Weather To-Day: RAIN.
FOL. XLV. NO. 128.
RIVERS m HARBORS
Bill for Iheir Improvement
Passes the House.
SPOONER ON EXPANSION
WOULD NOT HAVE THE PIIIL
irriXES AS STATES.
HAVE A RIG-IT TO TAKE THEM OTHERWISE
Yet We do not Want Them Permanently. Would
not Vote far Ratification if he Thought
that Permanent Sovereignty
Would Follow.
Washington. Feb. 2.—The River and
Harbor a carrying slightly more than
.$30,000,000, passed the House today by
a vote of 100 to 7. This is the largest
majority any river and harbor bill has
ever obtained in the House. The bill
attracted little opposition and every ef
fort to amend it in important particulars
failed.
An amendment was adopted upon the
motion of Mr. Moon (Dcin., Teun.) di
recting an examination by the War De
partment of the Tennessee River be
tween Chattanooga and Shell Mound,
with n view to the construction of locks
and dams and an estimate of the cost
of the canal at Moccasin Bend.
Mr. Burton, chairman of the commit
tee, offered an amendment to strike out
the conditional appropriation of so_o,-
000 for Brunswick harbor, Ga., and in
sert in its stead $5,000 for a survey
and SIO,OOO for the inner harbor. It
was agreed to without objection.
Several amendments were adopted
providing for surveys, including Hiawas
soc River, Tenu., from its mouth to the
Occee River, from Galveston, jetties to
Texas city, with a view to 'obtaining a
depth of twenty-five feet and a width
of 100 feet, and .Tames River, Vn., with
a view of determining the cost of dredg
ing to the head of navigation.
Upon the completion of the reading of
the bill the committee rose. Mr. Max
well (Pop., Neb.), demanded the ayes
and noes upon the passage of the bill,
but only secured two supporters for his
demand. On a rising vote the bill was
passed, IRO to 7.
A resolution was adopted setting aside
Saturday, February 11th, for paying
tribute to the late Representative Ding
ley. of Maine.
At 4:55 p. m. the House adjourned.
SENATOR SPOONER S SPEECH.
Washington, D. C., February 2.
At the opening of the Senate to-day
Mr. Chilton (Tex.), presented the cre
dentials of Charles A. Culberson elected
« Senator from Texas for the term of
six years from March 4th, 1899. They
were filed.
Mr. Tillman (S. C.), offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
‘‘That the President hi* requested if
not incompatible with the public inter
est, to inform the Senate whether any
franchises or concessions of any char
acter are being or have been granted
by any municipality in Cuba and Porto
Rico since the military occupation there
of by the United States; if so, what they
are, for what length or time and the
authority my which they have been
granted.”
At the conclusion of the morriyg
business, Mr. Spooner addressed the
Senate.
He said:
“I find no objection, constitutional in
nature, to the ratification of the pending
treaty.
“If I held the view that the United
States could not within its constitutional
limitations acquire territory which was
not to be erected into States, I could
not give my consent to the acquisition
of the Philippine Islands. This Philip
pine proposition is one of the fruits of
the war—to me one of the bitter fruits.
I can conceive of no circumstance un
der which 1 could give my consent to
the admission of that archipelago as a
State, or as more than one State, of the
American Union.”
Mr. Spooner then presented an argu
ment in contravention of Chief Justice
Taney’s decision in the Dred Scott case,
which, he said, was the foundation of
all the opposition to the acquisition
of territory by this Government.
“That decision.*” he said, “ceased years
ago to be referred to as a correct inter
pretation of the law upon this ques
tion.”
Mr. Spooner maintained that the Uni
ted States undoubtedly bad the powei
as had previously been shown in the
Senate to acquire territory beyond our
own domain, and with that -power was
coupled, of course, the collateral author
ity to govern that territory.
Mr. Bacon (Ga.). called Mr. Spooner’s
attention to the fact that the doctrine
that the United States had no power
t>> acquire foreign territory except with
the intention of conferring upon it State
hood did not rest alone upon .Justice
1 aney’s decision. More than 40 years
before the decision was promulgated
Representative Quincy in the House had
laid down the same principle.
To (his Mr. Spooner maintained that
the doctrine laid down by Mr. Quincy
did not affect his argument, and lie
pointed out how impossible it was that
these decisions should he taken as a
permanent construction of the Consti
tution. He knew, lie said, of no reason
why territory and the people of a terri-
The News and Observer.
LEMS ILL IMTO CAROLINA DIIIIES 11 lEII 111 CIRCUUTCriI.
Itory should not be governed by Con
gress.
Mr. Tillman interrupting Mr. Spooner
inquired:
‘lf we accept the Philippines would
the inhabitants of that territory have
the right to come without hindrance
to this country V”
Mr. Spooner: “Yes, for the purpose
of my argument I am disposed to ad
mit it.”
Mr. Tillman inquired whether the in
habitants of a territory could be pre
vented from entering the States.
Mr. SiKioner said the Senator from
Connecticut (Mr. Platt) was inclined
to believe they could be, but he him
self doubted it.
Mr. Tillman further along pressed his
question as to the right of the Filipinos
to come here and declared that by ad
mitting the islands by treaty 10,out),000
people of that territory could take file
first ship for this country and upon ar
rival here could enter into competition
with American labor. That was the
reason why he would vote against the
treaty.
Mr. Spooner said he had no doubt
about the constitutionality of the cession
of the Philippines or of our right to
accept them or of the President’s au
thority to govern in those islands un
til Congress should provide a proper
government for them. Yet he could see
nothing inconsistent in that to the car
rying to the inhabitants of the islands
all the. rights guaranteed by the Con
stitution. He then adverted to the sit
uation on the islands before the war
with Spain and defended Span’s right to
exercise sovereignty there.
Mr. Caffery (La.): “Then the longer
tyranny is exercised in a colony by a
government, the more firmly fixed be
comes its sovereignty?”
Mr. Spooner: “The Senator knows
I do not mean that and he knows, too,
that that is not true. He knows, too.
that an unsuccessful resistance of
tyranny does not displace the sovereign
ty of the controlling power.”
Shortly afterward Mr. Tillman again
interrupted Mr. Spooner with the state
ment that if Mr. Spooner had been
present at yesterday’s session lie would
not have made certain statements. He
then proceeded to cite from the reports
of the United States Consul at Manila
certain facts concerning the progress of
the revolution against Spanish rule in
the islands.
“Is not the Senator making public,”
replied Mr. Spooner, smiling, “some in
formation concerning the executive ses
sions of the Senate?”
“Yes. I am,” replied Mr. Tillman,
“But the information I have,” holding
aloft a printed document, “is contain
ed in this book which lias been made
public and I will, therefore, be ex
cused from violating faith with my
brethren of the Senate.”
Mr. Spooner said that no government,
as had been contended on the floor of
the Senate, had been established in the
Philippine Islands. It could not be
seriously regarded as a government and
it was nothing more than a tin horn
affair at best.
Mr. Tillman, again interrupting the
Wisconsin Senator and again holding
aloft the document which lie held, said:
“Unless the Senator withdraws his
imputations against the good faith and
honesty of Aguinaldo, I will read what
I have here.”
Mr. Spooner: “I have made no refer
ence to Aguinaldo.”
“Your remarks about Aguinaldo,” re
torted Mr. Tillman, “were made in a
sneering and airy manner, indicating
no respect.”
Mr. Spooner: “If the Senator from
Aguinaldo will permit me to pursue
my argument in m.v own way 1 will
be grateful. I have said nothing about
Aguinaldo an(fl do not care to have
my speech anticipated.”
Mr. Spooner then explained that he
had not been present yesterday on ac
count of illness and was anxious on ac
count of his physical condition to com
plete his arguments as soon as possi
ble.
Mr. Tillman: “In the circuinsiapces. I
will not again interrupt the Senator
and will oven endure the sneer about
m.v being a Senator from Aguinaldo.”
Mr. Spooner promptly withdrew his
reference to Mr. Tillman and then pro
ceeded with his dis'eussion of the so
called Filipino Republic. Referring to
the authority and power of Aguinaldo
he said that what he represented nobody
knows; whom lie represents nobody
knows: and nobobdy could say how far
his authority extended.
Mr. Spooner ridiculed the idea that
distance could affect our right to ac
quire territory. Wh> was there no
objection to the acquisition of Porto
Rico if there must he so much oppo
sition to taking the Philippines? The
consent of the Porto Ricans had not
been asked.
Mr. Bacon replied that, the circum
stances were different because of the
proximity of Porto Rico, as the pres
ence of Spain in either of the West
Indian Islands would be inimical to the
United States.
“I thank the Senator from Georgia
for the admission,” responded Mr.
Spooner. “The declaration of indepen
dence is to he suspended to the West
Indies because it Is in the interest of
the United States.”
“No, not our interests.” replied Mr.
Bacon. “Our public safety which is
greater than our interests arc effected.”
“Our interests arc included in our
national safety,” said Mr. Spooner.
“The Senator practically admits that
we want Porto Rico because we need
it in our business.”
Mr. Spooner announced his apprehen
sion of the policy of expansion. “Some
people waltz up to this proposition of
national expansion as gtO.v ns the
Troubadour touches his guitar.” said
he. .
lie shrank, he said, from the policy
of making a part of our land tropical
islands thousands of miles from our
shores, a land whose people were alien,
not of our blood, who were foreign to
our institutions, of a tropical climate in
■ which the white man cannot work. He
RALBWH,N.C m FRI DAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 3, 1899
therefore considered as superficial, senti
mental and fantastic much of the talk
concerning the permanent annexation
of these far-away islands. If the rati
fication of the treaty involved perma
nent domain, he said he would not vote
for it. But lie had not been able to
find any half way resting place be
tween accepting the cession and aban
doning the islands to their fate, and this
was not permissible. The President,
kind and generous as he is, would not
have us make a treaty leaving the Phil
ippines archipelago to the lust, the sav
agery and the brutality of Spanish
rule. To have attempted this course
would have been to inaugurate a rule
of anarchy with all its horrors, and
“while tint war was cruel and bitter,
anarchy was hell let loose on earth.”
In case of our abandonment of the
Philippines, Spain would, of course, re
assert her rights there and in case she
was not financially able to accomplish
this purpose, she would find plenty of
assistance from other European na
tions friendly to her.
In conclusion Mr. Spooner said that
the ratification of the treaty and the
acceptance by this country of the ces
sion from Spain was not a declaration
of principles. lie declared that the
Bacon resolutions and all other pending
resolutions on this subject were rich
with mischief and ought not to bo
adopted.
At the conclusion of Mr. Spooner's
argument, Mr. Tillman explained why
he had interrupted the Wisconsin Sena
tor. He desired to incorporate with Mr.
Spooner’s speech some statements with
respect to Aguinaldo made in a report
by Major .1. F. Bell, of the Engineer
corps of the army.
Mr. Spooner gave his assent to the
insertion of the statements at the proper
place in his speech.
Mr. Tillman, however, insisted upon
reading them. He declared that Agui
naldo had a well-armed force of 40,-
000 men and would resist every attempt
to re-establish a colonial government in
the islands.
Interrupting Mr. Tillman, Mr. Hoar
inquired:
“Does not Aguinaldo hold in peace and
order more than fifty times as much ter
ritory in the Philippines as the United
States?”
Mr. Tillman replied that Aguinaldo
held all Ihe Philippines except a smalt
portion of tlie Island of Luzon around
Manila. In conclusion Mr. Hllmnn said
that the ratification of the treaty could
only inject into this country another race
question which would certainly breed
war and bloodshed.
At 3:35 p. m. on motion of Mr. Davis
the Senate went into executive session.
At 5:40 p. m. the Senate adjourned.
SENATE’S EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Washington, February 2.—The execu
tive session of the Senate today was
merely a continuation of the legal ar
gument which started with Senator
Spooner’s speech in the open Senate. It
grow out of lli«' question of Senator
Tillman concerning the status of the
Filipinos with reference to citizenship
in case the cession of the Philippine
Islands should he accepted.
.-euator Hoar made a set argument,
quoting liberally from authorities, in
support of the contention that they
would become citizens and be entitled
to all the rights and privileges as such
under the Constitution. This view was
antagonized by Senators Platt, of Con
necticut; Teller and Nelson. Senator
Nelson referred to the acquisition of
territory from France and Spain during
the history of the country, and read
from many legal opinions to show that
the Indians in such territory were not
citizens. Mr. Platt made the point that
citizens of territories were not full
fledged citizens and Mr. Teller contend
ed that they were not until they were
such by Congressional enactment.
Senator Davis, in charge of the treaty,
expressed the opinion after the adjourn
ment of the Senate tonight, that a vote
would be secured tomorrow on the reso
lutions pending in the Senate, declara
tory of the country’s future attitude to
ward the Filipinos in case of the ratifica
tion of the treaty. The first vote will
be on tlie Bacon resolutions, which will
probably be voted down. A vote Mill
then be taken upon a resolution more
acceptable to the majority, probably
that offered by Mr. Sullivan, which it
is expected, avi 11 he adopted.
Senator Daniel will speak on the
treaty in open Senate tomorrow, and
Senator Morgan in executive session.
SWELL WEDDING IN NORFOLK.
Wedding Cake Cut With the Groom’s
Sword.
Norfolk, Va.. Feb. 2.—A fashionable
wedding Mas solemnized in the Church
of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart to
night, the contracting parties being Sin
sign Fritz Louis Sandoz, of the United
States Navy, and Miss Annie Moore-
Ward.
The bride was given away by her
brother, Henry A. Ward, of the Vir
ginia Military Institute. Naval Con
structor W. P. Robert was best man.
The groom was attired in his official
full dress uniform and flhe bride in white
silk and chiffon, trimmed with real lace
and pearls. The marriage was attended
by people from Baltimore and Phila
delphia, and by many officers from the
navy yard. .
Ensign Sandoz is a native of Alabama,
and served oil the Cincinnati during
the late M ar.
At a reception at the home of tin*
bride’s aunt in Ghent, the fashionable
suburb of Norfolk, the M'edding cake
u*as cut with the groom’s sword.
Ensign aiuT Mrs. Sandoz left tonight
for a bridal trip to New Orleans and
the Mardi Gras.
ENGINEERS GOING TO CUBA.
Charleston. S. (’.. Feb. 2.—The First
battalion United States volunteer engi
neers. 430 strong. Colonel Gaillard com
manding, arrived here from Macon to
day. The battalion will sail from here
tomorrow on the transport Saratoga for
Cienfucgos, Cuba.
COMfZ WILL ASSIST
Becomes an Active A!'y in
Cuban Reconstruction.
PORTER IS SUCCESSFUL
GOMEZ WILL All) IN DISBAND
INO THE ARMY.
ALSO IN PAYING OUT THE $3,000,000
f his Money is not lo be Regarded as Part
Pdym**r.t ts Sa’aries to Soldiers, but
to Facilitate Disbandment
and Afford Relief.
Reinodios, Province of Santa Clara
Cuba, February 1. via Havana, Feb. 2.-
General Maximo Gomez, the Commander
in-Chief of the Cuban army, placed him
self squarely in position to-day as : n
active ally of the JTiilod States Govern
incut in the worl| of r‘construction of
Cuba.
As a result of the conference which
Robert I*. Porter, the special commis
sioner of President McKiniey. has had
with General Gomez, the latter cabled
to President McKinley this afternoon
assuring him of his co-operation in dis
handing the Cuban army and in distribu
ting among the Cuban soldiers the $3.
000,0(10 appropriated for the purpose of
enabling them to return to their homes.
General Gomez also telegraphed t
Major General Brooke, saying he would
accept the latter’s invitation to go to
Havana.
The success of Mr. Porter’s mission
greatly simplifies the returning of the
Cuban soldiers to the pursuits of peace
In view of General Gomez’s supposed
prior attitude of hostility toward the
United States, Mr. Porter came here
clothed with absolute authority, and the
tender of the $3,000,000 was practically
a verbal ultimatum. Had it not been
accepted no more ultimatums would have
been made.
Mr. Porter made plain the purpose of
the United States Government, arid wa
gratified at the ready response of Gen
oral Gomez. The conference took place
at the house here occupied by the Cu
ban General as his headquarters since
coming to town.
When Mr. Porter arrived here last
week he Mas accompanied by Scno
Gonzales Quesada, the special eotnmis
siouer of the Cuban Junta at Washing
ton: Captain Campbell, of General
Brooke’s staff; Lieutenant Hanna, of
General Wood’s staff, and a correspond
ent of the Associated Ih'ess.
The Cuban commander u*as cordial in
greeting Mr. Porter, and opened the in
terview by referring to the change for
the better which had taken place in
Cuba since he Mas last here in Septem
ber. He also laid stress on the fact that
some people Mere asking M’here was
Cuba’s promised liberty.
“The answer to this,” said Mr. Porter
“is that Cuba now has commercial and
industrial liberty, and that President
McKinley has directed me in framing
the Cuban tariffs to make no discrimin
ation in favor of the United States in
the manner that Spain favored herself
Cuba is free to-day to buy in the cheap
est market. People are returning to the
pursuits of peace, and our military gov
ernment will give way to the civil gov
prnment as fast as possible.”
Mr. Porter also said that the purpose
of the American Government is to lay
a firm foundation of noble government
for Cuba, to give the Cubans all the
liberties they had fought for, and that
General -Gomez must reinember that and
more still. For instance, there are
25.000 or 30,000 Spanish soldiers a
Cicufuegos who have not left Cuba:
that we had only been a month on the
island, and that President McKinley
needed, and Mas entitled to the co
operation of all interested in the welfare
and future of Cuba, and that he needed
the co-operation of General Gomez above
all others. |
The first problem, Mr. Porter then
pointed out, was the disbandment of
the Cuban army, and the return of the
Cuban soldiers to work. This M*as tin*
specific mission which had brought Mr |
Porter to Remedies, and in Mhich Presi
dent McKinley expected Genera j
Gomez’s aid.
The Cuban commander-in-chief replied
that lie M*as ready and willing to give
the aid required, hut asked hoM* he could
do so. |
To this Mr. Porter replied that Presi
dent McKinley would he glad to have
him go to Havana and co-operate Mitlx
General Brooke in disbanding the Cu
bans, and in paying the $3,000,000 ap
propriated for that purpose.
General Gomez said the amount was
too small, but that was not his fault
and he M ould make it go as far as possi
ble, while likening it to the miracle of
the loaves and fishes.
“No man in history,” said Mr, Porter
“has done so much Mith so small re
sources as you have done. Hence you
co-operation with General Brooke wil
bring good results.”
General Gomez especially requestet
that the money, for which Mr. Porte
had orders in his pocket, should be paid
over *o General Brooke and not to hint
self, as he did not u*ant the persona
responsibility of keeping it.
The Cuban General then assured Cap
tain Campbell of his good feelings to
General Brooke and the formal compact
Mas presented to General Gomez by Mr.!
Porter, and was assented to, by General
Gomez.
In brief the compact is as follows:
1. The Cuban officers in each
province shall assist the American offi
cers in distributing the funds.
2. That these officers shall at once
meet at some convenient point and de
vise how*, when and where the payments
are to he made and arrange any other
details.
3. That the sum paid to each man
shall not he regarded as part payment of
salary or M ages due for service rendered,
but to facilitate the disbandment of the
army, as a relief of suffering and as
an aid in getting the people to work.
4. The Cubans shall surrender their
arms to the Cuban Assembly or to its
representatives.
5. The Committee on Distribution
shall use its best endeavors to distribute
it among the population so that all may
secure work.
t>. That the $3,000,000 shall lie placed
subject to the order of General Brooke,
and that action in the matter shall be
immediate.
General Gomez was tendered a public
reception this evening, and Mr. Porter
u*as among those present.
THE LETTER OF GEN. GOMEZ.
He is Preparing for His Trip to
Havana.
Remedios, Province of Santa Clara,
Cuba, Feb. 2.—Via Camajuan. Feb. 2.
Immediately after yesterday’s confer
ence, General Gomez wrote the follow
ing letter to President McKinley in
Spanish:
“Republic of Cuba,
"Headquarters of the Army,
"Remedios, Feb. 1. 1899.
“President McKinley, Washington:
“It has been a great pleasure to me
to confer with your commissioner, Mr.
Porter, introduced by my friend, Que
sada. and 1 am now aware of and pleas
ed with your Mislies. in a short time
I shall go to Havana and confer u*ith
General Brooke, so that everything will
go well. Folio wing your advice, I M’ill
iugly co-operate in the work of recon
structing Cuba.
(Signed) “MAXIMO GOMEZ.
“General.”
Today General Gomez is preparing for
the trip to Havana. The whole atti
tude of the old tighter is much more
cordial than was anticipated by Mr.
Porter. He told the latter he Mas
proud to receive tlie special commissioner
of the President, and he is evidently
much gratified at the prospect of the
early solution of the disbandment prob
lem. y
The money will be sent on Commis
sioner Porter’s order to General Brooke
and will be paid out, as called for, bv
distribution through sub-committees of
Cuban and American officers in the ra
tions provinces. As agreed upon at
yesterday’s conference. the entire
amount Mill bo Spanish silver.
At the ratio of sixty it Mill amount
to $4,200,000, or nearly SIOO for each
man in the Cuban army, as estimated
< y the delegation from the Cuban mili
tary assembly Mhich went to Washing
ton in December and has recently re
turned to Cuba.
The late General Galixto Garcia told
President McKinley this amount would
be satisfactory. Tlie correspondent of
the Associated Press learns that the
delegation u r as examined by Mr. Porter
for the President and that a report was
submitted M’hich has not yet been made
public. The figures given in it, as sup
plied to the correspondent of the As
sociated Press yesterday, call for $57,-
000,000 as the first estimate of the dele
gation, but the delegation said they
M’ould take less and acknowledged they
could hardly expect better pay for the
Cuban privates than the American pri
vates get. which is sl3 a month or 43
per cent of their figures, and the Ameri
can basis would mean $9,000,000 for
privates. As the sum to be paid is worth
more than $4,000,000 in Spanish silver
here, nearly half of the amount calcu
lated on the American basis is to be
realized bv the Cubans.
At the conference Mr. Porter laid spe
cial stress on the fact that the $3,000,-
000 Mas not to be regarded as wages
due for services rendered, but as a re
lief fund from the United States to ex
pedite the disbandment of the army and
to further the aims of reconstruction.
This article of the compact, previously
cabled. u*:ts the most delicate point un
der consideration, as the question of the
recognition of the Cuban army as a mili
tary body and. tacitly of the Cuban
Revolutionary Government. Mas involv
ed. General Gomez acquiesced in this
premist* more readily than might have
been expected, in view' of his reputed
hostility to the United States.
PORTER RETURNS TO HAVANA.
Havana. Feb. 2.—Robert P. Porter,
the s|«*cial commissioner of President
McKinley, to confer Mith General
Maximo Gomez regarding the disband
ment of the Cuban troops, arrived here
this evening from Remedios. He met
General Woood at Colon, on his way to
Cienfucgos and Santiago. General
Wood, who was delighted to hear of the
outcome of the conference, said it
greatly simplified tlie problem of Cu
ban reconstruction. Several Cuban offi
cers Mho boarded Mr. Porter's special
car in the Province of Santa Clara, ex
pressed their satisfaction at the attitude
that General Gomez had taken, remark
ing that he had felt slighted at being
unnoticed, and at the failure of the men
of Central Cuba to get appointments and
attention from Havana.
DRIVING CUBANS TO REBELLION
Fernandez Says Lack of Money and
American Tyranny Are Doing This.
London, Feb. 2.—A former captain in
the Cuban army, Juan Fernandez, the
Loudon representative of General Go
mez, issued by orders of the latter to
day, previous to the receipt here of the
Remedios’ dispatch of the Associated
Press, showing the settlement of the*
great Cuban difficulty, a long bor .
statement purporting to explain *
ation in Cuba. lie said:
“The proffered $3,000,000 . “•
payment of the Cuban troops has eon
refused as totally inadequate to meet
the expenses and losses of the troops,
many of whom have lost all proofs that
they are owners of property, which is
now being monopolized by American
capitalists and railroad magnates.
“Even twice the $00,000,000 demand
ed by General Gomez u’ould not proper
ly recoup the Cubans. We all respect
President McKinley and tlie American
Government; lmt we have no respect for
the petty officials employed by the
United States Government, who are ex
ercising as bad tyranny towards the Cu
bans as did the Spaniards. This
tyranny and lack of money is driving
the Cubans headlong to rebellion. If
the demands are not satisfied they will
follow in the footsteps of the Filipinos
and resist to the death the authority of
the United States in Cuba. God knoMs
how it Mill result, but carnage and the
annihilation of the Cubans is inevitable.
“God forbid that it should come to
that. I Mill even add: ‘Vive La Repub
liea de Americanos.’.”
Fernandez recounts, in the course of
his statement as an example of the al
leged tyranny of minor officials, the
story of the alleged employment of him
self by a United States naval attache
in London to proceed to Spain on secret
service during the war. He relates the
dangers he encountered and the success
ho achieved, and says that M'hen he re
turned here the United States Embassy
refused to make him any further pay
ment, although he Mas $250 out of
pocket, above the traveling expenses
given him. He further asserts that the
United States Ambassador refused to
see him, although he claims he had a
letter from the Department of State, in
reply to his complaint telling *vm to see
the Ambassador.
NO ESTATE* WAS BURNED.
Wilson Says no Property has Been
Fired Since the Protocol.
Havana. Feb. 2.—Governor General
Brookes’ invitation to General Gomez to
come here Mas embodied in two or
three lines at the end of a note, intro
ducing Mr. Porter, lie said he Mould
be pleased to* see Gomez in I la* ana
at the latter’s convenience. The note
was carried by General Brookes aide,
Captain ,Campbell, it had official signifi
oanee.
“Matnnzas, February Ist.
“Richards, Adjutant. Havana.
“The Sun of New Yorx of January
27th contains a dispatch from Havana,
alleging that as ngnr estate belonging
to Mr. Terry, situated in this l’rov’nee
lntd been burned. This is entirely with
out foundation. Neither Mr. T*:*ry nor
any one else has had a . sugar estate
or other property destroyed in this
province by fire since tlie protocol. Per
fect peace and good order prevail.
(Signed) “WILSON.
“Major General.”
ON A SECRET MISSION.
Belgian Counsel en Route From Maniia
to Washington.
San Francisco. Cal., Feb. 2.—Edward
A. Andre, for Hie past sixteen years
Belgian Consul at Manila, is in this city
en route to Washington on a secret
mission. It is understood that he is to
offer the United States hfs good services
ns mediator between this eountry and
the Philippines.
Speaking of the present condition „of
affairs in the Philippines, Consul Andre
said that should the Aemrieaus and
Filipinos clash, the loss to the Americans
would be great, not so much, from
lossthe force of bullets, but from the
sickness Mhich would follow an active
campaign. The Filipinos, he said, mod
ern rifles and could inflict much damage
before being subdued, but he did not look
for any serious disagreement.
“The Filipinos,” he said, “do not un
derstand their position. As soon us they
can he made to realize that the Touted
States will not make rash promises then
so soon will tin* Filipinos welcome the
protection of liiis contrary, but until
that time arrives there will be always
be some signs of discontent. As soon
as the natives realize that they can
make money and live comfortably, then
they will cease fighting. The recent pro
clamation elamatiou of the President did
much to relieve anxiety of the people
and the recent conference between the
American commissioners and Filipino
representatives will result in much
good.”
INDIANS ON THE WARPATH.
The Redskins Are Drunk, and a Gen
eral Rising is Feared.
Chicago. Ills.. Feb. 2.—A special to
the Tribune from Vancouver, B. C,,
says: j
“Indians are on the warpath in
Alaska. One battle has taken place,;
and more fighting is imminent.
“Four Indians were killed and several
wounded in the tight Mhich has already
taken place. Four American deputy
marshals were wounded. The Indians
are drunk, and there may be a general
uprisin.g
KILLED BY SNOW AVALANCHE.
Denver. Colo., Feb. 2. —Information
has been received here by Superintendent
liidgeway, of the Denver and Rio
Grande railroad that a snow slide on
the line* nine miles east of Glen wood
Springs, to-day came down on top of n
work train, wrecking the engine and
cars, and killing three of the wrecking
croM- and injuring two others, a fireman
uprising”. j
Siiom is falling throughout the State,
and there is great suffering. At several
places there is danger of a famine, ow
ing to shortage of supplies and the im
possibility of receiving aid at present.
THIRD EDITION;
PRICK FIVE CENTS.
« TOKEN MILES
They Sa.y Alger Is Anxious
for This Trial.
THINKS GROUNDS AMPLE
A COURT OF INQUIRY ALSO
TALKED ABOUT,
McKINLF.Y MIGHT FIRE GENERAL MILES
He Might do so Without Explanation; But the
President is not Seeking Trouble,
/c'.ion cfSome Kind Expect
ed Next Week.
Washington, 1). C., Feb. 2.—(Special.)
—Everybody is Maundering wnat is going
to be done Mith General Miles. There
is no doubt that the Secretary of War
is very anxious for a court martial, and
believes there is ample ground for
one in the way the General has criticised
the Secretary and the utfferent bureaus
to the prejudice of good order and dis
cipline, hut as Miles denies having au
thorized any of the many Interviews
Mhich have been printed, there seems to
be difficulty in finding away to get at
him.
There is talk of a court of inquiry and
also of relieving him from the com
mand of the army without explanation
or trial, as the President has tin* power
to do; hut it is not at all likely that the
latter course will be pursued. The
President is not seeking trouble, and
he knows that to fire Miles M’hen the
sentiment of tlie country is so strongly
in his favor. Mould give all kinds of
trouble in the future.
The court of inquiry seems the most
likely course, but the officials of the
War Department are stilt working on
plans for a court martial in the hope
that the Secretary may he able lo
bring the President to their view of
the matter. Something is expected to
drop just as soon as the M*ar investigat
ing commission gets in its report, which
Mill not, however, be until next Mon
day or later.
AXOTHER STATEMENT.
Washington, Feb. 2.—Great interest "
Mas expressed to-day throughout the
War Department in the reiterated news
paper reports that severe action m*;is
meditated by the Department and the
Administration in the ease of General
Miles, uho has been qdoted in numerous
recent interviews as condemning the
quality of meat furnished the army by
contractors during the Mar, and main
taining that he had evidence in reserve
Mhich would substantiate his charges
that chemicals were used in preserving
the contract beef.
It may be definitely stated that no
official action has been taken looking
to a court martial, a court of inquiry or
to the sending of General Miles to the
command of a Department.
RECORDS REACH PRESIDENT.
Contention That Eagan’s Conduct Was
Not Legally Unbecoming.
Washington, Feb. 2.—The record of
the court martial in the case of General
Eagan is now in the bauds of the Pres
ident for review. Today Air.
Worthington, attorney for General
Eagan, filed with the Judge Advocate
General the additional or supplementary
plea Mhich he was granted permission
to lodge. It Mas an elaboration of the
points made by counsel before the court
martial. A most formidable array ol’
authorities have been produced, par
ticularly in support of the contention
that General Eagan’s conduct, though
the facts be admitted, was not legally
in the line of the charge of conduct
unbecoming an -officer and a gentle
man. This paper was placed by the
Judge Advocate General in the hands
of the Adjutant General and will be
added to the papers bearing on the ease
now in the hands of the President.
THE BUFFALO AT MANILA.
She Carries Sailors to Relieve Those on
Dewey’s Fleet.
Manila, Feb. 2—5:50 P. M. —The 1 ni
ted States- transport Buffalo, having on
board sailors to relieve men in Rear
Admiral Deucy's fleet arrived here to
day.
The United States transport Penn
sylvania has arrived here from Iloilo
with the Fifty-First lowa. These troops
are being disembarked at Cavite.
The United States transport City of
Puebla has sailed for Nagasaki, Japan.
Major General Otis has published an
order requiring the inhabitants of .Ma
nila to procure official certificates of
identity, which will cost 20<* each, after
February 23rd.
THE SOLACE GOES TO MANILA.
New York, Feb. 2.- The United States
supply ship Solace sailed today for Ma
nila, having on Itourd seven army offi
eers, fifteen cadets from Annapolis, and
a large cargo of supplies for Admiral
Dewey and the army. Among the sup
plies are a large amount m ammunition
of all kinds, two ten-inch rifles, twenty
live five-inch rapid-firing guns, two eases
of torpedo heads, dynamite, pouder, ma
ehinerv, refrigerating and condensing
machines, 500 live sheep, six milch cows,
two hundred barrels of flour, uniforms
and material for clothing.
The Solace will touch at Norfolk, Va.,
for ammunition for Dewey s fleet.