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CONGRESS ACTS PROMPTLY.

Resolution Recommended by the Pres
ident Adopted by Both Houses.
WASHINGTON. May 9.-Fitting
tribute was paid by the Senate today
to Admiral Dewey for the magnificent
victory of. Manila Bay. -.s-
A message from the President was
received recommending that a vote of
thanks be extended by Congress to sAd-
mfral Dewey and the officers and men
of his command. Without a word OF
debate, and without a dissenting voice.
the Senate agreed to the resolution
ton of the President. The Senate Went
further even than that A bill was
presented increasing the number OF
rear-admiralS in the navy from six to
seven, in order that the President
might nominate Admiral Dewey to the
highest position in the navy within his
gift and that. too. was passed without
dissent. i3
In addition a joint resolution was
unanimously agreed to directing the
secretary of the navy to present Admit
raj Dewey a sword Of honor and to
have struck, in commemoration of the
battle of Manila, bronze medar for
each of the officers and men who par
ticipated in the gallant fight. The res
olution appropriates $4,000 to enable
the secretary to carry, it's provisions
into effect.
The bill offered last Friday author
izing the postmaster general to estab-
| fish postoffices at military posts and
camps, in order to facilitate the de-
| livery of mail to soldiers, was reported
| favorably by the postoffice and post
roads committee and unanimously
passed. Subsequently an amendment tc
! the postoffice bill was agreed to, appro-
priating $4,000 to carry the bill into
| effect.
The postoffice appropriation was un.
der discussion during almost the entire
session, the subject of discussion being
the proposition to reduce the compen.
sation of railroads 20 per cent for car.
rying the malls. The amendment wa.
defeated by the decisive vote of 40 Il
Is. At late hour it became eviden
that the bill could not be disposed o
today, and it was unanimously agree
to vote upon it at 2 o'clock tomorrow.
At G:55 2. NJ, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, May 9.--The great
er part Of today in, the House. wa
/. consumed by war measures. The rec
I ommendation OF the President that
vote Of thanks be. rendered Adnnira
!, Dewey and his associate officers an
{ amen was followed quickly by e unani
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OF talk about the beautiful straw
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Crab nets. lines, hooks and fishtne
supp Hes Adams Racket Store. ii
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. Good screen doors. complete, $100.
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SUPPLIES FOR INSURGENTS.
Mallory Line Boat Will Leave This;
Morning for Cuba.

tBy Telegraph.)
TAMPA, FLA. May 9.-The Gussie.
one of the Mallory Line boats, will sail
Tor Cuba in the morning, loaded With
arms and ammunition for the insurg-
enls. a company OF United States
troops will accompany the boat and
aid in. guarding the landing of the sup
plies on the coast of Cuba, and will.
II necessar ~, penetrate into the interior
far5enough to place the supplies in the
hands of the insurgents.
The expedition will be in charge Of
Captain l.. II. Dorst. General Miles
aide, who has just returned from Gu
ba.
s The Gussie has on board between six
and seven thousand Springfield rifles,
and about 100000 rounds of ammunition
ana several hundred boxes of provis-
IONS, consisting principally of canned
meats and hard tack. The utmost Sc
crecy is maintained regarding the point
OF landing, but in view of Captain
onrsts recent landing near Havana,
where he communicated with the insur-
gent leader, General Delgado, it is be-
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GLADSTONE'S CONDITION.. II
(By Telegraph.)
HAWARDEN. May 9.-The contli
ton of Mr.. Gladstone is unchanged
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SOUTHERN BAPTIsTs.
(By Telegraph,

tossing Hours of the Conventto, 81
1898.
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COMMANDER MARK.
Gives His Views Regarding the
Destruction of the Maine.

NEW YORK, March 31.-Lieutenant-
Commander Mark, Judge Advocate of
the Court of Inquiry into the cause of
the Maine disaster, has resumed his
duty as officer of the receiving ship
Vermont.
The Commander, released from the
oath of office in relation to the blowing
up of the battleship. has this to say:
We knew that the Maine was blown
up by mine as surely as physician
knows a man was poisoned when he
finds him suffering from the effects of
such poison"
l suggested that the conclusion of
the board seemed based on circumstan-
tial evidence.
Surely" exclaimed Lieutenant Com
mander Mark, you have not read
carefully the report of the board or you
would not feel a particle of doubt as to
how the Maine was destroyed The evil
dence was circumstantial, it is true, in
the sense that We did not find any rem
nant of the mine or find the person
whose hand caused the explosion, but it
was conclusive.
THE Names keel was found blown
upward; her plates were blown inward
and nothing on earth except a mine
could have produced that result The
effect of the explosion of a mine on a
ship is as we'll known as the effects of
a poison on the human system.
THE wreck of the Maine was the
mute, incontestible evidence of the ex-
plosion of mine and after exhausting
all available evidence the board has so
reported"
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FLEET AT KEY WEST.
Every Preparation for Action Has
Been Taken.

KEY WEST, March 31-Every prep
aration for action was taken by the
warships to-day. The woodwork was
stripped off exposed spots and sent
ashore The wood pilot house on the
cruisers were taken down. To a GER
tain extent the interior woodwork was
also removed and sent ashore. Even
the steerer's wooden box was removed
from some of the ships. These precau-
tions have been adopted to prevent as
far as possible the danger of flying
splinters in case of action. The Off
GERS sent their personal valuables and
belongings to be stored on shore
The Castine and two torpedo boats
left their anchorage after dark and
steamed to the southwark, where they
will patrol during the night This pre-
caution was ordered by Captain Samp-
son to-day. He is particularly anxious
to watch closely the Havana entrance
to this harbor, and also to afford addi-
tional safety for the Iowa, Indiana and
New York, which lie unprotected SIX
miles out.
The naval station officials have re-
ceiyed orders to overhaul their ma
rine engineering stock, SO that it could
be used instantly in case of emergency
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SENATOR FRYE.
Says the Foreign Relations Com
mittee Will Do Nothing Rashly.

PORTLAND (Me). March 31.-The
Press" tomorrow will print the follow
ing letter:
ITO the Editor of the Press: I have
received several kilograms from Port
land business men whose opinions are en-
titled to weight, favoring peace with
Spain and indorsing the policy of our
President. Their confidence in our
chief magistrate does not exceed mine
am we'll informed of his purpose. his
conduct and his hopes; I know that
diplomatic negotiations are about con-
cluded, and their purports. / have hopes
that the result may be what we all de-
sire, an honorable peace, but propose,
SO far as l can, to be prepared for dis
appointment. The Committee on For
eign Relations, of which l have the
honor to be a member, will do nothing
rashly; will give the resolutions referred
to them careful and deliberate consider
alton; will be in constant communica-
tioE with the President, and without
doubt act in entire harmony with him.
''WILLIAM P. FRYE"
Washington, March "a, 1898.
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BLANCO's DECREE.
Which Seeks to End the Concen-
tration OF People in Cities.

HAVANA, March 31.-Captain-Gen-
eral Blanco has issued an important
decree, dated March Both and published
this morning, in which he predicts he
end of the concentration in the four
western provinces, Pinar del Rio, Ha-
vana, Matanzas and Santa Clara.
The preamble sets forth that the
pacification of said provinces having
been considerably advanced by the
combined action of arms and the nat
ural effect of the establishment of
autonomy in giving security to the
country, making possible the advance
ment of the sugar, tobacco and food
crops, it also being near the time when
the minor paintings gives the means
of living to the laboring classes and
peasants; also believing the time has
come to resume the normal condition
in the towns and villages, to do away
with the causes of suffering among the
people, to remove so far as possible
all the effects of the recommendation,
and further to give complete liberty to
all the country people to return to such
places as they desired to do such la
Dor as they may select, this order is
issued.
the reconcentrados, who, being with
out resources or instruments with
which to labor remain in the towns
or centers previously set apart for their
use, the Colonial Government with
great urgency propose to the Governor
General a plan of relief In this plan
the Mayors and Alcaldes are expected
to take part, establishing soup kitch-
to terminate the existing misery. Then
follow five articles, carrying out what
is set forth in the preamble.
Article I.-After the publication of
this order the reconcentrados and their
families will be allowed to return home
in the four provinces given above
Article orders all relief committees
and military authorities to facilitate
the workings of the decree, and also
to aid the reconcentrados in selecting
and securing new houses.
Article 3 directs the Colonial Gov
ernment, through it's Secretary and
Ministerial officers, to prepare to exc
cute all necessary orders to secure for
the. country people work on public i'm
provements, and also to give food by
economical kitchens, to all the suffer-
ing, attention being called to those
on the small country estates
Article All the expenses over and
above the funds now in the hands Of
the committee are to be provided for
under the head of an extraordinary
war credit.
Article 5-All former orders of re-
concentration are abrogated.
IS AN IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON, March 31.--The
State Department has received no Off
cial word as to the decree issued by
Cantain- General Blanco resembling the
reconcentrado order in Santa Clara and
other provinces. 1t is regarded as an
extremely important, if not the most
important, development of a favorable
character thus far secured.
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COAST AND EASTERN RACES.
FIVE FURLONG DASH THE
FEATURE AT INGLESIDE.
Won in Easy Style in Fast Time by
Formero-Metaire Captures the
Gentlemen's Race.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 31-The
feature of the day at Ingleside was the
five furlong dash taken in easy style
by Formero in fast time. He showed
more than the usual amount of speed.
The gentlemen's race had eight start
ers. Our Climate and William OBJ ruled
favolites, but Mr.. Walter landed Me
taire a winner, and the bay gelding
was as good as 80 to l in the betting.
Results:
Six furlongs. imp. Bitter Root (Pig-
gott), to l, won; Torihio (McIntyre),
II to l, second, Eroica (Clawson), 10
to l, third. Time-1:1JA. Arbaces,
Ockturuck, Hohenlohe, Oahu, Aprona,
Joe Levy, Gotlieb, BONITA r., Forest
Guard, Nora Richards and Notice Me
also ran.
Seven furlongs, Break o. Day Oh.
MARTINI. 3 to =, won; Sir Dixie (Con-
ley), ) to ,, second; Tin Murphy CLAW
SOM, 20 to 1, third. Time-1 :2SH. Ca
vallo, Claudius, Major Cook, Lucky
Star, McFarlane, Gold Bugand Sails
bury II. also ran.
One mile, gentlemen riders, Metaire
(Mr Walters), 80 to 1, won; Don
Clarencio (Mr. Skinner), 4 to /, sec
Ollui w HiIdAl ~ ID. N1dI. OuHpuJ), . 10
5, third. Time-1 :45h. Zarro, Soniro,
Torpedo, Tartar and Our Climate also
ran.
Five furlongs, Formero CH. MARTINI,
even, Won Olinthus (Shields), to =,
second; Milt Young (Hennessy), Z to 1,
third. Time-1:01A. Santello and
Primavera also ran.
Mile and an eighth, selling, Red Glenn
"a. Martini even, won; Daylight (Con-
ley), to 1, second; Melvin Burnham
Qolmes). 80 to l, third. Time-1: 36b
Moringa. Duke of York II. and Veragua
also ran.
Seven furlongs, O'Connell (Thorpe),
to =, won; Rosormonde (Clawson), 10
to /, second; st. Calatine Gray, to
., third. Time-1:27A. Baracan, The
Plutocrat and Cabrillo also ran.
RESULTS AT LITTLE ROCK.
LITTLE ROCK (Ark), March 81
Weather cloudy; track fast. Results
Four furlongs, The Geezer won, War
rem D. second. Miss Dooley third. Time
-0:51.
Six furlongs, Forseen won, Ma An
geline second, Full Hand third Time
-1:16H
Six and a half furlongs, Sedan won
Prince Hal second, Hanobelle third
Time-1:24
Seven furlongs. Boanerges won. Paul
Kauvar second. Banquo II. third. Time
-1:31
-Four furlongs, Ruby Riley won
Woodcut second, Wendt third. Time
0:51a4.
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Torpedo boats not engaged in pa
trolling tonight made another attack
on the battleships, but all these meas.
ures We're guarded with the greatest
secrecy. The establishment of a pa
troll is considered by the few who know
of it as most significant. The entire
fleet is now in readiness to move at
fifteen minutes notice.
The gunboat Annapolis has left for
Brooklyn. The five bodies from the
Maine wreck, brought here last night,
We're buried to-day with the usual SIM
pie ceremony and without incident. An
important consultation was held this
morning between Captain Sampson
and the other chief officers of the fleet
on board the flagship New York
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upon the arrival from the country of
new groups of reconcentrados, who, un-
willing to take the advice of the doc
tors, in their debilitated state eat the
rancho that the thoughtlesS charity of
the soldiers makes them proffer in
many cases with fatal results.
Il will say in conclusion that the sit
uation has improved much and that
the most active point of the crisis has
passed. The problem, however, is not
yet solved, nor can this be done i'm
mediately, because the majority of the
persons dependent on public charity at
the moment are children and women
whose future has to be assured.
"A state of war invariably leaves
deep scars, and much work and time
are necessary to repair the damage
done in a single day"
Accompanying the report of General
Blanco are reports from the Governor
of Matanzas Province, Francisco d'Ar-
mas; the Governor of Santa Clara
Province, Marcus Garcia, and from the
Governors of, Havana and Pinar Del
Rio. The Governors give the technical
condition of the reconcentrados in the
several provinces, the expenditure of
funds and the establishment of relief
kitchens, etc.
Governor d 'Armas says the havoc be-
gan when the fertile fields of Matan-
zas were invaded by the insurgents
in 1896, desolating the land and leav-
ing the people out of work. He admits
that the reconcentrado decree of 1896,
instead of diminishing the evils, aug
mented them.
Governor Garcia of Santa Clara gives
the particulars of the relief measures
adopted.
The Governor Of Pinar Del Rio gives
a list of reconcentrados in the villages
of his province to whom rations are
issued He states the number of these
reconcentrados to be lo,6SG, of whom
S,475 are over II years of age. The
suffering is as intense in this province
as in others, except where people have
secured and have been allowed to carry
their rifles.
The Chief of Police at MatanzaS says
the situation has improved noticeably
since the reconcentrados are securing
work The worst feature of the situa-
ton seems to be that while the men
are relieved by getting work. the Wo-
men and children are still a charge on
the community. The suffering is great
est in this class, and the efforts toward
relief are mainly directed to the wo-
men and children.
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AUTONOMY IMPOSSIBLE.

NEW YORK, April la
special to the Journal and
Advertiser" from Washington
says:
President Mckinley has re-
ceived a reply from Spain in
answer to the ultimatum he
sent to the Sagasta Cabinet.
Spain has b1andIy asked for
the tenth time at least If the
United States does not think
an effective scheme of auto
nOmy can be put into opera
tion in Cuba.
The President sent to Minis
ter Woodford the informa-
ton that all negotiations
must have for n precedent
condition the freedom of
Cuba, and Spain was given
twenty-four hours in which to
make a definite answer.
About 2 o'clock word went
around that Spain had re-
jected the propositions. This,
in effect, is what she actually
did, but the President failed
to construe the reply in that
way on the charitable suppo-
sitiOn that the Sagasta Cabi-
net did not understand the
purpOrt of his intention.
The President sternIy sent
back word that Spain might
have twenty-four hours more,
and that a scheme Of autono-
my was an inpossibility.
Tt is extremely unlikely that
Sagasta will make a defiant
reply. He is almost certain to
suggest further delay, on the
ground that the COrtes does
not meet until April 25th,
and that a definite reply for
that reason is impossible.
Should this expectation be
realized it seems incredible
that the President will at
tempt to defer Congressional
action.
.,sA :,
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Makes a Counter Argument to Note
Presented by WOodf0rd.
Asserts That Spain Should Herself be Al
loved 10 Propose Terms as to What
Should be Done in Her
Own Territory.
OUTLINE OF SPANS REPLY.
NEW YORK, April la

NEW YORK, April IA
special dispatch from Wash
ington to the World" timed
2 a. m, gives the following
outline of Spain's reply to the
note presented by Minister
WOodford:
Spain neither aceedes to
nor declines President Nc
KinIey's proposition.
she makes a counter argu-
ment that Spain should her
self be allowed to propose
terms as to what should be
done regarding her own terri
tory, not that the United
States should do So"
The record-union., 1898-04-01

WASHINGTON, March 31.-Spain's
Official reply to President McKinley's
latest demand on the Cuban situation
was received in Washington tonight
An anxious party. comprising most of
the Cabinet and several close friends
Of the administration. waited till late
in the evening in expectation Of de-
velopments. About half-past 10 the
message began to come in cipher, and
the work of translating was begun at
once. It was officially stated, how
ever that no intimation as to the ma
ture of the reply could be divulged to-
night
Among those at the White House
were Senator Hanna, Secretary Alger,
Secretary Bliss, Assistant Secretary OF
State Day. who dined with the Presi-
dent: Second Assistant Secretary Of
State Adee, to whom was confined the
translation of the message; Senator
Spooner and Senator Aldrich.
There was an intensely expectant
crowd of newspaper correspondents.
larger than often gathers at the White
House at night. waiting in the lobby
outside the Presidents office. But they
We're destined to disappointment for
after the telegraph instrument in the
The record-union., 1898-04-01

militia in the United States in 1891 1t
also gives data as to the number of men
liable for military duty, information III
regard to appropriations, military Off
GERS, encampments and mobilization.
The table is compiled from the reports
made to the department by army Off
GERS detailed for duty with the militia OF
the States. The authorized strength OF
the military Of the entire country
(Which however, includes several States
where this strength is not limiteLD is
1S6, SIS while the aggregate actual
strength is 113,760, made up as follows:
Infantry 100,179, artillery 5055, cavalry
4,97S, special troops 2,270, Generals
and staff officers STS, non-commissioned
staff officers 400.
The total number of men liable to
military duty in the country is 10,318-
11S. State appropriations made for the
maintenance of militia in 1897 amounted
to So, 723, ,5G4
NAVAL MILITIA
The most important action taken by
the Navy Department to-day was the
determination to have the naval militia
of the several States prepared for inn
mediate service should it be found nee
essary. This conclusion was the out
come of a conference of the members
of the Naval Strategic Board durins
the afternoon.
Letters will be sent to Governors and
to the Adjutant- t-Generals of all the
States where there are naval militia
organizations, asking them to set III
motion the machinery for the drilling
and equipping of the State organiza-
tions promptly, SO that they may be
ready within a few hours notice of a
call to arms.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt has
charge of all matters pertaining to the
naval militia, and he feels that the
response to this request will be hearty
and prompt. The officials express the
hope that there will be unanimous
sentiment on the part of the employers
to permit such of their men as are
members of the militia free opportunity,
to join their command.
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CONDITION OF the
REC0NCEhTRADOS.
Report Received at the Spanish Le-
cation at Washington
Stating Situation From Standpoint Of Off,
ciaIS in Cuba.

Throws the Blame for the Dreadful
Condition Of These People Upon
the Shoulders of the Insurgents,
and Endeavors to Show That
Spanish Officers in Charge Are
Doing Their Utmost to Alleviate
the Misery and Misfortune
Which Exists.
The record-union., 1898-04-01

Next month the American Express
Company will use horseless wagons ex-
clusiyely in Chicago.
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Continued on Eighth Page.)
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adjoining office had steadily clattered
for half an hour, Mr.. Porter, the
Presidents Secretary, appeared with
the announcement from Secretary Day
that it was impossible to translate the
message in time to give out any state
ment tonight.
The telegraph instrument was still
clicking when the correspondents filed
out, indicating that the message was
at least quite lengthy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-21

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