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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-03-08
HAW1EY B111 CAUSES A TIT.
Bailey Jeered by Republicans-Sense and
Decency.

-
Decency.
Washington, March THE spirit of
patriotism was rampant in the house
to-day and by an almost unanimous
vote the Hawley bill providing for two
additional regiments of artillery was
passed under suspension of the rules.
No effort was made to obstruct action,
but Mr.. Bailey, the democratic leader,
pleaded for more time that the forty
minutes allowed under the rule, and
because it was refused after the bill
had been passed, he inaugurated a fill
buster against District of Columbia
legislation that continued all day. 1t
commenced in a sharp tilt between the
speaker and Mr. Bailey. Mr.. Bailey
had been trying to obtain recognition,
but Mr.. Babcock, chairman of the Dis
trict committee, retained the floor with
his bill. Finally the confusion became
so great that the speaker requested the
members to take their seats. Mr.
Bailey retained his place on the floor
Again the speaker requested members
to take their seats. Il take my seat"
said Mr.. Bailey, as he finally sat down,
because the rules of the house require
it." ''The speaker exercises no au-
thority except that conferred by the
rules" said the speaker. There were
several exchanges after that, one of
which Mr.. Bailey, to the accompani-
ment of republican jeers and democrat
ic applause, declared that he could not
be ''badgered' by the speaker. Then
turning to the republican side, in re-
sponse to their jeers, he added: "That
demonstration either indicates a lack
of decency or a lack of sense, and I
suspect both" At $40 p. m. the house
adjourned.
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TALK OF BUYING WARSHIPS
CHARLES III. CRAuP SAYS 1T rs PART
OFA SCHEME.

Syndicate of Adventures Back OF It
Their Purpose is TO Secure Big Com
missions by Helping English and Ger
man Ship Builders Unload Unstable
Vessels on United States--Shemers at
Work In Washington.
Philadelphia, March 7-Charles H.
Cramp, head of the shipbuilding firm,
to-day declared that the widespread
talk of Spain buying warships abroad
! and securing the options on these ships
by the United States Is part of a
scheme instigated by a syndicate of
adventurers. Their purpose, he said,
is to secure big commissions by help
ing English and German shipbuilders
to unload on this government a num-
ber of unstable vessels built either
on speculation or by contract with va
rious of the second rate powers that
are not able to pay for them. Said Mr..
| SICllips ilC lOltil Ndlutllpll VI lllC
ships involved in this lot is about $15,-
| 100000. The commissions which the
speculative syndicate would receive for
disposing of them to the United States
would be but is per cent. of the selling
price or, say $2,225,OOO on the whole
| lot"
| Mr.. Cramp declined to divulge the
names of the members of this syndi-
cate, but said it was composed of an
| Anglo-American combination embrace
| ing a large manufacturing establish
| ment in England, one of the most not
| ed contract brokers in New York city,
and certain concerns engaged in the
manufacture of ordnance materials,
both in this country and abroad. Mr..
| Cramp added: "The shipbuilding in
dustry in England has been for the
past year or so seriously crippled by
| the great strike in the engineer trades.
They have been delayed in the deliv-
cry of warships built for foreign ac-
| count far beyond the contract time,
and the ships have been thrown back
| on their hands in some cases or they
! have been subjected to serious time
| penalties in others. For these reasons
it is great object for them to unload
| on the United States"
1.-THE ships in question" he said,
were all cheaply and flimsily built
and none of them anywhere near the
American naval standard either as to
| workmanship or material. The pro-
motors of the plan have been at work
for some time in Washington, hoping
through manufactured public opinion,
| the strain of the situation and pow
| erful combination in Washington, to
carry through the legislation necessary
to enable the president to buy the ships
on which the spectators have taken
options. They have made some pro-
| gress, though they have not yet reach
ed point at which they dare show
their hands by openly attempting to
procure the necessary legislation. They
have quite a number of influential
newspapers with them. I have myself
been interviewed recently on this sub
| ject by certain newspapers, and on
| reading their reports of the interviews
have discovered that everything said
unfavorable to this scheme was care
fully omitted"
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SERIOUS HARrpoRD FIRE.
Eight Persons Severely Burned, One Per-
haps Fatally,


Hartford, March mo fire in recent
years was attended with so much per-
sonal injury as occurred at a fire in
Germania hall tonight, when eight
persons were severely burned and Mrs.
August Wattersdorf, aged forty years,
Is not expected to survive her injuries.
The fire took place while tableaux were
being prepared to open the masquerade
ball o6 the Hartford Maennerchor So
ciety. 1t is thought to have been caus-
ed by two electric wires crossing under
the stage. When the fire was discover
ed there were fifteen young ladies be-
hind the scenes dressing for the tab
leaux and about a score of men, and
in their condition Of stage dressing.
There was panic among the two hun
dred masqueraders that had gathered,
but there was no one injured in the
stampede from the building. There
were number of thrilling escapes and
rescues by the fire department. The
fire loss will be about $4,000. The in
jured were chiefly those on the stage.
Providence, March IA fire which
caused damage to the amount Of $780,
900 broke out in a five-story building
occupied by the Brownell & Field
company, wholesale grocers, on Canal
street, tonight
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$50. 900, 900 RESOLUTION,
Congressman Boutelle Tells Why 1t Was
Drafted-The Conference.

ho OohierenCe.
washington, March 7.-Congressman
Boutelle made the following statement
tonight: .'At an Interview with Sec
retary Long on Sunday, at which the
subject of authorizing the president to
provide for emergencies was discussed,
/ suggested the desirability of con-
ference of the executive ojcers with
representative members of the house
and senate. AS a result conferences
were held at the white house in which
the president, Secretaries Long and AL
ger, Senator Allison Messrs. Cannon
and Boutelle, Chairman Dingley of the
ways and means committee, Congress-
man Grosvenor and others participat-
ed. Some ten days ago I received from
the navy department request for GER
tain legislation in connection with ma
val affairs, but before action could be
taken the secretary and president de-
sired that the measures be temporarily
withheld, as they were possibly liable
at that time to inf1ame the public and
because the objects Immediately sought
could be otherwise obtained. For main
tanning silence in this regard have
been subjected to very serious criti-
cisms in the public prints, but that is
what every faithful public servant
must expect to endure from time to
time.
'At the conference to-day II was
deemed advisable to give the public the
assurance that congress would invest
the president with discretionary DOW
er to prepare for all emergencies which
should be as broad as the possibilities
of events, and, therefore, instead of
passing various bills authorizing speci
fic action under the several depart
ments, a general credit of $4,000, 900
should be reported by the appropria-
tion committee and placed at the dis
posal of the president to meet any ex-
igency that may arise. Speaker Reed
was in personal conference with the
president during the day and will pre-
pare for prompt action upon the bill in
the house.. This legislation should not
be interpreted as indicating that wal
is expected, but as a precautionary
provision and an assurance to the
world that the government at Wash
ington, in all it's branches and without
distinction of parties and persons. is
and will be, solidly united in every
thing that pertains to supporting our
president in the maintenance of Just
relations with our fellow men and the
upho1ding of the national dignity and
honor"
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NEW RAILROAD IN MEXICO.
1T is to be $50 Miles Long Largest Con
tract Since 1893.

New York, March President AL
meric HI. Paget. of the Chihuahua and
Pacific Railroad company, signed con-
tract to-day with the Nassau Construc-
tion company Of this city for the con-
struction of steam railroad in Mexi-
co to the silver mining regions Of that
section. The total distance from Chi
huahua to the gulf of California is $50
miles and under the terms of the con-
tract, 120 miles are to be completed by
November 1, 1898. The chief owners of
the railroad company are Col. Oliver
H. Payne, Moore & Schley and Mr.. Pa
get. The contract is the largest made
in this country for steam railroad con-
struction since 1893.
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Derby Transcript Mon Arrested.

Derby, Conn, March 7.-Albert K.
Kennedy, editor and proprietor of the
Derby Transcript. and Victor M. We'll,
business manager, were arrested at the
instance of ]. M. Emerson of the An
sonia Sentinel on two counts, civil and
criminal, alleging libel. Kennedy read
lily secured Joseph Schlesinger as
bondsman, but Mr.. We'll was less for
tunate, and he remained in charge of
Deputy Sheriff Parmalee during the
night.
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pnrnell,s Brother Elected.

Dublin, March John Howard Par
nell. brother of the late Charles Stew
art Parnell, and nationalist member of
parliament for South Meath, has been
elected city marshal of Dublin. The
post is worth thousand pounds a
year. His election was due to his rep
resentations that unless he obtained
such a remunerative post he would
lost Avondale, the Parnell family res
idence and estate at Rathdrum, County
Wicklow.
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SITUATION IN THE ORIENT
LONDON PAPERS COMMENT ON MEN
4CING ASPECT or AFFAIRS.

Daily Chronicle Says That Russia Has
Simply Commenced the Partition of
China-What VIII England and Japan
Do?-Russia Orders Thirty New Torpedo
Boats to Augment China Squadron
Much Uneasiness at Pekin.
London, March S.-All the morning
papers comment on the menacing as
pect of affairs in the far East. The
Daily Chronicle in a strong editorial
says: las a rebuff to Lord Salisbury
nothing could be clearer and more
painful. Russia has simply begun the
partition of China. If anybody asks
what China will do the answer is SIM
pie. There is no such thing as China.
The real questions are what will Eng
land do and what Japan? II ever
Great Britain needed a strong man it
is now; and the country will learn with
dissatisfaction that again, at a moment
Of acute crisis, the premier's health
compels him to go abroad. Thus, both
the queen and the prime minister are
to be absent when their presence is
particularly needed
Odessa, March THE Russian gov
ernment has ordered thirty new tor
pedo boats to augment the Pacific
squadron at Vladistock and Port Ar
thur. Russia also proposes to keep
q oh sarI1i Of fIn
continually in far eastern waters in
stead of the Black Sea SO as to avoid
the possibility Of being hampered by
Great Britain closing the Suez canal.
Pekin, March much uneasiness is
felt in Chinese circles in consequence
of the Russian demands. The Russian
minister of finance, moreover, is re-
ported to have urged these demands
peremptorily and to have complained
that the Chinese loan was settled in
spite of the disapproval of Russia. All
kinds of sepculators are locking here
for the purpose of securing concessions
for electric lighting. Sstreet railroads
and regular railroads, etc. The Chi
nese merchants are showing great eag-
erness to participate in the enterprises.
I London, March 8.-A dispatch from
Nagasak, Japan, to the Daily Mail
says. that the Corean cabinet, with the
exception of the foreign minister, Min
Chong Mouk, has resigned because Min
granted the Deer Island concession to
Russia without the consent Of the cab
met.
Pekin, March Russia demands the
settlement of the lease of Port Arthur
and Ta-Lien-Wan by March 26. The
Tsung Li-Yamen (Chinese foreign Of
| fice) has given full powers to Yang -Yu,
! the Chinese minister at st. Petersburg,
and the negotiations have been trans
ferred there. The matter is practical
| ly settled. China has given Japan a
written assurance to pay the indemni-
| ty in Nav
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Telegram From Lee,

Washington, March THE following
telegram was received to-day at the
state department from Consul General
Lee: Havana, March 5.-Persons
should be cautioned not to send con-
sienments to private parties marked
care Consul General. Box came re-
Gently so marked which was found to
contain jewelry, bric-a-brac, etc Gus
tom house properly demand duties on
such shipments, and the steamer
should demand freight. (Signed)
LEE,
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NEWS FROM HAYANA.
Work of the Divers and of the Naval
Court of Inquiry.


Court of Inquiry.
Havana, March THE wreckers and
divers when below work hard. The
Maine was exceptionally high between
decks, which makes the effort in get
ting out the bodies more difficult. They
float to the ceilings and are mangled
in the debris of all scrt. Captain
Sampson and Judge Advocate Mark
spent some tipe on the wreck to-day.
The former says he has no knowledge
as to when the court will leave Ha-
vana Chief Engineer Howell, Ensign
powelson and the divers, Renduist
Schlotter and Olsen, studied the draw
ings, photographs and plans late this
afternoon. The deck swab still hangs
in the signal halyards of the Names
mast, where it was thrown by the ex-
plosion. The report of the resignation
of United States Consul Barker, at
Sagua La Grande, is not confirmed
Mr. Barker when last in Havana ex-
pressed himself as very much dissatis-
fed because supplies had not been sent
to the reconcentrados in his district
Miss Clara Barton is at Sagua La
Grande to-day.
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DIR. Draper Elected.

New York, March 7.-Dr. Andrew S.
Draper, president of the University of
Illinois, was to-day elected superinten-
dent of schools in New York city at a.
salary of $4,000 year, receiving four
teen votes of members of the school
board to one vote cast for w. H. Max
well, the present superintendent of
schools in Brooklyn.
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LOOKED OYER DEFENSE
Lieutenant sobraI of Spanish Navy Once
Visited Portsmonth's Navy Yard.

Portsmouth, N. H, March 7.-Ac-
cording to the record of visitors kept
at'the navy yard, Lieutenant Sobral of
the Spanish navy, whose interview last
month on the discipline in the Ameri-
can navy caused much comment, was
here last summer. His visit has lust
been recalled by the discovery of his
name in the book He called on the
officers at this station and inspected
the various forts and other defenses in
this vicinity. He spent two days here
and made himself thoroughly acquaint-
ed with the plans of defense.
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Havana, March 1.-THE court of in
auiry held it's usual session to-day, ,ex-
amining Ensign Powelson and the div
ers present. Many articles of personal
value to the officers of the Maine were
recovered to-day. No official informa-
ton is accessible concerning the re-
:. rted deportation of several American
correspondents. Several Americans
were passengers on the Ward line
steamer Concho this morning. AS
bearing or the state of public feeling
he1e, it is worth noting that there
were thirty-two balls and more or less
elaborate parties in Havana last night.
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seportea Outbreak in ph,l,ipines.

London, March S.-A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Hong Kong says a
fresh rebellion has broken out in the
PHILIPPINES and that fifty-three Spanish
soldiers have been killed. No further
details are known at Hong Kong.
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CUBAN INDEPENDENCE,
Bill That 1t Be Recognized introduced in
the House.

Washington, March 7.-Representa-
tive Norton of Ohio to-day introduced
in the house resolution, which was
referred to the committee on rules set
ting aside next Thursday and Friday
for the consideration of a joint resolu-
ton to recognize the independence of
the republic of Cuba
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FOR STATE MILITIA,
Governor Cooke to Make Requisition for
Haversacks and Canteens.

Hartford, March 7.-There was a con-
ference of military officials with Cow
ernor Cooke. at the capitol to-day, at
which it was decided to make requi-
sition on the war department for 5000
haversacks and 5000 canteens for the
use of the National Guard. General
Haven, the adjutant general. has ex-
pressed the opinion that the National
Guard, $500 men, could be mobilized
in seven hours.
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New Britain, March THE New Ha-
vens played here tonight and were de-
feated after hard struggle by the
home team by the score of to 8.
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moYEM ENrs or wARsHIps.
Montgomery to Proceed to Havana-Fern
for Relief Shin.

Washington, March 1.-The decision
of the navy department concerning the
sending of ships to Cuba was made
known at 2 o'clock. this afternoon,
when the following brief statement
was posted by the bureau of naviga-
ton: Montgomery will relieve the
Fern at Havana. Fern will carry pro-
visions to Matanzas and Sagua la
Grande." This conclusion was reached
after conferences between the officials
of the state and navy departments and
is understood to be such an adjust
ment ;ls will not lead to further objec-
tion by the Spanish government. The
Montgomery is an unarmored cruiser
of about 1000 tons, with an armament
of ten guns. The plans of the navy de-
partment are to have the Montgomery
start for Havana at once in order that
the Fern may return to Key West in
time to take on the relief supplies,
reaching there next Wednesday. Cap
tain Crowninshield, chief of the bu-
reau of navigation, says that no time
has been fixed for the stay of the
Montgomery at Havana, as the only
decision thus far reached Is that she
will replace the Fern there for the
present. The Montgomery will be the
first United States warship at Havana
since the Maine disaster.
Key West, Fla, March NAVAL Of
| ficers here had scarcely learned of Ad-
miral Sicard's order directing the de-
parture of the cruisers Nashville and
Montgomery for Matanzas and Sagua
la Grande with supplies for the recon
| centrados before an order was issued
resembling it, A telegram received from
| Washington was followed by hurried
conference between Admiral Sicard
and Commander West, and shortly af-
ter o'clock Admiral Sicard counter
manded the order issued at noon and
directed that the Montgomery proceed
| as soon as possible to Havana, While
| the Fern was again assigned to the du-
| ty of carrying supplies to Matanzas.
| The Montgomery is being hurriedly
coaled and work on her will be carried
on through the night 1t is hardly ex-
pected that she will leave for Havana
before morning, and her departure may
| be further delayed.
The official reason for the Montgom-
| ery's going to Havana is that she is
merely to relieve the dispatch boat
| Fern. A naval officer-one of the few
who at the time this dispatch is sent
are aware of the latest change of plans
said he thought 1t most significant
| that cruiser of the Montgomery's cal
| ibre should be assigned to take the
| place Of mere dispatch boat. The
| officials expressed the greatest surprise
| when shown the dispatch from Wash
| ington regarding the sending OF the
Montgomery to Havana as the strict
est orders had been issued here to keep
! this movement secret. The frequent
changes in orders during the last
| twnty- four hours have thrown all the
naval arrangements and opinions on
| the situation into more or less disor-
| der.
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Jewelry House Fails.

Cincinnati, o., March I'D. Schroeder
& Co., jewelers., assigned to-day. Liza
bilities $4,000; assets, 100000.
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Charleston, S. c., March THE tor
pedo boat Winslow. on her way to Key
West to join the North Atlantic squad
ron, put into this port this morning ON
account of heavy weather She will
proceed as soon as the weather calms.
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brought out type of repeating rifle
very similar in general features to the
army rifle, using the same cartridge
of thirty gauge and with about as
great rapidity of fire. The plants of
these. companies are SO extensive that
they could turn the arms out very rap
idly, so that the Springfield armory, in
the hands of the military, could be re-
placed in short order
Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-17
GEN. RosECRAN's FUNERAL,
impressive Ceremonies at Los Angeles in
the Soldiers Honor.

Los Angeles, Cal. March 16-The
funeral of Major General w. S. Rose
crans today, was one of the most inn
pressive this city has ever witnessed.
Thousands assembled to honor the dead
warrior. Business was suspended during
the ceremonies.
The remains were removed from the
bier at the city hall, where they had
been lying in state, to the cathedral at
an early hour The special military es-
cort provided by Gen. Last accompanied
the remains and resumed the watch in
the cathedral
Requiem high mass was celebrated at
40 o'clock a. m. at the cathedral, Bishop
Montgomery officiating, assisted by
clergymen of the diocese. The casket
rested in front of the altar, and upon it
were many beautiful floral pieces. The
decorations about the altar and through
out the cathedral were extremely beau
tiful. After4the services, which lasted
about 40 minutes, the column formed
with Gen. Last and staff at It's head.
They were followed by troop of caval-
ry, the 7th regiment band the signal
corps, Col. Berry and staff, Companies
A, c. i and I, seventh infantry, n G.
c., delegations of the Sons of Veterans,
Confederate Association, c. A. R., Loyal
Legion and Union Veteran League.
Following them came the hearse, and
directly behind it a riderless horse was
led
The column marched south from the
cathedral in Main street to Washington,
thence to the cemetery. At the conclu-
sion of the services one of the infantry
companies fired a salute Of volleys
over the tomb, and taps were sounded.