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PLEADING WITH REBELS.
HavRns Government Tells Cubans Thcy
Have What Ihey Are Fighting FOR.

AlNvhub NONeFunurut AcliS NuDhNS lucy
Have what They AR" Fighting For,
HAVANA, April 5.-The Official Ga.
zettc published to-day q manifesto.
saying in effect that the provisional
government, by its W inspiration
and also az the faithful interpreter of
the vehement desrics OF the mother
country. informs the Cubaus they are
struggling by force to reach that
which Is already secured in all it's
reality aud value and without the
dangers AMI RISKS of ineXpericnce-
the triumph of right and of Justice
with n widened hor!z IN for the future
aud broad roads for the orderly and
Increasing development of all tho
living forces of this Cuban society.
The manifesto continues in an
earnest and strong plea to the Cubans
to accept the outstretched hands and
f~raternal embraces and cordial well
come to really home ruled Cuba and
its autonomist leaders, and declares
that such action Is not cowardice nor
dishonorable, but best for the Cubans
and all the residents and interests ot
the island, that their W personality
will not DO lost and hat these pleas
are actuated by the provisional gov
ernmcnt. always secure OF the appro
baton OF the mother country"
The document also asserts that til,
history so far of home rule is n SUI
Gcient guarantee of good faith.
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SPAIN
Captain sigsbce Called i'ofore tho House
Foreign Affairs Committee

WAsnINGToN, April G.-The House
committee on foreign affairs met at
1879 o'cloci this morning. Captain
Sigsbec. Admiral Irwin and several
experts in explosives had been sum-
moned to give testimony regarding
the blowing up Of the Maine. Repre-.
sentative ouigg Of New York, before
he entered committee room, said that
Spain would be held responsible for
the blowing up OF tho Maine. He is
in favor of reporting a resolution In
structing the President to drive Spain
from the western hemisphere.
The members Of the committee
from the information they have be-
lieve war is inevitable unless Spain
makes n square backdown. An In
timation is thrown out that a
declaration OF war will not bs made
Just yet, because Consul General Lee
has cablcd that II will require several
days to get the Americans of the
island.
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smother Southern DucL

LIrTLs Rock, Ark, April "a des.
perate revolver duel occurred at
Haynes. Ark. Saturday night, be-
tween DR.. w. W. Scott, a prominent
physician Of that town. and John j..
Hughes, q leading merchant When
the shooting ceased both men were
Lying on the Aoor, SCOTT bleeding
from four wounds and Hughes struck
by five bullets. Both men are still
alive, but their recovery is doubtful.
The cause OF the trouble Is not de-
dnitely known, but it Is said to hav 9
grown out of family affairs.
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Missouri Crop Report.

COLUMBIA, Mo, April %. II. Rip
pey, secretary of the Missouri state
board OF agriculture, issued the first
crop bulletin of this season to-day,
The bulletin shows ar improvement
OF 4 per cent in the condition OF
wheat, which Is now rated at 81,
against 10 last month, and 65 for the
same date last seasons; y per cen will
be plowcd up this year, against 81 per
cent for 1897, 1t Is estimated that u
per rent Of last years crop is yet in
the hands Of the producer, largely In
tended, no doubt, for home consump'
ton.
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27 NEW
House Votes Mi,l,ons Toward Strength.
cniug the Navy.

House Vote. Mi'l'on' Toward strength.
cnin. the Navy.
WASHINGTON, April AFTER an cS-
ceedingly turbulent session OF SIX
hours, tho House passed the naval APP
preparation bill, and then adjourned
until Monday. The war spirit was
manifested in oil the speeches, and
overrodc the naval committee itself
by increasing the number OF
torpedo boats and torpedo boat
destroyers to twenty-four. tho bill
as reported providing for but
twelve. The amendment OF Mr.. Can.
non, chairman OF the appropriation
committee, to reduce the number OF
battleships from three to ono
was buried under an over
whelm:ng majority. The pro-
vision relating to arEnor plate. which.
in ordinary times would have prccipi-
tated u debate of several days, was
disposed OF in ten minutes, a PROPOSE
ton to decrease the price agreed to in
the bill from 500 to $500 per ton
being drowned in u perfect chorus of
noes.
Mr.. Cannon, during tho course OF
the day. announced the belief OF n
majority OF the members that war
would be upon us within a week, ana
Mr.. DcArmond OF Missouri made u
notable speech, declaring that, IL hos
~tilities were to come, 1t was our duty
TO strike the first blow.
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no RECOGNITION NOW.
CUBANS HAVE NO ESTAB-
LISHED GOVERNMENT.
rho Presidents Rcasons-To DO SO Would
Allow the Insurgents to Innict Capital
Punishment Upon the Members Of tho
Spanish Government.

WA%snISoroS, April G-Thc cabinet
meeting to-day was not Of unusual
duration, but extreme difficulty was
encountered in obtaining details ron
corning it. A cabinet officer, how
ever, authorized this much: 1.-THE sit
uatio1 on the Spanish affair remains
unchanged. The Presidents message
is completed and is 10Y being copied.
The present purpose is to send it to
Congress tomorrow. The message and
tho general condition of affairs was
discussed, of course, quite fully, but
40 changes had appeared which re-
CURED any elaborate discussion Of
new measures"
learned that it is practically settled
in his forthcoming message the Prssi.
dent will not make any recommended
ton looking to the immediate rccog-
milton Of Cuban Independence. The
withholding OF this recommendation
Is not because of indifference to the
Cuban cause, but Is based upon the
fact, as tho President views 1t,
that tho insurgents have not
established any government of
their own, or such u govern
ment, at least rs would warrant the
United States. under the well de-
fined principles Of international law.
in taking such a step. 1t is urged in
support Of this view that by ~rccogniz-
ing Cuba ms an independent gov.
crnment the United States might
under certain circumstances be
placed ut great disadvantage.
In case this government should
take possession OF the island and the
insurgents should sec fit to in1ict cap
ital punishment upon members OF the
present autonomist government or
other persons against whom they
might have special cnmity, this gov
crnncnt, having recognized their in.
dependence, would thcp be powcrless
to prevent any action tho Cuban gov.
ernmcnt might sec fit to take however
repugnant To our sense OF justice
and right. The better and safes
way, it is urged, would be for the
United States to take control of the
island II necessary to prevent further
bloodshcd and administer its affairs,
or ut least supervise its administers
ton, in the interest of justice and
humanity until Spain and Cuba them.
selves, II possible. shall have settled
the whole question. What further
action shall be taken will bc dictated
by the facts and conditions as they
present themselves.
The situation of the United States
consular officers on the island Is re
gardcd us grave. The cabinet had thi.
matter under consideration to-day.
What conclusions were reached can
not be stated. but il is known arrange
mcnts have been perfected by which
they are to leave the island within {
very short tinc.
A telegram was received to-da,
from Minister Woodford expressing
the regret OF the Spanish cabinet tina
the II report had been pub
lished that tho pope had agreed e
mediate between Spain and tn,
United States at tho suggest q
his country
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POPECALLS FORPEACE
SPAIN ASKED TO GRANT AN
ARMlSTICE.
Ieo's Note to the Queen General Wood
ford and senior Morat. u spanish Cabinet
Minister. Think Peace VIII Result
Nothing Known Of II In Washington.

MADRID, Sunday. April A.-(D,lavcd
in transmission. )-Events are moving
rapidly and the best informed people
here believe an nrmistice between the
Spani,rds aud Cuban, will be pro.
claimed within two days.
Tho pope, IL now appears, sent an
eloquent telegram to the queen regent,
urging Spain TO grant an armlstice in
Cuba with the view OF allowing ncgo-
t%'ations TO be carried on between the
insurgents and the Cuban authorities
for the early conclusion OF u pcrma-
nent peace. The pope dwelt upon tho
suffering in Cuba and urged that Her
Majesty take action on humane, and
not on political grounds
The pope added that ''as the father
Of oil the faithful" he could not in.
tervcne until n stop was put Ito the
shedding OF blood OF those who are
Gods sons" Therefore he asks for q
suspension OF ho,tilitics.
Previous TO taking this action, IL is
added, the pope, through "a represent
alive ut Washington, asked President
Mckinley II it would be agreeable to
min should tho pope advise the queen
regent to grant an nrmistice, and IL is
understood the President expressed his
willingness that the pope do anything
In his power. Since then the extra
ordinary activity Of the ainbassadors
has been noted. and il is claimed, us
result Of all the representations
made to Spain upon the subject. Sc.
nor Moret, the minister for the colo
MES, who throughout has been anx.
ious to do anything to preserve peace
consistent with what he considers
Spain's honor. had IN interview with
tho United States minister, General
Woodford, to-day Sunday. at which
he expressed SPANS Willingness to
grant an immediate armistice. IIe
pointed out that tho only condition
spain asks in return is one which
America would grant even IL un.
asked" and refers only To ''her nc.
ton after Spain proclaims the arms
tice."
nounccment made OF the pope's medi.
alton between Spain and the Cubans,
and added that the suggestion did no:
comc from the United States govern.
sneut, but from Rome direct.
Senor Moret's manner, rs we'll rs
that Of General Woodford, conveyed
the impression that they both believe
that peace, for which they have sc
earnestly labored. will result from the
present negotiations.
WARRINGTON, April a.-Presiden,
Mckinley announced to-day that he
had no knowledge OF the reported
mediation Of the pope In the Cubar
matter. He also announced that h,
was hourly expecting u c%ablegran
from the Sagasta government notify
ing this government of the forma
proposition Of an armisticc to tn,
insurgents
ROME, April SIT Is stated in vati
a circles that the pope has not for
mally offered to mediate between
spain and tho United States, becaus,
he has not been requested to do SO by
this government. 1t Is true, however
that the pontif has conveyed to Mad
rid his ardent wish for the avoidanc,
OF n conflict, and has asked Spain I,
arrange for n suspension of warlikt
measures or decisions
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WASHINGTON, April d. - Claims
against Spain agrrsgatiny $4,000, 900
for injury ana loss incident to the war
in Cuba have been filed with the state
department by citizens OF the United
States residing in that country. They
cover claims for personal injury, i'm.
prisonmcnt, loss of stock, burning OF
sugar plantations. etc.
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ARE READY FOR FIGHT.
Spanish Royal Family Fears Eevolution-
OhlciuI News In Berlin.

OhlciuI News Ia Berlin.
BEDLIy, April 4-Ths German mn.
b1ssador Mt Madrid. Herr Won RADIO.
WITT, reports to the foreign office here
that the Spanish royal family fears an
outbreak unless the differences be-
tween the United States and Spain
are soon settled. The Carlist move
ment is assuming more active form
and the royal family fears cspcc ally
a pronunciamcnto from General Wcy-
Ter and the military party.
Everything is prepared in the royal
castles for Fight. The boy king.
Alfonso, will be taken to San Lucar
de Barameda, an Alusian port, where
n yacht is kept ready for sailing. Tho
replies to the queens letter asking for
the intervention of the European pow.
ers are wholly unsatisfactory.
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cadets Ordered to shine.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, April A:-The ma
val cadets OF the first class received
peremptory orders to join their ships
at once and will leave here this after
noon. Their diplomas were given them
to-day without the customary FINAL
examination.
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chicago carpenters strike.

chicago, April About 5000
union carpenters struck here to-day,
and with the exception of public
buildings, which were not interfered
with, work on nearly every building
In course of construction in the city ~
at a standstili.
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A Texas Editor KIN, Himself.

DALLAS, Texas, April CIV N, Nor
ton, editor Of Norton's Union lntelli-
gencer, the oldest Republican news.
paper in Texas, committed suicide
this morning by shooting himself
through the head. MIR. Norton had
become financially embarrassed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-08
ENGLAND Demand. Conee,.lon. Of CHM

PrKIN, April 4-The british minis.
ter here, Sir Claude Macdonald. had
an important conference to-day with
the Chinese foreign Office. Great Brit.
ain demanded important compensa.
tory concessions for the purpose Of
maintaini ing the balance OF power in
| the far East
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STILL AT CAPE VERDE
spain's FIotiIIA Has Not Resumed It's
Journey to America.

UUuruoy W ""''''U"
NEW YORK, April 6 "A dispatch to
tho New York World from st. Vim.
cente. Cape Verds Islands. says:
"The Spanish torpedo iotilla, un'
der command Of Commodore Villamil,
is still here. Three Of the torpedo
vessels arrived in one day. three Others
later, and then tho transport came.
No more are expected They arc now
in good order.
'There are seven vessels In all
three torpedo boats, three torpedo
boat destroyers and n merchant shiE
converted into an auxiliary cruiser,
the Cuidad de Cndiz"
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The printing press is responsible To-
many OF the revolutions of this world
Gold From AuStrnlln,

SAN Francisco, April 5,-The steam.
ship Alameda. from Sydney. via Auck.
land and Honolulu, which is due hero
next Wednesday, carries s., 1000, 900 in
English sovereigns in her strong box.
This is the eighth shipment Of gold re,
ceived from the same source since las,
fall, bringing the total amount re
ceived up Ia the enormous sun Of SIS,
5oo,on This money is In payment oil
the balance of trade In favor OF tn,
United States for wheat, -four, lum
Der. canned goods, raisins and Other
staples shipped abroad. in excess o.
our imports Of merchandise.
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Prince Bismarck IL 81 Years old.
FREDERICKSBURG, April %-Prince
Otto o Bismarck celebrated the
,ighty.third anniversary OF his birth
lay yesterday with q banquet to
twenty-five guesta
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Flrsd On "A Isritlsh shlp,

ST, JOHNS, Newfoundland, April O.
The British brIgatine Bella Ross, from
Cadiz, via Oporto. for St Johns, which
arrived SUNDAY, reports having been
chased and fred upon by a Span'sh
vessel shortly after leaving the har'
bor Of OnortoL
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Insurance Msn to Raise y Loan

DENVER, April o.-The national as
ISOLATION OF local fire Insurance
agents, whose headquarters are In this
city. yesterday decided to offer their
services to the nation in placing q
popular loan to cover the expense Of
war.
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Nerve.

When q man has the ~toothache ho Is
apt to lose his nerve, but not the one
that troubles him.
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A FALL IN SECURITIES.
American stocks and spanish bonds
suffer In Foreign Markets.

LONDON, April American secur'
tiles opened very weak on the stock
exchange to-day. Declines ranged from
9 to , points At lj:'a o'clock Ameri-
cans showed soms Improvement.
Spanish As opened at Az, loss OF
3 points. Tn y sold at asa after the
opening. At 1890 o'clock Spanish AZ
weakened. and were quoted at 471S, q
net lose of 3ss from yesterdays clos
inc.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-08
TANNER CALLS ON ILLINOIS.

SPmNGFlkLD, III, April 3. - Early
this morning Governor Tanner re-
ceived the following message relative
to the Shawneetown disaster: Ridge.
way, H., AIril John T. Tanner,
governors: The ground gave way under
the levee ut Ar r. III, and the loss OF
life Is nearly ~one-fuurth Of our popu-
lation. We have no provisions 10 feed
our people for one meal. We need tho
tents, clothing, burial Baskets TO bury
the dead. provisions for the living.
Help Us at once. CARNEY, .Sayor."
In response to this telegram Cover,
o Tanner has issued a proclamation
calling upon the citizens Of the state
TO contribute for the relief of the
Shawncctown sufferers.
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admiration not only of the experienced
naval officers but of the untutored
landsman as we'll. The main or pri-
mary batter consists Of four monster
guns. In the forward turret are two
twelve-inch and In the after turret
two ten-inch steel breech-ioa ling guns,
marvels Of workmanship and power.
The two twelve-inch guns have been
named Betsy and Alice by the crew,
and big Betsy is quite strapping
girl, whose exact weight Is 100,91S
pounds. Alice is quite small compar-
ed with her sister, but Is branded with
the figures 1O0,2S9 as Indicating her av-
oirdupois.
These guns are handled by hydraulic
powder and shoot an 850-pound shell,
requiring 425 pounds Of powder for a
single discharge. The range Is ten
miles, and the demohshing powers of
these guns are fiightful to contemplate.
The length of the twelve-inoh guns Is
85 feet. The ten-inch guns are 2S feet
inches long and shoot 450-pound
shell. Three kinds of projectiles
are used with these guns, the common
cast-iron shell, the common steel shell
and the armor- piercing projectile.
The secondary battery consists of six
6-pouEder Hotchkiss rapid-fring rif1ed
cannon and four 1-pounder Hotchkiss
rapid-firing guns. The 6-pounders are
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in the forts at Cavite and Corregidor
island. 1t is the intention of the Amer
leans to restore and strengthen the for
tificatfons at the entrance to the bay
and to man them with gunners who
will not go asleep with an enemy at
the door. The channels at the mouth
of the bay will be protected with mines
and torpedoes, and the Monterey will
be stationed near by to bar the pass
age of an enemy.
With these defenses Gen. Merritt and
Admiral Dewey can welcome the Span
ish armada with a smile of confidence
While the Monterey has record Of
thirteen knots an hour, it is not ex-
pected she will make more than eight
or nine in cruising unless pushed to do
better. Her coal capacity will carry
her about 1000 miles, but she can be
taken across the Pacific in two ways.
She may be accompanied by collier
or may be towed, and it is reported the
latter method will be used.
The Monterey's armament excites the
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air, but there was no mistaking the
yell that made the room ring. Manila
or bust! was the iyurden of their cry
in the delight at a chance to show
their feeling they Rugged each other
and cheered the colonel, the flag and
the state of Washin.yton
The First California, the Oregon reg
iment and twenty-five men each from
Companies A and d, heavy artillery.
under command of Capt. Geary, may
break camp Monday morning, and sail
from San Francisco Monday night on
the City of Pelxin. the City Of Sydney
and the Australia, with the Monterey
accompanying them as convoy. The
two detachments from the heavy ar-t:l-
lery and Col. Sumrners, Of the Oregon
regiment, have beer officially informed
that they are expected to break camp
Monday morning. . The official orders
will DOUBTLESS be received by Col. Sum-
mers and Capt. Geary tomorrow.
MAY ALL GO AT ONCE.
Col. Smith, who he's not been officially
advised to go, expects to go aboard the
City of Picking Nor 4ay. All today he
was busy seeing to the hauling Of sup
plies to the vessel. All company prop
erty was taken from camp, and it Is
known that the field orders Of the First
have been called Cor. Gen. Otis, all
along the line, has been fighting to have
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Corcordn Building.

Special to The st. Paul Globe.
WASHINGTON. May Emo truth
IN the published statement concerning
an engagement off st. Nicholas Mole,
Hayti, in which twelve ships were
sunk"
This statement, short and concise,
coming as it did today as the official
utterance of the navy department,
served to completely destroy what little
credence the people may have placed
in the rumor from Cape Haytieu that
the fleets of Admirals Sampson and
Cervera had met.
That the department should have
considered it necessary to make such
a denial shows the condition Of uncer-
tainty in which the public mind is left
by the strict censorship which is being
maintained, which makes it possible
for baseless rumors to go uncontra-
dicted for hours or perhaps days.
NO REASONS GIVEN.
While the officials of the department
emphatically state that there is mo
truth" in the report of a battle, they
give no facts on which they base their
belief. Whether they have received di-
rect information from the fleet, or
whether they rely upon their knowl-
edge of the location in which Admiral
Sampson would be in obedience to the
recent orders sent him, is left to con-
lecture.
1t is probable. however, that the lat
ter is the case, as it seems to be the
prevalent opinion among naval experts
that both SIMPSONS and Schley's fleets
are engaged in a hot chase after the
Spaniard. but We're not at the time the
battle was supposed to have taken
place close enough upon him to make
such an occurrence a possibility.
How long an engagement can be de-
layed is all a matter of conjecture
That Admiral Cervera is doing his best
to evade the American fleets has been
apparent for several days. That, so far
as the public knows, he has been sue
cessful in doing so up to this time,
shows he is a master of that kind of
strategy, if not of the science of fight
ing.
FIGHT IS FAR OFF.
The official denial of the report that
battle had taken place off Mole St
Nicholas was hardly needed to assure
the public that the rumor was un.
founded. The discrepancies in the sto-
ry were so apparent that no acredence
was placed in it from the first.
For some reason there is a general
belief at the department among those
not in the secrets of the strategy board
that the greater part Of Simpsons
fleet is still some distance from the
eastern extremity of Cuba. He is sup
posed to be headed for the Windward
passage, but whether he has reached
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the three transport vessels sail togeth-
er, and 1T now looks as If he has car
ried his point, and that the three COM
mands named will sail Monday night.
Gen. Otis said today:
THE First regiment, California
troops, will be loaded on the City Of
Peking early Monday morning."
Further than this, Gen. Otis refused
to be quoted, but it Is understood that
the Oregon troops will sail on the Pc
king.
It is decided that the Sixth California
and the Washington volunteers are to
remain here for Pacific coast defense.
The Eleventh Unitef States infantry,
ordered to this city,, will join the expe-
dition to the Philippines. The govern
ment will accept the eight companies
Of the Sixth California volunteers as a
regiment organization.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
AIT the Preside today the soldiers
stood at place rest and listened to
the patriotic utterances Of their re-
spective chaplains.
At the conclusion.of the religious SER
vices the various regiments marched in
review, each headed by the bands. The
reviewing officer, Brig. Gen. Otis, was
highly pleased with the soldierly bear