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REPUBLICAN
CLUBS MEET
Tenth National League
Convention Opens at
Detroit.
COOL WEATHER AND BIG
ATTENDANCE
,
President Woodmansee's En
couraging Address to
Delegates.
THE ORGANIZATION STEADILY
GROWING.
Finally Out of Debt and In Good
Trim for Flgrhtlng the Party's
Bittles.
DETROIT, Mich., July Cool, pleas
ant weather was furnished for the open
ing: of the tenth annual convention of the
National League of Republican clubs.
The most striking feature in the decora
tions of tte auditorium was a life-sized
portrait of President McKinley, sur
mounted by an eagle and surrounded by
the stars and stripes. Directly opposite,
in the rear of the hall, was a similar por
trait of" James G. Blame. Pictures of
Washington and Lincoln adorned the
walls at either end of the big hall and the
intervening spaces, rafters ana gallery
fronts were hung with the red, white and
blue escutcheons of the States.
A graduated tier of seals having a ca
pacity of 3000 was occupied by the more
notable delegates. The delegates, seated
in State groups, filled nearly the entire
floor space, and the public looked on from
tue galleries. The States having the
larger delegations were grouped in the
front and center, the biggest spaces being
occupied by Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, New-
York and Pennsylvania. The air was en
livened by band music while the crowd
gathered.
It was 10:30 o'clock when President
Woodmansee rapped for order. The dele
pates had not yet settled down in the
places assigned to them, and the galleries
had almost no occupants. Rev. Robert J.
Service ot the Trumbull-avenue Presbyte-
an Church prayed for a blessing on
President McKinley, Congress, the Gov
ernors of States and all others in author
ity, and that the National honor might be
saved from famishment.
President Woodmansee then introduced
Governor Pingree to deliver the address of
welcome on behalf of tne State of Michi
gan.
The Governor was compelled to pause
for a moment on account of an interrup
tion caused by applause at the entrance of
the I iinois delegation, headed by Gover
nor fanner. Mr. Pmgree's address was
not in any sense a spread-eagle speech,
and the applause was rather faint, com
ing mostly from his friends in the Michi
gan delegation.
Colonel Henry M. Dnffield of this c ; tv
welcomed the delegates on behalf of De
troit.
E. N. Dineley Jr. of Kalsmazoo. as pres
ide..! cf the Michigan League of Republi
can Clubs, next welcomed the visiting
delegates.
The president of the National League.
D. D. Woodmansee of Cincinnati, then
delivered his annual address, in part as
follows:
Gentlemen of the Convention: In compli
ance with a cu-tom that Has been established
at our National League conventions, I venture
to address you as your president upon the
state 01 the league ami of our relations and
duties to it and to the Republican party. Tne
league, has a mission to perform, and it is
eminently proper that we >hou d' annually
determine If this organization has measured
up to its p-ssibilities. The pomp* cere
mouy 01 a National assembly of this character
are so useless and so inappropriate, if we can
not learn a lesson and prolit by reason of the
experience. Speaking as 1 do for these who
during the last year have haa charge of the
affairs of the league, I can say we are proud of
what h°.s been accomplished during tne clos
ing administration.
I am able to report that the debts of the
league, which have mo long been a menace to
its development and a discouragement to its
lrieuds, have been pnld. I can further say
thai every obligation that has been incurred
during the last year is provided for, and the
officers whom you may select at this conven
tion will not be required to divide their time
between the wanu of the organization and
the demands of its creditor*.
In turther reporting to you, it ls proper for
me to say that .-in. c I became your president,
less than one year ago, I have traveled in
twelve States, and mad.- in each of those States
from one to ten speeches. 1 have addressed '
six State league quels. By this means
your president has come in contact Willi the
league workers in a large section of 'he Union,
and he is now more than ever impressed with
the importance and usefulness of this organi
ze tion. Those associated with me have labored j
to establish harmony between the league and
GOVERNOR H. S. PINGREE OF MICHIGAN, Who Delivered
the Welcoming Addres. to the Leagu: of Repub Clubs.
WILL UNVEIL THE LOQA|I jVIOJMUJVTEJ^T.
St. «... en's heroic statue of General John A. Lo*:an arrived in Chicago yesterday, and will
be dedicated there July 22. The monument will be unveiled by Jack Logan 111, the grand
son of the famous soldier-sta'csman. Everything indicates that tne dedication services will
be most impressive. The day will be pr icticiliy a holiday in Chicago, and the ciiy will be
handsomely decorated. The m lroads have made low rates, large numbers of Grand Army
men and Confederate Veterans will be present, and many prominent persons from all over !he
country wilt be in attendance. It is bc'ieved that fully 20,000 veterans will be in line, the
Illinois militia in attendance will number 7000, and a .arge force of United Stales regulars
will participate.
the regular parly organization. The result of
j our efforts in this direction have been most
j gratifying.
The league his a right to exist only so long
[asit is a useful agency tor party success. In
the heat of campaigns our clubs can be relied
i upon tor liable service. They can and do
i tnke charge 01 political meetings, distribute
; literature, look alter legislation, and on elec
tion day become responsible for every Repub
i lican casting his ballot. lam glad to report
i that in those States where the Republican
i clubs were disintegrated by a sentiment in
favor of free silver, our cause is lull of hope,
and by and by the league clubs of the silver
! Slates will bring those States iuto the Repub
; lican coutnn.
Duri.g the last campaign, whan the Demo-
I cratic cndidate for President was traveling
about the country iv palace car.-., telling the
people of their poverty and distress, the R■
- publictn League clubs, one by one, were find
, ing their way to Canton, where they heard i lie
gospel of hope and the prophecy of belle:
thing- 10 come. As they returned to their
i homes from the Mecca of Republicanism tney
carried with them an enthusiasm that made
; the campaign of 1896 the most memorable in
i our country's history.
Gentlemen ol this convention and friends of
; the league, 1 cannot bring my address to a
1 close without returning my thanks lor the
; very distinguished honor that 1 have received
Irom this organization and for the cordial
support that has been given to me by the
league Republicans throughout the Union.
The league cannot do me greater honor than
it has already done. At this convention 1
surrender the affairs of this office with the
firm conviction mat there are a number of
splendid league workers throughout the States
who, in the order which you migat designate,
are entitled to this preferment. I want now
and here to pledge to the league and to my
successors in office my unqualified support
throughout ail tne years to c me. I be.ieve in
the leagie. 1 believe in its future. 1 believe
it is better qua ified than any other power to
maintain In our ; arty that vitality ana that
orc-nizatlon which are so essential to its con
tinued success.
Lei us stand true to our colors. Let us make
for ihe league a high place in American poli
tics by deserving It. Let us brusn aside every
c ement that detracts from us and give no
man power or place in our league, State or
National, who is not of high character and
good standing at hone. Ln us put to tne front
in all our affairs those hustling, aggressive
Republicans, whose personality will bring us
victory. Being thus equipped and fortified
our way is clear.
With confidence in our leaders and faith in
our pany principles, we will ent<?i tne con
tes.s ihr.t are n lore us with couiage that is
undaunted. The Repub ic-an parly is right
upon the grtat questions that concern the
masses of our people, and being right it is sure
to win. Those who hive been incredu
lous will allow the incredulity to melt
away in the glow of promises that
have been faithlully kept. Tne marts
of trade will assume the busy air of Letter
times. The merchant will be happy with his
increasing revenue, the laborer and mechanic
with higher wages, and, indeed, a I classes
and conditions of men will be lifted up Into
an atmosphere that breathes contentment,
the very safeguard of our free institutions.
To this end, my friends, ictus consecrate tne
National Republican League of Clubs. Let us
make of it an organization strong, judicious
and helniul. Let us k.cp it free from those
entang.ements that would destroy it. Make
it in all the States, in name and in fact, a
standing political army, subject to our party's
call, brave and victorious in every conflict.
The roll of States was called for an
nouncement of members of committees.
A resolution was adopted directing that
a tel giaua of greeting be sent to President
McKinley congratulating him upon the
success of the Republican administration,
asserting that the promised era of pros
perity was close of fulfillment, and de
claring that the league has always been
. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1897.
JACK LOGAN 111.
the friend of the country and will always
hold up its hands in advancing the inter
ests of the party ot Lincoln and Mc-
Kinley.
At this noint the following letter of
President McKinley to President Wood
man see was read:
1 offer through you my heartiest congratula
tions on the tenth annual convention of the
Republican League and my continued besl
wishes for the increase 1 usefulness and pros
perity oi this worthy organization.
William McKinley.
No announcement of the list of commit
tees was made, as many States had not
settled upon their selections.
Telegrams of regret were received from
Vice-President Hobart. Secretary Sher
man, Senators Allison,' Quay, Wellington,
Washburn, Fairbanks, Burrows, Speaker
Reed, Congressmen Fowler, Dingley,
Henderson, and Secretaries Alger, Gary,
Gace, Ling, Wilson. Pension Commis
sioner Evans and others.
All lesolutionß were r ferrcd to the
committee on resolutions, and the con
vention then adjourned until 10 to-morrow
morning.
Secretary Dowling announced this after
noon that he wou d not be a candidate lor
president of the league. Hi- withdrawal
Is regarded as favorable to the candidacy
of Crawford of Kentucky. -Illinois is
working for next year's convention. 7
INTERVIEW WiTH GOMEZ.
The Cuban General Te-ls of His Methods
of Warfare and His Con ft fence
in U iin ale Victory.
CARDENAS, Province of Matan/.as,
Cuba, July 7. — The Sun correspondent,
after a difficult ride through the Spanish
lines, has interviewed Gomez. To the
question as to how long the war would
last Gomez said :
"I never lite to pose as a prophet, a*
the Spanish generals do. Campos said
he would win after the rainy season of
1895 was over. He did not. Weyier said
the same thing a year later. His prophecy
was also worthless. I can oniy say that
Cuba will be freed by ihis war and I be
lieve the end is near. Now we are moving
to the west and how far west we shall go
I cannot say, because that depends on the
necessities of the campaign. I will march
to the very gates of Havana if necessary
to force Weyier to bring back to the west
the formidable army he has taken to the
east. If I succeed In this I will be satis
tied for a moment.
"The great object in this war is to tire
out the Spanish until we get our oppor
tunity to strike a big blow. If I had
30.000 r fle and five good cannon I could
take Havana, but without these munitions
we must wait. Not having such a large
and well-provisioned army as Spain time
is my gent resource. The result is that
in six months' campaigning in Santa Clara
province! have disabled by this plan of
warfare more than 25,000 Spanish soldiers,
including those killed by my men and
those by the climate in the constant
movements I have obliged them to make
throughout the province. Can you tell
me in how many of the big battles of his
tory 25,000 men have been kiile I ?".-..
With regard to help from the United
States Gomez said: "I have no great
hopes of interference by the American
Government in our favor. According to
my information President McKinley is
inclined toward the home rule solution,
which is no solution at all. This is a war
to the death for independence, and noth
ing but independence will we accept. But
I have hopes that the United States will
sooner or later recognize our belligerency.
It is a question of mere jusiic , and in
spile of all the arts of diplomacy justice
wins in the long run. The day we are
recognize. as belligerents I can name a
fixed time for the end of the war. With
regard to paying indemnity to Spain, it is
a question of amount. A year ago we
could have paid $100,0C0,000 and I was
ready to agree to that. Now Spain owes
more than $400,000 000 and we cannot pay
so much. ido not leei to much Inclined
now to do business as before. Time has
passed and our triumph is nearer. Do we
need to pay Spain when she is on the eve
of total defeat? '
DEATH OF RAND IT EN GO
Hs Gng ' Rebbed a Pack-Train of Saver
lion and Sold It for
. $30,000.
FRESNILLO, State of Zacatecas, Mex
ico. July 13— Pablo Morengo, tue bandit
chief, who led the assault and robbery of
a pack-train loaded with silver bullion
near here several weeks ago, has just been
shot and three more members of his band
captured in the mountains west of here.
The brigands had been closely pursued
-veral days by a (-Irone force of . rural
quarts and were finally hemmed in in a
deep canyon. Morengo made a desperate
resistance until he had exhausted all his
ammunition. Two of the captives state
that the silver bullion was taken to Aqua
Caliente and sold 7 for $30,000, which has
not been recovered. -.
Capitalist Cummings Hies at Chicago.
CHICAGO, 111., July 13.— Columbus R.
Cu m mings, one of the \ most prominent
capitalists of Chicago, died last night from
inflammation of the liver. He was 63
var« old and left a fortune estimated at
$10,000,000.
THE STRIKE
SITUATION
West Virginia Miners
Laying Down Their
Picks.
COAL RAPIDLY RISING
IN PRICE.
Everything Seems in the
Men's Favor and Ratch
ford Is Jubilant.
DEBS TO JOIN THE FORCE OF
ORGANIZERS.
Non-Union Workers Are Attacked
at Danville, 111., and a Fierce
Battle Results.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July President
Ratcbford of the Miners' Union is jubilant
to-night over the encouraging news of to
day.. One telegram said that the miners
of Sullivan County, Indiana, had joined
the strike. Raich ford says the news from
the West Virginia coalfields is most favor
able and he is most confident that the
miners will eventually come out.
The most important action of the
miners' - officials to-day was the selec
tion of six labor leaders to push the cam
paign in West Virginia. Eugene V. Debs
will arrive to-morrow and Ratchford is
most likely to send him to West Virginia
also..
• CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 13.— Within
a short time developments of a definite
character are expected .to take place in
the West Virginia coal fields. A leading
operator received a long-distance tele
phone message at 10 o'clock this morning
stating that nine organizers had just left
Pittsburg for the West Virginia coal fields.
A person who occupies a high official
position in the Mine-workers' Union was
at the Pittsburg end of the telephone.
"You may look for something startling
in that direction within the next forty
eight hours" he said. "Reliable ad
vices which I have received this morn
ing convince me that the West Virginia
miners will come out. All they wait
for is a little urging from the union. I
am free to confess to you that while I
expected many men would come out, 1
never hoped for such a complete and
overwhelming victory as this."
The foregoing message was repeated to
a reporter who was standing at hand by
the operator who received it. ' :
; When the point is reached that the coal
mine operators refuse to "talk for publi
cation,'.'. the situation is grave indeed.
The operators now urge upon their inter-:
viewers that under no circumstances must
their names be used in connection with
information supplied. A leading operator
made a plain statement-— a startling state
ment, in.fact— this morning, but insisted
his name must not be used. " . . • .
'■' "Is there not some pans of your state
ment which , I may accredit to you?"
asked the reporter. '7
j "No. ,; You see, if I talked for publica
tion I would have to say to you just the
opposite of what 1 have said. You appre
ciate that there are many reasons why I
would not want ray name to appear as
admitting all these lacts."
Since Saturday the coal strike has as
sumed a very grave aspect, but a full real
ization of the change did not reach Cleve
land operators and dealers until to-day.
Excepting a few operators who had some
inside information they were disposed to
speak lightly of the matter and loudly de
clare that there was on hand more than
enough coal to supply the country regard
less of the outcome of the BtriKe.
To-day all this seeming or pretended
confidence has disappeared. Several
operators went to Pittsburg yesterday to'
attend the voluntary conference of the
State arbitrators.
One of these, whose knowledge of the
premises is above question, said to-day:
"The situation i- very grave, and I
anticipate some very startling develop
ments :. within the next lortv-eight
hours. I bdieve the West Virginia
miners will come out, and that will make
the tie-up practically complete. Tne
strikers will then concentrate ther efforts
on the De Armitt men. A small amount
of coal is now coining from the mines
along the Pennsylvania mine line and
from the coke regions, but it is in com
paratively insignificant . quantities. T
mink it will be shut off entirely soon.
From what I could learn yesterday at
Pittsburg, I do not hesitate to say that in
mv belief tne railroads will hesitate to
haul West Virginia and De Armitt
mines coal. Tne engineers and trainmen
are regarding the situation with lowering
brows, P. M. Arthur's statement to the
contrary, notwithstanding.
"The supply of coal on hand is very
short, and 1 look for another sham ad
vance' in prices shortly. Saturday coal
which was loaded at Pittsburg for $1 25 to
$1 50, f. o. b., is now held at $1 75. Deliv
ered to Cleveland the price is $2 6.5. Chi
cago is buying freely, and paying high
prices. Ido not think the supply will
hold out more than a week longer."
J. J. Phillips received a telegram from
Flemington, W. Va., this afternoon as
follows:
, ."Miners all went out on strike here this
morning."
Flemington is an important point in
the West Virginia coalfields, and local
operators believe that the strike will now
spread in West Vireinia.
WILL HE SO AKHITIiATIOS.
Pittsburg Miners 3 hints They Can Win
Without It.
PITTSBURG, Pa., July 13.— There will
be no arbitration of the miners' strike.
Operator P. de Armitt called on the State
Arbitrators to-day and showed them that
there were no differences between nim and
his employes and therefore nothing; to
arbitrate. ',7 " ' '•**:.-.'-■
To-night the local miners* officials called
on the Slate arbitrators who had been sent
here from Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. 1
They admitted' that De At mitt's position
was" right. They professed Hi em sei yes
able to bring about an agreement with
other operators t" abolish : abuses. They
said that with that agreement in force not
only 69 cent' but $1 might be obtained by
the diggers for coal. 7
_■ "Ihey are not far apart," said General
Little, chairman of the arbitrators. "I
believe they can settle tbe strike among
themselves. If by our intervention we
can bring them together we shall be satis
fied if they do not end in arbitration."
There is no change in the strike situa
tion. Everything is quist in this district,
wiih all the mines closed down and all
the men out except tho c working for D-*
Armitt.' 7.
I Coal which sold up to $1 80 per ton took
a drop this morning to $1 50 per, ton. *: '
The . break was caused ; by, the large
amount of coal brought into the city by
the railroads. The Pittsburg and Lake
Erie Railroad released 500 cars which they
had been bo. ding for themselves. The
operators regard this as an indication that
the railroads do not fear a long suspension.
10» A. MIS Kits UMSASI.
Hare Sot Joined the Miner* as let, But
liitcety toilio.Sn.
DES MOINES, lowa. Jnly 13.— 50 far no
lowa miners have joined the big strike,
but they are likely to do so at any lime.
There are 10,000 miners in the Stale,
and until coal-dealers commence import
ing into Illinois to fill oiders where Illi
nois miners are striking, little attention
will be paid to the strike, as the lowa
miners are not well organized.
Their sympathies are with the Eastern
miners, however, and at several meetings
held in the principal coal centers the
opinion was expressed that it is time to
take action to help the Eastern miners by
cutting off the coal shipped East.
The miners in the central part of the
State are more anxious to strike than
those about Dcs Moines.' All the lowa
miners have had their wanes cut from
time to time, until they now rec. ive from
50 :o 60 cents.
COSJ-'IjICT 1 \ 11.J.ISOIS.
Son- Union Miner* Assailed by btrileers
at IJanville.
DANVILLE, 111., July 13— Strife be
tween the miners commenced in this dis
trict to-night. Four or five hundred
Belgian strikers and other foreigners
gathered at the Pawnee mine. ' :7 Ki.
When a cage full of colored miners who
had been at work reached the top of the
shaft they were assaulted with knives ana
staves. One colored miner named Reed
secured a bar of iron and a revolver. In
defending his life the shot he firedwouno
ed several striker.-. This infuriated the
striking miners.
They retaliated by an exchange of shots,
at the same time retreating to the woods.
The strikers piled ties on tbe Chicago and
Eastern Illinois track and also tried to
break a switch and wreck a train carrying
working miners to this city. The miners
inside the coach opened fire on them and
about fifty shots were exchanged. It is
reported that one miner was killed.
AMERICA.* ll.xCKt.ll IO PIECES.
fate of Colonel Charles Gordon at the
Hands of the Spaniards.
HAVANA. Cuba, July 13. — Colonel
Charles Gordon, a well-known American
who servoil in the Cuban army and was
in high favor with General Gomez on ac
count of his intelligence and bravery, has
been assassinated by the Spaniards in the
same manner that Charles Govin was
murdered last year in the province of
Havana. Govin and Gordon landed to
gether in the same expedition early in
1826. • .
A few days ago Gordon accompanied a
band of Cubans under Colonel Aulet to
attack the town of Ciego Montero, near
the city of Cienfuegos. As soon as the
attack began, Spanish guerrillas of Carta
gena, 200 strong, commanded by Major
Branlio Coteion, arrived and overpowered
the insurgents. Gordon, surrounded by
ICO Spaniard-, surrendered, giving his
name and nationality. When Branlio
Coteron learned that the prisoner was an
American he said to his men: "Kill him
immediately. If we let him go to Havana,
Lee will claim him." Gordon was hacked
to pieces with machetes.
LOSHO>'S LMlOll lockout.
Every Indication of a Fierce and Pro
trac'eil Struggle.
LONDON. Esq., July 13.— The strike of
engineers is apparently to be a long and
fierce struggle, to be settled only on the
basis of the survival of the fittest. Both
the masters and men have refused all of
fers of arbitration, Including that of C. T.
Ritchie, president of the Board of Trade.
| The locKout began this morning. As a
retaliatory measure the engineers are
calling out the rest of the men, ana by
to-morrow no fewer than 12,000 engineers,
will be idle. ' - "
. Already the yards of several of the
large firms have been picketed. The Lon
don firms that have joined tbe lockout
now number forty. Among them are
such important concerns as the Otis Ele
vator. Company, the Westinghouse Brake
Company, Fraser & Chalmers and the
Brush Engineering Company.
Wnleott'* Miss lon Palled.
NEW YORK, N. V., July 13.— The
World's London cablegram says Wolcott's
bimetallic mission has proved a failure.
It says the French Minister of Foreign
Affairs has so declared.
COSVICIHII .. 1 _•___._> JOSE.
Ira S. Stanley Fount* Guilty of Having
One Wife Tito Mam/.
SAN JOSE, Cal.. July 13— The second
trial of Ira N. Stanley, charged with big
amy, ended to-night in a verdict of guilty.
The jury recommended that the court ex
ercise "extreme" clemency.
There was a disagreement at the tirst
trial, which was held a few weeks ago.
Stanley is a marine engineer, who has
been employed on various tugboats at San
Francisco.
He was married in 1890 to Mrs. Cynthia
Bates, a widow, and five years later he
was united in marriage to another widew,
Mrs.. Mary E. Perkins.
Both wives were witnesses nt the trial.
The.first wife tried to save Stanley, but
the second was extremely anxious that he
should be punished.
Pall* Vend at Seattle.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 13.— Henry
C. Htnkle, ft prominent physician of Oak
land, Cal., dropped dead of heart d : sease
in his apartments in the Russell House
to-night. He was walking about the room
talking to Mrs Hinkle and suddenly
swooned, sinking to the floor.
Physicians were immediately sum
moned, but before their arrival life was
extinct. Coroner Vandell, who was called
in later, said death resulted from heart
failure. ,
Dr. Minkle, accompanied by his wife,
came to Seattle about five weeks ago from
Honolulu, whither he went in quest of
health. ■ • , >.;.:--.
Drowned Sear Alvi*o.
SAN JOSE, Cal., July 14.— body of
Mrs. Johanna Linguist, aged 82 years, a
resident of this city and a native of
Sweden, was found floating in a slough
near Alviso last night.
She had wandered from her home on
Sunday morning and no trace of her was
found until her body was discovered.
The San Rafael Shooting.
SAN RAFAEL, Cal., July 13— The
principals' in the McCue- Adams shooting
affray which took place yesterday morn
ing, are both confined to their beds.
McCue is laid up with a swollen , leg.
Adams is no worse to-day, and unless
blood poisoning sets in he will recover.
Rail Accident Sear Anderson.
ANDERSON, Cal., July 13.— The first
section of the Portland special struck a
cow on the tract this morning. The air
couplings broke and the; train stopped
suddenly. The passengers were shaken
up, but no one was injured.
Pension Examiner at Sacramento.
• WASHINGTON, DC., July 13.— Dr.
Thomas Ross has been appointed a
pension examining surgeon at, Sacra
meuto, Cai.
CASTORIA
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ONE SWIFT,
SOLID SHOT
Charged That 'Twould
Sink the Battleship
Oregon.
ARMOR PLATE FRAUDS
REVIVED.
Sensational Debate in the
Senate on Buying More
Armament.
THREE UNCOMPLETED SHIPS
LIE USELESS.
Butler's Amendment Reducing the
Rate to $300 Per Ton Was
Finally Passed.
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 13.-The
Senate spent six hours to-day in con
sideration of the armor plate paragraph
in the general deficiency appropriation
bill. The Senate Appropriation Com
mittee had reported an amendment
authorizing the. Secretary of the Navy to
pay an average rate of $425 per ton for the
armor plate required for three new battle
ships.
Butler of North Carolina had offered an
amendment to that, reducing the rate to
$300 per ton and directing the Secretary of
the Navy to make investigations and in
vite proposals for the establishment of
Government armor works.
These propositions save rise to a long
debate, in which the conduct of the Bethle
hem and Carnesrie companies, the utility
of the new navy, the Cuban war, the weak
ness of Spain and the magnitude of Eng
land in naval armament, were touched
upon. The debate ended in the adoption
of Butler's amendment and the passage
of the bill.
There was some informal talk at the
opening about the absence of a quorum
and the impossibility of disposing of the
armor-plate question without an aye and
no vote, tetween Chandler and Haie.
Then Pettigrew said: "This amendment
is an exceedingly important one. List
year wo limited the price of armor-plate
to $300 a ton, the evidence before the
Naval Committee showing it could be fur
nished at $250. Two armor- plate factories
being in collusion refuse to furnish piale
at $300 and insist on having $125. Instead
of the Appropriations Committee report
ing a bill to establish a Government fac
tory for furnishing armor-plate it now
proposes to accede to the demand of this
trust and surrender to this admitted com
bine. For my part I shall insist that dis
cussion shall go on before the full Senate,
and therefore I make the point of no
quorum."; ,i A v\ 7^*7 -^* : 7;K'^'''*'
The Vice-President thereupon ordered
the call of the Senate, and the call was an
swered by forty-five Senators, just a quo
rum. The debate then proceeded. ,
Butler was the first speaker. He said he
had made calculations showing the cost to
manufacture armor to the Bethlehem and
Carnegie companies to be $226 80 per ton.
Three battle-ships, he said, would require
8000 tons of armor. If the price were
fixed at $300, as his amendment proposed,
the profit would be $570,000. Was that
profit, he asked, not large enough? He
charged that through fraud, collusion and
bribery the Carnegie Company bad
passed off on the Government defective
plates which could be pierced like pine
boards.
Hale asked whether the Senator from
North Caiolina believed that any of those
defective plates had been received by the
Government and placed on ships.
i Butler Baid he did believe it and that
there was proof of it in the testimony be
fore the Naval Committee.
Hale said his impression was that tbe
investigation referred to bad disclosed
certain irregularities, but that there was no
proof that any of those defective plates
were to-day on any United States vessel.
Such a condition as the Senator from
North Carolina had described was appall
ing, but thnre was no warrant of fact for
the assumption.
Butler • spoke of the "juggling" of
armor plates by the Carnegie Company,
and said the company which had been
guilty of such conduct should not be
allowed to have another contract for Gov
ernment work. He knew of no more dan
gerous treason. One of these vessels, the
battle-ship Oregon, with spongy, imper
fect, fraudulent plates, had been ordered
to the Hawaiian Islands. It wouid be
fortunate f the first hostile shot fired at
her did not hit one of those plates, if, in
deed, there were any good ones on her.
"1 , "he said, "we are to take tbe Ha
waiian Islands; if we are to go into the
land-grabbing business, we must have a
fleet as good as any other country in the
world. * If." we are launching on that
policy, we must be able to compete with
England or any other naval power."
Hale replied to the charges, praising the
navy. He said three great battle-ships,
authorized by Congress, were ready for
their armor, useless without it and stand
ing as a constant reproach, to be derided
by the world because Congress would not
make a trade to furnish armor for them.
Foreign complications were crowding
upon us; with an era of what was called
American superiority, and by some jingo
ism, determination 'to assert our
selves and do things that mi.-ht
involve us in conflict with other
great powers of the world, we
stood with three battle-ships, unable to
finish them. "I do not want to see that,
said Hale. "I am willing to sacrifice $125
at once. lam willing to let $50 a ton ad
ditional go into the treasury of rapacious,
grasping, selfish companies for the time
being. We have got our National honor
and our. National dignity to maintain.
We have 'now' these three battle-ships on
our hands. I leave the matter to the
Senate." 7
;- Tillman spoke against armor-plate com
panies as being "leprous with, fraud in
their dealings with the Government.''
Perkins said the question was whether
the United ; States . should become , the
laughing stock of the world by leaving
three splendid, specimens of naval archi
tecture useless as a log because Congress
was too picayunish to pay a high price for
armor to complete them. ..
' Allen agreed with Teller that the three
battle-ships had better remain on the
stock*. He scarcely ever took up an
American ' newspaper without ; finding
that some American war vessel had run
aground, or collided.*' He doubted if the
United States had a battle-ship capable of
going into action against one of the best
vessels of Europe. : * "*< - ■ •
, This closed the debate. The passage 1 of
the bill -followed.' A motion to adjourn
over till Thursday was opposed by Mor
gan on the ground of the importance of
speedy.; action in the matter of the Union
Pacific foreclosure. The 7 motion to ad
journ was lost, and the Senate at C o'clock,
after a short executive session, adjourned
till to-morrow. - - - ■ -
_ 7_-- THK KSll'OltlVi "ii.
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July 14, 1897. j
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