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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-09
Call Office, Riggs House,
 Washington, March $.

In a spirit of patriotism, with elo- quent words ringing in their ears, every member of the House of Representa- lives to-day responded to the Presl- dents first call to meet the Spanish s1tu- ation by casting his vote for bill plac- ing in President McKinley's hands S5o,- GOO. 900 to be expended at his discretion for the national defense Party lines were swept away, and with unanl- nous voice Congress voted its confl- dence in the administration. Many members who were paired with absent colleagues took the responsibility ot breaking their pairs, an unprecedented thing in executive annals, ln order that thev might go on record in support of this vast appropriation to maintain the dignity and honor of their country. Speaker Reed, who, as the presiding officer, seldom votes, had his name called and voted in his capacity as a Representative.
 The scene of enthusiasm that greeted the announcement of the vote-ayes arr. noes o-has seldom been paralleled in the House. All day long the gal leries were jammed with enthusiastic spectators, applauding to the echo the sterling patriotism of the words Of eloouence which were uttered by the members on the floor All the speeches were brief. Although four hours were allowed for debate, so great was the pressure of time that no one member was given more than five minutes, and most of them had to content themselves with beggarly fraction of minute. In all ffty-nine speeches were made, With one acclaim members from the North and South, East and West. the States and the territories, battle-scarred veterans of the Union and the Confed
 crate armies, all joined in proclaiming their support of the country's chief magistrate in the face of possible for
 eign war In the whole debate there was only a slight discordant note, caused by the speech of General Bing
 ham of Pennsylvania, gallant soldier who served with distinction under Han cock. He spoke too conservatively for the aroused temper of the House, and when he insisted that our relations with Spain were as friendly as they had been for years many of the members hissed him. While almost every member who spoke deprecated the possibility of war, a wide divergence of opinion as to how close were hostilities manifested itself in the debate. The general contention
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Y while the Armstrongs will supply the guns for the Brazilian vessel


 while the Armstrongs will supply the guns for the Brazilian vessel
 n addition to these two ships Secretary Long's agent will purchase every torpedo boat and every torpedo-destroyer that he can find. The Government feels the need Of torpedo boats far more than Of fhe beaWer fighting ships. The o1iy other vessels of the latter class which this Goy- ernment IS anxious to add 10 our nary are the two cruisers being constructed for tbe Japanese GoverBment-one by the cro11os at Philadelphia and the other at fbe U1jo1 Iron Works, San Francisco.
 4 member Of the Naval Affairs Committee Of the House, who has been in almost dajIy conference with Secretary Long for tbe past few days, is authority for the statement that large part Of the appropriation Of S50,000.000 will De used in the construc- ton Of torpedo-boafs m his country, assyr ance having been given by various con- tractors that they could furnish Iarqe number Of them n fhree months lime.
 The proposition to buid many more torpedo-boats meets with the approval of members or Congress because they can De quickly constructed, while cruiser or batte-ship could not De built inside year. All of these matters were discussed at fbe meeting of the Cabinet to-day. The Presi- dent also read to tie Cabinet q letter he has just received from Consul General Ice stating that, although the American colony were apprehensive for hs safety and had advised him to ieave Cuba, he would never heiess stick to his post Of duty. Notwjtb stanoIng General Ices confidence in his own security various members Of he Cabinet expressed fear that in the event Of an go- rising, which General Bfanco might De un able to gueH, he would become victim Of tbe mod. For this reason eradication was expressed by nH hnt the Montgomery would soon be in the port Of Havana.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-09
Senator Proctor Returning.

HAVANA. March S.-Senator Proctor. Miss Clara Barton, Colonel Parker and Dr. Egan returned tonight from a trip to Sagua la Grande and Cienfuegos. Senator Proctor says he feels confident that he has induced Walter B. Barker to withdraw his resignation as United States consul at Sagua la Grande, and he will be very much pleased if Mir Barker continues in that capacity. as he considers him very valuable man. Senator Proctor, with his friend, Colonel Parker, expects to leave for Washing ton tomorrow, as passenger on the Olivette.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-09
ARMY AND NAVY
 WILL BE READY
 FOR THE WAR
It Is the Present Plan Of Miles and Alger to Mass the American Troops
 at Atlanta.
caH Office. Riggs House.

" W0ShiTgt07, U. C., Mdrch Q. 0 Q Although # is fully understood C v thar i1 the event of war the brunt C v or the fighting mgst De borne by tbe z navy, the other great arm Of the ' = service will certainly De called into 7 S active service, and # is the purpose z a to set aside at least Sf6, 100000 of = a tie s50.000,000 for increasing the 7. @ number Of troops, m supplying equip (. @ ments and n transporting tbe troops. {. @ There IS every indication that the War (. @ Department has determined upon At- c @ ianta as the point for the mobilization {. @ Of the land troops in the event Of war c @ witb Spain. While the officers Of he c @ army and he officials Of the depart C @ n7ent are of course very retcent C @ about their plans, they have undoubt- z ediy gone so far as to settie upon At- ' Ianta as Headquarters or the depart = v ment Of tbe East shouid trouble come. = That decision to this effect has been = = reached was demonstrated to-day 6y a = = remark which high officer n the z. a commissary department let fall. {.
 When he was questioned about the or- engagements which his department had made he said: If the order came this fnornino to mass 500,0O0 men at Atanta the pro- visions to feed them would De there before the men. The commissary arrangements have been aH M readiness eyer since the first intimation Of trouble. The contractors say TO matter how large the army we put m the field, nor how long the struggle lasts, the supplies will De more than ample for al needs"
 # is understood that at the Cabinet meet ing Secretary Long gave detaied state ment Of the ships be proposed to buy. com- nander Brownson. who has been selected by Afr. Long to go to Europe as the purcbas- ing agent Of the Navy Department. has been given unlimited authority m the matter Of purchase. # IS stated positively that there are only two 6ig fighting vessels m Europe which this Government desires. 0f these one IS being built at Leghorn. Italy, for the Argentine Republic, while the other is being constructed for the Brazilian Government by the Armstrongs in England. Both are ves- sels Of fbe size of the Maine and will carry an armament similar in weight and size of guns. Happily, both are practically com pieted and are now receiving only the finish ing touches.
 Commander Brownson intends to pur- chase these two vessels. and # he believes tt can De done safely he will have them sent to this country m their present condi- ton.
 Great haste will De required in order to escape restrictions imposed by the neutral ify iaws. While there are enough guns and other equipment now on hand to m out both Mese vessels. Commander Brownson may decide 10 purchase q complete armament for the vessels abrodd. Ln that event he will obfain the guns for the Argentine battle snip from the Krupps at Essen, Germany,
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 SPANISH LINGO SERVES THE YELLOW JOURNAL
Copyrighted. 1898. by James Gordon Bennett.

1888 by JaneG Gordon Bennett
 MADRID, March S.-The WeII-informed Madrid cor respondent correct in his statement firmne my dispatch of two three days ago. saying the Spanish had intention of asking for the recall of General Lee.
 The Central News correspondents is not correct in issuing telegram in contrary sense, and it may be useful of knowing the truth from the reverse these critical that the Central News and the Journals correspondent here is one and the person, he being member or the staff of the mparcaI, which is the greatest neo published Spain, and whose New York correspondent himself daily cabling over here all the Items most likely nflame the Spanish public, while the teleeaphs to the United States every thing possible irrtate the neoes and complioate the situation.
 The combination very dangerous one until un- yelled In all it's mschievous bearings
 The alleged opinion given by Cardinal Rampola For the Pope insurgents is noted here merely as another the nnumerable falsehoods to which the yellow press has given birth.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-09
MONTGOMERY SAILS.

KEY WEST, Fla, March s. The United States cruiser Mont gomery sailed at $40 this after noon for Havana. She will be held at the Cuban capital until the crisis ends one way or the other.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-09
FIFTY MILLIONS VOTED
 TO UPHOLD THE PRESIDENT
 IN DEFENDING THE NAT
Never Before in the Present Decade Have Sucf Patriotic Speeches Been Made in Congress by Representatives Aroused to De-
 fend the Honor of Old Glory.

 
  IeunHIJun
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-09
YELLOW PRESS DOES NOT SPARE
 EVEN THE POPE.

* Copyrighted, 1898. by James Gordon s: S< Bennett. :. x MADRID, March S.-senor Sa- j }: gasta this morning summed up x the situation as follows: There < x Is no cause of alarm. There is < a little war feeling here, but x there Is an irrepressible under x current of feeling that Spair. ;: must be prepared to uphold her < traditions and that the United X States Is determined to force < war, hence every preparation is x being made for the worst. < x "Endeavors have been made < by agents of the jingo press to X interview Ministers here in order to get one or the other to make < some remark which might be x twisted into a mischievous ut < terance, but the Ministers have wisely refused to receive any in < dividual" < * This evening the following is < officially published from the x Spanish Ambassador to the Vat < ican: ITO the Minister of State at <
 
 called upon me and told me to * request that the statement be made to your Excellency that < notice that he had held con- < versation with the correspondent < of the New York Journal on the < subject of Cuba is absolutely x false. His eminence denies en- < tirely the statements attributed x to him and says he has not re- x ceived any newspaper represen- x x tative'' * Thus the Rampolla interview < Y turns out to be shameless fake. X < * x * x k x x < * x * busy. Before 10 o'clock he had been obliged to retire to his private office and to deny himself to callers in order to hold a conference. Sena- tor Lodge was present, as well as Chairman Hale of the Senate Naval Committee, Chairman Boutelle of the House Naval Committee, Captain Crowninshield, Chief of the Navy Bu- reau; Captain Bradford, Chief of the Equipment Bureau; Captain Brown son and Assistant Secretary Roose- welt.
 Chief Constructor Hichborn and Admiral Matthews, Chief of the Bu- reau of Yards and Docks, were also called to the conference by the Sec retary to deal with special phases of the question under consideration The conference had to do with prepara- tions for putting the navy at the highest state of efficiency, and the
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-09
THE RIGHT OF
 BELLIGERENTS TO
 BUY WARSHIPS
There Can Re No Question They May Be Purchased Where ever They Are Found
 for Sale.
Call Office, Riggs House,
 Washington, March 8.

q Washington, March S. ! All authorities agree that T nations may purchase war ' o ships, even after hostilities [ U have begun, if the neutral na- { q tion exercises strict impar- { o tiality between the belliger- ;. = ents and the ships are not ;. - armed and outhtted ready for s q service The trade of ship [ q building is recognized as a 2 Q legitimate one, which may be 2 Q carried on at all times. MT. S ~ Clay, when Secretary of State, }. q laid down the principle as fol- T q lows: ( Q "If 1t be forbidden by the 2 law of nations to sell to bel < ~ Hgerent an armed vessel com ' q pleted, equipped and ready for r u action, it is believed not to be [ . contrary to the law to sell a Q belligerent a vessel in any oth- 2 - CT state, although it may be ,. = convertible into a ship of 7 q war" q
 MT. Clay specified case in which Spain and one of the South American Republics, then at war, each bought a ship from the same shipbuilder, which ships afterward met on the sea and had an engagement. He also specified the case of Russia selling a whole fleet of ships to Spain, includ- ing some of the Russian ships of the line, while Russia held a neutral position between Spain and the South American Republics, with which she was at war.
 The subject has been before the American courts and in one case Jus tice Story held that ''while the sale of vessels, armed or unarmed, to a belligerent is not forbidden by international law, such vessels, even on the way to the purchaser, are liable to seizure as contraband."
 In a later case before the Supreme Court, the distinction is made be- tween the unlawful act of fitting out and arming a ship of war for a bel ligerent, and the lawful act of sell ing such ships to be converted into men-of-war. The decision says that the distinction is the same as that between the lawful act of a gunsmith in selling a pistol and the unlawful act of the same gunsmith in arrang- ing that a pistol shall be used for criminal act.
 A good deal is being acc omplished in the way of preparation in both the Navy and War Departments.
 Secretary Long was particularly
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ALL ARE AMERICANS,
 ALL ARE PATRIOTS

s. 3. 8 8 8 8 8 s 8 ss s. s9 8 8 g 8 es Most remarkable scene Q. sS ever witnessed Tn the Ameri- & S can Congress. Without one s 8 voice Of dissent Democrats, $ es Republicans and Populists .. & alike, without regard to sec & s ton, the members of the g s House of Representatives s .o voted to place in the Presi- :. e dents hands fifty millions e & of dollars, and to conferupon s s him extraordinary power Tn s & view of the Spanish crisis S
 From teIegraphed deScriP- . .. & tfon. $ s22s2ss2s23 & 8 s s & 8 S 8 s 8 s
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Continued on Third Page.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-21
CURIOUS GARMENT.
Fur Capes May Be n Feature of Men1t
Dress Next Winter.

Fur Capes May Be q Feature OF MENU
Dress Next Winter.
On recent afternoon man rode nm
Fifth avenue in New York in victoria,
seated next to woman who was modish.
ly dressed. The man was well dressed,
save for one feature of his attire, which
puzzled everybody who saw him. He
wore fur cape similar to the kind pop.
Mar among women, although it looked
somewhat longer. The color Of the fur
was dark and the hair long. The cape,
although Of finer fur, was Of the kind
worn by ooachmen in cold weather.
The man and the woman obatted to-
gether, and both seemed Indifferent to
the obvious attention which the curious
garment was attracting. Reports have
reached America that the fur cape has
recently become fashionable in London
for men who make particular study Of
dress.
The style is not likely to become pop
ular here if it always attrtcts the same
attention that it did recently. The
wearer looked as if no had picked I'M
his wife's wrap in hurry or borrowed
it from her in the sudden eS.,ll that the
weather caused. Whatever the cause Of
the phenomenon may have heon, the ra
suit was not successful from snectac,l,
lar point Of view. The sight of a mid.
die aged man with mustache wearing
silk bat over what looked like won.
ans fur cape will need very strong
London Endorsement before it ever be.
comes popular here. But nobody ever
supposed that son.e articles Of dress no
less eccentric would ever attain the ron-
ularity which subsequently came to
them, and the fur cape may be fea-.
ture of mems dress next winter. New
York Sun.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-21
PATRIOTISM OF sPANIARDs.
William FL. Bishop Says They VIII Give
Their Last Dollar For Their Country.

William Fl. Bishop Says They VIII Give
Their Last Dollar For Their Country.
William H. Bishop, the novelist and
instructor in Spanish at Yale university,
said the other day: During my stay at
San Sebastian saw the queen regent
almost daily and saw the little king
playing on the beach with the other
children. The queen is an active i'm
pulse to the Spanish government. Her
character is all that is good and virtu-
Gus. She never attends tho national
Spanish pastime-the bullfight-snd
she never allows the young king to go
to them.
While there saw little hatred Of
America. All Spanish papers, as do all
European papers, sneer at America in
order to check emigration to this coun-
try. They call Americans the riffraff
from oil nations Spaniards take no
stock in our philanthropic motives in
desiring Cuba free. They think that our
mouths are watering for the island.
LAS to the military and naval
strength of Spain, it is at least equal to
ours. although the finances Of the nation
would not permit protracted war. The
army has been trained by the severest
disciplinarians and tacticians Of the
German and Enslieh armies and is on
firm footing. The navy has been made
formidable hy tho English naval au.
thorities. The Spaniards arc, 1 think,
even moro patriotic than the Americans.
They will give their last dollar to fight
for their country. New York World,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-21
Esstport's Queer nefenso,.

In connection with the matter Of
coast defences, a curious fact has come
to light concerning the little CITY of
PASSPORT, Me-, which il the eastcrnmost
settlement Of any size in the country.
PASSPORT is on an island in Passama.
quoddy bay, and is hedged so closely
about by islands owned by Great Brit.
ain that it would be impossible for any
vessel to attack the place without going
into British waters or firing over Brit.
isn territory. For that reason, it is as.
serted, Eastport would be the best forti.
ned place IN the United States in case
of war with Spain.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-21
PARROT TORE HIS EAR.
A Spanish Doc Fancier savasely Attacked
by Linguistic Bird.

A Spanish Doe Fancier Sayagely Attacked
by a Linguistic Bird.
Frances Palacio is dog fancier in
st. Louis. He speaks good Spanish and
poor English, On Chestnut near Eigh-
teenth street young woman lives who
has penchant for pets, especially dogs
and birds, and she boasts of owning the
most linguistical parrot i'll town. This
parrot speaks Spanish much better than
it does English, having formerly lived
in tho City of Mexico. The parrot de.
lights to screech vile Spanish epithets,
especially to strangers and is black.
guard of no mean vocabulary.
The other evening Palacio went TO
the house to sell the owner of the Span
ish speaking parrot a lapdog, and he
will not soon forget the experience he
had there. To Palacio's surprise while
he was dilating on the rare points Of
his pet canine TO the mistress the parrot
applied profane Spanish epithet to the
new pet. Palacio undertook to make
friends with the parrot spoke to it affeu-
tionately i'll Spanish, md finally induc-
ed the bird to perch on his shoulder, d.
viding his time between the mistress
and the parrot, speaking broken English
to the former and pure hidalgo to the
letter. The parrot called Palacio hard
name, and he slapped it in rcproof.
This SO enraged his birdship that he
savagely stuck his beak into Palacio's
left ear and toro the flesh of the lobe in
two. Again and again the parrot struck
Palacio in the face before it could be
lerked away So painful were the dog
fincier's injuries that he had to have
them treated by DE-. johnson at the city
dispensary. Louis Post Dispatch.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-21
THE INDIAN CONTINGENT.
Speculation ms to Its Service In War witt
Spain,

Spain,
An interesting question to be consd-
cred, it is believed, in the event Of war
with Spain is how many Indian troops
would be available for active service il
necessary TO employ them, says the
Washington Star. OF course it is under
stood that the Indians could not be
drafted into tho service, as in the ma
Jority Of cases express stipulations have
been made in the treaties that they arc
not 10 BIO mixed up in hostilities with
which the United States is concerned.
It is believed, however. that if they
wero actually needed they would bo
mustered in. During the war between
the states there wero hundreds Of Indi-
ans enlisted. OF the tribes the Chero-
KEGS were we'll represented.
Chief Duncan Of the nation said to a
reporter that he thought it likely the
Cherokees would enlist and take part in
tho fight with the Spaniards. The ma
ture Of the Indian, he says, is phleg-
nlatic in the extreme, and it takes some
time for him to make mp his mind.
When it is settled ami tho step is taken,
he is ono Of the last to give in. The
Cherokees' NU-htry, Er. Duncan states,
was devastated during the civil war as
badly MS is Cuba at tho present time. 1t
was the borderlanL of tho conflict for
tho two armies and felt the full force
of the powerful current of warfare.
Though the Indians had been promised
protection troops were Withdrawn from
the forts and the Cherokees suffered the
consequences, Several regiments were
organized by the Indians, they being
/ forced into it to "a certain extent. The
most of these were commanded by off.
GERS of their own race, and they fought
bravely through the battles in which
they Were concerned. One of these was
the battle Of Oak Hill. where General
Lyon was killed. Some of the regi.
ments shared the fortunes of the FEEDER.
al troops and others Joined hands with
those Of the SOUTH The Indian is war.
rior by nature, Mr.. Duncan says, and
though the Cherokees are peaceful and
lawabiding citizens, being engaged al
tho present in agricultural pursuits, il
is possible they would be found ready
to take up arms and fight against for.
eign invader. .5.-
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-21
Jerkea ness E,norts to cnhs.

Consul Swain writes from Monte
video, Feb. IS:
II desire to call attention to the fact
that the expectations of tasajo chung or
jerked beef direct from South Ameri.
can ports to Cuba continue large. In
the Cuban markets this product of the
beef curing industry sells at from SO. go
to $3.50 for an arroba of 20 pounds
(Spanish). 1t seems to me that our beef
packers should get control of the mar
ket, and that they could make the prod.
uct cheaper and better. 1t is at least
worth examination. -
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-21

Prominent horse buyers in San Anto.
Mo claim that there lisa scarcity of cav.
airy horses throughout the United
States, and that in the event Of a large
force of mounted troops being required
1t would be impossible to supply the
men with suitable horses. The Mexican
government has secured the south and
the west for cavalry horses during the
past two years, and for tho past several
months buyers for the Cuban and Span
lsh armies have boon operating extern
slvely in the western part of Bexar
county. 1t is claimed that this demand
has almost exhausted tho supply of
good cavalry horses. st, Louis Globe.
Democrat.