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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-27

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-27
SAGASTA STILL HOPEFUL.
THE SPANISH PREMIER SAYS MEANS
EXIST TO PREVENT A RUPTURE
NEW FACTORS SAID TO HAVE ENTERED INTO
THE ATrON-wHAT THE MADRID


THE srTTATroN-wHAT THE MADRID
PRESS SAYS.
Madrid March 26.-The Premier, Sehor Sa-
gasta in an interview to-day. declared the situa-
ton was not changed. He added:
Private advices from the United States are
contradictory, but my personal opinion, unohi-
cial is that means still exist for preventing
rupture with the United States"
Senior Castelar, the former Minister and Re-
publican leader. and Editor Of the "GloDo'
said:
"I do not believe war is possible. do not see
how n democratic nation like the United states
can declare war against Spain. do not believe
the pending question will furnish SUFFICIENT
motive"
"El Liberal" the organ OF the Premier Senor
Sagasta has published a paragraph which IS
attracting much attention. 1t says:
The alarnlst impressions continued late yes
terday evening. affecting even official centres
The Ministers saw nothing to relieve the situa-
ton OF things. Thus, al II p m. when person
in the confidence Of the Queen Regent visited
SenOr Sagasta, and had long interview VII"
him. great importance was attached thereto
La Correspondence de Espaha" says 1t un-
derstands that the Government is occupied with
certain new factors In the situation. which. 1t
opines may give a more favorable turn 10
events.
Sehor Dupuy de LONE. the former Spanish
Minister at Washington. has arrived at valencia
He refuses TO be interviewed.
A general in the army. who declines 70 permit
the use Of his name said to-day that II was In
credible that the report Of the American Court
Of Inquiry Into the Maine disaster should at
tribute the destruction Of the vessel to supma-
rine mine. Not even among savages, he az
| serted would such mines be placed In their
! ports Moreover. our own ships would have In
CURED equal peril mad the mines been placed In
| Havana Harbor. Mines are only laid in time OF
war and then all friendly nations are notified
"El CorreO' says the Government is calm In
! the consciousness Of having done It's duty ana
is satisfied The foreign press has recognized
! this and also the frmness with which Spain Is
resolved TO defend her national right and honor.
"F COrreo" adds:
God knows II matters are becoming worse,
which is possible but the provocation is notori-
/ Gus and scandaous. and If onerous solutions are
proposed to the country, en- masse, faithful TO
it's traditions will repel them"
The "Epoci' says that Spain is trying to pre-
vent war. considering II calamity. and has
freely made important concessions, such as au-
| tonomy. In order TO avert II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-27
N HIST "a UOERS

you make the trip between New-York and Chicago
bv either The Lake Shore Limited" or the North
Shore Limted'-the banner trains Of the New
York CentraL-SAdv..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-27

AN ORCHESTRA At 1 YoDIR wing pissUsAii sSS tune.
II. equal Fifth Av C22d ST.. Pianos. eIe.-Advt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-27
ALL TO REMAIN AT KEY WEST

Regarding -umors that the New-York and the
Iowa would be ordered TO Hampton Roads next
week Secretary Long said to-day that no ships
would be withdrawn from Key West The only
purpose for which any vessel might be brought
North was for docking. and no dock could take
a battle snip until No . at the New-York yard
is ready. which may not be until May. After
that. II circumstances permit, one battle-ship
AT time would be temporarily detached. The
bottoms OF the ships at Tortugas Will be ef-
fectively cleaned in the next few days by naval
divers released from duty on the Maine wreck.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-27

ALLEGED INSTRUCTIONS TO SENIOR POLO.
THE SPANISH MINISTER SAID TO HAVE BEEN
INSTRUCTED TO YIELD GRADUALLY.
London. March 21.-The Paris correspondent
Of The Sunday Special says private advices
received from Madrid say that Senior Polo de
Bernabe the Spanish Minister at Washington.
has been Instructed to yield gradually.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-06
COOLIES GIVEN
 THE CONTRACTS Are Employed in Building Residences for Ha-
 waiian Officials.
Given Preference Over Homo Iulu's White Carpenters and
 Mechanics.
Men Who Give Employment to the Asiatics Loudest in the Cry for
 Annexation.
Special Correspondence of The Call.

HONOLULU, Dec. 24-Considerable indignation is felt by white carpenters and mechanics in Honolulu at the em- ployment of Chinese and Japanese me chanics alone on the construction of their costly residences by several Gov ernment officials and men who since 1893 have made their living out of the taxpayers. Remonstrances personally and in the press are in vain. The very men who are employing the Chinese and Japanese are the loudest In the cry for annexation and the influx of white labor and capital Surely there never has been so much misrepresen- tation and hypocrisy displayed as in this annexation campaign, when through this misrepresentation even the President himself has been in duced, unwittingly, of course, to make two grievous errors in his address to Congress-the one in regard to the wish of the people of Hawaii as to an- nexation, and the other as to the Jap anese treaty and conventions. Even the Government organ takes the Pres ident to task for committing the error of stating that the Hawaiian arbitra- tion case is based under the conven- ton of 1886.
 Up to this date the Hawaiian Gov ernment has received no intimation that Minister Shimamura has received dispatches from his Government, al- though the fact is admitted by the Minister himself; but he naturally de- clines to intimate the nature of their contents and they have been delivered to the Foreign Office.
 It is thought by the Minister of For eign Affairs not improbable that there may be some reference to the matter of annexation in these dispatches, in- asmuch as with the exception of the formal notice given to the Japanese Government of the ratification of the annexation treaty by the Hawaiian
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-06
CIVIL. SERVICE DEBATE
 IN HOUSE AND SENATE

the Senator from Illinois (Cullom), but he thought 1t was unnecessary 10 con sume the time of Congress in the dis cussion of this question unless there was desire on the part of the Presi- dents party to tie his hands.
 Cullom of Illinois, the author or the resolution calling for the information in the course of some remarks bearing upon it, said in a general way he was in favor of the civil service law. he was free to say however, that modl- fication in its application might De made with advantage.
 Cullom was interrupted by Allen or Nebraska with the charge that the CIVIL service law was openly and daily Vlo- lated by the heads of the Government departments.
 AS it is now administered said he, 'it is a hiss and a byword among the people"
 Resuming, Cullom said he had no in forms ton as to specific violations Of the law, but he would like to have the whole matter investigated, as he was satisfied that the authorities were very far from carrying out the original ln- tention of the authors Of the law.
 Jones of Arkansas declared that 1t was evident that the authors of the law had not intended that inefficient persons should not be removed by the heads of Government departments. He held that the executive heads of de- partments ought to have the right to remove incompetent employees without reference to the action or opinions of the civil service commission.
 At 3:10 D. m., on the motion of Car ter the Senate went into executive ses- sion and soon after adjourned.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-06

Senate, and the equally formal ac- Acknowledgement of the receipt of such notice, there has been no reference hitherto made to it in the correspond ence between the two Governments, nor has any protest against it been filed with the Hawaiian Government
 On the 10th inst. Judge Perry of the First Circuit Court, Oahu, passed the death sentence upon Kapea, the mur- derer of the late Dr. Jarrad K. Smith, brother to the Attorney General, and kaio as an accessory before the fact The date of the execution was fixed for April Il, 1898, at Oahu jail. It will be remembered that the doctor was shot at night at his door by these men, whose female relative he had con- signed to Molokai as leper.
 Hon. A. G. M. Robertson, for the de- fense, gave notice of appeal on the point, new here, that sentence once suspended cannot be reimposed and that forty eight hours, as required by the statute, having elapsed through no fault of the defendant from the rendi- tion of the verdict of the jury. any sen tence now imposed would be null and vold- The matter will be argued at the next session of the Supreme Court in the April term.
 Reports of another bloody tragedy among the Japanese on Kauai have been received. A jealous lover stabbed a woman in a dozen places and was in turn stabbed by his rival, who then attempted to cut his throat. And still another suspected murder is reported from Hawaii, where the body of a Jap- anese was found with the head sev- cred.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-06
to secure consideration" Applause and

to secure consideration" Applause and laughter).
 Landis (R.) of Indiana favored modification of the law, which, he said, would doubtless earn for him a repu- tation as a spOilsman. He sneered at the professional civil service reform CTS. He had never known those who called themselves the better element" who were not narrow, selfish bigoted and dangerous. They had bulldozed and cowed national conventions and hypnotized presidents, while they man. aged themselves to set continuously at the banquet table. He denounced Cleveland's methods in his second ad- ministration, describing particularly what took place in the Government printing office, to the head of which, he said, Cleveland appointed a man who would do the dirty work" On a single day, he said, Public Printer Benedict discharged 750 men, That was known at the Government print ing office as bloody Monday" On an- other day he discharged APO. When 1900 removals had been made and 1900 Democrats appointed, Cleveland press ed the button and the Civil Service blanket was thrown over them. He read what purported to be a literal transcript of reasons assigned for the discharge of the Republican employees in the secret record of Mir Benedicts private secretary. Some of them were very amusing and kept the House in a roar.
 When he had concluded the reading Perkins (R.) of Pennsylvania asked if 1t was proposed to return to a system which made such a recital possible
 No" replied Landis, but we want to modify the law
 Henderson (R.) of Iowa protested against the production of the record of one man in condemnation of the best system yet devised for the purification of the Government service He said the Civil Service Commission did not indorse such work.
 Unless the law was modified by it's friends Landis said, a Democratic President and Democratic Congress would destroy 1t root and branch. The law must be rescued from the clutch of the ZealotS.
 Landis was vociferously applauded when he concluded
 Greene (Pop.) of Nebraska closed the debate for the day with a speech in favor of civil service reform.
 Richardson (D.) of Tennessee. in re- ply to Landis, asserted that the record showed that when the civil service was extended to the Government printing office only 31 per cent of the employees had been appointed under a Democratic administration. while A per cent had been appointed by Republican Pub lie Printer.
 At 4:55 p. m. the House adjourned.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-06
0FFcIAL PLUAdS FOR MANY.
Nominations Confirmed and New Ones Sent
 to the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The Senate to-day confirmed these nominations: To be United States Consuls-General- Charles M. Dickinson of New York, at Constantinople, Turkey; Hezekiah A. Mudger of North Carolina, at Panama. Colombia.
 To be Consuls-Church Howe of Ne 1 braska, at Palermo. Sicily; P. c. Hanna of Iowa, at San Juan, Porto Rico; John Jenkins of Nebraska, at San Salvador, Salvador; James w. Ragsdale of Cali fornia, at Tien-Tsin, China; William K Herzog of Illinois, at zittau. Germany George P Petit of Pennsylvania, at Dusseldorf, Germany.
 The President to-day sent the fol- lowing nominations to the Senate: Justices-Francis C. Lowell, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts; Henry l.. Burnett. Attorney of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
 To be Marshals of the United States Mulick Palmer, District of Columbia; Edgar M. Sterne, District of Kansas; George Louis Siebricht. Western Dis trict of Texas; Frederick c. Leonard, Western District of Pennsylvania.
 State-Owen w. Smith of North Caro- lima, Minister Resident and Consul-Gen- eral to Liberia; James C. Stowe, Mis- souri, Consul-General at Cape Town; Herbert $. Squires, New York, secretary | To be Consuls-Adolph l.. Frankenthal of Mississippi, at Berne; Neal McMillin, Michigan, at Port Sarnia, Ont; James Mayors, Ohio, at Rosario. Argentine Re- public; John H. Grout Jr., Massachu- setts, at Malta; Edmond z. Brodowski, Illinois, now Consul at Breslau. Germany, at Furth, Bavaria; Charles w. Erdman, l Kentucky, now Consul at Furth, Ba-
 Varia, at Breslau, Germany Treasury-Leander r. Mitchell, In- l diana, to be Assistant Comptroller of the l Treasury; John Fox, Collector of Gus | toms for the District of Oregon; Charles | Il. Morrill,, Surveyor of Customs for the 1 port of Lincoln, Neb.
 To be Collectors of Internal Revenue thomas Fl. Penman, Twelfth District of 1 P4ennsylvania; Josiah Patterson, Third
 District of Iowa; Joseph Kemble. Fourth 1 To be pension agents-Charles A. Orr,
 at Buffalo; Jonathan Merriam, at Chi cago; sydney L. Wilson, at Washington. Frank A. Morris to be Surveyor-Gen-
 eral Of South Dakota.
 To be Receiver of Public Moneys
 r, FeiiS b E. Baker, at Harrison, Ark; John
 Carter, at Bedding Cal John Westdahl,
 at Huron, S. D.; Frank A. Brown, at Aberdeen AbedenII,s S. D.; Charles L. Broadway. at
 at Pierre, s. D.; George A. Smith, at Salt
 Lake, Utah.
 rIsnl To be M registers of the land office
 Charles chark m A. SBBaseg Bafgs at @adI Reddlng c9l
 George F. Foster, at Mitchell, s. D.; John s. .Vetter, at Aberdeen. s. B.; Prince A Gatchell, at Buffalo, Wyo Postmasters = California: George w LLovie, Redwood City. Utah-Arthur L.
 Thomas rhoI,n Salt ht,,Ia Lake City, Washington-
 iam hdwin Ii BueE1er BFE91lRty Wala WaIIa wi5- Tapping, Fairhaven; Lawrence Minkster. Davenport; Loren E. Sperry, North Va kima.
 To be third lieutenants in the revenue cutter service-A. H. Buhner of Cali fornia, D. II. Mann of Michigan
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-06
INTERESTS THE PEOPLE
 OF TIE PAcIFic COAST
Secretary Of Var Submits q Reoort Relative to Improvements or California
 Streams,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The Secre- tary of War to-day submitted to the House in compliance with the river and harbor act of 1896 a report of the COlchas R. Suter corps of engineers relative to the improvement of the Sac ramento and Feather rivers The re- port says that seven or eight feet at low water stages of the river can be obtained by contraction works at the separate localities where the river is in all cases abnormally wide; these are to be of the nature of pile and brush work consisting of two parallel rows of piles extending from the banks out in- to the stream as far as may be re- quired, packing in between the piles with brush held in position by rock placed on top and also by brush aprons placed above, below and at the outer end of each of these wing dams. sup plemented by dredging if this should be required. The aggregate length of the wing dams believed to be necessary is about 1S,650 linear feet, estimated with the bank protection to cost s19 per linear foot, or $261. 900. The dredg- ing is estimated to cost S1S,750 Total cost of improvements both rivers s279,- 750.
 Pensions were granted to-day as fol- lows:
 California: Original-William C.. Newton, Soldiers Home, Los Angeles. s6; Curtis R. Armstrong, Soldiers Home, Los Angeles, SS; Edmund Hig- gins. Sacramento. s10; William H. Humphrey, Oroville, SS. Reissue-John Touhey, lone. $10. Original widows. etc.-Elizabeth Wintermute, Pomona, SIP.
 WashfnRton: Orfgina1-PhiIin Wood Tacoma. $S; Lemuel s. McGee, Seattle. Ss. AIIIn Nj Cnra1- Granl-azao
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-06
REFORM OF THE
 CIVIL SERVICE
Sweeping Changes Made in the Bill Drawn by a Special
 Committee.
Would End the Tenure of Present Employees Five Years After It
 Is Enacted.

Specia! Dispatch to The Call.
 Call Office. Riggs House,
 Washington, Jan. 5.
 The bill for the reform of the civil service law, which has been drawn by a special committee of Repub- ltcan members of the House of Representatives, makes sweeping changes in the present system, the most important of which is the es- tablishment of a five-year tenure of office for those Government en- ployes who are brought within the terms of the bill. This measure limits the application of the civil service sys- tenn to the departments in Washing ton, and to such other localities where the total number of employees exceed twenty-five. All appointees are com missioned for five years, with the power of removal clearly regulated and vested in the appointing power. It is provided, however, that no removal shall be made for political or religious causes, and in case of removal the causes shall be specified and the papers made record of the office
 All persons now in the public service are to terminate their service five years from the time that the act takes eAeCl- 1He LnedSuIS IeCOSHlZSS the general eligibility of these persons for reappointment.
 It includes in the civil service postal clerks and letter carriers in offices hav- ing over ten employees, exclusive of SubordinateS. It limits the civil ser vice regulations to clerks whose com pensation is from S900 to $500 per year and includes as clerks, copyists, com puters, counters and draughtsmen.
 It is pointed out that the essential idea of the foregoing bill is to take out of the civil service all responsible and important officers, limiting it only to clerks in Washington and certain large cities, and in these cases fixing a te- nure of office of five years
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-06
SECRETARY GAGE HAS
 DECIDED TO RETIRE.
From q Reliable Source # Is Learned That Be Intends to Resign From the
 Cabinet

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Rumors and contradictory reports having been circu- lated for some time about the retirement of Lyman J. Gage as Secretary of the Treasury, the correspondent of The Call received tonight from a reliable source information that Gage is seriously con- templating the step and has about made up his mind to retire.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-06
CITED TO EXPLAIN IFS
 CHARGES OF B0ODLlHG.
J z. Lee. Resident of San Jose. is Sum- noned to Appear Before he
 SUDerYisors

SAN JOSE, Jan. 5.-J. F. Lee, a res ident of this city. has been directed to appear before the Board of Supervisors next Monday morning and explain some statements derogatory to the ac- tions of the board that are accredited to him. It is said Lee charges that poodle had been used in securing con- tracts for the erection of water tanks in the southern part of the county This has aroused the ire of the board, and the supervisors are determined to in vestigate the matter thoroughly.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-06
FOB 4 CABLE FROM SAN
 FRANCISCO TO HOKOLUL U.
Congressman Taylor Introduces q RW lu- tended to Encourage Commerce
 With Hawaii.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-Mr. Taylor of Ohio introduced a bill in the House to- day to encourage commerce with Hawaii and Japan by authorizing the payment for twenty years of not exceeding S160.- 900 a year, payable quarterly for tele- graphic communication from San Fran cisco to Honolulu and. via Midway Islands, to points to be selected on the Japanese coast. The money is to be paid on a contract to be entered into between the United States and private enterprise for the operation of the cable. After twenty years Government messages are forever to be sent free.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-06
CRANK ATTEMPTS TO GAIN
 hDMITTHKcE 70 McKINLEy
Declaring He Was Sent by God, Be Creates q Disturbance at the White
 House.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-A crank from New York named Jacob Clements was arrested to-day at the White House. where he created disturbance after having tried in vain for three days to see the President. Yesterday he wrote to the President and to-day he called and an nounced that God had sent him: that he bore the mark on his brow, and that he must see the President.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-06

StuoIeS Resumed at Sdntn cinrn coHeoe.
 SANTA CLARA. Jan. 5.-Studies were resumed to-day at the college, and the attendance was very good for the open- ing day. All the indications are favor able for very successful year.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-06
HERALDS THE
 STRUGGLE ON
 ANNEXATION Davis Gives Notice That It Will Begin
 on Monday. Will Then Move the Con- sideration of the Ha-
 waiian Treaty. Executive Sessions to Be Asked For Until the Issue Is
 Decided. IN LINE FOR THE FRAY. Senators Deluged With Protests From Farmers Against Acquisition
 of the Islands.
Executive Sessions to Be Asked For Until the Issue Is
 Decided.
IN LINE FOR THE FRAY
Senators Deluged With Protests From Farmers Against Acquisition
 of the Islands.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House, WashingtOn. Ian. 5.

T desire to give notice that on Monday next at the conclu- sion of the morning business I shall move that the Senate pro- ceed to the consideration of ex- ecutive business for the purpose of considering the Hawaiian treaty. I also give notice that shall move an executive session each day thereafter un- til the matter is closed"