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SPAIN IS EXCITED. SOME WAR TALK FOLLOWS THE ACTION OF CONGRESS. Comment of the Spanish and English Press on the Situation. Saturday’s specials from Madrid state that the stock exchange of the Spanish capital was mnch agitated over the adoption by the United States senate of the resolution in favor of ac¬ cording belligerency to the Cubans. Senor Moral, in an interview,speak¬ ing of the senate’s action declared that it was a great calamity which will pro¬ duce a disastrous moral effect and en¬ tail important material sacrifices. All Spain must, he declared, unite, for¬ getting political differences. The United States legation is strong¬ ly guarded by the police. The minister of war and the minister of the interior held a conference Saturday with a view to adopting measures to cope with the expected popular demonstra¬ tions. The war de]mrtment at once began preparations to dispatch to Cuba a new army consisting of 20,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry. Vice Admiral Beranger, the minister of marine, has been ordered to prepare the speediest warships.also some trans Atlantic steamers to be dispatched to the Bahama channel, Senor Sagasta, the ex-premier, says Spain must proceed with great pru¬ dence and also with great energy be cause the action of the United States senate was the beginning of serious complications. In Velencia a body of students pa¬ raded the streets, carrying banners and subsequently held a meeting at which resolutions were adopted pro¬ testing against the action of the Uuit ed States senate. After the meeting the students made a demonstration in front of the United States consulate shouting “Death to Uncle Sam!” “Viva Spain!” “Viva the Spanish army !” and “Viva Spanish Cuba?” What The Imparcial Says. The Imparcial rogards the interna tional situation in view of the action of the United States senate in regard to Cuba as very grave and expresses the opinion that the recognition of the belligerent rights of Cuba involves groat danger “Spain,” says the Imparcial, “must prepare for emergency, She is not great in naval strength, but still the United States is not a oolossal navul power.” continues in this vein, The paper saying that while Spain has been hu¬ miliated America has not been ap¬ peased and fancies she can act with the Spanish government as she could with the Turkish. “More consideration would have been gaiued for Spain had she assum¬ ed a determined attitude, for,” says the Imparcial, “we are not so weak as to render our hostility a matter of in¬ difference to a trading people having no warlike qualities. “It must be also taken into account that Spain is not isolated in Europe.” Gravity of the Situation. The Correspondence says that the recognition of the Cuban rebels by the American government is an event of graver import to Spain than any which has occurred for years, and that the remarkable majority in favor of the resolution shows that the senate is ut¬ terly hostile to Spain. El Liberal denounces the recogni¬ tion of the belligerent rights of the rebels as unjust and opposed to law. “Spain,” says El Liberal, “will re¬ sist even to the drenching of the soil with Spanish blood, any determined attempt to affront by foreign inter¬ vention those who have never yet sub¬ mitted to it. The pretention of tbe Washington senate in begging Presi¬ dent Cleveland to interpose his good offices to the end of the independence of Cuba is beyond conception.” News Received in Cuba. Specials from Havana, the Cuban capital, say that since the attitude of congress on the belligerency question has become plain, the feeling against Americans iu that city has greatly in¬ creased. The seizure of the Bermuda allayed the feeling fer a few days, but it is now more intense than ever. The Spaniards blame the United States for all the present troubles. The local press is bitter. The fact that the insurgents discriminate in fa¬ vor of property of Americans adds to the hostile sentiment. Already there is talk by extreme Spaniards of making a demonstration against tho United States. The volunteers are most rabid. The captain general assured the consul some weeks ago that regulars would be held in readiness to protect Ameri cans against tbe Spanish volunteers should any emergency arise, The presence of an American warship is desired greatly. Only those knowing tho explosive character of the Latiu race can appreciate the situation. Newspapers iu Havana are not permit¬ ted to publish the speeches, text of resolutions in the Benate and house, or the truth about the impending action. English Comment. The tory papers of England, for in¬ stance the London Globe, publishes grotesque comments on the Cuban res¬ olution adopted by the Americans. The direction given to President Cleveland to use his offices to secure autonomy for Cuba is compared with the United States demanding the in¬ dependence of Ireland in the event of a rebellion there. It adds that if Spain elects to go to war rather than to sacrifice her honor, international sympathy will be on her side. The St. St. James Gazette thinks President Cleveland, as a result of his action in December, has bred trouble for himself and the statesmen of Amer¬ ica. “After twisting the lion’s tail and threatening intervention in Venezue¬ la, the tide now turns to Cnba. For a country that fought a stupendous war to suppress a rebellion of its own citizens,” it says, “the action of the senate is extreme, indeed. The Westminster Gazette in an arti¬ cle treating of the action of the United States in regard to Cuba, says it is a difficult matter to conceive of Spain backing down even before the United States, especially when she has defied the prevailing American feeling in ap¬ pointing to supreme command in Cuba a man bearing the reputation of Captain General Weyler for severity. The Gazette believes that President Cleveland will adopt a middle course, serving at the same time to war nSpain in a friendly manner,to take the wind out of the sails of the jingoes and to con¬ vince Spain that the United States has interests in Cuba which make it im possible for ber to withhold her recog¬ nition from the Cubans, unless the condition of affairs in the island is improved. He might even go farther and insist upon home rule for Cuba. Attacked the Consulate. Dispatches from Barcelona state that an attack has been made upon the United States consulate in that city, notwithstanding the fact that the building was guarded. During Sun¬ day a procession comprising 10,000 persons, headed by four republicans, members of the chamber of deputies, paraded through the principal streets of the city as a demonstration against the action of tlie American senate. Stars Stripes and Publicly Dishonored In the evening there was another outburst of disapproval of the United btates ttud ftl1 American. This . tlme took the form of publicly dis¬ , honoring the American flag. The riot ers hfld purchased somewhere a large American flag, which, after it had been dra gged through the street, was P ulI{ > d to P le c«« a “ id cries of “Long bTe Spain!” and “Down with the Americans!” SAILORS WERE COWARDLY. The Steamer Ailba Sunk in Collision by La Bourgogne. A Now York special says: The steam¬ ship Ailsa, of the Atlas line, waB Bunk about 2:30 Saturday afternoon by the steamship LaBourgogne, of the Gen erale Trans-Atlantique line, bound for Havre. The Ailsa had sailed from New York en route to Kingston, Jamacia. Ow¬ ing to the dense fog, the Ailsa came to anchor just at the south mouth of Ihe Narrows. Immediately after striking the Ailsa, tearing out a large portion of her side, La BourgogDe backed out and, after d : sengaging herself, proceeded on her way, without making the slightest of¬ fer to render assistance to the Ailsa, which filled and sunk almost immedi¬ ately. The captain, passengers and part of the crew took to the rigging, from which they were rescued by the tug Harold, which happened to be iu the vicinity at tho time. The Harold also picked up later a part of the crew from a small boat belonging to tbe Ailsa. As far as can be learned, the La Bourgogne suffered little or no injury from the impact. The crew and pas¬ sengers of the sunken steamer were landed at the ship news office of the United States by tbe tug. In interviews with the passengers of the ill-fated vessel it was learned that the crew of the Ailsa behaved in a most brutal and cowardly manner. It is asserted that when the La Bourgogne struck the Ailsa the crew, instead of trying to assist, seemed to be inspired with only the desire to save themselves. The Cubans in Washington are much pleased with the action of the senate, and want the house to do likewise at once. The general impression among the influential friends of Cuba at the capital not directly connected with the movement in an official sense is that Spain will place reliance in the president and depend upon him to forestall the effect of any legislation that may be enacted. SIX THOUSAND ON STRIKE. The Union Garment tVorkers in Baltimore Walk Out. Four thousand of the six thousand garment workers of Baltimore, who are members of the American Federa¬ tion of Labor, went out on strike Thursday and 2,000 more will join them. The strike is the result of the re fusal of the clothiers’ board of trade to agree to Garment employ none but members of the Workers’ Union. Those operatives who are members oi the Knights of Labor are not involved in the strike. NATIONAL CAPITAL GOSSIP OP WASHINGTON IN BRIEF PARAGRAPHS. Doings of the Chiefs and Heads of the Various Departments. The president has sent the following nomination to the senate: Justice— Charles E. Welsh, to be marshal of the United States for the district of West Virginia. The comptroller of the currency has issued a call upon national banks for a statement of their condition at the close of business on Friday, February 28, 1896, The senate committee on privileges and elections by a strict party vote de¬ cided to report a substitute for the resolution introduced by Senator Allen asking for an investigation int© the election methods in Alabama with especial reference to the election of the legislature which elected Senator Morgan. The coast defense committee has de¬ cided to amend the bill for a system of fortifications so as to expend $10,COO, 000 by June 3, 1897, but making any part of that suiji at once available. The bill was also amended so as to allow contracts for completion of all projects and appropriations to be made annually of $10,000,000 for the work. The senate has passed the bill for the increase of the navy by 1,000 en¬ listed men, for the calling out and en¬ listment of the naval militia in case of emergency and for the charter of troop transport ships in case of emergency. Mr. Hale, who nrged the bill, said that he did not think war was immi¬ nent, but in view of the course of the United States he regarded the emer¬ gency clause as desirable. The Cuban resolutions, which passed the senate amid so much enthusiasm, were transmited to the house Saturday morning and referred to the commit¬ tee on foreign affairs. They will prob¬ ably be reported back in a few days and adopted by the house without much debate. Everybody is in favor of the recognition of the belligerent right of Cubans. No time will be lost in the bouse in acting in the matter. The senate committee on judiciary has not yet taken any action on the extent and power of concurrent reso¬ lutions passed by congress and whether or not the executive has authority to veto them or whether they are merely an expression of the opinion of con¬ gress. As the resolutions relative to Cuba are concurrent, the decision of the judiciary committee on this point will be interesting. It is understood that Senators Hoar and Hill, who were appointed a sub-committee to con¬ sider this matter, will request the opinion of the attorney-general upon the resolutions introduced by Senator Hill. Belva Lockwood Wins Her Case. Commissioner of Pensions Lochran has informed Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood that her appeal from the action of the pension office in requiring her to re¬ fund $25 in a certain claim has been allowed and the money will be returned to her. Mrs. Lockwood has paid back the $25 and then taken the appeal. It was for the retaining of this fee asserted to have been illegally paid to her that the report was circulated that she should be debarred from practice before the pension office, but the ac¬ tion of the commissioner shows that there was nothing of an illegal char¬ acter about the transaction. Smallpox in Armenia. A long telegram has been received by Secretary Olney from Minister Terrell, at Constantinople, telling of great distress in Armenia. He says that the inhabitants of Zei toun and its vicinity are suffering from the ravages of smallpox and other dis¬ eases, and from want of food. Belief expeditions are fitting out as fast as possible. The progress is, however, necessarily slow and uncertain because the valleys are deep in mud and al* most impassable, while the mountains are filled with snow and the weather is unusually cold. The English vice consul at Zeitoun has sent relief to Harpoot and the sultan has issued an imperial decree forwarding protection and facilities to Miss Clara Barton. The Cabinet Called Together. A special from Washington says that the Spanish-American situation grow¬ ing out of the reports of the riots in Barcelona and other cities in Spain was regarded so serious by the presi¬ dent that he decided to convene a spe cial meeting of the cabinet Sunday night. Secretary Olney was promptly ad ™ ed of the outbreaks .. . m . Madrid, , M ., Barcelona and other places m Spam by Minister Taylor and the American consuls. He hastened to the white house and laid before the president all the dispatches he had received. Secretary Olney submitted a com¬ munication which created profound nrprise. It was a message from the Spanish minister of foreign affairs in Madrid, insisting that the United Staees government disavow the action of the senate as a condition precedent to continued friendly relations between the two government. Mrs. Stanford Wins Her Case. The supreme court has decided the Stanford case in favor of Mrs. Stan¬ ford. Justice Harlan delivered the opinion. The Stanford case is that of the United States vs. Jane L. Stanford, executrix of Leland Stanford, deceas¬ ed. It involved the individual liabil¬ ity of stockholders in the Central Pa¬ cific railroad company, for the debt due to the United States on the bonds issued in aid of the Central Pacific un¬ der the California constitution. Mr. Stanford held 1,387 shares of the Central pacific stock, and it was claimed by the government in insti tuting its suit that the government This contention was resisted by Mrs. Stanford on the grounds that the Cali fornia constitution was not self-exe cuting and also on the plea4hat it was the intention of congress in granting aid to the Central Pacific company, to put it on a footing different from the footing on which other government aided railroads were placed. TRADE TOPICS. Dun & Co.’s Report of Business for the Past Week. B. G. Dun & Co. in their review for the past week says: In some quarters business gains at the west rather then at the east, but there is no general change for the bet¬ ter, though hopefulness still predomi¬ nates. Foreigh affairs grow more pacific, but the want of sufficient de¬ mand for the products of great indus¬ tries still retard actual improvement. Strikes of some importance in gar¬ ment-making and kindred lines affect trade in Chicago and Baltimore, but there are fewer labor difficulties than usual as existing conditions warn wage earners that controversies at this tims are unwise. Speculative market shows little life. The volume of business does not im¬ prove. Exchanges through the prin¬ cipal clearing houses show 197 per cent gain over last year, but the month’s comparison with 1893 is the only in¬ structive one, and shows a decrease of 20.7 for February. The market for textile goods is dis¬ appointing. Material reductions in cot tons have not brought out the need ed demand and further decline in Lawrence L. L. brown sheetings this week to 4 1-8 cents corres ponds with the reports that mills of some importance may prefer to ar rest production for a time unless the demand improves. Olay worsteds are again a shade lower; the range for all woolens ie scarcely 1 per cent higher than a year ago, although wool „ more than 7 per cent higher, and a good many milk are closing or reduc¬ ing time. Failures in three weeks of February show liabilities of $10,889,936 against $8,523,028 last year, and $11,420,418 in 1894. Failures for the week have been 278 in the United States against 250 last year and 58 in Canada against 38 last year. HUNTER GIVES UP. He Withdraws From the Senatorial Fight In Kentucky. A special from Frankfort, Ky., says: The Werner-Tompkins election case again occupied the attention of the house until 12 o’clock Saturday, when further consideration was cut off by the joint session. The sensation of the day ^as the withdrawal of Dr. Hunter. It came in the form of a letter from the repub¬ lican nominee, addressed to the re¬ publican members and withdrawing from the contest. The letter was read by Bepresentative Lyons, of New port. In his letter Ds. Hunter depre eated the unfortunate complications with which he and his party had been hampered during the long contest, but returned bis grateful acknowledgments to those who had stood by him with so much loyalty. The withdrawal of Hunter caused the wildest excitement. It was taken to mean that he realized that further desertions would occur and that rather than prolong the agony he would get off now and not wait until he was forced. The Blackburn people were smiling. They voted for the nominee with enthusiasm. The ballot was then ordered called. It developed tbe fact that no one as yet had been decided on by the republican contingent as a unit, Because of the number of candi dates the announcement of the result of the ballot was delayed for some time, although it was known at once that there had been no election. The ballot resulted as follows: * * Blackburn, 61; Bennet, 4 ; Brunam, 6; S. H. Stone, 8; Deboe, 7; Holt, 8; Finley, 7; Pratt, 2; Dycbe, 2; Hun ter, 4; Worthington, 2; Blanford, 3; Buckner, 5; Carlisle, 1, and the rest scattering, Inmates Barred Out. The board of visitors of Lee camp, Soldiers’ Home, held a meeting at Bichmond Friday night, and in view of the refusal of the general assembly to increase the annual appropriation for the home from $30,000 to $35,000, had to drop twenty-five inmates from the rolls. Some forty-odd appliea tions were dismissed. I’AVOiiS PQoii CC SUB - COMMITTEE ° S FOR] Relations r Rporx_ It is Agreeable to R eco Station , Insurgents. 0 The house committea affairs, after a warm s 011 tei ! renSesolnti^ ^ t n a de(da ring it SPTlfif , nf C^h 88 ^ t 0 v. existed in a Bfc ate of PTlt an d that th e ij „ e righ was the < * 68 sk ould government 0 | + t use it B ^ i - nece8sar y byii congress sll Ppo cheers consent democrat, that Ner the Yor , asked ana J special order for resolution W ' Mr. Meredith, Tuesday. democrat, Tir»iJ j suggested that it be passed Wed ly. More cheers and loud ami], greeted this suggestion. Yr n chairman of the foreign commit said that the committee would ask earliest possible consideration f resolutions. 0 The resolutions were adopts b committee and T “Besolved, by were as follows' ‘ the house of n sentatives (the senate concurrii That in the opinion of con Tessas of . public . t exists . , in Cuba, war thei ties to which are entitled to belli w rights, and the United States sfo observe a strict neutrality between belligerents. “Besolved, That congress depk the destruction of life and prop caused by the war now waging ini island and believing that the onlyi manent solution of the contest equ in the interest of Spain, tbe peojj Cuba and other nations, would U, the establishment of a governmei the choice of the people of Cubal ruent the sense of the of United congress States that the should! gor| its good offices and friendly inflaej to that end. Besolved, That the united Stl has not intervened in struggles I tween any European governments! their colonies on tliis continent,!! f f om the very close relation betvi the people of the L rated States a those of Cuba in consequence oil proximity ^ce between and the the extent two peoples of the cij present war is entailing suck led upon the people of the United Stf that that the congress government is of of the the opinij Unitl Suites should be prepared to prod 1 legitimate interests of Americans intervention if necessary. “Besolved, That congress pledg its support to the president in carr ing out the foregoing resolutions The resolutions were adopted aft a session of over two hours. AH i* two members of the committee wl were present voted for them. CORBETT IS ANXIOUS. He Challenges Fitzsimmons to Uin Anywhere in the World. James J. Corbett has sent the fol lowing challenge to Bobert Ltzsia moDs: “When I retired from the Ting • was with tbe distinct understand that if the championship was won J foreigner I should reclaim it. I here ', reclaim the title, and as you also clan it, I wish to direct your attention t I have deposi eu ^ 6 the fact that , with Will J. Davis, of Chicago, ^ match with you. Please cover once, and by so doing shov. 8 . not again avoiding a ng r T iil are as you did at Hot Springs, “I will gladly meet you be o ■ reputable club in this conn ry, • other that can guarantee ft T# ing between us for as muc ^ you can raise or for a purse a■ mediately, or in any reasons i but in any event yon mus guaran w . sufficient monetary sure the time your agreed appearance on, I dolD m S ^ ’ have mee an j bo “Now, let us a ® ^ more recriminations 9BL ,j, eff0 rii talk. You are the one man i j I that I especially desire to » ^ ^ ftEl naS ; will meet you at any P ’ re& i\x be to arrange a match. * ‘ TL g jj e € qu*l. lieve that you are my ^ 3 ^ ’ 0 oS' prove it by your fists am hastio <S!gne >«»■«“ -ka C0W.-TI,, m pto of BIG DEAL IN COAL Scotch Capita lists Make Heavy ments Tennessee Mine* ' W possessions of f the ’ entire ^ ^ Eh* Coal and Iron CCIK S “V + on % nty, Tennessee, have oeej con by* DonaMso^ 8Z2u , J e( j Peter of ^ XeafMackinnon, : t j n tbe transfer is 0 p^r» f coa i land, two 113 fur0- r ; - f 1 G and two b a-p - coke ovens s r' : 150 tons capacity valua^ 011 c the estimated
