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however, peacefrny Inclined. ana wha.-
ever the consequence may be-. can dote,.
mine chat It viii ln mo- circumstances eA-
gage Ia war Bad as IL is aud doplorab d
as It's incidents are, no government can
refuse war at the gisk OF imperlIllng its
existence OF sacrificing the rights and ln-
terests IL holds in trust for lts people ana
for humanity and civilization. OF course
We cannot De entirely exempt from the
conditions which may force a nation in-
10 war any more than an individual can
be exempt from Incidents that may force
the most peaceful man 20 a personal en-
counter.
IN View 0f such an escapable liability
to be brought face 60 face with the ques-
tion Of war, and IN view Of the wars real
nature .and lts demoralizins effect upon
our national life ana character, We can
not fan 10 be most seriously Impressed by
the reflection that We have expressly al-
thorzed those 20 whom we have en-.
trusted our public affairs 10 determine for
us the momentous mission Of peace %
war, ana that II the determination be foi
war, our ready ana unquestioued ac
qu!cscenoe becomes patriotism ana th,
support of our ountrys intention be-
comes good citizenship"
SPANISH ENGINBERs AT WORK.
Gibraltar. June 2i.-spanlsh engineer
ana Infantry are constructing roads from
Algeciras, on the west side OF tho bay o
Gibraltar, to cabntta Point. whore fortl
hcations win be erected.
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SURPRISE tUK TIE DONS.

on board the Associated Press dispatch
boat Dandy.-The result of Rear Admiral
SIMPSONS investigation OF the various
proposed landing places was also e'id 5e.
fore the army officers, but Gen. sh4fter is
not prepared to announce a definite selec-
ton without investigating the matter
further himself
Gen. Garcia gave the Americans oasur-
anccs that they need have no fear of c3n-
tracung diseases ON tho southeastern
coast Of cuba, as The climate there Ia NOT
unhealthy only extremely hot at thia seu-
SON Of the year. The cuban general &c
clared that mir own troops, bfed aaa
poorly clothed AS they were. were in good
heaIt. and therefore the Americans nc.o
NOT fear fcvers or other serious ailments
Gen. shaftcr examined the condition of
the cuban soldiers during his Visit aat
was impressed with their hardy 1nd'so.
dIerly appearance. though ho rccogniz
the fact chat they need clothes anl pro
visions. both OF which were given theu
during the day The interview closed wit,
the understanding that small bodies o
troops are to be landedat once at severn
points along the coast, whore tncy VIII o'
safe from attack by tho Spanish an.
those VIII be able to keep the enemy H
doubt. for the present al TO th-ir ud
mate intentions.
Among the troops that viii be lan1a'
first are a number OF men from the en-
giueer corps who WIN begin work az One.
peparng for the movement Of the ma 3
body Of troops. Gen. sharter and Con
Garcvla win confer again tomorrow
Before nightfau a,l the other transports
ana the conveying warshlps had dr.fle
nearer 10 the shore. and the spanish aol
d!ers, watching from the bluffs oH bou
sides Of the entrance Of Santiago harblr
must have been Impressed by the srea
array Of vessels standing oh shore Thor
were nearly sixty Of hem. Including th.
troop ships and the men of war. compr
Ing Rear Admiral Campsous Dee. and 600
squadron of commodore scnley
The 5000 spanish soldiers and perhap
1000 Spanish sailors guarding the ely aH'
harbor Of Santiago D. Cuba doubt.
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DEBATE ON HAWAII


olatcd Mr. Morgan. 1T Is very out
ragcoas assault upon the privileges O
the senate.
Mr. white said thcre was nothing mys
tcrious about the paper ana it did not IN
fringe upon the rights OF thc senate
I am calling the rel 7,t Of the commit.
tee into question: I am crlucisIns it a.
{ have right to. II ct IS not copy OF
en authentic document the argument .s
good nd I adopt g."
~ do not object" said Mr. Morgan to
,hc senator making use OF amy material
hc desires I DIP object to- what J cone
slider the wrong Of the department ot
state iu receiving such document os
that if it De am Official paper
90 do not say that the document was
certified TO by the Japanese minister
said Mr. White. "but 1 have understood
that it was filed"
with tho secretary OF thc statce" in-
quircd Mr. Morgan
II have said AN 7 care to say ab2u, &c."
replied Mr. white
well what I complain or" continued
Mr. Morgan 'Ia that ono secretary Of
sta'' should paru.t TO be filed in hla ot-
dc, a paper referring Go committee OF
this ,.ote.
81 regret we have come urou tmc
when other department OF the govern
men ,' permit such criticisms, which
is l1rtAve If not dangerous upon the
senate of the United satos'
At $3.50 p. M the senate WHOM the reso-
uton laid aside, Mr. White having
spoken for three hours and a halt
Mr. Petugrew, chairman OF the COM
mittec on Indian affairs. presented re-
ference rpou the Curtis bin for the pro-
lection Of the Indian territory and Ii was
agree TO.
Bills were passed TO permit the state
Of Utah 90 select certain granted lands.
Co amend am act entitled can act TO proc
vide for temporarily Increasing the mu-
tary establishments OF the United States
in time of war"
AT 5:25 p. m. the senate went into ex-
ecutve session. The senate adjourned at
5:i5 p. m.
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ANOTHER EXPEDITION.
-Rreparations are Being Made For the
Departure TO Philippines.

san Francisco, June 2l-Despite a.. an
nouncements Gen Merritt has not yet de-
cided whether he will go with the next
fleet Of transports or not. There have
been rumors that the general would sail
on the Indiana. the Newport and a Pa
cihc mail steamer to Hong Kong, tnence
10 Hama. lut no plan ..as sri heen adop-
cd. "a is estimated however, that he viii
be- taken 10 the Philippines on the ctdis-
er philadelphia, should she be ready for
sea within a reasonable time. One thing
Is certain, ine general Is preparing 10 de-
part ana /. he should conclude 10 sail
with the next feet he viii be ready. The
transports cannot, however. get away be-
fore Saturday.
The loading Of the vessels with quar-
termaster's and oommissionary stores i
going forward as rapidly as possible, ane
come Of the more enthusiastic OF the Of
ncers al work on them say that the ships
win be ready 20 san BY Thursday and no
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GOOD CITIZENSHIP.
1ontInued Non Flrst Page. J

ur- NATIONAL destiny. II you believe this
you should stand bravely for your belief.
GRANT DEPLOREs WAR.
.rhe great American general Of this
country, after leading immense armies 10
victory ana after having served two
terms as President OF rhe United states.
said. y never went into a battle willing
y or with enthusiasm. was always
glad when battle was over. never want
10 command another army. take no In-
terest In armies
..W-hen ne wrote Let us have peace, be
gave 10 his eountrymen of this future
generation the most inspIrlng example of
greatness and truc American eltlzenshl,.
sherman. who marched to the sea and
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S. +. Parker, sharon, Wis. writes,-
y have tried De Wits Witch Hazel
salve for Itching piles, and Il always
stops them In two minutes. consider
DE Wits Witch Hazel sAlye the
greatest pile cure on the market. j.
Wheeler g. Son.
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Ton at Oklahoma City.
make close connections at El Reno tor
1oints on the Rock Island north and south.
Tor rates and Information apply to
J, 2, HOLDEN, Tranac Manager,
South McAlester, l. 7,
ON NJ ELLSWORTH,
Agent Oklahoma City.
EDWIN ADAMS,
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Oklahoma City, o,
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4nauaI Mee,ina.

Tue annual meeting of the conRre'
CATION Of the First PresbJ ttriea
church Of Guthrie, OK i-r the pa
poze Of eleetiug elders, deseous aud
tru,tees. aud for the transtct ng Of
any bu iness that may be b bCugbt be-
fore it. viii be held in the church
Monday evening, June 27th, 81 eight
o'clock.
By order Of the session.
g. 4 SAUNDEEs, clerk
jane 10. ls9s 2ld3'
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The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
OUR FLEET SIGHTED.
American Squadron Reported Near
Manila.

Hong Kong, April 30.-It is denied that
the Spanish fleet has left Manila to meet
the American squadron. On the con-
trary it is asserted that the Spanish war;
ships will remain in Manila bay TO assist
the forts.
IL is reported from Manila that the
American war ships have been sighted
off Bolinao where the rebellion broke
out last February, but the weather has
been too stormy for the fleet to conlInu-
nioate with the rebels.
The insurgent chief Aguinaldo is
coming to Hong Kong from Singapore.
1t is alleged that he absoonded with half
million dollars paid ty the Spanish
government for the other insurgent lead
ers. All Manila kilograms are censoMzed
and the communication with Hong
Kong is suspended.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
DAY OF RUMoRS.
They We're Sensational But Happily
Untrue.

Washington, April 29.-This was day
of alarming reports, running all the.way
from the blowing up of big monitor to
the detection and punishment of traitors,
but fortunately all Of them turned out
on inquiry to be without foundation.
Actual events of Importance were few
in number. The news of the day of most
interest was the departure from Cape
Verde of the Spanish fleet, the stay of
which at St. Vincent has been q source
of anxiety on the part of officials here.
because it seemed to indicate that the
sympathy of Portugal for Spain might
lead her to wink at a violation of neu-
trality laws in favor of Spain. Late in
the afternoon oablegram came to the
state department from Cape Verde bear
ing no signature, announcing that four
battleships and three torpedo boats had
started north and some Of the transports
for Cuba, and that the Northern fleet
returned shortly, having been in collision.
Because there was no signature to the
cablegram, the officials did not know
what Importance to attach to the mes
sage. Capt Sampson sent brief tele-
gram relative to the firing at the Matan
zas forts. 1t was lacking in detail, but
1T went to confirm the official view that
the affair was nothing more than naval
reconnaissance
NO news came today from Admiral
DeWey's squadron, now on its way to the
philippines to battle with the Spanish
feet
One officer pointed out that if Admiral
Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet, the
spanish officials who control the cable,
would probably suppress the news or
dlstort the facts into Spanish victory.
Presumjng that the admiral is bound
directly for Manila, the calculations made
at the navy department shows he will
arrive about O'Clock Saturday morning.
Manila time, which is about 10 hours
earlier than ours.
The pressure continues unabated on the
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
WEYLER MAKES DEFENSE.
Addresses Spanish Senate on His
Cuban Policy.

Madrid, April 29.-s p. MIN the
Senate, after Senior Moret, the minister
of the colonies, had defended the policy
Of Cuban autonomy. a bill was adopted
granting the government Immunity for
comforting autonomy on Cuba.''
Lieut.. General Weyler spoke nt some
length justifying his administration in
Cuba and urged the government to take
the offensive against America.
General Weyler in a clear voice and
amid marked attention from the whole
house and the galleries, apologized for
prolonging the debate, pleading that he
could not allow the opportunity to pass
of defending himself against criticism.
With much warmth and sternness he de-
Tended his political and military acts of
severity in Cuba, showing that he deemed
them vitality necessary and that they were
justified by the results they produced
So much was this the case, he declared,
that had b, 9 been allowed six months
longer he would have entirely crushed
the insurrection and would have realized
the promise he made to Senior Castillo
that by April, 1898. he would be in a
position to offer him fifty thousand veter-
ans to attack the United States.
General Weyler severely criticised the
home rule policy in Cuba and the time
selected for decreeing it and he concluded
a passionate appeal for display of ener-
gy, urging the government to take the
offensive vigorously on both land and sea
as remaining on the defensive was "the
worst possible policy with such an
enemy"
The Duke of Tetuan and Lieutenant
Col. Azcarraga declared that the conser-
yative party always approved and ac-
cepted the responsibility for the acts of
General Weyler in Cuba.
These declarations afforded Senior
Moret, secretary of the colonies, an oppor-
tunity Of avoiding debate with General
Weyler, Senior Moret declaring that such
3 course would be unadyisable at present
and would be left for "a day when states
men can find time for ratrospeotiye dis.
,ussions.n y
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
TROO? SHIP ARRIVES.
Was Chief Event of the Day at Key
West.

Key West, April 2a.-The chief incident
of the day was the arrival Of the troop
ship Panther with nearly seven hundred
marines. She came from Hampton
Roads in convoy of the Montgomery.
Lieut.. Col. Huntington is in command OF
the marines.
The Fern arrived from Tampa with
ammunition for the fleet and the Anna
polls oturned after brief absence.
Where she has been is not known except
to the authorities and those aboard. The
Amphitrite is still ooaling here. Lieut..
Mckinley, in charge of the harbor de-
fences, states that Key West will be prac-
tically closed to vessels between five p. m.
and four a. M, beginning tomorrow
night.
naval men here by the arrival late this
afternoon of the little Spanish schooner
Three Sisters. with Paymaster Simpson
and three sailors of the Terror as prize
crew aboard. The schooner loaded sugar
while bound from Havana for Cardenas
was captured off the latter place Sunday
by the torpedo boat Foote. Sho en-
countered heavy gales during which Pay
master Simpson lost his charts and had
to make new one from memory.
The Mascotte this afternoon arrived
here bringing Miss Clara Barton and a
corps of Red Gross workers. The party
was taken down stream to the Red Gross
ship State of Texas, which has been wait
ing it's arrival The State of Texas has
four other Red Cross workers on board
and 140O tons of provisions, clothing aud
medicines. She will await instructions
from Washington before proceeding for
Cuba. The State of Texas will probably
serve as hospital ship for the fleet and
troons
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30

the new tariff bill becomes q law, as
otherWise they feel that the tonnage dues
Will be so burdensome on British.
french and German shipping as to cause
" 70 seek Canadian and Mexican ports
Asloe from the expected official repre-
sentations of the foreign governments.
gne 9 snlpping interests Of London, Havre
oreinen and other ports are supplement-
ing the diplomatic negotiations with
s1rong representations against the in
creased tonnage tax.
Inc Republic of Hayti is expected to
!laiHGaln s5rlc6 neutrality as between
the United States and Spain and If is
SAID that reports of exceptional priyi-
ieges given to the United States warships
IN aayt1en waters are erroneous. The
Haytlen minister, Mir. I4eger, said TODAY
tnat ne had received no official instruc-
tlons concerning neutrality, but he had
no uoupJ an attitude of impartial neu-
rally Woula be maintained. 1t is recog-
hlzed among officials hero that all the
sympath1es of Hayti are with the United
oeates anG yet any action by that coun-
TRY inconsistent with strict neutra Jitv
would place Hayti in the attitude of be-
ing an ally OF this country and an open
enemy OF Spain. Mr.. Leger had noticed
the published quotations from the treaty
ps6"een the United States and Hayti,
Wnlcn 1t was asserted, gave exceptional
privileges to the United States in lthat
our Warships were given the right TO
take ia. coal and supplies in Haytien ports.
Line minister made careful exaInina-
tlon OF his official text of the treaty and
was unable TO locate any such exception
al privilege. The treaty was made dur
ing the Civil war and contains many
provisions relative to con ditions of war,
but Mr.. Leger's reading of gthe,n does
not disclose any provisions which is in
consistent with strict impartiallty in a
neutral attitude between Spain ana the
United States any privilege enjoyed by
the ships of one country will be equally
open to those of the other country. he
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
TO WIPE OUT NAVY.
Fearful Machine Offered the United
States.

New York, April 29.-The Brooklyn
Eagle has received letter from Hudson
Maxim of London, Eng, containing re-
markable offer to the United States gov
erEment to furnish to it, at cost of half
a million dollars, ship which he claims
to be capable of destroying the entire
Spanish navy. The plan involves the use
of aerial torpedoes, invented by Mr..
Maxim. The writer is brother of Hiram
Maxim, the famous inventor of weapons
of destruction. Hudson Maxim has
worked in cooperation with Hiram and
is manaof good standing in the scientific
world. gss,
Just one cruiser, built and equipped
complete with torpedo guns according to
his system, he says, would be sufficient
to destroy every Spanish warship which
it might encounter at sea.
He offers the United States government,
or any of his fellow citizens who may be
willing to furnish the capital necessary
for the construction and equipment of
one such cruiser, the free use, without
royalty, of all his inventions for the pur-
pose and says that he himself will come
to America and superintend the building
of the cruiser without any charges for his
services. The torpedoes which carry half
a ton of explosives, according to Mr..
Maxim's theory, may be sent nine miles,
while ton of gun cotton can be thrown
five miles. The cruiser would have
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
PARIS SIGHTED.
New York, April 80,
2.47 a. n.-The American
Liner Paris has been
sighted East of Fire Is
land.
WAR NEWS SUMMARY.

The Spanish minister of
war says that the lombard
ment of Matanzas was a
glorious day for Spanish
arms.
The report Of a spy being
found on the Puritan was
untrue.
The Argentine Republic
will declare neutrality reserv-
ing rights as TO coal.
There is no truth in the
story of the bombardment of
Cardenas.
The American fleet has
been reported to have been
sighted off Bolinao, north of
Manila. A naval battle is
momentarily expected.
The revenue bill passed the
House 181 to 12o.
Eastport is excited by hear
ing cannonading at sea.
The Minneapolis sailed from
Eastport yesterday at $50
bound west.
The dispatch Of troops to
Tampa continues.
Hudson Maxim, a brother
of Hiram Maxim the inventor
has offered for a half million
dollars to equip ship which
will annihilate the entire
Spanish navy.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
MAY HAVE BEEN FOUGHT.
Naval Battle Expected Friday in
Manila Bay.

London, April 30.-A despatch to the
Daily Mail from Singapore says:
Commodore Dewey was accompanied
by Jose Alexandrino, prominent off,
Ger under Aguinaldo. Alexandrino has
a magical influence in the Philippines
and will head the popular movement to
throw off the Spanish rule. A naval
battle is expected to occur today friday
in Manila bay. II. NJ. S. Bonaventura
has sailed, presumably for Manila.''
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30
MORMoNS MAY ENLIST.

Salt Lake, Utah, April ga letter
from the first President of the Mormon
Church to Gov. Wells On the subject of
enlistment has caused sensation here.
The fact that Apostle Brigham Young in
a discourse at the tabernacle last Sun
day counselled the saints to remain at
home and that the recruiting officer here
on the opening day secured but Al voln-
teers was regarded as rejecting upon
the patriotism of the people and the Pres
ident of the church urges the Saints to
enlist.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30

Great rejoicing at Madrid
over what is described as the
American repulse at Matan-
zas.
The Montgomery reported
by Gen. Blanco to be aground
but is safe at Key West.
1t is asserted that the Span
ish war ships will remain near
Manila to assist the forts
Gen. Weyler urges Spain
to take the offensive against
America.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-30

speed of from twenty to twenty -four knots
and could. therefore, choose its own
position with respect to battlsships.' One
cruiser, he argues, would be able on an
average to destroy one hundred battle
ships.