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VOL. I.
Ill's OK
ISSUE IS NOW WITH CONGRESS.
The Only Hope for Relief From a
Condition Which Can No Longer
lie Endured In the Unforced rat
ification of the Inland—Spain'*
Offer of Arbitration.
Washington, April 11. —President Mc-
Kinley sent his Cuban message to con
gress today. After reviewing the history
of the war in Cuba the president says:
The war in Cuba is of such a nature,
that, short of subjugation or extermina
tion, a final military victory for either
side seems impracticable. The alterna
tive lies In the physical exhaustion of one
or the other party or perhaps both, a con
dition which. In effect, ended the 10 years'
way by the truce of Zan Jon. The pros
pect of such a protraction and confusion
of the present strife Is a contingency
hardly to be contemplated with equanim
ity by the civilized world and least of all
by the United States, affected and injur
ed as we are, deeply and intimately, by
its very existence.
Asked for an Armistice.
Realizing this, it appeared to be my
duty, in a spirit of true friendliness no
less to Spain than to those Cubans who
have so much to lose by the prolonga
tion of the struggle, to seek to bring
about an immediate termination of the
war. To this end I submitted, on the
27th ultimo, as a result of much represen
tation and correspondence through the
United States minister at Madrid, proposi
tions to the Spanlrfh government looking
to an armistice until October 1 for the
negotiation of peace with the good offi
ces of the president.
In addition, I asked the Immediate re
vocation of the order of reconcentration,
so as to permit the people to return to
their farms and the needy to be relieved
with provisions and supplies by the Unit
ed States co-operating with the Spanish
authorities so as to afford full relief.
The reply of the Spanish cabinet wn«
received on the 31st ult. It offers as the
means to bring about peace in Cuba, to
confide the preparation thereof to the In
sular parliament, inasmuch as the con
currence of that body would be necessary i
to establish a final result; it being, how
ever, understood that the powers reserved
by the constitution to the central govern
ment are not lessened or diminished. As.
the Cuban parliament does not meet un
til the fourth of May next the Spanish
government would not object for its part
to accept at once a suspension of hos- j
tllitles If asked for by the insurgents
from the general-in-chief, to whom it
wculd pertain in such case to determine j
the duration and condition of the armis
tice.
The function of the Cuban parliament
in the matter of "preparing" peace and
the manner of doing so are not expressed 1
in the Spanish memorandum, but from
Gereral Woodford's explanatory reports
of prellminiary discussions preceding the
final conferences it is understood that the 1
Spanish government stands ready to give
the insular congress full poyyer to settle
the terms of peace with the insurgents, ;
whether by direct negotiations or Indl- j
rectly by means of legislation does not I
appear.
The End of the Effort.
With this last overture In the direction
of Immediate peace and its disappointing
reception by Spain, the executive was
brought "to the end of his effort.
In my annual message of last Decem
ber I said: "Of the untried measures
there remain recognition of the insur
gents as belligerents, recognition of the
Indei»endence of Cuba and Intervention to
end the war by imi>osing a rational com
promise between thfe contestants and in
tervention in favor of one or the other
party. I speak not of forcible annexa
tion for that can not be thought of. That
by our code of morality would be crim
inal aggression.'
Thereupon, I reviewed these alterna
tives In the light of President Grant's
message in the words uttered in 187'»,
when, after seven years of sanguinary,
destructive and cruel barbarities In Cuba,
lie reached the conclusion that the recog
nition of the independence of Cuba was
Impracticable and indefensible and that
the recognition of belligerence was not
warranted by the facts according to the
texts of public law.
1 commented especially upon this phase
of the question, pointing out the incon
veniences and positive dangers of recogni
tion of belligerence, which, while adding
to the already onerous burdens of neu
trality within our own jurisdiction, could
not In any way extend our Influence or
effective office in the territory of hostil
ities.
Nothing has since occurred to change
my view In this regard and I recognize
as fuav now as then that the Issuance
of a proclamation of neutrality, by which
process the so-called recognition of bel
ligerency Is published, could, of itself and
unattended by other action, accomplish
nothing toward the end for which we la
bor, the instant pacification of Cuba and
the cessation of the misery that afflicts
the island.
Ajralnst Rrcotßlilng Independence.
Turning to the question of recognising
at this time the independence of the pres
ent insurgent movement in Cuba we tlnd
safe precedents In our history from an
early day. They are well summed up in
President Jackson's message to congress
December 21, 1836, on the subject of the
recognition of the independence of Tex
as. when he said:
"In all the contests that have arisen out
of the revolutions of Prance, out of dis
putes relating to Portugal and Spain, out
of the separation of the American pos
sessions of both from the European gov
ernments and out of the numerous and
constantly occurring struggles for domin
ion in Spanish-American states, so wisely
consistent with our Just principles has
been the action of our government that
we have, under the most critical circum
stances, avoided all censure and encoun
tered no other evil than that produced by
a transient re-estrangement of good will
in those against whom we have been,
by force of evidence, compelled to de
cide.
"It has thus been made known to the
world that the uniform policy and practice j
of the United States is to avoid all inter- !
ference In disputes which merely relate'
to the internal government of oiher na
tions and eventually to recognize the au
thority of the prevailing party without
reference to our particular interests and
views or to the merits of the original con
troversy.
"But in this, as in every other occas
ion, safety is to be found in s rigid adher
ence to principles. In the contest be
tween Spain and the revolting colonies we
stood aloof and waited not only until the
ability of the new states to protect them
selves was fully established, but until
danger of their being again- subjugated
had entirely passed away. Then and not
until then, were they recognised, j
"Buch was our oourse in regard to Me*
lco herself. It Is true that jelth regard
to Texas, the civil authorities of /Mexico
had been expelled, its Invading de
feated, the chief of the republic ,himself
captured and all present power to control
ths newly organised government of Tex
as snnlnilated within Its confinement. But,
•'. ' \
on the other hand, there is, in appearance
at least, an immense disparity of physical
force on the side of Texas. The Mexican
repuhlic under an ally is gathering its
forces under a new leader and menacing
a fresh invasion to recover its lost do
main.
"Upon the issue of this threatened in
vasion the independence of Texas may be
considered as suspended and were there
nothing peculiar in the situation of the
United States and Texas our acknowledge
ment of its independence at such a crisis
could scarcely be regarded as consistent
with that prudent reserve with which we
have hitherto held ourselves bound to
treat all similar questions."
Thereupon Andrew Jackson proceeded
to consider the risk that there might be
imputed to the United States motives of
selfish interests in view of the former
claim on our part to the territory of Tex.
as and of the avowed purpose of the
Texans in seeking recognition of inde
pendence as an incident to the incorpora
tion of Texas in the Union, concluding
thus:
l*re*ldent Jackson's Conclusions.
"Prudence, therefore, seems to dictate
that we should stand aloof and maintain
our present attitude, if not until Mexico
itself or one of the great powers shall
recognize the independence of the new
government, at least until the lapse of
time or the course of events shall have
proved, beyond cavil or dispute, the abil
ity of that country to maintain separate
sovereignty and to uphold the govern
ment constituted by them. Neither of th<s
contending parties can Justly complain
of this course. By pursuing it we are
but carrying out the long established pol
icy of our government, a policy which
has secured to us respect and influence
abroad and Inspired confidence a 4 home."
These are the words of Andrew Jack
son. They are evidence that the United
States, in addition to the test imposed by
public law as the condition of the recog
nition of independence by a neutral state,
to-wit: That the revolted state shall
"constitute in fact a body politic, having
a government in substance as well as in
name, possessed of the elements of sta
bility," and forming de facto. "It left to
Itself, a state among the nations, reason
ably capable of discharging the duties of
a state," has Imposed for its own govern
ance in dealing with cases like these, the
further condition that recognition of in
dependent statehood is not due to a re
volted dependency until the dangor of Its
being again subjugated by its parent
state has entirely passed away."
This extreme test was In fact applied
in the case of Texas. The congress to
whom President Jackson referred the
question as "one probably leading to war,"
and therefore a proper subject for a prev- I
lous understanding with that bojly, by j
whom war can alone be declared and by |
whom all the provisions for sustaining;
Its perils must be furnished, left the mat
ter of recognition of Texas to the dis
cretion of the executive, providing mere
ly for the sending of a diplomatic agent
when the president should be satisfied
that the republic of Texas had become
"an Independent state."
Vim Karen's Poaitlon.
It was so recognised by President Van
Buren, who commissioned a charge d'af
faires, March 7, 1837, after Mexico had
abandoned an attempt to conquer the
Texas territory end when there was at
the time no bona flde contest going on
between the insurgent province and its
former sovereign.
1 said In my message of December last:
"It Is to be seriously considered whether
the Cirban Insurrection possesses beyond
dispute the attributes of statehood which
alone can demand the recognition of bel
ligerency In Its favor."
T?»e same requirement must be no less
seriously considered when the graver Is
sue of recognizing Independence Is In
question, for no less positive test can be
applied to the greater act than to the
lesser, while on the other hand the in
fluence and consequences of the struggle
upon the International policy of the rec
ognizing states, which form important
factors when the recognition of belliger
ency Is concerned, are secondary If not
rightly eliminable factors when the com
munity claiming recognition is not inde
pendent beyond peradventure.
Nor from the standpoint of expedience
do I think it would be wise or prudent
for this government to recognize, at the
present time, the Independence of the so
called Cuban republic. Such recognition
Is not necessary In order to enable the
United States to Intervene and pacify the
Island. To commit this country now to
the recognition of any particular govern
ment In Cuba might subject us to embar
rassing conditions of International obli
gation toward the organization so recog
nizee!. In case of Intervention our con
duct will be subject to the approval or
disapproval of such government. We
would be required to submit to Its direc
tion and to assume to It the mere relation
of a friendly ally.
When it shall appear thereafter that
there is within the island a government
capable of performing the duties and dis
charging the functions of a nation and
having as a matter of fact the proper
forms and attributes of nationality such
government can be promptly and readily
recognized and the relations and Inter
ests of the United States with such na
tion adjusted.
The Alternative Forma.
There remain the alternative forms of
Intervention to end the war, either as an
Impartial neutrality by imposing a ra
tional compromise between the contest
ants, or as the active ally of the one
party or the other. As to the flrst. It Is
not to be forgotten that during the last
few months the relation of the United
States has virtually been one of friendly
intervention in many ways, each not of
itself conclusive, but all tending to the
execution of a potential Influence toward
an ultimate pacific result. Just and hon
orable to all interests fconcerned.
The spirit of all of your acts hitherto
has been an earnest, unselfish desire for
peace and prosperity In C-iba, untarnished
by differences between th* United State*
and Spain and unstained by the blood of
American citizens. The forcible Inter
vention of the United Stntes «•» a neutral
to stop the war, o 1o the large
dictates of i»nantty and ; following
historical pruOMJ» i w;»cie otlV®*" states
have interfered to check the hope\fs sac
riflcc of life by inionuHine eonnVf be
yond their borders, is Justifiable! on na
tional grounds It Involve*, liowever,
hostile constraint upon both tliF* parties
to the contest, as well to enforce i truce
as to guide the eventual settlem ♦. The
grounds for such intervention y be
briefly summarized as follows:
tiruundi for Interventl*
First, in the cause of humanh .ned,
put an end to the barbarities, b ' ex
etarvatlon and horrible miseries » the
lsttog there and which the partjHiir.ng to
conflict are either unable or unjer to say
stop or mitigate It is no answrj another
*ni» Is In a country belonging t* ur busl- '
nation and is therefore none of
n*ss. Jt is especially our duty,
right at our door.
Second, we owe to our citizen
to afford them that protectloi
dernnlty for life and property
government there can or will ;
to that end terminate the cond
deprive inem of legtil prutectlc
Third, the right to interve
justified by the very serious l»
commerce, trade and busines
pie and by the wanton de
| property and devjutatton of
I Fourth, and which Is o
i importance, the present cor
fairs in Cuba is a constant n
| peace and entails upon this
j enormous expenses. W |th »
! waged for years In an '
! and with which o'"
trade and buslue
I liven and liberty of our citizens are in
constant menace, their property de
stroyed and they themselves ruin
ed. when our trading vessels are liable to
seizure and are seized at our very doors
by warships of a foreign nation, the expe
ditions of filibustering that we are pow
erless to prevent altogether and the Irri
tating questions thus arising—all these
and others are constant menace to our
peace and compel us to keen on a semi
war footing with that nation with which
we are at peace.
The Tragedy of the Maine.
The elements of danger and disorder al
ready pointed out have been strikingly
Illustrated by a tragic event which has
deeply and justly moved the American
people.
I have already transmitted to congress
the report of the naval court of inquiry
on the destruction of the battleship
Maine in the harbor of Havana during the
night of the 15th of February. The de
struction of that noble vessel has filled
the national heart with inexplicable hor
ror: 258 brave sailors and marines, two
officers of our navy, reposing in the fan
cied security of a friendly harbor, have
been hurled to death, grief and want
brought to their homes and sorrow to the
nation.
The naval court of Inquiry which. It is
needless to say, commands the unquali
fied confidence of the government, was
unanimous In Its conclusion that the de
struction of the Maine was caused by an
exterior explosion; that of a submarine
mine. It did not assume to place the re
sponsibility. That remains to be fixed.
In any event the destruction of the
Maine, by whatever cause, is a patent
and impressive proof of a state of things
In Cuba that is intolerable. That condi
tion is thus shown to be such that the
Spanish government can not assure safety
and security to a vessel of the American
navy in the harbor of Havana on a mis- i
sion of peace and rightfully there.
Spain Want* Arbitration.
Further referring, in this connection, to
recent diplomatic correspondence, a dis
patch from our minister to Spain of the
26th ult. contained the statement that the
Spanish minister for foreign affairs assur
ed him positively Spain will do all that
the highest honor and justice requires In
the matter of the Maine. The reply above
relerred to of the 31st ult. also contained
an expression of the readiness bf Spain
to submit to arbitration all the differ
ences which can arise in this matter,
which is subsequently explained by tlie
note of the Spanish minister at Washing
ton of the 10th Inst as follows:
"As to the question of fact which ]
springs from the diversified views be- i
tween the report of the American and the 1
Spanish boards, Spain proposes that the
fact be ascertained by an impartial '.n
--vettlgatlon by exiwrts which decision
Spain acepts in advance."
To this I have made no reply.
President iirant Quoted.
President Grant In 1875, In discussing
the puri>oses of the contest as it appeared
then and Its hopeless and indefinite pro
longation, said:
"In such «vent I am of the opinion that
other nations will be compelled to as
sume the responsibility which devolves
upon them and to seriously consider the
only remaining measures possible, media
tion and Intervention. Owing perhaps to
the large expanse of water separating the
island from the peninsula, the contending
parties appear to have within themselve j
no depository of common confidence to
suggest wisdom, when passion and ex
citement have their sway, and thus as
sume the part of peacemaker."
In this view, in the eajrlicr days of the
contest, the good offices of the United
States as mediator were tendered in good
faith, without any selfish purposes, in the
interest of humanity and sincere friend
ship for both parties, but were at the
time di'cllned by Spain with the declara
tion, nevertheless, that at a future time
they would be indispensable.
No Intimation has been received that In
the opinion of Spain that time has been
readied; yet the strife continues with
all of Its dread horrors and its Injuries to
the United States and other nations. Bach
party seems quite capable of working
great injury and damage to the other us
well as to all the relations and interests
dependent on the existence of peace In
the island, but they seem Incapable of
reaching any adjustment, and both have
thus far failed of achieving any success
whereby one party »hall possess and con
trol the island to the exclusion of the
other.
What Cleveland Maid.
Under the circumstances the agency of
others, either by mediation or by inter
vention, seems to be the only alternative
which must sooner or later be invoked
for the termination of the a'rife. In the
last annual message of my Immediate pre
decessor, during tfj pending struggle, It
was said:
"Wh«*n the Inability of Spain to deal
successfully with the insurrection has be
come manifest, and It Is demonstrated
that her sovereignty is extinct in Cuba,
for all purposes of its rightful existence,
and when a hopeless struggle for its re
establishment has degenerated into the
strife which means nothing more than
the useless sacrifice of human life and
the utter destruction of the very subject
matter of the conflict, a. situation will
be presented In which our obligations to
the sovereignty of Spain will be superced
ed by higher obligations which we can
hardly hesitate to recognize end dis
charge."
From the Previous Message.
In my annual message to congress De
cember last, speaking to this question, I
said:
"The near future will demonstrate
whether the Indispensable condition of a
righteous peace Just alike to the Cubans
and Spain as well as equitable to all our
Interests so Intimately couvolved in the
wellare of Cuba, Is likely to be attained.
If not further and other action by the
United States will remain to be taken.
When that time comes action will be de
termined In the line of Indisputable right
and duty; It will be faced without mis
giving or hesitanoy In the light of the ob
ligation this government owes to itself,
to the people who confided to It the pro- :
tectlon of their interests and honor, and
to humanity; sure of the right, keeping
free from all offense ourselve*. actuated
by upright and patriotic considerations,
moved neither by passion nor selfishness,
the government will continue Its watch
ful care over the rights and property of
American cltlsen* and will abate none of
Its efforts to bring about, by peaceful
agcncies, a peace which shall be honor
able and enduring. If It shall hereafter
hppcar to be a duty imposed by our ob- j
to fttions to ourselves, to civilisation and ]
yh] humanity, to Intervene wiTVi force it
onjiH be without fault on our part and :
tioly because the necessity for such ac-
EU in will be so clear as to command the
wcPPort and approval of the civil sed I
™" «--■ !
The War Hail Stop.
long trial has proved that the ob- ,
which Spain has waged war can J
lttained. The fire of Insurrection i
ne or may smoulder with varying !
but it ha* not been and it lb i
at it can not be extinguished by :
methods. The only hope of re- J
repose from a condition which j
longer be endured b the enforced J
on of Cuba.
name of humanity. In the name
ition, in the behaif of endan- j
»rlt:an interests, which give us
•■nd the duty to H" «k and to |
r In Cube must *lop.
tlvese fat ts and the.se constd- |
t. coagress to auth stui
•re»M» nt to take, mo4sutvs
•nation of hostilities
Bpsl- the
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ItITZVILLE, WASHINGTON, APRIL 13, 1898.
and the establishment of a stable govern
ment, capable of maintaining order and
observing Its international obligations, in
suring peace and tranquillity and the se
-1 curity of its citizens as well as our own,
and to use the military and naval forces
of the United States as may be necessary
for these purposes.
And In the interest of humanity and to
aid in preserving the lives of the starv
ing people of the island, 1 recommend
that the distribution of food and supplies
be continued and that an appropriation
be made out of the public treasury to
supplement the charity of our citizens.
The Issue Is now with congress; It is
a solemn responsibility. I have exhaust
ed every effort to relieve the intolerable
condition of affairs which is at our doors;
prepared to execute every obligation Im
posed upon me by the constitution and
law, I await your action.
Yesterday and sincc the preparation of
the forgoing message official Information
was received by me that the latest de
cree of the queen regent of Spain dlrec.s
General Blanco, In order to prepare and
facilitate |>eace, to proclaim a suspension
of hostilities, the duration and details of
which have not yet been communicated
to me. This fact with every other per
tlnent consideration will, I am sure, have
your careful and Just consideration In
the solemn deliberations upon which you
are about to enter. If this measure at
tains a successful result then our aspira
tions as a Christian, peace-loving people
will be realized; if it fails, it will be only
another justification for our contemplated
action. WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
Executive Mansion, Washington, April
11, 1898.
DERVISHES WERE PUT TO ROUI
Brilliant Attack of Aiiarlo-Kiryptiaii
Force* I'ndcr Kitchener.
| Cairo, April 10.—The Anglo-Kgvptian
forces tinder General Sir Kitchener at
tacked the Dervish position yesterday and
rushed Mahmoud's zaraba, the center of
his fortifications, without cheek. The at
tack was entirely successful, as the Dcrv
ishes lost heavily.
The Sirdar's force numbered 12,000 men
with 24 guns, under Colonel Long, and 12
Maxims. The enemy left Shendy with
19,000 men. The enemy was at first prac
tically concealed under ground in a strong
zaraba. After an hour of heavy bombard
ment the brigades were formed up and
carried the position at the point of the
bayonet under a tremendous fire froin the
enemy. The zaraba was torn away, but
the enemy obstinately clung to the
trenches and were bayoneted in them.
During the whole admirable bombardment
by Colonel Long not a single Dervish was
visible. Mahmoud was captured by the
Tenth Soudanese battalicn. He was un
derground the whole time his men were
fighting. Osinan Digna fled as usual. The
enemy's guns, baggage, animals and
standards were captured. Colonel Murray
had his horse shot under him and was
wounded in the arm. The enemy certain
ly behaved with great bravery. Bashardi
Redi fell at the head of his men. The au
thorities call the battle the uiowt brilliant
of the Soudan.
THE WHECK WAS TERRIBLE
Train Fell Through u Utah Trestle—
Tons of Dynamite Exploded.
Great Falls, Mont., April 10. — The
breaking through of a 129-foot trestle, fire
and an explosion of 23 tons of dynamite,
all did their fearful work in the wreck of
a freight train westbound on the Great
Northern road Thursday evening 05 miles
east of Great Falls at what is known as
Dry Forks coulee. Twelve ».f the 21 cars
were on the trestle when the explosion
came. Kight of them were split into stove
wood. The engine was completely wreck
ed. A hole was dug in the earth which is
described as 150 feet long, 75 feet wide
and 35 feet deep. Telegraph wires were
demoli h.sl s> that communie ition was not
opened until Friday morning. Engineer
I* Opheim, Fireman Charles Cockrell and
lirakeman A. K. J. Martin were killed.
Their remains were cut and terribly burn
ed. Sam llennett, a stockman, was badly
cut and one of his eyes was injured, ('has.
I). Simpson's shoulder was broken and he
was cut abcut the face. Conductor Jen
kins was slightly cut. The survivors im
mediately set to work to secure the re
mains of the killed, which they accom
plished with difficulty. Fragments of the
demolished cars are said to have l>ecn
scattered three-quarters of a mile. The
shock was felt in Fort Benton, £0 miles
away.
SERVICE FEOM JEWELRY.
Member* of * Brooklyn Conßrrga
tlon ( ontrlbute to Be Melted.
I New York. April 10.—Rev. (Jeorge C.
I Carter, of the Protectant Episcopal Church
J of the Redeemer in Brooklyn, wIH use f r
. the first time today a golden chalice and a
I communion service of solid silver. The
j gold and silver have been furnished by the
j member* of his congregation. Borne time
j ago the rector suggested that a comrnu
; nion service could l>e obtained if the mem
| beit* of the church contributed small
j pieces of jewelry. The suggestion was im
! mediately acted upon, and from the gold
en rings, bangles and eardrop*, silver trin
kets and other articles of jewelry a mag
nificent chalice and communion service
were made.
Vonr Men Killed.
| Knoxville. Tenn., April 10. —Near Me-
Station, John McGee and his son Joe
: shot and killed Henry and Ernest How
■ ard and James Murrand, and mortally
I wounded Tom Howard. The killing was
the result of a family feud The Mcfleet
(are prominent people.
Ordered to Tlielr rtearlmenta.
! Washington, April 10. — Army officers
j now on duty at the various institutions of
; learning throughout the country have
'been relieved from duty and will proceed
!to join their regiments at * station* Z~
| which they are assigned.
HmiieM the Slcthew/.
New York, April 10.—A disytch to the
| Herald from Rio Janeiro say £ The pews
t tapers announce that the gtrTniinent bus
sold the cruiser Nictheroy t Sp United
States. It is stated that V® p*id
fi»r this warship was $550, m
NOTES OF THE NORTHWEST
IDAHO,WASHINGTON, MONTANA
gllirht lnjur> to Fruit and Oralu In
the Inland Kinplre—Work Heuon
on a Ditch on the ANotln—Re
trenchment of City ft&xpeUNcn at
Helena—Survey of the lllvcb
Creek Canal.
! Judge Rudolph Guichard of Walla Wal
i la is dead.
Cowlitz county has 14 shingle and six
naw mills.
Eastern families are settling in Puyal
lup at the rate of one and more per day.
j More are coining, largely from Michigan
and Wisconsin.
! The money order business of the Che
!ha lis post office is grow ing. It is nearly
twice as heavy now as when Mr. Lill|>op
I took the office. It amounts to from $1700
to $2300 a week. Mr. Lillpop says he
thinks it will soon average $2000 a week
the year arouud.
Wheat receipts at Tacoma for March
j have amounted to 550 cars, according to
I Inspector Wright's report for the month.
I The total receipts to date, since Septem
ber 1, amount to 9010 cars, or 7,200,008
i bushels. It is estimated that about $2.-
000,000 bushels will yet be ship|>cd before
the season closes.
! Word has been received at Vancouver
j of the death at Dyca of Sergeant Major
! Kelly of the Fourteenth infantry. He
lied on the evening of March 19 of cere
brospinal meningitis, after an illness of
only three days. A letter rfom Dvea says
that he was strong, robust and healthy
up to the hour of being taken with the
disease.
At a meeting of the board of directors
of the Y. M. C. A. at New Whatcom a
few nights ago it was decided to employ
a secretary to take complete charge of the
institution for one month and see if it
could not be put on a substantial enough
basis to pay the running expenses of the
building.
For the past two weeks, or ever since
the heavy frost passed over the country,
there has been a general cry among a cer
tain few that the fruit crop of the Inland
lOmpire was mined by the frost, and that
even the fall sown wheat was badly dam
aged. Several of the prominent commis
sion houses of Spokane, who have corre
spondents in all of the tributary districts,
have taken the trouble to thoroughly in
vestigatc the matter, and their finding is
that not only is the fruit crop n« t mate
rially damaged, but that in many sections
the frost was more of a help than a hin
drance.
John P. Anderson, more familiarly
"Pete" Anderson, one of the Puget sound
pioneers, died the other day at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Ix>e Rogers in Ar
lington. Mr. Anderson was an old steam
boat captain on the sound, and served a
term several years ago as surveyor of Sno
homish county. He was one of the path
tinders of that county, being familiar with
every square mile of its territory, and for
several years has followed timber cruising
and private surveying. He leaves quite a
large family of children, ull grown, his
wife having died several years ago. He
was about 01 years old.
William Jones of Walla Walla, one of
the heaviest grain operators iu the Inland
Kinpire, was in Taenia the other day and
in conversation with a reporter said:
"There is little to say concerning the
wheat situation except that the winter
wheat crop has come through in fine
shape. We shall have an increased area
in wheat of about 10 or 15 per cent over
last year. There is considerable gniin yet
unsold, and some of the large holders who
have been very bullish since early last
season are still carrying their wheat al
though the price is now about 70 cents, as
compared with 80 cents last fall."
Idaho.
A racing meeting is to be held at Wcis
er beginning June 1.
The O. 8. L. Railway Co. has just paid
$12,000 delinquent taxes into the Blaine
county treasury, as the result of a recent
court decision.
The tawiston Light, and Power Com
pany has commenced work on the con
struction of a ditch on Asotin creek. The
ditch will supply power for their new
plant, which will be in operation July I.
The site of the power plant is 10 miles
from Lewiston, in the state of Washing
ton.
There is a great stir in business circles
at Idaho Falls, and the people there are
anticipating the best season in a long
time. A great many buildings are being
put up and others are in contemplation.
The recent influx of people into the sur
rounding country has been large and the
tide of settlement continues unabated.
At Agatha, about eight miles above the
mouth of the Potlatch, there is a market
ing place for the farmers of the Cotton
wood district, and aliout eight miles fur
ther up is the Big canyon, through which
| entrance is made to Cold Springs prairie
I At this point, on the extension of the road
up this canyon, will be a stimulus to the
! growing of wheat in that section. Already
! several grain companies have had their
agenth along the river, looking for loca
tions for warehouses, and as soon as work
is started on the road that will be built
up the river, the work of building ware
houses will commence.
There is a small band of Indians living ;
| in Payette county, near the mouth of Dry '
' Ruck, about a score in all. They have
been there 12 or 14 years. Two of them
j are Snake River Indians, and the rest are
j Hiipposcd to be Ntf Perces. Just why
fhey located at that isolated poiut is not
known. The Indians themselves will not
explain the matter, but the supposition is
that their settling there was a result of
some feud. Tao of them named Charlie,
father and son, each had an eye punched
out by the tribe, supposedly '<>r refusing 1
to go on the warpath at the time of the .
Joseph out I >icak. The elder Charlie died
I last winter, and the son is the head of the!
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settlement. There are several families,
numbering all told about 20.
A Boise butcher lias just been paid $50
to release a farmer from a contract to sell
liiiu all his veal calves this year. Two
years ago the calves were contracted at
#5, last year at $0 and this year at $7.
They are worth about $12.
Governor Steunenberg has received of
fers of services for military duty fivm a
large number of men since the Spanish sit
nation became acute. The men coining
forward offer to serve in any capacity in
which they can be useful in the event of
Idaho being called upon to furnish troop*
to assist in prosecuting a *.var with Spain.
Montana.
A Chinook farmer will plant an acre ol
sugar beets for the Rozcinan exjieriment
station.
j Fruit men of Hamilton say that the
fruit tree buds were not advanced far
enough to receive injury and were in good
shape to withstand the recent cold,
j Helena's chief of police reports that dur
ing March the department arrested 59 for
violation of city ordinances and 10 for vi
olating state laws. The chief collected
$200 f. r dog licenses during the same pe
riod.
The total of the saving of expenses in
j the routine departments of the city gov
ernment in Helena in the. calendar year
1897, as compared with the calendar year
preceding, is shown by a careful examina
tion of the books of the city clerk to have
lieen $20,078.40.
The death rate am<>ng the wolves and
coyotes of Montana is increasing. During
March there were filed in the office of Sec
1 retary of State llogan county certificate" j
! aggregating $7194, or $1872 more than,
I were filed in Man h. 1H97. More claims I
were filed last month from Choteau coun- i
tv than any other. Custer county being i
second on the list and Valley county third j
Dupuyer reports that the preliminary 1
survey on the Birch creek canal is pro
gressing as rapidly as could lie expected,
the bad weather and deep snow being
| taken into consideration. The party are
( camped in Sober-up coulee, a little over
! eight miles from where the proposed ditch
jis to l>e taken out of Birch creek. It is
j expected that the preliminary survey will
be completed in a few days.
Three posts of the Grand Army, at Hel
ena, Great Falls and Anaconda, together
with many confederate veterans of those
places, have joined in requesting that they
be sent to the front, and the Montana
brigade of the filiform Hank of the
Knights of Pythias, through Col. Quaiie,
has asked to be sent out for service. The
latter organization numbers 550 men.
Four coiii|ianies of the Twenty-fifth in
I fantry, which have ltccn station at Fort
, MUhoul* for several years, left Sunday for
;( hicksmanga and probably from there
j will \h> sent to Key West or Dry Tortu
gas, Fla. Other companies of the regi
i inent w hicli have been stationed at As
sinnnboine and Harrison will bo sent over
the Great Northern to St. Paul, where the
regiment will unite before proceeding
south. Colonel Hurt is very proud of the
record of his regiment. He says that in
an experience of .'JO years he never left
a gurris n before w here all men were
promptly on hand when the order to
march was given, and where he did not
have to leave a squad to pick up drunks
and stragglers. The abandonment of Fort
Missoula means a loss to Missoula of fully
$10,000 a in' nth.
DEFENSE OF SAN FRANCISCO
llarhor Will He Placed Heyond Una-
Her of Invaalon.
Sun Francisco, April 10. —New line* of
interior defense* iiim now being built for
the fortification* of thin city The army
will lie prepared to fight ut the head*
with the powerful 12-inch batteries ut
Fort Point and Fort Ilaker on Lime Point.
If through any chance of war, one or more
hostile ironclad* should manage to |w»«
under the outer line* of work* the fire of
the interior batteries of Alcatraz, Angeli*
and Gravelly Beach would re*i*t the fur
ther advance of the enemy.
Major Hower, in churge of the torpedo
station on (Jost inland, has placed in |>osi
tion an electrical apparatus for nubmarine
milieu. Shore connections or torpedo
easement* have been established and the
mine* can therefore lie placed in the har
bor whenever the hour of danger arrive*.
Captain Birkheimer's llattery L, of the
Third artillery, now stationed at Lime
Point, have vacated the quarters belong
ing to Ihe engineers and sought shelter in
tents. The wooden quarters are u*ed for
the working parties. A regular camp ha*
been established and the work of adding
strength to the interior line of work is go
ing ahead with more vigor.
TO GUARD NEW JERSEY S COABI
Train* Held In Iteadlnen* to Traaa*
port Troopa.
New York, April 9.—An evening paper
says that orders were issued at the Penn
sylvania tailr<ad station at Jersey City
yesterday that two special trains must be
held in readiness Monday afternoon next
to transport New Jersey troops to the sea
coast. The Jersey City board of trade
lias arranged to organize a volunteer reg
iinent which will l>e fitted out at the
board's expense.
Mistaken for s Deer.
Boundary, B C. # April 10.—Alfred My
ers, of Seven Miles, on the Pend d'Oreille
river, was shot Thursday in the left side
by Frank or Frank Johnson, ns
he is generally known. It is claimed the
shot was accidental, l4s*ley claiming he
mistook Myers* movements in the thick
wo< ds for a deer. Judge Adie, the W»-
neta sli|»endfeiy justice, is investigating
the affsir. Myers* wound is not necessar
ily dangerous, being a deep flesh incision,
but not penetrating the intestines.
The remains of a Koman military hos
pital have recently been found near Zu
rich.
Five and a half ounces of grape* sre
retimed »o make on# glaaa of good wine.
CABINET OPPOSED TO DELAY
GRANT OF AN ARMISTICE
The I'll*n rniln to i Imuiir lite I'rmi
«l en I'd Views on (he Nlluailwn-
ItrKurilt'il mm Another .Step In tlir
I'rocenn of Delay—>Tro» pa Are
I.en» li>KI i>K H|INIII.
Washington, April 10.—At the clone of
Hie mmuiul cabinet meeting tonight it
announced that the president's message
I would undoubtedly go to congress tonioi
I row. On the beat authority it was stated
j that thfi rawting was devoted wholly to
I the consideration of the message's addi
j tion, necessitated by the receipt of the
! latent note from Spain advising this g«»\
I eminent of the declaration of an uncondi
! tional armistice. The suffix to the pre-»i
dent's message merely recited this latent
development of the S|Ntnish situation. gi\
j ing the substance of the Spanish note and
j "recommending it to the earnest uttentii n
of congress." Otherwise the message
! stands unchanged.
After the meeting one meml>cr of the
cabinet said that the Spanish note had not
altered either the message or the ftitua
j tion.
"It is merely," said he, "what Spain has
been asking for all along—more time. It
does not touch the situatirta and the pre*
ident's message is left precisely aa it was.
merely stating the fact of thi* latest de
vclopment." •
In Diplomatic Circles,
j Diplomatic circles in Washington were
| keenly interested in the change brought
about by Spain's grant of tw armistice,
i The ambassadors and miniaters exchanged
i calls and there was a general exchange of
congratulations, as it waa felt that the
armistice at least gave timq for calmer
counsels. The French ambassador, &l.
Cainbon, received a cable dispatch from
the. foreign otlice at Paris infonning him
that an armistice had been granted and
was wholly without conditions. Besides
seeing his associates of the diplomatic
corps, the utnbassador saw Archbishop
Ireland, who was instrumental in securing
the influence of the pope, and joined the
archbishop in expressions of satisfaction.
Throughout the negotiations the French
umbassador and the French government
have taken a leading pail in averting an
open rupture between the United State*
and Spain.
While the British government has been
most active in seeing that the action of
the powers did not assume a menacing
attitude toward the United States, yet it
is known that Great Britain jointa with
th«* other power* in approving the latest
movement of an armistice, and is hopeful
that thia \%ill clear the way for a fuller
settlement of the general Cuoan question.
ArmlHllee linn No <'ouriltlon«.
Washington, April 10.—The Spanish
government, through ita minister at
Washington, Sertor Polo y Bernabe, to
night delivered an important oflicial docu
ment to the state department, stating
that the armistice which the queen re
gent of Spain had commanded General
Blunco to proclaim toduy was without
conditions; that her majesty's govern
incut had granted liberal institutions to
the islund of Cuba; which the coming
Cuban parliament would adopt; recalling
the condolence and sympathy expressed
by the queen regent and her government
on disaster of the Muine and the horror
this dimster had occasioned in Spanish
hearts, and appealing to the courtesy and
sense rf justice of the United States gov
eminent to enlighten public opinion upon
the attitude of Spain. The note also re
|H-ats the offer of the Spanish government
to submit the Maine question to experts
designated by the maritime powers of the
world.
N|»anl*h URMhlpa Are Movlnc.
London, April 10.—A dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Gibraltar say* that
the Spanish cruisers Cristobal Colon and
Infanta Maria Teresa have left Qidiz for
s destination undivulged, with six battal
ions each 10110 strong. Additional troop*,
the dispatch assert*, will leave (Vtdlz by
the main steamers during the next few
days for Cuba.
fool for Spain'* flotilla.
Philadelphia, April 10.—The British
steamship llampNtead has been chartered
to carry 2800 tons of coal to the Cape
Verde island*, the present rendezvous of
the Spani*h torpedo flotilla, ajid the cargo
will be loaded either at this port or Nor
folk. This circumstance is unusual, ami
is looked upon a* *igniflcsnt in view of
the fact that in chipping circles it can not
l>e recalled when coal was ever shipped to
any of the Canary inlands Heretofore sll
coal shipment* for these island* nsve been
*upplied from Cardiff. Other shipment*
are to mpidly follow the Hampstesd'*
cargo in order that the naval ntation may
be well stocked before the commencement
of possible hostilities when such ship
ment* would lie stopped.
SOONERS ON COLVILLE RESERVE
Two Coin pun Ie» of Holdlrrt to Drift
Off Kvery Trem»po»«er».
Washington, April B.—The secretary of
war hns just signed an order directing
the troop* at Fort Spokane to go to tho
SNfintanee of Indian Agent Anderson in
keeping treHpasners off the south half of
the Golville reservation.
There are at present two companies of
United States soldiers at Fort Spokane,
numbering in all 125 men.under command
of Major Mclaughlin. Immediately fcn
receiving the orders telegraphed by Secre
tary Alger, Major Mclaughlin is expected
to place both companies in marching trim,
leave only a* many men at the fort as are
deemed neee*sary for a guard, and cross
the Spokane river into the reservation.
The Russian scepter is of solid gold,
three feet long, and contains among its
ornament* 208 diamonds, .KM) rubies and
16 emeralds.
There are more than 2000 German
waiters in the hotels and restaurants of
t> ados.
NO. 11.