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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-14
MOREL SPEAKS FOR SPAIN.
The Statesman's Remarks at . han.
quet Denne the Attitude Of
His Country.

NEW YORK. March IA dispatch to
the Herald from Madrid says:
Senior Morers eloquently simply speech
at the last banquet on the occasion Of the
Grand Cross of Carlos III. being conferred
Oh the governor of this province, may be
taken as the reply of the government to
the American outbursts and the exposition
of the attitude of Spain in the whole mat
ter. Among the most pregnant express
sions were these:
What is the great difficulty against
which We fight? Civil war and insurrec-
ton in Cuba, TO which there are several
corollaries. The most prominent are the
forces al work to sustain II. We, affirm.
are entirely confident that We can terml-
nate the insurrection and that we are near
Ing solution of the problem.
1T has been said that autonomy Is a
failure. This Is false and mendacious.
Inc policy of the Liberal government Ia
giving grand and evident results As a
proof OF II. Cuba is being converted from,
devastated into a productive country.
PRODUCTION IL being augmented. cultiva-
.ioh Is extending. property is increasing In
'aiue and prosperity Is returning. ,
contrary to the statements of those
VINO nave an interest in perverting truth.
IN the oriental provinces, our gallant.
troops are chasing the rebels at the bay-
onet point with cries of viva Espana .
ana moral order has been restored since
the birth OF the constitution which IA sun
ported By old reconcilables.
With peace In Cuba will come trimph,
over all doubts. and 1t lies In the hands 81
the Spanish people on one side. with thu
so'diefs on the other. BY patriotism I.
snow the fatherland will not lose an inch
OF territory. for / believe that sncces. -r,,i.
crown our efforts. and should there . r,..s
a supreme moment we win cali upon ths
sons OF Spain that they may rally IN the
road or duty and show all foreigners that
they are not strong enough to usurp our
rights" o"'
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To MOVE THE TROOPS
Comforting With Railroad onieiai.
Over TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON. March I2-The govern
msSt : psrfec'iug !ts plans &c mike the
movements % lroops 20 the coast defense
orders for which were iss1sa by TIE war
department. On Friday ard p1h.Ehsd a,
th4s time
a csnseFeace VAS held here today Nv
rTIres>srtatives & the following railroads
- arrasSe Tor ths transportation CT ngh;
srtliisryTaea and their Announcements:
TIE Ataaiic coast Anes. tae soatAe~n
rAliFoad- TIE ses5oard Air hne and the
Chsssps4k~ q Chie.
II was stated thar several comPanies %
aFtAssryuaen. consisting &C about sixty
nsn esoA. v0asd ae transferred from.
FORTRESS aearos - the following points
Fort casweA On the Cape Fear. river.
S*ssssA. - 1Sles. aeAr Savannah: -
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eas ere under orders 20 prepare for pfac-
sice wlsa them which La expected 70 begin
within the nsx. Ter caYs.
Large quantities % Ammunition have
hesr received q, sss forts and more is On
tie way. Tire Pensacola division @ thu
naval militia have just received from the
government a splendid Hoschkiss rapid
Gre gun and fun ou,nt OF cntlAsses. am
ussrnssion. etc. and they are realty 70 begin
practice.
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usst for carrying srssokeisss powder u
Newport. as IL Is produced here.
Mining Newport Hsrbor.

The force OF glsHnsrs n being greatly
reduced here. on account ~ an urgent call
for these trained mea. The marine ward
at the training station. which now num-
hers IS men. is now bald in reserve for
draft, ard many Of the service men at the
station have already been detached. For
the defense % the bay the mortar battery
az Fort Adams and the lz-iHoh battery at
Dutch island. 81 the other side OF the
bay, are the principal points where work
Is being rushed.
A vessel load OF powder arrived at Fort
Adams today and another lot Is expected
by rail- soon. This morning there arrived
several cables for submarine mines for
both the middle and vest passages OF the
bay. Mines. anchors and firing apparatus
arc already At hand
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DOUBLING THEIR PLANT.
Carpenter Co. Building New Factor
les to Manufacture ProjectiIes.

READING. Pa. March lathe promise
OF contract for pro3ectiles amounting 20
over 81, 600 to the Carpenter Steel Works
kept the entire plant In unusual activity
today. Work was pushed all along the
line OF rrojectlles In the main plant on
the erection OF the three new buildings
begun yesterday, and in getting the Dia-
mond Steel company's works (which have
been leased into running order.
Mascns. carpenters. machinisis. steel
smelters and makers and score OF other
two weeks the company will have in
creased the plant to double It's capacity and
will probs bly, employ 40 men. More ship
ments Will be made tomorrow By order Of
government officials.
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Fort Morgan. near Mobile. and TO sheri-
dams Point. on the Potomac.
I, was stated also that company would
be moved from For. NcHenry. Baistrnore
10 some point on the Delaware river near
Philadelphia The government; wanted. IL
was declared. the arrangements perfected
By tomorrow or Tuesday at the latest.
No bids hare been asked for regarding
the transportation OF heavy guns. and IL
was understood that the men were 10 be
carried 10 the different points simply IA
man the batteries 1t is not known when
the contemplated changes viii take place.
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American territory. It will suffice her
to pursue a war OF privateerlng. As
Americas commerce is seven-fold greater
than Spain's. American interests will suf-
fer most. War would benefit neither ma
ton. and good sense therefore counseis
peace.
VIII Get No Such Aid.
PARIS. March 13.-The Temps says.
Spain does not deceive herself when she
counts upon the sympathy, at least latent.
of European governments. but it would be
mistake for her TO expect any efeetual
support from either Great Britain or the
triple alliance.
Before all she must rely upon herself
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PHILADELPHIA, March iz-Thsrs
was general absex.ee a. League issaad
navy yard OF the unusual activity waieh
prevailed last Sunday and the Sunday pre-
ysoas. A few yorxnsn were busy about
the yard and aboard the ships, but their
work wa< Of q naissssag gp CHARACTER The
Nlzntonsuaoh. Rztahdiu. Minneapolis and
Columbia ere now eli bat ready 70 Ha-l
within q day or tao. II 50 ordered, and
whatever addifsora! rspairs may be necss-
esry can be attended 10 en- route. A few
mare men are ns-dsG for fhs kataadln
and Mlnaeap polls. ard detachment OF ma
rinas under Lieut.. Fuller II expected
shortly 10 complete the coIunbsa's com
plemeat All the warships are coaIed. and
have most OF their stores aboard. and
ahous ali that remains to be done now Is
20 replsaish Their stock 0. ammunition.
This will be done az the government
maEazins a abort distance below the navy
yerd. and al the vessels Will then be
ready for sailing al a moments notice
The Columbia II anchored In the river.
and as soon az her marines arrive will
steam TO The magazine
Tho government tug Leiden Is expected
tomorrow or Tuesday and VII tow a large
boat load Of coal 10 Key West. II IL re-
ported that the government, In negotiating
Cor the purchase or large number of
barges tn this city To be used Tor carrying
coal aud supplies. The work OF receiving
iandsmen. ordinary seamen and me chin
lists will continue until further orders.
There has been a rush OF applications
for the army and marine branches OF the
service ali week. but the oficers In charge
ara accepting only those who pass a most
rigid examination. In consequence only
. few are chosen. and these are men who
come up TO every requirement.
Comparative quiet also prevailed at the
other Establishments In this vicinity eapa-
BILE Of executing government work. The
ofaciais of the Mldvale Steel Works are
always retcent about work going on
there. but II was learned that the extra
forces Of men have lately been working
On projeeiles.
No Sunday work Is under way nj Frank
fort arsenal Last week an order was re-
eeivsd there 10 work ten hours a day. but
whatever contract was involved has prob
ably been completed. for the order was
rsscinded last night, The average daily
output Of cartridges there is 5000 rounds
but during the ten~hour day this could
he increased by from 5000 10 10 coo. 1t -
the only arsenal in the United States
where small ammunition Is made Tho
number Of employees has been gradually
increased OF late 10 from COO 10 100 work
men.
Al the sehuyik.li arsenal nothing was
going on. This arsenal merely makes
clothing and tents for the regular army
and sometimes fer ths state militia. and
Its employees are about ninety -eigf. per-
eons.
There WAS work today at Cramps ship
yard, but Il was ON the new klondlks
ssesmers Indiana and Pennsylvania Moth
Ing was being done on the battlcship Ala
hama or the japanese cruiser kasagi
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An Instrument of Torture

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= zaSst erscisnt ass without frDu hos,r,s ar
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As for CURES. "5R FTERcEs PATENT
AA1sEIiC ELASTIC Truss nss arcor,.
pisaef ihOT~AS Dsf tt Is ne EIvCTHlC traxs
tas o&!y genuine ana szccessxul ever iavensst
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years lfrayfassd 4 Sill pay yen TO sryesa.snte
a cnce. I1asaitatiSn FREE Trus~~s Hftsd wsfnou;
extra arxe IAll or senc 2e IN sx.nnu~ FAR orr
s~s seo< or Rapture Tbs BOO. asa Describes
sar Yes Appliances sof PILES, EARiCosE
MAGNETIC ELASTIC TRUSS CO.
SO Market street san raarssco
reAstte tgAes, Rooms 81 30 sullivan Hack ia
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Projecsfles Per Minute.
SAN ANTONIO. TEX, March III. W.
Green, a mechanical engineer Of this city.
Is negotiating with the war department
for the purchase 81 an automatic ma
chine for the Notifications and floating
batteries. which he has invented and
patented. The department II now making
a sex with gun constructed On the lines
Of Mr.. Grse-s patent. which viii shoot
30 three-lnch projectiIes per minute. The
fastest machine gun heretofore invented
throws bur eleven ihree-lnch shells per
minute. The Greer machine gun can ne
constructed for heavy ammunition and
VIII shoot four-inch projectiies al the rate
% 80 per minute.
A feature OF the gun which recommends
It az this time is the invention can. be
employed o. the guns now In use by the
department and car be manufactured in
a very short time.
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TALLAfiASSE Eta, March s.-From
at reports coming into the adjutans gen
erals Office here, ard letters from com
fnanders OF companies. 81 = learned taat
the Fler'1a state troops sre TOW recruit
"a ue 20 ne fia Ia gal standard. with offers
90 enough men 70 pat sceo more IN the
field IN week. In Tampa and jackson
vile especially the war fever - strong.
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No Orders to Move Troops Received.

Ell RENO, Okla, March I3.-No orders
for the immediate movement OF troops
have been received. as far as known, at
either Fort sill or Fort Reno o. t. The
troops at both places. however, are pre-
pared TO move at i moments notice, hav-
ing been placed on orders last week.
There is no artillery stationed at either
territory forts.
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SPAIN LOOKS FOR AID.
4latters Hersen That She Can Get
European Help In Case of War

MADRID. Marca l2-The view hela IN
ofacial circles Sc that Spain VT rot pro
woke var because II che al SIZE would
an3 herself isolated. bit & America gives
re pvoyocas,on gre vii rot be alone In
tae struggle.
The general ealasor = that In the even.
a. ~sr ~a2Aa Nib Eas .A@A a. attach.
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PORTLAND. Or. March ia ten-inch
rif,ed gun for the fortideatiops at Fort
Stevens. at the mouth of the Columbia
river. arrived here from the East today.
The big gun Will be shipped to Fort Stew
ems tomorrow and placed in position with
In a few days.
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sHer Crew Say That the Maine Was
DESTROYED by q Mine.

eHer Crew say Inat tne MSihe was
Destroyed by Nine.
CINCINNATI. March ia special TO
the Commercial Tribune from Portsmouth,
Va, says:
1.-THE Merritt Wrecking Companys tug
Right Arm. having been relieved al the
scene of the Maine wreck by the tug I. j.
Merritt. left Havana last Monday and
reached Norfolk today. Capt. John Ma
gee, who is in command. would not speak
OF what his divers had seen and the con-
ciusion he reached from the reports. The
crew were more communicative and every
man said it was an open secret among
the divers and officers at Havana that the
big magazines were intact and that the
Maine had been destroyed by torpedo
mine"
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Rushing Work on Big Guns.

BETHLEHEM. Pa. March ls-The
Bethlehem Iror Company has received or
unfinished or the 100 ten and twelve-inch
guns and carriages. and the force Of
skilled mechanics in all departments are
working night and day.
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NEWPORT. II. L. Maren I3-The tug
I.eiden left the torpedo station 1T IL o'clock
today for League island navy yard with
torpedo outfits Of projeeties for the cruis-
ers Minneapolis and Columbia and torpedo
boat Ranger. The tug has been detached
from this station and VIII hereafter be
attached to League island navy yard.
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KEY WEST March l2-The hattieshlp
Iowa arrived from the Torsugas today and
anchored OF here. The torpedo boat pu-
pont sailed th.s morning with mail and
dispatches sor ;he ees;- she VIII relieve
ere torpedo boat Porter. now az the Tor
.asaS
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LONDON March i2-The Madrid cor
respondent OF the Morning Post says: IT
am able 10 assert on ;he best of authority
thai United States Mlnster Woodford orig
inally minated that the United States
hoped ard expected that Spain vii re-
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THREE BATTERIES READY.
VIII start for Their New Posts Som>
Time This Week.


JUNCTION CITY, Kas, March 1.-THE
three batteries Of artillery ordered from
Fort Riley to the South are ready to
start. but message received today stat
ed that Lieut.. Charles G. Greal. ordnance
officer of the post. who was on Through.
cannot reach home before Tuesday, and
hence the guns and ammunition cannot
be taken away till he releases them. He
was telegraphed yesterday to return to
Fort Riley al once. However. though there
are many rumors atioat. there is no reason
to believe that the artillery viii move be-
fore at least the middle OF the week and
probably not till Friday, as at first stated
Each battery has been ordered 10 take
with 1t full supply OF ammunition.
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WILMINGTON. Del, March l3.-The
powder works OF the f. l. Dupont-De-
moGrs Company is now working day and
night on a government order for hexag-
onal powder for the big guns. with daily
capacity said 10 be ten tons of powder
Work is also said to be hurried at the
company's plant In New Jersey, near
Gis.tStowa
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Battery Ordered To Galveston.

SAN ANTONIO. Ten. March blight
battery X, First artillery. was today re-
called from the target range at KarrviIle
issued BY Gen. Graham, commander os the
department, on instructions received from
Washington today.
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Expecting the Spanish Report.

says
The government is momentarily expect
ing 10 receive the report of the Spanish
commission. which. 1t is understood will
maintain that the Maine explosion was
internal. Although the American commits
sion may give another explanation. the
government will energetically uphold the
Spanish report"
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establish peace in Cuba before March l.
Recently. in response to the Spanish rep
reservations. the United States extended
the time to May /. Both governments
ultimatum 10 SPAIN
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Another Torpedo Squadron.

LONDON, March IA SPECIAL from
Madrid says: When the Spanish torpedo
squadron has left Cadiz, another will be
prepared.
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Issuing ball Cartridges.

LONDON. March 1.-THE war office, the
Daily Mail announces. has issued 100
rounds of ball cartridges 10 every voiun-
teer In the kingdom. In addition to the or
binary provisions.
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Purchase of ship. Not settled.

WASHINGTON, March 13.-Secretary
Long tonight made the statement that the
matter of the purchase OF the two Bra
lillian ships had not been settled.
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LATE ORIENTAL ADVICES.
Russia Takes Charge Of korea's FL
nancea-COal Goes Up to High
Price I'm Jauuu,

steamer China, which sailed from Hong
kong on February Il and from Yokohama
on February "a, arrived here today, bring
ing the following Oriental advices:
The Korean finances will hereafter be
managed by Russian bankers residing at
the capital All the monetary transact
tions of the kingdom Will henceforth be
conducted by the Russo Korean bank
which was opened at Seoul on February
10. with capital OF 10000 On the first
day that the bank was opened for bust
ness the Korean treasurer deposited $780,
900 with the Russian financers.
The building OF a first-class japanese
cruiser Is about to be begun at Yokosukaa
for the Mikado's government.
Thu Japanese standing squadron held
naval maneuTers of the city Of Shimidu
for a fortnight from February Is TO Feb
ruary %. Tue results were highly sat
isfaetory to the japanese government.
The japanese Mail deprecates the idea
OF any disturbance Of Oriental peace re-
latlons through the possible failure Of
China 10 pay the nstanment OF the in
demnlty due In May. and amounting TO
Il 800 90 taelS. No difficulty is anticipated
In raLsng this amount by means Of the
Chinese sincerity bonds" which are yar-
tually compulsory 10 the nobility and TO
oivil and military officials. all being ak
proportion 20 their rank and income These
bonds are 10 be guaranteed by the land
taxes and salt duties.
Confirmation has been received OF the
great fire q Manila. from which the losses
estimated AZ 100000. with 81 pa,eoo
insurance.
Owing 20 unex pected and continuous
demands from Hongkong and Shanghai
for coal for naval requirements. the price
Of japanese coal has risen enormously in
price.
Since the adoption Of gold rr,ono-rnetal-
ism IN Japan on October l. 1897. I'd 10
and including February IL 1855 the
amount OF silver and notes exchanged for
geld has aggregated z20s.e0 yen. OF
which one-seveuth was silver In order
10 facilitate the adjustment OF coinage.
the government has resolved 10 shorten
the period for exchanging the yen piece
which viii be limited 10 June 70 next.
dastsrdiy attempt at train-wreckInz
between Asahi and Yokkaichg stations re-
suited In the deraiiueut OF the train aud
Injury az five passengers II was found
that the rails had been tempered with and
the entire train was wrecked None Of
the injured were fatally hurt
China has agreed TO pay an indemnity
for tie kidnapping or a Frenchrnan in
fHrk4Az hE 6sAia@sA hrsszndg-
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MADRID. March 13.-The Spanish tor
pedo squadron has not yet left Cadiz.
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also filing a government order for deck
plates for cruisers
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China has agreed TO pay an indemnity
Tor i9e kidnapping or a FrenchrDan in
Tankl&z hx CsaiEAsA hrssznas
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dastsrdiy attempt at train-wreckins
between Asahi and YokkaichI stations re-
suited In the deraiiment Of the train and
Injury Of five passengers II was found
that the rails had been tempered with ana
the entire train was wrecked None Of
the injured were fatally hurt.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-02-18
FOR DEPARTMENTAL USES.

Continued from First Page.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-02-18

The correct Italian method for
the mandolin is being taught by
Mr.. Chas. r. Frazier. Studio in
Y. M @. A. building.
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