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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1898-02-26
TEXAS REPUBLICAN SLATE
Harmony At Last Prevails and
the Big Offices Are Filled.
Galveston News.

Galveston News.
Washington, D. c., Feb. %
first Texas republican
slate has been agreed TO. 1t is
as follows:
MArshaIship of the Eastern
district of Texas: John Grant.
Marshalship of the Northern
district of Texas: George Green.
Collector of customs at Cor
pus Christi: James j. Haynes.
Collector at Eagle Pass:
CharIe6 Ferguson.
Collector of customs at Ell
Paso: Major Dillon.
Postmaster at Dallas: Will
liam O'Leary.
Postmaster at Ell Paso: Ro-
bert Campbell.
Collector of internal revenue
at Austin: Webster Flanagan.
This is the entire result Of
the conferences which have
been held by the leaders of the
republican party here in Tex
as for the past week, and is the
first direct result of harmony
for which the struggle has been
made by the administration
and the friends of the admins
tfation.
The agreement on the Offices
do Move mentioned Is SAID 10
have been signed and will be
delivered to the president to-
morrow, and it is expected
that he will make the appoint
mentS on Thursday At least,
this is the calculation Of those
interested.
In the distribution Of he of
fees it will De seen that Grant
got the coIIec,orship al Corpus
Christi, the coIIeesorship al
agls Pass the mars lralships
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1898-02-26
VIZCAYA COALED.

New York, Beb. 22.-Two
Lehigh Valley coal barges wers
towed to the Vizcaya today and
their cargoes transferred to the
man Of war. The vessel needed
coal and Captain Eulate deeid-
ed to take on board supply
here. The water boat Croton
also visited the Vizcaya aud
filed her tanks with fresh wa
ter.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1898-02-26
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 26. Is

the necessities among loca
committees composed of trust
worthy and competent individ
uals. These committees es-
tablish bureaus where the suf
ferers enroll, and the commit
tees make personal investiga-
tons in their cases. The de
serving applicant receives a
tag with a number as a means
of Identification at the distribu-
ton of clothes and food, which
occurs once a week.
1t is announced that Gen.
Lee is avalling himself of the
expedient services of the Red
Cross sent to Havana by the
department, and is gradually
turning over to Miss Barton
the matter of distribution
throughout the island.
There are said to be thous-
ands of children in the streets
or gathered in the wretched
dens, or so-called hospitals, in
all the states or suffering that
cap develop from hunger,
malaria and exposure. | shall
attempt no discrimination. We
have seen the worst OF the
great gatherings, and jointly
with General Lee have decld-
ed that a hospital shall be
at once. We have
examined buildings for this
purpose, and decided on one
which we will commence to fit
up at once. | will see Gen.
Blanco in order to secure his
aid to furnish what is needed
for the multitude
The committee thanks the
American people for their
generous donations, and tells
them that their contributions
have reached many who, had
it not been for their timely aid,
would be now dead and
buried.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1898-02-26
RECEEp-ED BY
A. p. B AZ & e % A,
On every Steamer

Fresh California evaporated fruits,
pruneS. nince meat, pigs feet, sour
kraut, preserves jellies, Spanish olives
in kegs, pickles, roasted peanuts, cltron.
culrants, dates, Taisins, a fine assortment
of candies, extracts, Scotch bacalao,
fresh grated cocoar1t cocoanuts, fine
crackers, fresh fruits and new California
pears, peaches, apricots. etc, in heavy
sysuP.
Will receive by next steamer cram
berries, peach and apricot jelly, etc,
VIII keep on hand q fresh line OF
roceries, az lowest price. Also fine fur
riture.. Give me call.
a P. BARREDAs
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1898-02-26
A SURE SIGN.

Cafler-Is your wife at
home. Mr.. Johnson?
Johnson (surliIy Don t
you see her Wheel IN the hall?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-29
AN INJURED INNOCENT.

For the present the authorities in Spain
have laid aside the Spanish honor to pose
as the injured innocent before the powers.
Every one of the recent messages of Sa-
gasta complains of the oppression and intol-
erance of the United States and pushes
to the front the patient forbearance and
even the meekness of the Spanish author
tiles. The course of the Spanish Ministry
in withdrawing its ships from the theater Of
war is used TO make it appear that Spain
is loath to go into the conflict. That Min
going to war from desire to avenge the
blowing up of the Maine. To the powers
Spain is now disavowing any knowledge of
the destruction of the Maine, and stands
ready to submit to the judgment of a court
of inquiry. Spain goes so far AS to turn
the report Of our naval board on the sink
ing of the Maine to its account since it
does not mention Spain or Spanish officers
in connection with the explosion Spain,
after long delay, and now that war has
begun, asks for an international court to
investigate the cause Of the explosion. Be-
cause the United States makes no answer
the Sagasta Ministry appeals to the Euro
pean powers to interfere. Thus Spain, in
the attitude of an injured innocent, APP
peals to the world for sympathy, hoping,
possibly that the powers will interfere to
stay the assault for which the United
States is preparing. To impress upon the
world her reluctance to join the issue Spain
actually advertses that her fleets remain
in friendly ports. Perhaps her agents in
European capitals will point to the seizure
of Spanish vessels while Spain is making
no seizures as evidence of her reluctance to
engage in war.
If Spain fails to secure the sympathy for
which she is now suppLcant, which is
probable, what will she do? What can she
do except to abandon Cuba permanently, as
she seems to have done temporarily? What
ever Spain does Ibis whining is not becom-
ing nation which has such an accumula-
ton of honor in stock.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-29
AN EFFECTIVE BLOCKADE.

1t is an established principle of interna-
tional law that a blockade must be effective
Formerly paper blockade-that is, block
ade established by proclamation, without
the actual presence of a force adequate to
make it effectual-was recognized. The
practical spirit of the present age and the
growing Importance of commercial inter-
ests have done away with this theory. A
blockade now, to command recognition
must be effective or actual. The principle
was embodied in the Paris declaration of
''Blockades, in order to be binding, must be
effective, that is to say, maintained by a
force sufficient really to prevent access to
the coast OF the enemy" This does not
mean that a blockade must be absolutely
impossible of evasion, for an occasional
running Of blockade does not destroy it's
effectiveness in the legal sense. II is enough
ming the blockade, as to make the opera
ton a very dangerous one. In this sense
the present blockade of Cuban ports is I'M
doubtedly effective. BY the President s
proclamation the blockade embraces ports
on the north coast of Cuba between Car
denas and Bahia Honda, and the port of
Cienfuegos, on the south coast of Cuba.
This includes a stretch of coast on the north
side of the island about seventy-five miles
east of Havana and the same distance west,
and the single port Of Cienfuegos on the
south side. The rumored running OF the
blockade of the port last named by the
Spanish steamer Montserrat, with valuable
cargo and treasure, was unfortunate, but
does not in itself destroy the effectiveness of
the blockade. 1t ought to make the ship
or ships blockading that port more vigilant,
and thus make the blockade really effective,
as it must be to be binding on other nations
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-29
DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.
Little Spirit i'm the Discussion of the
War Revenue Measure.

WASHINGTON. April 2S.-The general de-
bate on the war revenue bill closed tonight,
after eight and half hours of speech
making. The debate to-day lacked both
spirit and interest. There was little discus
sion of the internal-revenue features of the
bill The Democrats continued their assaults
on the bond feature and their advocacy of
the income tax. The latter was ridiculed as
a substitute proposition by the Republic
ans. The authority to borrow money was
defended by them as absolutely necessary
There is a difference Of opinion on the Dem
ocratic side as to whether the bill should
be voted for upon its final passage after the
minority amendments are voted down. A
number of the Democrats, led by Mr.. Nc
Clellan, of New York, have announced their
p8Tpose of so voting, but the majority of
the Democrats believe they could not justi-
fy a vote for a bond issue. An effort is
being made to avoid an aye-and-no vote on
the final passage to prevent an exhibition
of this division and tonight 1t seems prob
be some difficulty about the committee
amendments decided upon to-day, as under
the order the bond features of the bill must
first be taken up under the tlVe-mlnute rule
tomorrow If the amendments to these sec
lions should exhaust the time before
o'clock the committee amendments would be
ruled out and would have to be inserted
by the Senate. The most notable speeches
to-day We're delivered by Messrs Payne
tttep., N. IL, OdlZell (Rep., RAJ, MO- leiisln
Dem. N. ", Mcmillan (Dem,, Tenn,
Henderson CRep., Ia.) and Shea dem, Ky;l
Before the debate on the war revenue Dill
was resumed to-day an urgency war meas
IRE was passed by unanimous consent to
repeal the limitations upon the purchase or
quartermasters supplies during the exist
ing war with Spain
MR.. PAYNE's SPEECH.
Mr.. Payne, a member of the ways and
means committee, was the first speaker on
the war revenue BILL In the course of his
remarks Mr.. Payne said that in disciplined
armies and seasoned soldiers Spain at pres
ent had the advantage, and that it was,
therefore, the part of prudence to supply
the government with all the pecuniary
means necessary to recruit and prepare our
army for the field He combated the opin-
ion of Mr.. Sayers that $9OO.OO0oOO would be
sufficient Our war preparations were cost
ing $50 100000 a month With armies in the
field the expenditure would be much
greater.
Mr.. Wheeler Dem, Ala.). member of
the committee, announced his opposition TO
the bond provision, but said II II was not
stricken out ne would feel impeled 10 vote
for the measure
Mr.. Dockery Dem. MOI discussed the
the leaders on tho majority side picturing
to lay a foundation for bond issues.
Mr.. Dalzeil tReps, Pal, in support OF the
bill, said that the loans proposed 10 pc
fioated by the pending bill couiu not De
avolneu. ne ordinary ana eAuthorulEary
revenues OF the government Woa.a not De
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-29
Democratic and PopuIist Opposition
Again Concentrated Against the
Bond Proposition.
SEVERAL AMENDMENTS MADE
WHICH MAY BE RULED OUT BEFORE
THE VOTE THIS AFTERNOON.
Return of Secretary Gage from New
YOrlx--Pleased Over the Patriotic
Spirit Shown by Financiers.

WASHINGTON, April 2S.-Foreign gov
ernments through their representatives in
Washington, are beginning to show much
concern over that feature of the war tariff
bill, now before Congress, which increases
the tonnage tax on transatlantic shipping to
20 cents per ton. It is said this increase is
about 800 per cent, the present rate being
about three cents per ton. and that nearly
the entire burden of the 800 per cent. in
crease falls on the transatlantic shipping
of Great Britain, Germany, France and one
or two other commercial. nations. A leading
diplomatic official stated to-day, that
roughly speaking the Atlantic trade was
carried on by about one hundred American
steamships and about four thousand Brit
ish, French, German and other foreign
steamships, so that the heavy tonnage tax
would be practically insignificant as against
American steamships. while it would be
very onerous against foreign shipping. A
transatlantic liner of 10000 tons, he said
would pay at 20 cents a. ton 1900 every time
it entered an American port Thus far,
however, no official action has been taken
on the subject by foreign nations and it
does not seem likely that such official ac-
ton is possible as the heavy tonnage tax
is considered war expedient which foreign
shipping must bear, so long as they use
American ports. There are limitations,
however, that it may have the effect of d-
verting shipping away from American ports
to Halifax, Montreal and other Canadian
ports. In other respects the war tariff bill
attracts little attention in foreign quarters
as the main increase of taxation is on arti-
Giles of domestic consumption, while duties
on foreign imports remain practically UNI
changed SCOTS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-29
Joint protest to, Be. Made.

LONDON, April 2S-Charles Macarthur,
member of Parliament for the Exchange
division of Liverpool, pointed out in the
House of Commons to-day that the bill be-
fore the United States Congress, providing
for increasing the tonnage tax on shipping
will be injurious to British trade and ship
ping. Mr.. Balfour replied that the govern
ment would do all it could to protect the in
terests of shipowners. w r~d
A deputation of members of Parliament,
representing the shipping constituencies.
waited upon the president of the Board of
Trade, Mr.. c. T. Ritchie and emphasized
the Importance OF the proposed increase. in
the tonnage tax, declaring that shipowners
and traders were greatly alarmed at the
measure. One delegate said his firm alone
would be mulcted an additional 100000 ($150,-
000) yearly. Mr.. Ritchie replied that the gov
eminent was fully alive to the Importance
of the matter. They had communicated with
the British ambassador at Washington, Sir
Julian Pauncefote, and with the European
powers on the subject ard the president of
the Board of Trade added, joint represen-
tatons will be made on the subject point
ing out the nervousness of the proposed
measure on European trade.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-29
OUR MILITARY SYSTEM AND ENG
LANDS.

The st. James Gazette, voicing that por-
ton of British sentiment which is opposed
to the United States, says we are mot in
the least prepared for war;" and that sit
will be autumn before the mobs of men
with muskets are fit to trust in the field"
That we are in a measure unprepared for
war or the immediate commencement of
hostilities is largely due to our policy of not
maintaining large standing army but how
is it with Great Britain? She is very strong
on the sea, but her land force is small COM
pared with those of the continental powers.
1t is doubtful If she could mobilize a million
men sooner than we could, while her ulti-
mate resources are not nearly as great as
ours. Like the United States she is largely
dependent on volunteers and reserves. The
standing army Of Germany is 1891 900, that
of France 100000 of Russia 1,116,OOO, of
Great Britain $4,000. Englands militia con-
sists of army reserve, first class, S4,732;
militia, 1872 yeomanry 1904; volunteers,
231 1868, a total of 447, sec. The United States
could put twice that many men in the field
with very little effort, and four or five times
as many if necessary. The British militia is
no better than ours, and could not be mobil-
tied any quicker. 1t is doubtful If their mil
itary organization in the quartermaster's
commissary and transportation depart
ments is as good as ours. 1t broke down
completely at the beginning of tsle Crimean
war. w. ii. Russell, the Crimean war cor
respondent of the London Times, wrote that
the hospitals were full of sick men and in
a wretchedly disorganized condition. An
English historian says
Stores of medicine and Strengthening food
were decaying in places where no one
while men We're dying in hundreds among
our tents in the Crimea for lack of them.
The system of clothing. of transport. of
feeding, of nursing-everything had broken
down. Ample provisions had been got to-
gether and paid for, and when they came to
be needed no one knew where to get them.
The patriotic anger against the Rus
slams was changed for a mood of deep in
dgnation against our own authorities and
our own war administration. 1t soon be-
came apparent to every one that the whole
campaign had been planned on the assump-
ton that it was to be ike the career OF the
hero whom Byron iaments brief brave
and glorious" Our military authorities at
home had made up their minds that Sebas-
topol was to fall, like another Jericho, at
the sound of the war-trumpets blast
This was the inefficient and disorganized
condition of the British army at the begin
ming of the Crimean war, and the self-suffi-
Client ignorance of the home military au-
thorities, as described by British his
torian. 1t has had no parallel in the history
OF the United States and is not likely to
have. 1t has been a long time since the
British militia and volunteers have seen
service or been modified for war 1t il
by no means certain that England's army
organization would not break down now,
IL put to the test, as 1t did in 1854. True.
she rose grandly above the difficulty and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-29

What is the use of talking about coming
the silver seigniorage when in reality there
is none? Every ounce of silver purchased
under the Sherman act was paid for by a
legal-tender note representing the amount
paid for theI silver. If the price of silver
have been a paper dollar in circulation for
every dollars worth of bullion in the treas
ury. Since that time the price of silver
has fallen SO that at present there is not a
dollars worth Of silver bullion behind the
paper dollar with which it was purchased.
The proposition to coin the so-called
seigniorage is a proposition to further re-
duce the value. of the security behind the
treasury note Of 1890.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-29
DUE TO CARELESSNESS
ANOTHER POWDER WORKS BLOWN
UP AND TEN MEN MANGLED.
Six Dead and Seriously Injured
Large Amount of Government
Explosives Destroyed.

EASTON. Pa, April 2S.-The town of Do
yer, in Norris county, New Jersey, and the
country within q radius of twenty miles
was startled this afternoon by a series of
terrific explosions, the first of which oc-
Cured at 2;1O o'clock. The explosions oc-
Cured in the Atlantic Powder Company's
works, and the plant is now a mass of ruins
Six workmen We're killed and four others
were seriously injured, some probably ia
tally. Their remains have not yet been re-
covered. The dead are: Alfred Rarick
William Stumpf, Casper Ray, David Scheer,
William Haycock and Elias Abers All the
killed were married and leave families.
The works were situated in an isolated
spot seven miles out in a rough country
from Dover. There were ten buildings in
the group and all have been destroyed. The
first explosion occurred in one of the pack
ing houses, caused, it is thought, by a spark
from the pipe of a careless smoker The
conclusion set off the explosives in another
packing house near by. Debris and burning
timbers of the wrecked buildings were car
ried high into the air and fell in d shower
over the remaining buildings setting fire
to the main factory and the other five
packing houses and the two shell houses.
In a brief time the explosives in these build
ingS were set off and left death and de-
struction in their wake.
Inc WORKS nave been running night and
day, turning out rush orders for the United
States government, and a large amount of
ammunition ready for shipment was stored
in the packing houses. This, with all other
explosives, was destroyed. The scene pre-
scented at the place was terrible. People
who felt the shocks and saw the flames of
the burning structures flocked to the place
from miles around. but could render no aid
to the injured. The people were terrified
and held back in constant fear Of other ex
plosions. A few men who were in the build
ings managed to escaped, and they ran
about the country bewildered They could
give no intelligent account of the cause OF
the explosion. When the wives and rela-
tives Of the employees of the factory APP
preached the burning buildings the scene
was heartrending. 1t was near o'clock be-
fore the ruins had cooled off sufficiently to
be approached and before the on-lookers
could be induced to go near the spot. The
bodies of the dead were horribly mangled.
The heads were missing from some while
here and there lay legless and armless
trunks. Many of the injured were cut and
manned so badly that they cannot recover.
Tho loss cannot be learned at this writing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-29
SPANS RULING ELEMENT.

A large number of people still express the
opinion that If the President had been left
to himself there would have been no cause
OF war with Spain. This seems an assurnp-
ton which the facts will not sustain. True,
the Spanish government ostensibly yielded
some things. 1t revoked the Weyler scheme
to starve women and children, but it took
no steps to relieve the sufferers or even to
induce them to return to their homes or
lands, which they were forced to abandon.
The revocation of the order accomplished
the civilized world as to the intent of Spain
The Sagasta scheme of autonomy was
equally futile and ipsincere
Those who insist that the United States
could have induced Spain TO leave Cuba by
diplomacy seem not to have considered the
conditions which exist in that country
Spain has been controlled by its military
element for years. The large military con-
tingent has been behind every revolution in
Spain Alfonso XII was made King by the
army in 1875, led by General Campos. Field
Marshal Serrano, whom Alfonso displaced
had been put at the head of the republic by
the soldiery. The prime movers in the ex-
puision of Queen Isabella, in 1868, were
army officers. A year after the death of AL
fonso a plot of army officers to seize the
government was discovered, and six officers
escaped death by being exiled to Africa
These are recent examples of the power Of
the army to overthrow government in Spain.
The army is the element which is opposing
the yielding of anything in Cuba, because
army oflcerS have fattened for generations
by administering the finances of the island
For years Cuba has been the victim of army
rapacity. From Weyler down, the armv is
bent on retaining Cuba under the old regime
of plumber. Even while Blanco was attempt-
ing to induce the people to accept the Sa-
gasta scheme of autonomy, army officers.
both in Cuba and Spain, opposed it. If au-
tonomy had been attempted in earnest it is
more than probable that the army would
have rallied about Don Carlos and made
him King, to the end that the system of
colonial plumber by army officers might
continue. When Blanco was attempting to
carry out the ministry's scheme of autono-
my, it was given it's death blow in Havana
by riots inspired by army officers. The feel
ing of insecurity which those riots caused
led to the sending OF the Maine to Havana.
where it was blown up by Weylerite arrnv
officers in order that negotiations between
the United States and the Sagasta Ministry
might be ended.
The army officers and the element it rep
resents stood for Spanish colonial misrule
as it has existed for more than a hundred
years. If Spain holds Cuba, that oppression,
exaction and cruelty which have character
lied the Spanish colonial policy will be con-
tinued. There is no way to get rid of the
inhuman policy of Spanish rule in Cuba ex-
cept through war. The attempt Of Spain to
continue its outrageous colonial policy is
sufficient justification for war