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The herald., 1898-03-11
PRoCTOR's VISIT
Believes the Two Weeks Were Profit
ably Spent

| HAVANA (via Tampa, Fla.) March o.
delayed in transmission.) Senator Proc
| tor. before leaving for Key West by the
| Olivette today. after what he calls "a most
profitable two weeks in Cuba said
| II have found out what could not have
learned without personal visit. while l
have not to my knowledge antagonized a
single person on the island. My trips with
Miss Barton have been of great service,
| because when the minds of the people are
mellowed with gratitude their hearts speak
out the truth. AS a business man, l wish
| to say that Miss Barton's methods of re-
ceiving, caring for and distributing the
supplies are most admirable. l am sur
prised at her ability and delighted at the
results attained. The American people
may be fully confident that all money or
supplies sent will be conscientiously ap-
Piled Could they see, as l have seen, the
suffering, starvation and death they would
as Whittier says, Pour forth wine and
oil"
Every one is much struck by the success
of the American Orphanage, which the Red
Cross society has established in a hand
some villa in the suburb of Cerro under
the charge of Dr. Lesser, and his wife as
matron. 1t is for the orphan reconcentra-
dos.
In connection with the orphanage daily
clinic is held.
The Cuban doctors are interested in Red
Cross work and forty patients We're treated
yesterday. DR.. Lesser has refused the
demand of the Spanish government that he
should pay s400 for the privilege of prac-
ticing among the poor, saying that the Red
Cross physicians are allowed to practice
all over the world.
The Spanish say the Autonomists' pro-
gram promises nothing but sorrow and
war; while General Gomez himself has Of
fered $50 900 900 and favorable CONNER
cial treaty with Spain if independence is
granted Moreover, they say. that the Au-
Economists program to disarm the volun-
teers would mean independence if carried
out since the insurgents would not be dis
armed.
Henri Laine, the newspaper correspond
ent, was not compelled to leave the coun-
try because of newspaper work, but be-
cause of written charges, accompanied by
alleged proof. furnished to the Autonomist
government by Senor Bruzon, governor of
Havana province. that he and others were
involved in the conspiracy responsible for
locating twenty-five dynamite bombs at
various points in Havana. Senor Bruzon
demanded the expulsion of all newspaper
correspondents on the ground that sensa-
tional stories sent to the United States
are liable to create riots in Havana The
Marquis de Montero and Senor Gown op-
posed a wholesale deportation. They de-
manded additional written charges with
proofs, from Senor BruZon. This was four
days ago and nothing has been forthcom-
ing. 1t is probable, however that certain
correspondents will be asked to leave the
island when the American court of inquiry
finishes it's work.
The herald., 1898-03-11
IN THE SENATE
A Short Session With No Important
Results

WASHINGTON March 1O-The Rev.
Edward Everett Hale of Boston delivered
the invocat ton at the opening of the SEN
ate today and was accorded the usual honor
of an informal reception on the floor of
the senate.
The joint resolution to revive the grade
of Acknowledgement of the army was re-
ported by Mr.. Warren of the military af-
fairs committee. and Cockrel of Missouri,
Democrat said he desired it to be under
stood that the report was not unanimous.
Bills extending for the three years the
time for the construction of the line of the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad
through the Indian territory and to au-
thorze John r. Williams, first lieutenant
Third Artillery, United States army, to ac-
cept the decoration of chevalier of the Le-
gion of Honor from the president of the
French republic were passed Considera-
tion of the bills on the general calendar
was then begun, the first being q measure
authorizing the president to take such
steps, as he might deem necessary to OBJ
tain an indemnity from the Spanish gov
ernment for injuries done to the two
Americans. August Boter and Gustave
Richelieu, by unlawful arrest and impris-
onment. The reading of the bill created
stir i'll the chamber. 1t was reported
during the extra ordinary session by Mr..
Lodge from the committee on foreign re-
lations. Mr.. Davis, chairman of the for
eiGn relations committee. objected and it
went over. After the senate had passed
only one bill of minor Importance it went
into executive session at l o'clock on mo-
tfon of Mr. Davis. At 3:05 pm. the senate
adjourned until Monday.
The herald., 1898-03-11
BOATS AND BULLETS
Satisfactory Test of the New Rapid
Fire Guns

NEW YORK, March 10-Several hun
dred extra mechanics are now employed
at the Brooklyn navy yard The dispatch
boat Dolphin has swarm of painters and
about a hundred mechanics rushing work
upon ner. 1t is said at the yard that or
ders are that the Dolphin must be ready
in two weeks. Much work is being done
on the cruisers Chicago and Atlanta.
Work on the torpedo boat Stiletto will be
completed by the end of the week. when
she will be ready for sea.
A test was made today of one of a con-
signment of rapid fire guns Just received
from the Colt factory at Hartford 1t is
known as the siX-mllimeter rapid fire
automatic Colt and is capable of firing POO
shots minute with a range of 20OO yards.
The test proved that the bullet would
pass through steel plate three-eights
OF an inch thick, two sides of a coil of
pipe, twenty inches Of wood backing and
another steel plate one-eighth of an inch
in thickness. These guns of which three
have arrived, will be used along the rails
of vessels against torpedo boats and also
in the fighting tops.
a large quantity of ammunition for use
IN the rapid fire guns arrived at the yards
today Supplies and ammunition des-
tined for Key West and League Island
navy yard are being placed on barges.
a barge loaded with five-inch rifles.
smells and powder was towed to the Jersey
The herald., 1898-03-11
WIRE NAIL TRUST
Not So Successful as the Organizers
Hoped

CHICAGO, March 10.-The plan of the
larger wire nail companies in the country
to form a trust has been abandoned and
instead of great combine several of the
concerns which were the leaders in the
movement to form a trust have decided 10
form combination of their own and to
leave the others on the outside. The COM
panies which are to form the present COM
bine are: The Consolidated Steel and Wire
company, l. l.. Ellwood. the American
Wire Nail company, the Salem Wire Nail
company, the II. r. Nail company and the
American Wire company
The failure of the plan to form a trust,
which should include all the large concerns
of the country. was due to the fact that
some of the companies that were TO have
become members of the trust could not
show a volume of business sufficient to
justify the promoters of the trust in pay
ing the price demanded.
The capital stock of the combination will
be $24,090o 600 of which $12, 600 will be pre-
ferred and $l2, 800 common stock.
One of the chief men in the enterprise
said tonight that SO far nothing has been
done except to agree to a form of the COM
bination on the lines given above
The Illinois Steel company of this city
is party 10 the agreement, although not
an actual part of it. The wire mills have
agreed to take the entire output of it's rod
mills, estimated at 100000 tons annually.
The herald., 1898-03-11


nounced that he would vote for the senate
o5GeiduSe1t because he. stood committed
to-it by the Chicago platform. As an
original proposition, he admitted, he was
agalnst giving free homes to the people,
He rated nothing more important than that
the people should have homes, but that
they should have them by their industry
and frugality. But every man who ac-
eepted a nomination on a platform, he be-
lieved, bound himself to redeem its every
promise, the smallest as well as the
Greatest, and so he should vote today to
redeem a pledge in the Chicago platform.
Grosvenor of Ohio. Republican. an
dpunced his opposition to the amendment.
He explained the lengthy history of this
proposed legislation and the plank in the
St. Louis platform showed this present
position was not inconsistent with that
declaration. lie thought that free home
bill should have strength enough to come
into the house or senate and fall or stand
on it's merits.
DalzeiI of Pennsylvania, Republican,
also opposed the amendment. He denied
the right of congress to tax the farmers
of Pennsylvania to give free farms to the
farmers of Oklahoma, North or South Da-
kota and Minnesota.
Grow of Pennsylvania, Republican,
whose name is associated with the original
homestead law, warmly supported the
amendment.
Dingley of Maine, Republican, closed the
debate with a brief speech in opposition
to the amendment He called attention to
the fact that all treaties ceding Indian
lands by the United States had been rati-
fed by congress with the understanding
that the purchase money paid by settlers
shotf1d be used to reimburse the United
States. Never had a proposition been
made to purchase Indian lands for the pur-
pose of donating them to free homes To
his mind it was an act of bad faith on
part of those who had induced congress
to buy these lands.
Mr. Handys motion to concur with an
amendment changing the law relative to
payments to agricultural colleges for tine
sale of public lands was ruled out on a
point of order.
Lacey of Iowa, Republican, then offered
his motion to concur with an amendment
excluding the trust reservations. 1t was
voted down, 10 to 123. Two other amend
ments designed to protect the payments to
agricultural colleges were ruled out by Mr..
Hepburn, who was in the chair. on points
of order.
The vote was then taken on the main
proposition and the house non-concurred
in the senate amendment. 80 to 1856.
The conference substitute for the senate
amendment to ratify the Seminole treaty
which also ratified the Kiowa, Comanche |
and Apache treaty. went over on a point
of order, and the senate amendment was |
non-cOncurred in.
The bill was then sent to conference and |
at Sal p. m. the house adjourned.
The herald., 1898-03-11
THE CANAL COMMISSIONERS
PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS OF
THE SURVEY
Less Dredging to Do Than Was Elk.
pected and the Work Is Not
Difficult

SAN CARLOS. Nicaragua, Feb. 15-(Cor-
respondence of the Associated Press) The
Nicaragua canal commissioners passed
through here yesterday on their return &c
Greytown from their tour of inspection on
the western side of the lake.
The commissioners were greatly pleased
with the fine result of the photographic
survey of the eastern end of Lake Mica
ragua, which has just been completed by
Lieut. Hanus, U. S. N, and his party of
naval officers and enlisted men of the navy.
In addition to the soundings. Mr.. Hanus
went extensively into the boring business
thereby saving the commission a very
considerable expense. All the results Of
this work are favorable to the canal. Nc
dredging will be necessary at any point
more distant from the entrance of the San
Juan river than eleven miles. and the bot
tom specimens obtained by Mr. Hanus'
borngs show the dredging within this
limit to be very easy The work on the
San Juan river has already commenced,
and at the end of this week the hydro
graphic party will move down the river 10
a new camp which is even now In process of
construction. The disturbed condition of
the country has interfered somewhat with
the commissioners work. ]. w. G. Walk
er, in charge of one of the divisions, was
arrested as a rebel the other day al Rivas,
but was released very soon with profuse
apologies on the part of the government.
COMING HOME
NEW YORK, March ia special to
the Herald from Panama says the United
States Nicaraguan canal commission has
concluded its inspection of the line of the
Panama canal and will sail from Colon
tomorrow evening or Saturday.
After calling at Lima and Greytown to
take on board some members of the party
who remained there the commission will
proceed north. Although the members of
the commission declined to talk of their
visit to the Panama canal, they appear to
have a favorable impression of the work
done.
The herald., 1898-03-11
Brazilian Notes

NEW YORK, March u.-Advices re-
ceved at Buenos Ayres from the Herald s
correspondent in Rio Janeiro state that
Dr. Sanarelli, who has recently met with
great success in experimenting with his
yellow fever cure on patients in Sac Paulo,
delivered lecture and was given a recep-
ton in San Pablo this week. Senos Campos
Saltes, Brazil's president-elect, assisted at
the reception and made short speech,
congratulating DR.. Sanarelli on his sue
cess. The sanitary department of Rio
Janeiro invited Dr. Sanarelli to visit that
city. On leaving Rio Janeiro DR.. Sanarelli
will go TO Madrid to take part in the inter-
national medical congress. President-elect
Silva has sailed for Europe to negotiate a
loan for the Brazilian government.
The herald., 1898-03-11
THE IsTHMus WAR
War Clouds Lower but There's No
Explosion

NEW YORK. March ia special to the
Herald from Panama says:
Advices received from the Herald's cor
respondents at various points In central
America state that war clouds are still
lowering over those countries.
The correspondent at La Libertad, Sal
vador, says:
The controversy between Costa Rica and
Nicaragua is very serious and 1t ts re-
ported that troops have already gone to
the field.
1t Is thought that Honduras will aid
Nicaragua in a war against Costa Rica
and it Is reported that Honduras has al
ready sent 5000 armed men to Nicaragua
to combine with the latter country's
forces.
Salvador, meanwhile is exerting all ets
forts to avert war but the government II
resolved not to take any part where MIC
aragua Is concerned. A well-known diplo-
matte adviser says that in case of the in
tervention of Honduras, Salvador will
neutralize her action.
The only Interpretation of this Is that
should Honduras help Nicaragua Saliva
dor will support Costa Rica In the struggle.
Guatemala's envoy has left Managua for
Costa Rica, carrying important documents
which will decide whether the Central
American countries will plunge into war
or not. 1t is the belief that there will be
war, in which three or more Central
American countries will be involved.
The herald., 1898-03-11
IN COMMITTEE
Naval Supplies to Be Admitted Free
of DUTY

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Chandler of New Hampshire. of the senate
naval affairs committee. today introduced
a joint resolution providing for the tenn
porary admission free of duty of naval
supplies procured abroad.
Following is the text of the resolution:
That such guns, ammunition and other
naval supplies as may be purchased abroad
by this government for the national de-
Tense prior to January l, 1S99 shall be ad-
mitted at any port of the United States free
of duty
quest Of the secretary of the navy, who in
letter to Senator Hale says:
Under existing law varying but con-
siderable ad valorem duty on articles fall
ing within the category of naval supplies
is imposed The effect of the resolution if
adopted, would be to remit all duties upon
guns, ammunition and other naval supplies
which it may be found necessary to pur-
chase abroad The temporary remission
of duty on these supplies is deemed i'm
portant inasmuch as without some special
enactment of this nature such portion of
the appropriation made by congress for the
purpose as may be expended abroad would
be very materially reduced by the deduc-
ton therefrom of duty amounting in Iome
cases to nearly one-half of the purchase
price
Mr.. Allison of Iowa called Mr.. Chandler s
attention to the fact that resolutions and
bills of the character of the one present ed
ordinarily originated in the house. Mr.
Chandler admitted that was true but said
that he had introduced it with the idea of
having it referred TO the finance commit
tee. He was willing, he said to trust to
the wisdom of that committee to make
proper disposition of the resolution. At
TINS suggestion the resolution was referred
TO the committee on finance.
THE NAVY'S NEEDS
WASHINGTON, March 1O.-The naval
appropriation bill has been practically
completed by the house committee on
naval affairs, save as to the questions of
increases in the navy, dry docks and armor
plate. Chairman Boutelle stated tonight
he might report the bill to the house sat
urday, and if not it will go in early next
week. There have been few changes from
the estimates and the bill will involve in
the neighborhood of $50 900 900 aside from
new vessels, dry docks and armor The
increases allowed are such as to meet the
gradual development of the service The
general item for construction and venair
Just passed on aggregates 81 800 900 identi
cal with the estimates. This includes about
S370,OOO, material increase, for improved
machinery at the shops. The amount ,1so
is exclusive of the specific appropriations
TO the various construction plants etc
There is also a horizontal appronrintio
proposed of $5O,00O to each of the Yards ex
cept to the Puget sound station. in lien of
the general estimate of $500 900 The an
preparations for the naval academy at
Annapolis go through practically un
touched.
There was a long discussion in commit
tee today over the additional land wanted
for the Port Royal, S. c., station, bur an
appropriation of $2O,30O for the purpose was
finally allowed.
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apparent from day to day. Still, it is
hoped that when the upper debris has been
removed to the barge more bodies will be
recovered. 1t may be, however, that the
last body retaining a shape recognizable
as a human has been removed from the
Maine. Chaplain Chadwick today, from de-
scriptions in the enlistment papers, identi-
fled two bodies that were buried at Colon
cemetery together some days ago as those
of Joseph /. Gordon and - Johnson. bot
colored. The officers and men of the Mont
gomery are still refused shore leave. They
devote much time to drill and settling up
exercises, the latter exciting much inter-
est, especially to sailors on the Spanish
ships, where the tactics are quite different.
The herald., 1898-03-11

in the Sacramento and Oregon divisions,
under charge of ]. b. Wright and Rober,
kohler. respectively.
Superintendent Alger, who will take
charge of the western division In few
days. began his career as telegraph OPP
orator on the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad in Iowa in 1871. and once served
as brakeman on the Rock Island line.
A RAILWAY UNION
CHICAGO, March 1O.-An organization
to be known as the Federation of American
Railway employees was perfected today. 1T
aifms to bring all organized railway en-
ployes into one central body.
The movement has been pending AMI
forming for the past two years. 1t Gu
minated today in the meeting of +. r. s; =
gent, grand master of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Firemen: p. Fl. Morrison,
grand master of the Brotherhood of Rail
way Trainmen: w. V. Powell. grand chief
of the Order of Railway Telegraphers. and
II. l. Clark, grand chief conductor of the
Order of Railway Conductors. They elect
ed the following officers: Chairman. f. /.
Clark; vice chairman p. IL. Morrissey;
secretary. w. V. Powell.
The four organizations represented at
the meeting are the only ones at present
who will have any part In the federation.
The object of the federation is. when diff
ferences between an employe of one of the
organizat tions and an employing railroad
cannot be settled by the local body the
latter shall call to its assistance the fed
GRAFTON. which shall use all its influences
to settle the differences or order a strike
if it shall be deemed necessary.
U. p. MANAGEMENT
NEW YORK, March 10.-The Herald will
say tomorrow: at has been semi officially
announced that the Union Pacific has OBJ
tanned control of majority of the shares
of the stock of the Oregon Short Line, and
that after picking up the Union Pacific,
Denver and Rio Grande, for which 1t is
reported to be negotiating, and several
other small lines In the northwest, 1t will
practically have restored its system to its
former dimensions, such as existed before
The herald., 1898-03-11
Michigan Populists

LANSING. Mich. March 10The confer
ence committee of Michigan Populists
was unable to come to an agreement to-
day. The straight-out faction finally issued
an ultimatum to the fusionists to join with
them in Issuing a call for a convention to
nominate straight Populist ticket. This
was rejected by the fusionists, and the anti
fusionists issued call for a convention to
be held at Grand Rapids June 21st The flu
sionists then appointed committee OF fif-
teen to meet with other committees to be
appointed by other parties. who will meet
in Detroit April 5th, when 1t is expected
a call will be issued for a state fusion con-
vention.
The herald., 1898-03-11
The Bombay Riots

BOMBAY, March 10-Search parties ex-
amined all the houses in the riot districts
today. They found twenty-five persons
suffering from the plague and some riot
ers. The authorities believe that the heads
of the Julai committee instigated the riot
for other than plague reasons. 1t is UNDER
stood that a general rising and murder Of
Europeans was originally projected for to-
morrow. The town is now quiet, but the
patrolling continues
The herald., 1898-03-11
Canadian Naval Reserve

OTTAWA, Ont, March 10.-At a meeting
of the British Empire league today reso-
lutions were passed in favor Of Canada
establishing a naval reserve for the train
ing of sailors Of the merchant marine SER
vice to be used In time of war. Sir Charles
Tupper made strong attack on Sir Mich
ael Hicks-Be for his reference to Cam
ada recently, when he charged the domin-
ion with not contributing towards imperial
affairs
The herald., 1898-03-11
Vanderbilt's Grandson

NEW YORK. March 10.-The World to-
morrow will say:
Col. Vanderbilt Allen, a grandson of
Commodore Vanderbilt, died on March 9Th
at Capey Italy, of cirrhosis of the liver,
aged 80. His mother was Ethel Vanderbilt,
the commodore's favorite daughter. His
father was Daniel b. Allen. He was a
graduate of West Point and during the
war made a record so good that he was
breveted major. He resigned his commits
sion and went to Egypt with the famous
General Stone. who was made pasha by
the khedive. Allen fought In the khedive's s
army and was made a Commander of the
Order of Medic.
The herald., 1898-03-11
Kentucky Election Law

FRANKFORT. March 10.-The senate
today passed the Goebel election bill over
the governors veto. and the house will do
SO tomorrow. The house passed the bill
originally by a larger majority than the
senate. This bill puts the entire election
machinery of the state in the hands Of
three commissioners, who will be selected
at Democratic joint caucus to be held to-
morrow night. The commissioners ap-
point all the election officers in the dis
trict and counties.
The herald., 1898-03-11

NEW YORK, March 11--A dispatch to
the Herald from Madrid says: The torpedo
squadron, unless the plans are altered
will start Friday of this week to the Cana
ries. while the two torpedo destroyers
leave England direct for Cuba. A strong
sentiment is growing that peace or war
should come without delay.
The herald., 1898-03-11
Lynching Likely

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, March 1o.-A mob
of enraged citizens of Clayburn county are
hot in pursuit of VIM. Messer, white man
whose home is near Quitman, In that coun-
ty. and a lynching Is considered inevitable
If he is captured. Messer was charged by
his daughter with a revolving crime. A
month ago the daughter mysteriously dis
appeared and Messer Is now accused of
having murdered her. A posse is now
searching every cliff and ravine. determ-
ined upon lynching Messer should he be
captured alive.
The herald., 1898-03-11

An authorized denial has been made of
the report from Rio Janeiro that English
men from British Guiana had invaded Bra
lillian territory for the purpose of insti-
eating revolution 1t is added that an
early settlement Of the boundary question
is expected.
The herald., 1898-03-11

The London Times. in it's financial arti-
cles this morning, says the gold with
drawals from the Bank of France during
the week have amounted to 900 pounds,
mostly for New York.
The herald., 1898-03-11

The United States ambassador to Ger
many Andrew White, has been suffering
rom Influenza for several days.
The herald., 1898-03-11
Movements of Spanish Vessels

on duty at the torpedo station at New
port.