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APRIL 15, I896.-EIGHTEEN PAGES.
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Spaniards badly beaten.
rOLONEL DEB08*8 BATTALION MKETS
MACEO AND jS DEFEATED.
*CBtX? TO FORCE AN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE
ipjllll?nn TURNS out disastrously for
' THE KINO'S TROOPS?COLONEL ECHE?
VARR?A. ARRIVES TOO LATE TO AID
?THE DILATORY OFFICER RE?
LIEVED OK HIS COMMAND.
U?drld, April 14.? The Havana correspondent
nf the "Imparcial" telegraphs that the advance
?uard of Marco's force has had an engagement
near Lechuza with the Battalion Alfonso XIII.
?je Ppanlfliils were compelled to fall hack upon j
Iheir main body near San Claudio. The troops ,
tot four killed and fourteen wounded.
Havana, April 14.?News has been received
1?re of a battle near Lechuza between the Dat
Ullon Alfonso XIII, under command of Colo
pel Pebos. and the Insurgents under Maceo.
Colonel DebOi reports that his battalion, In
kombinatton with other bodies of Spanish troops,
left Mariel. In the Province of Pinar del Rio, for
U>e purple of giving the enemy battle. They
met the advance guard of the Insurgents, eon
iigtlnff of a force of 200 cavalry, who opened
flr* upon the Government column. The Span?
iards continued their march toward Lechuza,
gUbough opposed at every step, and every ele?
vation being occupied by them at the cost of
? fl?ht.
Upon arriving in the vicinity of Lechuza they
found the insurgents gathered In strong force,
ajid the enemy made an attempt to surround
the Spanish column. The Spanish troops fought
With great desperation against heavy odds, but
?ere defeated with losses of many killed or
Wounded.
Divining the intention of the enemy to encir?
cle bis column. Colonel Debos ordered a re?
treat. In the retreat Captain Tort deserves
?reit praise for maintaining the formation of
the rear guard, though attacked by a greatly
superior force of the enemy's Infantry. The
Spanish column retired to the San Claudio es?
tate on the north coast, where the troops fortl
jfd themselves, awaiting the arrival of other
Government columns. General Inclan arrived
with his column very opportunely, and the
troops under Colonel Debos were also protected
by the gunboat Alerta, which kept the enemy
at bay.
Colonel Debos estimates that the force of the
Insurgents, who charged upon his command,
numbered S.OuO men. The official report says that
the kMMl of the enemy must have b?-en very
great, aj many men were sen to fall before
the fire of the Spanish troops.
The Government column, according to the of?
ficial report, lost lour men killed and one officer
and thirteen soldiers wounded; but the fact is
that the Government losses were very heavy,
the details beins withheld by the authorities.
A civilian. Who volunteered to carry the news
Of the predicament of the Government column
to the nearest fort, ran the gantlet of the r-b. 1
fire and was compelled to Jump Into the water
twice to save himself.
General Inclan reports that upon his arrival at
Colonel Debos'? famp he compelled Maceo to re?
treat from San Claudio.
Further details of the engagement that have
been made public show that th" Spanish column
occupied two hours In advancing from Mariel
to the point where it met the main body of In?
surgents. The retreat to the Pan Claudio estate.
Which Is some distance west of Mariel, occupied
seven inurs. On their retreat the troops were
exposed to a constant fire from rebels In their
rear, and wer" frequently compelled to form
fquares to resist the charges of the enemy. It
was attestary to use cannon to open a way for
the retreat of the vanguard.
The wounded Spaniards were embarked upon
ft schooner under the Are of the Alerta.
According to the military authorities here,
tpolonel Sanchez Echevarr?a who had received
?rders to act In combination with Colonel Debo?
and General Inclan, failed to arrive in time to
assist the other two bodies of Spanish troopa
The authorities say that had he arrived In time
Maceo's forces would have been badly whipped.
Colon-1 Rchevarrla has been relieved of his
command and ordered to appear for trial be?
fore a court-martial.
THE ELECTIONS IN CUBA.
dJEXOR QUESADA SHOWS THEIR FARCICAL
CHARACTER.
fHl SPANISH GOVERNMENTS CUT-AND-DRIEO
PROGRAMME CARRIED OUT?INSURGENT
PLANS FOR THE WET SEASON.
Tbt tki.ec.raph to tub IMBum,]
Washington, April 11?Seftor Que-ada. the eerre
tary of the O iban delegation In Washington, said
to-day In reference to the re-ent elections' held In
Cuba under the direction of the Spanish authori?
ties:
"Tat. ?lections r*sultel in a faree. A very light
t*lltt was cast, and only the conservatives voted.
frh?, candidate? already selected by the Spanish
Qowtuseo: wire chosen, and It was altogether a
?"?bet ?bow. The same conditions governed the
?lemon? ta f?j>, n. The Oovernrrwnt had every
tMag eut ud dried beforehand. In Cuba, out of
thfrtr Depuu>u to the Spanish Cortes, but four
"*"*?? of the Island were elected, and all their
?Slerett? are m Spain, and they are the worst
?oemlss of Csba'i liberties on earth?Tories of the
*w?t kind. Th? other twenty-six are even worse.
? order tc dle.ii.uae your mind of any idea that I
?ay be overatatir.g the ease, I would like to quote
Bp*nl?h Ttews or. the game subject. 'Kl Dia,' of
??drtd, in its Uiue of .March ? says, referring to a
?ten? 0f the Minuter of the Colonies who could
J" ol>t?,n ? ?eat in the Cortes from Spain, but
o w?? made a candidate In Cuba, as follows: 'So
*e see that the Minister of the Colonies believes
, at on acount of hi? position he has the right to
impose upon the electors of Cuba the candidates
thn* rY,00**%- ?though nobody know? them In
J* ?"at Antilles or has ever heard them spoken
?oout. it i, thUg ,hat the QitV?rnmfni hold? that
?Ject.ons can be hei.j m <:Uba. It would be Just as
?ell to appoint the Deputies by royal decree. The
?otlng booths are. In ,,.?,. ugeie,s.'
Further on." ?aid Sertor Quesada. " 'El Dia'
iMMtt Ti" WOr11 WU1 ,hlnk that w* haV'" ,<>nt
j?.?? men to Cuba, so that the candidates drowned
??re in the Hiver Kbro may be able to triumph
? ?ny dlstr'ct whatever surrounded by the revol.i
??on- In lookln? over the lists of the newiy elected
j in Leputies we find this confirmed. For In
?*n e. fr.rn the province of Matanzas the arch
"??ny of Ouba. Romero Robledo, who has always
?PPOsed everything looking to the amelioration of
J**'1* In the l?land and who has fought every
?ovement toward reform, wa? chosen to a ?eat in
?? 8pe.nl?h Cort?. He Is a ftt speelmen of all
P* others. There are some like Gasset and Gel
is^ who, for no other reason than because they
**? ipanieh newspaper correspondent?, whom the
wernment wishes to have on lu aide, have re
??ived aeats In the Spanish Cortee. I do not wonder
***t th; Indignation of the people In Spain over
the
way the elections have been conducted both
?t horn? and m the colonies Is so great as to make
* revolution in Spain probable. And yet there are.
?*** who think that the island of Cuba could be
*0rse governed by the Cubans themselves."
*X?klng of the conditions In Cuba Seftor Quesala
mi^> "1 see the Spanish cable victories In Cuba
???u*' Dut we also continue to receive gratifying
7*r?iatlon from authoritative sources that our
JjJVJj, irofO-e?s?r.K steadily and favorably. <i n
>J1nVln?I '* ^rganixing a new urmy ol invasion by
SS?5,V,01 'he tnojsands of rille* and cartridges
?E" nave been iately landed In the island. He .?
CS ??y M'Wud in tnU by General Cailxto
'Md w?uk ,l;i-'vl'-''? fame, the boat that wa? Ion
W?Sn^iTww* IUJW know was scuttled by agents of
?weer^ l",1 Government, and also by General Fran
?Ks? ?f I0, wh0 wa* trled ""^ acquitted of the
fsgrd Jfr "lihuaiering at Wilmington. The van
*Wd?m? t n*w army '? now < ining west fully
m?*Sz? "or an aggressive campaign during th^
???OB*???, i1 tl,e ^naccllmated ?panlsh troops will
ISt>2?5??. not o?y l'y vigorous Cubans but by
fa ?Si T. ,*T *?? we':- The native Cuban can Dicht
ffctaki i "?' wel Mta?on as In the dry. It )S a
.?? think that our operation? will be dis*
on account of the wet weather. W? will
"? our efforts, and you may expect to
^UU very ?oon.
of establishing the civil government
and preparing the people for the estab.ishmont o
the Cuban Republic steadily goes on, and recentlj
in tne State of Um Bast known as Oriente Carlo
Manuel l>." C?spedes, well-known to the America
colony in Parla, hi;? be-n Installed as <; ivernor, am
In tue state of the Kant, known as Orient) Carlo
Capote, formerly a professor In the University <>
Havana an.l a celebrate,! Cuban lawyer, has' r
cetved a similar appointment. The character o
such men sufficiently disproves the assertion tha
the bist people of Cuba arc not engaged in th.- light
for freedom and equally denies tne claim tha
anarchy will follow Independence. The Cuban !!?
public will have no fear of disinters when H II ei
tabllshed over all the Island, as It toon Will I ."
CLEVELAND'S OFFER TO SPAIN.
DENIAL AND CONFIRMATION FROM MA?
DRID? AMERICAN ARBITRATION
NOT WANTED.
London. April 14.?A dispatch from Madrid to
"The Pall Mall Gazette" says that Mr. Taylor,
United States Minister, and a number of the
Spanish Ministers deny that President Cleveland
has sent a note to Premier Canovas del Cas?
tillo explicitly laying down the policy of the
American Administration in regard lo Cuba.
Premier C?novas, the dls.i itoh says, la 111, and
It Is Impossible, In consequence, to obtain an In?
terview with him, but ?elatives connected with
his household confirm the existence of such a
note. The dispatch also says that the Govern?
ment will refuse to accept any proposals based
upon the term? of the alleged note, and adds:
The coming Cortes will grant to Cuba every reas?
onable franchise that may be enjoyed un 1er the
Spanish flag. The Cuban question might be ulti?
mately submitted to European opinion, but Spain
Will never ailow It to be decided by American arbi?
tration.
JOHN D. HART ARRESTED AGAIN.
ANOTHER CHARM OF PlUBUtTERIMO MAD!
AGAINST TUT OWNER OK THH BERMUDA.
Philadelphia, April 14.?John D. Hart, the steam?
ship owner of this city, was arrested this afterno m
on the charge of violating the neutrality laws >>c
tween this country and Spain In connection with
the last voyage of the steamship Bermuda, Ha
had a preliminary hearing before United States
Commissioner Bell, anJ was bound over in ISM ball
for a further hearing to-morrow. This is the sec?
ond time Mr. Hart has been arrested on the charge
of filibustering, and It was only a day or so ago
that he was acquitted in New-York on the first
charge. Warrants of arreso are also In the hands
of the United States Marshal for Captain John
O'Brien, master of the Bermuda; Murphy and
Slmonson. the mates, and Colonel Emilio Nun-/.,
one of the local Cuban leadtrs, who Was ? pa -
sender aboard the Bermuda on h< r !.i-: \ ysge.
Arrangements have been made between counsel
for the alleged filibusters and the Government ofti
cials by which the cases will be transferred to the
U.'.aM'd States Couit In New-York, Captain O'Brien
and his males will come here from New-York to?
morrow morning and will surrender themselves to
the United States Marshal. They wi.l have ? h< tr?
ug to-morrow at the same timo as Mr. liart, and
all the men will undoubtedly be bound ov< r f r
trial In New-York. The Information on which the
warrants were sworn out waa made by J S? I
gosto, the Spanish Consul at this port. l>r. Con
costs Is said to have received the evidence on whi< h
ne made the information from six or eight ol ?...?
seamen of the Bermuda who are said o ?>?? dl -
satisfied with the treatment th y received on the
voyage, and are probably tatting this method to
?acure revenge.
Mr. Harts hearing before Commissioner Re'l this
afternoon was merely a preliminary one, and no
evidence was taken. Assistant District Attorney
Ral.stoii appeared for the Commonwealth. tad
askei tin: Mr. Hart be bound ov r for ? further
hearing to-morrow at noon. Mr it ?:-? n au geste!
thai Mr. Hart's ball be llxed at 110,000. fapui.n W.
\S". Ker. counsel for Mr. Hart, characterises in?
quest as outrageous, as Mr. Mart is a reputal
citizen. The Commissioner then held h;m li t
ball. The defence was ready to naht
anv attempt to have the cases trl< i in the United
States Court here. Captan K>-i contends that
under the reeci t ruling of Judge Kutitr in tha
Horca case, arraignment at the bar In this district
would l"* tantamount to conviction. Ths Govern?
ment made no objection to the eases being trur.a
ferred to New-York,
captain CUpgerton, the British Consul here, still
refuses to fclve clearance paper? t>. the Bermuda, and
the vessel will pr tbsbly in?: be able to sail t ?
morrow, as It was expected she woul I Jo.
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ARIZONA LIKELY TO BECOME A 8TATB.
A PAVORABU REPORT on Tin: IHM, m ADMIT
IT TO THF. UNION ORDERED BY THH HOUSE
TERRITORIEg COMMITTEE
Washlngt in, April 14.-The Alisons BUteho d
bill was ordered to be favorably reported tl ?
morning by the House Territories Committee
This object was not gained, however, until a
strong protest had been made by th. me ribera
of the committee against tal:lng a V te at this
time. The five members who voted for a favora?
ble report were Messrs. Bcranton, of Pennsyl?
vania; Perkins, of Iowa; Lefever, of New-Tork;
Turner, of Vlrgini i. and Cooper, of Tesai Th<
negative votis wen cast by Messrs. Low, of New- I
York, and Hadlep, of Illinois. Mr. Owens, of
Kentucky, who was present, tie. lined to vote, und
BUbsequsntlj withdraw from the n.ting. Mr.
Avery, of .Michigan, and Mr. Harris, of <>.'..?.
were paired with Messrs Kiiox, of Massachusetts,
and Harrison, of Alabama, the two latter being
Of? sed to the bill.
The meeting was < ailed to hear the report drawn
by Mr. Catron, of New-Mexico, on the bill ad?
mitting that territory to Statehood, and "lor the
consideration of ether business." When Mr.
Catron closed, Delegate Murphy, of Arizona,
called up the Arizona Statehood bill. Objection
was made by Messrs. Low and Owens that the
meeting was called fut ^ special pi.rpo.se, namely,
to hear the report or the New-Mexico bill, an i
that no other business should be considered. Tne
chairman of the committee, Mr. Bcranton, of
Pennsylvania, however, explained thai each
member had bc*-n Informed of the real piirpt ??" "'
the meeting, and that It was permissible under
the circumstances to act on th" Arizona Mil.
This point was discussed for some lime, and
Mr. Cooper, of Texas, moved that further con?
sideration of the matter be postponed until a
week from next Thuisday. This motion w-as de?
feated, as was also ? motion made by Mr. Owens,
Of Kentucky, to p .stpone further action until
Thursday of this week, inasmuch sa some mem?
bers were unavoidably absent, and others had no
expectation that consideration would be given t >
day to the Statehood bill. This motion also was
defeated, whereupon Mr. Owens withdrew from
the committee ro >m.
-INDIAN PLAY" STARTED A FOREST FIRE.
The forest fir* which wh started on Sunday af?
ternoon by four boys, living in Port Jeffera -n, Long
Island, burned all Mon ?ay and was not put out un?
til early yesterday morning. It CSUSed many farm?
ers to spend two slooplogl Blghta and destroyed
thousands of dollars" worth of timber. The boyi
rangs from eight to twelve years old and th y made
"Willie Bhlmpton S prisoner. In Indian style the
boys tied their companion to a tree and set tic
underbrush around it on fire. The Barnes bun? l so
quickly that all the brush was soon in a blaz-. The
boys then hurried to the village, arou^.-1 the. resi?
dents and the latter rescued the boy, after he bad
received sever? burns. The tire continued to spread
?nd so, n many farmers began right ng R. It burned
from Millers Plsce to Mount Sinai and Rocky
Polnl The persons who own the timber that was
destroyed say they will bring suit against the par?
ents of the boys.
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KILLED WHILE RIDING HI? WHEEL.
Philadelphia. April 14.-Robert P. Robinson, chief
engineer of the Franklin Hu.'tar Refinery, was run
down from behind by a huckster's wagon. wMIe
riding on a bicycle last evening at K'"v,;"'p'"n,n,:,";t
and i'assyunk-ave. and almost Instantly killed. ( 1 lie
m< n In the wagon were arrested.
LAKE NAVIGATION OPENED,
Oswego. N. Y., April 14.?Navigation on Lake
Ontario was opened to-day when the BteaSSSl
Niagara arrived with a cargo of bailey from
Toronto.
Erie. Penn., April 14.-The steamer John Owen,
from Toledo, with W.OW bushels of corn, arrived in
this port at Idln, m. to-day. being the first arrival
of the season. The Owen left Toledo last night and
the captain reporta that he experienced no trouble
from ice.
SUBURBAN TRAIN FiBRVICE TO BOUND
BROOK. '
Commencing Monday. April 13, Lehlgh Valley It
R. will run extra trains bttween New-York and
Bound Brook, leaving New-York, foot of Uurtlandt
or Deabrosses at., at 8:00 and f-OO a. m.. 12:10, 4:20,
?:? and UM p. m.-<Advt
? MERCHANTMAN SEIZED.
OVERHAULED BY A COLOMBIAN MAN-OF
WAR OF PORTO BELLO.
I THK WHITFO!t!>H OWNER UVEg TN THIR PITT -
WHAT HE PAYS ABOUT THH INCIDENT.
The Am? rie.m schooner George W. Whltford,
belonging to Leopold Bchepp, of this city, was
on March 31. while off Porto Bello bound for
Cartagena, seized by the Colombian man-of-war
Coi lova and compelled to proceed to Colon,
under threat of being sunk if her captain re?
fused to obey the order within fifteen minutes
The captain of the Whltford was provided with
regular clearance papen which he showed to
the officers of the Cordova, but no attention
was paid to them. The first officer of the Cor
dova took charge of the Whltford, and. under
convoy of the Colombia,, man-of-war. eailed
to Colon, where, according to a cable dispatch
received Mond.,;.- by L. Bchepp, Khe still lay with
Colombian police on board.
The facts above given are contained it. a
protest sworn to before J. L Pearcy, United
States Consul at Colon, on April 4. by the cap?
tain of the Whltford, John Henrichs, and seven
Of his crew.
The Whltford landed a cargo at Porto Pello
on March 2v and on the 3lst obtained clearance
for Cartagena, and sailed at 1 p. m. It was at
4 p. in. that She was hailed by the Cordova,
the American ship at that time flying the Stars
at i ?tripes,
The first officer of the man-of-war, with an
int. rpreter, came aboard and ordered Captain
Henrichs to go to Colon, saying when iju.s
tlnned thai he was sctlng according to orders,
but did not know the reasons for th m.
No attention being psld to hi? clearance
papers, the captain was ?bout to refuse obedi?
ence, and only yielded when he was threatened
with being sunk. <>n the way to Colon, while
off Orange Key, about nine miles from their
destination, the Cordova ran across the schoon?
er's bow, etriklng the Jlbboom and tarrying
away the port back rope On arriving at Colon
April 1, at ??:::o p. m, the captain asked to be
allowed t . ?m on shore and tee the Consul, but
the request was refused, Instead, he vas taken
t.. the Cordova and bis liberty was allowed him
after considerable delay. That same night
policemen were put aboard the Whltford., and
at last accounts were stm in chaige of her.
The captain and hi.? crew filed a protest with
Consul Pearcy, and Leopold Bchepp, the owner
of the vessel, said lasl night that the Consul
had sent n copy of it to Secretary OIney,
No esp?an ition of the selsure of the Whltford
his as yet t.n vouchsafed. L. Bchepp, who
? uns the Whltford, asid to a Tribune rej tei
last nlKht: "We trade in the Spanish main with
the Whltf * i end th- I r.- lertks fiche] p, earrj ing
argoei of ; r ?vis1, ins, di > it-' "is. powder, shot and
Indian supplies, Which we ex -hange at >ur trad?
ing stations for eocoanutSj Ivory nuts turtle
?1 ella < tc,
"This whole tr >uh> h ?? bei n brought about by
the mall i ui action of our Spanish e mpetltors
n the i it, who have polltl al Influen re with the
Col imbls Government. Th? native Indiana "f
the coast have for yearn d pended on us for th<ir
supplies, snd have been gtverned by our eyatem
ol .1 Ing . in In? is, v.... h I tlon ible t ? ..ur
Spanish i >mi ? til >rs, but whl -h ? > item the) have
never been able t i or? v.... of course, have
had buslm ??? advantages snd i ?nsequently we
have bad great advantage* * ? thai we have i,e?n
aide t.. ' introl, moat ?>'. I he trade, excepting th
l! ?\i r traffic, whl h we never allowed at any of
our ira tlons Wi were put to ?Imilar
tr uble some five or all years ?g > when we were
. ? i t ' ? i ? n ? ?to defend ?:
agalnsl the arbitran ?? sure? whl !i wer? used
? ?; * on ?!.? oast, and ti n igh Ihia ti ? ?
we were put I lerable I ?sa i > thi breaking
no of many ol ir trading sta one, and
1 ss of our i -i a en I ? >te I ind carried
away, end on ac mnt if the Indiana being
frightened away fi >m ths ?at, by marauding
parties. ' >ui Insi ? ? .. ? t ur ? ip
talna to >m| ly with the lawa o I thej
sail In. but we do expe t and demand the same
r< , >t for the ve? l thai we run under the
? ? li an flag thai otht-i ^ easel? fi> Ing ? tie r - ol
:. but 1 t say, however, thai f..r
years v..- have experienced more or less trouble
In Centr <! Am? 11 a on a ' .'it of our
The English, French und Oerman tradei
. at i, ?me an 1 li ivi t ir gre iter a \\ intagi s
In Central V; ? rl ?. I'l >bably this l* be i ? ?
,,; o r natl m i make tnelr Influ el I
?i ..... by ha\mit thi Ir men of-w ir :
these port? I illy, !" look after the Int.-r
. uta of the merchantmen of thi ir country, nnd we
trunt the ' ?? la i t far distant when we will
a Navy larir- enough to c mmand respect in
entrai America for v?rsela thai fly the Ameri
i an ti i| "
UR, CLEVELAND'S BROTHER OUSTED.
His rOlWlREOATION COI I.I' NOT PJTAXn THE POU
Tirs HE Pt*T IV HIS BERNONS
Watertown, N. v. April n (Special). The it<v.
William N. Cleveland, brother .>f President Orover
Cleveland, wa? ousted from the pastoral? of the
,? Church al Pbaumonl by the action of
the st. i.awr.-r. ?? Presbytery hers lo-day. Mr.
Cleveland I? older than hii brother and Is a gradu?
ate of Hamilton College. About four years a*., be
!.. -une pastor Of the i'haumont Churh ?t B Salary
Of P300 p r annum. Chaumont Is B BBMll VtUag? lu
Jefferson County, fourteen miles from Watertown
During tii Cleveland campaign ot IMI Mr CI ve
larid b- ame v.-rv enthusiastic In Hie BUppOli "f
his brother, and hla utterance? fr im th< puipll In
support of the bitter's principle? sod theories ted
to the trouble which resulted In lus removal to-day,
li- was much a nlred by hla congregation until
he began preaching D?mocratie sentiment?. Part of
th? congregation took offen ? al this and '"??on there
,\ ;,. two faction? in the church Mr. Cleveland
Was Obstinat? and continued to presen In a manner
thai was obnoxious to manv of the ehurch-goers
The congregation held r meeting and a vote wa?
taken, it was decided by a larga majority to ask
the presbytery to remove him. The petition was
aeot te the presbytery last fall, and ? committee
was appointed to visit Chaumont snd settle th?
dispute. Tie,- patched up the diff?rences and ths
Rev, Mr. Cleveland and h:.< flock promised to for
Kive and forget and live In pea ce In the future
But, like ins brother, the Rev. Mr. Cleveland has
n will of hi? own ind does not Ilka to be dictai I
to. Soon the breach was as aride as it evr h ol
I en, The preah>ter] met In Watertown to-day.
The chinch people at I'haumont presented paper?
giving their "findings" on the subject, and they
were referred I i a com nltt ??-. The committee's re?
port ststi i thai it was plain that under present
condition? th? two parties could nol be i >nc
nor th? difference? harmonised, and, that, Inas?
much ?>>, Mi. Cleveland preferred t.. throw the re
pponslblllty up n the presbytery, it a .< .???. mmend
. ! thai :?'?? relation? non ?slating be dissolved. The
committee add ? I a paragraph expressing its ap?
preciation of tha high Christian character "f the
Rev. Mr. Cleveland and regretting the necessity In
the case. Th.- committee*? report w.,.>. adopted.
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THEY WAST THE CANAL OPEN.
PAR ROCKAWAT PEOPUI OBJECT TO HAVTNQ A
jamaica hay ODTLCT < LORKD.
Th? people of Par ROCkaWay, Long Island, ?re
disturbed over the proposed closing of the canal
connecting the i"ar Rockaway inlet with Jamaica
Hay. Tiie application was made by the Lancaster
.s a B i 'i Impi ivemenl Company, the owners of
the new Bdgemers Hotel. The Lancaster company
aaj thai ths canal is widening und will destroy
their p'ope-ty by cutting an Inlet through II <a
Island, opposite the mouth of the car.. I. whIch
will then be wiihin two hundred yards of the hotel.
Th? people of Par Rockaway contend that the
Closing of the canal won!.I in. an mud tlats and
stagnant water at the he*d of Jamaica Bay. caus?
ing malignant diseases, to BVOid Which the canal
wan cut through about twenty year? ?fto.
At a meetinK of the viiiige trustee? on Wednes?
day last the Lancaster company made application
t, the trustees to have the canal closed. The tnm
te, s decided that the canal, being on Oovernment
map?. wis Oovernment wat?-r. and out of tr.-ir
jurisdiction. Several ..f the viilnKers wen- m;t
p.,-,1 yesterday morning to Und that the company
had begun driving ?plies to t!ii in the creek.
The Village Beard of Health was ?cnt tor, and
Daniel Brown, counsel to the Health Board, was
directed to order the work ?topped, which h? did.
Th? rork wia abandoned.
SAXTON STILL AGAINST IT.
ANOTHER TALK ON THE GREATER NEW
YOUK BILL.
HE DBJfOUNCM THE BOMKfl ANO SAYS THE
VETOES OF THE MAYORS OP NKW-YORK AND
BROOKLYN mOtTLD HE RESi'ECTEn?A
PARTIAI, POLL Of THE AggBMBLT.
fUT TSUMBAra TO THE TRIBtrSK.)
Albany, April 14.?The Legiststnrs will vots
acain to-morrow on the Greater New-Yqrk bill,
vetoed by Mayor Strong, of New-York, and
Mayor WnrstSf, of Brooklyn. Lieutenant-Gov?
ernor Raxton to-night, In an earnest, coutageous
manner, ex-pressed his views on the proposition
to pass the bill over the vetoes of the Mayors.
Mr. Saxton's strong comment on the plan to
"Jam" the bill through the Iy>irlsluture again will
be found below. He has rarely talked with more
frankness about a measure than he does in the
following remarks about the Greater New-York
bill:
We are told that certain self-constituted guardians
of the Republican party in this State say that the
Greater New-York bill must be repeated. I should
like to know why they assume that the Legisla?
ture Is no longer a deliberative body, but Is entirely
subject to the domination of outsiders In my
opinion the Legislature should, sod I hope It will
as to this measure and all others, represent the
people and not the machine. The bill may be re
paSSad possibly, but I prellet that It will not get
through either House without the aid of Tammany
votes.
Th<* disapproval of the measure by the Mayors
of the great cities of New-York sad Brooklyn will
have Kfe.it welgst with many Republican Senators
an.i Assemblymen who formerly voted for it. And
it ought to have great weight with.them. The
Constitution Intends thu it shall. It Is presumed
When such a bill Is presented to the local authori?
ties, under the provisions of the fundamental law,
that such authorities will ascertain and reflect ths
sentiment of their coastttuen^li i, and thst senti?
ment ought to prevail with the lawmaklng power,
sec r i:ng to the well-established principles of mu
Blclpal boms rule.
BROOKLYN'S OPPOSITION CERTAIN.
Certainly In so vital a matter as that of entirely
destroying the identity of a great rity the Legisla
tine ought t. il tan ? ' the \ Ice of the people motu
deeply Interested How can there be any doubt, for
example, sboui the feeling of ths Brooklyn pi >p!e
In this matter? The Common Council, by s unani?
mous vote, denounced the bllL The Brooklyn repre?
sentatives In both b uses are against it almost to
a mm;; si . :. i Mayor Wurster, who was . ;? ? :
only last fail, after ? full le itlng declares against
It. Will the r*?gtalature. under such clrcumstsn i,
ftttercp' '? cram consolid?t! a down tieir throats?
11 .. i il kno* h. ?re abo its of the ; ?| I
of Brooklyn than thi Maj i and all the other
- tit ited authorttli - '
I think tie [j, g lature ?.11 hesitate, In view of
t!... attltui. the Ma) irs, to again pass this
b.li There is no doubl ?hat nun} of the most
prominent business nen in Brooklyn are in favor
latlon l am In favor of it myself per
aonslly, .h ! hope to see the Greater New-York an ,
act'oni ?h? I fact at a m? ' me In the nesr future
i il ;: seena to me we ari going it it wrong end
l- * a I m sn I ought to be
thought ou: In ail Its details before definite ? I ?
Is ' i. -u
l agree ? lb Msyor Strong that the charter
ouaht to be fli-st c instructed, and that t > i ? ??
illdstlon at ;!? outset Is to place the cart be?
fore thi horse. There should be s nm Ion corn?
il - i oi tit? men in the territory th it
Is to ; the Gr< Her New-York, and they
-.h . i? i bave abundant time within which to work
out the difficult si : delicate i oblcmi that are |n
Vi lv 1 i.-, consol hen the work Is
! is, the | ' : ?'? III kn >w what
i ?? n-k i ; i i i:. I can act with a fair degree
of unt>ratandli i The Legislature ought not. in
mj ? pinion. to rush this great measure through
in blind and reckless haste, lust because s ms men
or S'jine newspap ?^ . 1st that It should be done.
LAUTERBACfl TELLS OP A DEAL,
Edward Lauterbach, the chairaran of the Re
publlcan General C mmlttee of New-York, ar?
rived here to-day and corroborated bis reported
statement that the Tammany Hall oflS 11 i s now
emp!oyed b) the Board of Excise sr uld be re?
tained In bfflce b) George HIIHard. the Platt lead?
er who has been put at the head of the State
? Bun i'i In New-York. The Tammany
Hall 6 i:.tos an i Assemblymen naturally re?
gard this as a good reason why they should
'. te t' pars the Greater New-York bill over
May. ? Bl veto. Naturally, siso, the n>.
publican ? pp in ? ta of the bill are Indignant
thai pair.<*?? should be used to secure Demo
? ratlc voti * for the m< i
HOW THEY WILL VOTB.
A canvass of thi Senate and Assembly made
t day Indlcatei that ths bill will, be repassed
by ths Senate, bul that thi re is some doubt
stout it1* passing the Assembly. Tammany
will pasa it In the assembly, if it pass, s ?it all.
A poll oi the Assembly to-day showed that the
Tammany members had not received final or?
ders os to how their votes should be east on
the bill. Only nlnetj live members are willing t i
' re urded as divided In their i sltlon on the
lull
The following may be net down In the nf
flrmatlve Abletl (Rep.), A.Ihr IRep.), Allda
(Rep.), II. T Andrews (Rep.), Armstrong (Rep.),
Austin (Rep.), Barth (Dem.), Bates (Rep.), .{?
di .. (Rep.), I. Brown 'It. p >. Hut ta (Dem.), It 1>.
Brown (Uep.), I'.itn (Dem.), J. Clark (Rep.),
If, N. Cole (Rep >. Corrigan (Dem >. Contedlo
(Ri p.), Du lli ) (Ri p i. Kbbetts (Dem.), Bddy
l Ri , i. in. o cit i. p'rlts (Rep.), Oalllgan
il?, m?. Gregory (Hep.), Guider (Dem.), Hart
(Dem ?. Hoffman (Dem.), Keenholti (Rep.),
Kelly (Dem.), Kelse) (Rep.), Loun berry (Rep.),
Mackey (Rep.), MeClellan iD?m.), McCoy
(Dem I, Newman (Dem.), (VOrady (Rep.), Rogen
(Rep.), s-i. re? (Rep.), Bchulum (Dem.), Bears
(Rep.), i: tple (Dem.), Stewart (Rep.), Taylor
(Rep.), Tral er (Dem.), Tupp^r (Rep.), Wells!
. i :>i. >. A C. Wilson (Rep.), Witter (Rep.), indi
Plsh (Rep.), Total, ??'' Of these thirty-two are
Republican! and e> venteen Democrats,
Those , nposed to the bill: Audett (Rep.), !
Uabcock (Rep.), Blalsdell (Rep.), Bondy, (Rep.),
Bren nan l K^|. |. Carlisle (Rep.).C. J. Clark (Rep.), !
Cougnlln (Dem.), Cromwell (Rep.), Delmour
i|?<'o ?. DeGraw (Rep.), Porrester (Rep.), Prench I
ipep?, Harrison (Rep.), Hill (Rep.), Hobble,
(Rep.), Ifonslnger (Rep.), Horton ili.-p.>. Hughes
(Rep.), Kempner (Dem.), Koster (Rep.), Lalmbeer I
(Rep.), Livingston (Rep.), Marshall (Rep.), Mat
leson (Rep.), McKeown (Dem.), Miller (Rep.),
Murphy (Rep.), Notion diem.?. Perkins (Rep.),
Post iltep). Peevera (Rep.), Robblns (Rep.),
Rudd (Dem.), Banger (Hep), c. Smith (Rep.),
Rpringwellcr (Rep.), Btanchfleld (Dem.). Bteele
(Rep.), Storm (Rep.), Van Ketiren (Rep.), Wag
kihT (Rep.), Waldo (Rep.), G. W. Wilson (Uep.), '
Zimmerman (Rap.) and /urn (Dam.). Total,
M < ?f these thirty-eight are RepubUcani and
eight Dem?crata
Those expressing themselves as still in doubt
wen Anderson (Rep.), P. J. Andrews (Dem.),
Barry (Dem.). Braum (Rep.), Browned (Rep.),
Bud i '.i. p.). Burr (Rep ). C. C Cole (Rep.), Cut?
b;i (Dem.), Cutler (Rep.), Davidson (Dem.), J. A.
Donnelly (Dem ?, T. P. Donnelly (Dem.), Downs
(Rrp.), I'lnn (Dem.), Pltigerald (Dem.), Oledhlll
(Dem.), Goodman (Dent.), Gorham (Rep ?, (?raves
(Rep.), Green (Dem.), Husted (Rep.), (vea (Rep.), I
Leonard (Dem.), Ma. ah (Dem ?. McOraw (Rep.),
Messlter (Rep.), G. W. Myer (Dem.), T. P, Myers
(Dem.), Mittnacht (Dem.). K. L. Schmidt (Rep.),
Sheldon (Rep.), Bweet (Rep.) and Wood (Hep.).
Total, M, of which is are Republicans and i?
Democrats There were twenty-one Assembly?
men absent when this poll wag taken.
Senator Lexow said to-night thai his Greater
New-Y >rk bill would be pasted In the Senate 1i
morrow over the vetoes pf the May ?rs of New
York and Brooklyn. Mr. cantor -ill the Demo?
crats would rapport th? measure as before.
? .
.4 TRAIS OORR Til ROVO II A TRB8TLB.
Meridian. Miss., April It- Passenger train No 1
on the New-Orleans and Northwestern Ka'lroad
went through a small trestle three miles north of
Vosburg at an early hour this morning. The en?
tire train, save the engine and tend? r, was wrecked
The paseenger coaches were well filled, but, strange
to say, nobody was killed outright.
DHATII OF A ?HAS I) AM) DFAF Ml TE.
Newport, It. I.. April It?Oliver c.iswel), sixty
years old, probably the most noted b?nd and deaf
mute In this country, except Laura Bridgemsn,
died at hlJ home In Jamestown las^ nlnht He had
been Mind M deaf since h.- was two year? old.
At the age of fourteen he attr.nte.l the attention of |
Dr, Samuel S. Howe, husband ?if .Julia Ward Howe, i
Who together with Lama Hrldgeman, taught hlnj
to read and converse. He was a bright s? hnlar and
of a pructical mind. H?r was greatly Interested in
prominent men, and some years ago he was invited
to call on Dom Pedro on the occasion of the latter s
visit to Newport. Since he left school he had . I veil
at home with his mother, and assisted In household
affaira
A PARK SERGEANT HURT.
DRAGGED SRVCHAL Hl'NDRKD KP:CT DY A
RUNAWAY TKAM-OCCCPANTS OF
THE WAGON INJURED.
Sergeant Kuan, of the Park PotlCS Mounted Squad,
had a lively experience with a runaway team of
horses attachej to a light wagon about 5 o'clock
yesterday. He suffered sevpre Injuries. His hor*e
wa.? also badly cut. The ?Sfgssnt saw the runaway
team on the cross road at On"-hundred-and-fourth
st., going, east. E. E. Smithers, of No. 37 Wall-st..
was the driver, and he was accompanied by Mr?. E.
C. Gostenboffer. of \"o. 68 West Ninety ascend at
Sergeant BgSS gave chatte to the runaway, and had
succeeded In catching? one horse by the head, when
a team of horses attached to a coach, owned by
Thomas MIchMs, of No. 208 East Eorty-seventh-st.,
and driver, by A. Resler, of No. 132 Avenue A,
crossed the road In front of the runaway team. A
collision followed, and the sergeant was thrown from
his horso and the animal was knocked down. The
?ergeant, however, held on to the bridle of the
horses, and was dragged about 200 yards, when he
was forced to let go.
The light wagon had meanwhile struck one of the
wheels of the coach, and broken an axle, throwdng
out the two occuoants. Mr. Smlthens's collar-bone
was broken, while Mrs. Gostenhoffer fall on her
face and received many contusions. They were
taken In the Park ambulance to the Presbyfrlan
Hospital Mrs. Gostenhoffer was sulmequently taken
hume, suffering greatly from shock.
The runaway team, subsequently dragged the re?
mains of the light carriage among the bushes. The
horsee. were led on to the roadway by Park Police?
men Cavanagh and Murphy, and taken to the Park
?tables, on.- of the animals was badly injured.
Sergeant Egan suffered contusions of the right knee
an l ri?ht hip and had many bruises about the head
and shoulder*
-?-?
COMMISSIONER WARIN&B FALL.
His BICYCLE BLIPPED OV A WATERED STREET.
AM) A CABLE-CAR HST MfSED HIM.
Street Cleaning Commissioner Waring fell off
his bicycle yesterday afternoon. In Park Row*.
while on his way uptown, and narrowly escaped
being run over by a or.hle-oar. One of his hands
wii'i bruised, an1 he was pretty well shaken up.
Commissioner Waring had gone to the track
us'd by the southbound cars to get out of the
way Of a wagon. A cable-car came down this
track, and the Commissioner had to steer off
again In a hurry The str, et had been watsred
only a little while before by some of his men, and
his wheel slipped. .Mr. Waring was thrown to
the pavement, but out of the way of th? car.
He got up without assistance, anl carried his
wheel Into a store where he brushed his cloth?
ing and examined himself. His wheel was so
badly damaged tl at he h?.d to leave It at the
Mr. Waring rod? boms on a car.
COLONEL ./. E. PEPPER A88I0N8.
THF. WHT.H-KNOWN DISTILLER AND TURFBCAM
PNAHI.K TO MEET HIS OBLIOATtOKS
Lexington. Ky., April 14.?Colonel James II. Pep?
per, the well-known distiller snd ncehorse man,
filed a deed of trust to the Security Safety Trust
ani Vault Company hue th'* afternoon. The as?
signment are? brought about by depression in boat
nes? and an atta 'hment suit In N- ?r-Yorfc for about
SIO.GOO in favor of a larga whiskey firm.
Colonel Pepper is widely known as a distiller an 1
turfman. He Is the owner of an extensive stock
farm In Kentucky, and has several horse? In train?
ing He was unablo to collect a large number of
outstanding debts, owing to the business depression
und the unsettled state of financial affairs in Ken?
tucky. A? a racing man, Colonel Pepper was at
on-? lime associated with Colonel W. S. Harnes,
and his been prominent on the turf for a number
c' years. His many frlen Is In this city have every
confident IB I hi will tide over his financial dlrtl
cultls In a few wt.-ks. and that he will continue
to d.st.ll whlakey and to breed and race horses.
AMENITIES OF DEMOCRATIC POLITICS.
A CAROrOATE POR GOVERNOR of MISSOURI RRU
TALLT ASSAULTS AN OLD MAN.
Mexico, Mo., April 11. ?S. B. Conk, a member of
the Democratic Btati Central Committee, who was
,a, >ti i a delegate-at-larg? fr im Audrala County to
thi Bedalla Convention, and who was indorsed as
th-? logical candidate for the next Governor of
Missouri, made a brutal assault yesterday on Judge
a. .1. Douglass of Benton City, who was a dek
to the convention. It was after the convention ad?
journed. Judge Douglaa? is an oil man snd a
highly respected clti/en of this county, and for the
last two years has t.n a member of the Congres?
Committee of this district, which recently pact at
? Charle? ? ' ordered a general primary all over
the dlatrict whereupon Mr. Cook withdrew from
? i .. , ,... for Congress. In a recent article Coo*
ln?ulied Judge Douglass for having v.?et for the
primary L'pon meeting Douglass yesterday, <"ook's
wrath to k pugilistic form, and he dealt the old
man several ?evere blow? '???> ihe bead and face,
nun of th? time the Judge being held by a by
.?ander The .lu Ige is one of the gray-headed
?atrlarch? of the county, and the assault la gen?
erally condemned as unwarranted and cowardly.
THE nur. DECLARED INCENDIARY.
THREE PERSONS ARRESTED IN COWNRCTSDM with
THE TOKKEIM BLAZE.
A conference between Coroner Miles, captain
M ingin sn i ? number of insurance men, held In Cap?
tain Mangln'? ornee, in Yonkers, yesterday mcrnin?.
his n lulled In startling development? in relation to
th< recent North Broadway lire in that city, oi
April S Hast night Mrs. Margaret C. Logue, owner
ol No, 3j North Broadway; Louis Myer, her son by a
former marriage, and Thomas McLaughlin, liquor
di tier, >f No. ? North Broadway, were arrested on
testimony given by Peler Peterson, whose store ad?
join.,1 McLaughlin's place, and who was entirely
uninsured. It Is sail that Petersen and his hired
girl heard mysterious noises on the night of the tiro
in the adjoining building.
H was also state,! that McLaughlin only three
areeka ago Insured his stick and furniture for $1.000.
Mrs. Legue has been Insured for some time for H.e^K).
Myer and Mrs. Logue w. held m 110,000 ball each,
and McLaughlin was held in 05,000. Hearing will take
place In the city Court room at 3 o'clock this after?
noon.
The people of Yonkers were Intensely excited last
night over the arrest.-, and many prominent people
have telephoned to Police Headquarters to ask for
confirmation of the news, it is likely that at the
bearing there will he interesting developments.
--e
TO EXTEND REQUIREMENTS FOR AX M. D.
Ann Arbor, Mich., April 14?It is proposed by the
medicad faculty to make the course here In effect a
six-year one. corresponding to the recent advance In
requirements made by the Harvard Medica! School.
Many students here now do the literary and medical
courses together la six years, by combining their
work and getting credit on some of it In both de?
partments at the same time. It Is proposed to malte
this a requirement instead of optional, so that every
physician will have to possess a. literary degree
as well as his .... I).
J. MILTON TURNER'S SKILL FRACTURED.
St. Louis. April H.-J. Milton Turner, ex-Minister
to Liberia, politician and lawyer. Is at the City
Hospital with a fractured skull. A tight with his
Step-daughter, Mrs. William Mason, on Monday
night, Is the cause. There are two sides to the
?tory. His wife i.ays: "Il has been my custom for
y.'irs to spread hi? meals In his room, no matter
what time he came home, at 1. 2 or Wen 3 o'clock In
the morning I was setting out his supper, with
which he expressed great dissatisfaction. My
daughter heard him coming Into the room. She
asked him to keep still. He swore at her, telling
her to mind her own business. Then he told her
to take the children and get out of the house. She
said the children were In bed and It was too lite
at night to lea\e. ?iiahblng a knife, he runhed at
her. Picking un a broken pit h?r from a shelf at
ber Bide, she hit him over the head."
Turners story differs materially from that told
by his wife. He denies bring drunk. He told his
step-daughter to get him something to eat and a
quarrel ensued. During the excitement she hit him
on the bead. Turner loudly bewailed the girl'?
Ingratitude He says he spont over $10.000 on her
education. Her husband will not work, he ?ays, and
Turner supports the whole family. Including four
little girls.
Please drink pure, Sparkling Arethuaa Spring
Water, at yiur grocer's, hotel, club or your own
h?u?e. Sample at offlca. Flfth-ave. and 42d-?t.?(Advt.
I TO DEFEND THE SEA COAST.
MORE THAN ?11,000,000 VOTED BY TOM
HOUSE.
TUB FORTIFICATIONS EILT. PASSED WITH PRAO?
TICAL UNANIMITY?LF.MOCRATS AS WELL AS
REPUBLICANS ALIVE TO THE IMPOR?
TANCE OF NATIONAL DEFENCES.
[BT TELEGRAPH TO TUB TRIBUNE.]
Washington, April 14.?The House of Repra*
Sentatlraa to-day passed the Fortifications Ap?
propriation bill without a division, and in the
form recommended by the Appropriations Com?
mittee. The bill carries a total of $5,842,337, of
which $1,885,000 is for the construction of gun
and mortar batteries and fortifications, and
IL7S9,#M for armament of ior:lflcatlcns. In ad?
dition to the total direct appropriation car?
ried by the bill, the Secretary of War Is au?
thorized to enter into contracts to the total
amount of $5,542.276 for materials and construc?
tion of fortifications and armament, making
the aggregate amount appropriated and au?
thorized $11.384,613.
It will be observed that the question of Na?
tional defence Is beginning to aseume higher
Impifrtanee that It has occupied In past yearn
in the estimation of the House of Representa?
tives. In the XLIXth Ccngtcss no appropriation
whatever fsl mad? even for the care and main?
tenance of the obsolete seacoast defences then
in existence. In the Lth Congress the total ap?
propriations amounted to $5,205,594, and some
provision was made for the building of modern
guns and batteries. In the List Congress,
which was Republican In both branches, ths
total appropriations amounted to $8,007,73?,
showing an Intelligent uppr? elr.tlon of the Im?
portance of the work that had been begun.
In the LI Id Congress Ilolmanism rule?l the Ap?
pro; riatlon? Committee Of the House of Repr?>
?entatlves, and the total appropriation shrunk
to $4.944.:i31. and In the LIHd Congress It
am Hinted to only $4.331.5til.
It Is, tberefd-e, exceeding!* gratifying, aa
well as suggestive, to fln<l the Democratic mem?
bers of the Appropriations Committee and of
the House of representatives In the LIVth
Congress willing and ready to support ouch a
bill as that which was passed to-day.
MR. BQUIM ADVOCATES HIS BILL.
IT raOPOSBS TO BXraMD $xo.0?0.0oo FOR SEA?
COAST DEFENCES.
Washington. April 14-In the Senate to-day Mr.
Squire (Hep., Wash.) spoke In support of his bill
making large appropriations for sea-coast defences
Be spoke, in part, as follows:
Mr. President: What are our l<!eaU as a Nation?
What is our own conception of our character and
destiny? We are for peace. Are ?re for ptace at
any pries? We sre for Independence. Are we for
:.. li p? n i- te? ?lth.ait taking steps to maintain that
lmlepon.ien.-e. We ale tor progress aiel advance
nu nt of th- Interests, not only of our own people,
but of all mankind. We are full of sympathy for
the oppressed and downtrodden ?n every part of the
Civilised world. We are for th? Monroe Ooctrine?
for th? ,'t?rvatton of the ao.l Inviolate from Euro?
pean aggression on both the American continents.
Are we willing to support our belief in the Monroe
ineirine by something more than empty declara?
tion* Which are "as soumlln? liras? sud t.nkling
cymbals"? Again, we are for economy in ex
pendlturea Are we for that false economy that
takes no pro-ier thought of to-morrow and makes
no provision against [he greatest possible risks to
orr safety, dignity -ml peace as a astioaf
What an absurd spectacle has the Congress of the
United States presented during the present session
by Its persistent talk In favor of intervention by the
United State? in behalf of Cuba and Venesuela.
How cheap U all this talk, slncer?: though it may
I a >n many occasions. Kvery mm Who has in?
form. 1 himself on the subject of National defence
ki. iws that as a Nation we are not in condition to
undertake war or suffer war. It is the very last
thing we can undertake oi suffer In our pr?s? nt
condition, because U will certainly bring the great?
est loss.-.nd humiliation. Our cou-jge and numbers
would not avail, and It Is folly to d per.d upon the
resources and inventions of th.' hour. We can talk
lou ! and I n,' an I profess sympathy, pass resolu?
tions, and make believe to OU-aelves that we arc
a i lally taking a hand In the ?liplomatlc affilrs snd
International questions of gr?"it moment: but thoae
who are noi self-deceived by egotistical glamour and
Who know the tacts are perfectly aware of the
painful truth th-;t nil this demonstration is mere
talk and bluster end vapid sentiment, or, at most, It
Is s sympathy that Is easily satisfied with merely
verbal < xpr isslons.
The people do not know that their commerce csn
i ?? se easily ruined. They do not know that our
Navy Itself may be hopelessly crippled by th?
destruction Of our undefenied Navy yards, depots
, supplies, lock yar?ls. powder mills and arsenals.
If the pe 'pie understood these fa. ts as they exist,
they would s.iy "Btpp b ilktlng ships, as you do
n..t n esn to protect our eitles, ?lo'k yards and
if supplies. L is folly to spend so much money
up >n the Navy." If they knew the h<Mlowness of
our ta'k the people would <-ry out for siiam?> at this
travesty upon the maintenance of the Monroe
Doctrine and the Intervent.on for Cubin Indcpen
dence. I have bo patience with the dis usslon that
Ins been go.ns on, s > devoid of practical benefit
to in? one. It has not only operated to make us
ridiculous ?n the eyea of those who are well In?
formed, but it has brought ruin and financial em
; barrassment ui .n thousands and thousands of
people who have I st millions of dollars In
? |ui n e of th's agllatl m In Congress. Nay,
: more, It has he'.rl out false and elusive hopes
to people beyond the seaa?hop1 of relief
and assistance never to ie> realised in the
very nature of thinga It la keeping the worg
I of premise to the car to break It to the hope,
and thus bringing untold ml? ry opon hundreds of
t lusands a ho look ?o America for help in the
time of their struggles w.;h tyranny and bloody
wrong. Whether all thin la merely polities I know
net. DUt H se. ni s to me ? xeee lingly wicked and
useless. If we sre (n earnest an I mean what we
say, lei US "how our purpose by our deeds, by
preparation o( a w??o, pru.imt anil ampia ehar
a.-ter.
PROVISIONS OF THK MEASURE.
The bill presented by the Committee on Coast
Defences la Intended to meet the wants of the
Nation .n this respect. It hys received the approval
of the Secretary of War u:.?l of the chiefs of the
two great departments of engineers and ordnance.
If l| .-h.i.l I? adopted, provision will he male for
the construction u th? fortifications necessary for
the defence of the princpal sea-eoasl oltles of th?
Inlted States. The aggregate number of ?lirect fire
high-power guru of all calibres requin I Is 517; the
aggregate number of mortar? is l,4ta, For the con?
struction of tins.' runs, emplacement* and carriages
about eight years will he required, and the aum of
at least MsuQ,0M. This aum <'an:.ot be Judiciously
expended In a less t.mo except under itreat stress
and at additional cost to the (?overnment; and
evn In that case it Will he very dlfllcult to complete
the armament In a much shorter period. It Is pro
Vided m the bill that the sum of inly $M,MS,eSj he
appropriate.! for the nscal year ending June 3?). l?|
and that an expenditure be authorised of $l0.000.0o6
for each of the succeeding seven fiscal years, end
in.' June au. 1904; tiius the lax would bo compara?
tively light fitr each year.
I nop" th- t>??; will be ailopfpil wlthiut serlOUS
modification, either as a separate measure or In the
Fortifications Appropriation bill. An economic?
sound system of national defence la the rook upon
watch rest permanent safety and successful diplo?
macy. The agitation and unrest on this subject
throughout the T'nlted States are reflected In the
many petitions and memorials addressed to Congress
by responsible representative bodies an?i by thou?
sands of editorials In the American press. The peo?
ple are being heard from In no uncertain tones, and
expect this Congress to act.
THF DESTFR POPULACE EXCITED.
Denver, April 14?For a time It looked squally
last evening In the vicinity of the county Jail, where
Oakl, the double murderer. Is Imprisoned. Last
night sentiment had grown Inflamed and the entire
police reserves were called out three times to pro?
tect the Jail. As the crowd grew in density, cries
of '"Lynch him," "Don't wait on the courts," "Jap
anese Minister cant save him," and oth?r excited
appeals, led the crowd to make -a rush for the
narrow Jail entrance. Twenty riflemen were
stationed Inside under command of the Jailer, but
their tire was to be reserved for the breaking of
the door.
Meantime a riot call was sent out and two patrol
Wagessf loaded with armed men, escorted by
mounted police, ?wept through the mob. Re?
peated charge? failed to disperse the gathering, and
then the officers formed in line and again broke
through the mob, which merely closed behind.
Clubs were drawn and nearly a score were arrested
and taken to the city Jail charged with inciting a
riot. At midnight the crowds had begun to thin
o it, and finally were dispersed.
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JO?MFBL?ltai PAYS THE DEATH PENALTY
Dannemora, N. V.. April 14.?Josef Zlamel, the
murderer ol Teresa K a mora, was executed in the
electric chair at Clinton Prison this morning. The
current used was of 1,840 volts, and th? execution
was successful In every particular.
WHY PAY MORE?
Men's apparel at moderate priesa; best mat?rtele
and workmanship. Light business suits $1$ to HI:
bicycle suits $5 to $18. Neglige shirts-e. varied as.
aortment, $1.50 to $2.50. OEOROE O. BENJAMIN
BROADWAY, COR. 2ITH 8T.-<AdVt. *"?*,,'?mM,?
