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La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-02-26
SENATE STIRRED UP
MAINE DISASTER DISCUSSED
senator Mason waars . Rigid Isvestags-
tion- -WoIcstt and Iodgs Dspreeass .
Unnsssary Excitement.

Washington, Feb. ia debate. de-
cided In its sensations, was uuexpect-
edly precipitated In the Senate yester-
day over the consideration OF the reso-
luton OF Mr.. Allen Of Nebraska direct
Ing the committee on naval anairs to
investigate the disaster TO the Maine.
An arrangement has been made for it
adoption with n minor amendment,
without debate. Mr.. Mason of Illinois.
However, proposed n substitute proyid-
ing for an investigation to be conduct
ed by n joint committee OF the two
branches OF Congress.
Upon this the Illinois senator. disrc-
gnroing an appeal not TO force dis
cussion nt this time OF so melancholy
an AFFAIR. delivered n speech In which
he said that the people demanded the
truth concerning the explosion. and de-
clared that they would not be salts
fled with the investigation to be con-
duc;ed by the officers OF the navy. who
would virtually try their own case ana
would cover up any blame that the Of
ficinls might show attached to them.
He ficrcely denounced the policy OF
the government in dealing with the Gu
ban question, Into which he went nj
length. and declared that the United
States had adopted the policy of Spain
In putting or until tomorrow.
Sharp replies to Mr.. Mason's charges
were made by Mr., woicott of Colo
RADIO and Mr.. Lodge OF Massachusetts.
The speeches OF both senator's bristled
with cutting criticisms Of the remarks
Eiadc by the senator from Illinois. and
It was clear that both senators regard
ed the situation MS grave in The ex-
tremc. Senator wocott freely admitted
that war might come and that he
thought the day nigh, not he far dis
tnni. He. like Senator Lodge, depre-
Gated any utterances on the floor OF the
Senate calculated TO further aggravnte
the serious state OF affairs
The resolution which precipi;nfcd the
discussion finally went over 10 the cal
endar
Soon after the Senate me; Mr.. iiale
OF Maine obtained the floor and intro
duced the following joint resolutions:
That the secretary of the navy be
and is hereby authorized to engage the
services Of wreckin- company or
companies having proper facilities for
the promp; and efficient performance
of submarine work. for the purpose OF
recovering the remains OF the officers
ana men lost on the United States
steamer Maine. and OF saving the YES
sci or such paris thereof, and SO much
OF her stores, guns. material. equip
men,, fittings and appur,cnances MS
may be practicable: ana for this pur-
pose the sum OF 100000, or SO much
thereof as may be necessary. is here
by appropriated and made Immediately
available"
The resolution was prepared Mt the
Navy Department and introduced n. the
request OF Secretary Long. who in for
wnrtling II to Mr.. Hale also sent let
ter explaining Its purpose.
The secretary enclosed a table show
ing the cos; OF II number Of items OF the
ordnance outfi, OF the vessel, all aggre-
gazing $500,
After amending the resolution so as
to provide for bringing bodies home for
burial, the Senate adopted II.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-02-26
MESSAGE FROM CAPT. s,osBss.
Hc IL Receiving Many Assurances of Sym
pathy and Offers of Help.

psthy and Offers of Help.
Washington. Feb. 19.-The Navy De-
partmcnt tonight received the follow
ing message from Captain S!gsbee ut
Havana.
with Generals Lee and Cowles to-
day visited Captain General Blanco
and other chiefs OF civil and military
branches of government. and returned
thanks for great demonstration of SYM
pathy yesterday and for their contin-
ued care for the dead and for other
good offices now being exercised In our
behalf. Received additional assur-
ances of sympathy and desire to help.
Spanish authorities feel situation
acutely. I have promised to maintain
official character of all work done on
wreck of the Maine. No friction any
where. SIGSBEE."
The reference to the official character
Of the work Is interpreted Mt the Navy
Department that no divers hired by
newspapers VIII be allowed to inves-
tigatc the wreck. AS to the published
statements that Spain Intends to claim
n joint interest In the work OF the
court OF inquiry, the department says
that under the harbor regulations Of
any civilized port, the local authori-
ties are bound to make an official inves-
tigntion Of amy wreck occurring in
their Jurisdiction irrespective Of the
nationality Of the vessel or of any In
vestigation by another government. In
case 1t is n craft owned by foreign
power.
As the matter is understood here, this
is the only right Spain claims In the
ease. and II Is conceded to he entirely
fair. This statement OF the case was
confirmed Mt the Spanish legation.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-02-26
K.n.a. Farmer. want the river.

Wichita. Kan. Feb. 21.-An assem-
bly, Of farmers and business men from
several counties along the Arkansas
river was held here to discIss means
whereby the Rocky Ford and other ir,
rlgntion companies In Colorado can be
compelled to cease taking water from
the Arkansas river for irrigation pur-
poses.
Several communications from places
nl0ng the river from Ms far as Little
Rock. Arkansas. were read. Commit
tees were appointed to take different
methods OF notion under advisement,
and J. +. Houston was retained ns le-
gal counsel Should the action be sue
cessful. much lnnd In Colorado that
has been cultivated under irrigation
will fe rendered utterly useless. 1t is
believed there Is some small chance
for success. and every stone will Ike
turned to, bring this about.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-02-26

Captain Dreyfus In his disgraceful
exile is factor in French politics far
greater than he might have been II he
had kept his freedom. II is certain that
his guilt was no; conclussyeiy proven,
and he ought 10 have had the benefit
OF the doubt in view Of the magnitude
of his punishment. Governments can
not AFFORD to be unjust, and the suffer
ing OF one innocent man because ol
hatred OF his race may bring about
suffering to the nation which Is respon'
sible for his undo!ng.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-02-26
A SPANISH CRUISER.


The vIzcaya vIsits New York-wlu BE
Carefully Guarded.
New York. Feb. 10.-The Spanish
armored cruiser vizcayn Is In New
York harbor. She dropped her big mn
chors flve miles south OF Sandy Hook
lightsbip nt $50 p. m., after thirteen
day voyage from the Canary islands.
When her officers and men learned the
startling news OF the disaster to the
American battlcship Maine In Havana
harbor and OF the downfall Of former
Minister De Lone. they broke into n
wild uproar Of talk. For n couple Of
minutes nll discipline on the great
wnrship seemed to vanish to the
winds. Men rushed below to tell their
comrades In the lower decks.
Early tomorrow morning the Viz
cayn Will come up to the anchorage
selected for her In the upper bay.
Rear Admiral Buncc lias given dnal
Instructions to Lieutenant John Dough.
erty. who Will hive charge Of the RI.
troll tugs. six 10 number. to guard the
Spanish cruiser vlxcnya during her
stay In this vicinity.
While on duty the bonts are to pa-
trol carefully the waters In the vicinity
OF the visiting Spaniartl. and no boal
OF person will be allowed to Approecll
the vixcnyn without tie sanction, oi
the commanding of1cer ~ that seapsl
AZ night II II intended 10 Keep the
! vlxcnya brilliantly Illuminated with
electric lights, and the watch boatl
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-02-26

sary to enable a diver to grope his
way safely through the internal parts
OF mighty ship like the Maine. torn
and disinembcrtd. as she Is. and this
work Is highly dangerous. Creeping
through narrow iron-bound passages
and cropping for the doors Of the
waier-tight bulkhead which divide the
hull Into compartments. on slimy floors
and In perfect darkness requires the
hiKhes: expert skill. and that is why
Captain Sigsbee with only sailor divers
Mt command. had not been able TO do
much so far towards unrnveling the
mystery OF the Maine's un;imely end
II IL to meet just this emergency that
the Navy department Is making every
effort to hasten the beginning OF the
work of recovery Of the goods and per-
haps the raising OF the hull by pro-
fessionals.
To that end. Captain Lemly. the
Judge advocate general of the depart
lnent, was at work to-day in his office
with representatives OF wrecking COM
panies trying to draw mp contracts for
the immediate prosecution OF the work.
He has been Mt the task now two days,
and It has no, been easy to dispose OF.
This Is owing to mn apparent disposi-
ti0n on the part. mt least of one, OF the
wrecking companies to drive n hard
bargain, leaving the department In the
dark as to the amount Of money to be
paid for their services.
But It Il believed the obstacles have
now been surinountcd and the con-
tracts can be signed tomorrow, /, liz
the purpose of Captain Lemly to hurry
this work, and to that end he Is ar
ranging to have two Of the companies
combine their forces. They will be paid
on the scale OF a days work, with II
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-02-26
Silver MgM HOPEFUL.
Iadieasieas That .vs.ksa WIN Ne the o.
der Of this Day.

Iadieasioas fh.t .vasksa WIN Ne tAs or
der Of shs Day.
Denver, Feb. ia special to the
Republican from Washington says:
The silver forces are In high spirits.
They have every confidence that they
will win In the coming congressional
elections. Reports from states where
work has been pushed to secure the
cooperation OF forces Indicate that IN
most instances the plans Of the lead
ers here In Washington will be sue
cessful. The most gratifying report
received by the silver men IL from
Utah, where the opposition to Frank
Cannon in the Democratic ranks wus
so pronounced that II looked for n
time rs II the silver parties In that
state could not unite and that the ef-
fort to return Cannon would not be
successful. The Democrats insisted
upon running candidate OF their own
and told tho silver leaders here TINT
the position Of the national Democ-
racy on the silver question was such
as to insure Democratic maJoritIes
and the election OF Democrat to the
House ana to the Senate. It II be-
lieved from the reports just received
that satisfactory arrangement will
be made and that Cannon will have
the support OF all the silver parties.
This has been brought about by the
assistance promised the Democrats IN
other states. notably in Wyoming.
where 1t is proposed and seems agreed
upon that all silver parties will sup
port n Democrat to succeed Clark
The silver parties will also support
Democrats In California and Oregon
for the Senate. There IL yet some
trouble In Montana. Hartman. a Sill
yer Republican. is sure of being re-
turned. to the House, but Mantle. Bill
yer Republican. is meeting with some
opposition In his fight for the Senate
The Democrats say they hnye a large
percentage of the silver vote and that
| they ought 10 have representatives In
the national Legislature. Besides,
they say that Mantle voted for the
tariff bill and they cannot make Dem
ocrats support him. The silver forces.
however. say that some adjustment
can be made. They hope II will not lc
necessary TO sacrifice any of the
friends Of silver In Congress, becnuse
they believe that success can be
achieved with men who have been
tried and who have experience. In
Colorado II Is said that no far moth
ing has developed to disturb the pro-
gram of returning Shafroth and Bell.
who are considered 30 strong In their
districts that they will be available
for campaign work in other states.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-02-26

The mayor OF Baltimore has nine
thousand applications for five hun
dred offices. When New York con-
siders this thing It bushes for its sis
ter city.
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-02-26

The financial discoveries Of Nansen
in this country are more potential than
any OF his discoveries up there.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-16
THE LAuRADA DOES DAMAGE.
Breaks Sancouver's Water Mains
and Runs Away From n Libel.

VANCOUVER, r. G.. June I5.-The
noted iiiibustcring steamer Laurada has
once more gotten into frobule. This
morning she went ashore al the Narr0ws.
the entrance to Burrard inlet and cut in
TWO the big water main upon which Van
couysr depends for its supply Of water
from the river Coquitlam. on the opposite
side of the inlet The city at once insti-
tuted an action In the admiralty court al
Victoria by telegram. ana Geographic in
siructions were received from q. McMd-
Ian. marshal in admiralty. TO hold the YES
sell and meanwhile he issued II warrant
which VIII be here by tomoTrow's' matt.
Al high tide the Iaura6a floated off uuin-
jurcd and showed her heels 10 NancoU-
yer. running away from the libel
Capt Scott Frank A Gross. general
passenger agent of the Boston and Alaska
Transportation Company OF Boston, and
a l.. Cronenwett. general traffic manager
o. the company. Seattle. ali on board. had
a suspicion that tho city intended 10 take
urcceedfrgs against the I.aurada fer the
damage done the water mains. so instead
IF bringing The steamer back 20 the har-
bor they had her inspected by the under
writer's surveyor and the surveyor for
American registry. ouJ in the NaTows,
where the beat had grounded. a divers
outfit stood by in case Il was wanted. but
the vessel being Cain juTed simply decamp-
81 r. cost the Boston company 5000 for
chayterlng tugs. Divers outfit. etc Ne ex-
ilerse was spared To ~. her of safely ana
10 proven: the vessel being held in Van
couver harbor OF the C3;y's HEEL No
.,apers were served. as tie Iaurada 20.
away too fast.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-16
CHAPMAN MURDER TRIAL.
Defense Produces Witness Who
Tells n Peculiar story.

SE7et-8I Dispatch 20 .he Post tu.eIilscEcer.
TACOMA. Jure 1.-THE testimony for
The defense in the Chapman murder ease
was a,onfg ;he line OF yesterday. bearing
upon thc {aCorreCtueSs - the evidence for
the pTosecutl0n. George Monroe, hypo
1isnd. told q story Which coming from a
u3ure vei.sble source. ru.sAt make p strong
link in the evidence r. favor - Chapman.
HISS story VA 80 the effect ihat H. had
heard the Job pat mp - rob Zaris{ii. and
was invited 10 toin n it. hat refused HE
ia no: know the narres Of The men. bat
XIV t1le "b5G man" cs the trio HE ieS-
ttae2 ;hat ne big man was no, chapman,
ard fhat Chapman WAS not concerned ii
The ";Tick-"
TIE more telling phase - us strange
story ~ how ~ wen' 20 Assistant Prose
eut0r Farley. telling h.m what n knew.
and how Nj. Farley declined 10 5ct upon
his information hut Insisted upon push
.nE the prosecution against Chapman.
counsel fer tire defense stated What he
Intended - show ny Moaroe prior 20 TIE
lzttsr'S going or The stand. tie 3IYy haV-
ire been sent % their ra0r vhije c3Go-
SCI made tatS statement Tac nan a.
scrsbc5 by Monroe tally with Mr.. Bachs
description. particularly "a - TIE ''iall.
heavy nan wstb q l3eh; hat.'
Barring some new delay. final argument
.a tho case VIII probably aa heard Satar-
d4v
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-16
THE W.C.I.U.AT CtNIRAL|A.
SIXTY DELEGATES At THE FIJI
TENTH Annual MEETING.
Unusual Interest In the Proceedings
Eight New tuions I'm West
ern Washington.

Special Dispatch To the Pogt-Inteii gencer.
CENTRALfA, June l5.-The fifteenth an
nual convention of the W {. T. l.. OF
Western Washington is in session here.
with sixty delegates tn attendance. The
convention opened a. 9 a. m and ieYo-
tional exercises were conducted by Mrs.
NJ .. Stubs. evansegsgic superintendent.
Then followed the appointment Of COM
mittees and the submission Of the report
OF the corresponding secretary and the re-
ports OF the treasurer and auditor.
The report from ne White Shield horne
caused quite a number % questions 10 be
asked and great inieFest was shown.
Questions in regard 10 the number Of tn
mates received ard the class received were
answered. ard the information elected
better understanding 81 the subject. There
have been some mistakes on this question.
&c the home does roi receive deprayei
girls az iumates bat only those IN need of
Christian influence and those needing care
az maternity. and no girl receives this
care twice.
The afternoon session opened WIZ deTo-
flonal services. led by Mrs. Bertha Ross.
o. Hoqu.sns
Under reports ~ county presidents. The
organization OF eight new unions @as re-
ported.
TIE aucrv >ox was Jed by Miss Harriet
/ Henderson, ~ Dallas. Tex. Mss Hen
aerzon Is a national organizer OF The W.
&. T. T., and a very pleasant speaker
The presidents annual address was -
.sverea by Msry L. Page, Of Olympia.
president.
TIE nness interesting sor'e Of the day
vas tae chalk salg by Nrs Maud l.
Green. national organize and lecturer Il
,he " I r T. Size Is a fine artist
and ger chalk talks are very interesting
Miss Murcutt. az Australia. gave enc e
tha anest extemp9gAne0as Epf@e3es On the
sTrnscr' raat has been made 81 the corr
VaYtlen Sne was delegate from Aus
traHa 10 the worlds Convention a. To-
r0nt1.
THE relief corps served dinner log the
DELEGATES a. noon. ard the local -nsoa
served supper to1sSa+
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-16
WOMENS CLUBS At SPOKANE
REPORTS INDICATE ENERGETIC
WORK. EXCELLENT RESULTS.
Up-fo-pate Methods for tire Advance
ment of society-lmmenscC Crowd
at the First Open Meeting.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-inteligenceT.
SPOKANE. June 15,-Prompty at tne
hour announced the second days session
Of the Washington Society Of the FEEDER
ared Women Clubs was called 10 oFdST
this morning by the president MIS-. stacey
with nearly al the delegates III ineF
r1aces Indeed it was matter or COM
meut that. unlike some large gatheTinSS,
me ladies were ready 10 begin their wof"
when the opening hour arrives. and carry
IL forward in a manner that shows that
MANY Of the cIubs have been drilled IN tue
bes, usage Of parliamentary rules
Near.v every one Of the clubs IN tae
state. whether federated or not. has repre-
sentat!vss here. II Is larger Satheftag
of rno!ders Of minds that make tpe laws
man this Northwestern country has ever
seen before. The delegates all know why
they are here. and seem 10 realize mat
the work must be carried forward sys-
t1Yuaticaliy IN order that all may receive
the hes; results from The convention.
This mornings session was opened by
nlano solo by Mrs. Claude Seesey. Of Ta-
coma. which was followed 10y roll call ana
.},~ea-rY,jn1if. reports 81 the clubs These
ysnor-s showed how extensively and enef-
r.eti~allv the club work is being carried
~ nv he women Of the state. In nearly
every city they ara working quietly, not
afont for their own mutual Improvement
ard advantage. bu( for the establishment
az customs and institutions tAat wiz be Of
,eubl.f, benefit In some places they are
working for the Foundation OF free Ebra-
r1es: IN Others they have organized rnusica.
r.vries, WHICH have always ret with pop3-
Lar favor. There are industrial ci13bs. in
which the women are making a study %
existing conditions and n. lessons or
history. while IL seems 10 he the purpose
O. nearly every one Of the organizations
% secure able lecturers from slime "a t.Enc
who may give them suggestions for CARR
Irz IN their work or help them IN ether
practical and up-to-date ways 10 raise %
A higher and noh'er standard ihe thoughts
and actions OF the advanced women of the
land.
osgnx 70 50 much tiu1e being taken su
printing these reports, the reports o. tae
Standing ard special committees went over
tEl tomorrow morning, ~ which tine also
sne Visitors from idaho. Oregon ard Mon
fsna w.a be added "a the federation.
:; -s2s. afternoon session The Purpose
ar8 scope % State Fsderatsoa" took the
form al AT open discussion. ted by Mrs.
FREDERICK Sawyer % Seattle
Mrs Martha Ross. q Eilsnshuvg. rad
= TsApsr or The SFouea's es3ob Movement
IN liz Relation - Home Lie" while
.tNeshers in Shakespeare vas fhe topic
q discussion BY Miss E,hel Ferris. % Ia
co-na.
Noc2l ard Instrumental music Vas IN
serspsrsea throughout the prograrssus-
A. the cgoss q the s<feFnoea SESSION Tire
visiting saessgatsx we're rendered trolley
ride over Tire city.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-16
At WALLA WALLA THE GAR.
VETERANS GATHER FOR THE SIX.
TENTH ANIMAL ENCAMPMENr.
Five Hundred Old Soldiers In AZ.
tendance-HeartiIy Welcomed 20
the City-A Campfire Held -

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
WAI.f.A WALfA. June 1.-THE Grand
Army of the Republic. Department Of
Washington and Alaska. in sixteenth an
nual encampment. convened in this city
today. The woman's Relief Corps ard
the Sons Of Veterans for TIE same district
met simultaneously. About 200 veterans
with their wives ana sons. are attending
the eneampment Of the q. 4. II. and kin
dred organizations.
The adIutant generals report for tie
year shows gain Of III losses by deasn
OF 81, posts in good standing. "a, and
members. 2 &c
The quartermasters report says the de-
partment is IN prosperous condition.
with 40 debts and sol In the treasury.
This afternoon at O'Clock the Grand
Army and Sons of Veterans parasied The
streets headed by band, There wcre 80
in line. a slight shower hindered the Iyo-
mans Relief Corps and many old veterans
from parading. The procession broke
ranks at the Opera house where Il rscep-
ton was given. Mayor Beltz, Of this city
welcomed all In short address. Dr. q. II.
White. OF Dixie. welcomed the q. A. IL.
Mrs. Ray Evans az Walia Walia, well
coined the wonen's Relief Corps, and Al
bert Smith welcomed the Sons OF Veterans,
Replies were made by Col. V. G. Savage.
commander or the Sons os Veterans; Mrs
Frankie BedelI, 81 Walla walia. on be-
half OF the Yomen's Relief Corps. and
Mai a s. Wade. of whateom. on behalf
Of the g. a. II. Department commander
Of the army. j. r.. Mclean, of AValla Wal
Ia also delivered an able address
A camp fire was had In the Opera house
tonight. a which several addresses were
delivered. besides tAe musical programme.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-16
NoRAN's FLEET ALL RIGHT.
We're Passed Near WrangeI. Making
Fast Time.

VICTORIA. June i5.--The steamer Mis-
chief arrived frcsn Wrangei today. She
reports passing the Moran tieet Of river
steamers making good progress. about nftY
miles below Wrangc,. They did not 500 N
10 he de~anEei ~ had heen reported. The
fee. was making fourteen knots an hour.
The conveying steamer wts win them. bat
tie tugs uolyoke and Re-9llte weTe TWEEN
fy-fo-tr hours hehi0d
II is stated that Two yslen came inio Glen
era ,ss, week ws,h 500 IN d}3st. the result
OF two days waSAup- The men came oGt
for supplies nj avoided disclosing me zDot
where the discovery was made. The 5sT-
rs~s.ssf-r S. taat Il was or the north fork @:
the St3cSeco and rush has takea place
In TIA; direction.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-16
THREE CONVENTIONS N SESSION N WASHINGTON,

This evening the first open meeting was
given. 80 which gentlemen were invited.
The First Methodist tabernacle was crowd
cd 10 the doors. Mrs. Amy p. s. Stacy.
OF Tacoma, president OF the federation. 1T
the close of her address on "Our Home
Defensos" was generously applauded.
Some Civic Problems' was ably pre-
scented by Mrs. Nettiefon, of Seattle. fol-
lowed by an open discussion led by Mrs.
Charles r. Myers. of the same city.
The days session c.osetl with u chorus
by tbs Ladies Matinee Musicale, OF Spo-
kane.
Seattle will without doubt be chosen to-
morrow the next place OF meeting
dainty lunch was served the visitors
by the Womans Eychange ~ noon.