marseilles Arrived Hurgundln , from
New York.
At Copenhagen Arrived Island , from
New York.
At London Sailed Mobile , for New
York. Arrived Victoria , from New YorUl
Massachusetts , from New York.
At Genoa Sailed Fulda , for New York.
At Qucenstown Sailed Majestic , for Ntw
York. Arrlved-aermanlc , from New York
for Liverpool.
At Havre Arrived La Urctagne , from
New York.
At Copsnhagen Sailed Hekla , for New
York.
At Liverpool-Sailed Wacsland , for Phil
adelphia.
At Bremen Arrived Trnve , from New
York.
At Naples-Arrlved-Eras , from New
York.
THE BEE
Weather Forecmt for
- , " ! _ = , - . I Wlrnl * .
P B .
1. Spaniard * Hinder qSPCjfiftrilcf Work.
No Hurry In
( lov. I.rrdy Emit * KffSt lll. t.
Spain Kxrlted OrrM jFTniitinn Hill.
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C. Homo KIIU Free fjJfBAmciuliucut. )
9. Nebraska Newi ,
Wire Trmt 1't
4. Killtorliil und
C. Const Hate * All ( lone to Tlcccn.
Go.iehi-n HefeniU thu llrltlili Navy ,
0. Council lllulTK I.iirul Mutter * .
Iowa IjPKlnliitlvn ProrccilliiBn.
7. Urnrriil New * of the Furtlier We t.
Hiiriu-ot IdieeM for Next Summer.
8. Cnmcrii FlcniU Hnvo Tlielr Troubles.
Three Men llolil Up Two Kiiloona.
( iiimtilerH Are Itnnml Over.
O. In the Fluid of Kleetrlcltjr ,
Holromli llclm Out llenliniin ,
DecUlou In Tux Title Cusr.
1'oor Fiirm Iteverts to the County.
11. Commervliil iiml riniiiu'liil New * .
IZ , New nnit Olil Army Uniforms.
Trials of Freak Fighters.
Temperature at Uiiinlini
Hour. It-K. Hour. lien.
> n. in : tO 1 p. in -II
O II. in i ! ! a p. in -II
7 n. in -1 > : t p. 111 ui
N n. 111 : io -i p. 111 its
it n. in : i i n it. in : t < i
10 n. in a ? ( i p. in : n
11 n. ui ; ts 7 p. in nil
la in IO N p. ill ii
! ( p. in ill !
Forecaster Welch says that the conditions
point to no great change In temperature ,
but that the snow bids { air to .bo quite
heavy and will extend over the lower Mis
souri valley and probably to the Mississippi
valley. Nebraska , South Dakota and Wyo
ming have had snow within tl'c ' last twenty-
four hours , and much snow will fall In
northern Missouri , western and southern
lown , northern Kansas and eastern Ne
braska.
G120UGIA LVMJ ITS 1M.VI2 IIUII.IMXO ,
Lumbermen Will Contribute Mult-rial
to Construct It.
ATLANTA , Ga. , March 10. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The lumbermen of Georgia will donate
nate- the material to be used In the con
struction of the building for the state ex
hibit at the Omaha exposition.
C. T. Harmon , one of the most active
members of the commission , will Icivo for
Omaha this week and whllo there will se
lect the site for the building1 and award the
'contract ' for Its construction. 'Mr. ' Harmon
and ex-Governor Northen have Just returned
from a trip to Tlfton , where they appeared
before the meeting of the Lumbermen's as
sociation , The result was ono of tliu brst
day's work yet accomplished by the commis
sion , inasmuch as the association agreed to
furnish free of cost all 'the lumber needed
in the construction of the Georgia building ,
The building will bo a pine pnlaco and out
of the most beautiful at the exposition.
KANSAjliSt5X ! Mo.tMHrbh 10. ( Special
Telegram. ) Secretary Carroll of the Mlo-
sourl Exposition commission today Jsyucd a
statement of Missouri's representation at
Omaha , In the course of which he says ;
" .Missouri em and will show the finest
mules , saddle horres. beef and dairy cattle
and hogs of any state In the union. Missouri
will exhibit as fine cotton as the world pro
ducer. Our corn pyramid will contain 500
bushels made up of specimens from every
county In the state. Our wheat , oats and
flax will rival America's best , and our to
bacco will challenge for superiority Ken
tucky's premium white burley. MUaourl'e
exhibit of strawberries will ellipse the whole
world. Missouri's exhibits of lead and zinc
will bo superior In merit and extent to those
of any other'state or nation. Our exhibits
of red gralte , limestone , gray and red sand
stone will rank with the finest.Vo will dis
play the best hard pine In America and will
supplement It with a magnificent collection
of our foreatry productions. Our exhibits
of manufactures now contracted exceed In
number and extent our display of that char
acter at the World's fair. "
CA\'At , WORK IS SATISFACTORY
\lcarnpriiuii ( "oininlnHloiierM I'lt-axcd
TV I III (111lltOMIlllM OhtllllllMl.
( Correspondence of the Arsoclalcd I'rcfs. )
SAN CARLOS , Nicaragua , Feb. 15. The
Nicaragua canal commissioners passed
through hero yesterday on their return tc
Grcytown from their tour of Inspection oc
the western side of the lake. The account *
of the progress of the commission work ir
that section is favorable. Everything IE
going forward in a satisfactory manner and
It Is probable the party under J. O. W
Walker will have finished Its labors In aboul
three months.
The commissioners were greatly pleasei
with the fine result of the hydrographlc sur
vey of the eastern end of Lake Nicaragua
which has Just been completed by Lleutenanl
Hanus , U. S. N. , and his party of naval offl-
cers and enlisted men of the navy.
In addition to the soundings , Mr. Hanui
went extensively Into the boring business
thereby savin ? the commission consldcrabli
expense. All the results of his work an
favorable to the canal. No dredging will b <
necessary at any point more distant fron
the San Juan river than eleven miles am
the borings show the dredging In this llml
will to easy. The work In the Sanguar
river has already commenced and at the cm
of this week the hydrographlc party wll
move down the river to a new camp , whlcl
is oven now in process of construction.
The disturbed condition of the country hai
Interfered somewhat with the commissioner' :
work. Mr. Walker was arrested as a rebe
the other day at Ulvas , but was releasei
very soon with profuse apologies on the par
of the government. There has been flghtlnf
at Rlvas , but at San Carlos and In the 1m
mediate neighborhood there have been noth
ing more than alarms.
Will lAppear In SiillivHii'H \ < MV Opera
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LONDON , March 10. ( New York Worlc
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) George D <
Vol of Doston and Kdwln Isham of Neu
York , the two singers whoso presence it
London has given rise to much eurmlso
have today clgned a definite contract toi
appearance In Sullivan's opera , which , frou
tbo little that Is as yet known of U , prom
Ises to be the musical feature of the com
ing Bcason. Should Sullivan's health bi
spared It Is anticipated that the piece wll
bo produced about the middle of May.
POULTNKV DIGELOW.
Movfiiit'iitu of Oil * Fleet.
KEY WEST. Fla. . March 10. The Unltei
States dlepatch boat Fern arrived here tbl
morning from Havana. The United State
battleship Iowa has sailed for the Tortua
Islands. The torpedo boat Porter has els
sailed for the Tortugas with mall for th
fleet. Tbo United States cruiser Marble
head has sailed for rtie Tortugas In ordc
to dlitrlbute ammunition to the UeeU
SPAIN IS EXCITED
Prompt Action of American Oongrori
Causes Oonsternntioni
PRESS IS ANXIOUS AND DISPLEASED
Oalls Upon Government to Prepare foj
Emergencies ,
CRUISER MONTGOMERY CAUSES A RIPPLE
Its Presence nt Havana is Unfavorably
Commented Upon ,
WAVE OF EUROPEAN SYMPATHY FOR SPAIN
DOIIN Set CJrent IS I on- oil Till * I'lmsa
of tin * Situation Itiiiiiorx of
'Iltiptiire ' In Cn III n i-1
Unfounded. .
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MADRID , March 10. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) A profound
sensation has been caused In Madrid by the
rapid , unanimous passage by the American
congress of a bill making an extraordinary
( JSO.000,000) ) appropriation for warlike purposes - ,
poses and by the arrival nt Havana of the
United States cruiser Montgomery.
Th .o two events nro much discussed In
political , diplomatic and official quartern.
The tone of press comments thereon be
trays anxiety and displeasure , but the ma
jority of the newspapers recommend pru
dence and self-possession , at the same tlmo
calling upon the government to bo prepared
ifor any emergency.
Both the public and the press claim to eet
great store by what they regard an a gen
eral wave of sympathy for Spain In the
European press. Much Importance la attached
to the latest council of ministers. It In
paid to have been devoted chlully to on ex
amination of the moro favorable Intelligence
forwarded by General Blanco about thd
progress of military operations In the de
struction of the resources and the atrong-
holds of the 'rebellion ' In the eastern prov
inces and the active pursuit of bands by a
combined movement of Spanish columns. Hut
it Is known that that council discussed at
length the new aspect of Spain's relation/ *
with the United States. The ministers , how
ever , have determined , "In the Interest of
peace , " not to communicate to the press de
tails of measures or propositions agreed
upon. They simply say the council "con
sidered It expedient to persevere In the
present pacific and patriotic attitude. "
There Is no foundation for the rumors of
a ministerial crisis and ot the resignation of
Scnor Gulllon , the minister of foreign af
fairs , though It Is an open secret that he and
the minister of colonies , Senor Monet , tie
not agree. The ministerial press denies -that
Scnor Loon Cautlllo , the Spanish ambassador
to Franco , who has come to Madrid , Is not
hero to replace Scnor Gulllon In the cabinet ,
but to communicate to the queen regent end
the government the Impressions ho has
gathered from diplomatic and political
sourc * . and from high authorities In the
French capital concerning the Cuban ijues-
tlon In all Its phases. The visit of Senor
Leon Castillo to Madrid has a very distinct
object of exceptional Interest , If what la
planned la realized , but-on this the reserve
of thq government Is great and perhaps the
Interests of the country Impoao on all a duty ;
respecting It. ARTHUR 13 HOUGHTON.
EXGIJAXll'S SYMl'ATU'IKS ' WITH US.
Member of I'nrlliinieiit Comes For-
TViiril In' ' nib ISmnlinllu Milliner.
( Copyright , 1898 , by Vtvfx Publishing Company. )
LONDON , March 10. ( Now York World1
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Hubert Dun-
combe. a conservative member of the House
of Commons ( representing the west division
of Cumberland ) , has given notice that ho
would put this formal question to the go\-
crnraent today In Parliament :
"Whether , with a view to recognizing the
Identity of the Interests ot all English-
speaking people , her majesty's government
will consider the advisability of placing the
services of the 'British ' lleet at the disposal
' of the United States of America In the event
' of complications arising between them and
any foreign power. "
Much Intercut was felt In parliamentary.
*
circles In this remarkable suggestion , but
when his turn came 'Mr. Duncombo did not
put the question. I aw him In the lobby ,
Immediately afterwaid and asked the reason.
Mr. Duncombo answered :
"On consideration 1 came to the conclu-
(
slon 'tl.ut It might defeat the object I had
In view. If the question were asked no'
minister could give a definite reply and an
Indefinite one might be misconstrued. "
"Do you consider , " I Inquired , "that thla
suggested alliance with the United Statca
Is In keeping with the general tympathlea
of .the English people ? "
"As far as I have been able to Judge , "
responded Mr. Duncombe , "It expresses thu
sentiment of eight out of every ten English
men. Any little disagreements wo have with ,
America are merely superficial , such no a
father might have with a son. Hut when It
cornea to thu United States being attacked , I
believe all Englishmen would desire to help
them , &t we bellevo Americana would do-
olre to aeslst us under like conditions. I
think It would .bo a very salutary thtag If
the world knew that If any power that
attack * one of 'us It will have to deal with ,
both. I put down my nutation last evening
without consultation with anybody and I or/y
refrained from asking It because I thought
U might not assist the object I had In view.
But. mind you , I am firmly convinced that
the ecntlmtnt expressed In that qucstlen ac
curately reflects the feeling of my countvy-
men toward the United States. "
Mr. Duncombo la the third eon of the carl
of Keversham and a brother ot the late
duchccg of Lcireter , who was famous for her
beauty. He la a member ot the tory "smart
eet , " but Is comparatively new to politics.
( ; oviu..Mi.VTv.u HUMOUS.
ICri't HUH ) ' Trylnir to ( 'licck I I'NNIIIM
III ! lllllri'H ilollN ,
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MADRID. March 10. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The govern
ment has done nothing today but
check pessimist Impressions echoed )
by all the Madrid prom , oven
ministerial organs. After ttio council
presided over by the queen the ministers
stated that nothing new had occurred In Ilia
colonial or International iurslons | ! to war
rant the prevalent feeling of disquiet. On.
the contrary the Spanish legation at Wash
ington liad wired again a budgut of paclfla
o wi. NtvcrtlK-leui alarmist rumora per-