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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-28
President Mckinley and His
Advisors Have Decided to
DECLARE AN ARMISTICE
In Cuba Until October. And the United
States VIII. With the Aid of Spain, Feed
the ReconrradOs. Pending Negotiations
for the Pacification and Practical Iude-
Pendence of Island-Spain is willing to
This.-The Senate Will Probably Chai-
lenge This Plan, But it Is Claimed Con.
gress Will Stand by the President,

WASHINGTON, March 28.-The fol-
lowing is the plan now decided upon
by President Mckinley and his ad-
visors: An armstice will be declared
in Cuba until October, and the United
States will feed the reconcentrados in
the nesntime, with the help of Spain,
while negotiations are continued for
the pacification and practical inde:
pendence OF the island. Spain will
consent to this program. The Maine
affair will be considered as q subse-
quept incident, either for settlement
by arbitration or by some other peace
full means 1t is believed that by Oct
ober the public strain will be relaxed.
The United States and Spain have al
ready come to an understanding TO
avert war. The president has received
plan is known it will be received as
satisfactory by congress. Many have
been already won over to take the
presidents view. The inevitable loss
es of war, especially in the rainy sea-
son, from yellow fever have proved
powerful arguments. This plan may
be challenged in the senate, but these
orders may be able to hold the house
OF representatives.
The report of a change in the admin
istratiOu's attitude in the Spanish sit
uatiOn is not officially known at the
war and navy departments, and war pre-
psrations are being pushed with vigor.
Officers, however, individually believe
that from the outlook today hostilites
with Spain are improbable.
WASHINGTON, March 28.-Minister
Woodford cabled positive assurances
to the state department this morning,
saying Spain would accept the propo-
sition of the United States to bring
about an agreement between the in
surgents and the home government.
Spain would iuterpose no obstruction
to American relief being given to the
starving Cubans.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-28
FURTHER COURT
FINDINGS

1t Says the Discipline on the Ship Was
the Best-That the Explosion was
Caused by a Submarine Mine. But
There is not Sufficient Evidence tc
Lay the RespO Onsibility Upon Any
One.
WASHINGTON, March % --On perus.
ing the report of the naval board of in
qu'ry as to the cause of the explosion
which wrecked the battleship Maine,
which report was sent to the two
houses of congress today, the following e
interesting findings of the event are
noted:
The batsleship Maine was moored
in from five and a half to six fathoms
OF water by the regular government.
pilot of Havana, the authorities having
been previously notified of her coming
the discipline of the Maine was ex-
ceilent and everything was in perfect
order at the time of the explosion.
There were two explosions. the first
lifting the ship high In the water;
the boilers could not have caused an
explosion for they are found to be in
tact the; outside bottom plating was
forced into q reversed position and
this fleet could only have been pro-
duced by the explosion of q submarine
mine under the bottom of the ship
which caused partial explosion of two
or more of her forward mag azines; the
court is unable to obtain sufficient evil
dence fixing the respon- ibility upon
any person or persons.
A distinction must be made between
the findings and the report. The find
ings are the conclusions which the
court felt justified in reaching. The
report is a review and an explanation
OF the testimony. 1t is more sensation
al than the findings. 10 the testimony.
sta tements far more damaging to Span.
ish authority than the findings indicate
were made. Assertions were offered
a. suspicious circumstances reported
which, however, we're not sufficiently
| we'll supported to warrant the court in
accepting them as proven. The report
ar d the testimony will make a much
graver impression on the public than
| the findings. The average reader will
not stop to weigh testimony with the
judicial Decentralization of the court.
He will very quickly accept the drift
of the testimony. The American peo-
pie will feel that, while Blanco and
| the higher officials of the governme mt
| may have been ignorant of the plot
| the Maine was destroyed with the con-
nivance of Spanish officials of sufficie~t
rank to make Spain more responsible
than the findings Indicate. The find
| ings are guarded. The report goes
| farther, reviewing testimony which
| seems to have bearing on the cons
piracy. The testimony itself is start
lingly suggestive of the not fully prov
| en- details of the shameful deed.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-28
AN IMPORTANT EVENT.
The McCOy-BOnner Mill Will be Pulled
Off Tonight at New Orleans.

Off Tonight at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Ls., March 2S.-The
sire cts of the Cree cent City this morn
ing resemble very much their ap-
pearance in the ''good old days" wEen
New Orleans was considered the OILY
city in the country whererthe cham
pionship fights, could be brought off in
proper style. The morning trains
coming from every direction brought
hundreds of sports to the city eager to
see the twenty-rouud contest toni mt
between kid" Mccoy and Jack Bou-
ner. The ST. Bernard Athletic club,
under whose auspices the mill will
take place, has had its mpbitheater
entirely reconstructed so that there
will be no ground for repitition of
the old complaints regarding the un-
suitability of the structure. A crowd
from Cincinnati, Chicago and other
northern cities has come to town
laden with wads of money to be placed
on the hOOssier lad and q surprising
quapt tity of it is being accepted at suit
able odds by those who have watched
Bonner train and have COD fidence in
his capacity to give the self-styled
champion hard tussle. Bonner is q
strapping big fellow and appears to
general belief of those familiar with
Bonner's pugilistic career that he has
greatly improved in science and form
since his previous contest with Mccoy
which resulted in q draw. The i'm
portapce of the result, as concerns
the pugilistic world can hardly be over
estimated. Should Mccoy be the vic
tor the result will give added strength
to his claims to the middleweight
championship, while if he goes down
before Bonner the fatter will succeed
by right to the standing and promi
neuce now occupied by the victor over
Creedon. The men will fight at catch
weights.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-28
PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DBF[
hat the Explosion of the Mine Caused two More of Her
Magazines to Explode President has Directed That
the Findings of the Court and the Views of This Gov
ernment Thereon be Communicated to Spain and Con-
greSS Can Await That Governments Reply.

the reading of the report, Mr.. Bailey,
Of Texas, ~as on his feet in moment
He wanted to know if the TESTIMONY
had reached the house. The chair
said il had, and Bailey asked tba
Wednesday be put aside for the special
considers tion of the report.
In a moment the speaker recognized
Mr.. Walker, Of sschusetts. who
arose and offered re olution. report
ing the death of Congressman Simp
kins, his colleague. There was a mo-
mentary hush, while the clerk read
resolution, and at i s conclusion
the speaker put motion to adjourn at
1922 p. m. The house adjourned until
noon Tuesday.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-28
Worked on the Maine.

Hugh McGee, diver, who returned
from Havana on the wrecking tug
Right Arm, was seen in Hoboken, and,
after some hesitation, made q state
ment concerning his experiences in
conu ection with the Maine. He said
the Right Arm lay alongside the sunk
en- battlesAip for % days and that he
made descent into the hull nearly
every day.
"While patrol of six boats was in
constant service to keep irquisitive
people from the wreck" he said, 1--WE
were constantly bothered in our work
above water by the Spaniards, who
said insulting things to US and tried to
interfere with our work. Finally, .
complaint was made to Consul General
Lee and he came at once to the light
house. He said:
&c You have a right to demand every
courtesy, and if you can't receive it
let me know, and those Spanisrds
won't know what end they are standing
on
He asserted that the Spaniards hate
General Lee, and while the relations
with officials apparently are friendly,
they would not hesitate to do him q
personal injury.
when we got to the hold of the
Ship" McGee said, "the bodies were
pressed against the ceiling, and had
" CTtS& Uu0" W bu0 u6UCu WY Will .
boat hook, when they would bob to the
surface.
"The plaster of the hull, consisting
of pure concrete, was thrown about,
aud 1 picked it off the steel plates.
The concrete found, the Spaniards as
serted, came from the deck, which, of
course, was not so The main maea-
zine was intact and there was not q
sign of an Internal explosion. The
shock of the explosion was 60 great
that the Maine is practically in two
parts, the bow at almost right angles
to the rest of the wreck.
"In my mind the Maine was blown
up without doubt by a mine under the
| ship" ::
Mr.. Niece stated further that the
wreck was sinking ipto the mud at the
rate OF two inches a day, and it would
not be long before none of it would be
visible above the water.
There was one compartment of the
Maine, he said, in which there were
believed to be So bodies, which the
divers were unable to reach.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-28
Bimetallism in England.

LONDON. March 28.-By previous
arrangement the bimetallista in the
house of commons were given first
place today and they offered a reso'u-
ton provid ing for the closing of the
Indian mints and q demand for the ap-
pointment of a royal comm ission tn
take up the question of bimetalli-m IN
ard to resume the negotiations with
France and the United States lookin q
to an international monetary agree
meut. The resolution will probably be
laid on the table,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-28
ILL FEELING
IN THE HOUSE

Influential Members of the House
Have Served Notice That Uni IS
the Full Report of the Board of In
quiry is Given the House, They
Will Hold up Approaching Bill
WASHINGTON, March 28.-Certain
influential members of the house have
served notice on the chairman
of the committee on for
eign affairs that unless the
report of the board of inquiry on
the destruction of the battlesnip Maine
be made before hand ther shall be nc
appropriations passed for food for the
recOncentrades There is an ugly feel
ing in congress against pre-ident's al.
legged policy of peace and autonomy
which is being loudly denounced by
everyone.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-28
Returned to Work.

BIDDEFORD, Maine, March 28.-The
York cotton mills started up this
morning after an eleven weeks strike,
but only two hundred of the sixteen
hundred operatives went to work. The
others held q mass meeting this morn
ing and voted to stay out. The man
agement will not run longer than to-
day, unless more operatives return.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-28
Vatican's Organ Favors America.

The Cittadino, an organ ofrthe vati-
eau, publishes an article containing q
warm eulogy of the Catholics of the
United States, who, it declares, desire
peace and are opposed to all armed
Intervention. The article concludes:
'If Cuba shall take off the Spanish
yoke and as mistress of her own des-
tiny ally herself to the United States,
the Catholics of the whole world would
not be the last to applaud"
In its article the Cittadino recalls
with horror the two centuries of Span
ish domination in Italy.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-28

Manager Mitchell, OF Myar's opera
house is seriously ill with pneumonia
at his residence on Me.a avenue. At
the hour of going to press, he WAS re.
ported to be considerable worse and
not expected to last through the night.
Mr.. Walker is expected on the train
from San Antonio this evening. Mr..
Mitchell has been removed from his
esidence to Hotel Dieu. Mrs. Mitch.
ell is about in New York, where she
has been visiting relatives during the
past month,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-28
A Significant Conference,

MADRID, March 28.-M Patenotre,
French ambassador to Spain, and
Senor Cullen. of the foreign affairs de-
partment of the Spanish government,
had long conference today. and
much Importance is supposed to be at
tached to the meeting.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-28
Hot TamaleS.'

OAKLAND, Ala, March 28.-Charles
Gates. Wholesale tamales manufacturer
was found dead in his factory THE
morning with bis body horribly mutil-
ated. Gates had been bound and gagged
and tied to table and then choked to
death with q handkerchief. No clue.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-28
Mason Will Speak

WASHINGTON, March 28.-Some of
the leading republican senators this af-
ternoon tried to call off Senator Mason.
They don't wan. him to speak on Cubs
tomorrow, fearing he Will be too radi-
cal, but his blood is up, and he insists
or another whack at Spain and demand
for war.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-28
Off for KeVAWest.

WASHINGTON, March 28.-The state
department received cable from Rear
Admiral Walker this moruing that
he was leaving Greytown on the New
port, which is under "hurrv orders. "
and is expected to reach Key West
SATURDAY.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-28

The White Oaks manager has
let contracts to George S. Good & Co.,
to build twenty miles of track for the
narrow gauge line from Alamogorio O
station up to the top of the Sacramen-
tos. The directors car of the compa-
ny will be named Ell Paso del Norte,
and with the passenger equipment is
being built by the o 10 Fa Is car works.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-28
Tn Til Health,

LONDON March 28.-Lord Salisbury,
whose health has been greatly i'm
paired for some time, started for Ri
vera today.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-28

The McGinty band meets tonight for
rehearsa at 8 O'Clock. New music will
be taken up preparatory to the coming
concert season.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-28

One trainload of sheep was received
today from Mexico for J. B. Mandy;
and two trains of cattle vera received
for 7. E. Peters. Newman Bros. & Ma
tions aud others.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-28

The county court jury found today
for the plaintiff in the debt suit of Nc
Cutcheop, Payne & Co. VS. B. E. Ma
jors, for full amount of S4O0 with in
terest from January /, 1894.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-28

DEEDs-C. o. Coffin, exec. to Jesus
Vilalva for $50 lot block Ill, Camp
BELLS addition. El Paso real estate
company to E. M. Bray for S1O5O, lots
17-22, block 40 Franklin heights Wells
Fargo company to A. Solomon for SIC
a strip of land on South Oregon ST.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-28
AdOlnh SutrO DYING.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 28.-Adolph
. Sutro. the multi-millionaire and ex-
| mayor OF San Francisco is dying here
today.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-28
The Russians Gain.

PEKIN, March % The Russian flas
is now flying over Port Arthur anc
Tslien Wan.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-03-28

Silver Market.
NEW YORK March 2S.-Bar silver
Ssh
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-14
SEMINOLES ARE QUIET.
No Danger of "a Revengeful Uprising
in Indian Territory.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13-General Brooke,
at Chicago, has telegraphed the War De-
partment that his inquiries, directed to the
commanding officer at Fort Reno, I. T.,
bring the response that there is no danger
of an Indian uprising. The railroad authori-
ties, General Brooke says, make the same
report, so he suspended the orders to the
cavalry to proceed to Wewoka.
Governor Barnes, of Oklahoma, has re-
ported to Secretary Bliss that the Indian
massacre story was wholly false. The coun-
ty authorities reported there was no excite
ment and no danger threatened over the
burning Of the two men. The Governor
says he had just learned that the tragedy
by the mob took place in Oklahoma In
structions had been given the territorial off,
cials to do every thing in their power to
prevent further trouble and every effort
would be made to arrest the parties COM
posing the mob. The Governor adds that
no troops are at the scene of the reported
trouble and none is necessary.
Indian Agent Wisdom, at Muskogee, I. T.
wired as folows THE reports in the pa
path are absolutely false. Clerk Wisdom
has just returned from Wewoka and states
that all is quiet. There is no probable up
rising of the Indians. Commissioner Fears
is proceeding with the investigation into
the burning of the two Indians and collect
Barnes, of Oklahoma. has offered 1000 re-
ward for the conviction of members of the
mob that burned the Indians. 1t is believed
some of the guilty parties will soon be
behaving nobly and peacefully under trying
circumstances"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-14
SANGUINARY BATTLE.
300 Insurgents Slain and 40 Span
iards Killed and wounded

HAVANA. Jan. 13.-It is reported that an
important engagement has taken place be-
tween the Spaniards and the insurgents
under General Rabi in the district of Man
zanillo, in which the insurgents lost three
hundred men killed and the Spaniards 14O
men killed and wounded.
On account of the concentration of the
insurgent forces few leagues distant from
Havana, General Haldarama left here yes
terday. with eight hundred troops to en-
gage the enemy
AS several chiefs of Spanish columns
have burned farms and canefields and have
shot prisoners of war, including sick and
wounded men, General Blanco has issued
a new decree prohibiting the destruction
OF all kinds OF property and forbidding the
shooting of prisoners who are sick or
wounded. The captain general has also
issued DEGREES supplying the planters and
farmers, for their defense, with the rifles
which belonged to the invalid soldiers sent
back to Spain.
The correspondent of the Evening Star.
of Washington, d. c., Charles Pepper gave
$oS to the Guines authorities for distribution
among the concentrates.
General Macy has been transferred to
Santiago de Cuba for having, as a chief
OF column OF troops, ordered the shooting
or prisoners of war.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-14
JIMMIE" DAVIS FOUND.
Little Waxahachie Girl for Whom
1000 Texans Searched All Night.

DALLAS, Tex. Jan. 13.-Almost the en-
tire male population of Waxahachie. twen-
ty miles south of Dallas on the Missouri
Kansas & Texas Railroad, spent all last
night and this morning hunting for the
twelve-year-old daughter of James S. Davis,
one of the wealthiest men of northern
Texas. She was found this morning ait 10
o'clock about five miles in the country in
mentally deranged condition. The child
had not been physically injured, but her
mind is so clouded that she can give no in
formation as to how she wandered or was
taken to where she was found. She was re-
turned to her parents. The little girl, whose
name is Jimmie" returned home from
school about o'clock yesterday afternoon.
About o'clock she was seen on the side
walk a short distance from the home of her
parents near the public square Not re-
turning at dark. the members of the house.
hold made a search for her. At s O'clock
the fire bells of the town were rung which
called out the male population. The sit.
uatlon was explained at a meeting in the
city hall and every man and boy volunteered
to search. Every building in Waxahachie. a
town of 1900 to l2,UOO population was thor
oughly searched last night and the search
ers this morning began exploring the sur
rounding country. Over four thousand men
and youths, fully armed, took part in the
search. 1t was believed she had been kid
naped. and had she been found in possession
or any one there is nc telling what would
nave been the fate of her abductors
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-14
GENERAL PALMA's VIEWS.
He Thinks the United States should
End the War I'm Cuba.

NEW YORK, Jan. 13-The rioting in Ha-
vana and the wrecking of several liberal
newspaper offices by army officers and Con-
servatives opposed to the plan of autonomy
excites more satisfaction than surprise
among sympathizers with the cause of Gu
ba in this city. The opinion is general that
the time has arrived for the United States
to interfere. General Tomase Palma, head
of the Cuban Junto here, said to-day; The
rioting in Havana is the direct result of the
attempt to give autonomy, so called, to the
island. The Spaniards in Cuba will not
have it at any cost if they can help it. You
must know that every Spaniard regards
Cuban as the enemy of Spain Even those
who have been appointed to office under the
plan of autonomy are dlstrusted oy tne
Spaniards. believe that the present at
tacks on the newspapers are only the begin
ming of what may prove more serious. II
they are not successfully interrupted the
result will be massacreS and assassinauons
in Havana. / think the time has come LOT
the American government to intervene. Inls
is the only way to stop the constant trou-
BILE and outbreaks in the island General
Blanco, it must be remembered, has very
little interest in the army, lie Is wltnouI
popularity or influence. The officers ana
volunteers almost to a man believe that the
policy pursued by Weyler is the only prac-
ticable policy. Americans cannot conceive
of the deep-seated hatred with which the
Spaniards regard the Cubans, who have hu-
inflated them before the eyes of the world
Just as long as the Spanish nag is nolSteu
in Cuba there will be trouble.
''It may be that the United States may
wait little before taking action, put am
sure that the American government is pre-
pared for any emergency that may arise.
/ do not think there will ever be war be
tween the United States and Spain. The
Spanish government has already allowed
the United States to interfere in her ma
tional affairs in the matter OF relieving the
starving reconcentrados, and any further
steps that this government would take
would hardly be objected to as being with
out precedent. 1t has been settled beyond
doubt that no kind of liberal government
can be established in Cuba The riots prove
this. A few newspapers espoused the cause
of autonomy and this was at once met Dy
a union of army officers and volunteers op-
posed to the plan, who suppressed the press
by force That is the kind of liberty that
will be allowed in Cuba and none other
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-14
CONGREGATIONALISTS' WORK.
Aid Contributed to Construction of
Churches and ParsOnages.

NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-The forty-ninth
annual report of the board of trustees of
the Congregational Church Building Society
was made public to-day by the secretary.
the Rev. S. II. Cobb, d. d. The record of
work, receipts and expenditures for the
year 1897 easily takes the highest place in
the history of the society during the last
forty-five years. The board has voted $780,
495 to 166 churches There was paid to 116
churches 1922 323 In the form of grants or
loans on houses OF worship. The board has
voted S35. $50 in parsonage loans to fifty
seven churches, and thirty-eight churches
have been paid $2l,S67 on parsonage loans
The geographical distribution Of funds paid
out is as follows: Eighteen houses of wor-
ship and three parsonages east and ninety
eight houses of worship and thirty-five par
sonages west of the eastern boundary of
Ohio On houses of worship $124 800 have
been in the form of loans and $l07 .S23 i'm the
form of grants. The whole amount received
into the church building loan fund is $412, $50
A final settlement has been made with the
society by the executor of the will OF the
late j. Henry Stckney. of Baltimore. From
the sale OF the securities $l53.9l6 has been
realized. The receipts from all sources.
aside from this legacy, are Sl4l 52S Grand
total for this year, $295, ,504. Only 20l Con-
gregational churches are in pressing need
OF houses Of worship.