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    THE OMAHA I DAILY BEE.
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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871 , OMAHA MONDAY MORNING , MARCH 14 , 1898. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
AMERIOANS INSULTED
Spaniards at Havana Show Hatrad for
United States.
SCURRILOUS PAMPHLETS CIRCULATED
Press Center Lets Bomo Infhmmitorj
Matter Go Through.
LOWER CLASSES SCOFF AT OUR NAVY
Think tha Montjjomary is the Biggest
Vestal in tha Nary.
SPANISH BUSINESSMEN ARE EXCITED
I-'nll to Fully Umlerntnml the Recent
lroi In Value * Aecldent The
ory of the Exi l" lu'i Much
Unriied Upon.
( Copyright , U08 , by Press rubllsMnif Company. )
HAVANA ( Via Key West ) , March 13.
( New York World Cablegram Special Tele
gram. ) The feeling hero Is uneasy. The air
is heavy with vague rumors and every one
prays for a quick finish to the American in
qulry court's labor. The anti-American sen
timent Is growing" day by day. Scurrilous
pamphlets Increase and now some are really
written by Spaniards. The censor whom
General Blanco keeps to cut Just such things
from the local press Is unable to prevent
veiled threats and abuses of Americana dally
Itl the local columns , though he does cut
out reams and reams of highly Inflamma
tory matter. The censor's waste basket 1s
Jammed full of red penciled matter wrltlen
for the Havanv ; pre.s. Our navy Is espe
cially altnckcd. Even La Lucl.a , Havana's
. brightest dally , Intimates that our shlpa
V are poor and that our discipline I poorer
Tl-o lower cla'ses thought the little house
tender Fern was a regular batllcahlp and
now thai the Montgomery Is here they are
euro the cruiser must bo the blggcal fighting
vecscl left In our fleet. Tile suggestion was
most timely thai Ihe Iowa and Iho New York
should steam Into the harbor hero for the
members of the board ol inquiry and to
eteam right out again.
Of course , such vulgar Idea * are not sharei
by the government , but It would nol bs gov
crnmcut officials who would kill Americans
In a public riot. The government Is allowing
the local press lo assume a belligerent tor e
Corrco , a conservative paper , pr'nted a
warning to Spain to be on the alert , as Mc
Klnley was securing England's promise of
non-Interference In America's 'Cubed policy.
Certain war Is fore-ihai'owcd. This w ? in
corporated in a Madrid dispatch which the
ctoEor allowed a morning paper to print.
It said that although war seemed Improb-
ble , still Spain was fully prepared for It.
Taken together with the recent attacks upon
Captaki SIgsbee , Ihe Maine's officers , Ihe
Amerlcjii navy and Americans In general ,
these belligerent actlcus are very signifi
cant , '
Spanish business men are excited over the
grdat drojrW Spanish values. The published
stalenient of the ie.ci Is qualified by a claim
that the fall was caused by false news from
Havana. The truth la , however , that the
local critics of the Madrid press are awaken
ing to the fad lhat the Maine affair Is the
cause of their gravity.
ACCIDENT THEORY.
When not abusing Americans the Havana
dallies are still elating that 'the ' Maine ex
plosion was accidental , Ihelr Ihcorles rang
ing from the one gancrally advanced 'that
the Maine's officers were all nahoro nnd thai
the discipline aboard wta Indifferent to Ihe
nfflrmallon 'thai ' Iho rats got at matches
stored In the magazine and that their nlbblot' '
detonated the sulphur and that then Ihe ship
blow up. The disclosure that the ship was
broken In two Is publicly acknowledged to
bo true in the Commcrclou , a rabid Spanish
shopkeepers' journal. Spanish divers have
reported It , as such a paper would take no
American's word touching a fact so much
against the accident theory. The article
begins : "But supposing the Malne'B keel is
broken , " and then it undertakeo lo show
that an interior explosion did It , although
acknowledging thai un explosive force surely
would take Iho course ot ipasl resistance
which would bo upw.ard. Curiously every
Spanish theory la based upon an explosion
of the big twenly-flve-lon len-lnch maga
zine. Every Havana editor sees thai nolh-
Ing else on board Iho ship could have so
eaten it up. itut the eamo men refuse to
listen to the number cO filled powder caoes
raised , even though their own dlvero have
raised and examined Just such final proofs of
it lie big ! magazine's Integrity.
While working on Ihe ruins ot the super-
etructuro of Iho Maine , a large parl of
which still lice under the sluggish waters ot
Havana harbor. Diver Olten found an un
recognizable mass ot flesn , attached to
which was a mall patch of hair. U was
the head ot one of the Maine's sailors. The
body to which the head belonged probably
wis blown to aom . A large case of surgi
cal Instruments belonging to Surgeon Hen-
riascrger of the Maine was found in the hills
ot Cabanas , -hale a mile from the wreck. A
email looking glass was the only thing In
U broken. The case was found by a woman ,
who sold It o another person for $3 , from
whom It was secured by Dr. Hennaserger.
The case Is worth more than $100.
The members of the American court of in
quiry are Indignant at anonymous Interviews
BEcrlbed to them constantly printed by the
newspapers. They say the Interview * mostly
orlKlr.uto In Iho brains of Irresponsible re-
uorlers. SYLVESTER snnvHi.
St'XIlAY 8l't T IX MAUllIIJ ,
1'rcvM Illcu Ne I'rohnlitlltlcB ol
Kuril pen n .Alliance.
( Copyright , H98. by lrcss rubllB'.iliiE Company. )
MADRID , March 13. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) This has
been a generally quiet day In political cir
cles. The prtas ot every shade continues tc
discuss the probabilities of Spain fhidlns
something substantial outside the platonlc
demonstrations in European press and gov
ernments. El Tlempo , the organ ot the
newly reorganized conservative party am
ot Senors I'ldal Slhela , Marthal Campoi
and General Falavleja , again advocates for
clgn alliances as the beet safeguard foi
the Spanish colonies. El Imparclal has u EC
vere article agalnit alleged American pre
tensions to Invade Spanish rights in Cuba
thereby virtually menacing the rights ot th (
Interests of the European powers In thi
West Indira and Central America , whlct
ought to enlist European assistance foi
Spain. Other papers comment In the sami
strain and the ministerial organs deprocati
digressions on delicate matters that pa
t riot ! c ! nod state reasons oblige the minister :
and their frends to treat wltb much re
crvc. The welcome given the new Span
ish mlntiter by the president and the offlcla
world at Washington la favorably com
jnentcd upon by the Madrid presa.
ARTHUR B. HOUailTON. '
\V14V CONSUL BAHKEK UUSIUXED
Did Xot Proiioie to See -Any Mori
! Itarre to Drntlt.
( Copyright , 1HL by Prn PutiUiMnc Company ,
HAVANA ( Via Key West ) , March 13.-
( Ncw York World Cablegram Special Tele
gram. ) "I do not propose longer to be i
parly to useless sacrifice of lives. " Th
Is -what Walter IK Barker , th Voitei
tat * * consul at Sain * LA Grande , wrote Jan
u ry t , * U to tk ground upon wnlcl
fc * Mt.M ' * * > " > t WashlMt T *
. Ata A fet p- U AA' A fe 1
" ft w * m i
W H HR I T W ,
t . _ . .S te rl. . . - . " . " * tf W ) if/ '
proves that he did not resign on account ot |
friction with General Lee , as lies been reported - .
ported , over the distribution ot relief , sup
plies. Sagua Is a hotbed of ultra Span-
lards. Thousands of Cubans have starved
to death here without a helping han3 from
a 'Spanish merchant. Even the American
government relict for Its destitute citizen. ?
only came In pitiable driblets. tMr. Darker
has seen nothing but Cuban misery and
Spanish hatred and he Is sick of it. Like
a bravo man he says so and acts so.
Here Is a sample of Spanish generosity In
Sagua which I can vouch for : With the
rcconcentradoea dying like rats some Cuban
women directing a children's dispensary
askpd ex-Mayor Nonelgo , a law > er named
Dadla and a merchant named Garcia for
donations. These men had never given any
thing and Jfat before that had drawn more
than $1,000 In a lottery. They contributed
about $3 worth of condensed milk. The
same women asked Senor Tonalla , mayor of
Santeander , and hla brother-in-law for con
tributions. Both men were fresh from
Spain and had come to Cuba to Icok after
the sugar estates their Cuban wives had
brought them as dowries. Each gave $1.26.
I have quoted these two true Incidents to
show what goes on In every town In Cuba
and why Cuba Is already half depopulated
by hunger , not.by war. Starving Cuba Is
a blot upon civilization.
SYLVESTER SCOVEL.
S1'AIWlLIj STAND IIY 'ITS ' KKPOIIT.
Predict * thnt It Will Clinrwe nn In
ter mil EvploNlon ,
MADRID , March 13. El Imparclal eays :
"The government Is momentarily expecting
to receive the report of the Spanish com
mission which It Is understood will main
tain that the Maine explosion was Internal.
Although the American commlcslon may
give another explanation , tbo government
will energetically uphold the Spanish re
port. "
The view held In official circles la that
Spain will not provoke a war , because If U
did It will find Itself Isolated , but If Amcr
lea gives the provocation Spain will not bb
alone In the struggle. The general opinion
is that In event of war Spain will not need
to attack American territory. It will suffice
to pursue a 'War ' of privateering. As Amer
ican commerce Is sevenfold greater than
Spaln'a , American Interests would suffer
most. War would be madness , benefiting
neither nation , and good scuao therefore
couneels peace.
PARIS , March 13. The Temps says :
"Spain does not deceive Itself when It counts
upon the sympathies , nt least latent , nf
European Governments , but It would be a
mlatakc for It lo expect any effectual sup
port from cither Great Britain or the triple
alliance. Before all It must rely upon
Itself. "
LONDON , iMarch 13. The Sunday Specla
publishes from Its 'Berlin ' correspondent an
Interview with United ( States Ambassador
White on the attitude of the United States
toward Spain and the Cuban situation. Am
bassador White , according to this dispatch
declared the statement that the United
States had entered Into an alliance with
Ragland nnd Japan as absolutely wlthou' '
foundation.
"Tho United States , " Mr. White Is repelled
polled to have said , "will never bind Itsel
by such nn alliance. President McKInley'a
administration cannot act against the tradl
tlon which forbids all such complications In
America's International relations. Least o
all will It do for the sake of American In
terpsls In the far cast.
"The fear of war with Spain must not be
taken too seriously. The $30,000,000 credl
la no proof that the UnlteJ States .Intern !
going to war , since the government had long
demanded such a credit for the purpose o"
harbor defense. Thh , however , had been
postponed owing to the niggardly policy con
grcss had hitherto pursued. "
Characterizing as "quite untrue" the state
ment that the United States had place ,
large orders with Herr Krupp , 'Mr. ' White I
reported as adding : "America possesse
ammunition of all kinds and war material In
the government factories sufficient for eveiy
emergency. "
COUItT OP l.VUUIUY KEEPS ULSY
CsnnilneH EnnlKii PowelNoii nnd Scv
ernl Hlvem.
HAVANA , March 13. The court of Inqulr
did a good deal of work today , exam In in
Ensign Pouclson end sued divers of th
wrecking company as have been Invcstlgat
Ing Iho wreck. U U Eald taJay that Ihes
dlvern have been released from furlher wor
of Ihla kind and instructed to pursue thcl
labors under the wrecking contract. Tti
court will'Twve the services of the nava
divers as heretofore , and If necessary ca
call again upon the civilian divers. It I
thought that the court will close Its labor
hero during the present week end will prob
ably re-examine come of the survivors o
the Maine at Key West. ThUi rumcc , how
ever. Is nit officially verified , Iho member
of Iho court Inflating lhal ihey can fix n
dale for Iho conclusion ot tbo sessions o
their departure from Havana.
Everything indicates that the dlstrtbutlo
of relief stores sent from the United State
will go forward hereafter moro speedily an
effectively attaining belter results lha
ever before.
Matter * appear to have reached a crisis I
Malanzfts yesterday where there was
want of proper preparation on the part o
certain relief agents appointed from Havana
and where in view of tbe large dally aver
age ot death It was felt that greater dls
patch should have been used In dellverln
supplies and In arranging lo have them
properly cooked. 'But ' this Is now assurei
UnlteJ Stales Consul General Lee aud Loul
Klopsch of President McKInley'a specla
mission will hurry mailers ihrough. Every
one Is gratified lo learn that a famous Cath
olic priest , who will not allow his name
to bo published , will give all Iho aid In his
power lo Consul General Lee and Mr.
Klopsch , nol only In 'Havana ' , where Ihe
suffering Is much alleviated , tut outside ,
where relief Is moat urgently needed.
CMOVH CUAXVPIHH OX SIMIX'S PA11T.
CoiiHiil I.ee'ii HecallVn Actually Ile-
lucKted n Iteiorte < 1.
( Copyright , 1W > 8 , by Pri PubllshlnV Company. )
HAVANA ( via Key West ) , March 13.
( New York World Cablegram Special Telc-
gr n. ) Spain did request Consul General
Lee's recall unofficially , U comes to light ,
nnd tuen donled lt when the matter became
public. Basing hla actlcci on General Lee's
opinions regarding the farcical nature 01
autonomy , as has been tabled , Senor Arab-
lard took up the cause of the autonomist
cabinet , wtilch he thought had been slighted.
Ho wrote to his friend Mcret , the Spanish
colonial secretary , whom ho persuaded to
Intimate to Washington that General Lee's
recall would be agreeable to Spain. Presi
dent McKlnley replied vigorously that Gen
eral Lee was hire to stay.
The general Impression here Is that Senor
Congosto wan at the bottom of the affair.
Ho can do nothing with Lee , even by writing
him decoy notes. From tbe moment of the
disaster the Maine's officers have been dis
gusted with Congosto. Their messages were
mysteriously held sod en any matter In
volving a discussion between the State de
partment and the Spanish legation Cciigos-
to's telegraph somehow always got through
In time for Charge d' Affaires Du Boac In
Washington to rush to the State department
and get promisee which proved advantageous
'n gaining time for Spain when Captain
SlEsbee'a or Lec'a advices on the came sub
ject got to the secretary ot state or navy.
Neither Spaniards , Cubans nor Amerlcers
admire him. He does not seem to be tbe
roan for hU Important position. Almost all
General Blanco' * American views are ob
tained through Congostp/s eye * . Tbe loci )
press li full ot reiterated seams ot frlendll-
nrss ot McKinley to Spain. It says Senor
da Dose ceuslders toe latMt incident favor
ably clo ed. SYLVESTER SCOVEL.
Aavthcr Torpe * * l > 4ro .
LONDON , March 14. A special dispatch
from Madrid sar , ( hat when tbe Spanish
W
tt
I I HUSH WORK IS COMPLETED
Scenes of Activity at League Island
Disappear ,
WAR ViSSELS ABOUT READY FOR ORDERS
MlnncniiolU anil Columbia 'Arc All
but Preiiurcd to Suit nnil the-
Hum nnil Monitor Xecil
Only n Few Toucht * .
PHILADELPHIA'March 13. There was a
general absence at League Island navy yard
today of the unusual activity which pre
vailed last Sunday and Ihe Sunday previous.
A few workmen were busy about the yard
and aboard the ships , but their work was
of a finishing up character. The Mlantono-
mah , Katahdln , Minneapolis and Columbia
are now all but ready to sail within a day or
two If so ordered , and whatever additional
repairs may be necessary can be atlended
lo enroute.
A few more men are needed for the Katah
dln and 'MInantonomah ' , and a delachmenl of
marines under Lieutenant Fuller are ex
pected shortly to complete the Columbia's
complement.
All the war ships are coaled and have
most of their stores aboard and about all
lhal remains lo be done now Is lo replenish
Ihcir stock of ammunition. This will be
done at the government magazine , a short
distance below the navy yard , and the ves
sels will be ready for sailing at a moment's
notice. The Columbia Is anchored In the
river and as soon as Its marines arrive will
steam to the magazine.
The government tug Leydcn Is expected
tomorrow or Tuesday arm * will tow a large
barge load of coal to Key Weal.
II Is reporlcd lhat the government Is ne
gotiating for the purchase of a number of
large barges In this city to be used for
carrying coal and supplies.
The work of recruiting landsmen , ordinary
seamen and machinists will continue until
further orders.
There has been a rush ot applicants for
the and marine branches
army - Ihe serv
ice all week , bul the officers In charge arc
accepting only those who pass a most rigid
examination. In consequence only a few are
being chosen , and Ihese are men who come
up lo every requlremenl.
Comparallve qulel also prevailed al Ihe
other establishments In this vicinity capable
of executing government work. The ofilclals
of the Mtdvale steel works are always reti
cent about work going on Iherc , bul from
other sources It was learned that extra
forces of men have lately been working on
projectiles. No Sunday work Is now under
* 'ay.
TURN OUT CARTRIDGES.
Last week an order was received Ihere lo
vork ton hours a day , bul whatever contracl
vas involved has probably been completed ,
'or the order w.as rescinded last night. The
average dally output of cartridges there Is
,8,000 , roundt' , but during Ihe len-hour day
.his could be Increased 'by from 8,000 lo
.0,000. II Is Iho only arsenal In Iho Unllcd
Sta.M where ahc.ll ammunlllon Is made. The
number of employes has been gradually In
creased of lalo lo from COO lo 700 workmen.
At Iho Schuylklll arsenal nothing was
jolng on. This arsenal merely makes cloth-
ng and tenls for the regular army and
sometime ? for the state militia , and U em-
) loys about ninety persons.
There was work loday al Cramps' ahlp
yard , but It was on the new Klondike steam
ers , Indiana and Pennsylvania. Nothing
was being done on the battleship Alabama
or Iho Japanese cruiser Kasagi.
NEWPORT , R. I. , March 13. The lug
cyden lelt Iho lorpedo station at 12 o'clock
.oJay for League Island navy yard with lor-
> edo outfits ot twenty projectiles for Ihe
Minneapolis and Columbia and lire
lorpedo boat Kodgem The tug has been
detached from this station and will here
after be attached to League Island navy
yard.
EL RENO , Okl. , March 13. No orders 'for '
.ho immediate movement of troops have
jeen received as far as known at either Forl
SHI or Forl Reno , Okl. The iroops. at both
joints , however , are prepared to move at
i moment's notice , having 'been ' placed on
orders last week. There Is no artillery sta
tioned at either of the territory forts.
BETHLEHEM , Pa. , March 13. The Beth-
ehem Iron company has received orders lo
> ush all government work aa yet unfinished
on the 100 ten-Inch and twclvc-lnoh guns
and carriages and 'tho ' force of skilled me
chanics in all departments Is working night
and day.
KANSAS CITY , March 13. A special lethe
the Times from Junction City , Kan. , saya :
The three batlerles of artillery ordered from
Fort Rlley lo the south are ready to atari ,
but a message received here today stated
that Lieutenant Charles G. Great , ordnance
officer ot the post , who was on a furlough
In New York , cannot reach home before
Tuesday night and hence tbo guns and am
munition cannot be taken away until he
releases them. He was telegraphed yester
day lo return to Fort Rtley at once. How
ever , though there are many rumors afloat ,
there is no reason lo believe that the artil
lery will bo moved before at least the mid
dle of the week , and probably nol until Fri
day , as at first staled. Each battery has
been expected lo take with it a full supply
of ammunition.
ATLANTA , Ga. , March 13. Orders -were
received here tonight by the master tne-
chaolni ot all tbe railroads entering the city
to tMve every engine steamed up and ready
for uee at a moment's notice. All round
houses in the yards are lighted up tonight ,
and a full force of men li at work a very
umnual thing for Sunday nlgbt.
WILMINGTON , Del. . March 13. The pow-
dcr works of the E. I. Dufront-Pe Nemours
company are now working - < Jay and olght on
a government order for hexagonal powder
for Iho big guns. Unlll a 'day or two jigo
only the day 'force ' was at work , but It la
said lhal orders from Washington necessi
tated the employment ot a olght force.
In addition some of the , buildings are being
enlarged anj more machinery la being put
In. There are twenty-alx grinding mills on
the place and loeso are now all running.
Tuo dally capacity of Iho works Is said lo
be tcii tons of hexagonal pawdcr. Work In
also eald to be hurried at the company's
plant In New Jersey , near Clbbstown.
PLANNING TO MOVE TROOPS.
WASHINGTON , March 13. The govern-
rnent in perfecting Its plans to make the
movements of troops to tbe ccast defenses ,
orders for which were Issued by the War
department on Friday , and published at
that time.
A conference was held hero today by repi
rcaentatlves of Ihe following railroads to
arrange for the transportation of light artlli
lerymen and their accoutrements : The Ati
lantlc Ccost line. Ibe Southern railroad , the
Seaboard Air Line and tbe Chesapeake &
Cdlo.
H was said that companies ot artillerymen ,
consisting ot about sixty men each , would
be transferred frctn Fortress Monroe to the
following points : Fort Caawell , on the Capo
Fear river , Georgia , to Tybee. near Savan-
r.cb ; to Fort Morgau , near Mobile , and to
Sheridan's Point , oa the Potomac. It was
aid al o that a company would be moved
from Fort McHenry , Baltimore- eomd
point mi the Delaware river , rear Thlladelj
phla. Tbe government wanted , U was deJ
dared , the arrangements perfected by to
morrow or Tuesday at the latest.
No bids hive been aiked for regarding the
transportation of heavy guns , aad It was
understood that tbe men were to be carried
to the different points simply to man the
batteries. It la not known wben the con
templated changes will take place.
Secretary Long tonight made the state
ment ItMt the matter ot tbe purchase of the
two Brailltan ship * had not been settled.
BEADING. Pa. , March 13. The promise
of a contract for projectiles amounting to
ver $1OW,000 to the Carpenter Stwl work *
I tk wtlre plant In uatuutl activity
' .VM ftubrt til 4x to Ujuta
1 A.
plcnt , and In tht eaitn" " M the three new
buildings begun sterdivy.Ctnd In getting
the Dlamcnd Steel worki fchlch have been
re-leaced Into runnltfg .order. Maoons , car *
penters , machinists , jUecf aeltcrs and mak
ers , and a score of other 'cU'eces of work
men were on duty , and laiwo weeks the
company will have in ( fitrcaaed plant to
double the present capacity , and will ptob-
ably employ 750 meat More shipments will
be made tomorrow bj ordct of government
cinch's.
TELESCOPES FOR LARGE GUNS.
CLEVELAND , O. . Marh 13. Warner &
Swoficy cr this city are filling a large order
for the government 'or telescopes to be
uned on heavy guns foe sighting purposes.
They arc also at work on a now model of a
range f.nior , which will be ready for shlp-
mcut to Port Monroe , where It will bt
tested within a few dajo. The Inventor of
this device has been here several weeks su
perintending the conat'-uctlon.
The Otis Steel comrany of this city Is
also filling a government order fee deck
platen for cruisers.
PORTSMOUTH , N. H. . March 13. Plans
( or the placing of submarine mines In Porto
mouth harbor have been mapped out acid a
largo force of men has been nt work near the
fortifications all day. It la Bald these mines
will be of little use. owing to the great
depth of water In the river , there being
over ten fathoms In the channel from the
entrance at Newcastle to within a short dls
tance of the navy yard.
Hundreds of inca have visited the navy
janl during the last week to enlist , but as
there In no enlistment bureau here valuable
men have been lost Id the navy. A request
will bo forwci'ded at onie to the Navy de
partment for the establlahment of such a
station for the ynllstmcnt of men from
Maine , New Hamrchlre aqd Vermont.
TALLAHASSEE , Fla. ; March 13. From all
reports coming Into the .adjutant general's
office hero and letters from commanders of
companies , It la learned' that the Florida
state troops are now recruited up to the full
legal standard , with offers of enough men to
put 3,000 more In the field In a week. In
Tampa and Jacksonville especially the war
fever Is strong and the commanders of com
panies there , both Infantry end artillery , re
port offers of hundreda beyond their needs.
SAN ANTONIO , Tex. , March 13. Light
jattery K , First artillery , wnij today re-
: alled from the target range at Kerrvllle
nd ordered to Gnlvestoix The battery had
ust reached the r nge' after a march of
hree da > s and without glv'ng the men or
tiorscs more than a day'a rest has started
3n the return. The order was Issued by Gcn-
; ral Graham , commmder of the department ,
in Instructions from Washington toJay.
PENSACOLA , Fla. , March 13. Fort I'lck-
ona , which guards the entfance to the har
bor on the east side , iH the scene of greal
activity Just now. It is cpnsidercd one ol
the strongest of the old style forts In the
country. New six and eight-Inch rifle guns
will bo mounted on H andj If a lot of vcn-
eels should succeed In passing the heavy
batteries of disappearing guns and mortars
o.i Santa Rosa Island , the fort will be able
to do effective work when they reach the
channel. The big disappearing guns are non \ \
n position and It Is1 learned that the troops
at Fort Barancas are undo * orders to pre
pare ' 'or practice with thejn , which Is ex
pected to begin rflthln tha next ten days
, argo quantities of ammunition have been
received at the fort and more Is on the way.
The Pensacola division of the mllltla have
juy , received from the government a splendid
Hotchkles rapld-flre gun and a full outfit of
cutlasses , ammunition , etc ! , and they are
ready to begin practice. j
KAISER'S nm.vk .AOT CONPIIIMED.
i
Report of It Stlmula'teir Speculation
In Mmlrl.l.
LONDON , 'March ' liiho Madrid .cor
respondent of the Tlntes says the statement
of the Berlin cprrespondent of La Corre-
ipondcncla de Espana , that 'Emperor William
at a private dinner last week declared that
'so long as William II Is the German em
peror the United States shall not possess
themselves of Cuba , " IB not confirmed. The
correspondent , however , adds :
"Tho report has stimulated speculation In.
Madrid as to the support Spain Is likely to
receive there ( Berlin ) . This speculation ,
however , Is marked by an Inability to dis
tinguish properly between moral sympathy
and material assistance , so that the slight
est hint of good will thrown out by foreign
newspapers or diplomatists is clutched at
as an earnest of Impending alliance. But
the prevailing conjectures are very wild and
appear to be based on no concrete Informa-
lon. "
STICKEEI.V 'ROUTEiS ' A PAIMJRE.
SlUMit on the ICQ Make *
Imiiomillile.
VICTORIA , B. C. , March 13. The steamer
Amur , from Fort Wrangel , reports that the
Sttckcen route to the Klondike Is a failure
as a water route. On account of the mild
weather there is slush on the leo and It Is
Impossible to make 'any ' progress. The re
port that the steamer Cottage City Is again
ashore Is without foundation. It was seen
at Mary's Island by the Amur seeking shel
ter from the storm. It should arrive to
morrow.
SEATTLE. Wash. , March 13. The steamer
Noyo , from Alaska , brought down several of
the crew of the steamer Whltelaw , which
was destroyed by fire , at 'Skagway. ' Among
Its passengers was B. J. Robinson , who came
from Fort Wrangel. HU.feet wore badly
frozen and It was found 'on his arrival to
be necessary to amputate both above the
ankle.
The plan for Rending north the govern
ment reindeer has again bc-en changed. Cap
tain Robinson was notified today that the
entire herd would be sent tb Pyramid harbor ,
together with all the Laplanders ? .
Kruncr IteNortu to Threat * .
PRETORIA , March \3. Judge Koutz , who
was recently removed from his office as chief
justice of the supreme court of the South
African republic by President Kruger , but
who disputes the president's power of re
moval under existing law , has declared ,
while addreealng a deputation that waited
upon him , that while the case of the Amer
ican engineer , R. f. Brown , " who sued the
government with reference to certain claims
at Wltfonteln , was proceeding , and before
Judgment had 'been ' given In his favor In
the high court , President Kruger ! n an In
terview with him ( the judge ) threatened him
with dismissal unless he obeyed the Volks-
raad resolution. This statement has caused
a sensation.
Cnrtrldirew to Troop * .
LONDON , Marsh 14. The war office , the
Dally Mall announce * thb . morning , has
Issued 100 rounds of ball 'carjrldgea to every
Volunteer In the kingdom In addition to the
ordinary provision.
Victoria Arrive * at Crntlei.
LONDON , March 13. Quepn Victoria ar
rived at Cemlez today , Iler majesty Is la
her Ui > ual health , j
France to Take Lei Chan.
PEKIN , March 13. France ) It la said , In
tends to.occupy Lei Chau , . In the Quan
Tung peninsula uorth of Hal Nan , as a
naval base.
Vnraey'n Condition I * Serloni.
CAMDEN , N1J , . March 13.-T. P. Varney ,
the retiring city clerk , who was beaten nnd
thrown out ofXthe council chamber Friday
afternoon by follower * of the committee of
100 when transfer "of the' municipal gov
ernment occurred , la in a ftrlous condition.
Ills physicians ay he Jias , been Injured In
ternally , and they have grave- fears as to-
the result. No arrests have been made , but
Mr. Vnrney'p friend * , are busy gathering
evidence for the prOstcutlon of tbe ring
leaders of the assault ,
MoTPineat * of Uerv VesieU , March 13
At Ne-w , YorJp Arrlweit-Norjre , from Co
penhagen ; VUsItslppl. from London ( La
Ncrmandlft , from Vavre.
At Southampton Arrived Fw44rlcbs der
Qrotse , from New Twk for Bremen.
At Llverpoo-Arrivc ! < t-rlBbrl , jfrosi
York. I SafltiS RoiiHiMtan.r from
for Philadelphia. , , /
At' ureristown-BUt < > i-C
tor M nrUrt ,
\V ' „ I 'If J
BRUTAL WORK OF FOOFPADS
Jnaecessary Violence Used to Secnra a
Victim's ' Monej.
CHARLES PEERMAN VICIOUSLY BEATEN
Knocked Down with n Sntulbnir nntl
Kicked .Info lliiroiinc
by Tli I CM , Who Li-nve
Him In the Mud.
An assault and robbery of unnecessary
brutality was committed upon Charles I'eer-
man Saturday night * bout 10:30 : o'clock.
Peerman was struck w'th ' a eanjbag as he
was crossing a vacant lot from Sixteenth
to Seventeenth street , where the latter form *
the east bonnJary of Charles , and he lay for
three hours unconscious In the mud. He was
robbed of $12.
Pecrmm Is the engineer In charge of the
Nebraska Clothing company's block en Fif
teenth and Farnam streets , whcro he Is on
duty until 10 o'clock at night. Saturday
night he received hta week's wages , amountIng -
Ing to $12 , and had the check cashed at a
cigar store a few doors cast of Fifteenth on
Fainam strest. After his work was done
ho started * illrectly home to 1551 North
Eighteenth street , where ho lives with , his
wife and baby. When he had half crossed
the shortcut Icad'ng from Sixteenth to
Charles street two' men appeared a short dis
tance behind and told him to stop. Peerman
had turned about half way around when one
of the men i truck him on the back of the
head with a sandbag. Peerman was not
disabled , but sprang at one of his aesalltnts ,
whom he observed to be a negro , and seized
him by the trroat. His companion again
struck Peermnn , however , and he fell to the
ground bearing the colored man with him.
The second robber took this opportunity to
kick Peerman on the head and back until
he was uncccscloua. He cays he kept his
grasp of the negro's throat until ho lost
cotsclousnets.
HIS CALL FOR HELP.
Peerman lay In this erudition half sub
merged In mud and water until 2 o'clock
yesterday momlng. When ho finally re
gained consciousness he heard wheels i > ar < ; -
'cig on Sixteenth sLreet , 100 feet away. He
called , but did not succeed In attracting ruy-
e ie's attention. After an Interval another
conveyance pacsed and the driver heard
Pcerman's shouts. It proved to bn a hack
driver , and Pecrmar. naked him tor heir ) .
The driver had some fear that the speaker
was a footpad trying to lure him tate trouble
and he ccacluded he would notify a police
man rather than venture Into the dark lot
himself. Ho mot two officers at Coining
street and took them back with him.
They found Pccrmrn in a Ecrloim condi
tion. Ho was still dazed from the blows on
his head aivl tbe kicks In his back , which
semert to have taralyzc-d hb limbs. He waa
uaablo to stand and the officers carried him ,
dripping with mud and water , to his home.
Bis back wts a mess of bruises and ho
so'emed olheiwlae seriously hurt. Yesterday
id was reported considerably better and
: iad regained the use of his limbs so'that
no serious results are feared.
HE WOULD KNOW THEM.
Peerman says that he could readily rec-
cqulzo the negro with whom he fought. Botti
the niftv-were , above the middle height and
neither wore an overcoat. They were poorly
dressed aad made no effort to couccal their
Features. No guns were In night , but the
robbers gave Peerman no chance to give up
ills money pear-ably before he waa assaulted
Though the robbery was reported at the
police station at once no account of It was
; lven out.
THI.I.S .ins . i'ionE OF HIS Tim'
I'rcHlrtcnt Hide- Think * Sentiment
I''avorH Aniiexntlou.
SAN FRANCISCO , March 13.-JBy the
steamer China , which arrived today , the
Hawaiian correspondent of the Associated
Press sends the following from Honolulu
under date of .March 6 :
President Dole returned to Honolulu on
the morning of March 4. After a cablnel
meeting held Immediately upon his arrlva
10 was Interviewed by an Asscclated Press
reporter. Ho spoke very frankly on matters
pertaining to his mission to Washington.
"Yes , I shall be very glad Indeed to tel
the people anything I know relative to aa-
nexatlon , " said the president.
'The Maine disaster absorbed the atten
tlon of the statesmen In Washington prevl
jus to my departure for Hawaii. When tha
has quieted down I believe Hawaiian an *
nexatlon will be paramount In congress
When 'I was In Washington I met mail }
frlpnds of Hawaii. They feel confident tha
annexation will come. While there was
doubt whether the treaty would secure tin
required sixty votes in the senate , still I
was the consensus of opinion that * a Join
resolution would carry in both houses. '
place much reliance In what was told mi
by senators and congressmen who are fight
Ing for Hawaii , for I know them to be work
Ing faithfully and earnestly. "
"What Is Speaker Reed'a attitude ? " the
president was asked.
"When I was In the American capital I
learned that ho always opposed annexation ,
although he has made no demonstration
against the treaty.
"My Impression of President McKInley ?
Well , I will reply that It Is extremely favor
able. I found him to 'be ' an unassuming ,
frank and sterling man. Mo semes to" have
heart and soul In the annexation treaty.
"Our reception was extremely cordial and
hospitable. All along tbe line to and from
Washington throngs of people came to scq
me. We shook hands and In many Instances
I was obliged to speak briefly from the car
platform. It was from these people that I
gathered the Impression that Uncle Sam's
adoption of ( Hawaii was the popular senti
ment throughout the land.1
The natives on the island ot Maul are In
a state of considerable excitement , caused
by the rivalry between the Kahulul Railroad
company aud the native railroad line , con
structed In the Interests of the Sprockets-
ville plantation. The employes of the latter ,
It Is alleged , tore up the track ot the
Kahulul company to croes Its lino. The
work was performed on the night of March 1
by about 300 workmen , It Is said , worklug
under the direction ot the plantation man
agement. It Is believed the government will
act In the matter , as the rails of the newly
laid track cross three government roads , per
mission not having been obtained for the
work.
It Is understood that the object of the line
Is to obtain a seaport terminal where the
output of the iSpreckelsvllle plantation can
be landed , to conuect with tbe new steamer
line running In Us interest. Ulltherto the
sugar has been shipped over the Kahulul
line In order to reach the seaport. The
plantation railroad will run clear to the sea ,
where a steel wharf , which was built In
'Scotland ' and which la now enroute here ,
will bo placed In position In the harbor of
Kahulul.
Captain James A. King , minister of the
interior , left on the Marlposa for a trip to
the Australian colonies to benefit his health.
Think * Snnln Will Fight.
AUSTIN , Tex. , 'March ' 13. Judge Dins-
more of Sulphur Springs , Tex. , who was con
sul general to Havana under President
Cleveland , was here today and expressed
himself quite freely on the Maine disaster
and Its probable horrible results' ' . Judge
Dlnsmore is well acquainted with the Span-
tab character and In cat * It is shown that
the wreck ot the Maine was the result ot
n accident , to which the Spanish govern
ment waa not party , be believe * tbe Span
iard * wHl declare war txfore they will agree
to pair tbe Indemnity the United 8tat * ( AT.
IA 'i--i- to J- - - * AC fJAte.A s
W VW MW mm t - , j |
V1- ! * - - > * X -V < T " .K
1'lenneil ulth the l.ojiilty Shawn br
the Southern People.
CHARLOTTE , N. C. , March 13. Senator
Proctor passed through Charlotte this mornIng -
Ing aud took breakfast at the eating house
here. He talked freely except on the sub
jects ot Spain and the probability of war.
He said that the most gratifying thing he
met with on hla trip was the splendid con
duct ( Lid spirit of the Gouthcrn people. He
felt that It was worth the total ccst of all
preparation for war to demonstrate what a
sterling loyal spirit was cherished through
out the south as he had teen It.
He said he had gathered some facts , but
did not know Just what bearing they might
have on the present situation. He would
have to find out the situation at home be
fore ho could cvtn Judge fairly of the
knowledge ho had galnd cci the trip.
WASHINGTON , March 13. Siator ; Proc
tor ot Vermont and his companion , Colonel
Myron M. Parker , who have teen spendlus
some time In Cuba , returned to Washington
tonight at 10:35. : Senator Proctor was met
at the station by friends and was driven
at once to his residence.
Senator Proctor said to an Associated
Press reporter that ha did not dezlre to dli-
ctiss his trip at present aad that further thtn
to commenl the good work Miss Clara Bar
ton was doing In Cuba he bad said ciothlug
! u the way of an Interview.
Colonel Parker said to an Arsoclated
Press reporter :
"Wo went lo Sagua La Orando , Matan-
zas , CIcnfuegos and Artemisia , province of
Plnar del Rio. I was with Senator Proctor
most ot the time.
"Tho stories of the amount of suffering
.n the Island of Cuba have not been exagger
ated. H la Intense over every portion of
ho Island. The reconcentrados are gathered
to the villages , where they can be seen In
all their pitiable aspects. H Is perhaps
greater In Matanzas than elsewhere.
What Impressed mo most , and what would
doubtless Impress any visitor to Cuba , is
he utter desolation of the Island.
"Mies Uarton is doing great work among
ho reconcentrados and Is to be praised for
her heroic efforts In that direction. We
were well treated by theSpaniards. . "
In answer to the queftion cs to what In
tj mind should bo done to put an end ti the
awul suffering. Colonel Parker woulrV not
commit himself , but eald significantly that
lie had no doubt this government would take
ho best coutsc.
Ho commended most highly the actlor
pursued by Consul General Lee , who ho said
was a nun fitted for Cila place In ever ? re
spect from wfiat he had seen of bin admln-
istratlcn of affairs there.
"Tho matter of his recall , " ho ea
'reached there Jui > t a little before the con
tradiction , acid was not credited It was de
nied that his rctutu to this country was
wanted. "
In answer to a question as t' whether the
Impression prevailed In Havana that the
Maine wan destroyed by external Influence ,
Colonel Parker spoke Rtiarriedly. He eald
however , that the game lmpes slcn prevailed
there cs It did here. There was little or no
war talk , and tbe De Lome Incident was nol
mentioned there during hk. . visit.
PIIEACIII& A IMTHIWTIO SERMON
WtiNliliiKton I'nhtor Urn the Prciililcnt
tfnr nil 'A in ) I tor.
WASHINGTON , 'March 13. President Mc-
Klnlpy occupied his pew lit the Metropolitan
church this morning and listened to a ser
mon by iDr. Hugh Johmion , which dealt nl
Eome length and quite directly with the
problem which most thoroughly engrosses
the president's mind. Ho took the Spanish
situation for his text and during his dis
course said :
"One thing la certain , we shall not have
war unless there la absolute Justification for
It. The dignity and honor of the nation shall
bo upheld and Amerltan loyalty remain un
tarnished as ever. Hut the calm and firm
attitude of the chief exccutlvo assures us
that neither by prejudice , passion , popular
clamor nor ambition will thla nation be In
volved lna _ _ deadly strife.
"Secure from Invailon , with Inexhaustible
wealth and resource i. with a people full ot
the martial spirit r.nd able to put 10,000,000
soldiers Into the .ield , and cover the seas
with battleships , wiat have wo to fear from
a bankrupt nation that cannot even subdive
20,000 to 30,000 ragged , Ill-fed and poorly
equipped Cuban Insurgents ? Or from an al
liance with Franco and all the L-itln na
tions against us ? 'Come the three concerns
of the world In arms and we shall shock
them. '
'But this power Is controlled by Intelli
gence , patriotism and Christian principle ,
and only stern duty to humanity and clvl-
ll/.atlon , Just relations with our fellow men ,
and national honor will Mead us to lot loose
the dogs of war. 'Desiring ' and praying for
peace , let ua hope that the extort and vigor
of these war preparations will avert the
conflict and assist the cause of peace. "
IIU.VTI.\GTOX IA.VD XEW DHY DOCK.
Southern I'nelflo Mmjnnlo Will Pro
vide n IIIK One.
CINCINNATI , March 13. A special to the
Commercial-Tribune from Newport News ,
Va. , wjs : Collls P. Huntlngton , principal
owner of the Newport Nerrs Shipbuilding
and Dry Dock company , has given Instruc
tions to commence work on the mammoth
dry dock at once. This determination on the
multi-millionaire's part Is the result of a
conference held In Washington last week
between bis lieutenant , Calvin II. Orcutt ,
president of the shipbuilding company , and
Secretary Long. Mr. Hnntlngton will accept
no subsidy from the government. He will
'furnish tho'1,000,000 or more. It nccetsary ,
to build the dock and will keep In close
touch with hla aides from San Francisco ,
where ho will go In a few days. The dock ;
will be , when completed , 900 feet In length
and ninety feet In breadth. It will bo con
structed after the meet modern Ideas and
will bo capable of receiving two of the larg
est 'battleships at one time. It is under
stood that 1,000 men will bo employed at
once to push the work to completion. All
ct the necesftiry soundings have been made
and the material will bo ordered ot once.
The slto for the new basin will bo directly
north ot the present dock , which Is now
the largest in American waters , although
lacking a few feet of being able to receive
the first clees battleships of the navy. The
new dock will bo the largest on tbo conti
nent.
PLOT IIV SPAMSII OFFICUKS.
Mulue Illoivn lip ) > Mine Fired by
Contact.
SIOUX CITY , Qlarch 13. ( Special Tele
gram. ) In a pilvuto letter 'to ' his sister ,
Mis. Walter Strange ot Sioux City , Leo
ReJdlng , the New York Herald's correspond
ent * at Havana , pays : "I have Information
absolute and Incontrovertible thai Iho Maine
was blown up by means ot a sunken mine
fired by means at contact , not by wire. It
was , we believe , though we do not know It ,
planned by pelly Spanlfh officers. The sit
uation in this city la critical. The Span-
lards bate and despise us. On the surface
everything Is quiet , bul below ftell la boll-
Ing. We hope Ihe American government
will decldo to wage war for national honor.
As I elood by Iho graves of the fluid men
with Captain Slgebeo I know that Hie men
had been murdered and thai the same hand
that sent them to a horrible death might
quickly be turned agalnit ua. "
Wealthy Mnn Shoot. Illiuself.
NEW YORK , March 11-A dam Doltt , TO
year * old , a wealthy resident ot White-
tone , L. L , killed hlnuelt tonight by shoot-
SPAIN SEERS DELAY
ResDrts to Many Sub'-erfujas Simply tv
Qain Timo.
WANTS TO PUF OFF DAY OF RErRI3UTIDU
rirSfi of Its Bjirl of Inqiiry to Us
Delayed.
8/1311 / DIVERS ARE DOING LITRE WJ.tK
isccvor One Thing aud Officers Gird
Oat Anotlnr. . *
NA TIONAL BOARD MAY INVESTIGATE
That Would Tnkc Mnny AVoi'k * mi it
Mt'iitttlnu * the 1'nor Itrruiiern-
trnilocH Will All Have
Slurred lo Dentil.
( Copyright , 1SOS , by I'resi PubllsMnR Company. )
HAVANA ( Via Key West ) . March 13.
; New York World Cablegram Special Tele
gram. ) The United States naval court of
nqulry upon Iho cause of the destruction
of the Maine will force a demand by Spain
'or ' an International Investigation , nnd from
: ho delicacy of Its own position the Arncr-
can court must favor It officially aa wel
coming an expcrl examination of Its own
findings.
The mass of testimony sworn lo before It
lias been all one way. One by one the
liypotheses from conservative members to a
possible Insldo Initial cause of explosion
iiavo been absolutely refuted by the labors
of Intelligent naval divers and the proofa
of their findings have been reasoned out
Taphlcally and jclcarly on paper by expert
constructors , also of the navy. There seems
Lo be no possibility ot misconstruing their
cport If It Is not modified In obedience to
lilnts from Washington. If that report
conies out In full without modification , any
'orelgn Investigation must decide that
the men of our navy are hoiuct anil
whether men of our navy are honest and
capable.
The principal Spanish cry from now ot
will bo "time , give UH time , " Just as It has
been their war cry for Ihreo dragging years
of a uselessly destructive Cuban revolution ,
nnd Ihcy look lo our Navy department for
certain compliance. The Spanish divers' re
ports verify the announcement that the
Maine's ram has been found much out ot
lino. Although their superiors' report , which
Is prepared already , shows the contrary , thn
men thonwclvcs frankly admit lhal the
-Maine's ram Is pointing off to the left ot
the dlrccllon In which the Intact rear portion
tion ot the ship points. They endorse tha
statement thai the Maine practically was
blown In two and thus confirm the facl lhat
Ihe ship was demolished by a tremendous
explosive force from the outside.
CONTRADICTORY REPORTS.
The Spanish divers worked late Frldiy
night nbout the protruding bottom plltNi
where the bow ought to be. The day bcfnro
they repprted finding the Maine's ram on
the port side pointing nwny from the wreck.
Friday they "thought" they found the bow
intact ram nnd all In Ita proper , relative *
position. Their float Is now within fiftren
yards of the sunken ram nnd they may fto
further examining It. The Spanish officer ! *
official sketch of divers' operations Friday
shows the ram In Ita proper position cxacllj'
contrary to .tho reports of their own em
ployes. Our naval exports think the ram
lies as I cabled , but thai U Is paslblo lhat
Spanish divers have mistaken a portion of
the upper part of the teal for Iho heavy
ram. It has aboul Iho name slope and , as
stated , probably was blown oft the starboard
from the solid stcol of the rain. This would
place It In about the proper relative position.
I report findings of the Spanish divers ac
cording to what they really are , and not
what their officers report. It la but Just ,
however , to state thai they really think
today thcl Iho Maine's bow Is Inlacl and In
line. But tonight they may discover their
error. Much depends on Iho real position
of the ram. If It la In line with the Intact
portion of the wreck the thoary of exterior
explosion , of course , would not bo disproved
nor really weakened , but If It Is found cut
of line any small boy could know that some
thing musl hnvo hit the Maine on Iho pert
sldo and smashed It In Iwo ways from Iho
shock. The Spanish divers now at work are
not naval men but the moro experienced
hands of the local harbor commission , who
operate regularly In these foul , obscure
waters. They soon found the big forward
turret In the mud under the wrecking tun
Mm lit , where It was hurled away to star
board on Iho nlghl of Ihe explosion. They
admit lhat its top Is Intact. This forever
does away with the theory that the big
magazine exploded , for the turrcls sal di
rectly over the powder and had that exploded
Its comparatively thin top would have gone
sky high.
The Spanish Inquiry board expects to take
more than a month to finish Its Investigation
of the wreck. Their men work nbcul one a
day , and not hard Ihen , but the American
court of Inquiry has all the evidence It needs.
The position of the rain was the keyetono
to the arch of cvldcnco which frames the
flaming words "Mine or lorpedo. "
SPARRING FOR WIND.
The Spanish policy , It Is known , will bo
anything to gain time to give autonomy mil
the starving Cuban paclflcos longer time to
die ; to put off the day of national apology
and heavy Indemnity us long as possible.
The Spanish government now expects , as I
am Informed , to delay the work of Its dlveis
tiid the operation ? of Its Inquiry until Into
the sunfmcr and to bring up polntu , tha
answers to which would require furih-
vestlgatlou by an American hi buim ncvr
season would then bo lee unhealtlfJ1nD5-W-w ;
men lo work or our shlpa to stay ! * jo tea l1'
than a few days at a time. FlnL/y , 'ilV.l ? ,
( as has already been decided by the Spanish
government ) the Iwo commissions report di
versely , Spain will demand nn International
board of conservative slowness. Eventually
the verdict should bo "an outside cause. "
Then Spain would pay after months of post
ponements c : d excuses. All this would take
at least six months and time li Just what
Spain has secured for three years of Cuban
starvation. She still wants It and needs It
worse every day. The Insurgents refused to
bo seduced by en autonomy so farclal that
the majority of Its own officers ask for rad
ical changes , and Its bltlerrol opponents , the
volunteers , are being decorated by Spain fci-
slead of being disarmed.
SYLVESTER SCOVEL.
AViilveQiieNtloim of Indemnity.
LONDON , March 14 , The Dally News ,
commenting this morning on Its Washington ,
correspondent's reporl lhat President Mc-
Klr.ley's Intimate friends believe him ! u
favor ot waiving all questions of Indemnity
providing Spain will accept America's
Irlcr/lly mediation In Cuba , naysv
"Such a solution will bo the best for alt
parlies. If Spain Is not able to manage her
own cok'iles. they musl bo managed for her.
Thai , and no straining ot the Monroe doc
trine , Id Iho source of American feeling
agalnsi Spain. There will be no dlsgraco
or discredit In accepting friendly mediation
of a power with no ambltlccis or designs ot
Ita own to gratify. If President McKlnley
can find a nay out of tbe imlirogllo ho will
earn the gratitude ot tno United States ,
Spain , Cuba and mankind. "
Arrive * nt Key West ,
KEY WEST , March 13. The battleship
Iowa arrived from tbe Tortugaa this mornig ! :
and l anchored off here. The torpedo boat
Dupont sailed this morning with mall and
dispatches for the fleet at TortugM. It will
relieve tbe torpedo bott PorUr , MW at U *