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VOL. XXI.— NO. 62.
CANADA PACIFIC SCORED
ELKINS, OF WEST VIRGINIA, ENLI
VENS THE SENATE SESSION
fteplleN by Mr. Hoar, of Httlt Olttt-
NettN, anil Mr. \elsun, of Minne
sota. Aim <-il at Itciitiirka iv De
fense of Section _."_: of the Dintt'ley
Hill Carter Aiimhits HuwHum.
WASHINGTON, March 2.— Today's
debate in the senate un the Alaskan
honn-su :ul ar.d railway right of way
bill was decidedly spirited. Mr. Carter
(Mont.) delivered a vigorous speech in
reply to that made during the past two
days by Mr. Kawlins (Utah), ln the
course of which he made a strong de
fense of the honor of congressional
committees and of officials in the sev
eral government departments.
One of the special features of the de
bate was a speech delivered by Mr.
Elkins <W. Va... in which he asserted
that the Canadian Pacilic railway was
enabled to make war upon American I
Interests, and explained why the ag
gressions Of that great railroad ought
to be stopped by the TJnited States.
Mr. Elkins' speech aroused much in
terest, particularly that part In which
he explained that, while he did not
frame the now famous section 22, of
the present tariff law, he stood square
ly with the sterling American who did
frame lt.
The speech drew replies from Mr.
Hoar (Mass). Mr. Chilton (Texas) and
Mr. Nelson (Minn.).
Mr. Hoar maintained that a large part |
of the speech of Mr. Elkins was Irrele- !
vant to the pending discussion. He
would not admit that the aggressions
Of the Canadian Pacific were so serious !
as the West Virginia senator would j
have people believe. Mr. Nelson en
tered a sharp protest to Mr. Elkins'
proposition to abolish the bonding priv. i
liege, holding that the privilege was in I
the direct interest of "the people of the
Northwest. Mr. Chilton briefly con
tended that under recent decisions of
the supreme court the long and short
haul clause of the interstate commerce
law did not apply to the competition
between American railroads and the
Canadian Pacific.
As soon as the senate convened to
day, on motion of Mr. Hale, of Maine,
it went Into executive session for a
brief time.
Mr. Stewart (New) then resumed his
speech on the bankruptcy bill passed
by the house.
Mr. Stewart had not concluded at 2
o'clock, when the Alaska homestead
and railway right of way bill was laid
before the senate, and he announced
that he would finish his speech tomor
row.
Remarkable Attack.
Mr. Carter (Mont.), who reported the
bill, said that for two days the senate
had been called upon to listen to a
most remarkable attack upon a com
mittee of senators, in a speech making
serious charges against individual sen
ators. He declared that it was unfair
that the senator who delivered the
epeech (Mr. Rawlins) should have with
held lt from publication in the Record.
Mr. Rawlins attempted to reply. At
first Mr. Carter refused to be inter
rupted, but finally yielded to the gen
tleman from Utah, who disclaimed any
lntentiin to reflect on individual sen
ators. There was a sharp cross-flre for
a time, in which Carter, Rawlins and
Allen took part, and then Mr. Carter
continued his speech.
Mr. Carter held that Mr. Rawlins' ob
jection to conferring authority upon
the secretary of the interior to grant
rights of way for toll roads over the
territory carried with it a suspicion
that we might some time have a sec
retary of the interior who would be a
scoundrel.
Mr. Carter concluded by saying that
section 13 of the measure had been in
corporated in it by the committee as
a protection to the business men, mer
chants and shippers of this country. He
regarded it as an excellent provision
and one that ought to have a place
in the MIL He said that Mr. Elkins
(W. Va.) desired to address the senate
upon that section and would fully cov
er it.
Mr. Elkins, who had been waiting
during the greater part of the after
noon for an opportunity to address the
senate, said, in beginning his remarks,
that he was glad to see that an effort
was being made to exact something
from Canada in view of all that the
Dominion government and its corpora
tions received from the United States.
"For long years," said Mr. Elkins,
"Canada had taken business from our
country and despoiled the business of
our railroads, and all this without
any proper return. In order to under
stand the better what I have to say,
I desire to refer particularly to the
Canadian Pacific railway.
"It forms the greatest military, commer
cial and political highway in the world. It
controls the politics and dictates the policy
of Panada. It could, with its sea connec
tions, transport 50.000 troops from England
and Canada ln ten days. For its ship line
now being built to run between Southamp
ton and Halifax, it will receive a subsidy of
(750,000 from England and Canada: for its
Fti-ams-hip line from Vancouver and to the
Orient, lt receives $300,000 and from Vancou
ver to Australia a subsidy of $250,000. The
Canadian Pacific forms the land connection
of a commercial and military highway that
spans the globe.
"The Canadian Pacific receives $1,300,000
per annum ln aid of Its support and govern
ment business. Since its establishment it
has received from Great Pritain ln subsidies,
gifts and concessions $215,000,000, an equiva
lent of $10,000,000 a year. By aid of these .na
me > concessions it is enabled to take
traai from American railroads, and does it
openly and defiantly."
Bnalnett Lost.
Mr. Elkins said that the amount of
business taken from the American
roads annually by the Canadian Pa
cific aggregated nearly $50,000,000.
' We pay $300,000,000 per annum, or $1,
--000.(i00 for every working day in the year,"
Mr. Elkins said, "'to foreign ships to haul
■what we sell, and buy our exports and im
ports. England getting 60 per cent of this
vast sum. Ninety per cent of this should be
saved to America. We once had 92 per cent
of our foreign trade carried in American
ships, and now only have about 12 per cent.
Americans have suffered the great humilia
tion of being driven from the sea. And to
make this humiliation more moral and em
phatic. England and Canada seem de
termined to make the Canadian Pacific the
only transcontinental line and to monopo
lize the carrying by rail of a large share
of our transcontinental line commerce and
all of our trade to and from the Ofrient."
As a remedy for the existing evils
Mr. Elkins said that he would first
abolish the bonding privileges and con
sular seals at Vancouver. The effect
of this would be to divert trade from
the Orient to San Francisco. Secondly,
he would compel obedience to inter 7
state commerce statutes by all lines
connecting with the Canadian Pacific.
Thirdly, he would enforce section 22, of
the present tariff law, in accordance
with its meaning, and as It reads.
f^ncerning the difficulties in bringing
about what he deemed desirable chang
es. Mr. Elkins said:
"The only difficulty about stopping the
aggressions of the Canadian Pacific is that
some local Interests in Xew England and
in the Northwest are subserved. It is un
fair that one-twentieth of the population
should have these advantages and nineteen
twentieths should not. New England has
no right to get her supplies cheaper and
her goods cheaper than any other section of
the wuntry. One-twentieth of the popula
tion should not have advantages at the ex
pense of the nineteen twentieths. New En
gland, always fair on the tariff, should be
fair on this question. Section 22 of the
present tarlfT law affords a complete remedy
to the existing evils, but it alarmed New
England Minnesota and Michigan After
long consideration the attorney general de
cided that it could not be enforced
"The policy to enforce section 22 put the
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE
government in the awkward position of the
treasury refusing to eol'.eet the revenue
provided ln this section. The collectors at
our every ports did not attempt to collect
the revenue. They were stopped by the
tieasury department, under the direction
of the attorney general. In this respect tho
government worked against ttself. The
law should have been enforced, just as it
passed congress, and, If objected to by Im
porters or foreigners, they could have ap
pealed to the courts.
"If we had enforced section 22 Just as It
stands on the statute books we would
have had Canada today at our feet
suing for terms to save Canadian Pacific
Interests In our country. Instead of suggest
ing what policy should govern us touching
Canadian matters."
••ff," inquired Mr. Piatt (Conn.) "the
Canadian Pacific was subject to the
long and short haul clause of the In
terstate commerce law, would it be
able to take away the business' of our
railroads?"
"It would not," replied Mr. Elkins.
"The senator has struck the point of
this entire matter. While our railroads
are hampered by law, the Canadian
Pacific is free from Its restrictions."
In the course of a brief reply to Mr.
Elkins, Mr. Hoar expressed some re
gret that Mr. Elkins had brought into
the discussion of the pending bill so
much matter that was apparently Ir
relevant.
Xelnon Replies.
Mr. Nelson (Minn.) followed Mr. Hoar
with a sharp, though short, protest
against Mr. Elkins' proposition on the
ground that lt was aimed at the inter
ests of the farmers of the Northwest.
"We have," he said, "other interests
than those of the railrod trunk lines.
At the further end of Lake Superior
there ls located a great empire of five
or six millions of farmers, and the in
terests of those farmers are a far high
er consideration than are the Interest!
of the railroads, however Important
they may be to their owners."
Continuing, he said that the Cana
dian Pacific road had brought to those
farmers a reduction amounting to an
average of about 10 cents a bushel on
the transportation of their products to
the Atlantic seaboard.
Why, he asked, should this advant
age be destroyed ln the interest of a
few stockholders and landholders in
these railroads, most of whom resided
abroad? The question, as it presented
itself to him, was whether these rail
roads should be made to pay large div
idends to their foreign owners, or
whether we should afford adequate
protection to these farmers of the
Northwest. It was the duty of con
gress, he contended, to look after the
interests of this vast community and
the interests of the people of New Eng
land rather than the interests of the
coupon-clipping foreigners who hold
the stocks and bonds of the trunk
lines. He asserted that Mr. Elkins'
proposition was a blow at the Amer
ican farmer and to get him into the
cauldron of the railroad and there to
roast and singe him without mercy.
Mr. Chilton, in a few words, said
that Mr. Elkins was proceeding on a
misconception, and that the Canadian
Pacific rates were not subject to the
law controlling the long and short
haul. He also said that recent su
preme court decisions made It possible
for the American roads to reduce their
through rates so as to compete with
this line without regard to the long and
short haul clause.
At 5:42 p. m. the senate adjourned.
LOID BILL, DEBATE.
Day In the House Devoted to I'nln
ii-n-Niliiu Set Speeelien.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The house
spent ar.other day in debate upon the
Eoud bill, relating to second-class mat
ter. The speeches, as a rule, attracted
little interest. The speakers were
Messrs. Bromwell (Rep., Ohio) and Og
den (Dem., La.) in favor of the meas.
ure, and Merrs. Bell (Pop., Col.) Simp
son (Pop., Kan.), Clark (Dem Mo)
Brown (Rep., Ohio) and Lentz '(Dem.'
Ohio) in opposition to it.
Mr. Griggs (Dem., Ga.) gave notice
of an amendment to the amendment
of which Mr. Loud gave notice yester
day providing that newspapers and pe
riodicals should have right to send out
sample copies at pound rates to the
number of 1,000 copies.
At 5:20 p. m. the house adjourned.
3IR. LONG IS SET RIGHT
MR. ALGER EXPLAINS THE IDEA OF
THE SECRETARY
It In Xo Way CommitM the Adminis
tration nml Ih Purely the Pergonal
View oif the Head of the Navy De
partment Public Must Wait
Patiently.
WASHINGTON.March 2.-The Wash
ington Post will tomorrow print the
following interview with Secretary of
V. ar Alger :
"The statement of Secretary Long
that Spain's •official particioation in
the disaster' to the Maine "had been
practically eliminated' was merely an
expression of personal opinion on his
part. It is an injustice to him as well
as to the administration to give an of
ficial significance to his expression
when he was particular at the time to
emphasize the fact that he was speak
ing simply as an Individual. In the
absence of official facts— and I can re
peat what has been said heretofore
that the public is equally as well In
formed as the government— no member
of the administration can, of course
make official declaration touching
Spain's responsibility, moral or other
wise. There is not an iota of infor
mation as to the cause or origin of
the explosion upon which the govern
ment can at this time form a conclu
sion or base a decision. The verdict
of the court of Inquiry on that point
must patiently be awaited."
Beyond this Secretary Alger would
not be quoted, but he authorized the
Post to state most positively that no
official information was being withheld
from the public; that the administra
tion was adhering strictly to the policy
adopted by Secretary Long with the
approval of the president at the start,
to give the fullest possible publicity to
all facts coming officially to the depart
ments bearing upon the loss of the
Maine and the 250 brave seamen.
ACTIVE WAR PREPARATIONS.
_> _aten of Central America Reaily for
a Speedy Outbreak of Open
Hostilities.
COLON. Colombia, March 2. The ar
rivals from Limon, Costa Rica, today
report that preparations for war with
Nicaragua are rapidly advancing. Men
are enlisting, and troops have already
been ordered to the frontier.
The mission of the Guatamala peace
envoys to the two governments has not
thus far been successful.
BUENOS AYRES, March 2.— Acting
in pursuance of the general demand
for an increase in the armaments of
the Argentine Republic, the govern
ment will send a special military com
mission to Europe to purchase arma
ments.
Colnmhla In Dock.
PHILADELPHIA, March 2,-The TJnited
States cruiser Columbia was placed in the
dry dock at the League Island navy yard
today. The big warship's ffottom will b=
scraped and painted, and minor repairs will
be made.
THURSDAY MORNING MARCH 3, 1898.
RANKS ARE THINNING
ONE BY ONE OLD SOLDIERS FAIL TO
ANSWER ROLL CALL
< .un in n nil,- r ■ Report Shown Deerrate
in the G. A. It. Eneiiinunient nt
. IliineaimllM Im Well Atteniled,
However Election of Offleera
the Main Inislm-ss uf Today.
Nearly 1,000 battle-scarred veterans
were in line yesterday in the brief
march or at the informal meeting
which preceded the general gathering
of the Minnesota department, Grand
Army of the Republic, at the Lyceum
theater. At the head of the column
rode five mounted police, and immedi
ately following them came the drum
corps of George N. Morgan post, of
this city. Next came 30 or 40 veterans
carrying the immense flag which has
become a feature In these demonstra
tions, and then came the great body of
veterans. The line of march began at
the Nicollet, thence to Nicollet avenue,
thence up Nicollet avenue to Seventh
street, to Hennepin avenue, to the
theater.
In the early morning hours the old
soldiers were putting in their best ef
forts electioneering for their candidates
for department commander, and the
lobby at the Hotel Nicollet was alive
with the eager throng.
Shortly after 10 o'clock the gathering
was called to order by Department
Commander E. 13. Wood, of Long
Prairie, and the business of the en
campment was taken up.
After a few remarks by the com
mander, prayer was offered. Mayor
Pratt delivered a brief address of wel
come, which was responded to by Com
rade D. B. Searle, of St. Cloud.
The ceremony of saluting the flag
was then performed.
The real business of the session com
menced with the reading of the annual
report of Commander Wood, which out
lined very fully the condition of the de
partment, as shown by the reports of
his subordinate officers, and touched
upon the various topics of Interest to
the order.
Commander Wood's report showed 181
deaths during the past year, as against
138 the year previous. Dec. 2), 1896,
the department had 8,186 members and
183 posts. Dec. 31. 1897, there were
7.444 members and 178 posts, a net loss
during the year of five posts and 742
members. Of this loss 517 are account
ed for by suspensions. The financial
condition of the department Is good, the
expenses having been cut down to
meet the decreased income.
Commander Wood observed with
pleasure that Memorial day had been
observed with even more than usual
care throughout the state and the part
taken in the ceremonies by the school
children last year was commented upon
favorably. He called attention to the
attacks which had been made upon
old soldiers because of the present pen
sion system of the government, seem
ingly inspired by malice, and declared
that many people failed to under
stand that when a government called
upon a citizen to serve lt upon the
field of battle, it laid the very heaviest
burden of citizenship upon the Indi
vidual, and that those who did not go
to the front should bear the expense.
The citizen who sought to cast odium
upon the old veterans was simply seek
ing to evade his just responsibility.
Tlie Soldiers' Home.
The condition of the Soldiers' Home
TWO WAR SHIPS TO CUBA
GOVERNMENT VESSELS PICKED OUT
FOR A MISSION OF MERCY
Neither of the Vessels Under Orders
Will Enter the Mnrbor of Havana
Excitement at WashliiKttm
Over the Maine Affair Dying. Out
"With Lapse of Time.
WASHINGTON, March 2.— The de
cision of the navy department to send
two ships to Cuba with supplies for the
suffering reconcentrados caused much
commotion in official circles today,
until the real purport of the visit of
the ships came out. The cruiser Mont
gomery and the gunboat Nashville
were selected for the purpose and or
ders were sent to Admiral Sicard to
put them in shape for the required
service.
It is explained at the navy depart
ment that this action was taken at the
instance of the Cuban relief association
organized through the efforts of the
state department for the relief of the
destitute non-combatants in Cuba. It
was represented to the department that
great distress prevails among people
in the vicinity of Sagua la Grande and
Matanzas on the northern coast of the
island, and that considerable difficulty
is experienced in sending supplies there
because of the infrequest visits of the
merchant ships.
On this account and because of the
immediate demand for supplies at the
points indicated, the officers of the as
sociation requested the secretary of the
navy to authorize the use of one or
more of the warships at Key West in
the transportation there of food sup
plies contributed by the charitable peo
ple of the United States.
Secretary Long conferred with the
president on the subject and It was de
cided to comply with the request. The
Montgomery and the Nashville were
selected as most suitable for the serv
ice, and the necessary orders were dis
patched to Admiral Sicard.
Xo Visit to Havana.
The Montgomery will go to Matan
zas and the Nashville to Sagua la
Grande, with the understanding that
they will remain ln those ports only
long enough to deliver the supplies to
the agents of the association for dis
tribution where they will do the most
good.
Although the mission assigned to the
warships will take them both within a
short distance of Havana, estimated at
from two to four hours, it ls stated that
neither vessel will visit 'the Cuban
capital.
To remove the impression that had
gotten abroad to the effect that the re
lations between the navy department
and the house naval committee were
not harmonious. Secretary Long today
gave out a short statement on the sub
ject. He said:
Congressman Boutelle has been misunder
stood. The congressman, who is one of the
most patriotic men ln the world, ls always
ready to do every thing that can be done
for the navy.
In his annual report, the secretary recom
mended that 1.5C0 men be added to the en
listed force on account of the Increase In
the number of ships. The naval committee
of which Mr. Boutelle is chairman, has al
ready decided to grant this increase in the
regular naval appropriation bill. Meantime
If there should be any Immediate necessity
for more men the same committee and Mr.
Boutelle as Its chairman are ready to make
provision to that effect at once.
A cablegram came from Gen. Lee
during the day to the state department
but it made no reference to the Maine
affair, being devoted to the periodical
statement of the amount of tobacco
-that is being shipped from Cuba to
United States ports, thus giving evi
dence of the actual removal of the ex
port prohibition decree.
Naval News.
Capt. Chester, commanding the
South Atlantic station, was also heard
from, his cablegram relating to the
and the work lt was doing was com
mended, and the appearance of the
Minnesota contingent at Buffalo last
year was mentioned with praise. The
Women's Relylef corps, the Sons of
Veterans and the Ladles' Aid societies
were commended for the grand work
they were doing, and It was suggested
that to the Sons of Veterans they must
chiefly look to carry on the work of
perpetuating the institutions so hap
pily preserved thus far by the veterans.
in closing his report, Commander
Wood said he believed, from tho oppor
tunities which he had enjoyed of
sounding the sentiment of his comrades
that they had the most implicit confi
dence in the prudence, wisdom and pa
triotism of the president in dealing
with the very serious foreign complica
tions of the day, and that they were
determined to do all in their power to
preserve and sustain the government.
The reading of the commander's re
port was followed by those of the sen
ior and junior vice department com
manders, and by that of Adjutant Gen
eral J. K. Mertz. The latter paid espe
cial attention to the fact that during
the year he had been able to do a great
deal of field work, and in most cases
with the best possible results. During
the year he had traveled over 17,000
miles, and had visited many camp fires
and district encampments. If the post
would pay more attention to the time
of holding thess meetings, and manage
so the dates would not conflict, it
would be possible to do still more. The
total receipts during the year had been
$3,051.99.
Past Department Commander J. J.
McCardy was presented with a beauti
ful past department commander's
badge by Comrade Flower, of the com
mittee which was appointed last year
for that purpose.
Afternoon Session.
Among the reports presented at the
afternoon session were those of Inspec
tor General L. O. Merriam, of Minne
apolis; Judge Advocate Collins; com
mittee on soldiers' home, and the coun
cil of administration. The latter was
merely in reference to the work of the
past year, and this morning they will
present a report outlining and suggest
ing work for the year to come.
Capt. Morse, of Camp No. 4, Sons of
Veterans, appeared at the head of com
mittees appointed from each of the
Minneapolis camps, to propose to the
G. A. R. that in future the Sons of Vet
erans take upon themselves the hardest
of the work incident to the proper ob
servance of Memorial day, and the offer
was accepted in the spirit in which it
was tendered.
Committees appeared from both the
Ladies of the G. A. R. and the Women's
Relief Corps, and brief speeches made
by Mrs. Silloway and Mrs. George W.
Savage.
Commander Wood appointed the fol
lowing committees:
On Officers' Reports— John Wait, J. M.
Bowler. v
Resolutions— L,. L. Wheeloek, A. Barto,
J. J. Dow. W. P. Roberts, J. Donahower.
Ladles of the G. A. R.— C. H. Graves, M.
H. Taylor, Fred Blotm.
Women's Relief Cores— G. S. Ives, G~o:ge
W. Savage, B. C. Gibbons, and the Bryant
Post quartette.
The Aeolion Ladies' quartette, of St.
Paul, appeared by invitation and sang
"Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp
Ground," and to the encore responded
with a parody on "Reveille," with the
words "Can't Get Them up in the
Morning." This caught the old vet
erans, and the ladies had to favor them
once more, rendering a Kentucky ne-
Contlnned on Seventli Page,
docking of the gunboat Castine, now
at Port au Prince. The department has
sent him the necessary authorization,
end the ship will go into the dry docks
there.
A commander for the monitor Mianto
nomah, which was ordered into com
mission yesterday, was selected today
in the person of Capt. Mortimer John
son, who is at present on waiting or
ders. Secretary Long says that the
Miantonomah, with the ram Katahdin,
will remain in the Delaware for the
present at least.
With the commission of these two
vessels there remain only the cruisers
Columbia and Minneapolis on the At
lantic coast for immediate service, in
case the department should decide to
j commission more ships. The Atlanta,
i at New York, could be made ready in
j the course of three or four months,
and the Chicago in six months, In case
emergency orders for their repair were
issued. There are a number of good
ships on the Pacific coast, however,
whose repair is under way, such as
the Charleston, the Philadelphia, the
Yorktown and others, and the pay rolls
of the construction bureau at the Mare
island navy yard have now amounted
to the large total of $60,000 per month
for wages alone.
Although the navy department had
no reports from Havana or Key West
I a dispatch announcing the departure
of the cruiser Brooklyn from Santa
Lucia for La Gua^ara had some indi
rect significance in further removing
one of the larger vessels of the navy
from what has thus far been the com
mon center of naval activity at Key
West. The Brooklyn will make a short
stop at La Guayara and will then pro
ceed further southward.
The navigation bureau is still busy
with the preparation of the death cer
tificates for the families of the victims
of the Maine disaster. Capt. Hawley,
who has the matter Immediately In
charge, says that, owing to the neces
sary formalities, these certificates can
not be issued before March 15. and this
answer ls returned to numerous letters
daily received at the department.
Men Needed.
It is said in the navigation bureau
that there Is a pressing need of able
machinists for the navy, caused by
the heretofore unnoted fact that, every
one of the machinists on the Maine
j lost his life in the disaster. Moreover,
all the firemen but one were killed.'
The bureau has invited enlistments
from men who have had naval service
before in the engine rooms, and, as it
is said, that a number of these men
are now enjoying th£ three months'
period of time betw enlistments,
during which they ma ne again into
the naval service wit loss of serv
ice record, it is hope-* that some of
them will come forward to fill the
places vacated by the Maine disaster.
There is no unusual -stir or activity
! about the bureaus of the quartermaster
general or the commissary general of
the army, where more than anywhere
else the preparations for a warlike
emergency will be apparent. The offi
cers of these bureaus say no extraor
dinary accumulation of supplies is tak
ing place and tha a.o contracts for
extra supplies are in intemplation. In
the ordnance bureau ,ie placing of a
large order for pr_,ectiles ls the re
sult of talks between Secretary Alger,
Senator Hawley, of ,he senate commit
tee on miltary affairs, and representa
tives of the house military committee.
It was made ciear to the secretary
that it was a certainty appropriations
would be forthcoming, and it was
4-eemed the part of wisdom to make
the contract now, as the supplies would
faot be in hand for many months.
There has been considerable corre
spondence between Secretary Alger and
the projectile manufacturers, the sec
retary expressing the opinion in these
letters that he was not getting the
terms that the government was enti
tled to at this time. Senator Hawley
suggested that they be asked to come
to Washington, and, as a result of
their visit, satisfactory terms were
made and the contract closed.
SPAIN OPENLY ACCUSED
HAVANA SENTIMENT STRONGLY IN
CLINED TO MINE THEORY
Among Nuvnl Officers It Is Snid ihe
Court of liM.iitry Will Report
That ihe Dlsnster Wns the Hesult
of nn Outside Explosion, Possibly
Hesult of Olllelul Carelessness.
HAVANA (Via Key West), March 2.
—Without adding unnecessarily to the
surmises, conjecture and prophecy con
cerning the findings of the court of in
quiry, it is fair to say that, as a mat
ter of fact, most of the naval officers
here and at Key West incline to the
i opinion that the court will And that
the disaster to the Maine was caused
by the explosion of a floating subma
rine mine under the port side of the
ship, forward. Opinions differ as to
j whether the mine was made of high
explosives such as wet and dry gun
cotton, or ordinary gunpowder.
Opinions agree, not only as to the
existence of mines in the harbor, but
also that this one was laid purposely
near the buoy where foreign war ves
sels were directed to moor, and was
flted from an electric battery on shore.
It is believed barely possible that the
explosion of the mine was the result
of the. carelessness or ignorance of
Spanish officers in charge of the mine
station keyes when testing the circuit
but the latter supposition is not felt to
be pr-jjiable. It is further regarded as
settlo.. by the evidence before the court
that the port side of the hull forward
was completely blown to pieces, and
the only explosion on the Maine, except
of isolated cases of fixed ammunition
was that of 2,000 pounds of saluting
powder, stored forward, and of which
no trace can be found.
Officers Guarded.
These views are gathered from offi
cers who talk with great reserve, and
only upon the assurance that their
identity will never be revealed The
fact remains that only the members
of the court of inquiry know all the
!r ti , m °! iy elioi^d. and no one is a- -
thorized to make public matters m ad
vance of the flnal adjudgment
A good deal of surprise was expressed
5L A n^ ri( ; ans here at learning that the
Spanish divers were to be permitted
nf ?_.!_ ™ a " examin ation of the wreck
said ♦h^ a i ne * <: speclall y as it was also
said that American naval officers would
give such divers all consistent facili
ties and would throw no obstacles in
H f f T , Way T. 0f thorou^ h submarine inspec
tion. It was not at first understood
ufh L° an ! c t0 *! ,ater - that th e Spar^
ish search was to be entirely indepen-
ALL IS QUIET AT HAVANA
NO SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING RIOT IN
THE CUBAN CAPITAL
The Secrets of the Xaval Court So
Carefully Guarded That Prncti
caily XothiiiK Is Allowed to Leak
More Enlisted Men and Officers
Up for Examination.
KEY WEST, March 2.— Capt. Han
lon, of the steamer Mascotte, which ar
rived from Havana tonight, says that
when the vessel left Havana there was
no signs of Impending riot or of an
anti-American demonstration. On the
contrary, everything was normally
quiet.
When this dispatch is sent, early this
evening, the Mangrove is lying at her
dock with steam up, but it is said on
good authority that the members of
the court will not leave until tomor
row. They are awaiting instructions
through Rear Admiral . Sicard from
Washington as to whether ithey shall
return to Havana at once. Apparently
the court has gained little information
during the Key West sessions which
could help explain the explosion.
Mayor Maloney issued a proclama
tion to the citizens of Key West today,
asking them to respect Admiral Si
card's wishes to have the funeral of
the Maine's victims a private function
He said, however, that when all the
heroes had been finally interred some
public demonstration might be in keep
ing.
The fact is becoming more evident as
the days pass, that any Information
direct from members of the court of
Inquiry into the loss of the battleship
Maine, and from those appearing be
fore It, is guarded with unusual close
ness. Practically, no information pre
sented to the court has been disclosed.
The restrictions are so severe that the
communications between the naval
men who have been before the court
have been most guarded.
Naval officers at this station who are
not connected with the court, express
the guarded view that very little tes
timony has yet been heard tending to
show that the explosion was the result
of a conspiracy, or as to the exact
cause of the disaster.
The court resumed its session at 10
o'clock this morning. Ten more en
listed men were examined by the full
board, and Commander Forsythe, the
first of the witnesses not on the list of
the crew of the Maine, was called. It
is understood that he gave testimony
regarding the coaling of the battleship
at the navy yard here.
The court took a recess for luncheon
at 1 o'clock. They reassembled at 2
o'clock, and proceeded Jto the barracks,
where survivors of the Maine who are
confined in the hospital were exam
ined.
SPANISH DIVERS AT WORK.
Tthi Making nn Examination of the
Wreck of the Maine.
HAVANA, March 2— The city is quiet
today, but the public and private
greetings to the Spanish cruiser Viz
caya, which arrived here last night,
have not lessened in fervor.
The divers are working hard upon
the wreck of the Maine. It is feared
that many of the dead were blown to
pieces, which would account for the
failure to find their bodies where ex
pected.
Two Spanish divers were at work
about the wreck today and it ls under
stood they will report to the Spanish
board appointed to inquire into the
cause of the accident. Capt. Peral is
the president of the Spanish board of
inquiry.
No bodies have been found tcday. It
is reported that Capt. Sigsbee does not
expect to find any of the dead in the
zone of the explosion, but he still be
lieves bodies will be recovered from
portions of the wreck as the divers
remove the debris.
The divers, who are working steadily
forward, are encountering continual
difficulties, and it is certain the new
tugs, additional men and completed ap
paratus will hasten the work of salv
age.
The officers of the Vizcya paid cere
monial visits this morning to Admiral
Manterola and Capt. Gen. Blanco.
Crowds of people view the cruiser from
the points of vantage ashore and those
who are permitted to do so go on
board.
Senator Proctor and his party re
turned to the city tonight after spend
ing the day at Matanzas, where they
were shown every attention by United
States Consul Brice. The members
of the party expressed the deepest
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THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1888.
Fair; variable winds— See Page 4, Col. 1
The bulletin appears today in the
first column of the fourth page, where
it will hereafter be found.
dent and that while it was being made
the American investigation would pro
ceed under Capt. Sigsbee's supervis
ion.
As understood here, the Spanish re
quest, made immediately after the dis
aster, for a joint investigation, was |
promptly refused at Washington, but
after a cabinet consultation, it was
agreed that the Spaniards had a moral
and international right to discover the j
cause of the wreck for themselves If [
possible. Therefore, permission for an i
independent examination was granted
on the ground, as understood here, that
it could not be refused to a friendly
power in her own harbor. That the
permission was not accorded until after
the court of Inquiry had finished its
work here and gone to Key West is j
regarded as significant. It opens a
wide field for speculation.
Spanish Examination.
Some assert that the court now has I
no objection to a Span.sh Inquiry for j
one of two reasons: Either the court !
has sufficient evidence already of acci
dent or malice — evidence that cannot j
be controverted by the Spaniards— or j
after a diligent search, the mystery re- j
mains as deep as ever and the court ;
dees not think the Spanish will reach j
a conclusion where the Americans have i
failed.
Of course all this refers principally
to inspection of parts of the ship other
than the hull. Until the guns, decks,
engines and debris of all kinds have
been removed and the mud has been
pumped from the hull it cannot be ex
amined thoroughly by any one. Some
good authorities think lt will be neces
sary to build a coffer dam around the
wreck, piles being driven, etc.
That any important testimony before
the court has found its way to the
public is very unlikely. Some of the
witnesses have told certain correspond
ents of alleged testimony, but ln every
case investigation has showed their
stories lo be wildly Improbable and
controverted by known facts, or else
absolutely irrelevant.
The question is frequently asked:
"Are Americans in danger ln Havana?"
The only truthful answer given by a
well informed resident or American, of
ficial or layman, is: "We think not; we
dent know."
Of course Spanish officials who will
talk on the subject deprecate any idea
'of danger; but they are as much In
the dark as the rest.
sympathy for the suffering Cubans, of
whom they saw many.
About ten or twelve miles out of
Havana the train ran slowly because
the insurgents had cut the wires and
Senator Proctor.on his return, was told
that there had been a small skirmish
not many miles from the line ln which
five or six men had been wounded.
PATRIOTIC ADDRESSES
Delivered by Hawley and Dalzcll at
a Vale Dinner.
WASHINGTON, March 2.— Senator Haw
ley, chairman of the senate committee on '
military affairs, and ■ Representative Dalzell, j
of Pennsylvania, referred to the Spanish sit
uation ln their speeches before the Yale I
alumni, cf Washing.™, last night. Senator '
Hawley aroused much enthusiasm by re
ferring to the conditions now existing in this
country, saying that, should a just cause
demand, millions of men would respond to
a call of duty.
stabbeFlnlthe heart
ARCHIE PETERS RECEIVES A FATAL
KNIFE WOUND
Was Cut Daring a General ri__lii in
the Bad Lands Blade Entered
Near the Heart Victim at the
City Hospital and Will Not Live
Several Arrests Made.
As the result of a free fight in th-->
negro quarter known as the Bad I,ands
last night, Archie Peters colored ls in a i
dying condition at the city hospital, |
wounded with a knife thrust in the
left breast near the heart, while Jeff
Hudson is locked up at the central
police station on the charge of assault
wiih Intent to kill.
Harry Haggenmiller and Minnie
Smith, white, and Webb Graham, col- j
ored, also alleged to have been ' con- j
cerned in the fight, are under arrest
on the charge of disorderly conduct.
Haggenmiller is badly battered about
the head, while the Smith woman Is
possessed of a countenance scarcely
resembling that of a human being
from the pounding she received. She
had several teeth knocked out.
The fight is said to have taken place
at Hudson's home, 198 Norris street,
shortly after 9 o'clock.
Two hours later Peters was found
bleeding on the floor by Officer Gus
tafson. He was taken to the central
station, and there told Capt. Rouleau
that Hudson had stabbed him.
Hudson denies the charge.
Graham says the fight was between
Haggenmiller and Peters over the
Smith woman. He says the white man
and the negro had a fierce fight, but
that he saw no one do any stabbing.
The hospital authorities say, If the
wound in Peter's breast had been
straight instead of diagonal, his heart
would have been pierced.
Peters also has a cut ln the left
shoulder and another on the right
cheek. Peters has a wife and two chil
dren. He lives on Sherburne avenus,
near Kent street, and ls thirty-five
years old.
All of the prisoners tell conflicting
stories of the fight, Haggenmiller de
nying having had trouble with Peters.
At 2 o'clock this morning Peters' con- I
dition indicated that he would live but |
a few hours. Capt. Rouleau, on hear
ing that the man was supposed to be
dying, sent word to County Attorney
Anderson, who went out to take an
ante mortem statement. It was not
believed the man would be able to tell
anything about the fight by the time
the attorney arrived.
LAKE CITY OUTRAGE.
Favorable Report on a Resolution
Providing an In vesication.
WASHINGTON, March 2.— The senate com
mittee on postiifflces and post-roads today
authorized a favorable report on Senator
Mason's joint resolution for an investigation
of the resent killing of the colored pos'm'.s er
at L-ake City, S. C. The resolution was
amended, and as reported Is as follows:
"Whereas, It Is asserted that the United
States postmaster at Lake City, S. C, has
been murdered, and his wife and children
shot, his home burned and the United States
ni-all and property therein destroyed, there
fore.
"Resodved, that a Joint committee consist
ing of six members of congress, three from
tht- senate and three from the house t be ap-
I tinted to investigate the alleged crime and
report the facts to congress, together with
their recommendations and that they have
authority to administer oaths, to send for
persons and papers, and to employ a steno
grapher to be paid out of the contingent
funds of the two houses of congress, and
the power to act through a sub-committee.
Artillery Bill Blocked. [
WASHINGTON, March 2.— lt Is not at all i
certain the committee on military affairs will i
be able to get the Hawley bill creating two ]
additional regiments of artillery before the i
house for the present at least. i
COL. REEFER IS WILLING
THE COLONEL AGREES TO RUN FOR
MAYOR IF NOMINATED
His Friends Give Him n Tumiil tuoua
Welcome In \>«a Hall He De
fines His Position Satisfactorily
Mayor !><> run's 1 olio .. .r»
Creat a Disturl.unce.
Vega hall, at 218 East Seventh Btreet
was last night packed to Ua doors i.y
some 500 friends of Col. A. R Kiefer
Every ward in th,- city was represent
ee and, though the meeting was h<-1.l
in the Third, which i.s Col. Kiefer's
own ward, the representation from this
ward was smaller than any other.
The meeting was an InviUrtioo meet
ing directed by some half-dozen prom
inent Republicans of the city. Ass.m
blyman William R. Johnson, from the
Kighth ward, appearing to be th.- I aft
er. AlKiut 150 postal cards v.. -re mail
ed to prominent Republicans through
out the city, inviting them to 1:,- pres
ent, and numerous other Invitation
cards were personaly distributed by
those Interested in the meeting.
It was just five minutes after S
o'clock when Col. A. R. Ki. f. r Senator
Nick Pottgieser and Assemblyman Wil
liam R. Johnson reached the hall and
found It packed. After some hard
work they found their way to the
stage.
As soon as Col. Kiefer's presence was
discovered the meeting gave way to
cheers and shouts, and cries of 'There a
the next mayor of St. Paul" followed
his appearance on the stage.
Assemblyman Johnson at once as
sumed charge and called the meeting
to order. As soon as order waa re
stored, he delivered a speech. After
announcing the aim and object of the
meeting, he said :There was one thing
the American people prided themselves
on, and that was their elections, and
special interest, he said, was always
taken ln the election of officers of mu
nicipalities, especially those of the
larger kind, for the reason that the
election for officers of a municipal
government came nearer to the people
than any other election contest.
"We are now," he said, 'on the eve
of a municipal election, and will be
called upon to elect not only a com
mon council, but a mayor and other
city officers. The chief executive officer
of the city is the principal question
to consider. Several prominent Repub
lican names have been mentioned tor
the nomination of mayor, any one of
whom would serve the city with
honor. But in looking over the list I
thought among those already mention
ed there was one whom I will name
without Inviting any Individual insinu
ations, who has as many friends as
any citizen of St. Paul, and that man
ls the Hon. A. R. Kiefer."
The mention of Col. Kiefer's name
was greeted with cheers by the meet
ing.
Continuing Mr. Johnson said that
those, who had desired Col. Kiefer's
nomination had been met with the
argument that he was not a candidate
and was looking for something else and
would not accept the nomination offer
ed unless it came on a silver platform.
"We, his friends," 6aid Mr. Johnson,
"believing that the time has cumo
when he should state his position pub
licly, called this meeting."
Turning to Col. Kiefer, Mr. Johns, r,
said: "We do not ask you to become
a candidate in sense of one who person
ally is seeking tbe offlce, but we do ask
you to state here ln public whether. In
the event of your friends securing for
you the Republican nomination for
mayor, you will accept the same and
make the fight and make an effort to
carry the Republican standard to vic
tory?"
Col. A. R. Kiefer at once arose and
was introduced by Chairman Johnson,
though, he said the colonel needed no
introduction.
Col. Kiefer said he was very much
pleased to see so large a gathering
present of the men of the city and
that he was thankful to then for rod]
a demonstration of friendship as they
had shown him.
"I have lived," he said, "in St. Paul
for forty years, and my accumulations
of those forty years are here in .-t.
Paul. The prosperity of the city of
St. Paul must, therefore, be my pros
perity, hence I am in the firs?
very much ln favor of an economi.
government for our city; ln th- 1 secmil
place. I believed ln nnd am in favor of
a liberal and common-sense adminis
tration of the affairs of our city, as
administration becoming a city ns larre
as ours."
Mr. Keifer said he would. If nomi
nated, accept the nomination for mayot
and if elected would try to c -mliict Ul*
affairs of the city on such a liberal ami
common-sense basis '.hit at th. i
his term of offlce he would still retain
the love and respect of the citizens,
which he said he had every reason t.
believe he had now.
Following Col. K. ifer's speech, Chair
man Johnson read two letters from
Col. E. H. Milham and C. \V. Horr,
both of whom pledged Col. Keif, r
hearty support if nomine t< L
The chairman then re id thi. following
resolutions, which were adopted:
Resolved, as the sense of this me. ting
and the friends here assembled. Tat we are
thoroughly satisfied with Col. A. K. Klif
er's position, and hereby pledge ourm-lves
to work from now until after the Re
publican primaries, using every hiuinrHble
means, to secure the nomination of Col.
A. R. Kiefer as the Republican candi
date for mayor.
The resolution was received with
cheers, and the only nays voted. Chair
man Johnson said last night. were from
some fifteen to twenty Doran support
ers brought into the meeting by Street
Commissioner Sandeen. of the First
and Second wards, and they made
every effort to disturb the meeting, but
were unsuccessful.
Keifer clubs will be at once organized
In every ward of the city, said Mr.
Johnson last nisht, a movement being
at present on foot to organize a Keifer
club in the Sixth ward, which will
likely be the first organized.
After the adjournment of thp meeting
a large number of those present, among
whom were Senator Pottples-'T. As
semblyman L«?rsen, ex-Alderman Chan.
Kartak, Syl Gotzlan and Col. Keifer,
adjourned to the cafe of the California
Wine house, where a Jubilation or rati
fication meeting was held.
GETS A "WARRANTY DEED.
J. J. Hill Gives the Lutheran S> 1
Four Acres In the Miilniiy
District.
James J. Hill, president of the Great
Northern railway, yesterday executed
to and delivered to "the Synod for the
Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America" a warranty teed
to four acres of land In th.' Midway
district, on Snelling avenue, at Main
line, for a site for the Luther semin
ary,' heretofore located at Rnbbins.lale.
Through the generosity of Mr. Hill,
St. Paul thus secures another import
ant institution of learning and a val
uable acquisition to its population.
This will end the agitation that has
been recently going on in Minneapolis
to prevent the institution being brought
to St. Paul.
Powder I'laut Busy.
SANTA CRUZ, Cal., March 2.— At the pow
der workß near here men aro busy nigli: and
day. Four new presses have just been n -
ceived for the manufacture of smokeless
powder. These presses mean an additional
output of 4,0(11 pounds daily. The capacity
of the works Is now 2^_. tons of government
powder daily, and nine tons of black pow
der. It ls said that they will soon be in
condition to double their present capacity.