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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-10

scheme Of Home Rule Now I'm Sue
cessful Operation.

WASHINGTON, March a.-Oficial re-
ports Indicate that the autonomy scheme
into successful operation. This Is interest
ing mainly because OF resemblance be-
tween the project and the plan which 1t Is
now sought to put In force in Cuba. The
news came in the shape OF tho following
report given out at the state department:
"a dispatch from the United States con-
sui al San Juan. Porto Rico. states that
the inauguration Of the cabinet and the
ceremony Of declaring autonomy in effect
in that island occurred on February II.
He says the whole day was one OF great
manifestation Of Joy and the whole popu-
lation seemed to be happy over the
thought that home rule at last had been
granted Porto Rico
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Efficiency Impaired by Lack of
Electric Connections.

WASHINGTON. March s-Gen Gree
~. chief signal officer. has written she
following letter to the secretary Of war.
wao has forwarded IL 10 Chairman can
bon Of the house committee on appropria-
tiaus-
To the Hon Secretary e War. Sir
TIE estimate % So $50 for cables to con
nHct electrically fortiHcations n harbors
~ View YORK Boston and Philadelphia
has be"n omitted from the suaarv Cfvil
tll as reported ~ the house 81 represent
atlF~s, The chief signal officer wolfs b.
a@rvlict in his dusy dis he not call the AT
fe1tion q The secretary OF var 10 tha
necessity c urging upon the senate such
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TWO CRUISERS FITTED OUT
The Swift Minneapolis and COlum-
bia 70 De Sent TO Hampton Roads
-Their OAcers Selected.

WASHINGTON. March s-In the navy
department the officials are devoting their
attention largely to the fitting out OF the
triple screw cruisers Minneapolis and Co
iumbia. Thanks to tho ability with which
the officers OF the navigation bureau have
carried out the plans formed BY Secre-
tary Long for the creation of a reserve
list Of naval vessels. both of these fine
ships are In excellent condition and can
so into service In an incredibly short
time compared with the period that would
have been consumed had they been put
cut of commission as was the practice
whenever 4 was not found expedient TO
keep them in active service. While lying
ia reserve at League island. they have
been In fresh water. and so have not ac-
cumulated a crop of barnaeles or retard-
ing marine vegetation. As to the destlna-
ton Of the TWO flyers. II is said at the
navigation bureau tbs morning tina; that
point had not been settled. These ships
were designed especially as commerce de-
stroyers.
The first one launched. the Columbia
was nicknamed "the Pirate" long before
the navy department could formally at
tsch a name. They are not calculated to
fight warships. and owing 10 their light
batteries would make a sorry showing
against anything that carried guns heavier
than six-ineh calibre. provided they were
eornered and prevented from fight. which
would be their strong point in such case
But for running down fleet merchantmen
and probably for looking after such mer-
chant vessels as might be pressed into the
navy from the auxiliary lists they would
be OF tnes,imabie value.
II Ia likely that the two vessels will 20
TO Hampton Roads as soon as they are
n,,ed out and manned. which is expected
10 he about March Il. according TO the
dates upon which the officers are ordered
TO report IL is desirable TO get them
down the Delaware safely without undue
haste. and at Hampton Roads they viii be
ready for quick work. There they VIII
meet the Brooklyn.
The details OF officers TO command the
cruisers were announced al the navy de-
paTtment. The detail Of the Columbia
10 as follows: Capt J. II. Sands in COM
mand. with Lieut.. J. II. Moore detached
from tho navy yard a; Washington. as
executive of'scer: Lieut.. J. +. Parker. de-
tacheG as sup rv!sor New York harbor
Lieut.. II. (. stafford Lieut.. W. J. Max
well Ensign C. w. Williams. Ensign J.
r. Pringle. Paymasier l.. T. Boggx.
Passed Assistant Engineers " H Smith
and W II. McGrawu. Acting Baatswzia
A. .. ohsnsea ana Surgeon {. q. Hera-
don
Fer the Minneapolis the detail IS. Capt.
L +. Jewell. detached ss Inspector In
charge of tbs Tenlh lighthouse district,
in command Lieut.. q r Emmcas
iIsss. E 4. wright Lieut.. Wy =. White
EasiSa /. ID. stearns. EasiEn }. l.. StiehL
PaymAstfT l.. <. Kerr. Passed Aus.ss.a,
Engineers A e. Mauts and T.. NJ Nj
ton. Actsng BoatswaIa ". Ryooks. sur.
svan y. II. Drake.
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WASHINGTON. March s.-Senor Men
aonca. the Brazilian minister. said today
that he had received no Information as 70
the reported negotiations toward the pur-
chase OF Brazilian warships now In course
OF construction in foreign yards. In other
Official quarters the impression is growing
that there is a better prospect or securing
ships now building for Argentina and
Chile. Brazil has been active OF late In
building up her navy. and there Is doubt
as 10 her willingness to part with any OF
the ships now building for her. These in
Guide two ironclads building at the Arm
strong yards. two ironelads at La Sienne.
France. and three torpedo boat catchers
at Stettin. Germany. Considerable pay
ments have been made on these. and they
have become largely the property OF Bra
I'll. I, is claimed. however. that the re-
port o; d treaty between Brazil and Chile.
which would prevent either from selling
a ship unless the other sold one at the
same time. is erroneous.
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sICARD MUST SOON GIVE Up.
Resignation VIII he Necessary on
Account of Had Health

KEY WEST, March a.--Among the re-
cent ruuors was one that Rear Admir- Al
Sicard had been relieved of his command.
This. however. IS denied. although Admit
raj sicard declines 10 discuss the proba-
biiitles Of his resignation or the condition
of MIS- health.
Weli-informed officials say 1t IL only 4
question Of a short time when he Will be
relieved Of the severe responsibilities now
resting upon him.
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LOYAL SUPPORT OF PRESIDENT.

Patriotic Resolution Of the Union
League Club Of Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, March Sat a meet.
ing of the board of directors OF the union
League Club last night the following res
olution was adopted:
THE Union League. Of philadelphia,
which during the war OF the rebellion
raised. armed. equipped and placed In the
field nine regiments Of infantry and I
battalion of cavalry. hereby pledges to
the president of the United States its loyal
support in war and In peace. and con-
graduates him upon his steadfast efforts
TO maintain peace with honor.p
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HONOLULU. March VIA San Fran
cisco. March a-The Hawaiian legislature
has adopted joint resolution extending
its desp and earnest sympathy 70 the
United States for the great loss Of life
sustained by the destruction OF the bat
ueshil Maine. The flag ever the executive
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Spangied Banner" the audience joining in
the chorus Twenty officers OF the army,
navy and marine corps. each in full uni
form. acted as ushers. while prominent
young women OF the navy and army fami-
lies sold programmes and American flags.
which were waved vigorously by the eager
purchasers during the singing of the Star
Spangled Banner"
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GOLD ENGAGED ron IMPORT.
Total Inflow From Europe Nearing
Thirteen Millions.

NEW YORK. March s.-Lazard Freres
announce that they have s75e 0oo additional
in gold engaged for import. Packard a.
Co have s1oeoo In gold In transit from
France. The total Of the present move
ment Is sI2.775.oo.
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wars Briefly. this scheme Is conspiracy
on the part OF certain daring operators
ia this country and England to take adj
vantage Of the existing situation TO force
the hand OF congress and the administra-
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REPORT EXPECTED NEXT WEEK.

Indications That the Court of In
auiry " Soon Finish Labors.
WASHINGTON, March s-The state
merSt was made at the navy department.
today that the report Of the Maine court
% inquiry probably would come 70 the
department GONE time next week II
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~Ae" bOr rort steveme.
PORTLAND. Or. March s--The frst OF
the carriages for the battery OF heavy
riiied mortars which 10 10 form a part OF
the fort.hcations under erection at Fort
stevens for the defense of the mouth OF
the Columbia river was transferred from
the cars today to a barge for shipment to
its destination.
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Oregon Arrives 1T San Franchise.
SAN FRANCISCO, March a.-Ths bat
tieship Oregon arrived this morning from
Puget sound
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building was placed at half-mast a. Z
mark of sympathy.
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; PHILADELPHIA. Aarca s-t'aaries II
CrBmp, head ~ the grvaJ shsrouiiatng
hrn. sass shese b. deliberate attempt
eDaes Way 30 fytEasen ne tnsssyi States
hate buying ships is DOS ret ueca and
cvald Pot Uee, HE says:
Teis ciamoT aAeut buying warshtns
ahrsaa IS az tnssisstet by a syndicate
q @dNcaturvFs no ara gryies 80 get big
commissions hy hrlp3ng Eoglssh and Ger
f'an sh.}Aui'&evs - unlasa 90 he United
stats a9efter cf unstable vessels
h+ch taev have aal}f sstasr go s;.rrula-
t4an ~ unsteF contracts ~Sta various seq
oHe-rat0 HswFs that are not ante Sc pay
Tor tseEo- Ssfss xyrs.sgst@s are always
formed az &Ae bex .aniaS o. All sA-.,s.s,.es
The Coconino sun., 1898-02-19
A Tw0-Headed Baby.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ulmer, known to many former Tombstoners in this city. are receiving considerable no.oriety in Cincinnati over the fact that their first born child is boy with two heads. The child is two weeks old. and al- though it had taken no nourishment in that time, it is still alive. The bady is well formed in body and limbs, but has two heads upon such short neck that they set upon the child's shoulders. The normal head is of size propor- tionate to the size of the body and the other is abnornally large and turned to one side, so that the counter line of the face is above the baby's left shoulder. The heads are complete in every detail and the baby can see plainly from the eyes of either head. The organs of hearing, sight, smell and taste seem to be perfect in both heads. -Ph9nix Heads.
The Coconino sun., 1898-02-19
Railroad and Shelter.

Gwynne Dennis, member of the firm of Lombard. Goode x Co.,. of Chi cago and New York, was in town yes terday. MT. Dennis says that work is progressing on the copper properties in the Grand Canyon and that the com pany he represents will build railroad from Williams to their copper mines this year, and that shelter for the smelting of the ores from the mines
The Coconino sun., 1898-02-19
THE COCONINO SUN.

will be erected as soon as it can be. A portion of the shelter plant is already on the ground. The copper mines will add to the wealth of Coconino county. and THE SUN is pleased to know that the work will be done at once.
The Coconino sun., 1898-02-19
WHAT THEY SAY OF US.

Our old friend, c. NJ. Funston, has resurrected his old paper, the Flagstaff SUN.-Mesa Free Press.
 THE CoCoNINo SUN is again on deck. this time brighter and more beautiful than ever. It is issued in magazine form and neatly printed. Brother Funston's enterprise is deserving of great success. Tempe News.
 C. M. Funston of Flagstaff has re- sumed the publication of his newspaper. THE CoCoNINo SUN. Mr. Funston is a first-class printer and newspaper man. and his new paper is a particularly neat specimen of the topographic art. St. Johns Herald.
The Coconino sun., 1898-02-19
THE BATTLESHIP MAINE.
Blown Up in the Harbor at Havana.


 On Tuesday night at 9:3O the battle ship Maine was blown up in the harbor at Havana. So far as can be learned the explosion took place in the maga- zine used for the storage of gun cotton for making torpedoes in the forward part of the ship.
 Of the 35i officers and men on board only S6 are known to be saved. The total number of missing is 25S. Twenty four officers and eighteen of the crew were uninjured.
 The Maine was u battleship of the second class and was regarded as one of the best ships in the new navy. She was built at the Brooklyn navy yard. and was BIS feet long, 57 feet broad, 2l.6 feet mean draught. and 66s2 tons displacement. She had two l0-inch vertical turrets and two military masts and her motive power was furnished by twin screws, with triple expansion engines. having d maximum power of 9293, capable of making speed of IFS knots. She carried four lO-inch and six 8-inch breech-loading guns in her main battery, and seven 6-pounders and eight l-pounder rapid-fring guns and four Gatlings in her second battery, and four Whitehead torpedoes.
 The commander of the Maine, Cap tain Sigsbee, is popular in the navy department. For four years he was chief of the Photographic office.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-07

alone having twenty-five graduates in the or
Ganization. The University II Pennsylvania is
probably second. The Cornell men are the only
graduates who have had group picture taken
and it is complete with the exception Of Joseph
;wirdclls. the r,Eincntal trumpctcr. who was
absent on leave the LAY the picture was taken
Thos" in the sroui are Major Louis l.. Sea
man. Of the class # -. the chief surgeon 4
the regiment and president &c The Cornell Tn
Ncrsity club in Ncw-S ,rl. Captain Ira y
Shalcr. Of the class OF 81 captain Of Company
+. and son Of General Al xln!cr Smaller. Firit
Lieutenant Frederick H. Slater 90 the class Il
81. adjutant Of the ~ l;atta.iou. Second Lieu
tenant Harry c. lie Lano. ~ the class g %
junior lieutenant IL Company l.. Justin Barns.
Of the class Of -. rcgiHruiI s"fgetr' MAJOR.
Henry G. Nelson q the class 81 -. s,rg-ani-
major of the LIST Battalion. = g. DoNrey. ~ tn
class Of %; sergeant major e The "a Eatiai'r.
W NJ Purnan. 4 the class - ~. frs s"r@'l't
II Company II. Sergeant j.. II. Dixon. % th.
class IF 90. Sergeant ". V Kelley - H." '.'s.
II %. Corporal T. Stevens. of The class 90 -.
Corporal J. X. Rand Of The class ~ -. car
poral G. J. Holman ~ the class Of % Corporal
g. l. Wacschc e the class ~ 90. Private 9
g. Rainey. OF the class of -. Pr.vni" il j!
Keays. Of the class Il ~. Private y. l.. Rider
OF the class of ~. Private l.. H. ireland. II
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-07
rur ENGINEER REGIMENT.
,vuARKABLE ORGANIZATION COM
Dill TED IN A FEW WEEKS.
coprs OF PRACTICAL PROFESSIONS AND
TRADES REPRESENTED PRACTICE IN
MILITARY ENGINEERING.

MILITARY ENGINEERING.
nm Monday morning in June--to he exact.
o. there marched along the sandy road
Tom Roa Hook 10 Camp Townsend four men.
.,v one of whom was in uniform. and that the
form % a company Guartermaster- sergeant.
w. four were officers Of the LIST Regiment
,,od States Volunteer Engineers. and upon
~, arrival in camp they took possession in
w. name of Uncle Sam and made themselves
:, bonc HaN en- hour later forty-seven re-
units marched into camp, and, after dinner
70 tho mess hall. set to work putting up tents
J., shelter them 4 dozen wall tents loaned by
,to State-the Government tents had not ar
,;rad-yerc sufficient for the purpose. and that
,iebt they felt they were actually in the field
prt about this l'tl, detachment the regiment
has gathered until it now numbers over 100
men
The regiments growth was not very rapid
,pplicants at the various recruiting Offices were
numerous. bat many We're rejected upon the
,svsical examination while others were turned
away because suacien, number Of their par
tcular trade or profession had already been
enrolled Civil. electrical, mining and mechani-
caI engineers carpenters. machinists. railroad
and locomotive engineers. tranmen. boatmen
sockmen riggers. linemen. blacksmihs. bridge
carpenters and builders. miners. cocks lumber
men, hardymen and men who could labor were
vanted-but noi too many Of any one particular
class.
So recruits came to camp in SINAI. daily de-
.achments hu: the organization Of the reCi-
ment was not retarded. On the contrary. it
began en- the day Of the arrival Of the first
detachment. The forty-seven were temporarily
organized into Provisional Company A. ard
Immediately they felt so much they were the
regiment that ,ho next night. upon the arrival
Of another detachment. one irnpetuous young
man rushed forward. exclaiming. Come on
fellows and see tho raw recruits"
Five days later the first company was per
manently organized and sworn in.o the United
States service and in just a month from that
day the entire regiment was mustered uni
formed and armed. Not only that. but the men
were drillin4 with as much precision and had
quite as much knowledge Of the infantry drill
regulations as som" # the National Guard
regiments have displayed during their summer
tours Of instruction
While The results are remarkable II may be
that there is another fact concerning the regi-
ment which makes the organization unique
one. even for tho branch Of the service to which
il belongs. That is the number Of college
graduates and wel.-educatcd men the regiment
has upon its rolls With few exceptions every
one OF the commissioned officers is a graduate
Of some university college or technical schoo
In numbers Cornell University. Yves, Point ana
Harvard tie for the lead. Yale comes in for
second place and john Hopkins. Columbia
md the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
re third Taking the entire regiment. regard
eSs Of rank Cornell leads again and this time
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-14
Europe Will Be Neutral.

There are some foreign papers which
are not deceived by the funny business
of Spanish diplomacy. Here, for in
stance, is an opinion from the Toronto
Globe, a paper not given to lightness
of utterance: Acting it is said, under
the advice of the powers of Europe,
Spain has proclaimed a brief armistice
with the insurgents. There is a very
hollow sound about it. Such a PROPOSE
tion from Spain strikes one as looking
remarkably like manoeuvring for posi-
ton. This conclusion is hastened br
the declaration sent out from Spanish
sources that if this armistice fails TO
bring about a cessation of the struggle
in Cuba the Spaniards will receive the
moral support of the powers. We know
perfectly well that Spain will not have
the moral support of Britain in such a
contingency. We have the best grounds
for believing that should struggle
ensue Great I3ritain's moral support
would go to the United States. We
may well hesitate to believe that the
powers would set themselves to bring
about a coalition of the English
speaking race"
This opinion is receiving daily cor
roboration from various sources. The
action Of the British freighter OFF Key
West Tuesday in dipping it's flag to the
Americanmen-o'-waras it passed with
in view is symptom, slight but indi-
cative symptom, of the growing feel
ins of kinship which Is developing be %
tween the ocean-parted Branches IF
the Anglo-SaXon race. The action of
the british ships and sailors in salut
ing General Lee and his party in Hav-
ana harbOr last Saturday as the latter
were leaving Is another. Others
could be cited to the limit Of
patience, We quote Just one more
that chronicled in the appended Asso-
ciated Press dispatch from Vancouver,
B, C., under date Of April IL:
Fourth officer Hepburn, of the steamer
Empress Of Japau, now in port, tells OF a
big street fight in Hong Kong. Just be-
fore the steamer sailed a row occurred n
saloon between Russian aud English
sailors, A squad Of Russian sailors On
land held council of war ana hostilities
were declared against the Auglo-SaNo
race, In thirty minutes 100 German
French and Russian sailors had lined
three deep along Queen street which i.
twenty-five feet wide, for one hundred
yards from joss Temple to the water
edge ANA deiied the Yankees and JohuniC
Bulls to break their ranks, ieeriug thom
for towards. The Yankees ana British,
C'S. u" strong, not huf The uumh~" "l
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-14
A Day of Glory.

THE president is hereby authorized
and directed to intervene at once to
stop the war in Cuba to the end and
with the purpose of securing perma-
nent peace and order there and estab-
fishing, by the free action Of the peo-
pie thereof. a stable and Independent
government of their own i'm the island
of Cuba; and the president is hereby
authorized and empowered to use the
land and naval forces of the United
States to execute the purpose of this
resolution"
The adoption of this resolution yes
terday by the house of representatives
by the practically unanimous vote of
322 to 10 adds a noble chapter to Ameri-
can history, to be supplemented today,
it is hoped, by equally emphatic action
in the senate. If the latter body is
wise it will stand, not on hair-splitting
but accept and ratify, with all possible
speed, this abundantly satisfactory
pledge and mandate of speedy Cuban
freedom. No true friend of Cuba could
consistently ask for more nor be con.
tent with less.
The daY was one of conflict, turmoil
and great excitement, eliminating in
some scenes and phases which were
we'll forgotten; but on the whole it was
day forever hereafter to be memor.
able; day which history will in future
point to as having added to civiliza,
tion's credit an entry rejecting aug,
mented luster upon the American char
acter and the American flag. This day
the 18th of April-will be fit to ranl
in DAVIS to come as Cuba's Fourth OF
July and to be celebrated by all lover.
of freedom as the day of deliveranc,
of a liberated race.
1t was a day Of glory.
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the enemy, advanced to the charge. shoul-
der to shoulder seine crying "Ilail col
umba" aud some "God Save the Queen
They drove like Il mighty wedge through
the mass of foreigners. The allied Ter
man. French ana Russian forces wer"
soon surrounded and IN the words OF an
eye witness. "the small squad OF Anglo
SaNouS knocked seven bells out of them
The police were poWcrlcss to Interfere,
The officers hurried to shore in launches,
hut the hustiities did 1,ot cease till the al
lied forces cried for quarter
While this kind Of Anglo-American
alliance may be open to criticism IT
serves at least to illustrate the rapid
Convcrgence Of American and British
sentiment and sympathy under the
stimulus of the Cuban and Chinese
complications Europe, as the Toronto
paper says, win hardly force an armed
coalition
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1t was a day of glory.

The fact that both sides at WASH
ington are accusing each other of being
Influenced by bond speculation renders
it probable that there isn't a word of
truth in either story, We do not be-
lieve that in time like this, when the
patriotism of the people is fast rising
TO the boiling point, there is a man
in either branch of congress whose vote
could be influenced by financial consld-
erations. Talk to this effect is SIM
ply the froth that collects on top of
every heated difference of opinion.