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VOL. XXXI. NO. 12.
REPORT FROM INQUIRY
BOARD FAIRS TO GOME
There Were No Developments of Special
Significance Past Week.
CONGRESSMEN ARE
GETTING RESTLESS
Board’s Findings Are Now
Looked for Thursday
of This Week.
CONGRESS WILL NOT
ADJOURN YET AWHILE =
The Members Are Determined to
Know the Findings of Board
Before They Go Home.
War Preparations
Still Continue.
I
Tho past week ha, broujrht little of Importance .
In the situation, and war preparations are still i
being actively pushed. The most significant
event of the week was the purchase by the ■
United States government of the Battlesh n ;
Amazonas, which v/as built by the Armstrongs, ;
an English firm, for the Brazil an government, i
The ship was formally transferred to the |
United States on Friday, ana as soon a:. a. i
takes on a supply of co?.l she wiii sail from ;
Gravesend, England, under sealed orders.
The anxiously looked-for report of the inquiry
board, which has been investigating tiie de
struction of the Maine, is now expected next
Thursday. Until the report is in all is specu
iation, and the best we can do is to give our
readers the developments from day to day. In
the meantime the unusual act . ty of the past
two weeks in army and naval circles shows no
abatement, and we will certainly be in good
snape if called upon to burn powder in a war
with Spam.
M’KINLEY EAGER FOR PEACE ?
ARBITRATION IS THE PLAN HE IS
INDORSING NOW.
Report of the Spanish Court of In
quiry on the Wreck of the Maine
Makes a Change.
By Jos: Ohl.
Washington, March 14.—(Special.)—Secre
tary Day had a long conference with th* :
; nt today. Just what turn the talk I
took Is one of the unsolved mysteries, but I
P . n .fable fact that -here Is a gfit
deal of talk around the state department
about arbitration in r.. p< • l to this .Maine
While everybody is denying that
the president has received a prelimi
nary report from the Sampson board,
it is not denied that the important fea
tures of the testimony brought out in
the investigation have been presented
to him, rind that his mind is made
up as to ■what that report will be.
It will declare fl..it the Maine was de-
Ftroy<<! from external raiiscs.
The Span! h version, how ver. Is directly |
opposite to this and the impression is strong ;
that the president and bis advisers are :
seriously contompl.iting letting other na- ■
lions have a hand in the settlement of tlm i
differences The president knows that such I
a step will meet the almost unanimous dis- ■
approval of tl’.e people ot this country, .lie ,
knows that such a step cannot be entered I
upon or ac eded to except at the cost of i
the national honor, and yet so anxious is |
h“ to prevent war that ho Is list. ning to |
tl’.e siren so iff of the little cot. tie about ,
him which is railing for peace (it any j
It is pointed out to him by the people ,
who are tlm mugwumps of diplomacy that ,
now that Spanish board, under Captain ]
. . .■ ■ declared that the d< struct on of
the Maine rm'st hive been due to accident,
the only xv.'i > to satisfy the nations ot I.ti
ro;. to the ••ary is by submitting to .an
International board of armtration or in
quiry. both the American and the Spanish
The president’s anxiety to got congress
off Ins hands Is as great as his predecessor’s
ever was.
Speaker R-eed himself has expressed
the opinion that if the Cuban question
is allowed to get before congress in
any shape, neither he nor his all pow
erful committee on rules nor any other ,
agencies can hold the western and ;
southern republicans in line, and so
far ns the senate is concerned, it has •
gone on record too often to admit of •
any doubt as to where it stands.
Under ordinary' circumstances there would
be no chance in the world of .■enring an
Intcrnati. n • ird) that is undt r ordinary
methods, forth. .m involve ratification of an
agreement to arbitrate by the senate. Real
izing this tho state department officials
have been looking for some method of
HMH J
reaching that end without permitting the
senate to have a hand in it.
A high official of the state department
pointed out to mo today a precedent which
might be called into play in this emergen
cy. Strangely enough the precede nt Is fur
nished by action in a. former eont rover. -y
between the United States and Spain.
A Precedent Cited.
"Ordinarily,” said lie, “tho method of
preparing for an intern i.tional board ot ar
bitration is by treaty made, by the treaty
junking power of both nations. That, wilii
us means ratification by the senat”. lint
there have been cases win r< a board of ar
bitration was created without our s iiaio
having any hand in the preliniimii
of ih. so cases wa•• that under which the
claims of Amci ■. .. i th<
government of Spa n for wrongs ami inju
ries committed against their person and
properly in a former insurrection, w< rec■■-
I tied. That was by a mere agreement tor
settlem< nt it. IS7I Th reelnent was
I based on a, note writt. n by (tenoral Sl< kl< .
I then our minister nt. Madrid, to Christine.
; Martos, the .minister of foreign affairs of
I Spain, The suggestion in this note was
followed by a forn 1
which arbitrators one tiiimul by the s>
r< ■ i of ; tate of th. I 'nited St t<
er by tlm Spanish minister to Washington,
these f.> selecting the third w- re appoint
ed. Tills board of arbitration pase.l upon
a number of largo claims and on tile find
| Ing of the board they were .-ettled. Among
Itlm-e w.is tin famon- Angariea clnim,
which figured in our supr> rim court. This
is wli.’.t might be <■ all. d an agreement by
tho n ■ re ex. ,singe of notes. If (Imre is to
I be international action of any kind it might.
perhaps lie reached m the W ,iy it Was
, r. chid In this.”
But tlds international business Is In the
I air. It is being seriously considered by
■ those who h ive charge of the diplomatic
I end of the administration An international
. board of a rid! ration would ni<an that
, America i ■ iWim; to rec. ive Span: h gold
j in payment tor the blood of her heroes on
tlie Maine. An international board of lu-
I quiry would lie an Insult not only to the
I men comprising the present board, which is
i u ij . !Jy a • 11, but
I to tlie entire navy.
I But it might bring pence. It begins
to look very much ns if the forces pull
ing for peace are too strong for the
president to ignore, even if lie desired
to do so.
Spain is willing to make any temporary
sacrlllee in order to retain contr I of Cuba.
Wiule Hie pt. par.,lions w’.i < h ar. going on
In both tlie army and n.ivy department
show plainly that even tlie pr sident fears
war cannot be av. it. <l. lii pr ■•.til p »H< 1-,
if lie h is one. is in the inter. . t< of p. ate.
Wants Congress to Adjourn.
If bv gelling eon-TC-. 5 out of tile way
mid by using an International board of in
quiry or ;.rii na; tion to cool off the present
'deep re.’ i: 31,•1it of the Ann ih.-.m r'.;m.
I lie can bring affairs to . state where li.
I believes hu will be .-u taim.i by a l nr pro
portion of tin- p. of Hie country, Im
will bend his every energy toward .
if. however, lie sees that the report on the
Maine lit-s the American <!••.-.r. for :••-
v.’iige to such a p.tch th .t Im <unnot con
trol his party in congress he may take
positive action toward Cub m freed n To
-,v Ib.lt lie lias mi mr.iiul ii.-d pMi. v on
: ne, lion ev< r. i ■ to make an a is< i -
ti’.n which ills closest friends do not sub-
Oniv public sentiment can force him to
a po.-itive -tand in favor of Cuba l.ibr.-.
He will not take such a stand unless he
I Ims to.
I
, TWO BATTLESHIPS PURCHASED.
Ships Ate Fiist-Clr-Ss an Will Prove
an Acquisition to Our Navy.
Washington, March II A wo-a. s m .ini
tiations closed today by tlie ti iiimphant
pur. hose by the navy department in l.on
■ d.’U of tlm IWo fill.’ m il’ ■, r . |. m ■, .i build ■
I Ing at Elswick for .Im i:r..zd.,an govern
■ n.elli
. Possibly tho officials took more pleasure
■ In closing up tlm Imsine..- in this nmnnor.
i 11. • m e <4 the kimwl. dye tlia.t tlie Spanish
I .iperts had b. . n striving to secure these,
i v. ry ships, to v.horn. It is s .id, they would
ib. ..I mimh gre.ai. r v.du< In < n id’ trou
■ b!e than to tlm ITiitcd Stm.
J < urn of tlm silips Is mmipi. :■■ In every ro
| speet, has her coal supply and ammunition
' OU board and sieani c.m lie r.iis. d at any
i time. There will be no trouble in bringing
i this ship across, ns an adequate force from
i the local > ard - .an b. seem. <1 f. r tlm s. r
i vice. It is said tin coal and aniiniisi:ion on
| beard pas. ■ d w.ih tile sale .T Hi.- United
1 States n.ivy, .so tli.i, the apply of aTimiuni
; t'on is adji ni t to lh< - y
I Ships. Tlm other ship i.as been 1 m wiled,
I but it will tak.- .sonm time to rn.ake her
i. tdy for se . -Mr. Lane b< lives, however,
I that th< ro will he no difficulty in bfin ting
; 11. • r imrni di Hely, il : . d, ■>>. d to
1 mnk. tiie move without delay, a. tlm hull
I Os th.’ ship i- so well along that -Im could
| be towed, and her own s.i.l power utilized
' tor tlm trip across.
*
SAYS IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
Spanish Minister De. i ires the Maine
Was Not Intentionally Wrecked.
W.ashington. Mar.-hl!. "rhe Span li min
ister. S. nor Polo y Bcrn.il..-. reeeiv.d i
ntimlwr of dispatclies t..d;iy from the minis
t< r of state at M it <1 m i fr >m Captain
Gem ml Blanco.
Senor Polo’s attention was called to tlm
| reports from Spain a- to the pimp.-et ••
sailing id’ tlm Spanish temped., fleet mr >l:.-
v.m i and .is to tlie signili. :mce which h i 1
been atlaeb.d in this country to the move.
'l'll., sen. r said the tm pdo .-r ift cruise
had been long contemplated. Their coming
li.as no relation whatever, lie de,lured, to
J K . ent conditions, as they Were wanted for
work along tlm Cuban i i.
'• 'l'lm miniSti r Ims r. . < v. d tm intimation
I ns to tlm findings of tlm s,. m n nav H
I commission ’vlreb is inve. : amt lng tlie
1 Marne disaster. He . iy> th • ■ mimiss- n
I is proceeding with tlm ime formality and
seereey as the Hulled States .-..uit of in
quiry and tlm: m> it iis tin.lings
would Im justili. .' lll.til tin form d r. port
is pr.senti d IO tm- Spanish tmverntn.mt
S- nor Polo idd< A that Ins )wf...ma 1 Imi.ef,
however, was that tin re w-as no doubt
that tlm Spanish ..t.mimission would report
that the Maine explosion was due to acci
dent rind said lie was convinced that tills
also would Im tlm conclusion reached by
tin people of this country when all the
facts of the matter arc known.
RUSSIAN PRESS SAYS BEWARE.
Tiesident Notified That Spain Would
Have Support of Three Powers.
Ixmdon, Man’ll 15. —Tlie Vienna corre
spondent of Tlie Times telegraphs an ab
stract of an article In tlm St. Petersburg
Novoe Vremya, which he thinks “deserves
attention as giving an accurate account of
the v mw and intentions of at least three of
the <,:• ': power:,.”
The correspondent ways:
“Tim article asserts that tho United
States are w. 11 aware that in declaring
war against Spain limy could not count
upon tiie approval of any of tlm liuropi an
pow. im Alt, ;t alleges, would sympathize
wilii Simin, if not actively, cm-t linly by
< ■ ■■■■.'. inotesi ag.'iinsl Pre.si<i.;nt Me-
Kirm y's , .induct. This is also well known
at Madrid.
“Tho Ih.iropia n re.pre.sent.itlv<s.” con
cludes tlm ,irt:<’l-‘, “will notify the Wash
ington government of the'.e opinion tlmt
war is not de liable, and II is to bo hoped
tlmt IT. den- .M.-Kini. e will realize llm
d.s.idvant mo of .'■:tc i genera! censure and
will no’ all >w him." if to be eggeu into war
by Anmrican . p. cul ■tors.”
The Vi’ iina correspondent of Tho Stand
ard declares that Austria and Germany
sympathize with Spain, the former being
actuated by family tics between the two
reigning Imuses, and tho latter by a grudge
against the United States.
INQUIRY COURT AT KEY WEST
LEFT HAVANA RATHER
SUDDENLY TUESDAY.
The Board Does Not Know W hen a
Report of Their Labors Will
Be Made.
Havana, March 15. The Mangrove, with
tlm court of inquiry on board, sailed to
night for Key Attest.
1 'pt..in S imps.in, president of the board,
told tlm Assoeia ted Pre is eorre
that the doei-ion to leave Havana was not
ri’.'c'lmd until this afternoon at a consul
tant n of tiie members, it w-as decided that
while farther testimony might be obtained
here, tills was not likely to justify a lon-.'-r
st..v, Tlie court <• <n return if rim divers
or wickers ifmke dis-ov. rias that will add
to !!..; ev der.ee now b< ing gathered.
Tiie plans of the submerm .1 wreck, in
the f.r. paratlon of which Ensign Powelson
Ims hml .1 very large share, are very elabo
rate, ami Captain Samiwon says the testi
mony and records of tiie divers are very
fuff.
Cap! In Sampson hopes the court will* Wu
. ’ St ■
t • . H ■ ’.>■ do g
the flagship New York. Tim greater i rot
of Hi.- investigation tlmt ramins will eon
: 1.-t-. mil ss til.’ court return her... of :i care
ful study -.1 tlie plans. It is imt thought
tlmt ii will !..• ne ■ : - :y to ./ dn summon
tm’ -mvivors of Hie .Maine officers or rm n.
'l'lm m.urt Ims no prophecy to make a.s
to tlie further duration of tlie sittings, or
v. •.”» and where tlm tindings will be pro
mu; Ited. Captain Yim '■.••.• will probably
r.-nmin Imre r..-’omp:.nie.i by <’omiiiand.-r
\\ ..fuwHght, t . sueprlntend tTrn work on
l.elmlf 01 tin- government.
WOULD BUY CUBA'S FREEDOM
PEACE WAVE NOW HANGS OVER
THE WHITE HOUSE.
If Spain Will Sell the Island, the
Cash. Can Ee Obtained Without
Much Trouble.
By Jos Ohl.
v ... .. n ■ - tai.) A
pem-e"wave seems to be making i s head
qmirl. rs around and : bout tlm white bouse.
All the bell-.’mremy mmif.-sted about the
pr< ideal's otil -lai r< - it t'.u time < f
h.s r. :.• d to r ■■ '! (h i< r.d I and wlrnii
he asited congress for tlmt gigantic einer-
Ctt >m vln da the e: <-!t. mt nt im
.. .. ng ■ 10 * . ev, nt ■ Im-' died
a ti. '. ', a’ the "i n. of the unmlst ik i.ble
sen immit of tin. country.
Today this peace policy breaks out
ir. two or three different places. One
is in the disclosure of a new scheme
lor the pm pose of the freedom of Cu
bt-—in a nutshell, the formation of a
••■•.’antic syndicate of American and
European moneyed men, this syndicate
to indorse the bonds of Cuba in case
Spain agrees to sell her freedom-
in . onto ’i ’’ i wifi turn svndlmito tlm
, „f -,..nm .f •!'•■ mou prominent
1 ■. ; , of the Id are used.
’ H>me Preside:’.". Levi P Morton Is the
P n w . » li is fi'P.' in i.ie white house w <h
• Im'idea and the story wh'ch connects ills
n ‘ wifi It also m ntioirn Sir .Jul’, m
”,um- f"’.’ Wilii whom Ci.v-m.ir Morton
h ... b.-on 'n frequent c.msultatimi. and also
tlm new Spanish nilnmti r.
Sen nor Hlkins 'ms found tt tmcc:-.- iry to
•lbandon his id. ;l tlmt tlm k•” rnnmnt
-imifd indorse the ’bonds of ’the Cubans and
a d idem to pnreimse i eir freed .in. for Im
so-mi opposition to tills plan even from
sue!) .-lose friend of the m< nhe was repre
senting ■•• Sen ; ..r Hanna. Si. tills Morton
pl . f >!1 ■■. ■ • its legitimate sueces sor.
It is believed that the men who are
strongest back of it are those who now
cv.’n tho Spanish-Cuban bonds and
who are naturally trying- to save what
they have invested.
') m prop ’ mi purclmse 1 n’k and the ap
;■ • ' '• ■ " ■' '■ 1 h '' •” r '
, . V,d in . .i-n.ids'rat <ni < ireles adds to the
: ■ ’! ■ ■■ feeling.
It ■ sic-niti. ■■ t that Gen ml Grosvenor,
t , < >nfid< mtial frit nd < f the president,
’..■a ..at m .iiith.-irized stiomcn'. of his
’, . ; ■ I Hum and it is :<is'> significant
: . .■■■iii< 'lcm with the Grosvenor inter-
im w • an ov.-iine of polay from a
... .... n -atlon, both of
tinctui. d with tlie cry for
i, ■ il lirii V'T'.r was once prominent
-or in -, loud <• ■::.•= for Culrnn Indcpe idence.
S’ow h< t ilk >1 “the oquivaiont of inde
p. .id”ne. " Tm r.’ is talk of in ■• ’ < n:ion
'.)) tlm interests of pence, bin’ of interven
, sot or freedom not a
There Will Be No War.
"I <l.> not b< I . ve there will be war with
Spain," he say*. “I d!> not believe tlm in-
Continued on Second Page.
ATLANTA, GA„ MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1898.
STAHVATIOJI
AJID DISEASE
Are Holding High Carn
ival in Cuba.
DEATH-RATE IS APPALLING
Senator Proctor Tells of Hor
rors of the War.
HALF OF THE MISERY HAS HOT BEEN TOLD
Two Hundred Thousand De;.ths in the Past Few
Months in Spanish Prisons, Caused by the
Brutality of Spanish Officials -Senator
Gallinger Says Situation Can
not Be Exaggerated.
Washington, March 17. -Senator Proctor,
of Vermont, who return .<! last Sunday from
on extend’ d trip to and from the island of
Cuba, this afternoon made n. statement to
the senate of his observations on the
Island.
From many view points the statement
was remarkable, it had evidently been
m ist can fully pr. p *.d. j ivery element
of sensationalism h.„.' (n < n studiously elim
inated from it. (H|j|,f ioft?t s<> f- iP as
fa< ts repo:; d <•.■•.- . r 1 ■ . boro not
tlm slightest evle floating beiTort to arouse
tlm public n i-b', some of whe .live to tho
i’r.- lder.t M. Klnl. ' . ’ •
t()I is r.’prmented as ■ • ” ng Ins
’’ strain his unruly . ■■■«
o El Globe attributi s the !■
■ s to “bid storage of !.• r c
of explosives arisii’p. >ts
,e preparations for v. |
... proper diselplin. on bob past
4.
' • "
tiie best cha’vhich tlie uni n is ’’statement
was made by m •due. a tew
mlnut.s ait. r its"''' p i
“it is," said l.e*.■ :,, s if Proctor had
held up ills right IP’ sv.orn to it."
That was tlie impr slot: the statement
made upon tiie senate.
Was Almost Dramatic.
The scene in the senate just preceding
and during tlm delivery of tile speech was
almost dr.’.malic in th. in., n.-’.ty oi its. in
ter.’ t. Tim occasion of tlie address i.io-e
wry urn xpcctedly. The melon.il qu.ir.in
line bill was under di-euss:on. uid Senator
.M.dlorv. ol Florida. 11. id been recognized
for a speech in opposition to tiie pending
measure.
.Mr. r’rye entered the chamber, and. In
terrupting Mr. .Mallory, r. .pi- d- d him to
yield to Mr. Proctor, who dee.r.-d to make
a statement cone, rning bis observations
in Cuba ot Interest to the senate and to
tiie country. Instantly tlmre was a com
motion on tile floor and in the galleries.
It had been announced th.it Mr. Proctor
would soon make a statement, but it was
not supposed that Im would make it on
the 11..0r of the senate. A call •■: the
s< , a te w■■ d’ mand< dby Mr. < of
w Hampshire, it a b w minut. > . very
t .. nalor a Hie eapiioi was in h ■ seat, and
tiie word having been par ed iluoimn tiie
corridors, people flock.' I into the galleries
until tiny were packed.
Mr. Pr in beginn im. st ted tii.it ins
trip was entirel’ unofficial and was not
Sugg, .'ted by any one. Mr. Proctor said m
He Compliments Lee.
"Os Geimr.il !..■<• ! n-■■ 1 s:iv little. ills
valuable serv:e. s to his country In ills try
ing jio’-ition are too w.dl known to al! his
countrymen to require mention. Besides
iiis ability, high character and courage, ho
posse .-. s ill. iinpor’ lilt requisites of un
failing mr: and courtesy, and with ail, ills
militarj” education and training and his
sold’, rly qualities are invaluable adjuncts
in tin- equipment of our representative in
a couatry so completely under militarj- rule
as is Cuba.”
Senator Proctor also eulogized Consuls
Brice and Barker.
“It has been Slate.l that I said there was
no doubt tlm Maine was blown up from
the out. ide." lie e.jntinm •!. “This is ~ mi:-
tak’ . 1 may i'.ivc said that such was tho
general hnpr. ssion among Americans in
11 .i ma. In faet, J have no opinion about it
myself, mi. u’ef’iily avoided forming one.”
Picture Not Overdrawn.
“Before starting I revived through tho
mail a. leaflet published by Tlie Christian
Herald, wit.li cuts of some of tlie sick and
starving reconceiitrados, and took it with
me, t.miking these were rar-> specimens
get up to make tlm worst possible showing,
i saw plenty a.s bad and worse: many that
should lot im I’hO’togr.iph. .1 and shown. I
could not in : : . ve th.it out of a population
... :,. ■■.’ :wo hundr .1 th >usand had died
witli n these Spanish forts, practieaUj
prison walls', within a few months past,
from actual stnrvat.on and diseases caused
I y i- s ufficient and impr..per food. My in
qiiities were entirely outs, Io of sensation
al sources. They w. re m. Io of our medical
officers, our coi uls, of city alcaldes (may
ors), of relief commit!. •_ of leading i> er
< bants and bunkers, pi:,, sie.ans and law
y. r. Several of n.y ini. tm nt.-' were Span
ish born, but ev. ry time tlm answer was
tint tlm caso had not been overstated.
“General Blanco’s order of November 13th
last somewhat modifies th( W eyler order,
but is of lit il” or no practical benefit, its
application :s finite I to farms ’properly <le
fen.ie.it,’ and tlie owner, are obliged to
build ’.'enters of defens-.’ Its execution is
..inipletely in tile discretion ( ty loed
military on n T' I '' ’G ~.. i,’ w !ll °
terrible m,', ( ' ....effi’a.j of, order
hi stripp'; irl(! ] {l , ss ja r -v ’trying tl .> s *ibffi
shelter. fo< .)„. ’ on for
an fnsurgf] )p occasion of tlie last vis!’andcr
this adva ambassador to tlie ('bin °rder
slice, the Chinese refused to
French proposals, and the
was Issued four months ago. I saw no
beneficent results from It worth mention
ing.”
Speaking of tlie Cuban the senator said:
"There are, or were before tlie war,
about 1,000,000 Cubans on tlm island, 200,000
Spaniards, which means those born in
Spain, and less than half a million of ne
groes and mixed blood. Tlm percentage, of
colored to white lias been steadily dimin
ishing for more than fifty years, and is not
now over 25 per cent of tlie total, in fact,
tho number of colored people has been act
ually diminishing for nearly that time.
Cuban Superior to Spanish.
"One tiling that was new to me was to
learn the superiority of the well-to-do Cu
ban over tlm Spaniard in the matter of
education. Among those in good circum
stances there can be no doubt tlmt tin)
Cuban Is far superior in this respect.
“Having .-ailed on Governor and Captain
General Blanco and received bls . ourteous
call in return. I could not witli propriety
S”ck commun:< ;i tion witli Insurgents. f
had plenty of offers of Safe conduct to Go
mez's .imp an.l v. as toMi that if I would
write him an answer would be returned
safely within ten days at most. I saw sev
eral who had visited tlie insurgent c imp
and was sought out by an in.'urgent field
officer who gave nm th. best information
recid’.’.’d .m to tlm insurgent force. His
statements were mod. r ite and I wa. <■(• •'»-
Ibly inf.vin.’.l th.c !)■ w:i.’ . ntlrcly re'.ialxle.
Ho .Tiinwd that tlm Cul> ins hn.l about
thirty thousand now in the field, some in
(•very pr.vin... imt mo-fly In th” two
eastern provinces and ■ :i :■ -rn (pant i Clara,
and tills itement was corrobora.'.' .i from
oilier good sources
“Tney have a fui'-e in Havana province
Its. If organiz'd as four small brigades and
operating in small bands. Ruiz was t ikon,
tried and shot witli n about a mile and a
half of tlie railroad and about tiftemi miles
on: <>f Havana on tlm road to .Matanzas, a
road mor. traveled than any other.
"Airangnren was killed about three miles
the other side of tlie road an.l about tlm
same distance, fifteen or twenty miles, from
Havana. The insurg.-nts tire w.-ll armed,
but very poorly sup died with ammuniion.
They are not allowed to carry many cart
ridges, sometimes not more than one or
two. The infantry especially are poorly
clad.
Autonomy Won’t Go.
Senator Proctor «ald tlm army and Span
ish < i'iz- do not want autonomy, for
that mean.”- government by tlie Cuban peo
ple. A.s for i.'m Cubans they saj- the offer
of i: com too Lite, if tlicy succeed It
can be only by armed for. e.
“I found." . ontinu. d the speaker, “that
vou do not !i ive to scratch an autonomist
very do p to find tlm Cuban. When there
Is to 1 • an <!■ I ..n .-V. ry polling plime must
be in-id.- .i fortified town. Such (lections
ought to be .-af.i fur ’ins.’
■ i am i.o in f.i.vor of annexation, not
because 1 • ■ ■ 1 : '• ' ! ; parti u-
[ ouble from ft. but because it is not
,■
lar. ■ numl ■■ of . nu■■ tt. <i and patr. ■ ■
men, til. great sacrifices they Icixe en
dured, the I- • ■!■!” t< mp< ram, nt of tlm
people, wi11... and black, tlie wonderful
prosperity that would com., surely w t.i
peace and good home rule, tlie large in
flux of Amer-miti-s and English immi
grat on and money, could .til be strong
factors for stable institutions.
••But it is i. tt my purix.se, .it tills time,
nor do I cun ider it my providence, to . ng
gest any plan. 1 merely sp< ak of the symp
toms as 1 saw tin in, but do not undertake
to pr< si ribe such remedial i teps as znaji be
required, ami which may be safely left to
an American resident and tlie American
i e
GALLINGER TALKS OF CUBA.
Senator Says Spanish Soldiers Are Not
at All Well Drilled.
Washington, -March IS. S nator Gal’ln
ger was at the . .pitol today for the first
time since his r. turn from Cuba. Wh-n
r qmste.l to nialio a statement as to his
observ nee on tlm condition of that is
land. he r. plied:
•■Y >u m-M ■ ..n my name to any pimure
ion draw oi utt. . wret. hedm", destitution
aid helli.-hness in t:mt country. The con
dition of affairs, -o far as I had opportunity
to obs. rv. it. and I was only in llawma
ami Matanzas. is simply indescribable.
“Witli r.’f i-’-n.’,- to the military aspect
of alTnirs in Cuba. 1 saw nothing .which
Impr. m 4 m. with the idea tlmt Spam
k! ..,ws much about muibm w ir,..: e. Th”
1 aw ,r.’ not drilled as our 501,1,.
,1,. ,-s ii” in !■ •d, tin y hmk Hie .'■im nt
Os sold.erly bearing, whatever may lie said
of tlmir merits as lighters. The drills that
1 witnessed were a travesty on mod-rn
militarj' t.i’ is. While they were undergo
ing their evolutions, the. soldiers were talk
ing to ea. li other and smoking as freely
),mi unconcernedly as tlmy would do in
tlieir mess rooms.
“Naturally fi eri) was much talk about
the Maine disaster, and so far ns I could
ascertain from my conversation with Amer
icans ami with those not entirely under tlm
Influence of the Spaniards, tho opinion was
universal that the Marne had been destroy
ed bv an external agency, and almost ev
ery person With whom I disem 1 the sub-
ject In Cuba expects tlmt the findings of tlm
American court of Inquiry will substantiate
this view."
AMERICAN GRAVES DECORATED.
Austrian Soldiers Place Flowers and
Flag’s Over Maine Martyrs.
Havana March IS. Visitors to the Colon
cemetery find the graves of the dead of the
Maine decorated with many flowers, while
from the central place of sepulcher waves
a long streamer of ml and yellow, with
an Inscription .showing that the d'.'orations
and flowers were place! there by the sail
ors of tho Austrian warship Don.iu, “In
memory of our unfortunate follow sailors
of tho United Stalin ship Maine."
One Spanish and our American divers
have been working on tho wreck today.
This afternoon two Ixidies were recovered,
but neither has been identified as yet. One
Is the body of a man apparently about
forty, of medium height, witli bls right
forearm tattooed In n design of two hearts
overlapping and pierced by two daggers,
with a red tinged clover leaf above the
hearts.
'I he dlv’-rs have recovered she ship’s ser
vile plate and a six-pounder.
Circulars have been sent to tho alcaldes
of about 200 towns in Cuba notifying them
of tlie new methods of relief and also set
ting forth that corn meal, amounting to one
pound per day, will be the first supply
sent.
SPANISH MADERS IN CUBA
PMYW THEIR LAST G
Blanco and Pando Are Anxious To Treat
With Insurgent Leaders.
Havana, via Key W«- t, Fla., March 19. ]
News h.is ju.st reached the correspondent ,
from authentic .sources that the autonomist
government, backed bv the military au- I
thoriti» s here and the government at Mad
rid, is now phiying it last card to secure •
p‘ace in Cuba aid prevent Intcrventbm on
the port of tho United States.
Near Palo .Prioto and via Jacas Gor- I
das, a province of Santa Clara, on the •
west side of Jucaro-Moron trocha are !
gathered several thousand insurgents '
under command of General Calixto |
Garcia and other prominent chiefs, ac- i
companied by Senor Masso, president |
of the Cuban republic, with several ,
members of his cabinet.
Also, on the west side of the trocha,
in the district of Sancti Spiritus, less '
than thirty miles distant from General !
Garcia’s forces, are stationed 2,000 in- ■
surgents under Generals Pancho, Car- !
rilo, Monteagudo, Lancliez, Legon and ,
Gonzalez.
The Spanish commander, General Pando,
with General Ramarlez, Charvez and other
generals, Is within a few miles of General
Calixto Garcia. General Gomez is west
of tho Jucaro-Moron trocha within easy
reacli.
Pass Through Pando’s Lines.
All the Insurgent j• a. rai'. I’r '-lent'
Masso and th< fi lais, with G( n |
oral GareM. got tl.rou '.h General l’amlo’ ; ;
lines som, time ago and the latter gave up I
the campaign, which was to b a grand I
military coup de grace m tiie province of
*S:nt!::’m de Cuba or province of Puerto
I'rincipe. Bui a ..;g-h to pas.sln .
through the trocha. the msurg Ints turned
that th flan! i vement w■ - win
by General Pando for the purpose of at- |
tempting to carry out his ulterior toliti al ,
purposes. |
Such wifi the position of all concerned’
wbeu th. la.-: a.lvlees w. te r. -eived In th” j
p riace at H ivana. < 1 n< ral Pando’s pvr- ■
pose, to further which he has or.lered a,
practl ; ai armi ‘ ce ln t the ‘ s ‘p O w- irt of '
“To have a personal conference with
General Calixto Garcia. President Mas- '
so and other insurgents, and even with
General Gomez, if pos-ible, and 10 ■
make them a i'ormal oiler of auton
omy, according to the programme
drawn up by the left of the radical
wing of that party.”
As previously cabled, this off t in.’lu l - '
In return for tho ending of the Insu.-i ctloti |
t disarmament and disbanding of all vol- i
~, -■ ,ie Cuba as tho kilter s nomin
and no insurgents to be nt a
prisoners out of • '•■ ' for ' u uie
off’ uses.
The advii os rcceit < 1 here are in
of's' l iiriiig the ‘ onferenee. while on
, ..1 memb« rs of the mist
felt sure that the propusitton. i:ig tin ;
best eV. r .'H. "■• d an i a-mr.n 1” '■■ ■•
independence, would be ace. ~t .1. tfi t th .
rebellion would b< <lqi in I at an ■
b. ended.
Offers Will Be Refused.
Sue h view . h< i ever, wen n >t h( d wher ’
this dispatch was sent by ‘.hose best a- ,
quainte.l u il, Genei",’. Gorm-z .”ml bls '
ciiiel--., nor bv th” Spanisn-Cub m m- r ;
chants, bank. rs. editors or lawvis. He ,
l, class in llavan .. Tile letter '••:■” or. I
that nothin”, but the proposition of MonT ,
Spain, but absolute indepi ndenee lor Cuba '
-would . vet’ I” .-on-id. red b : Gen ral Go- ,
m. or any of his principal followers.
In support of Hi- litt. r view It Is otli .
daily announced th rt aft r all the • f
near Manz nillo only two prir ites ol b.. i
valor Ruiz’s band surr.-nd. nd.
It t known b du. th it G< neral P.indo, '
In order to a.lvam o his plans for tlie pro- |
the trochas, taking from
th. m ew r d thousand men and much artil
lery.
H is rcL- ir.l. 1 ns certain In well Informs 1
Pando, or if tin”, do c.ml. r after r. > n
ing the terms ( ff< nd. will take sufile ent :
caUle and provi.'.ons from tlie. -mp i-a ■■- |
ly well stock .1 ran.’..’ inim- d. tl. A w t I
and then iuaugur.ato n :a ■! ue.m ■
Vinces of Matanzas. Havana and p <
Pffi .r del Rio. appearing near here within
lift. • n or eighteen days, which is com-id-
CV e.l pos :ble.
Not Favorable to United States.
J„ r- led 1. re from prominent au-
puerlo l'r'm”!>o have bf.n shown to
, . orr ■”' ' ' Tho wi r ■ i .
faiorable to tlie U: it'd Stat.'.-: ti- y -idi |
cling to the theory of autonomy and <la.- -
.- the assertions tlmt the Spanish
soldiers .lie “unpaid and unfe 1 and llvlm
in towns, wh lo th< : officer ire < <
ing aga nst the antonm.. i governm. nt and
r.fm-e t<> take the li. ’l. either <.inylng
the presence of tlie ln-air.gen:s or : ,'lng
•let troops who are in favor of autaaimj
tight Us battle-’.”’
other letters from the same source Insist
tlmt all til.’ plans laid to se uro the sur
render of the insurgents ha;.- been badly
conceived and poorly executed. These let-
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'LIKELY ARMISTICE
| WILL BE PROPOSED
Rebel Troops Now Within a
Veru Few Miles of
Spaniards.
SPANISH GOVERNMENT
IS TO SUGGEST TERMS
!
| Cuban Leaders Will Not A
the Plan to Be Submitted.
Will Kill All Autonomy.
Personal Conference
Is Wanted.
j t.-rs add that only In Isola: j! Jr. tar. • *
| wlm’fitirrimien d ' •’iTsfm furt r' ar sStcdi
i the l'o lnsur””iits who i-d
ba< k with the Insu gents wit i a 1 irt
United States Must Intcrvc.'.e.
T!i< f-.ner.d ..’pinion seems to im tlmt ti.e
) Pando conference will In anj ■ ' • • t! )
end of aut( nomj’ and th • m >st • •
• : >rt that It will make the intervention
of til.’ 1/nit d S' Iti '• ,rnp. I itive. Those
.. . B i 3 n
In spite of official and other -lenlils. :t '■
I believed tlmt r oils trouble ■ for Spain in
I pr. Sent, that tiie Spanimi crui. ■ r Viz. iv.i
' CUBANS IN AMERICA PLEASED
News of Proposed Armistice Causes
Rejoicing in New York.
New York. March It'. -At the offices ot
' tho Cuban lenla in this Ity then w (
I I: rge fore.’ of in in:, n’s w I
tlm bulletin very carefully I’U-l
j “of course we don’t doubt '.lmt th. ■_
i lards have suspend.operaitons in . ui.-tr.
Cuba and that Gem ral P.indo 1- s. <. i
j conference with the Cuban leaders. G. i
j thing ever since his arrival in Cul .So
I far be has b. en unsuccessful and ve rue
I p... tlv.. tlmt ho will remain so
“ rile gathering of largo Cuban fore <
: lie. r th.’ Jiu uro-Morcn troelia Is pr. ■ .
, for the Ir piussi ge through I: In ord< r t ■
j r.ouneed in Hie Assoclat.-d Press • -
“There will be no conference between
tlie Cuban leaders and Pando or any otlur
I '"Tho l.< li'ef of tlie llm, : i ufilci.iL ti’. ’
I the Spanish propositions will be acc. , ted
| “Tii.'’ latter portion •: tho ■
speaks for its. If. Tlie Culm:: will not .4-
mit of any solution of tho war unless it is
based on tho absolute Independ. neo of Cu
ba."
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GLADSTONE HAS GROWN WORSE.
i His General Physical Cone it ion Carn es
Friends Great Ahtrm.
i London, .March lie Pa.l M'l G.i.. to
i this afternoon Mr. G..id- . m iai
I conddi. nir .ipp.u’iu ly woi”. it ...id
“It was his own wisa to b mo. •< lo
Haw inion, with as little delay ... :-• ibh .
Wh’it.’v r tho pre .”• nature of th .ml
pains, neuralgia or tlm pr< em-o .-om
healthy growth, there can be i... doubt tlmt
though intermittent, tli' V hav .. . ..1
severe siiff.’l’lng an.l il lie- 1 .
iLT-'LLTV'-
Ambassador Hay Retii is to England.
tho United States ambassador to th< court
of St. James, who has been traveling In
E „, pt arrived at Athens on Mar.
amt the n.xt day he v. is inv ted to tlm
palace and hnd a private conversation of
an hour’s duration with King G< ot
Greece. Colonel Hay left \the:m on tho
lith with ids family and sail d from Pa
tras for Venice. He r. t irns to London
on Sunday.