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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-20


w. tiers at the various pos,of-
fees ana a request for a statement
OF What has been accomplished up
TO date In the matter. | must first
call attention to the condition of this fea-
ture Of the postal service as it existed be-
fore this report was inaugurated. a fun
statement of which will be found in my
report for 1887. pages SOL.
l VIII add that subsequent acquisitions
for supplies and other communications
from p0stmasters have SHOWN that the
poscmarking equipments were even more
defective and iliegibie postmarkiag was
even more general Than Indicated b3 the
papers which formed the basis Of my re-
pert.
have continued to reprlmand negligent
postmasters, and In order 70 obtain COM
pete data for this purpose, the following
instructions have been published In tho
monthly postal guide since September.
1897
'Postmasters are requested 10 secure
from the patrons or their several offices
envelopes showing iliegible or uBsatisfac-
tory postmarking or back stamping and
forward the same 10 this office. division os
p0stOffice supplies, with statement show
ing the name Of the Office where the I'M
satisfactory postmarkinS or back-stamp-
ing was done. and the name ~ the writer.
II possible
''Ie1ible postmarklng on every letter
passing through the mails IS required.
tSee instructions in postai guide for June.
lS9O Fostmasters have been given fair
notice and future failure OF duty in this
respect viii be called to the attention u
the officer having charge Of appointments
and removals"
In response To this circular thousands of
envelopes showing Illeeibe or unsatisfac-
qFisf h1 ,,
month. and the delinquen, pos master duly
repr.manded. resulting In each case in
either report showing more satisfactory
work or statement showing incomplete
attention and the necessary supplies
promptly furnished.
The entire service Is now thoroughly
posted in regard 20 these requirements.
and there has been marked improve
ment, considering the large number n Of
ices and the small compensation ot many
o. them
Fostmas:ers have given their experience
uTOu the various defective features u
their postmarking outfits. These have
been carefully considered. and steps have
been taken by this office 20 overcome the
difficulties ana obyiate the defects which
were thus shown 10 exist.
The stamp contractor is now supplying
type which ara much better adopted 20 the
purpose than those formerly furnished for
The stamps and the stamps themselves
have been materially improved in several
important features
The honorable postmaster general has
favorably considered my recommendation
for the appointment Of committee
10 consider ard report upon any
new devices which may be submitted
tr the QUaiIc 10 itt-g 70 au iE1-
pr2vemeut IN the character q post
marking stamps 30 re hereafter furnished.
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First Assls,sn. Postmaster General.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-15
DISPLEASED.
Only the 'trongiy Conservative Speak
EavOrably OF the Message.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The Prcsi-
dents message did not, after the first
reading, receive the indorsefnent Of n
majority OF the Senators, and many
excused Themselves from speaking
about it until they could have time
for careful pcrusal. In n general way
the objections were based upon the
ground that it did not go far enough
in recognizing the rights Of the Gu.
bans.
The senators who have been cspe-
cially noted for their conservatism
were pleased, but they were the OK
ccption to the rule, and many of those
senators who had in the past few days
shown n disposition to slacken their
opposition to n conservative course
appeared to be disposed to return to
their original positions.
a large number Of Dem o~cratic SEN
atOrs refused to express themselves at
all, us did several Republicans, upon
the ground that, as they could not
speak in complimentary terms, they
would say nothing ut all. One of tho
most significant utteranccs upon tho
ihSopuSS was ttut VI pShhlDT ioTihCE
from tie Presidents own state and a
member OF the committee on foreign
relations. lie said: ~ have no pa.
thence with the message, and you can
say o." He refused to go into de-
tails.
Senator Mills Of the same commit
tee said: "Without referring to the
message specifically, you can say / am
for the independence Of Cuba and for
war on account of the Maine"
S,nator Cullom, also of the foreign
relations committc c, commended the
document. lie said: 1T is u strong
paper, n well prepared and careful
review. The Senate may go farther
than the President ~recommenes, but
it will have a strong influence in shap-
ing the course Of events"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-15
CHANGE FOR
President May Precedo % Naval Demon.
stration with an Uitimatum.

WAsmSGToN, April IL Should tho
President be clothed with authority
TO use the military and naval forces
to intervene solely for the purpose OF
establishing peace and order in Cuba,
he proposes to exercise IL first by
transmitting TO Spain n copy OF the
resolution, with the statement that
his obligations require him to carry
out tho will Of Congress and q noti-
tication that no will do so at once,
unless Spain %withdraws from the
island.
In other words, the President will
deliver an ultimatum to Spain before
making a naval demonstration, in tho
hope that Spain may ut the last mo.
nent consent to a concession of the
Independence of the people OF the
island, upon an indemnity. or upon
some other basis which may DO salts.
factory to all parties involved. II war
should then come, whether holy" or
''unholy," he will feel that the re-
sponsibility is on Spain.
Tho one significant sign of peace in
that diplomatic relations between tho
United states and spain have not been
severed Us a result of the message sent
to Congress, 1t is true that all our
c~onsuls have been called out OF Cuba
and this would indicate n preliminary
sign of war, but our minister is still
Mt Madrid and SPANS representative
is still hcrn
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-15
CONSULAR
General Lee scts Forth tho HORRORS ~
concentration IN Io. .,.,.

Concentration W ios tosUs
WAsniNGroN, April - -Thc Cuban
consular correspondence. which was
transmitted to Congress in connection
with the Presidents me,sarc, was
prepared in rcspon ,e 30 resolutions 81
inquiry adopted by both the IIouss
and ScnatH. The correspondence was
prepared for transmission TO Congress,
just before the blowing UP Of tho
Maine, and, haviny been he'd up
since, now includes communications
up to April II covers the nmu
cations OF Consul General Lee. at la.
vana; Consul Mctars. at Cicnfucpos:
Consul Erjcc. ut Mn,anaas; Consul
Hyatt, ut Santiago de Cuba, and Con.
sui Barker at Sagua la Grando.
November -, General Lee sent To-
The department the communication of
TWO gentlemen whose names he says
are suppressed for obvious rcasons
but whom he knows personally ~
Standing high in the community, con.
corning the condition in Los Fosos
1.-THE ditrhcs) in Havana. The com.
munication says, among other things:
-Four hundred and sixty women
and children thrown On tho ground.
hcaped pell neil rs animals. some in
n dying condition, others sick, others
dead. without the slightest c~leanli-
ness or the least help, not able to give
water to tho thirsty. without religious
or social help, each one dying wher-
ever chance laid him"
The communication goes on to state
that the deaths among these recon.
cctrados average forty or fifty daily.
and that on an average there werc
but ten days of life for each person.
1t says that these unhappy creatures
received food only after having been
eight days in tho Fosos, during which
time they were obliged to subsist
upon the bad food which the dying
had refused Some horrible instances
of tho distress witnessed are givsu.
Among the many deaths we saw"
says the communication, there was
seen one impossible to forget There
is still alive the only witness, a young
girl OF Is, whom We found seemingly
~lifeless on the ground. On her right
side wa the body Of II young mother;
cold and rigid, but with her young
child, still alive, clin9ing to her
breast. On her left side was the CORPSE
of 4 dead woman holding her son IN a
death embrace. A little further on "A
dying woman, having in her arms IA
daughter Of II, crazy with pain, who,
after twelve or fourteen days, died in
spite OF the care she received"
Further along the communication
says that If any young girl came in
who was nice looking, she was "infalli.
bly, condemned TO the most abomina.
bio Of tratiics. The communication
says that loo persons had entered
the Fosos since August and Of thosn
but o33 were then living. 1t places
the number of deaths ainong the re-
concentrates ut - per cent,
81 estimate that probably 100000 of
the rural population in the provinces
OF Pinar del Rio, Havana, Matanzas
and Santa Clara have died of hunger.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-15
LEEDY ON THE MESSAGE
Great Disgust Expressed BY tho Gov
ornor OF Kansas

TOPEKA, Kan. April i4.-Governor
Lcedy expressed great disgust to-day
in speaking OF McKinley's message to
Congress. He said:
John Sherman is not the only i'm
beetle down there in Washington.
Six weeks ago the United States had
ample cause for Intervention, but wa
have allowed tho Spaniards to out.
general US at every point, We had the
report of the committee in tho Maino
affair, which did not lay tho blame on
anybody, and now comes this mes
sage, which doesn't mean anything.
What the President means by armed
Intervention W.T. hout Independence
cannot see. think tho power Of the
almighty dollar has hypnot zed and
paraiyzed the administration"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-15
5000 SPANISH TROOPS.
Leave Cadi, on the Cruisers Crlstobai
Colon and ~Infanta Maria Teresa.

LONDON, April IA dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Gibraltar says
that the Spanish cruisers Cristobal
Colon and lnfanta Maria Teresa have
left Cadiz for destination undivulged,
with six battalions, each a thousand
strong. Additional troops will leave
leave Cadiz by the mail steamers dur.
ing the next few days.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-15
GOOD NEWS OF BRICE
Tho Missing American Con,ui al Ma.
tansss Sailed Saturday.

CHICAGO, April ID, The Inter.Ocean
publishes the following under u IIa.
vana date:
ut is announced that the II. W.
Tarbberg sailed Saturday from Ma,
tanzas for the breakwatcr, Delaware
bay, with Colonel A. C.. Brice, Amer,
lean consul, Consular Clerk Frederick
Delgardo, Mr.. Brinckerhoff, United
States vice consul and Norwegian con'
sui, aud many American and Cuban
families"
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-15
Mariposa to bring sI.5oO,o 600.

SIDNEY, N, $ W., April 1.-The
Mariposa, of tho Oceanic steamship
line. will take 81, 500. 900 to San Fran
cisco.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-15
FOR WAR!
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
ON CUBAN QUESTION.
FOR ARMED INTERVENTION

Tho whole Land and Sea Torcs OF the
United States to lie Used. II Neces-
sary-Thst Congress Give the
President tho Authority to
Use It ut Ills Discretion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-15

m'an of support, rendered destitute Of
shelter, LET; poorly claiaii exposed to the
most uuS1uitlry COudl.iO1S
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-15

20 IL Gives tho President Authority,
Expected, War viii Surely Follow
soon-Ths Message Sent to Com.
mittees on Foreign Affairs
Immediately Aftor
Being Road.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-15
America Position.

1t has thus made known to the world
that the uniform policy and practice of tue
United states Is 10 avoid all interference in
disputcS which merely relate to the inter-
nal government ofothcr nations ana event
udlly to recognize the authority of the
prevailing party, without reference to our
particular interests AMI views or to the
merits of the original controversy
but III thIs a. On every o,hcr occasion
safety IS to be found In 4 rigid adherence
10 principle.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-15
a Duty to tho Country's Traditions.

lido so because of the intimate conncc-
tI'n of the Cubac question with the state of
our own union ana the grave relation tn,
course which Is now incumbent upon the
nation to adop. must needs bear 10 the tra-
ditional policy of our government, ii IL i
% accord with the rrcccpt' laid down by
the found RS of the republic ana rcligiously
observed by succeeding generation, to the
present day.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-15
'pain's Publication Plans.

The proposition submitted by General
Noodford ana the reply Of the Spanish GOV.
m were both in the form of brief
memoranda the text, Of which are before
ne and are Substantially In the langua,e
above given, The function OF the Cnban
parliament In the matter of preparing"
peace, and the manner of its doing so are
not expressed In the Spanish memorandum,
but from General Woodiort as explanatory
rer orts of p climlnary dis uss On, proceed
Ing the final conference, II Is understood
that the Spanish government stands ready
10 give the insular congress full powers /,
settle the terms OF peace with the insur-
gents, whether by direct negotiation or IN
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-15
A Country Laid Waste.
Made 100000 De.titute.

ny the Time the present administration
TOOK once a year ago. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
caled-had been made effe tive over the
better part OF the four eltral and ives ern
provin es, Sa II Cara, Matanzl, Uavan,
ana |inar del Rio, The agricultural pop :
taton, TO the estimated number of 10000 :.
Or more. MAS herded within the to,,ns ana
ehe!r immediate yicinage. deprived OF the
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-15
What Recognition Demands

These are the words Of the r~esolutc and
patriotic JACKSON They are evidence that
the tuttcd = atcS, In aIditi n To the test
imposed by public law as thc condition of
the recogui ion of independence by a neu-
tai state, to-wit, that tnc reyoltcd state
shall constitute In fact a body poItic, hay
Ing a government in substance as well as in
name, possessed of the elements OF 5 abil
ity,' aud forming def Cto, III left to itself,
q stat among the nations, Reasonably capa-
BILE OF dischargtng ths duties of 4 state
has imposed for its own guYerance, in deal
ing with cases like these, the further Condi-
tlon that recognition of indie pendent state
hood Is not du5 to a r.vbltcd dependency
until the danger Of It's b,ing again subju-
gatei by the parent state has entirely
passed away This eNtrem test was In fact
applied IN the cas-, of Texas
Recognition Not Wise.
Nor from the standpoint OF cxpedlencc
do think 1t would bc wise or prudent for
this government to re osaize at he present
time the independence OF the so-called
Cuban republic Such recognition is not
necessary in order to enable the United
states to intervene and pacify the island.
To commit this guvcrnmt nj now to The
recognition OF any particular government
IN Cuba might subject us TO embarrassing
conditions of international obligation to.
wards the orgaai2lt on so recognized. In
case OF Intervention oar conduct would lie
supJcCl 10 tue approval or diSi pprOval oil
such govern Ecnt; we would b. reuuircd 10
su NIT to It's direction and to assume TO A
the III IRE relation of a friendly ally, When
II shall 4 pear hereafter that there 4.
within the island a government cap lble OF
performing the duties and di,charging the
functions of a separate n ton and having
as matter Of fact he proper forms and
attributes OF natl Inality such government
can be promptly and readily recognized
and the relations ana interests OF the
United States with such nation adjusted.
" Means OF Intervention
There remain the a~ltcrnat We forms OF I'm.
PREVENTION To end the war. either as an i'm.
partial neutral, by imposing a rational
comp otnisc between the Contestants. 4:
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-15
Fifty Years OF Insurrcction.

The present revolution |, but tn. success.
Eor of other similar in,urrcctions which
have occurred In Cuba against thr domin-
ion of Spain, extending over a pc rlod of
nearly hall a century, each OF which dur.
ing It's progress has ,ubicctcd the United
states To great effort aud expense in en-
forcing its neutrality laws. caused cnor-
nous losses To the American trade and
commerce, caused irritation. annoyance
ana disturbance among our Citi2,ns IND,
by the exercise of cruel, barbiriDuS and
uncivalized rract ces of warfare. shocked
the s'nsib littcs and offended tho human
HNmnllhlns of nnr ncnnl.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-15
Confronted By Duty.

In this state of affairs my admlniStratio
foHnd its'it confronted with I'll, grave
problem of itSduty. MY message OF last De-
ccmbcr reviewed tie situation Iad detailed
the steps taken with a view of relic wing IT,
icntcne>s and opening the was To some
form OF h norihlc settlement The assa>Si
nation OF the prime minister. Cinova, lei
to change OF government In Spain
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-15

The reply Of the Spanish lbine was
received on tn night Of the 3St ultimo.
~ REFERS a. - the means to briag
ABOUT peace in Cuba, 10 Confne
the preparations thereof TO the in
Nu'|r department, inaSmuCh as the
concurrence OF that body would be ncces-
sary To reach a iaal result, 1t Icing how
ever, una rsto Il that the powers reserved
ny the constitution to the central govern
mcht are not lcNscned or diminished. As the
cuban parliament does not meet until the
fth OF MAY next, the Spanish government
""Hll not object for It's part, to dc ept at
once a suspension of ho,tilities, If asked for
Ny IN, Insurgents from the general In chef.
10 whom II would pertain, in such ase, 10
uelcinlhe the duration and condition of
| the az mistlCA
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-15
Spain Cannot Conquer.

The long trial has proved that the object
Tor wn en- spain has wa yed the war cannot
DE attained. The fire of ilsurrec tion NAV
fame or may shoulder with varying sea.
spis. but II has be IN and IL is plain that IL
car b. extilguished by present meth
od< The only mop. OF relief and reposc
from a condition which cannot longer be
endured Is the enforced pacincation OF
Cuba.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-15
MIR. Cieveisnd's Words.

In the last annual message of my immc-
date predecessor, during the pending
struggle 1t was said: when the inab. lity
OF spain todeal successfully with the insur-
rection has be ONE manifest aud 1t is dem
onstra cd that her sovereignty Is extinct in
Cuba for all purpoIcs OF It's rightful exist
cnce, ana when a hopeless struggle for its
re-estabiishment has -degenerated into q
strife which means nothing more than the
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-15
Two Means OF Intervention.

TWO Means OF intervention,
There remain the alternat We forms OF In
PREVENTION to end the war. either as an inn
partial neutral. by imposing a rational
comp omise between the cJatcs.aats, as
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-15

These elements of danger and disorder
already pointed out have been strikingly
il'u 'trated 10y a tragic event which has
deeply and Justly moved the American leo-
pie. lhavc already Transmitted to Congress
the report of the naval court of inquiry on
the destruction of thc ba,tl. ship Maine. in
the harbor of tavana daring the n ght Of
the 10Th of FEBRUARY. The destruction Of
mat noble vessel has filled the national
mar: with incxprcssible horror. The two
hundred and iltty-cight brave sailors aud
marines AMI two officers of our navy. repos-
ing in the faacied security of a friendly
harbor have been hurled 20 death. grief
ana want brought to their homes and sor-
row to the nation.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-15
Our Duty Mt Our Door.
Our Commerce Demand, IT,

Third-Thc right TO intervene may he iuS-
tlled by the very serious Injury II the
commerce. trade and bnsine, of our peo-
pie and by the wanton de truct on Of pron-
crty aud devastation of the island
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-01
BROKEN BY BURGLARS
Thu Element Try the Game Of looting a
Country Store.
! AXE A HAUL AT RlveRToN, ST.. COUNTY
Get siI In Cash and a Quantity of Canned
Tomatoes. Some Crackers, and
supply OF Tobacco.

Country ms well as city stores in this
neighborhood need to be guarded now
adays from the festive burglar. who
ices not seem to need a great deal OF
venturesomeness In his makeup to ac-
complish his design for robbery.
The latest store that Ia reported MS
victimized is at Riverton, in the south
part of the county, west OF the Jordan
river. The store was formerly known
as the 1,iverton Co-operatlve. Some
time between shutdown last night and
sunrise this CTuesday) morning, the
store was broken into and looted. A
thorough ransacking was given the
place, si1 in cash secured from the till.
and quantity OF canned tomatoes.
crackers. tobacco and other items
taken from the shelves. Then the
burglars left without leaving q clue. so
far us known. by which they could be
traced and located In that institution
for which they have so well fitted
themselves-the State prison.
News of the occurrence was fur
nished to Sheriff Lewis this morning,
and he Immediately despatched officers
to ferret out the perpetrators of the
crime, and will leave nothing undone
to bring the criminals to Justice.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-01
PROVO.


Last Sunday two strangers invaded
Provo and for the first time sprung
the lock game on the unsophistocated
So far as known they were not success
cesful. one old gentleman. who was
offered n bet of $40 against his watch
that he could not open the lock by one
OF the men land at the same time had
the other strangers urged him to accept
the bet and offered to show him how
TO do the trick refused TO bet, but in
nocently asked the strangers to give
him the lock to be used on a dog col
lar. This broke the sharpers' hearts and
they left the intended victim and soon
after left town.
David Rnmaley, editor Of the A. o.
U. W. Guide, st. Paul. Mimi. IL in
Provo for the purpose OF selecting a
location for colony. Mr.. Ramaley
states that If his report ~ favorable
about hundred families win come to
Utah and settle; he is now on his way
10 visit the land owned by the Mount
Nebo Irrigation company near Cos
hen. The gentleman is pleased with
Utah 80 far as he has had opportunity
To make observations. Last evening
he met with the A.O.U.W. lodge of this
city.
Eight young men. who claimed TO
come from Provo Bench. visited Amer
lean Fork and Lohi Sunday. They drove
through American Fork In very reck-
less manner, yelling like madmen
officers from American Fork followed
them to Lehi and there the travellers
We're arrested and brought back te