f
THE TERESA'S
Captain McCalla Reports v Her Condition to
' . ; Secretary of the Navy; .
THEESSEL'A
Af ter, Thorough Examination he Expresses the Opinion that it is Hopc
tfs& to Expect to. Rescue the Criiiscr Craven, Hobson, IJIqvv anil
. . . - . . i : :; . . . ' ."-."..-."".
' Crittenden alt Agree with
: r J aod Ucs in a Position
'-" Men Engaged in the -
- ; Save
tjs.-: Wnfthmtftrjn. iovemuer lo.ri i
"Secretary; Navy Washington.
,"Arf! red with the Potomac. Vulcan
at 'i? .orVihe .wr'eckOn arfiyal I
tookJiarge of .the Tefesa, hoisted the
.flag After careful examination Of the
stran led- ship and; situation and a care
ful consideration - of the ' instructions
from the 'department, appreciating the
gr it interest taken -by the nation "and
ih'i government iir the fate' -.of the
T'Ffsa, I regret exceedingly to express,
-tlie opinion that it is; hopeless, to-ex-j
ect to rescue the ship:. Craven, .-Blow,
'Hobs&n, and' Q-rttenderx .confirm' my
-"opinion. iThe wreck is stranded, in
from Sixteen to twenty-one feet, with
head; to northward' With the excep
tion of a few ffeet astern' and forward,
where .cut away, the" ship rests on a
fru" rftftf, rr rrnrnl nrtri An It t1 ir l
''N A ,-v. w-( iiu wmiouu "T
terspensed.ANitn boulders; : half a mile
i t-1 .- I- ri- .
buuui jlu. ijii u iMjiui. - i lie lue-oi reei i
extend outside of the wreck, both to '
northwest and southward ' the - ship i
hajing been driven -into a slight in
dentation in the reef; ; Surf from
iisi.4uiLiiu ouLsiue o. it lie smp coniinues
. bet ween the snip, arid the shore, then
-runs out i4jghtly to a porntj forward
..of and outside the ship -again .to the
Tl r ri iirn tj! " A cm all "nocoo or or Lid li n o
v" "'" oxc oobv v""o
rle-ft for small boats to pass under tr
; stern to Jhe lee side. . -
. in tairly goou weather itiwouldube
possible,.! think", for. : a small tug
drawing ten feet of water- in the hands
of very skillftil seamqn to pass close
- under tho stern of ' the" Teresa in a
smooth : sea, to make fast vtq- the ' lee
side;, for the purpose of sguppiying
power for wrecking pumps. If, how
ever, such: vessel were , caught" inside
- the Teresa by a '.storm, the probabil
; ities are she would be swamped by the
eas , or thrown oh the reef. The surf
thus uts off communica,tion between
k the ship ahd the shore, except.'. in cer
tain staged of the tide or when there 'is
very-little sea running.-' Durrng heayy
seas the breakers would also ;be con
. tinttons outside the ship. ' " -k
"I- passed :Sunday on , the" "wreck ex-
amining' carefully all compartjnent's
. whicli -were not 'Bpoded, '-as well as the
- ship's surroundings, .. accompanied by
. Crtven, .who ha& .'previously inspected
'the Teresa,, and Chittenden, who ;was
perfectly familiar with the-ship;: Evi
dences show that after striking the
'- reef tire mainmast was 'driven up and
. broken' off short below the spar deck,
the military .topmast lying, outside the
'bile under .the port quarter. Seas
. had gone' entirely over ;her. The in
v ner "bottom" generally had been driven
.-ifpwlird from H to-2; feet. The patch on
' the bottom abreast the .forward turret
had disappeared, the5 air ports had
.' been, driven in, and seas-had entered
through -them and' the gun- ports orithe
- starboard skie. The spar deck and
deck, houses . had - been Crushed in : by
-- seas -after the ship struck, a" large pro
portion of the lumber in short pieces
lyin W floating: below berth deck.
Tide -rises and falls in the ship behjwv
' the jrotective deck abaft the engine
room bulkhead. .'Seas -which now
break over the starboard quarter and
. enter through ports keep water m that
part of. the ship Ave or six feet abort
; .v'cL' f that in. , the. engine room? ,
. and fire,. rooms.. Pumps which' were
erected by, the wrecfe-ing company on
- the forward and aft ammunition hoists
- and . secured" to -the- berth deck beams
have been driven , up4 tp 5: inches.
The starboard and port Engines have
been forced upward for li to 2 feet and
separated lately by from 6 ;to 8 inches.
"The best, way tti illUstraLte the 4gen-
- ; eral conditioji of. tlie wreck is to' say
'that the two sets tf engines, -'boilers
. and their foundations form part' of the
reef itself, around which the rest of the
ship works laterally and verticallv.
The. sam ffe(?t w&oia ibe'prdgucediri
- my opinion if th ship had settledon
" a pinnacle of, rocjt
ouuuay iue . iraae wmiK was very
'light and there was JittloatfficfcUy in
sipprpaching the wreck . frqm theVul
Aian. but communication with ttieMiore
' vould have been jvery difficult in a
boat at one -stage &f the tide.
"I .can- best; describe the condition
tor the ship generally by stating that
she is already y telescoped and my
views by expressing, the conyictlon that
as her rivets are sheared' by .the, con
stant working of- the ship, the telescopic-
process inust continue.' '
"In considering the practicability of
rescuing the Teresa, the fact must be
considered Hhat she', lfes upon a coral
reef, with but this layr of. sand, on the
windward glde of an island constantly
FATE.
COMPLETE
r v . -
WRECJ.
Him She is Badly Broken upv ,
Dangerous to Vessels and
Work of Attempting to
the Ship. - ' .
exposed to seas, due to the trade winds
and to the influence of ; many storms
developing to the eastward or south
ward. The character of the bottom
makes anchorage off the'eastern; coasts
of the island , dangerous. "The geo
graphical poition permits a force of
more or less magnitude to be constant-
ly disintegrating ! the, ship. Durfng
gaies or with very hea;vy seas the
wreck would not be tenable for work-
t jng parties, which would be obliged to
leave' the" ship before communication
snouia be cut on, with a ship anchor-
ed 'outsidej or the shore : inside. :
"The. board of officers also examined
and reported yesterday upon .the quest
,tion of. rescuing I the Teresa. This
board confirms my report. Should the
dpnarfmpnt flpfprminft :ta ftnnt ? thp:
stranded ship 1 would recommend that
the expedition be based on Cat; island, '
not from ships outside the, reef, and I
should be very pleased '.to command
any organization prepared to work on
the wreck. i'. ;
. ; "In addition to the tlirret guns there
are four 6-inch guns on the- Teresa
fakpn-'-ftaim onp nf thp wrppVprl 'chin
i " l!? in VZ
; and remounted - in Guantanamo. '
' "Awaiting the department's further
orders, "- -. ; . . p. ..." . . -
r"M'CALLA' ,
SPANIARDS REFUSED FURTHER
. c-TlME JN CUBA
- The government has
renewed and
strengthened its determination that the
Spanish evacuation of Cuba and the
.. . i n i J i . i
. American occupaiion suun not u ue-
-ferred beyond January 1st, next. This
r conclusion has been communicated 'to
the Spanish governmentWithin the last
few days, in . answer to" an urgent re
quest that the date of evacuation be
put-off because of the large number of
Spanish troops reanaining on the is
land; who, it was Represented, could
not be moved before January 1st. -Not
being a subject which : could be
treated by the commissions "at Paris or
at Havana, the request of the Spanish
government was forwarded to Wash
Uington through the Fernch embassy,
which received, also, and ' forwarded
by cable, the refusal of- this govern
ment to put off-the date of ; assuming
American Control.
Late to be'd and early to rise, pre
pares "a man for hjs home in the skies.
But earlyj-to Jed and - a Little Early;
Riser, the pill that-makes life longer
"and better and wiser. R. R. Bellamy. '
SPANISH CJUNBOATS
Under romniaud of lieutenants An
derNou and Rlue l'ut In at Jackson.
ville
Jacksonville Fla.', November 15. The
former Spanish' gunboats Alborado and
Sandoval, jn command of - Lieutenant
Victor Blue and Lieutenant E. A. An-'
derson, respectively,- arrived in-, port
this afternoon, putting in on account
of the threatening weather outside.
Both vessels were turned over, to the
-. ...
United States 'government at the tinae.
of," the surrender .of Santiago and are
to be taken to Portsmouth, N. H;. They
lefj Guantanamo bay on November
3rcf, putting in at Key West on account
of-stormy weather and then proceeded
her. tr Both .boats are in. good 'condi
tion,; but it wag ctesirect to put in here
and not to take any chances-with the
weather. They will proceed north in a
day or 'two. ; , - ' .
' Supreme Court Decision
(Special to The Messenger.)
Haleigh, N. 3.', November 15.- The
supreme court files the following opin
ions: " Meares, receiver vs. .-Bu,yelC
from Carter, reversed; Wooten vs.,
Vooten,. from, Greene," no jttot;'. Smith
vs. S'm'ith, from -, Grfnvberland, er
ror ; Kelly : vsLiManess,' . from
Mo. ire. -v new triai; v -Ptarre- vs.
Folb. vfrom -umberlahd, no error;
V.'ebb vs-Jlicks. from Cumberland, re
versjd Treacy; vs. Smith, from Moore,
judgment below, is reversed.) ; Hall vs
eain, trom Cumberland, molion to
docket and dismiss defendant's appeal
allowed; Gray vs. Everett,- from Cum
berland, .per curiam, affirmed; Dowd
vs. McDonald,,, from Moore,- per curiam,
motion, for new trial for newly dis
covered evidence 'allowed; Armwood
vs.,-, Byrd," from Sampson, per. curiam,
affirmed.. . . - ,.'
- ' Spain Expects Ztfore Hostilities 4j
London; November lS.-The rumors
circulated .here yesterday (Tuesday)
that the American, fleet was' on -the
point of starting 'for Europe has caus
i "great excitement in commercial cir
cles . . ', .:.;';.'..
The Daily Graphic says this morn-'
inst - "The trans-Atlantic fleet hes corps' headq-aarters will move Thurs
heen ordered to be nrerjared for a re- dav. The Two Hundred and First laird
newal i3f .hostilities 'and the forts in
the Onvxry islands are being rapidly
' manned.''
f v
ItlSKLL LEAVES UA LEI Gil
To Ayotd the Derownillf Jubilee,
FoolUh Talk: by a Itepubllrau-IIu
mor tl at IIomJI will nelsn-i3Irn
tloned for Speaker of tbe IIohmm.
Messenger- Bureau ,
Raleigh, N. C, November! IB.
:"A good Joke is told at the expense jl
John R. Smith, the republican ( com
missioner, o'f agriculture. Some one
having said that the democratic, arch
of triumph her was to be jasedjas a
gallows from which to hang repabli-.
r cans, smith said- "well, that wm -not
affect me for I voted- the' democratic
ticket at Gpldboro. A :
Governor Russell did not wantito be
here and see the democratic triumph.
That is the motive for his departure
for Asheville where he wilt remain a
iday or so with hisgreat and j good
friend Virgil S. Lusk-. I s1
"" I. M. Meekins, the republfeaif candi-datet-for"
solicitor in the First- district,
was here today. He talked a lot say
Ving among :other things that the ma
jority, against Harry Skinner for con
: gress in the First ristriet is liSOO. but
that Skinner says he will contest the
election of Small, democratic. Wheri
( Meekins -was asked on what eround.
he said: "on the ground of intimida-
tion,: because a negro was shot opj the j
' way to the polls in Camden county,
j and in Martin county people had order-
; ed guns but they did not get them in
time." Meekins evidently did not
Hn oi Qnrtrk r,f rwo t? Jii'a
intpntfnn-' '. "trv ! mil thp nlrl tprtcf?itnrp
. 7. ;
together in special session to declare
the late election invalid." X republi
can who was with him at this point
stn 'hiTr, QT1a.cQi if i0r5iotr
were thus rallpd nnw, it wortld IhavP
.to be the one elected last week, j ; .
- Oscar J. Spears was here today,
shedding crocodile tears at the defeat'
of John E. Fowler in the Third con
gressional district. It is to be doubted
that there is a, republican' ih the state
who regrets Fowler's defeat. Ji
-There are people; and" not democrats
Russell mas resign. : He does suctf.odd Cldents- ajid ib disorder.. N
things thatHhereHs no telling what heaJicelbrat more
will do.
DemoctaUc State Chairman Simmons
had feared he- would - not be able to bi
j hprA'af tnnfp-ht' plphrntih'n- hut n
1 y hame ir i tdhe gl' piSsbre
! -of ; h, fHp.nrU nnrt mnrh in :hia fen
of his friends and miirh in his own
! satisfaction. He is" of counsel for Dan
iel .Taylorr a rich and prominent
citi
trial zen of Lenoir county, who is on
on the charge of murdering his nephew
The case aspul offfuntil tomorrow,
after a special Venire had been ordered
yesterday. ; ' . :'.,;-
There .are not a-'few .well informed
persons who say ex-Judge Henry G.
Connor, of Wilson, a man of very great
ability, will. be the next speaker of . the
uuimy, wiiLue me next speaKer oi.me
lower house'of the legislature. Hon.
L-e S. Overman, of .Rowan countv. and
Locke Craig, ! of Buncombe, are also Plauded w:ertead. from A. L Wad
prominently mentioned. The 'latter, ?l Charles Aycock Congressman
are men of high merit. Both of them
are here. -; . ' ' !
There is said. to be little or no doubt
that the next legislature will create
the office of insurance commissioner,
and then separate it from the office
of the .secretary of state.
Francis D. .Winston, state organizer
of "White Government Unions"" is here.
He will be in. the legislature and is a
charming . fellow. He did admirable
work during the campaign and is1 very
proud of the result, as he haS"Teason
to be.. ': :; ; !
Acting Adjutant General Davis tells !
me the ; reorganization of , the e state
guard is progressing so well. that' by
the middle'of December the equipment,
clothing, arming, etc;; ivili be complete,
and will be well done. -J .
The North Carolina chapter of the
Sons of the Revolution, met here today
in- annual session-. i . I -i
Constipation prevents the body from
ridding itself of waste matter. ! De
Witt's .Little Early' Risers Will rernoye
the trouble and' cure Sick Headache,
Billioueiiess, Inactive Liver - and clear
the complexion. JSmall, sugar coct, -d,
don't gripe or cause nausea, R.- Rj Bel
lamy., " ' , .' ' T , :
, A Volnntejef Captain In Disgrace'
Iexjngttjft, Ky.,j November 15. Baron
Waiack. de rillamil, : an Austrian no-
I pieman, and a captain in the Seven th
volunteer infantry' immunes, is in. dis
grace and has left for parts" unknown.
a A few days ! ago- he was discharged
from his regiment for various offenses,
principalamorig which, was refusing to
pay his . debts.! He owed- money to
many officers and men, - and had large
accounts with several merchants. Cred
itors swooped downupon' him ini; his
and his. uniform. He, later, secured
clothing somewhere, and skipped lout.
Villamil claimed to be. a cousin. to the
late Empress of : Austria, and sent , a
telegram of condolence to the emperor
at the time :f ; her traffic death. ! -
. General ganger and staff, who ;had
expectedtcHeave for. the south tonight,
will not get off until the movement of
tne Sevenh -immunes, whd have been
ordered to remain here for the present
on account of the muddy condition of
the camp at Macon," Ga. The prOvost
guard ;wili also remain here vuntil all
the troops have gone. " . j
'. - '- -" - : . ! :
Southern movement of Xroopi Over
Camp Meade,- Middletown, Penn.J No
vember 15. Tomorrow : will end I the
shipment of regiments south. jThef
! Two Hundred i and Second ;New Torfc
' regiments and the Fifteenth Minesota
t went south today.
DEJlttIIAT IIEJOIC1NG
P ' r . I
Tlie C;ran4 ibllee al nilel'h Lat
Mgh(-Tb)uD!of DrmorraU Turn
Out t- A C rand ' Parade! -v Illoslns
Specbe . ierfeet Siaeeeia,
. ' (Special to The Messenger.)
'. Ra'leiif N. C, November 15.' v
Tonight ginning atfso o'clock,
the democrlc Jubilee wa$ held here
and aJ Jubil" it was", in very truth.
The proeess3b& formed at the south
end o Fayetrjmlle street and marched
thence a miiy '.beside a kon ,inuous line
of blazing tf barrel swhich outlined
it in fire. .front bt the Hty hall an
arch of wjiitff spanned the
one side, - to rrreat i letters,
words "Good3overnment"
street On
were the
lAnd on the
other "Good illl to All," On the top
of. the .arch, fthkh was decorated with'
siores of n agonal flags, w&s a band.
The llne of tjarch was up Fayetteville
street' arountKcapitol squar and Hillsv
boro 'street ad ' Dawson greets, to
Nash ' square?- in front of Union pas-.
senger statib&; -At the latter point the
speeches we -, made. Many people
from various I points along the ! line of
railway cami'in, all full of enthusiasm.
Souvenir medals and Badges in com
memoration fjf thvictory of " "white"
' supremacy" 'Sere ,worn in . great nuni
bers. and siall roostersin the atti
tude of erov?ng, adorned niany a coat
hapel. ' ?! i . J ' 1 4
Nothing of r-xhe kind everj seen here
approached tie magnitude and success
of tonight's ;ttbilee. There! were 1,000
! Persons faiQut-ted
and on foof, each
I Wl r ft O TAr h 9-m t H t nr-Artvc i rv . ti V i V
1 f1"'eu1.4,1"UJViy ' oviock. iue
turnQut ot spectators- was immense and,
the enthusiasm- '-unbounded.' The
ladieswere pU m. great force and resj-
dnces alonghe route of march were
The only' Uiftowurd incident was the
burning of white cloth' which. cbv-
j evered the '.'rch of -triumpt," it hav
j ing caught, fe form. a passing torch.
x iie aypearMice oi,uie- sirpeis aotaze
with long linefj of tar barrels was
grand. Thei e; was"- . a continuous
iever was
The speeches, were well itimed and
well receivedfciThere were two . speeches
along the lin-S; of . march, - these being
: rxaucis--f'if,v iusluu, oi-ii
R" D- Gilmeriif, Waynesvilld.
square, the eiUbf the toutet
by Francis pV; Winston; of Bertie and
At Jasrv
therev was
agreat concose and therej the speak-,
ing went on "br' two" hours or more.
The.speake'rsere Chairman Simmons,
(who was givn an ovation Congress-
men-elect Thfb. 'F. Kliittzj and, J. Wv
Atwater and;., Lee S. Overman ; W. M.
Gibson, a reihirt from ) Richmond
county,who.wi a feature dfrthe parade;
Wt B. ShaWjOtfHenderson; Locke Craig
B. F. Long, ,tf! Statesviile;! D. H. Mc
Lean, of "Harnett; exrJudge A. . C.
. ' - T . , C " ' ,
j AX5r,y' J- H- We and R- f p- Cooley
T Telegrams -liich rwere 1 loudly ap-
Kitchin, atfdwrliomas J. Jarvis. The
speeches fyeriin firie tastej and full of
enthusiasm afd pride- in ihe redemp
tion of . the "si.te.. - " ;-
A1V iitTOHIC CAVjiV
Used by tlie lf eliding Officer at fleet
ing ofSd'ttt of the I&e.voliMlou
Mil;
.(Speciality. The Messenger.)
-Raleigh, . "N4i, .
C, - November' 15;
Dr.
Peter
Hines presided at - the
meeting of S?Unjs. of the- Revolution to
daly, using 4avel' with an-interesting
. . j . . i
history. It is"'1 made cfut of a piece of
oak, trimmed 4J,vUh. silver and bears the
folloV-ihg inscription: .
"Wood f ro Spanish Flagship In
fanta Maria TWesa, Defeated and Cap
tured hy the American- Na1y near San.
tiago tie CubUJuly 3-, 189H,- Presented
to the Nrtlt mrolina Sons of the Rev
olution by A:jA; McKethan,- United
States Navn'j;. . ....
"Governor. RtJis-ell not being hisrre, the
polored. state. I'fair was ' .-not formally
opened today54i .. t v
The Home ;;',Hile, the ppPHst' fusion
organ, has mkd4"ifs last appearance. It
is dead. , - .-r-r - ! ' -
Overcome JlsrU with good Overcome
your coughs r34d colds with -One Minr
ute Cough Cmve. It is so good children
cry for it.' Iiscures croup, bronchitis,
pneumonia, ippe-and allj throat and
lung disease&V JR. R. Bellamy.
r j .
Colon 1 VlUlf3ni, Uemalnb Sentllome
Havana,; N'Qmber 15. The .remains
of the1 late'qfonel Williams, chief
quartermastexi;! w:ere conveyed today
from thCollcemeteryto La vMachi
na, where; thv -were takn oh board
the . steamer 'isiaratoga. dr shipment
north. Rear Admiral Sampson.;. Gen
eral Wade, . ptjneral " Butler; Colonel
Clous, the British consul, land a num
ber of friendsof the decedsedand the
American njvspaper . ; eorresponde'nts
accompanied "he Ijody fropiv the ceme
tery to the larf. The rqute followed
by "the funeri procession ivaa lined by
crowds of peejie. The casket contain
; ing the remaps was covered with .the
; Stars and Stirpes
T
Health CoiMilftBs at 3Ianla Improv-
J Ins'"
Washington November 15. The fol
lowing dispajb. has- been
received at
the war department:
"Secretary ofWar,-Washington:
"Health coidition impr;OVing. Only
six' deaths' Irttthe last ierht -days. ' Sick'
report decreaPiig.-;: Five f4male nurses.
or tne ea-utess are aoimg excellent
work in the,,hfjspRal hea'e. -Twenty
competent fjojale ' nursefe who give
strict attention" to work Mou Id render
beneficial serl'es.
OTIS."
SPAN'S
. . ? - . i .' .1 - :
; ! V : - ""v, : y t '- V'- -''.'
-"'t-; - '-''- ''':- :.' ' "'' 'v-'- ".
To Induce United States to Raise Her Mone3r
" Offer for the
THE ENTIRE PHILIPPINE. DEBT
Claimed to be a lien. on the Revenues of the Island How Our Gov
.ernmcnt AVouId Scale Down the Debt iV Rogus Offer of SlOO--.
000,000 for the Islands (The : Spanite Ctm mLssioncrs
-Not to Withdraw, but to HaRftlc" Over the Aniount
-'. ; . ! - '--,: . . -' : v-:'. " - i -. .-. '
of Indemnitv Tp Arm Our AVmy With ! '
.t - . Kras-Jorftenseii Rifles t
Washington, November 15. Attorney
I - ; . " A
General- Griggs and Secretary Bliss
were not piresent at today's cabinet
meeting! The meeting : occupied less
timte' than usual and at its conclusion,
it was said that nothing f special im
portance was unden discussion. Admin-,,
istrafion. officials do not share .the
opiniolx expressed fin . some quarJ-rs
1 . t, T : M i i . in
iuu.1 . uio runs utritujc cviniiussujii .. w in-'-w
fail in its efforts to agree' upon a
treaty. The-opinion is not based upon
any specific ; information received from.
rParis, but rather upon the fact that
"by withdrawing from the conference
Span-has nothing i to gain and all to
lose. It is undoubtedly, true, that'should
the' Spaniards adopt thiscourse they
wouldsacriflc theindempify this gov-:
'ernment is nowdisposed to grant. The,
United" States undoubtedly woujd im
mediately take fo.rcible possession ; of
the entire 'Philippine group and at once
enter upon a military and naval cam-,
pargn which would i end only lupon ah"
unconditional surrender of whatever
territory this government might see fit
to demand; i! It-iyb believed , that the
United States- aV this time would con
sent 'to a cash payment of. from $20,
000,000 to $25,000,000 .rather than to re
new -the war,, but-the .longer a final
settlement is delayed the smaller will'
be the indemnity,' .-? In any event .the
president 'is not disposed to brook un
necessary prolongation of the nego-41
tiations . and it is' believed has- so in
dicated, to our peace commissioners. ,
THE PHILIPPINE QUESTION, v
y The ' off icialsf the. state department,,
do not - expect that tomorrow's meet
ing of the peace commissioners . in
Paris will be the last. On, the other
hand it is not expected that the Span
lards) will come in with an uncondi
tional acceptance bf our last demandi
Still, substantial progress may be. re-.
garded'as having, been achieved if t the
Spaniards show a disposition to 'dis
cuss in any phase the cession "of the
Philippines to the United States, even
in- connection with a money, indemnity.'
The (amount of .that indemnity, after
all, it is believed, will be the principal
point of difference' between "the
two
sides. . ) .' ::- -.-,'J . ; ..- "'' '... .-'
Inquiry ..has -1jeer? made Into' the
character of! the 'projectors of the re
markable syndicate! scheme for '. the
'purchase of '-the' Philippines for the
sum of $400,000,000.1 .The results as
been to ' show "' that they are, irrespon-sible.-4)arties,
arid it is scarcely to be
doubted that ; the project iias' been put
forward as " a means of . enhancing the.
price whih!-the - Spaniards may demand-
for . the relinquishment of. ti.e.
Philippines. In other words', the Span
iards might iclaim' ju&tificatldn. for de
manding a' sum as large as $200,000,000
if they could point; to the fact that' a
syndicate stbod ready to pay double
"that prices (for; the islands. However,
this has -,.n'6t lead tp any modification
pf the American dehiands, as far .as
can be learned, and tit is probable that
several sessions xt . the joijit commis-
. sfon 'Willbe- qo'nsumed in haggling, over
the- mere amlount' of money 4.Q be pjaid
over i on accdunt of. -the Philippiries.:
, SPAIsil bp-MMtSSIONERS DE-i
,j jTERMlNED. . ; ! V ; ; '
Madrid,' .Ndvember' 15- According . to
semi-official f -staternents ." here, i the
Spanish . peace ' commissioners will
maintain thejr present attitude 'in re
gard to the Philippine islands and w-ill
certainly not ' accept the-conditions , of
the 'United "States. .Further, if the dis
cussion does I not return, to the limits
of the protdcoi, a viewed - by the
Spaniards, the Sjnanish .-commissioners
have ! decided, in spitj ofvContrry -reports,
not to sign a treaty of peace.
It is also learned from the same source
that complete accord prevails between
the Spanish government and. itspeace
commissioners. ; ' 1 ; ' .
The Spaniards declare that their re
'fusab to sign a treaty , based 6nv; any.
Philippine, terms thus fapj suggested,
by the' United States Is irrevocable.
They; say that they do not and cannot
view ' the taking1 of the Fhili ppines as
anything. else than a wanton ravish
mentr-of their possessions, unless it .is
accompanied by . a financial -'considera
tion of appreciable size Therefore, the
turn of events in the peace conference
depends upon the willingness, of the
American commissioners . to '"extend
their financial terms. Spanish sover-.J
eignty in the Philippines is now clung
to by the Spanish jchiefly as a means
to obtain financial relief if possible
. Persons near .. to Spain's heavi
est creditors .believe that should the
Americans assume the Philippine debt
or pay Spain jits face anount In; cash,
the Spaniards would sign. V
If they have - not already done sb;
the Spanish, jcomrnissioners will ujti
mately advise the' Americans that they
must ' not pertnit.; ily rcontrovef sy as
to the binding, character of -. the. mortgage-resting
tapoh the revenues of the
Philippines' to, pay the So-called Philip
pine debt. Tenacious "adherents to this'
claim would set up oh the Spanish Eide
an .ultimatum under which, no treaty
would be signed which did not stipu
late ;that the Philippine , revenues
should pay the Philippine debt. 'In
such event the Americans would prob
ably claim the Philippine debt of $40.
000.000 amounts to $20,000,000 in gold,
ofTwhien about $11,000,000 has been em
ployed in fighting the United States,
NEW
PLAN.
Philippines.
t. -
leaving less 'than $10,000,000 charifoable
in gold to the Philippine?. Indeed, tho-r.
United Stales would;, doubtless, con
tend that even- th reduced amount
was used in fighting the Fllipplnos and;,
object to the ' Spanish conclusion that"
it i a fair, charge against tlve Amer-
leaps. Trouble will arise, however. be
fore that ' Biage is - reachHl, as i the .
Spanish commissioners will undoubt
edly inform the Americans that i tho
latter have 5io right to. exact a, sched
ule of Spain's -expenditures or . i any
explanation- regarding the destination
of money secured in thse lnan& - 11
. A Spaniard v ho is post,ed as to the ,
exact status 'iif aflairs Informed the
.correspondent of the Associated Press -thi
evening lhat he did not believe tho
-Spanish commissioners iould. takq
their, final stand at tomorrow's ses-
sion, although .he thought it possible
that they might finally decline to con-1
tipue the discussjon except within .tho
limits of S'pain's construction of--th '
'pfotocol. ? Th-c is another way; of . say-;
ing Spain may cease her contentions.
Should 'she. do-'So, she wovild make an
pen ' protest .to the world 'and against
spoliation. . i . ' -.v i
TO" ISSUE IvRAG-JORGENSEN
'" RIFLES. , . .
. Washington; November 15 Secretary
Algotv aftera conference;- today withr
Adjutaht General Corbin - and Major
i5haler, of the ordnance bureau,, deefd
ed' that the United States armories had
progressed with the. manufacture of
the Krag-Jorgensen rofles to-a point
where he can -Undertake t6 arm ..the .
entire army- with this weapon. At tho
outbreak of the war only the-regula.r
soldiers had the small-bore rldle and
the volunteers were necessarily armed
with the Sprlngfietl, except in a few
cases, such as that1 of the Rough-Rid-'
ers. The armories ".have Jjeen running '
ever since, turning outline small, bore
rifle at the rate of 9,000 per month,
until the stock-on hand warrants the
undertaking,, vhich the secretary has1
ordered. As' fast, as the guns can be
packed -and, sent forward the Spring
field in the hands of the soldiers will
be1 retired and turned into the arse-
hals. -
When you ask for DeWitt'g Witch
Hazel Salve don't accent a. crnntr
- rrtt
of Piles being, cured by this, than all
others combined. R. R. Beflamy'7. i
IIIYFUS SECONDrritlAL.
," " ' ' - " '-..,
The Defendant Notified to Prepare Ill
Defense TJi Prisoner ' In Good
lleallb :.;-;: ' ' . ;
' Paris, November. 15. The court of
cassation has informed the minister of -
the, colonies, M. Guilllan, that it haft
dec idea that jJreyrus be informed by
telegrali that - the revision proceed
ings have commenced and that he pre--pare
his defense; - ,
The minister of the colonies has re
ceivd a cable dispatch saying Drey-
f Us -fs in good health.
The decision of the court of cassa
tion to inform .the prisoner' that the
-revision . proceedings have commenced ,
and notifying him to prepare his de
fense,, is ver . significant' as it has
hitherto beenj' generally admitted that
no .s innovation should be - introduced'
in the Dreyfus proceedings. j
Questions will now .be draf ted . and
posted to Dfeyfus, w'bO will formu
late, his -replies. ' ' '
'The CQurrier du SoLr says 'that M.
i Cavaignao; fomter- yinlnister -ofwarr 1
' and M. Reroulede, one of" the most vio
lent opponents of the Dreyfus revision.'
Called on the prernjer, M. Dupuy today -and
asked him nft to execute the de
cision of. the- court of .cassation to no-
tify Dreyfus to prepare his defens
V M. Dupuy refused to com pjy with
their request -whereupon they" threat-
Lnea to make an interpellation In the
wamb
ber
j 'Le Courrfer du
Soir adds:
'The
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ciple. to Remand the production of the
secretdpssier, though the. formal
stepshaye not been taken. ' -
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