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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
WHAT UNCLE SAM
CAN DO In A RUSH
All Arrangements for War Rapidly
Approaching Completion.
LONGS GREAT FORESIGHT
Manipulation u the BsttIsship Oregon
Nil Cruise Where Most Available
No Report Yet IRON Bosfd.

Washington. March y While today
Was not mnrkcd by any particularly I'm.
porinnt events the history Of the week
just closed will form splendid record
~ what can BE- accomplished by the ma
tipn lu short space of time under tho
necessity 10 provide FOR national defense
beginning with the appropriation of &C.,
0oooo a. be- expended by the president
without limitation there followed rap.
idIY The placing Of orders f1r enormous
quantities ~ war supplies the lnsuiu-
ton NJ negotiations for the purchase of
ships abroad the enlistment ~ men for
ihr navy The creation 0f two additional
regiments n artillery. thc commissioning
~ monitors cruisers and rams. the max.
Ing of now posts along the sea coasts and
finally the rc-arrnngemoni ~ the great
military departments 10 meet modern
conditions In military practice
The sending Of thc oregon. now at
Mare Island Hwuy from san Francisco.
r an exhibition ~ the far-Eightedncss
with which the secretary ~ the navy n
observing the situation of today. The
vessels orders are 60 cruise down the
Pacific coast. touching from time 10 tlmo
M various ports whore cable connection
exists to receive any orders that the de.
phrimrnt has 20 give IN this way 4 II
expected she viii work as far south as
Valparaiso where she vill await orders
Valparaiso II very much nearer cuba and
90 Admiral SIcards feet than Mare Isl.
and while II u should b. desired 60 send
tho ship 10 the Aslatic station this can
De done almost NJ conveniently from Val
paradise a. from San Francisco. Al val
pnniso the oregon will be whore she can
he most uscfully manipulated In case OF
emergency.
The president held h long conference
at the White House nt noon with Sec
rctlries Alger. Long and Gage Il Is pre-
sum"d that their subject ~ discussion
was The finances of the situation. After
the conference statement was again
made with the emphasis that has char.
nctcrizcd every uttcrancc on the subject
by the presidents constitutional advisors
that up 10 today the administration has
absolutely no knowledge ~ the cause Of
the disaster to the Maine. and Nlat II has
no report Of any kind from the court OF
inquiry or anyone connected with H.
The board u the naval bureau chiefs
finds It impossible 10 pass Judgment in
upon the fitness Tor naval
service of the vessels that may be offered
FOR the auxiliary branch ~ the navy at
the various sea ports, SO they have been
aided In their work hy the creation of a
special board which will undertake Ia
visit each OF the ports where ships may
be- offered and make careful personal
Inspection of the Various crafts Tho
board will consist Of Captain Rodgers.
Lieutenant Commander Kelly, Passed
Assistant Engineer Dixon, Assistant Ma /
val Constructor Tawresy and Lieutenant /
Sargent
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
REFuTEs THE COMMENTS

Madrid. March l2-The cardinal arch
bishop Of valIadolld has published long
letter refuting some OF the comments on
his recent pastoral in which he blamed
America for the protraciion OF the Cuban
war and said that the hypOcrltical friend
ship OF the United States wastes SpaIn's
resources In order to better attack her
when weak He now afiirms his attach
ment TO the queen regent and his obedi-
ence to the pope.
FL Heraldo's statement that America
will indemnify Spain for giving independ-
ence to Cuba is regarded here as bal on
d'essai. but also as displaying a recog-
milton Of public sentiment in Spain where
it would be impossible for any govern
ment to propose a sale OF Cuba.
Senor Leon Castillo. the Spanish am
bassador to France, had conference
with the queen regent today and after
ward lunehed with her majesty.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
nrlIEyEs wAn rNAyolnAm.r-


Hcflin March =CupyriEhind leN by
the Associated Press Tho German pa
p'fs this week have given uttrrance 10
tho unanimous conviction that war be-
tween the United States and Spain IL
probable although u ~ believed here
that the latter country will do everything
to aVuid il In diplomatic circles lt IN said
that Spain during the past week synt a
circular note To the cabinets Of Europe
TO the rnect that the spanish govern
mcnt hoped the rebellion IN cuba would
bo completely suppressed by April !. odd
Ink that II foreign influence had not nllm-
ulatrd the insurgents and supported them
with arms. men. money ana ammunition.
there would at the prcscn, moment be no
insurgents left.
so Tar the correspondent has been un.
able to ascertain whether the document
has rlirit~d an9 replies
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
TROUBLE IN BUTTE.
Chinese Prosecuting the Labor Unions Of
That city.

Nulhese prosecuting the LABOR Unions OF
That city,
Butte. Mont. March Y. During the in
vestigation Of the Chinese boycott in
junction case before United States Ex-
aminer Blake. Owen williams. an aged
butcher. testified against the labor unions
and told about a warning he had received
from some representative OF the unions.
Three of them. he said. called at his room
few nights ago .shi demanded pri-
vate audience with him, which he re-
fused to grant. being afraid OF them. and
would not open the door. They then told
him that 4 he testified in the boycott
cases he would do so at the peril OF his
life. Williams was so afraid OF his life
that he refused to appear before the
examiners until Judge Knowles. Of the
United States court, had threatened TO
punish him for contempt After he had
given his testimony regarding some OF
the methods adopted by the boycotters
against the Chinese. the old man ex-
claimed:
Il expect TO be killed. and II am muir
dered for giving my evidence, Judge
Knowles win be To blame for it.
The proceedings against The labor UNI
ions is being carried on by representa-
uves of the Chinese government.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
BATTERIES FOR NEW ORLEANS

Junction City. Kansas, March i2-or-
ders were received at Fort Riley this
afternoon at O'Clock ordering the three
batteries OF artillery at this post to the
south. Battery b. OF the Fourth artil-
lery. Captain Anderson. goes to Fort
Monroe; battery F, OF the Fourth artI-
lery. Captain Taylor. goes to Savannah.
and battery F. OF the Fifth artillery, Cap
tain Riley. TO New Orleans. The orders
are such that Il win compel the move
ment Of these batteries to their new sta
iion not later than Wednesday Of next
week. Major Randolph. who is in COM
mand OF the artillery post at Fort Riley,
has not been ordered elsewhere. There
is great excitement here and at Fort
Riley
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
NEW YORK HARRoR.

New York, March l9,-The World today
says:
The heads OF the United States engineer
corps have discovered that the channel
az the beginning of The Narrows cannot
be successfully mined with torpedoes.
For a week or more soundngs have been
made and on Fort Hamilton Il depth of
loo feet was reached. II would be impos-
sihle to place torpedo mines in such Il
deIdh and control them with certainty.
The engineers have decided to protect
the channel between Fort Wadsworth
and Fort Hamilton with fish torpedoes
which can be shot out from the shore
with the speed of bullet and he per-
fcctly controlled for distance OF $50
yards, one of these can sink the greatest
battleship,
At Sandy Hook the conditions are all
that can be desired and II It is necessary
TO mine the entrance to this harbor tor
pedoes win be placed there.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
NEwFoUNpI.ANp nEFIcIT.

ST. Johns, n. F.. March 12.-The budget
presented to the colonial legislatura
shows an estimated deficit of s2l3.OOJ Tor
the fiscal year ending June 30 next, due
largely to abnormal expenditures last au-
tumn by the Chiteway government for
election purposes, but partly due to a
shortage OF revenue resulting from poor
fisheries and low prices last season. For
the year ending June 90 1898. 1t is esti-
mated that the expenditures will be 81
$4,000. The revenue is expected to meet
this II is proposed to reduce the public
debt by means of the A,OOO.OOO recently
received from the railway purchases and
by the transfer Of a billion and hais
dollars Of Indebtedness really chargeable
TO the municipality Of St. Johns. but nov
borne by the colony In that way the
colonial debt will be brought down to
SIS, ,O0O, 600
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
BATTERIES TO Be
MOVED TO COAST
Quartermaster General Lee Preparing
for Defense.
WILL IMPROVE KEY WEST
Naval Station There Needs Bsildias 10
Three Bstteries from Port Riley
Mill Go to NsN Orleans.

Chicago. March -Quarternaster.
General Lee. Of the army OF the depart
ment Of the lakes. "a making arrange.
ments TO transport the batteries Of ar
tlllery now at the forts IN the west 10
the Atlantic seaboard and the gulf OF
Mexico.
Today the western railroads having
headquarters IN Chicago and ST. Louis
and other western cities were Invited 10
telegraph proposals for transporting the
batteries Of artillery from Fort Riley,
Kansas. TO the south. Each battery con-
sists OF i've officers. 9 men. 75 horses.
four guns with eaissons. battery forges
and camp equipment The equipment
must 20 through from the initial point
without change and will be ready to leave
Fort Riley by noon of the 18th instant.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
LITTLE "WILLIE"
OF GERMANY
At q Family Dinner In Berlin ISuues
q frOnunclsmentO.
STARTLING WORDS UTTERED
so Loag AZ William II Is Emperor u
Germany The lsnktss Shall
Not Take Caba
STARTLING WORDS UTTERED

New York March v 4 world dbpll 3
from Madrid says
The Madrid Correspondence prints ih'
following telegram from Hefnn'
II know from n sure source that hHl
nlght at % family dinner party ln th,
palace a. which Nnn present princess
Irene the wife of Primer Henry. thc rm,
ptror'H brother. who IL now In command
" the German squadron In the mr. onst
William II uttered the following really
startling words IN consequence Of ihc ron,
trrailon having turned upon Cuban ~.
fairs
'-rhc German emperor placing the hiit
~ his sword on the iahl, said
What ! declare ls that so lung hs
William ~ r. emperor ~ Germany. the
YhnksrH shall not take porscsvion NJ
cuba
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
LoNpoN ON oun FINANcEs

London. March y The sialisi discusses
The financial side of a possible Spanish
American war After pointing ou, tn,
expense ~ hurricdly creating an Amcri'
ran array gad strengthening the navy. II
agrees that the United States would
eventually obtain command OF the sea
adding
Then II Spain submitted. the cxpcnd,-
turr would rapidly end and the war might
not cost very much"
Continuing, the Statlst snys.
"llut n Spain prolonged he contest,
the United States would nnd Itself In an
embarrassing position. The creation of
y large army To drive Spain out of cuba
would mean very considerable expense
and when accomplished what would The
United States do with Cuba- Lastly. u
Spain then refused to submit. would
America. after capturing the Spanish
West indicS. extend thr war To Europe
The collapse of Spanish credit might
force her TO peace. but II Spain simply de-
n,ult 'd her debt and devoted the money
she could raise In any way to protection
In tn struggle, the cost TO the United
States would certainly bc very great
Dealing with Mr Cannon's comparison
of the condition " the United States
treasury with those Of other countries.
the stntist says;
''llo forgot that Russia. poorer coun-
try than the United States. has over clSl.-
ooO,oN In gold dcvotablc to war purposes,
The large surplus IN the United States
treasury Is due TO Mr. Clevcland's gold
railroad. subtracting the gold reserve
against the grccnbacks. only $2j,oOO,oOO Is
available. Therefore, In Wow OF the con
siderable deficit II seems incredible that
the secretary OF the treasury will draw
considerably On his cash balance with
out fresh tnNntion"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
NICARAGUA AND COSTA RIGA.

New York, March 12-The Herald's cor
respondent in La Libertad, Salvador
says that the diet of the Greater Re
public of Central America sent an ulti
matum to the Costa Rican government
ON March I, demanding satisfaction ant
the payment Of indemnity within 10 day
FOR her intervention in the revolution il
Nicaragua last February Senior Fialo
secretary Of the state of Honduras, in re
plying to a message says that Honduras
is endeavortng to maintain peace betweei
Nicaragua and Costa Rlca
No military preparations have beer
made in Honduras, he says, and the re
port that some Honduras troops had al
ready marched TO the aid OF Nicaragua
Is not true
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
ORDERED TO KEY WEST.

Washington March i2-Ciul Engineer
A. J. Menocal has been detached from
League Island navy yard and ordered tc
Key West. This Is regarded as signihc.
ant and as indicating the purpose on the
part Of the navy department 20 make
immediate improvements az the naval sta.
tion az Key West.
The north Atlantic squadron at present
is Obliged 10 defer making repairs that
cannot be made aboard ship. That state
Of affairs could not be permitted TO exist
in time OF trouble.
Brigadier-General Wilson. chief Of en-
gineers of the war department. returned
today after a trip OF over 300 miles which
be accomplIshed inside of one week.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
AT FORT LoGAN.

Denver, March l9,-Actlng under special
orders received from the officials in the
war department, the commanding officer
at Fort Logan has distributed among the
various companies stationed there tents
sufficient to provide them shelter should
they be called to move The officers have
also issued to the soldiers the regula-
tion equipments they win need II moved.
As the result of orders from Washington
the men are prepared to start at mo-
ments notice and are prepared for any
kind of service The same preparations
are being made at all posts In the de-
partment
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
TORPEDO SUPPLIES.

New York March ls-Thc steam lighter
Caroline left the dock at wnlets poln,
last night with q load consisting ot .,
drums " torpedo cable consigned to Bar
lI0rhor, Me, where Lieutenant McKcn-
gle ~ In charge OF the torpedo works
Each drum or spool weighs about three
tons. Recent orders received at the fort
call for 40 drums Of cable TO be sent 10
various points south, where the torpedoes
are 20 be laid and force OF engineers
and soldiers is kept busy all day and
sometimes until late In the night prepar-
Ing the various sunplies fnr shInment.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
PARDON FOR A SURVIVOR.

Lincoln. Neb,, March l2-Patrick Ford
an ex-member Of the Omaha city council
visited Governor Holcombe to plead for
pardon for his SON. Patrick Ford, Jr,,
one of the survivors OF the M0ine disas-
ter Young Ford two years aSo was con-
vieted of burglary and sentenced to Is
years in the penitentlry. lie escaped
from Jail. made his way To Boston, en-
listed in the navy under an assumed
name and was assigned to the Maine.
y letter from him to his parents detailed
his experience in the wreck and he was
wounded, Letters from other sources
tend to confirm his story,
Governor Holcombe has not vet ndi-
Gated what action he will tnka
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
IN THE PHILIPPINES.

New York, Meh. 12,-The rebels continue
thelr hostility, says the Manila cores
pondent of the Herald. They have at
lacked the Spanish quarters at suioie
and Apolit, securing arms and ammuni-
tion The northern provinces are aroused.
Many rich natives and half-castes are
closing their business and leaving the
islands, The natives refuse to pay the
taxes. The land lines in connection with
the cable to Manila were DESTROYED on
March Z, near Bollto. No particulars are
obtainable.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
ALASKAN BOUNDARY MATTER.

ottawa, March l2.-Hon. David MUS
stated in the senate that the Canadian
government was pressing upon the CO.
onlal Office in London the necessity Of an
early settlement of the disputed Alaskan
boundary.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
MORE MoRTARs.

New York, March IA train carrying
u consignment Of ls-inch mortars from
the government works at Providence
reached this city last night They will
be transferred 10 the proving ground at
Sandy Hook today to undergo the regu-
lation tests At each Of the way sta
tions the massive ordnance created the
greatest excitement. The mortars will
q SOM 90 Fort Mnrgnn Ain
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
COMMERCE. WITH GERMANY

Washington, March i? Secretary VIII
son. VI the agricultural department, cN-
presses satisfaction at the manner IN
which the German regulations concern
ing the importation OF American fruit ar1
being carried out. The reports from the
United states representatives In Germl.
ny, he says, show that all fruit not m any
way affected is allowed to enter white
that affected with the san Jose scale Is
being denied admission.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
pINGLEY Bill. BASIS.

London. March n.-The Madrid CORES
pondent OF the Morning Post says he Il
authorized to announce that the new cou-
pons will be paid in gold According to
the correspondent. senor Moret. secre-
tary Of the colonies. says:
II: the Americans take the Dingley bin
as the basis for the commercial treaty.
all will be well; II not. the Cuban com
missioners are prepared to meet ths
Americans half way"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
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DEPRIVED OF HIS POST

Yokohama, March PA dispatch FROM
Seoul says that the leader of The Rnsso-
phile party has been deprived OF his
post. privy councillor The police dis
persed public meeting to discuss the
situation.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
FUND FOR THR VICTIMS.

| Philadelphia, March l2-Over $6OOl was
realized for the fund for the wounded
survivors and the families of those killed
ON the hattleshlp Maine by monster
theatrical matinee given ut the Academy
of Music.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
THE PARIS.

London, March l2,-The American liner
Paris passed Scllly at S a. m.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
CIIANGEs IN OHM.

London, March l2-Thc Daily Chroncl,
attaches Importance to the following dis
patch from It's correspondent at Hons
Kong;
The Man house are hopeless as u soy-
erning dynasty and the imperial court Is
likely to migrate to Shan 81 province,
The increasing imperial domands upon
the provincial governments cannot CON
tinuc and 1t is possible the result will be
n new Chinese dynasty In central China
with IA capital at Nanking, II british
protection Is refused to this arrangement
other powers are willing to accord theirs.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-13
THE CIUNEsE QUESTION.

London, March l2,-rho Daily News
publishes this morning suggestive inter
view ON tho Chinese question with Or,
Markon, the Russian diplomat MarkOft
repudates the idea that Russia intended
to annex Manohurla, although he
thought there was no doubt this would
como about u century hence,
'Russla's present aim," he sald lis
merely to obtain an lce-free port to serve
os the terminus of her railway system,
to Isolate Japan, and to devclope the vast
commercial wealth Of china, IL Is abso-
lutely necessary to curb Japans ambi-
ton 1t IL a question of predominance
between the white and yellow races u
Japan Is allowed to lolu torCes with chi
ma, the white race is doomed Russians
regard war with Janan as ineYltAble."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-23
Tribute To Mr.. Drinks I'd.

At a stated communication OF 81. Johns
Lodge, No. y, Ancient. Free. and Ae-
cep,ed Masons. held In Masonic Temple
Tuesday evening. August 3 isss. the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, Il has pleased the Supreme
Architect Of the universe 10 call from
labor 70 eternal refreshment, our be-
loved brother, WorshipfgI William Fran.
els Drinkard. who for long years served
the craft 80 faithfully and zealousiy as
worshipfuI master. district deputy grand
master. and Grand Master OF Masons N
Virginia:
Resolved. That while we bend IN SUBJ
mission 10 the viii Of God. NE deeply
rnoern the loss Of our dear brother.
Resolved. That in his death this lodge
has lost 4 distinguished member, 4 faltA-
fal brother, and true friend
Resolved. That these resolutions b
spread upon the records as a slight ex-
preston Of our sorrow az the loss this
lodge has sustained
Resolved. That a copy Of these reso-
buttons De sent 20 the family with the
assurance Of our love and sympathy.
Resolved. That these resolutions -
published In the Dispatch and TfneA
JOHN III. DICKERSoS.
H. G. cARLrON.
b. A. JACOB.
Committee OF Fast~1zs<eeA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-23

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These symptoms are BY no means TRIVIAL,
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,he liver active and purihes and en1ches
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