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FoRTIFYING PUERTO RICO.
Spain's Action Is Regarded ns Rather
r4.rH.ts GIv,,ihe,nf =1.H.r

Spa,n,s Action Is Regarded ns Rather
Significant.
WASHINGTON. March e5,-word
reached the navy department officials
to- day that the Spanish authorities have
taken steps to supplement the existing
Notifications at San Juan de Puerto
Rico, the main port of the island Of
Porto Rico. The news is regarded as
significant. Porto Rico Is the only other
possession which belongs to Spanish
government on this hemisphere besides
Cuba. The officials OF the department
while acknowledging that information
OF the foregoing character has reached
them, are very c1Iary about impartins
any OF the details 10 the press.
The city Of Puerto Rico Is fortified az
ter the old style prevalent in early days,
the .defenses consisting Of wall which
completely encircles it, OF several forts
at strategic points, while the only
points Of egress and .ingress are through
massive gates. These fortifcadonp arc
being strengthened and the armament
has been Increased by two large guns Of
formidable pattern and calibre. San
Juan has 23,41i Inhabitants.
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NAVAL MILITIA
In the variou, State. Will be Called Into
O. 70

In the various State. Will be Called Into
Service.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. March 25.-
The navy department has taken active
steps to utilize the naval militia OF the
New England states and Of New York
in manning the old single turreted mon
itors recently called into service. To
that end Assistant Secretary Roosevelt
wrote some days ago to the heads OF the
naval militia in massachusetts, and New
York asking them how quickly theS
could furnish officers and men to take
the monitors fcom League Island to
their respective posts at Boston, New
York and Portland. The answer OF
Massachusetts came first and was most
satisfactory. 1t stated briefly that the
vnl-.rnilitia o. Massachusetts could
furnish officers and men Immediately
for the manning of the monitors In
tended for New England points.
At noon word was received from New
York that 1t would furnish officers and
men to man their monitors. 1t IS in
tended to utilize about three officers for
each OF the monitors and a sufficient
complement OF men to operate them
with the assistance OF some OF the sail
ors from the regular navy.
No definite arrangements have been
made by the navy department for the
calling OF the naval militia men into
the service, but such arrangements will
be made perhaps before Tomorrow
night. II is not unlikely that the naval
militia ot New Jersey also will be call
ed upon TO assist In manning the old
monitors. AS to the rumorcd likelihood
that the naval. militia OF Ohio. Illinois
and Michigan would be called into SER
vice, navy, department officials said
that no steps to that end had get been
taken. but the iDtimation was broadly
conveyed that they would be called up
on to serve upon the monitors. The
department Is satisfied that not only
tho vessels themselves, but also the
crews. inexperienced though they may
be. Will give, n good account OF them
selves X any emergency Should arise
that would put them into action.
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erylce aynllable for acton hng heel, Or

service available for action has been or.
will be assigned TO duty. Even the new
cutter Gresham on tho Great Lakes and
the llttle cutter Calumet. located NJ.
Chicago, have been called on ana In a
day or two both the lake ships will be
en- route to the rendezvous at Hampton
Roads. They will mako the trip TO the
Atlantic seaboard through the ST. Law
renec river, The commanders OF the
revenue cutters have been notified by
wire to be in readiness TO move as soon
us thelr general orders are received. 4
Captain Shoemakerwas OF theoplnlon
that It would require about a week for
all OF the vessels to reach Hampton
Roads or rather Norfolk, which viii be
their official rendezvous. At the navy
yard the vessels will receive their
equlpment-gunS, ammunition, torpe-
does and supplies and will make such
other preparations Us are necessary for
Fighting service.
All of the vessels are first rate sea-
going craft. and all OF them are fitted
with small but effective batteries. Their
speed varies from fourteen 10 twenty
knots. All officers OF the revenue cut
ter service now on duty with the life
saving service are being Withdrawn to-
day and assigned 10 duty on the vessels
ordered TO Norfolk. Their orders are
made Immediately effective in every
case. and they will report to the
commanding officers OF the ships as
soon os the vessels arrive at Norfolk.
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y PITTSBURGH. Pa. March 25.--It has
been definitely decided that the funeral
OF Lieutenant Z. W. Jenkins next We'd
knesday will be public one. a confer
sence between T. C. Jenkins. On uncle
of the dead lieutenant, and Mayors
Ford. OF Pittsburgh, and Geyer, tof AL
legheny, was held this afternoon, when
SIR. Jenkins informed these gentlemen
that the family had no objection to
public funeral and for the officials to
proceed with TIE arrangements. An
other meeting will be held tomorrow to
complete the details. The fourteenth
and eighteenth regiments. Battery B.,
the naval reserves and G. A. r. will
participate in the event, with probably
several patriotic societies.
On Its arrival here the casket con-
tanning the remains will lie in state In
Carnegie Music Hall. Allegheny. The
catafalque will be placed in the front
of the hall and from the way In which
the exits are arranged, thousands can
pass before the casket within a short
time. From the state In which the bodE
was found it will be impossible for the
public to view the remains. ~
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AN EXPERTS OPINION

On the Danger Of Our Navy From the
~, sp,nish Torrtdo Fio,iiia. "a
KEY WEST. March .5.-It was not
until to-day. tina. the news Of the depart
iure ofithc Spanish torpedo ilosllla from
the Canary Islands became known
among the, naval officers here. II cre-
atcd intense feeling, especially among
the officers OF fbe torpedo boats which
are In this harbor. r.
q One OF the most prominent OF these
officers said to-day; "Ic the United
States allows the Spanish boats to get to
Porto R!coit will be the biggest mistake
ever made. They are a greater menace
20 the safety OF our fleet than II all the
rest of the Spanish navy was brought
to these waters. At Porto Rico they VIII
be nearer Key West than Cnba. Only
two torpedo boats In our navy would
have any chance Of getting away from
the Spanish torpedo boat destroyers.
The Iowa, New York and Indiana, lying
out there six miles off the island. would
practically be ut the mercy of say a
dozen Spanish torpedo boats which could
e Iuli over LEpIll t-uElO iNiSo Ah II shSAt sbhS
should war be declared. ~
I'VE have no protected harbors here
and we have noe q single torpedo de-
s.royer, and unless a fleet powerful
enough to be proof against these torpedo
boats Is quickly concentrated In these
waters. or unless the Spanish flotllla is
warned to keep further away, ! should
Judge that Il would be better to take
every United States warshlp as far
away as possible from this menacing
force which Spain intends to concen-
trate within such q convenient distance
as Porto Rico.
TT Is all very we'll to talk OF peace and
say that there is no possibility of war,
but, at the same time. while internatlon-
al relations are strained displays OF
force should be met with alacrlty and.as
a torpedo expert. ] would say that IL
every vessel in the United States navy
was brought into these waters 1t would
be none too formidable q display when
the strength OF the Spanish is consider
8 = 81 . a f. Il d
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A STIRRING INCIDENT.
UudyinS fcn'ty of Catholics to the United
St,fc. prori /, N, ri : =, ilaJt- ~ =

Ouuy iNH ehuy oi SuthOitCb ~ the 5outtsu
States Proclaimed.
CHICAGO. March ga stirring inci-
dent occurred last night at Central,
Music hall. Before q large audience OF
Roman Catholics, presided over by
Bishop Fechan, and including nearly.
every well-known man Of that faith in
Chicago. Hon. John J. Delaney, of New,
York, was delivering an address under
the auspices OF the Knights OF tColum-
bus. of which organization he Is the
chief executive. While the speaker, was
eloQuently telling what America Sliad
done for people of the Catholic filth,
and what they had done 'for her. he;
paused n moment and said: NEED /
add that II any crisis arises nsthesSllfe
of this nation Tomorrow. let thej occa-
sion come how 1t may, you may be sure
that the Catholics of the United Stntes
will II need be drain every veimin their
bodies to attest their devotion to pthe
stars and Strlpes?" IL VA sSs
The applause TINT followed was In
Simultaneous and vigorous far beyond
anything previously heard during Sihc
proceedings, 1t was several moments
before the cheering subsidized and $the
speaker could proceed
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T,,renl,Ien,d strlke Ay,r,ed,

PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 25.-The
threatened strike Of the American VIII
dow. Glass Workers Association has
been averted. President Simon Burns
to-day having successfully carried
through dis contention IN the Indiana
factory trouble with the United Glass
Company, the strike at the orestes fac
tory has been declared or. and Folse.
the Objectionable man, together with
the other employees, will return to work.
This decision was reached this evening
after harmonious conference between
MIR. Burns. George Cake, president OF
the Flatteners' League, and ]. L. Saw
ers, Of Anderson, Ind, representing the
manufacturers. The factory will re-
sumo operations as soon as ii can be
nut into shape.
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Is What consni Ice 'ra1d n Dtpartin:
American Visitor,

PITTSBURGH. Pn., March s5.-
Charles B. Price. superintendent OF the
river division OF the Allegheny railroad.
to-day arrived homo from sIg;r.-see-
Ing trip in Havana. Relative to his OBJ
seryatlons in Cuba, he snid: Consul
General Lee Informed our party that
We were Just leaving Havana in the
nick OF unic. ! want to say right here,
the newspaper accounts we get here In
tho United States regarding the suffer.
Ing down in Cuba are not one bit ex-
aegerotcd. In fact. they don't really
tell the truth by hnlf. Wig, It Is sim
MY appalling. ! never dreamed OF
such barbar!c crucltlcs being psrpotra-
ted BY mn alleged clulliscd nation
against Civilized human beings.
THE spaniard hates lhc American
md lie * only waiting for war 10 In do.
ciared. God help Americans who rc.
main In Havana once, tho Terrible car
naGo comnnnccs. I'm afraid they will
all be maSsacrel."
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DISASTROUS STORMS

Continue 10 Rage Through o nj! & Great
gat'titntn-- tnrieiy FOR Fis.in;; Fleets.
Z LONDON, March 25-Thc storms
continue Throughout; the United King
dom. Railroad trains are lmbeddsd in
heavy SNOW drifts, telegraph wires are
down in many parts OF The. country,
People have been frozen 70 death While
trayersing the moors. q hurricane has
swciis all tho coast and terrific spasliia
been running, Channel services have
been suspended There have Seeninur
berless wrecls pC small craft, t,ffha siiess
boats and the irlcket service hara bean
busy, many people have been rescued
from drowning. nnd the shipping IL
everywhere seeking Shelter + sSStj
Much damage has been done At the
harbars, piers have been swentS away
oNlfi the hisa tides are flooding tIie
atrce.s \ 3 Swedish brig went 7aShore
near Grl,usby this :ncrRlNg. Her lcreM
psrshed before assistance could, ,Srssch
them, x Il
@ ThGgrcatesty anxiety Is telt forth
safety OF the fishing fleets.
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KEY WEST EXCITED,
Mnn=rore Ordered In Haste to Havana TO
Take on Board nil American Officers
With the Exception or Consul General

With the Exception or Consul General
Ice. cF
KEY WEST, March o5.-The Associa.
ted Press bulletin that the court of IN
qulry had found that the Maine was
blown up by q submarine mine created
intense excitement here. II was read by
eager crowds here. which included Rear
Admiral Slcard. elderly captains. and
young cadets. As frequently stated In
these dispatches, most OF the naval cfl-
GERS at Key West have held to the opln-
ion, shared BY all the officers OF the
Maine that the wars:iip was blown up
BY external means. The minority who.
previous to to-day. had expressed the
conviction that the court would be un-
able to determine the cause, was hard 10
ind. All were glad to learn that the
Names fate was rot due to the negIi-
gercc OF her own officers.
Intense eagerness for further details
is mnnlfesscd on all sides. Countless
opinions are offered as to the possibility
OF war and urbitra ton. Until n late
hour to-HlGht, discussion was rampant
on shl3 and land ms to the outcome.
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DEvEI,-
!. Cl'MEST THAT FOLLOWED TIE
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE COURTS
REPORT - A DEv ELOPMENT
KNOWN TO But FET-WAS 1.-THE
SUDDEN SAILING OF THE LIGHT
HOUSE TENDER MASGRoYE FOR
HAVANA. THE; z FMANGR0VE WAS
LYING QUIETLY AT THE DOCK.
LOADING gBUOYS, WHEN ORDERS
CANE ABOUT 8 O'CLOCK THIS gAT-
'rERN0ON FOR HER TO PROCEED
WITH ALL HASTE TO Z. HAVANA
AND TO TAKE; on BOARD ALL THE
AMERICAN OFFICIALS in THAT
CITY WlTlI#THE EXCEPTION OF.
CONSUL GENERAL LEE. & ,'ts
1T lE feared here that the knowledge OF
tho courts report has excited IIavanr':,
population, md bronghs the aiti-Amcr-,
lean sGRtimeEt.tu u climax officers OF
h!Eh rank were SIN rc;iccut. Rear Ad-
mir1i Slcarl. hnrerer. Sald: , ~
The court OF inquiry brought In fiad-
inFs 0cc7rding to,whnt Its members be-
llcrcd, Nothing could have made them
ld9 otherwise, II they had been able 10
FIX .lp responsibility feol sure they
would not have Eh,rked their duty."ftgf'f.
The attention OF Rear Admiral Slcurd
was drawn 10 the fact that Spnlrs had
officially dsnied that Havana hnrlor was
m!ned. lie replied: t'Ir Ilnvana hasb9r
were mine, Vhould certainly hnve
Elncl Il The water there Is especially
SuAsbls 10 such method or Iefence.
sns!n's denial had nothing 10 do with
thhscolFt Of lnquiry.aI Il should mot ia.
lleHcSs statement that Havana hai,bor
wassnot mined. The court mas not yet
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TREND OF. TRADE.
General Businrss Continues in Good
shspe-So Grounds for a Panic 70 War
N Should Brenk Ont, i5,54s K "

General Businrss Continues in2s Good
Shape-So Grounds for a Panic 70 War
Should Brenk Ont. ps yg4
NEW YORK, March 25.--R G. Dnn&
Company's weekly review. of ira de VIII
say in to-morrow's issue:
Awaiting state of things always.
hlnders business to some extent. With.
more than s2i.OOO.ooo gold received orlons
its way since this movement 5egan,withj
ample bank reserves and treasury re-,
serves, and redemption OF notes In.
always nearly third smaller than in
February to date, with no stringeney
In the money market anu sterling ex-
change weak, with tie volume OF busl-.
ness at clearing houscs outside New
York larger than In 1892 by Go per cent
this month, and wlt.l failures nearlyt3Q;
per cent smaller than last yea:s and 81
per cent smaller than In the same
month OF f'92, there Is not much visible
ground Tor panic, even II earnest efforts
should fall TO keep peace with shonpe
Atlantic exports OF wheat for the
week have been 2,l60,5lt flour included)i
against 5.lO3,420 last year With Pacific.
exports 4 4,232. 2.o32 bushels against 6ss, ,242i
last year. The price has: declined to
2Sc., but the heavy shipments and COM
tracts for export are having a constant
influence. & 81. 4 &
Corn has declined only small frac-
ton with exports not sixth lower
than year ago to date. Cotton has fall.
en- a sixteenth in spite OF large eS4
ports. I
Sales OF wool have been only II, 900
pounds In three weeks at the three CHIEF
markets. against 46.605,SO last year, and
prices are yielding, with gales OF old
wool one-haif 10 one cent below. current
quotations for clothing, and no indica-.
tion that manufacturers are nearing the
end OF their stocks Yet the ulillsfare
nearly full OF orders for some months to
come and rather more demand for
goods is seen since colder wea ather 3ap-.
peared 81
The iron and steel industry Is more
fully. employed than ever before IN Its
history, and although production sot
Bessemer pig Is beyond all precedent
the price advances and billets are still
bought in open market by some OF the;
largest producers. Z
Failures for the week have been e5r in
tho United States. against Pol last
year, and twenty-one in Canada,
against fifty last year. i.St
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8PARKERSBuRGIFLOODED.

Five lirnirsd h nu,ins,s Iionies aud
iDwelltngs subnsrged III iurh Damage
Done to all Railroads Entering rh.ss.
Special Dispatch 10 the eIntelllgenesr
PARKERsBuRG. w. Va, March .S,i
The water here has reached The stage
predicted by the local weather bureau,
forty.eiSht feet. The water extends
out Ann TO Fifth street. up Third %
,Jullana. up Market above the Hotel
Jackson, but not In that building. IL NJ
estimated that iiye hundred bpsihess
houses and dwelling houses arc SUD;
merged in this city. and vicinity No
trains or malls have entered this city
for twenty-four hours
News of a second rise IN Nusklngun
at Marietta OF two inches has created
great alarm here, az the little kanawha
is an unknown quantity. Thercsxers'
heavy rains and rapid rises along tita,
stream yesterday, but telephone COM
municatioR has been severed to-day. II
IS thought the river viii reach % q
stnndstill tonight, and recede to-mor-
row. All mills, manufactures, oil well
supply stores ore under water and scy-!
eral thousand men arc Idle. business jis
practically suspended even IN tho. sec-'
tions not submerged. No serlotis acel-
dents or casualties have occurred here
Across the Ohio. .Belpre Is halfItldes
water. md as the current Is extremely
swift there. because OF q great bend iiI
the river. trouble. Is feared thetc to-
night. The suburb OF. Riverside, near
the Ohio River railroad shops, In. great
danger from trains OF floating cars
Several houses went away to-day.
The houseless arc belng cared for by
the county and city authorities, and are
inhablting churches and publicS hnild-
ings, Three hundred feet OF The Balsi-
more & Ohio track, TEN miles easts9ot
here. went out this morning. and all
traffic on the parkersburg Grafton
branch has ended. No through trains
on Baltimore &c Ohio Southwestern md
NJ. r. railroad ars expected 10 be nun
for some time after the fo5d recedes:
A small party Of oil men q !. the Blen-
nerhassett hotel this evening rai5ad
$500 within an hour, which they tufnt
ed over to be used for ilood sufrerersl n
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TORPEDO BOAT PURCHASED
Which Has Been Constructed for tn
German Government a.

Which Has Been Constructed for the
German Government.
WASHINGTON. March 25.-The navy
department was Informed by cablesram
from Lieutenant Colwell, naval attache
to the United States embassy at London.
that agents of this government had pur-,
chased a "schisehau" torpedo boat that
had been constructed for the German
government. The new acquisition Is OF
the general type of German torpedo
boats, and is regarded as a valuable ad-.
dillon 70 our navy. One feature regard
Ing her that affords special qualification
to the officials OF the navy department Is
that she Is now ready for sea. 1t is ex-
pected that In few days she will leave
for the United States.
Work on the vessel has Just been COM
pleted. She never has been in service.
She is supposed to carry three torpedo
tubes and two small calibre. rapid fire
guns. Nine to twelve men will be need
ed to man her.
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Wilmington also en- route from Port
Antonio will likewise report to Captain
Sampson at Key West, as well as the
gunboat Vicksburg. now at Hampton
Roads. asfi7 q, n
Late to-day the navy department
gave out the following list OF. veasels as
showing the exact character OF each
feet as It stands to-day:
The following vessels compose the
North Atlantic squadron: 5E
New York, Iowa, Indiana, Miantono-
nah, Fern, Puritan. Terror. Marble
head, Montgomery, Dolphin. castine,
Nashville, Helena. Wilmington. yesu-
r!us. torpedo boats Foote. Dupont. Err
lesson. Gushing. Porter, .winslow, Tugs
Leyden and samoset.
The following vessels compose the
flying squadron: Brooklyn. Massachu-
sets, Texas, Minneapolis and Colum-
bia. Some OF the other more important
developments OF the day may be sum-
married. as follows:
Requisitions were made on the naval
ordnance bureau for large number OF
quick fire FOUNDER and six FOUNDER
guns to be mounted on the revenue cut
ters and the steam yachts about TO be
purchased. The bureau determined to
use the quick fire guns for these craft
which had been originally intended for
the Atlantic liners st. Paul and St.
Louis. Captain Bradford, chief OF ma
val equipment, completed pIans for &C.
curing naval coaling station In waters
South OF Cuba and the papers are now
ready for final action. The station will
not be on Navassa Island as has been
suggested. but Is likely to be at one OF
the several fine harbors of Haytl or San
Domingo or else on the Danish Island
OF Sc. Thomas, which Is open 10 pur-
chase from Denmark for considerable
sum. Late to-day the battleship Texas
was ordered frora Hampton Roads to
the New York navy yard to receive her
machinery for hoistinG ammunition and
guns
Favorable answers were received from
the New York militia OF their readiness
on short notice 20 supply officers and
men 70 man the single turreted moni-
tors now called into service. sg
ORDERS wereissued to-day to have all
the warships painted black, color thai [
is better adapted TO hostilitlcs because
the vessels VIII not oi'er as good tar
9. 81 = Ia p.
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wa. a Secret Contract,

PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 25.-The
National Tube Works is actively en-
gagged at its new christy Park plant,
near McKeesport. on an order for. 10000
shells and projcctlles for the United
States government. The order was one
of the secret contracts given by the gov
ernment about two weeks ago. Great
secrecy was maintained until the large
quantities OF shells being shipped east
caused talk. The company officials are
rc:Icent and viii not say whether the
projectiles are to be used for naval or
military service. They are for guns
with bores from II to 6 inches and are
made OF open hearth steel. The center
OF the bullet Is hollow to allow Of the In
sertion OF explosives. 1890