The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-25

VIZ WYNN
Secretary Gage says there will be no
war with spain.
The harbor of san Francisco Is be-.
ing well fortified.
The Names steam launch has been
raised from the wreck.
The double terrctcd monitor Terror
has been ordered To Key West.
There arc EOS. 200 people in Cuba
whose condition Is such as to need
immediate relief.
. Representative King OF Utah has in
troduccd % joint resolution rccogniA-
ing the independence of Cuba.
London papers hint that in ease of
acute trouble between Spain and the
United States France Will act with
spain.
Powder. shot. and shell continuc 60
arrive at Pensacola. Fla. in large
quantities for the forts and battery
d~cfcnseS.
IL Ia stated on reliable authority that
congress will not adjourn without Il
declaration on its part which will tend
to- stop the war in Cuba.
The Norwegian steamer Nordkyn
has arrived in New York. from Ham
burg with 10000 pounds of smokclcss
powder for this government.
A Nice. France, dispatch says: at
is ruInorcd here that Spain has pur-
chased the steam yacht Giralda bc.
longing to hugh McAlront. N. T."
senator Thurstou. before his de-.
parturc from Omaha TO Washington,
said the only solution of the Cuban
| trAt.l,ln Nty,S intnrynpt,,n La. tltG r,v
crnmcnt.
II Is said that Gcrmany'S commercial
interests. rs well as her regard for the
German residents in the United States
forbids Interference OH her part in the
Cuban question.
\ navy oli'ial has said that "thc
question of thc purchase Of the Ollig'
gins is still in the air. Spain will not
get her, and if She is sold IL will be
to the United States"
The magnificent frst-class BATTLE
ship Oregon has left San Francisco foo
her trip along tho southern Pacific
coast. She will proceed to Calico
Peru and aW ait orders.
The Black Hills ranrcs arc being
secured by government agents for
horses suitable for cavalry. Ono agent
has Il contract to secure ".OO0 horses "a!
soon rs they can DC bought.
The list Of vessels available for aux.
iliury cruisers. such rs steamships,
yachts, tugs an other craft. which is
now in the hands Of the navy depart.
mcnt, include lcarly thousand.
In his speech at Atlanta, Ga, Vim
j. Bryan ignored politics and preached
patriotism. lie said the people were Il
unit in support of the adnistration
lie also paid a high tribute to Consul.
General Lee.
Eighty recruits have been forwarded
from the Columbus. o.. post for the
new artillery regiments. \ high
standard for enlistment Is fixed and
fully fonr-tifths of those applying arc
rejected.
4 new squadron of naval vessels i,
TO be stationed at Hampton Roads. Th,
bnttlcships Massachusetts and TEXAS
will leave the fleet at Key West anG
join the Minneapolis, Columbia auG
Brooklyn, now At Hampton Roads.
The Bethlehem. Pa. iron company.
ordnance works Is now running dan
and night and over 1000 hands are en-
IloN' wv. Ivy N'Ih'u 'NuDNlLN ItNI
the first time they have done 50 il
their history.
A dispatch from Berlin SAYS Spair
has made repeated and strong appcal
to Emperor Francis Joseph of Austri.
to us" his efforts to secure aid Of Flu
ropcan nations Ia restore amicable re
lationS between Spain and the Unite,
States.
II was rumorcd Saturday that Cen
oral Pando. the second in command o
the Spanish forces IN Cuba. had beer
captured by a band al insurgents I'M
der taliXto Garcia in the Trinidad dis
trict of Eastern Cuba. The capture i
denied in Havana.
= General Ice. Sunday visited III
graves of the Maine victims in Color
, cemetery nj Havana. The ground ha
!; been lcvclcd preparatory to Soddin,
and ornaIncntation with approprat,
. shrubs and flowers. General Ice vii
soon erect n fence. enclosing all tn
. graves. with "a gateway. The queStio,
, of n sritabl. monument has not yc
been raised.
I Senator Proctor made n statcmen
to the senate Thursday of his observa
: tions on the Island of Cuba. lie say
the sights witnessed among the recon
ccntradocS is Understandable: gives Wcy
p Ter credit with the present conditio
Of affairs; says Blancc is powcrless (
restore order: pronounccs autonomy
i failure: believes Cubans are capable &
sclf-EovcrnIncnt: saws the condition
, Of Spanish hospitals the worst tn
y world ever saw: the Spanish soldier
= are poorclv oficcrcd: the military Ia,
= ties of both government and insurgen
y troops is poor. and gives figures (
show that the death rate of non-con
= batants is appalling.
The procedure in connection wit
the submission Of the report Of tn
Maine court of inquiry by the pres
dent to congress is now clearly on
: lined, and n cabinet officer cyplaino
: the general line of action Mt prc>er
C intended to be pursued upon receipt
o the report. which is expected to rcac
y. ~ .ls-ta ...k usl, -.