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The herald., 1898-05-03
BULLETINS OF THE WAR
DEALING CHIEFLY WITH THE
MANILA AFFAIR
More Details Will Be Welcome, but
the Victory Is Complete Beyond
Doubt

NEW YORK, May "A Hong Kong dis
patch says: The bombardment has COM
menced The inhabitants are fleeing to the
country. The operators in the cable SEA-
ton, in the midst of the forts, have fled to
save their lives. Cable communication is
interrupted.
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ROWAN MILL LAUNCH TODAY.
PATRIOTIC HOSTS WILL CHEER
BAPTISM OF TORPEDO boat.
The rin,shinx Touches All Pat On
Yesterday-The sliding Ways Are
In Place-Grand Concert Of Ma
tional Airs by Regimental Hand.

The As, ar vessel 10 be launched In the
state &. " .shingson viii slide into the
waters al s,uget sound this afternoon at
SIS o'clock. The vessel Is the United States
torpedo boat Rowan. or No. 8. for which
Moran Bros Company secured the con-
tract more than year ago. The launch
will be a ceremonions one. and although
occurring on Friday will have 40 many
redeem!ng features about II that any Ill
luck that might come from the old sea
dogs " superstition will be entirely dis
PEELED. g.
Very little remains 10 be done today pre-
parafory to the launching. Yesterday the
sliding ways were put In pace and care
fully creased. Today oil VIII be poured
on and all possibility Of friction removed.
As much Of the staging as can be re-
moved viii be taken down. that the best
possible view may he obtained by the
spectators Those fortunate enough to
have received invitations viii be admitted
20 the grounds on showing the same at
the office gate. Others VIII have TO find
the best possible vantage ground in the
surrounding mill yards.
A feature OF the affair will be the con-
cert given during the afternoon by the
First Regiment band. Two OF the num-
bers on the programme are OF especial
significance. The first number Ia nsw
march composed by Sol Asher and ded-
icasea to the torpedo boat. II " called
'aThe Rowan The last number IL TO
be Ri,l.y'z '-The Soldiers Dream" n
honor OF the dead heroes Of the Inflated
battieship Maine.
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ila[SSkAN @0g|ENR Of ONO DEFENDS TIE ADMINISTRATIONS
Patriotic and Scathng Reply Vicious Charge Of Stock Jobbng
b Lenh Of 0hio-War Will Come Within Week.

The Maine sffer and the delay In calling
Spain TO aecosnt
On. for one day Of Andrew Jackson "a
the mite House." he continued. ..4e
would say. Onward the fleet: forward a..
whole line. and let the battle cry L.:
Cuba must be free,
Lewis of Washington vigorously asxa5,eo
the bill. He not only charged that /. was
part Of programme to Increase the reg
ular army In time OF peace. but he de-
cared that the three battalion formation
had proved a failure and had been 10
characterized by the commander-in-cfsef
Of the British army.
Leafs AssaiIs the President.
Lentz Of Ohio, In the course az his re-
marks in opposition to the measure, sa,a
saat there would be no war, that the
peace party" which was specializing in
bonds and stocks, would prevail. He said
there was an irrecoacilable disparity be-
tween the reasons given for the delay az
TIRE presidents message and the dispatches
from HAVANA The message had bern
postponed because Americans could not
get out Of Havana. Yet the press dis
patches said all was quiet in Havana. and
that Gen. Lee said he had not been recall
cd He denounced the kilograms he and
other members were receiving. urging
them TO stand by the president. and said
they were dictated by financial greed.
Ientz referred 10 the note presented by the
powers. He read from it the words about
the hope for peace Ia the settlement OF the
existing e!fferesres with Spain"
I'VE have no differences with Spain," he
cried. I'VE have 2s6 azsassinated Amer
leans, whom Spain must accoun. for"
APPLAUSE in the eaileries.)
Yesterday, We had this house filed. the
galleries oyerfiowed. and the capitol
grounds were covered with people. all ex-
pecting the presidents message. which
might lead &c war. Hut finally in the aft
ernocn came word that "A message had
6een received froiu Consul General Lee IN
Havana. Indicating that he wanted time.
and the message was delayed on that sc-
count. Now. don't believe anybody had
authority for the statement from the ad-
ministration. or any other official, that
justified the rumor that prevailed yester-
day A telegram received by the Associ-
a,ed Press yesterday stated that all was
quiet in Havana. and Gen. Lee told a cor
respondent that he had not been requested
10 leave. War newspapers. notably the
New York Journal have similar dis
patches. If these statements are true,
there was nothing 10 justify the statement
sent to tho capitol yesterday. ! say there
VIII be no war;
Controlled From Wall street.
Continuing. he charged that congress
was being overwhelmed by kilograms
dictated by commercial greed" all OF
which he declared emana,ed principally
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lmprovemen Mt Of Mobile Hmrbor Tn
favOrhly COnaidered

WASHINGTON. April Some sharp
war talk was INDUCED In by the senate to-
day. When consideration of the sundry
civil appropriation bin was resumed the
question: pending was an amendment by
Pettus OF Alabama. providing for such Inn
proyement OF the harhor at Mobile as
would enable war vessels to obtain coal
ard other supplies there.
Allison OF Iowa, in charge OF the bin,
made point OF order against the amend
ment This called out a bitter speech by
Morgan of Alabama. who charged the APP
preparations committee with discriminat-
Ing against proper measures and threat
ened TO assist In dissolving the committee
Allison replied with some spirit, saying:
''As 70 the threat Implied by the senator
from Alabama X I know myself. do not
crave the work that IL NOW imposed upon
me by the senate. II the senate wants 70
dissolve the committee II may do 80 with
out delay"
Morgan followed with an argument show
ing the necessity for the Improvement pro-
posed. saying that II would open 70 the
government in case OF war the coal fields
of the South and enable IL successfully 10
fight the monopoly that had been formed
TO control the coal supply of the country In
the event of war. Continuing. Morgan
said:
II do not know, Mr.. President. whether
war Is coming or not. 1 have never my
self, done anything that might Involve
this country in var. but IL seemx 10 me
that the sworn testimony now before the
senate IL sufficiently strong 10 compel US
10 strike In defense OF the honor and dig
nifty or the country. and in memory OF
our dead seamen shrouded in the mud Of
Havana harbor am willing 10 vote for
declaration that may involve us In hos
tiiities. because / believe that We have a
just cause"
Allison had a telegram read from Secre-
tary Aiger. saying that while be WAS Will
ing that the Improvement should be made,
the appropriation to be- expended within
the discretion or the secretary of war.
he thought the outer bar should be
eft for the present. 50 as TO prevent the
200 Fea ~Snsress~os forrfgn hnsstie ships
read. mot 20 open any deep farbors that
would admit warships.. Il wou.d simply
make ore more place 20 guard"
On this telegram the chair overrued
Aiiison's point OF order sna~suhmi;.ej tire
question TO the senate whether the amend
meni should BE- considered.
A yea ard nay vote was taken or this
proposition and resulted in the negative
10 to g. ruling the amendment cut OF
order.
Al O'clock the biz was laid aside, and
walshan OF Mississippi presented resals-
tons on the death OF his late colleague
Senator James Il. George. Those 1.so paid
tribute 10 the memory OF Senator George
were walthaii of Mississippi, Proctor az
Vermont. Turpie Of Indiana. Bate OF Ten
nessea, Teller OF Colorado, GRAY Of Della
wsrs PIats of Connecticut end Money Of
Mississippi.
At O'Clock as a further mark or re-
spect, the senate adjourned until Monlay.
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aicnx that the enemy on the csh~- eide the
opposition. are ncttlng forward matters es
legal Interest. taking position sotf&y that
they did not take two years a-o. Il =
not yet two years since Il VAS proclaimed
by the great Democrats s4wysrs os tne
congress Of the United States ira there
was no power in the congress Of the United
states 10 recognize the sndeperssncs Of a
foreign country; laaored arguments Filed
the Congressional Recor5 10 sfov that
ssieh recognition was not within .s.e power
Of congress hsss lay exclusively 'ssifer the
constitution In the hands of the president.
War VIII Come Within . Week.
But. however that may he. when war Is
declared the president OF the United States
becomes at once invested by The eonsfisu-
fson with the power TO conclude treaties
with foreign countries; and hs - at all
times the eommanier-in-ehiet Of the armies
o. the United States.
~ have No sere deuht thst We are
Geisg to war than I have that We
with live until next week. may he
mistaken. pray to God that I nay
be mistaken. hat beli<ve. MP.
Speaker. that. We will ge to war sn
. declaration enthusiastically Of cen-
gress. Ny iaAuence will BE Given
fer peace for whatever Sc II worth.
Ny influence VIII be Given to avert
war. bat The tiae II up. In ny Aun-
bic Judgment. when We can avert IL.
sd 81 peace will prevail. u nmst
cone from the action Of another
coUntry rather than our own.
sOar position - takes. ana We cam
this gevernment be such that when
A. n
all the civiliaed world will say.
America In right" Great ap-
plaaae.p
After Grosvenor concluded his remarks,
Bailey took the foor for a brief speech. In
which he quoted several utterances OF
Grosvenor 10 show that the Buckeye
statesman had shifted his policy He
first quoted from one. OF Grosvenor's
spssches of a week ago. 10 which he de-
.ciared. that the administration would,
when the time came for action, be for
"indepe ndence and armed intervention"
two days later be said in an interview,
Independence without armed in,eryan-
tion." and aow he said, armed interven-
ton without Independence
Grosyenor caused some merriment on
the Democratic side when be said the
statements quoted were substantially i'm
the same direction.
Then turning his attention 80 some OF
Grosvenor's remarks, Bailey indignantly
repelled the idea that IL war came il was
to be Republican war.
1T would be a war of the people of the
United States against SS;-.1:s:. .yi-.rrny
on the island OF Cuba" said ne, amid
tumultuous applause.
After some further debate on the bin,
Hulfs motion to strike out all but the
first two sections was carried.
The bill was then recommitted-lso to GO
The house then at $50 adjourned until
Monday.
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WARRINGTON. April 7.-Tneye was
aesne Of great excitement In the house
4sae tbs afternoon duriag the con<idera-
f1ou Of he bill for the reorganization OF
IL army. Ii was caused by Lsntz. an
chic Democrat. who made vicious as
amt on tne administration. charging faa-
4hs policy cf delay ~as in the interest OF
aeock johbers In Wall street. He alleged
nat Wal street was "a the possession OK
Information that the message would not
70 in long before IL was known al Inc
capitol. and yrofited heavily by the ad-
vance In the price % stocks which result
Cd He even charged that there was no
warrant for the alarming statements about
tie situation In Havana. which wsfs
gwen an causing the delay OF the mes
esge.
Ieutx' speech created a profound sen
sat,on and vas ms wish an emphatic
rep.y from Gen. Grc.vsaoT. now generally
REGARDED as the aduinissrasion's spokes-
.srAn on the door. Grosyenor not only in-
Aisnantly densed that there was jussifaca-
ton fer the report. but he held Lentz Up
40 scoru fer alleging corrupt motives
against the president
f,@n,s acclaimed this. but the rate
friend Of the president gave him no QUAR-
ter. He was aroused and laid about him
with a seritab:e bludseon. charging that
the Democrats were seeking political ad-
vantage. and paying his respects to John
J. McCook aud others. Before he con-
Guided he expressed the opinion that war
was ~ certain az that we would live until
.next week. unless II was avsrted by Spain.
Little evidence of excitement existed
when the house met AZ noon. The pub
nc galleries were crowded. bat yawBinx
gaps showed In the reserve galleries.
Hull. chairman Of the military affairs
committee. stated before the consideration
Of the army reorganization bill. WAS re-
sumed that at the proper time he should
first two sections providing for the three
battalion formation. The second section
providing for the expansion Of the regu-
lar army In time Of war to io4.o 900 would
b stricken out
Debate then proceeded
Csban 0uestton BrowGht In.
6uIzer OF New York. who supported the
- - II was proposed to be modified,
made . vigorous pro-cuhan speech. If
cabaa Independence were recognised. he
duciarsd, Cuba would be soon free lie
dsdared that the majority In congress and
~ presiden; little understood, the intense
iea5ag Of the people Of the country over
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Where Am~rlraa lmteeests LIE.
Hrnnklyn Eagle

English interests In China are more
American interests than they are Russian.
German or French interests. and A the
nation with which we have the largese
commercial dealings this country b vital
~ concerned In the supremacy Of British
influence In the East. Russia IL MAKING
active preparations for war. She has De-
eided TO send 5000 reserves to East Asia.
A counter move Of equal sixn.ncance %
the part OF England may nos unreasonahoy
bs expected now that events have assumed
such tangible form.
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Is supposed that the White Star tine
steamer Gcrmanic. from New York on
March ~ for Liverpool. spc sha Red Star
line steamer Waessants from Phiiadel.
phia on March q for Liverpool, which
passed Roches point yesterday. passed.
Queenstown unseen.
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Coal for the Northern Fleet.

WHATCoM, April THE war depart
rueyt Yesterday notified the Blue Canyon
Coal Company 20 ship i.ass, tons Of coal 10
ST Michael Tor the use Of the vessels pa
trolling northern waters. Another order
ia expected for so tons to be delivered az
Stiks
The output of the Blue Canyon mine Is
steadily increasing xss
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EUREKA. Cal. April THE fcur-nast-
cd schooner Bondixon was launched az
Fairhaven today. The new vessel Will bs
commanded by Capt. Matthias Olson. aud
has been chartered 70 carry -four from,
Puget sound 70 Siberia.
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ohio Bi-MetaiIisss Meet.

INDIANAPOLIS. April. 7.--Aboss; fifty
persons were present when President
Romley called tire convention Of the
League OF Bs-ms:a.llc Clubs OF the Ohio
valley 10 order today. william j. Bryan
spoke.
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LAST SPIKE - DRIVEN.
Astoria 4 Columbia River Railroad
Is Com p1eted.

ASTORIA. April The las; spike en- he
Astoria Il coiurnbis river railroad has been
driven, The completion OF the road gives
the first a,l-raii line from Eastern seaposts
10 Astoria.
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vas carried off the stage In an unconscious
condition. and never reganed conscious
ness. She died az s o'clock this afternoon
OF commissions, caused by acute Bsfghro
disease
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DEATHS.
q rxnret Mather. Actress.

Margaret MntheP. Actress.
CHARLESTON, w. Va. April 7.-Nar.
karet Mather the actress. played her last
death scene In the fourth act Of ''Cymbel.
ine' insthis city last night. She collapsed,
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QUEENSTOWN. April IA dense fog
srrAianAA Tia south Of ireland today. II
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Caba VIII Nof accept Limited Ina~-
u~uden~e From Spaju

WASHINGTON. April 7.-Tonas Estrada
Palma delegate OF the provisional gov
eminent OF Cuba when asked this morn
ing Il he had any comments TO make re-
garding the statement in New York yes
serdsy ~ Boratio :. RubeFas. counsel Of
she Cnaan jania. dictated the following re-
ply:
''AH care 10 sav is this: That the css-
aars are struggling for oSosate snsset@r,f-
snr@. They have Made tremendous safTl-
tsces for this purpose They consider
themselves already eTnaucilafed from the
Spanish rule therefore they viii resiss ali
interference Intended 20 compel them TO
pay apew al allegiance % the sovereignty
cs Spain
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An Icen.rx In The pulpit eaGnos kinsse
! tire II the pewx
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PHILADELPHIA. April 7.-riens nn-
vsd DAVIS. navigating Officer Of the de-
Fsnse Am kaiahdin died this morning on
board me ram at the League Island navy
yard.
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Effects of Attacking Mckinley.

Here comes matter which the who's
woTid viii say governed 'he adrnanis;ra-
ton as il ought 70 have hs4n governed
and the whole warl1 viii ~ snotff944l To-
Night that the president has been assail.ga
bY a distinguished representative ~, his
noor. MS motives inpugned and his intes.
Fitt censursd, the " hol@ action rerge,f ez
@elng lnstig1fed by criminal purposes. ard
tAls IN a body that boasts that IL IL going
u stand by the administration.
Now. gentlemen. 3D. "a ttif wa; srot her
thing. This war viii De foagar nader ~.
baHnsr q The Republican administration
e this government. CT Il viii never be
fought az all. We mas differ about how II
osEhs 10 b. inaasaratea and honestly
some % ye1 may have ar 0a.alat e4n. rerf
from -sine. ard ksncr yaa for ff%f. pa
wasa the time csras~ -
easeF = the a9Eay Of the United Ssz'es wi,
command "a column ina
power OF Spain. or il never vi ays
cgn&sfa&.
Again. you viii discover as yea e.
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Wha l. John J. NeCe.k.

"So@ Mr.. Speaker. ie; ne see hos
This sttu8t8ea stands. Tsis gvutssnam "a
greatly worried ahoHt honas. and ~ read
tire nanse % one John J. McCn0k n ore
of nss FseordS this afternoon. whu IN
Jons J. MeccGs. Whom does he repre-
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''Ar. Speaker, did not suppose that
IN this American congress II was nsces-
sary that should make an explanation
In order 10 defend the president OF the
United States from an iasnuation Ike
that. am glad the purpose of the OPP
position Is now fully and clearly dis
closed. am delighted that because of
q little change in the programme. wholly
gFSmportant except as II strengthens the
daily augmenstng powers OF the United
States-a change made under stress OF
circumstances that would have controlled
any civilized natlon-T am delighted that
the gentleman from Ohio has given us no.
tice that every occurrence now and here
after IS 10 be taken advantage OF for
party purposes: and / an delighted that
the gentlemaYs from Texas fBsNeyl has
two Or three times now. on each succeed
ing day. pointed cur with great delight
that there are differences OF opsnjon on
the Republican side OF the house I sug-
gess 20 the gentleman that when he OPENS
u recruiting office 10 get volunteers 10
pass under his banner to fgh. the aa
nflnis;sation he had better make a CON-
tract for the rent az hts quarters from,
day 20 day. or he win probably not need
them very long In the future
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SITUATION AT GUANTANAMO.
An Average of Fifteen Persons Per
Day Dying From Starvation.

An Average of Fifteen Persons Per
Day Dying From Starvation.
Copyright. 1893, by the Associated Press
Guantanamo July 8, a. m, by the As
sociated Press Dispatch Boat Cynthia H.
via Port Antonio jamaica, July g. a.
M, aud Kingston, 1890 a. m.-Advices re-
ceived by Commander McCalla of the
Marblehead from the city of Guantanamo
show that the deaths from starvation
there average fifteen daily.
Gen. Perez, the commander OF Guam
tanamo, has given up hope OF succor, and
the town could readily be taken were II
worth while to risk the lives of the Amer
lean troops.
The entrance from the upper to the low
er bay is patrolled nightly by steam
launches. The gunboats In the upper bay
have not shown themselves for several
days
Post CAPTAIN Fernandez of Baracoa with
three officers, was captured by Command
er McCaIla as they ran into this harbor
for news. They did not see the American
flag until too late.
Thousands of CubansLsome estimates
placing the number at 20.O00-are being
fed at the camp on the west side of the
harbor with supplies furnished by the Red
Cross Society.
The health Of the marines at Guanta-
namo is good. but the same cannot be
said Of those at Basquiri where forty Of the
hundred men are ON sick report, suffering
from low fever.
on July ninety Spanlards appeared on
the hills west of Baiquiri and opened fire.
The gunboat Manning replied vigorously.
and her shells soon sienccd and drove
away the enemy.
The siege guns and their ammunition are
now being unloaded from the transport
Orizaba 20 a large barge. The difficulty
is to get the guns ashore through the surf.
II is believed that the roads TO Santiago
are now passable for heavy artillery
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ish officials, have been allowed to enter
Santiago, and the matter of the surrender
of that city is now being considered with
Madrid direct.
The general feeling among the American
officers is that the surrender viii be made
not necessarily tomorrow Saturday, but
they believe that date will be the begin
ming Of the final negotiations.
The Spanish officers request that here
after all communications made to them be
made in Spanish, as "the officers who did
the translation for us are no longer with
u.s.
Orders have been issued that each regi-
ment in the American lines hoist flag on
the trench in front of the position 1t oc-
cupies. This gives the Spaniards an ex-
cellent idea of the extent and location of
our lines, but it also makes very impos-
ing appearance.
This morning nearly a score of standards
were futtering at different points along
miles long and enclosing the city on two
sides.
1t had been proposed that a battalion of
sharpshooters be formed from each regi-
mental battalion in the army to be com
manded by officers of practical proficiency
as marksmen and hunters.
It is said that this battalion would be
able to clear the region near the army of
the pestiferous guerrilas, who, from tree
tops or other coverts, make many at
tempts, some of them successful, to as
sassnate wounded men as they are being
carried to the rear.
During the truce which has now lasted
four days, there has been none of this
murder business going on, and the Ameri-
can officers, therefore, conclude that the
guerrillas have been engaged in this mis-
cradle work under the direct orders or
control of the Spanish leaders.
Several commissioned from Spanish au-
thorities to act as guerrilla leaders have
been picked up on the battlehelds of San
Juan and El Caney.
The story published by a New York pa
per to the effect that the Spanish pris-
oners have been turned over to the Cur
BANS who killed them, Is without the
slightest foundation in fact. No prison.
ers have been turned over to the Cubans
al any time.N