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The Red Cloud chief., 1898-12-09
FOR A MERCHANT MARINE.
A compared With the fiscal year 1897, the n
ocipts for 1873 Increased . q, pt5, S.sd

FOR A MERCHANT MARINE.
In discussing the question Of In
ercosing tho American merchant ma
rine the secretary says: War with
Spain and the annexation OF the Ha-
waiian archipelago, which have
changed the political and commercial
relations OF the United Statos not only
with Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii and
the Philippines, but also with the con-
tinents between which aud North
America those islands are stepping
stones, require the prompt adoption
Of IN affirmative maritime policy by
the United States.
IL In not TO- be expected that the gov
ernment of Spain will long continue
Its support Of the mail steamship lines
which have connected Its lost possess
sions with tho rest Of the world.
Whether, then. tho military occupa-
tiou Of former Spanish possessions by
Tho United States shall lead to their
Independence or to their control by
this country ultimately, ut present IL
II cloar that American vessels must be
established In part In the carrying
trade OF the islands or we must allow
Great Britain, France and Germany to
all entirely the place rs q carrier
which spain 10 about to vacate.
Great Britain. Germany and France
have consistently pursued for years
me policy of contributing libcrally
from the public funds to establish
steamship lines as . political measure,
regarding ouch lines rs national neces'
stiles rather than AZ commercial In
vostments. This country Ia now 80
plnced that the same mo.ssc must at
least DO fully considered In deciding
upou our course Of action. Even ii
. no motive wero absent. the fact OF
. IN >meht aid to the foreign lines OF
2ks with which American ves-
E>Epete cannot DO ignored.
49, recommends:
MSn6 y mont of a system Of
Nv vlMS MAs~ upon the mileage nav
pe-u.na works hasercd American vessels
.tnre 10 eject the tub@he foreign carrying
-Ss. and works so sust'on for tho training
kTss a cure feole for the nationa
defctthe remedy
This letter. fsn OF the trade between
the fa,tcd States, Porto Rico and na
wAit.and the coasting trade OF thos'
Islands TO vessels Of American registry
Porto RICAN MONEY TO GO.
The subject Of money in Porto Ric'
II discussed at length. Tho Secrctar.
sayss The existing currency of tina
island consists Of silver coins know
as pesos and c~entavoa The peso 10 o
tho weight aud fineness OF the Spanish
piece Of Ave pesotas and correspond
IN both respects to tho fve-franc piece
q tho Latin union. Its bullion value
compared to the bullion value OF tn
American dollar, Is as o3 s Is to 100
Tho ccntavo Is 160th Of q peso, and tn
smaller coins consist Of pieces o
twenty contayos And forty centavos
these being the exSst cpyntcrparts II
weight and ~lncncsR ser' e.~ Spanisl
pieces Of one and Y 2 be as Wen tn
French colns OF or NM % cs.
Tho Porto RicaA tbquisat her Sxcc
relation TO god, Dhstcy, u hfe. hers
~ rcdecmable irte pliers asene'' They
s.iptrod,fho pol'siessa cpns
Hooley pis check. wn,Sr ssx
ooo. only after the JUDI 4
been published )
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-12-09
REPORT OF THE TREASURY.
Secretary Gage Exhibits Uncle
Sans Balance Sheet
SHOWS $50, O47,247 DEFICIT.
Rensws HIS Recommendation for n Bank
Note Currency syste m-ravors Boun.
siss for the Merchant Msrins-Amer-
Scan Money for Porto ftico.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Tho report OF
the secretary Of tho treasury to the
speakcr of the house OF representa-
tivcs was made public to-day. In the
report Secretary Gage says:
The revenues Of the government from
all sources for the fiscal year ended
June 30. 1895, were:
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-12-09

OF all the communities. Send q man
TO Congress to help defeat this great
evil" Such TRADES against reason,
and such appeals to prejudice and ig-
norancc, tho statesman must oppose
by simple truth. Is a system Of bank
credit currency In its ability to meet
the varying wants of an industrious.
commercial people, superior to the is
sues OF government paper money! II
thai question DO answered affirm alive
~, IL may DO safely left TO time "a
show that the nature Of tho banker
differs not at all from the general ma,
turc OF men In all other callinga The
motives for his actions are the same,
II is not fon the benefit OF the banker
or any particular class, that the pies
for currency reform Is urged; IL 1,
urged on behalf Of the whole people
who will DO the recipients Of the ben
eHts Thereof. And II Is on this grount
only that that the claim Is entitled :.
consideration.
In my last report ] ventured upoi
specific recommendations The rec
concentrations, II adopted and formu
lated into law, would In my opinion
be curative OF the evils herein pointes
out. In House bills loss3 and 1888
are embodied a series Of measures II
some respects moro m~critorious. TIL
measures therein proposed are tho 70
suit OF careful study by expert and cx
perienced men. With somo modifica
tions, the reasonable fruit OF full dis
cussion. they would, l believe, mco
the country's needs. l commend tn
subject to tho early and earnest at
| ton Of Congress-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-22

not make themselves known 10 each other,
for ii is sought to convey the impression
that they are only casual passengers get
ing on al country railroad stations. BY
the time the train from Key West reaches
Washington there will be upwards OF nifty
ond's notice around the bearer of the report
of the Maine report OF inquiry
All sorts of contingencies have been pro-
Vided against by those who are intrusted
with the matter, and among them are traln
holdups and violence toward the bearer
OF this all-imDortant document IL his iden-
rity Is once established. There is so much
at stake in this report that the authorities
feel justified in IeSorting to the heroic
measures which have been adopted to in
sure its safe and uninterrupted delivery
at Washington.
One of the possibilities discussed at the
conference held by the authorities was that
If il became known who the bearer of the
dispatches was and the train he would take
some enterprising newspaper might have
TO taking his precious package from him
tn order TO get n scoop" Nothing seemed
too silly in the way of suggestion OF danger
10 the report and this will accounting The
elaborate and thorough precautions which
have been taken by the president and his
advisers. All the agents of 5nch sam
will know about the party Will he contained
in their instructions to watch a certain
group of men who will chaHgeJseats at dlt-
ferent stations in order that their indentifi-
new arrivals who get on the train inter II
has left Key West will know that the group
they are TO watch has any such document
as the report of the Maine colirt of inquiry
The only instructions given have been for
them TO pay strict attention to the party
trouble of any sort TO rally around them
and protect them at all hazards. ,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-22
SPECIAL CUBAN COMMITTEE.
Congressional investigation of
the Situation.

Washington. March 21.-Representative
Wheeler. of Alabama, to-day introduced
in the house the following resolution:
Resolved, That a joint committee. con-
sisting of seven members of the senate, to
be appointed by the vice president, and
seven members of the house, to be ap-
pointed by the speaker, be created to con-
slider the question Of our relations with
Spain, growing out of the Cuban question:
that all messages heretofore received. or
which may be hereafter received. from
the president. referring to this question,
be referred to said committee; that such
committee be authorized to send for per-
sons and papers, TO take evidence and to
administer oaths to witnesses; that said
committee be authorized TO employ clerk
and one assistant, a stenographer and
messenger, and that said committee report
with little delay possible. the true
conditions which prevail in Cuba, what
portion of the Spanish debt is a burden
upon revenues collected in the island, the
protection given to Americans and Ameri-
can interests in that island by the Span
iards, and the truth regarding the inhu-
manities and atrocities which have come
to our knowledge through semi-official and
other sources. The committee will also
recommend to congress what action should
be taken by this body. The committee
shall have authority to report at any
time
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-22

issued large poster advertising for men
TO. the United States navy. The recent
putting into commission of the cruisers Co.
lumbia and Minneapolis and the prospec-
tive demands that will be necessary as a re-
suit of the acquisition of the Brazilian ship
AHaZoras and the American yacht May
flower requires the enlistment of additional
men. Enlistments will be made at the fol-
lowing places:
The navy yards at Boston. Brooklyn.
League island, Philadelphia Washington,
Norfolk. Mare island, No. IS South street.
New York city. U. S. S. Michigan at
Erie. Pa, custom house at New Orleans
and the custom house at Gloucester, Mass.
The following classes of men are wanted:
Seamen, IS to 50 years of age, at s24 per
month; ordinary seamen. IS to IS years of
age. at sl9 per month: chief machinists, Is
to 35 years of age, at so per month; ma
chinists. first class, Is to 35 years of age
at s55 per month. and machinists, second
class, is to So years of age. at $40 per
month.
The requirements for enlistment provide
that all candidates must pass physical
from disqualifyine ailments. Seamen and
ordinary seamen must pass examination In
seaManship and must have had experience
at sea. MachinistS are required before en-
listment to pass an examination showing
that they are machinists by trade.
The orders of General William NJ. Gra-
ham, assuming command of the new mill
tary department Of the Gulf, have been
| received at the army headquarters here.
| 1t Is said here that no immediate move
1nent OF troops as result Of the change
| Gently put into effect is contemplated. but
| that the movements for the present will
be confined to the transfer of artillery
troops to man the Notifications recently
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-22

lowed in a similar strain, concluding with
the declaration that it was Gods will that
Cuba should be free.
The Cannon amendment was lost without
division.
Mr.. Bailey offered an amendment to in
seft the word dependent" before parent
or parents in the section making them the
beneficiaries under the bill in certain con-
tingencies. 1t was rejected, 60-1O6 as was
another to strike out the words, land If
there be no parent, the brother and sis-
ters," etc.
Without further amendment the bill was
then passed unanimously.
Mr.. Mesick, Republican. of Michigan,
from the committee on elections No. g.,
presented the majority report in the con-
tested election case of Wise versus Young.
The report is in favor of the contestant.
The minority was given ten days in which
to file their report
The house then went into committee of
the whole and took up the private calen-
dar ,
The senate bill to satisfy the claim of
the legal representatives of John Roach,
amounting to S331. ISL, for labor material
and dockage furnished by Roach, and the
occupation of his yards by the gunboats
Chicago. Boston and Atlanta, was taken
up out of its order, and long and bitter
fight followed.
Without action upon the claim, the COM
mittee rose.
A o'clock the house took recess un-
til o'clock, the evening session to be de-
voted to the consideration Of private pen
sion bills.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-22
WORK OF MAINE DIVERS.
They Are Trying to Recover the Ten
Inch Ammunifion-Cons
Barker Will Stay.

Havana. March 21.-The divers are work.
ing to clear a passage to the ten-inch maga-
zine aft, in order to remove the ammuni-
tion, but a strong shore breeze. which has
been blowing daily for a fortnight. some
what delays the work. On land. rain would
be grateful to lay the dust and to freshen
vegetation.
The United States consul at Sagua la
Grande. Walter 3. Barker, in a letter just
received here. says he is not suffering from
nervous prostration, but is in fine health
and spirits, owing to the food supplies
which are at last on hand and sufficient to
afford relief"
Mr. Barker adds: "As consul. or ex-con-
sui. I will continue here. giving all the
aid in my power to these people, who have
won my sympathies.
Tomorrow morning Bishop Manuel SAINT
ander Trutos, of Havana. will conse-
crate the Lee orphanage, of which DR..
Lesser ard his wife have charge. The in
stitution will do an admirable work. Con-
sui General Lee expects to be present at
the conservation.
Reports from MatanZaS say that the gov
ernor has postponed consideration of the
resignation of the members of the RELIEF
committee. In spite of the fact that more
than $4,000 has been set aside for the re-
that many of the sick have neither medi-
cine nor milk. There is sharp rivalry
among members of the relief committee.
Gunner Morgan will go to Key West on
Wednesday in obedience to orders from
the navy department..
Ell Correo says that at the end Of 1894
there were on file in the Spanish navy de-
partment 5000 petitions of men who de-
broke out now the number ready for en-
listment would be found to exceed 200.00
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-22
WOULD FIGHT WITH BENzINE.
Congressmnn Sibley Recommends Its
Use to Destroy a Hostile


Washington, March H.-Representative
Joseph C. Sibley, of Erie, Pa, has plan
for annihilating hostile fleets should they
approach one of our harbors. He will sub
nit 1t to the war and navy departments.
Mr.. Sibley. who is in the oil business
says that if benzine is conducted through
pipes under the water and released the
subtle fluid will rise to the surface and
permeate the atmosphere to a height of
twenty feet above the water. With the
air thus charged any hostile ship afloat
would be rent into a thousand pieces. Mr..
Sibley says.
He adds that the fumes of benzine would
ship and he believes that no powder mag
azinc is tight enough to exclude this va
Dor. The benzine, he explains, should be
released on the ebb tide, so that it would
be carried outward, and he suggests that
wooden bOOmS be constructed at the en-
trance to harbor to prevent the ben-
zine flowing back on the food tide.
So volatile and easily evaporated is ben
zine, says Mr.. Sibley. that its work would
be accomplished in very few minutes
after the vessel reached the danger spot,
and that the atmosphere and the water
would be cleared of it the moment the ex-
killed by the explosion, he says, would be
stified by the fumes.
Mr.. Sibley cites the accident at Oil Greek,
in Pennsylvania, in 1892, when benzine
tank tilted. released a quantity of its
contents and a sheet of flame swept
through the valley. consuming everything
in its path and killing thirty persons.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-22
PATENT CASE DECIDED.
When Applications for Reissue
Have Been Rejected.

Washington March 21.-Justice Brown, OF
the United States supreme court, to-day
handed down the opinion of the court in the
case Of the Mccormick Harvesting Machine
Company versus Aultman ana others The
case involved the authority Of a primary
examiner in the patent office to reject. as
invalid claims of an original patent, which
were incorporated in an application for a
reissue. the patents at issue being two
covering automatic twine binders for har-
vesting machines. The case then came to
the supreme court on q certificate from the
United States circuit court of appeals for
the Sixth district. In replying to the ques-
ton, the court held that upon the issue
OF the original patent, the patent office had
no power to revoke. cancel or annul 1t. The
Office had. he said. lost jurisdiction over the
patent when it was once signed and did
net regain jurisdiction by an application for
u reissue. Upon application being made
for reissue" he continued. the patent Of
flee was authorized to deal with all its
claims. the original as well as those in
serted first in the application, and might
declare to be invalid. but such action would
not affect the claims of the original patent.
which remained in full force. IL the appii-
cation for a reissue were rejected or aban-
daned."
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-22
HAMPTON ROADS SQUADRON.
1t IL Expected That yesuvius, San
Francisco and New Orleans
Will Join 1t.

Francisco and New Orleans
Will Join 1t.
Washington. March 21.-Lieutenant Com
mander ]. E. Pillsbury. commanding the
dynamite cruiser Vesuvius which has Just
arrived at the Washington navy yard from
Florida. was at the navy department to-
day in conference with the officials regard
ing the future of his unique craft. The
pneumatic gear used in operating the dy-
Mantle tubes is undergoing repairs, which.
it is calculated, will take about two weeks
time. 1t Is considered probable, in view of
the speed power of the Vesuvius, that she
may be attached to the so-called flying
squadron, which it is alleged is soon to
assemble at Hampton Roads. According
| to present plans, the squadron to be or
sanized at Hampton Roads will consist Of
the battleships Massachusetts, and Texas,
and the cuisers Brooklyn, Minneapolis and
Columbia. The Vesuvus will be perfectly
at home in such company. being much fast
er than either of the battleships. and near
ly the equal in speed of the pennant- hold
ers Minneapolis and Columbia.
Although no orders to that effect have
| been given. it is generally believed in naval
| circles that Commodore Howell will be as
signed to the command of this fleet He
was recently In command of a European
squadron. which has just been abandoned
by recall to the United States Of the three
vessels comprising it, the San Francisco
Helena and Bancroft. Commodore Howell
| is now on the San Francisco, and will ac-
company her on her cruise to the United
States as the convoy of the cruiser New
| Orleans, formerly the Amazonas, of the
Brazilian navy. 1t is expected that these
vessels will soon start from England on
| their voyage across the Atlantic ocean. and
the probabilities are that they will make
Hampton Roads their destination.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-22
PINGREE'S TAXATION SCHEME.
Its Opponents Will Work for Such q
Plan as Senator Mcmillan
Suggested.

Lansing Mich. March 2l.-It is evident
that Senator McMillan's reply to Governor
Pingree's letter on the subject OF taxation
of corporations will be the keynote Of the
opposition to the Pingree taxation bill in
the special session of the legislature, which
convenes tomorrow. appointment of a
commission. which shall report investiga-
tion Of the subject at the regular session Of
the legislature next winter will be urged as
compromise measure The Pingree bill
was completed to-day. 1t provides for ap-
pcintment by the governor of a state board
of five assessors. the auditor general to be
president thereof. who shall assess all rail-
road, telegraph, express and telephone
companies taxes. the assessments to be al
the average rate Of taxes on other proper
ty for the previous year. The corporations
named are required to file sworn statements
of all their property. real and personal. and
gross receipts from all sources. and other
facts as the board may require The com
panies' franchises are also to be assessea
at their true cash values,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-22
RELIEF FOR THE CUBANs.
Senator Chandler Says President Nc
kinley Is About to Take Inn
pOrtant Action

Concord. n. H., March Ex-senator Will
lam Chandler, in an editorial in the Con-
cord Monitor to-day. says that President
Mckinley is about to take action in the
name of the United States to relieve fam
inc and sickness in Cuba. Food and med
icne and clothing" he says, given by
the generous people of the United States.
will be sent, with the approval of Spain If
she consents, or will be carried by Amer
lean sailors and soldiers without that ap-
proval, if she does not consent.
The end of the starvation and torture
is near at hand. Every humane person
in this whole land should sustain and bless
the president in his coming proclamation,
which is to cause the name of William Nc
kinley to be held in sacred reverence by
the Cuban generations as long as will be
revered the name of Abraham Lincoln by
the colored race in America
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-22
TO ESCAPE YELLOW FEVER.
"Cook Your Food and BOIL Your
Drinking Water" Says Prof.
Kicks of Chicago.

Chicago. March 2l.-Uncle Sam has only
to issue an order to his troops to cook
your food and boil your drinking water to
render the whole army immune from yell
low fever according to Professor Edwin
Kicks. of Rush Medical college. an account
of whose discovery Of yellow fever germs
was published a fortnight ago
The Spanish soldiers in Cuba. among
whom the mortality from yellow fever has
been great. have eaten and drunk cooked
and uncooked food and water indiscrimin-
ately. Professor Kicks theory is that IL
the simple precaution of boiling and cook
ing had been followed. the army would
have been practically immune from the dis
ease.
In the event of war with Spain. the
American troops sent to Cuba would he
forced to depend largely on food canned in
the United States. which would lessen the
danger considerably. 1t is Professor
Kicks belief that If the familiar Injunction
of the Chicago health department to boil
the water be followed. 1t would complete
the safety of the troops from the disease.
whose ravages are more to be dreaded than
Spanish bullets.