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WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1897-FOTJRTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS.
The Evening Star is the only
afternoon paper in Washington
that receives the dispatches of
the Associated Press. It is
therefore the only one in which
the reader can#find the complete
news of the world, directly trans
mitted by telegraph, up to tlie
moment of going to press.
LIKE A ROMANCE
Friends of Alfred Dreyfus Make
Startling Accusations.
HE WAS A VICTIM OF BLACKMAIL
Plucked by the Gang Which Ruined
Max Lebaudy.
CASE BEING INVESTIGATED
PARTS. November IS.?The allegation
that Alfred Dreyfus, the former captain of
French artillery, was falsely accused and
convicted by a court-martial of selling
French military plans to the agents of a
foreign government continues to be widely
discussed In Paris and throughout France.
From a. person who is in the counsels of
the family the correspondent of the Asso
ciated Press here learns that their pre
sentation of the prisoner's case to the
French government reveals a thrilling ro
mance. in which figure the gang of so-called
"journalists" and stock jobbers who be
set the late Max Lebaudy, the million
aire conscript.
Doc amenta Xever Sold.
It is claimed that the documents Dreyfus
was charged with selling to Germany were
never really sold to the agents of that
country but were prepared in imitation of
Dreyfus* handwriting to blackmail him,
his wife being a wealthy woman and he
himself being in good circumstances. The
plot, it would further seem, was conceiv
ed in 188)tt, when the wave of Jew baiting
swept over Europe. Dreyfus is of Hebrew
extraction, and these jackals of Parisian
society, casting about for funds, determin
ed to "bleed this wealthy Jew." A beauti
ful adventuress, whose house was the re
sort of a number of French officers and
foreign diplomats, is said to have acted as
the go-between in these shady transac
tions.
How Drey fan Was Rained.
By invitation Dreyfus was a frequent
visitor to her house. In due course of
time the plan for the mobilization of the
French army, which had been drawn up
In a handwriting which cleverly imitated
thnt of Dreyfus, was produced and money
was demanded for its surrender.
Dreyfus, however, it is said, refused to
pay the sum demanded, knowing that the
purchase of the document would be an ad
mission of his guilt and would furnish
ground fcr future extortion, and being
aware that the fact that he had been Inti
ma'e with this woman, who herself was a
PLrty to the plot, would be considered part
of the strongest evidence of his guilt.
Continuing, the friend of the Dreyfus
family explains that the newspapers whoso
attaches were concerned in the plot have
ccnstantly maintained a warfare against
Dieyfus even up to the present time, and
that in conseonence the prisoner's wife and
family are obliged to keep secluded. At
tempts have constantly been made, it is
alleged, to extort admissions from them to
b" used aeainst Dreyfus, and It is also said
that advances have been made to Mme*.
Dreyfus, wife of the prisoner, in behalf of
the anti-Dreyfus press, offering to cease
aTl exposition to nis release "for a consid
eration."
Plan* of Little Vnlne.
Finally, it is said that the p!an for the
mobilization of the French army, which
Dreyfus Is said to have sold to the agents
of a foreign government, was a compara
tively unimportant document, the features
of which were in the possession of all for
eign governments and was easily fabri
cated by experts.
Till-: hride?;rooii disappeared.
FrtemlN of Mr. Hcrcinnn Fear He Met
With Foul PI ?y.
CHICAGO. November IS.?The police are
anxiously looking for Geoige A. Bergman,
a young man who was to have been mar
ried last evening and who cannot now be
found. He was to have wedded Miss Mar
garet Perry of 343 East 5."d street and they
v ere to have gone east on their wedding
tcur
Bergman left the Perry residence in the
afternoon with $700 in his pockets, intend
ing to purchase tickets to Washington.
He never reached the railroad office, nor
can anything be learned of him. He bore
an excellent reputation and was devoted to
Ids fiancee, to whom he had been engaged
since they were children. It is thought by
his friends that he has met with foul play.
S ALE OF C.tLlFORM \ HORSES.
TI:*?roucJil>reri? From Stable of A. II.
S|?rfckfVi UriiiK Over Each.
SAX FRANCISCO, November 18.?At a
sale of thoroughbreds from the stables of
A. I;. Spreckels. the following horses
brought $.">*? or over each:
Marcel. 1800, sold to T. J. Crowley; Olive,
to G. BertOlacchi; Pat Murphy, $ti?5,
to Atkin? A Lottridge; Torsion, $*?>, to B.
C. Holly; George Palmer. $1,075, to Lee
Fhaner; Frank James, $775, to R. Hughes;
Flcrimel. J.'jOo. to Lee Shaner: Agni,
to A. B. Warwick; Aluminum, $MJU, to Bar
ney Schrelner; Georgic, $1,000, to John
Campbell; Imperious, $?.?0. to Barney
hr- mt r; Little T. G., V*i>, to J. Hinck
ley; Racio, $1,075, to R. Murray.
LOST HER CITIZENSHIP.
Wi?e of a Cherokee Indian Had \o
Ri|ght? In Court.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.. November 18.?A deci
sion has been handed down by the United
States court <*f appeals to the effect that a
white person adopted into one of the civil
ized tribes of Indians cannot be restored to
America!! citizenship by the United States
court.
A divorce suit brought up the question.
In 1S83. Jesse Raymond, a Cherokee in the
Indian territory, married a white woman,
according to tribal ceremonies. Later he
secured a divorce under tribal laws. The
wife claimed she had been naturalized in
IK1-* and sued f??r divorce in the I'nited
States courts. A decree was granted, but
the husband fought it. claiming the courts
had no jurisdiction in the matter. It was
carried to the court of appeals, where the
decree was reversed and the case remanded
to the lower courts with instructions to
dismiss it.
The ground assigned for the decision was
that the United States court cannot natu
ralize persons adopted by civilized tribes
of Indiana, ana therefore the tribe has ex
clusive jurisdiction in the dispute.
SALTER D. WORDES REPRIEVED.
Train Wrecker'* Execution Postponed
Cntll February 1, 1*3*4.
8AN FRANCI8CO. CaL. November 18.?
Governor Budd has reprieved until Febru
ary 1, 1&U8, the sentence of Salter D.
Worden, the train wrecker, convicted of
the murder of Engineer Clark, near \* ash
ington, Tolo county, during the great rail
road strike in 1X1H. The governor acted
on the advice of the attorney general that
the sentence of the lower court should not
be carried out pending an undecided appeal
to the United States Supreme Court.
NEW LAW WORKS WELL
Satisfactory Solution of Prison Labor Ques
tion in New York.
Product of the Penitentiary Sold to
Other State Inatltatlona at
a. Profit.
ALBANY, N.Y., November 19.?The prob
lem of how state convicts shall be kept at
work without competing with free labor
has seemingly been solved by the law which
went into effect on January 1 of this year.
This law provided that all state institu
tions. departments and political divisions
should purchase all their supplies and
articles of equipment from the prisons if
such could be manufactured there. Since
the law went Into operation requisitions
have been received for over $7SO,(XX) worth
of Roods, which guarantees the continuous
employment of convicts. As It costs but
annually to maintain the prisons,
they are therefore made self-supporting
under the new system.
Speaking of the matter today, Gen.Austln
Lathrop. superintendent of state prisons,
saiil: "We are gratified with the result of
the first year's working of the new system
of convict labor, and I shall so re
port to the legislature. None of the
methods of employing convicts during
my administration of ten years have
been self-supporting, with the exception of
the new one. An enormous amount of
money will be saved to the state. Nearly
$s?hi.hk( worth of goods have been ordered
fn?m the prisons this year. Next year's
trade will amount to $l.<KHUNrl. We sell at
a price below that of the markets, so that
the i>ooks of the institutions themselves
show a net profit in making purchases
from uj. We are certainly in favor of its
continuance because it not only gives the
convicts In the state prisons all the
work they can do, but it also makes the
prisons self-supporting."
This interview foreshadows the report of
Superintendent Lathrop to the legislature
on the workings of the present system of
convict labor.
GERMAN AMBASSADOR HERB.
AwnUlns; the Arrtrnl of Ilia Creden
tials.
IT. Theodore von Holleben, who suc
cess Count von Thellman as German am
bassador to the United States, is now lr.
this city, awaiting his formal reception by
Dr. Von Holleben.
the President of the United States, In order
to enter upon the discharge of his diplo
matic functions. He arrived In New York
a few days ago on the steamer Kaiser Wil
helm der Grosse, and came to this city
without delay. Inasmuch, however, as lie
has not yet received the official papers ac
crediting him to this government, he will
be compelled to defer his presentation for
a short tin-e. It is his purpose to go to
New York this evening for a few days.
Ambassador von Holleben stands high in
the German diplomatic service, and will be
a decided acquisition to Washington so
ciety. official and social. He has been an
extensive traveler, and speaks several lan
guages. He was stationed In China and
Japan for many years. His face Is much
scarred with the marks made by the
a word's of young men with whom he fougiit
duels in the days when ne was a student
in Germany, but ti.ey do not detract from
his appearance.
NO ONE SEEKING WORK.
Mr. Mercer Saya All In Omaha Who
Want Employment Have It.
Representative Mercer of Nebraska is In
the city. Mr. Mercer brings a most hopeful
report of the Industrial situation in his
state.
"There are no men who want to work
idle in Omaha today," he said to a Star
reporter. "Many concerns are working
overtime, and new industrial enterprises
are being intioduced or old ones enlarged.
It looks to me as if Omaha will become the
great center of the packing business of
the country. It is in the center of the
corn l?elt, and packing companies are mov
ing there or enlarging their plants con
stantly. Phil. Armour is building a mod
ern packing house, to be operated by elec
tricity, and it will cost $1,UUU,0U0. Other
firms ere enlarging their plants this year
at an aggregate cist of about a million
dollars. The exposition grounds are being
transformed into a magnificent show place,
and when they are ready for the exp >si
tinn next June they will contain, besides
the buildings and indoor exhibits, model
farms, sho.vmg systems of irrigation and
mcst approved methods of farming. All
the streets and avenues leading from the
center of the city to the exposition grounds
are being paved with asphalt, one street
alone being paved for a distance of forty
squares.
"Throughout Nebraska farmers are pros
perous. The hard times struck the west
riist. and a return of prosperity has rhown
itself there first. It is working eiatward
now. I am satisfied that we are .n ihe
eve of a period of prosperity which has
never teen equaled in this country."
MIST PAY THEIR BILLS.
Secretary Gage laauea an Important
Order to 111k Clcrka.
The Secretary of the Treasury has Issued
the following Important order regarding
the pajment of debts by employes of his
del artment:
"In all cases brought to the attention of
this office where clerks or employes of this
department neglect to pay their bills for
necessary family supplies, and creditors
stek to enforce their claims by appeals
to the department, the following rules will
be applied:
"The Sectetary will not make the depart
ment an agency for the collection of debts
contracted by its employes, but wliere
a clerk, receiving a stated salary, neglects
or pleads Inability to pay debts contracted 1
after this date for the necessary sup
port of himself and his family, without
presenting satisfactory reasons for such
action, the department will regard such
clerk as guilty of Improper practice, and
1 ne wl.a ought not to be retained in pub
lic service.
"When charges qf such nature are made
and sustained by proper evidence, the Sec
retary will take action looking to the re
moval of the offending person.
"This order does not apply to debts con
tracted by parties at a time when they
were not employed in this department."
WHAT MAY BE DONE
Senator Chandler's Views on Probable
Legislation.
iMEHDIKG MIGRATION LAWS
Representative Swanson Does Not
Expect Currency Reform.
HAWAII AND CUBA
Senator William E. Chandler, who has
arrived in the city, predicts the enact
ment of a great deal of general legislation
at the coming session of Congress.
"One of the first bills which will be taken
up." said he today, "will be the measure
looking to the restriction of _ immigration.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, chairman
of the Senate Immigration committee, has
Informed me that he proposes pushing this
measure ard demanding lt3 passage with
out delay, and the friends of the bill are
prepared to support him. Bills proposing
to bar undesirable foreign clement from
entrance to this country are now pending
in both the House and Senate, and while
they differ in some immaterial respects
there Is no doubt that the two houses will
be able to agree upon a bill. The House
bill, like that on the calendar of the Sen
ate, Imposes an educational test for im
migrants. It is not as stringent a measure
as some of the friends of the bill desire,
but its effect will be sweeping and will
accomplish the rt suits intended to be
reached. The bills provide that no immi
grant shall be eligible for admission who
cannot read and write the English lan
guage or the language of the country from
which he comes The House measure lays
restrictions upon what are called the birds
of passage also, but the Senate bill does
not apply to this clrss of immigrants. The
class referred to Is that which lives along
the northern and southern l>order lines
of the eountry.and embraces Canadians and
Mexicans, who work dally in the United
States, but live and spend their wages
in their native countries. I think that this
part of the bill will eventually be omitted,
and the Senate bill, which applies merely
to immigrants coming from the European
and oriental countries mainly, will be
passed. There is ro doubt that the bill
will pass during the coming session. There
Is practically no opposition to the measure
in either Senate or House. From what 1
can learn members of the House are anx
ious that the hill shall be taken up, and a
rule will probably be brought in from the
rules committee restricting debate and or-|
derlng an Immediate vote. President Mc- |
Kin ley will sign the measure, as the St.
Louis platfoim upon which he was elected
contains a plank favoring the enactment
of legislation to restrict lmm'gratlon. Aside
from this, however. It Is generally known
that Mr. McKinley favors the exclusion of
the undesirable foreign element, and he |
will not hesitate to affix his signature to (
the bill."
Prospects for Culls.
"What are the prospects for Cuban legis- j
latlon?" he was asked.
"I am unable to state exactly what sort
of a bill or resolution will be passed by
Congress on the subject of Cuba, but I
am positive that some action w*ill be taken ^
looking to the relief of the insurgents. Of
course the policy of the republicans will |
largely depend upon the recommendations.|
made "in the President's message. I do not
know what Mr. McKinley will recommend,
but I am Inclined to the opinion that he
will leave the entire matter to the judg
ment of Congress and abide by any deci- i
sion which it may make. The friends of |
Cuba in the House and Senate are divided
on the course which they think ought
to be pursued. Some are in favor of the
granting of belligerent rights. while others
favor direct Intervention by the United
States. 1 believe that the United States
ought to Intervene without delay. The
policy of the enemies of free Cuba will be
to do everything possible to maintain tl^s
difference among the friends of the revolu
tionists. So long as they can keep senti- i
m< nt divided their chances will be the |
brighter, but I think that they will be un
able to prevent action ultimately, and that
the friends of Cuba will get together and i
agree upon a compromise. That some ac- J
tion will be taken In regard to the suffer
ing people of the island there Is no doubt."
Tin- Hawaiian Treaty.
"Will the Hawaiian treaty be ratified
by the Senate?" he was asked.
"From what I can learn." replied Mr.
Chandler, "the prospects for the ratifica
tion of this treaty are excellent. The re
publicans will stand by it to a unit and a
great number of the democrats will do the
same, but how many of the latter I am
unable to say. I have not taken a poll of
my colleagues on this subject, but from
discussions which I have had with Senators |
I believe that the necessary two-thirds
vote to Insure its ratification will be se
? cured.
Financial Leiriiilntlfin Doubtful.
"Do you think that the Congress will
enact any financial legislation, especially .
that pertaining to a revision of the bank- |
ing laws?"
"I cannot see how any such legislation
can be passed through the House and Sen
ate. Of course we expect to hear from the
administration on this subject, and Sec
retary Gage will in all probability submit i
his views for our consideration. We can- |
not prevent Mr. Gage from asserting his
opinions, but it seems to me that any
movement looking in this direction will be
fruitless. As the Senate is now organized,
it will be practically Impossible to pass a
bill of the kind proposed, and it would be
sure t* precipitate a lengthy discussion i
which in the end would amount only to |
wind, and at the same time hold the busi
ness of the country in a state of uncer
tainty and suspense. I do not think that i
any financial legislation will be enacted |
during the coming session."
Senator Chandler thinks Congress will
remain in session until May or June.
Blocked by the Senate. ?
Representative Swanson of Virginia v. as
In Washington today. Speaking with a
Star reporter on politics and Congress, he j
said:
"I believe the administration will have
to rest satisfied with the Olngley tariff law
as the only general legislation put through
this Congress at the instance of the Presi
dent. There will be no 'financial reform'
legislation. I think it likely that Speaker
Reed will pass through the House a meas
ure which will permit national banks to Is
sue notes up to the pur value of the bonds
th'ey have on deposit as security; which
will reduce the tax on national bank cir
culation, and whicn will permit small banks
to enter the national bank system on a de
posit of ten or twenty thousand dollars of
bonds. I do not think they will do more
than this in the House, and even It will
not go through the Senate. The Senate will
not pass any measures of the sort. M ?
opinion is that Speaker Reed will hustle
up the ordinary work of the House, dump
ing the appropriation bils, etc., into the
Senate at an early date, and then repeat his
program of the special session, by waiting
In Idleness for the Senate to act.'
Democrats Encouraged.
"The elections." he said, "were very en
couraging to democrats. We held oar
own In the country districts and made large
gains In the cities. It it had not been
(or the loss of the labor vote in the cities
Bryan would have been elected last year.
The return of this vote 13 therefore signifi
cant. Bryan and silver are stronger in
the country than ever before."
"Will there be much of a flght against
Bryan's leadership in the party?" was
^skcd.
"The democrats have already got their
candidate and their platform. Bryan Is
already the candidate of the party and the
Chicago platform is what the battle is
going to be fought on. There wUl be no
change. More democrats are now In favor
of Bryan and the Chicago platform than
there were during his canvass. The cam
paign for tho presidency is already In
pre gress, as far as the democrats are con
cerned."
Sympathy for Cilinia.
Speaking of Cuba and Hawaii, Mr. Swan
son said: "I am opposed to the annexation
of Hawaii. I do not know what the Senate
or Congress will do. A good many sena
te rs were in doubt as to the treaty when
the special session closed. As to Cuba, I
do not think that Congress can be prevent
ed from taking action favorable to the in
surgents."
need of a hall, of RECORDS.
It Wonld Give Valuable Room In the
Departments.
In advocating the construction of a hall
of records. Adjutant General Breck, in his
report to the Secretary of War, says:
"The crowded condition of the rooms of
this office with employes and records
makes a pressing demard lor at least ten
more rooms of average size to meet the
needs of Its service and to giv? room for
each one to work without Impeding others
or risking accidents from the use of the
high cases for files and books. A "hail ol
records,' where these records of the War
Department least used can be arranged to
ser^e their purposes, is a necessity which
1 cannot too strorgly urge upon your at
tention, and X recommend its construction
at an early dale.
"The multiplication of patriotic societies,
composed of those who served honorably
in the recent wars, an<l the descendants
of those who so served In those more re
mote. has created an unusual demand for
Information from the older records, which
a due regard for the encouragement of pa
triotism requires should be met in a liberal
spirit, and that the older records should be
made and kept accessible for this purpose.
"A new building for a hall of records,
properly equipped, would enable this anU
other work from those records to lie done
with speed and economy, and affoM a very
much-needed relief to the War Depart
ment proper to give it space for the speedy
and convenient dispatch cf current admin
istrative business. 1 recommend that Con
gress be urgently requested to authorize
this additional building."
SHOULD BE KEPT ffifHCT.
ticn. Brock on Information About
Luke and Coast Di-frnnea.
Adjutant General Brock thinks that the
publication of information concerning our
lake and coast defenses sMould be pro
hibited by law and severe penalties pro
vided for violations. His views on this sub
ject are expressed as tollowiv. in a report to
the Secretary of War;
"By general orders No. 52, d?*ed War
Department, adjutan Igeneral's ofljee, Au
gust 24, 181)7, no pet-Son,. other tfeui offi
cers of the army and. navy, or persons In
| the service of the United States employe I
in direct connection, with the cnaeiritction
or care of defensive works, Is allowed to
[ visit any portion of the lake or coast de
fenses of the United States, without the
written authority of the commanding oili
eer in charge, to be given only for proper
military reasons. Special permits, granted
by the Secretary of War, are llmted to
l lUted States senators, members of Con
gress and the governor (or his adjutant gen
eial) of the state in which the works are
located. The order further forUels the
making of written or pictorial descriptions
of these works for publication, or giving
any information respecting them, without
.?r,ty of *^'e ^"cetary of War.
The object of the above restriction needs
no explanation, and its purpose is fuliv
reached within the sphere of jurisdiction of
the miiliary authorities. There remains,
ser'?"s danger unprovided for,
V Publication of articles on this
rr iwe in"* r ',r<Walion. or possession.
! a? I Z ? ^ way' oxc<?f't for ottlcial use.
*"owk''Ke of the defensive works and
theii armament, by the enemy, practically
hat Ibf '! '? therefore recomm'nd 'd
turn if e ' 6 br?Wght to the atten
tion of Congress with a view to a leirisli
| prohibition and severe penalties for
such publications or papers."
ARIIITIt ATIO\ PROPOSED.
IVru'n SuKKration Rescui-dln* the
McCorU Claim.
The Peruvian minister. Dr. Eguiguren.
was among Secretary Sherman's callers to
day. He came to talk over the last demand
of our government for a settlement of the
McCord claim, and he has now In return
sl^on3^ '?,arbltrate 'he case. This propo
and t to our government
and the negotiations continue.
To Be Went Point Cadets.
The following appointments as cadets at
the T nited States Military Academy are an
nounced at the War Department: Oiin C.
Aleshire of La Harpe. 111., with Robert C.
Davis of Hushville, 111. as alternate
George R. Cutting of Buffalo, N. Y., Roger
of Mnenn ?f Bo?"vil?e. Ind.; Troup Miller
Msher (.Ul-,ha" Wa!ter M. Diens of King
?isher, Oklahoma (alternate); Leo E. Shell
berg of Sublimity, Ore. (alternate).
The San Pedro Improvement.
Another complication has arisen in con
nection with the project for the improve
ment of San Pedro harbor in California
that threatens to delay the advertisement
calling for proposals until Congress meets
and makes further provision. It has been
!,hat the makes no appro
verHwn nt defr?y J-he expenses of the ad
an<1 ,he department is now
seeking for some means to carry out the
intent of Congress that shall be Within the
Personal Mention,
Chaplain E.H. Fltxgerald of tljc army,who
Is under orders for duty at fort Sheridan,
111., is at 739 13th street.
Lieut. Thomas Snowden of the Dolphin is
at 1101 24th street.
KJ?.'^,?S0n' who been con
Pn fhf? I. L,ulldln* and associations
!? ' ' <:'ty for niany yean, has -accepted
nf tw ?enCy. a promlneer astociation
of that character In Philadelphia.
Given Bait HulMar.
An order has been Issued by Secretary
Wilson of the Department mt Apiculture
that all employes of the d^Hulrmnt who
No1e!lfl.erPyje<i.KW"l. bQ ' eXCUSed at n??n
November 24, the day before Thanksgiv
Internal Revenue Appointments.
Lewis A. Field and Rente A. Daigle have
been appointed deputy collectors and In
spectors at Banaar and Houlton, Me., re
spectively WilQwn Ga, Smith is made
v? /n*C<? rn*n? oter| Richmond.
* Williams sets the same
position at Milwaukee, Wis.
" ' m ? i j '"fc
Old rmttare Seld.
The annual sale of old carpets, typewrit
ers, desks, chairs acd tables of the State,
War and Navy took place in the north
Sly aUend^L,ln* *** mCroin? was
HAVE BEEN SET FREE
Competitor Prisoners Have Been Par
doned by Spain.
they iebe released iohd&t
Delivered Into the Custody of
General Lee.
SUPPRESSED THE NEWS
tnltc-d States Minister Woodford has
cabled the Secretary of State that the
Spanish cabinet has notified him that the
queen had pardoned the Competitor prison
ers. This action has been expected for
some time and is accepted in official cir
cles as a clear proof of Spain's desire
to remove all causj of friction between the
1. nitod Slates and Spain. The Star recently
gave a history of the Competitor case and
predicted thi speedy release of the prison
ers. There are five of these, as follows:
Alfred Laborde, a native of New Or
leans, master of the Competitor, an Ameri
can schooner, owned by Joseph Wells of
Key West. Laborde was arrested on the
charge of landing arms for the Cuban in
si rgents.
William Gildea, a naturalize*! citizen of
the I nittd States, mat* of the Competitor,
arrested on a similar cnurpe.
Ona Melton, a citizen of Kansas and a
correspondent for a Key West newspaper,
who shipped on the Competitor to go to
Cuba.
William Leavitt, a native of Bangor. Me
supposed to be one of the Competitor s
crew. He was captured cn land and held
on a charge of the same character as that
referred against is companions.
Charles Barr.ett, a British subject, stew
ard of the Competitor; also arrested on
land on the same charge.
Sfewn Withheld Since Monday.
Soon after the receipt of the cable mes
sage from Minister Woodford announcing
the pardon of the prisoners the following
bulletin was posted at the State Depart
ment for the benefit of the newspaper men:
"The Competitor prisoners were turned
over to Consul General Lee last Monday
and will be sent by him direct to New York
today."
No explanation was made as to the rea
son for withholding until today the fact
that the men had been in the custody of
General Lee since last Monday, but it Is
surmised that It was part of a policy to
have the men sent away from Havana be
fore the fact of their release from prison
should become known to the residents of
the Cuban capital, In order to avoid Im
possibility of any hostile demonstration on
their part. The action of the Spanish gov
ernment is not apt to meet with much fa
vor in Havana. The department refuses to
make public General Lee's dispatches or to
give out any additional information on the
subject.
It is not doubled here, however, that the
prisoners are liberated on some mieh condi
tions as were imposed in the case of for
mer prisoners?that is, that they will not
return to Cuba. After Iheir bitter expe
rience in the Cuban Jails It is not believed
here '.hat the men will be disposed to vio
late any understanding of this kind to
which they may be parties.
The Cane He viewed.
The conditions under which the Competi
tor was captured April ir>, IS!*;, off the
Cuban coast, while engaged In landing arms
for the insurgents, have been often de
scribed. The defense of the men was that
they were forced Into the expedition against
their will by the Insurgent party aboard
the boat. They were tried by a naval
court-martial, before which they could
mak" but a poor showing, principally be
cause of their ignorance of the Spanish
language, in which the proceedings were
conducted, so that their conviction and the
imposition of the death sentence was not a
matter of surprise. At that point, how
ever, the case assumed diplomatic im
l>ortance. Our government, through Its
consul general ai Havana, then Ramon
Williams, and also through Minister llan
nis Taylor at Madrid, interposed an ener
getic protest against the execution of the
sentence, claiming that the men were Im
properly tried, without the guarantee held
out in the famous Cushing protocol. This
protest caused the removal of the case to
the higher judicial authorities at Madrid,
by whom a new trial was ordered. The
Spanish government, however, did not -and
has not yet conceded that the Cushing
protocol applied to such cases. To admit
that would, in the opinion of the Spanish
authorities, greatly stimulate the fitting
out of filibustering paities in the United
States, and according to their view the in
surrection is prolonged solely through the
aid received from these parties. The new
trial had been ordered by the Madrid su
preme court on the ground of irregularities
in the original trial, not because of any
concession of the soundness of the objec
tions interposed by the United States offi
cers.
It was to have begun last Monday week,
and It is a fair supposition that had it
taken place by couri-martial, as ordered,
the conclusion must have been the Imposi
tion of the death sentence again. This
wc-i'ld probably have provoked an explosion
of this country, according to the anticipa
tions of the department officials, that
would have been hardly less in force than
the feeling caused by the famous Virginias
episode, so It Is to them a matter of satis
faction that the Spanish queen has cut
this diplomatic tangle by the pardon of
the men before the second trial.
Another C'oiiocnhIoii Looked For.
Sc-nor Dupuy de Lome, the Spanish min
ister, had a long conference with Assistant
Secretary Day this morning, and It Is be
lie\ed that the Spanish government Is vol
untarily about to remove another trouble
seme factor from the field of negotiations
in revoking the decree made by Weyler pro
hibiting the exportation of tobacco from
Cuba. This prohibition has worked great
hardship upon large American cigar-mak
ing interests, and up to this time all ef
forts of the State Department to secure
an amelioration of the harsh conditions of
the decree have been unavailing. The rea
son set up by General Weyler tot the order
was the necessity of keeping in Havana
the supply of tobacco necessary to run the
domestic cigar factories, and thus, by giv
ing employment to workmen, keep them
frcm drifting away into the insurgent
ranks. It was a matter of common report
however, that another potent reason in
mind was a desire to cripple the Cuban
cigar makers in the United States, from
whom the insurgents drew funds.
It now seems probable, however, that
the decree will be vacated, and that shortly
The reports that come to Washington are
to the effect that the new crop of tobacco
that will be ripe in February next is of ex
cellent quality and amounts to four-fifths
of an average crop. Buyers for foreign
consumers are already in the field looking
over the plantations, and it is expected
that to facilitate sales the revocation of the
decree of prohibition will soon be made.
A MOST SUCCESSFUL TRIAL.
Commodore Dewey'a Report on the
Ionu'a Trip.
Secretary Long has received a telegram
from Commodore Dewey, president of the
inspection board, dated at New York last
night, saying: "The Iowa returned today,
having made a most successful trial." The
htn,n*^U5Ce88fS"jr met ??!????
SverAmeni. accepted b*
BOLTING DENOUNCED
Republican Congressmen on the Ohio
Senatonhip Fight
Reported Opposition to H?u He
(?rtlrd W ith Unfriendly Eyn?\o
Exrvue for Drwrtlaa.
There Is considerable comment among
Congressmen In the city over the re|x?rted
oppoHlion of republicans to Mr. llanna'a
rt-election to the Senate. The general dVift
of the sentiment deprecates anything that
may seem to smack of an p.ttempt to up
set the verdict of the people as Interpreted
by the legislative elections.
In recent conversations with Mr. Hannu's
friends in this city some decided opinions
are said to have been expressed by senators
and representatives.
"I do not believe there is perfidy cnorgh
to induce one republican to vote against
Mr. Hanna for senator." Senator Mason of
Illinois is quoted as saying. "Every repub
lican in the legislature is instructed to vote
for him. and to violate that Instruction
would be such a betrayal of party trust as
to put the betrayer ouvide the pale of
civilized politics. It would be exactly the
same as if he had been -sent to the electoral
college to vote for McKintey, and then,
under some pretense of personal disap
pointment. had voted for Bryan. I am
proud, as an American citizen, to say TsaT
no such person Jias ever been found in
American history on either s'.de or In any
party, and they will not find him In Ohio."
Cannot Credit thr Report*.
Senator Burrows of Michigan Is quoted
as saying:
I give no credence whatever to the
newspaper reports from Ohio that the re
publican legislature" will not select and re
turn Senator Hanna to the United States
Senate. First, he was indorsed unani
mously by the state convention. which
amounts tacitly to an Instruction to the
legislature from the highest possible jKrtlt!
cal organization in the state. Hanna led
the fight for the party for the whole ticket,
and won a high place in the attentions of
the people of Ohio and of the eouniry fir
his splendid campaign, and I cannot be
lieve thai any republican member of the
legislature will disobey the Instr.t "Inns of
the party or fail to recognize the splendid
service of the senator. I am confident he
will be re-elected by :he solid republican
vote. Any other result would overthrow
the republican party in Ohio for a quarter
of a century and do inci'culable harm to
the party at large."
Dmititm the Frnlin of Vlrt?ry.
Senator Fairbanks of Indiana is said to
have expressed th'? opinion that Senator
Hanna's "Indorsement by legislative con
ventions and by the state convention and
by the republican press of the state was
unqualified and enthusiastic. He has made
a campaign characterized by exceptional
bitterness on the part of rhe opposition,
and in all fairness he -should now enjoy the
ftuits of the victory he aas won."
Hanna the Imw That Won.
Representative Brownlow of Tennessee Is
quoted in this connection as saying; "Cer
tainly the candidacy of Mr. Hanna was a
clear and distinct Issue In the campaign;
nobody who was In the campaign or who
had opportunity to observe that can doubt
It. In view of these circumstances the peo
ple of Ohio came nearer casting a direct
vote for United States senator this time
than they ever did, and the man or men
who would attempt to set aside the will of
the people thus expressed would, it win?
to me. not only destroy their standing with
those people, but with those with whom
they would expect to be associated in pub
lic life hereafter, whether in Ohio or in
national councils. For this reason, as well
as for my personal knowledge of these gen
tlemen, I cannot believe there is any truth
in these reports, which seem to find circula
tion almost exclusively in democratic news
papers.
"As for any members elected to the legis
lature who would thus attempt l>> their
own votes to set aside the will of the peo
ple there can be no doubt as to what public
opinion would be regarding their conduct
and their political future. They would sign
their own death warrants politically by
such action, as indeed would any man who
would participate in or countenance It.
"The pretended friends of Senator For
aker and Gov. Bushnell who are assuming
that they could or would be a party to any
such performance as this are. it seems,
doing them a great injustice, for the public
certainly cannot believe that thej? would be
either so unwise politically or so lacking
in party loyalty as to either participate in
or countenance directly or Indirectly a step
of this kind, and this would apply equally
to members of the legislature elected under
the circumstances which have been a lead
ing feature of the Ohio campaign."
JAPAS BUYS AMERICAS HORSES.
Kentucky Thorough lirrdx Will lie
Crossed on Native Stock.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. November 18,
The steamer Coptic, which will sail today
for the orient, will convey to Japan seven
thoroughbred stallions purchased in Lex
ington. Ky., by T. Matsmokes, a represen
tative of Japan and exporting manager of
the great Japanese Trading Company,
which has branches all over that country,
besides one in New York. The animals are
all dark bay, and none are less than fifteen
hands in height. Their average weight Is
1,000 pounds, and their cost delivered In
Yokohama will be alnmt $4.r?iNi each.
These'stallions will be crossed with the
native breed of horses, with a view of pro
ducing a progeny uniting the best qualities
of the finest breeds of American and Eu
ropean stock.
UPHOLD THE BOYCOTT.
Action Taken by Montana Trade and
Labor Associations.
BUTTE, Mont.. November 18.?The state
Trade and Labor Associations have adopt
ed resolutions condemning the interference
of the United States court with the Calnesc
boycott here and other boycotts elsewhere
on the ground that the boycott of organ
ized labor Is a defensive instrument, an ex
pression of the right to extend patronage
to those who, by employing union labor,
patronize labor.
The boycott is declared to be merely the
right of a man to choose his own assist
ants; to go wherever he wills on the public
highways; to work for whoever he may
desire, and to patronize wnom he pleases;
to prosecute his business in a competitive
way, even to the injury of another's busi
ness. provided in so doing he is.not guilty
of defaming another citizen.
MO SIGNS OF SUBMISSION.
Cnban Iasarcrata Ignore Overtam In
Behalf of Autonomy.
MADRID, November 18.?The Havana
correspondent of the Hec&ldo of this city
has cabled to his paper saying that in spite
of the concessions rqade to the Cuban au
tonomists, and in spite of the appointment
of autonomist prefects in the different
provinces of Cuba, there does not exist a
single sign of the approaching submission
of the insurgents.
Sir Henry Donlton Dead.
LONDON. November 18.?Sir Henry Doul
trn, head of the firm of Doulton * Com
pany, Lambeth potteries, is dsad.
HIS TRIP TO HAWAII
Senator Morgan Gives the Result of
His Impressions.
WHY ANNEXATION IS ADVANTAGEOUS
The People and Products of the
Islands.
STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE
Senat ir Morgan of Aiannma, meml?er of
the committee on foreign relations, and
consistent advocate cf a strong American
foreign policy. Including Hawaiian annex
alien. has readied Washington u|K?n hi*
ret urn from Honolulu. Senator Morgan
went to Hawaii during the recess of Con
gress to study the people of that republic
and to post himself fully m>on all questions
relating to annexation with the Pni'cd
Slates.
To a Star renter this afternoon Senator
Morgi.n detailed the impressions he receiv
ed from his visit.
"My conclusions as the result or my
observations." paid Senator Morgan. "a:e
only a full confirmation of what 1 had
previously believed. that It Is our national
duty and will be In every way advantage
ous to al! concerned to annex the Islands
of Hawaii to the I'nited Slates.
"For many years my attention has lwen
strongly drawn In that direction, and I
have attempted tc study the question from
the most authentic and reliable sources.
I went to Hawaii to ascertain If my im
pressions were well founded. The subject
is of the most serious importance and de
mands the most thorough and impartial
invest igation.
"The establishment of an outpost of the
United States within the tropics and
n iles from our coast challenges the In
quiry whether such a movement is neces
sary to the national welfare. In the ab
stnre of a conviction that it is ceeessary
and indispensable I would not favor such a
movement. Our northwestern possessions
on the Pacific ocean, along the Aleutian
archipelago, are more than l.mm miles west
of Honolulu. That fact gives us practi
cally the control of the entire American
ctast of the North Pacific.
"The intervention of the British posses
sions from the Straits of Puca to th. south
ern boundary of Alaska creates a powerful
rerton for the occupation of Hawaii by the
United States. Without imputing to Great
Britain any other motive than to extend
her national policy and commercial con
quest. it seems very obvious that If that
government should acquire dominion of the
Hawaiian Island* and open and fortify
Pearl harbor her military fortress at Ea
quimault. on the Island of Vancouver, co
op* rating with th* n?rlch she woti'd cer
tainly erect in Hawaii, would cut o'tr ce.ast
line in two and would leave us incumbent
with a mass of territory in Alaska, the
defense of which would lie almost impos
sible, and the enormous advantage of which
v,cold be lost to our country.
Slratrglr ln|iorliiare uf Hawaii.
"Nothing can le plainer than the fact
that the coal fiedds of Vancouver, supply
ing the British my at Honolulu, would
give to that govtmnn nt an almost irresist
ible advantage In ear and virtual dominion
of the commerce of the north Pacific in
time of peace. The Hawaiian Islands are
about 4.tN*o niil. s, 01: an average, from the
Asiatic coast. ain; about mil. s. oil an
av< rage, ft'1 rn th. North Anierc an . .last
ot ine Pacific. South of liie Hawaiian
Islands th. .1 stance to any other island
where available harbors are found is more
than miles.
"This pecdlint isolation of the Hawaiian
group mak< s it the only place in the north
Pacific ocean where ships of war 01 of
commerce can gel supplies or n fr. shment
and wai. r. or .mi! fin.l a haven of lest an.l
the facilities for r. pa ring vess. Is. The
great d stance that intervenes between
these islands and tl.e co.ist of Asta and the
islands of the Pacifi. oe-.m make thein the
most important and indispen.-aide locality
in the wcrld for the promotion of com
merce and the defense of tin American
coast.
"This general view, which I cannot In an
interview elaborate more fully or sustain
by the citation of indisputable facts, pre
sents the question wht ilitr there ar ac
tual and Important reasons growing out of
our internal policy or important objection*
found in the character of the people or the
country of the Hawaiian group which for
bid us from extending our jurisdiction ov.r
those islands. As to the qu> stion of in
ternal policy, we have already found it
gteatly to our aeivange in every way that
we have overstepped the intervening Brit
ish |K)ssessions on the north Pacific .-oast
aid have bought Alaska from Kussia and
ai n.-xed it to the United States.
Kxlennlon of Our Trrrll?r>.
! "Beginning at Key West, we have an
nexeel the entire gulf coast to "he Rio
Giande by purchase or territory, and ex
tending up the Kio Grande across the con
tinent to the Pacific we have aiini x.ti ail
the territory lying to the north of that line
and have annexed the entire Pacific coast
except the frontage of tint! miles conceded
t> Great Britain. This rapid and vast ex
pansion of territory has r< suited in estab
lishing local sovereignties that have con
tributed as much to the cause of civiliza
tion and humanity as was done by the
thirteen origina* ex-ionics In the revolution
ary war It has also strengthened the
American Pnion and has established a
majestic power in the- world and has placed
our government in the front rank e?f na
tions with entire innocence of arty aggres
sive purpose. We do not find in the history
of any of these great transactions the
slightest reason for regret.
"On the contrary, we mid that thry have
given an :-xpans.an to all industry and a
security to the rn an of pe ace and free
government that ealls forth the plaudits
of the whole civilized world. This has not
been done by Congnss nor by colonization.
These vast regions have been opened up to
American institutions by a process that
Is not discolored with the slightest injus
tice, and has resulted in securing the in
dividual rights and liberties of many mil
lions of human beings.
"I have no fears or such expansion, es
pecially in rererence to possessions in the
Pacific ocean in those islands that consti
tute a part or the geographical and com
mercial system of the North Am-rican
continent. Our policy is not one <>r con
quest, of subjugation or protection or coun
tries or peoples that have independent gov
ernments. It is simply the natural growth
or the beneficent pr neiples of our theory
and form of government.
. Character of the Hawatlaaa.
"In applying this policy to Hawaii he?-e
is not the slightest difficulty in the char
acter, condition or wishes of the ."I.OOU
native people who remain in tiinw islandat
They are of the highest type of the Mauri
jtace, and ore far better adapted to Amer
ican citizenship than many millions of
those whom we have welcomed to the
'United States from southern Europe. They
are far better adapted to our citizenship
than were the vas -odies of Indians. Mex
icans and native Alaskans, whom we Lavs
annexed to our population without consul