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TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR. NO. 166.
AMUSEMENTS ,
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A CHILKOOT TRAMWAY
BEAST TO CABBY GOODS OVER
THE PASS
Beports of Steamers Sailing Give Good
Promise of Plenty of Freight
to Carry North
PORTLAND, Or., March 14.—The Dyea-
Klondike Transportation company of this
city today received advices from Dyea
that their upper tramway from Scales lo'
the Summit had been completed and that
freight Is now being taken over the Chll
koot pass. The price of transporting
goods from Dyea to the summit is now
•bout 7 cents per pound.
The rable of the tramway is about 3600
feet In length.
FREE OF DUTY
SAN FRANCISCO. March 14.—The
f-.easury department ht.« notified Collector .
Jackson that articles cai. »d by passengers
free of duty to the gold re,, 'ons of Alaska
and the Northwest Terrlto. v cover all
wearing apparel and other pers nal effects
and necessary outfits, such as tents, blank
ets, cooking utensils, etc., carried by pas
sengers for Immediate use.
The steamer Humboldt sailed for Dyea
and Skaguay late this afternoon with 319
passengers and all the freight she could |
carry.
PACKERS ORDERED BACK
PORTLAND, Ore., March 14,-The gov
ernment pack train, consisting of twenty
packers and about 100 animals, which went
to Alaska six weeks ago In connection with
the rel.'ef expedition, has been ordered to
return to Vancouver barracks with the |
exception of three pickers and twenty-five
mules. They will be left at Dyea under
command of Lieutenant J. A. Ryan, Ninth
cavalry.
Major I* H. Rucker, Fourth cavalry, who
has been In Alaska for nearly three
months, has been ordered to return to his
regiment at Fort Walla Walla.
THE NEW YORK WRECK
Now in Safety But a Storm Threatens
Destruction
SAN FRANCISCO, March 14,-The latest
Bews from the wreck of the New York is
that the ship Is In no Immediate danger,
hut the Indications of an early storm
promise her destruction before many
days.
Captain Peabody believes that It Is not
possible to float her. The skipper esti
mates her original cost at »185,C00. The
cavgo now in her Is worth 3500,000. and It is
probable that very little of It will be saved.
This afternoon there were nine feet of
water in the hold, and only that portion
of the cargo between decks is yet un
damaged.
The New York .was formerly the T. F.
SEX AMAZON AS, OMB 01> TSX OBUWUUB BOUGHT BT XKB V. s.
THE HERALD
INDEX
TO TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Wolf Joel, trustee of the Barney
Barnato estate, murdered by a would
' be blackmailer.
< The national legislators are not
' called on to pass war measures, and
' the day ln congress is therefore) rather
dull.
The tramway ready to carry min
ers' goods over the Chllkoot pass;
steamers sail with loads of good to
carry.
Unusual weather prevails In thf
northern citrus belt, to the detriment
of fruit prospects and the discourage
ment of ranchers.
Navy officials are specially pleased
with the bargain with Brazil, for the
cruisers secured are the vessels par
ticularly desired by Spain.
The wife of Senator Thurston
stricken with apoplexy as the yacht
of the congressional party enters the
harbor at Sagua la Grande.
Expert Morgan reports on Yosemlte
Commissioner Sheehan's conduct In
office: the accounts are straight,
though the general was a little slow
In attending to It.
Spain's new minister, Senor Polo,
denies that Ceballos has authority to
propose terms of peace to the Cuban
insurgents, or to make agreements
with the United States authorities.
The Brasilian cruisers Amasonas
and Admiral Abreuall, just completed
ln England, have been purchased by
the I'nited States, and by this time
are flying the United States flag and
are manned by American crews.
Senator Proctor reports to Presi
dent McKinley concerning his visit to
Cuba; the Maine was blown up by a
government mine, fired by Spanish
officials; the story of Cuban suffer
ing has not half been told, and Spain
is utterly powerless to pacify the
island.
Oakes, and under that name had the
reputation of being a "hoodoo" ship, be
ing always ln trouble of some kind. Once
nearly all of the crew were stricken down
with scurvy, and after a voyage of 200
days from China she was steered Into New
York harbor by Mrs. Reed, wife of her cap
tain. She was owned by Luckenbach &
Bro. of New York.
Kentucky Smallpox
MIDDLESBOROUGH. Ky„ March 14,-
The smallpox situation has become so seri
ous that the government has sent Past
Assistant Surgeon Werthelmer, In S. A.,
to take charge of the pesthouse. The
state medical authorities surrendered only
on orders from Frankfort. The county re
fused the pesthouse and the inmates were
on the verge of starvation. There are sev
enty smallpox patients and 400 suspects.
This entire community Is alarmed and al
most demoralised, as the disease Is epi
demic ln the adjoining counties in Vir
ginia and Tennessee.
LEGISLATORS
Not Called On to Pass War
Measures
FUND FOR NEW CUTTERS
WHICH MAY BE UTILIZED FOR
DEFENSE
| a .
THE MAINE INVESTIGATION
Will Not Be Heard From Until the
Naval Court Reports—Gen
eral Calendar Bills
Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, March 14.—During Us
session of three hours today the senate
passed a considerable number of bills from
the general calendar, among them being
one to authorise the construction of eight
new revenue cutters, not exceeding in cost
the sum of $1,026,000.
The national quarantine bill was made
the regular order of business and will be
taken up probably on Wednesday.
A touching prayer was delivered by the
chaplain at the opening of the senate, in
memory of William E. Spencer, Journal
clerk of the senate, who died last Friday
morning.
A bill extending for one year the time
within which the Pittsburg and Mansflell
Railroad company is authorized to con
struct a bridge across the Monongahela
river was passed.
Almost Immediately afterward Allen of
Nebraska inquired of Chandler what the
naval affairs committee had done regard
ing the Investigation of the Maine case,
provided for in his resolution several weeks
ago.
Chandler said that as yet the committee
had taken no action regarding the Investi
gation. He could not speak for the com
mittee, but expressed the opinion that its
policy would be to await the action and
findings of the naval court of inquiry. He
called attention to the Interesting fact
that naval courts have no authority under
the law to compel witnesses to testify or
to punish them If they should refuse. He
thought, therefore, that the naval com
mittee, ln making its Investigation, ought
to be empowered to force testimony from
witnesses or inflict a.penalty for refusal.
In answer to a question from Allen,
Chandler said:
"I am not prepared to speak for the com
mittee ln regard to whether we shall make
an Investigation of the Maine disaster.
The resolution, I take it, places an injunc
tion upon the committee to conduct an in
vestigation, and the resolution agreed to
is on a line with that Injunction. This Is a
subject which I do not think ought to be
discussed ln public. I desire to commend
the senator from Nebraska for his patriotic
restraint In refraining from a discussion
of this matter.''
The conference report on the army ap
propriation bill was reported by Quay of
Pennsylvania and was agreed to.
Proceeding under unanimous consent,
the senate passed the following measures:
Amending an act to permit the use of
the right of way through public lands for
tramways, canals and reservoirs; perma
nently locating the capital of the territory
of New Mexico at Santa Fe; granting to
the Kettle River Valley Railway company
a right of way through the north half of
the Colvllle Indian reservation In Wash
ington, and relating to leases on the Hot
Springs reservation.
At this point Lodge of Massachusetts,
from the foreign relations committee,
called up the joint resolution for the relli-f
of August Bolton and Gustave Richelieu.
The resolution, as reported from the for
eign relations committee, Is as follows:
"That the president of the United States
be. and hereby Is, empowered to take such
measures as in his judgment may be neces
sary to obtain the Indemnity from the
Spanish government for the wrong and
Injury suffered by August Bolton and Gus
tave Richelieu by the wrongful Imprison
ment by the Spanish in Santiago de Cuba,
In the year 1895; and to secure this end, he
is authorised and requested to employ such
means or exercise such power as may bo
necessary."
The resolution, to which objection was
made a few days ago, was passed without
debate.
Other bills were passed as follows: To
refer certain claims for Indian depreda
tions to the court of claims; to incor
porate the national Florence Crittenden
mission; to provide for the disposal of
the abandoned Fort Shaw military reserva
tion In Montana under the homestead, min
ing and other land laws of the United
Statest
To pay Hattie A. Phillips, widow of John
Phillips. 33000 for services rendered by
John Phillips in bearing dispatches from
the commanding officer at Fort Phil Kear
ney to Fort Laramie ln December, 1866,
after the massacre of the United States
soldiers under Lieutenant Colonel Fetter
man by the Sioux Indians, and by whose
services the garrison at Fort Phil Kear
ney, then surrounded by Sioux Indians,
was rescued and saved from annihilation.
Other measures passed are:
To authorize the secretary of war to
loan tents to the citizens' committee of
Cincinnati for use during the Thirty-second
annual encampment of the G. A. R.
To pay the heirs of the late John Roach
1330,161 for labor and material, dockage
and detention, etc., of the gunboats Chi
csgo, Boston and Atlanta.
To provide for the appointment; of a
commission under the direction of the
secretary of war for the preliminary- sur
vey, with plans, specifications and ap
proximate estimates of cost thereof for
the construction of a ship canal of ap
proved width and depth from the lower
shores of Lake Michigan to the Wabash
river.
At the suggestion of Mr. Foraker of
Ohio, the'bill for tbe Incorporation of the
LOS ANGELES, TUESDAY MORNING. MARCH 15, 1898
SENATOR PROCTOR REPORTS I
| ON THE RESULTS OF HIS VISIT TO |
| THE ISLAND OF CUBA i
5 The Maine Was Blown Up by a Government Mine Fired ©
5 by Government Officials—The Tale of Cuban Suffer- X
X ing Has Not Been Half Told—Spain Pow- X
R' erless to Pacify the Island X
5 8
X Washington, March 14—(Special to the Herald.) The Maine was blown Sv
X up as result of an external explosion. No private citizens could, under the regu- X
5 lations.of the harbor, plant the submarine mine which caused the disaster. X
6 Blanco's autonomy plan has proved a complete failure. The stories regarding ©
v the misery, degradation and starvation of the reconcentrados have failed to con- ©
ft ve y an y adequate idea of X
X the situation. X
$? Spain is utterly pow- X
& Jar erless to pacify the island. G
x M The only portions of x
X 1/1 \Hv C\lbl a n OCCU P' es are X
5 jt the towns he,d by t,le v
X ) 'f\l Spanish troops, while X
X 11' I v J 1 Gomez and his army roam ©
X \ll 1 (' * rom one end °* the ' sland X
© IA ll It to the othe;, unimpeded V
5 Ulllll "/ ar| d unharrassed. X
W 1111111 l ©
X Hit' \mW t^- President McKinley's ©
X ilulrlVri >/ TSWwkmmMim ill* s P ecial envoy to Cuba « X
51 ' 1 111 (( (I % J WiWtiß \\ 11 who returned to Wash- X
l- BM li ' Sec. |
5 11 tary Alger ear,y today ' x
V ll\\twlS»^^ W^Ol 1 went to the capitol for a X
x* //////Mlllm the result of a hurry tele- X
R wWam phonecall fromtheexecu " X
X //I v\t\\\V nf HmJwJdr *' ye mansion, repaired to V
X '[ I x un\\ / \ the white house and had X
X a long talk with President V
5 McKinley. The confer- X
W H //fflfp ence ' as * a i m ° s t two x
V SENATOR PROCTOR hours. O
x Senator Proctor told the president that the Spanish officials must have fired V
X the mine, because it was a government mine and its shore connection could only X
X have been known to government officials, and because no one but government X
X officials could have access to the firing chamber. As a clincher, Senator Proctor X
© called attention to the fact that the Maine was moored at the fatal spot by direc- X
© tion of the harbor master, despite the protest of Captain Sigsbee, who wished to ©
X occupy another position in the harbor. V
Xj These are facts, but Senator Proctor, to allay public feeling, will in a day or X
X two issue a statement intended to "correct misapprehensions" aroused by his X
X trip to Cuba. X
© Much comment was made today over Proctor's estimate as to the number of ©
X reconcentrados who have died since Weyler's order of concentration went into ©
x effect. Proctor puts the number at 200,000, and he is quoted as saying this esti- V
Js mate is from official sources. X
international American bank was called
up. The bill provides that the bank shall <
have a capital ot $5,000,000, which may be In
creased to $20,000,000, and that its main
offices shall be In Washington and New
York, with branches in Mexico, the West
Indies and ln Central and South America.
Objection was made to the consideration
of the bill, but it was read for information
until Mr, Cockered of Missouri objected
even to that.
A bill to Increase the pension of Mrs.
Letitla Tyler Sample, daughter of Presi
dent Tyler, to $50 a month, was passed, as
was also the joint resolution relative to the
appropriation for the Rouge river, Michi
gan.
| Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts called up a
resolution reported by him thst the Judi
ciary committee providing for the submis
sion to the legislatures of the various
states of a proposed amendment to the
constitution of the United States relative
to the succession to the presidency. He
desired simply to place In the record cer
tain information bearing upon the subject, ,
and briefly to Impress senators with the
desirability of passing the resolution at an
early date, ln order to remedy a manifest
defect In the constitution. A bill was
passed authorizing the secretary of the ,
treasury to have constructed eight vessels
for the revenue cutter service as follows:
One to take the place of the steamer
Seward, cost not to exceed $160,000; one to
take the place of the McLane, cost not to i
exceed $160,000; one to take the place of the i
Colfax, cost not to exceed $160,000; one to i
take the plsce of the Boutwell, cost not to :
exceed $160,000; one for service on and In .
the vicinity of the Columbia river bar, i
Pacific coast, not to exceed $250,000; one for i
harbor service at Philadelphia,' to replace i
the steamer Washington, cost not to ex
ceed $45,000; one tor harbor service at Bos
ton to replace the steamer Hamlin, cost not
to exceed $45,000; one tor harbor service at
New York to replace the Chandler, cost
not to exceed $45,000.
At 2:40 p. m. the senate, on motion of
Mr. Quay, went into executive session, and
soon afterward adjourned.
NOMINATIONS
WASHINGTON, March 14,-The presi
dent today sent these nominations to the
senate:
Postmasters—California: M. Robinson,
Vacavllle J. N. Turrentlne, Escondldo.
To be third lieutenants ln the revenue
cutter service—William M. Blalsdell of
California, and W. A. Wiley of Ohio.
THE FINAL ADJOURNMENT
WASHINGTON, March 14,-The early
adjournment of the senate today, follow
ing quickly after a two days' vacation last
week, led to a general discussion about the
probability of early final adjournment anil
to development of the fact that there Is
quite an active propaganda in that behalf.
Senator Aldrich was among those who
were quite o.utspoken ln advocating early
adjournment and he and others are urging
that there was nothing further congress
could do by remaining In session except
to pass the appropriation bills. The sen
ators expressing these views generally
took the position that It would be neces
sary In any event to defer further action
upon the Hawaiian treaty until the next
session. The more pronounced pro-Cuban
senators did not accept in very kindly
spirit the adjournment suggestion, and
Senator Mason was among those who de
clared It could not be accomplished until
something should be done for Cuba. The
suggestion was also made that an early ad
journment would result ln a special ses
sion of congress ln the autumn.
IN THE HOUSE
A Bull Day Devoted to the District
Affairs
WASHINGTON, March H.—The pro
ceedings In the house today were utterly
devoid of public interest. The time was
devoted to District of Columbia business.
The district business was concluded at
4:15 p. m. The senate bill was passed to
change the name of the port of collection
at tbe suspension bridge to Niagara Falls.
The senate bill was passed which
granted a right of way through tiie In
dian Territory to the Denlson, Bonham
and New Orleans railroad also a bill
granting a right of way through the Win
nebago Indian reservation to the north
western roads; also to authorize the Mon
roe company to construct a bridge across
the Red river at Grand Ecore.
At 5 p. m. the house adjourned.
BILLS INTRODUCED
Representative Newlands of Nevada In
troduced a bill creating a public land com
mission to consist of the commissioner of
the general land office the director of the
geological survey and three other per
sons whose appointments are made sub
ject to confirmation by the senate. Its
duties are to construct a contoured topo
graphic map of public land areas, find the
water supply of each basin, regulate the
occupation and utilization of public lands
and In general to protect the forests,
woodlands, grazing lands and waters.
, The bill appropriates 1100,000 for the work.
Senator Lodge today gave notice of an
amendment he will offer the naval appro
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
TRADE CLOSED
The Brazilian Battleships
Are Bought
ONE READY FOR ACTION
ANOTHER WELL ALONG TOWARD
.COMPLETION
NAVY OFFICIALS ARE PLEASED
For the Cruisers Purchased Are the
Ones Which Were Especially
Desired by Spain
Associated Press Special Wire
-*- WASHINGTON, D.C., March 14.—A ♦
4- week's negotiations closed today by 4/
4- the triumphant purchase by the navy 4
4- department in London of the two 4
•f fine cruisers built and building at 4
-- Elswlck for the Brazilian govern- ♦
4- ment. Probably the officials took 4
4- more pleasure in closing up the bust- 4
■*• ness in this manner because of tha 4
-- knowledge that Spanish agents had ♦
4- to secure these very 4
-- ships, and that to Spain, it is said, +
4- they would be of much greater value 4
-4 ln case of trouble than to the United +
-f States. ♦
4- The two Brazilian ships will be ex- 4>
4 tremely valuable additions to the 4
■f United States navy, in either war or 4
-- peace, in the opinion of Secretary +
•4 Long, who acknowledges that they ■*•
4- have been bought by the United +
4 States. They are steel sheathed and +
4- coppered, with twin screws. The +
4- Amazonas is rated at 3600 tons dis- 4
-- placement, with an indicated horse 4
-- power under natural draught of 7000, 4
4 which is calculated to develop twenty +
4 knots speed. Thus, while the shtp Is 4
-4 about the size of the Charleston, she 4
•4- Is much faster. Her armament is 4
4- also much more formidable, not so +
4 much In caliber, for tha main battery 4>
4 is made up of six six-Inch guns, but +
4- these guns, as well as the four seven- +
4 Inch guns, are of what is known as 4>
4 fifty calibers length, giving them an
4- unusual range and power. In addl- 4
-4 tlon to this they have ten slx-pounder 4
-- quick-firing guns, four one-pounders +
4- four maxim machine guns and two 4
-- boat or field guns. The torpedo tubes 4
-- are three In number. The coal capac- 4
-- ity Is 850 tons, giving her an effective +
4- steaming radius of 8000 knots, a most 4>
4-valuable feature, Inasmuch as It 4
-4 would enable the ship to cross and re- +
-4- cross the Atlantic without coaling. 4
-- Such a vessel, used as a commerce de- +
♦ stroyer, would be vastly more effect- 4
4- Ive than what appear to be more +
4 powerful craft, because of their abil- +
-4- lty to get along on long cruises with- 4
-- out touching at neutral ports to coal, 4
-- and thus exposing themselves to cap- 4
-- ture. 4
-- The cruisers carry no armor In the 4
+ ordinary sense, but their machinery 4
-4 is protected from the Are of guns by 4
-- an arched steel deck Just below the 4
-- water line, varying In thickness from +
-4-1.2 to 2.5 inches. The battery has an 4
-4 unusual train, being arranged to fire +
4* three ahead and three astern of the 4
-- principal guns. 4
THE NEXT STEP
To Bring the New Ships Into Home
Waters
The next question is how to get the ships
home, and that has not yet been settled,
according to the secretary of the navy.
The United States flag will be hoisted
over the new ships within a week, prob
ably, and just as soon as the crew can be
put aboard the Amazonas will start for the
United States. The other vessel will follow
at the earliest possible moment. The terms
of sale are secret.
The availability of the two Brazilian
ships was lirst brought to the attention of
the navy department by Mr. Lalne, agent
of the Maxim Nordenfeldt company, who
was authorized to dispose of these ships
building at Elswlck, and two others ln
course of construction in France. Mr.
Lame said today that the two ships pur
chased would be a most desirable acquisi
tion to the American navy, as they were
the latest and best products of the famous
Armstrong yards. One of the ships is com
plete in every respect, has her coal supply
and ammunition on board, and steam can
be raised at any time. There will be no
trouble In bringing this ship across, as an
adequate force from the local yards can be
secured for the service. It is said the
coal and ammunition on board passed with
the sale to the United States. The ammu
nition is not of the kind in use by the Amer
can navy, so that the supply of ammuni
tion is a necessary adjunct to the new
ships. The other ship has been launched,
but it will take some time to make her
ready for sea. Mr. Lame believes, how
ever, that there will be no difficulty ln
bringing her over Immediately if it is de
sired to make the move without delay, aa
the hull of the ship is so well along that
she could be towed and her own sail power
utilized for the trip across.
ENGINEERS NEEDED
A dangerous deficiency ln the engineer
branch of the navy has been brought to
light strikingly tn the fact that it is hardly
possible to secure a staff of engineer offi
cers to bring back to the United States
any of the ships purchased abroad. A
short time ago when orders were given to
rush the work of putting the cruiser Chi
cago in shape for active service the engin
eer-In-chlef proposed that he would have
the ship ready ln three months Instead of
six, as estimated. To do this he would
work forces day and night and to keep
them at work he would place an. engineer
officer aboard the ship, to stay there day
and night Passed Assistant Engineer
Dixon was chosen for the work, hut he had
not been employed more than- a week be
fore It was found necessary to detach him
In order to find an engineer officer to act
