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THE MOST CRUEL WAR IN HISTORY Distressing Scenes in Havana and Matanzas. TIME TO INTERVENE Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire de- scribed to the Senate today his observa- tions during his recent visit to the Island of Cuba. He spoke in part as follows: “Mr. President, after the calm, dispas- sionate and touching statement made in the Senate concerning Cuba by the distinguish- ed senator from Vermont (Mr. Proctor) it might be well for me to remain silent; in- deed, Mr. President, that waS my purpose when I returned from the island, but yield- ing to the expressed wish of many of my senatorial colleagues I have consented to give a plain recital of what I saw during my recent brief visit to that unhappy coun- try, in the hope that it may add something to the already deep interest felt by the masses of the American people in the struggle now going on in that island. Neither the ciriticisms—many of them ut- terly unkind and unjust—which have al- ready been made regarding that trip, nor the fear of the denunciation of the apolo- gists and defenders of Spain will deter me from plain speech, or the expression of views quite as honestly held as those of the men and newspapers who indulge in the senseless cry of ‘jingo’ whenever a word is uttered in favor of freedom and in- dependence for a people who for three cen- turies have been oppressed beyond endur- ance. In 1829, in 1844, in 1848, in 1850, in 1851, in 1868, and again in 1895, have the brave people of Cuba endeavored to break the chain that bound them, and to estab- lish for themselves free government on the soil that rightfully is theirs. The failure of the ten years’ war, ending in 1878, is fresh in the minds of us all, and the viola- tion of the promises made by Spain to the insurgents, as a condition of peace, is a matter of history which need not be re- peated. “For many years I had felt a desire to visit Cuba, and when the opportunity of- fered for me to go in the company of some of my congressional associates I was glad to do so, as it would enable me to see with my own eyes the devastation and wretch- edness that I believed existed in that fer- tile but smitten land. “After a somewhat tempestuous and eventful voyage Havana was reached on the morning of the 10th instant. Looking out through the mists of early morning Morro Castle, with its gloomy memories, and the fortress of Cabanas, within whose walls hundreds of brave men have been shot to death, stood out in bold relief. The beautiful harbor was entered, in which were many vessels flying the Spanish flag, while the Montgomery alone had at its masthead the stars and_stripes—glorious emblem of freedom and liberty. No, not alone, for as our vessel passed the wreck of the great battle ship that so recently was destroyed an American. flag floated from her also. “Very soon after our arrival Gen. Lee called upon us at ine hotel and graciously offered to accompany the party to the ulace to meet Gen. Blanco. Gen. Lee is Geserving of the highest possible praise for the manner in which he carries himself in Havana. Cool and fearless in the midst of difficulties and dangers, he never loses sight of the fact that he is an American citizen, and the representative of this great government, nor is he ever unmindful of the tremendous responsibilities and duties of his position.” $ Character of the War. “T recall the fact that in the debates had in the Senate on the Cuban question there have always been those who have denied that a real state of war exists in the is- land. It does not take leng for one on the spot to determine that war does actually exist. A desolated country and a strick people tell the story of war in language mpre eloquent than I can use. It is 2 pe- culiar kind of war, not the kind that this country became acquainted with at Shiloh ard Vicksburg, at Chancellorsville and Get- tysburg, and which General Sherman sum- med up in those three laconic words, ‘War is hell.’ It is not the kind of war that Grant and Lee, Sherman and Jackson, Sherid: Longstreet and Logan partici- pated in from 1861 to 1865. In Cuba it is a war of starvation and extermination—a War more cruel than any the world has ever known. “The Spanish military do not impress an American with the idea that they are gre: soldiers. I witnessed three military drills and in each case the story of the ‘Awkward squad’ came vividly to my mind. Talking and smoking in the ranks were noticeable, and neither officers nor soldiers seemed to possess the true military spirit. It is said that the rank and file of the Spanish army have not been paid for six months, and they certainly are poorly clothed and in- adequately fed. The high officers appear to do most of their fighting in cafes and hotels, the actual fighting in the field being done under the command of officers of in- ferior grade. “As to the insurgents it is said that they are well fed and comfortably clad, their i Jack being guns and ammunition. are good ‘soldiers, under strict mili- discipline. They occupy a large part of the island, and, in my judgment, can take Havana or Matanzas whenever it suits iheir purpose. but for want of ships they could not hold those cities if taken. The scenes in the streets of Havana are harrowing beyond description. People in want and suffering are everywhere seen, and walking skeletons meet one on every hand. Naked children, emaciated and rag- ged women, and diseased and starving men throng the streets, the hotel lobbies and every place of public resort. It is a terri- tle signt—one that sickens the heart and quickens every impulse of human sympathy ane love. “I have d in the public prints, and I repeat, that the kingdom of Spain is carry- ing on a war in Cuba more utterly cruel and indefensible than any that the world chronicles, unless perchance a parallel may be found in the oppressions that the Ar- meuians have suffered at the hands of the unspeakable Turk. My observations were first made, not in the rural districts, where the most horrible conditions are conceded to exist, but right in Havana, under the shadow of cathedrals and churches, where £pain’s authority is absolutely unquestion- ed. The world has heard with horror the story of the starvation of hundreds of thousands of innocent people on this island, « POFFO ITGCOOOES Best and Purest. Company’s Extract of Beef The only original and genuine. bu » While the statement has been generally accepted as true, there are those who have refused to believe that a great government ‘Was waging a war of extermination, instead of a war of honor, conducted upon the high principles of humanity and bravery—yet such is the fact. A Trip to Matanzas. “Desiring to see something of Cuba out- side of Havana, a visit to Matanzas was decided upon. Matanzas is reached from Havana by both water and rail. I chose the latter, notwithstanding the sugges- tions that the insurgents were not far from the railroad, which was emphasized by the fact that an armored car, occupied by Spanish soldiers, was attached to the train. The distance is about sixty miles, which is covered in three hours by a rail- road, the trains on which are started by the ringing of a bell in the hands of a -; sturdy negro, and the track and rolling stock of which suggest antiquity rather than the ideas of our modern civilization. “The road runs through a beautiful val- ley with mountain rarges on either side, which were pointed out as the abode of the insurgents. Over the entire distance is seen the effects of war, scarcely any cul- tivated lands being visible, and the charred remains of villages and sugar plantations telling the story of devastation and de- struction. “At one point six soldiers and about the same number of civilians occupied the site of a village of 2,000 inhabitants at the be- ginning of the war, only one or two build- ings remaining to tell the story of the Struggle that has been waged fof three years. “Burning cane fires not far from the rail- road indicated that the insurgents and pos- sibly the Spanish soldiers were busy. In- deed, only a few cvenings ago an insurgent force captured a large herd of horses and cattle in the outskirts of Matanzas, while the Dauntless discharged her last cargo of insurgent material literally in the harbor of that city. “All along the route were wretched peo- ple in rags, but not until Matanzas was Teached was the full extent of the exist- ing suffering realized. The railroad sta- tion was crowded with poor creatures, many of them nearing their graves as a consequence of starvation and resulting disease. Men, women and children jostled and crowded one another, begging for help. Some of the children were entirely naked, while most of them were covered only in part, and that with ragged and dirty cloth- ing. The same condition of things was seen on the streets, and the hotel lobby exhibited other scenes of similar destitu- ion. “It occurred to me as I looked upon these enes of suffering and horror that the ban reconcentrados might well have adopted the words of Dante, ‘Who enters here leaves hope behind,’ when they were driven from the fields and herded like cat- tle in the cities and towns of this fertile land. The truth is that Weyler devised a scheme of human suffering and sorrow that put Dante's Inferno into the shade, and converted a contented, prosperous people into a herd of suffering, starving unfortu- nates. True, it is said that under the pres- ent regime, they are permitted to resume work on the land, but careful inquiry fail- ed to discover that this is really so, and even were it so, how could starving, pen- niless men and women, with sick and ema- ciated children, find their way to their for- mer homes and take up the duties of life, with their houses destroyed and every means of supporting life taken from them by the cruel edict of a merciless tyrant? “In Matanzas I met an American citizen at the office of the United States consul who one year ago was worth $150,000, but who today is utterly penniless. He was driven from his home into the city, his buildings destroyed and the accumulations of a lifetime disappeared. Recently he was told that he could return to his land, which he did, engaging in the manufacture of charcoal, but scarcely had he commenced work when his property was again seized and he was returned to the city inside of the line called the ‘zone of cultivation.’ Eexgary and Denth. “A day in Matanzas is one never to be forgotten. The city nestles by the bay, just as it did_before it was smitten by famine mad> and when commerce and trade it one of the most important ports iba. Today the bay is deserted, c¢x- cept by ships bringing xelief to the starving literally a place of did my people. Matanzas is beggary and death. Never befo: 2yes behold such suffering, and nev do I expect to see such havoc through a cruel and inhuman d “After a call on Consul Brice, work in Matanzas is known aud recogn everyw! the company wer2 driven the palace of the governor of the pro: wiere they were received most graci The present governor is Cespe les de Arnos, a well-known journalist, and a mz seems to fully appreciat> the «ppal! condition of the people. He was est kind and courteous to Miss Barton, ing at her dispcsal one of the fi: ments in the palace, and the oth bers of the family were equally this good woman. “The governor talked freely of the situa- tion, tendsred the party a reception, that was declined, and when he proposed a toast to ‘Hai) Columbia,’ it was evident that his eyes are turned in the only direction whence help can come to ti stricken p2ople. Gov. Arnos succeeded Senor Paret, who served under Weyler, and who is re- membered as a cruel, brutal man. The present incumbent of the office, while serv- ing the Spanish government, uonably very solicitous for a of the condition of the people. In the Hospitals. “Returning from places of public resort, the party visited three hospitals, named, respectively, Providencia, Caridad and San Carlos, and here were fresh evidences of the ravages that starvation is working. Some members of the Red Cross had visit- ed the h ital two weeks ago, but they were terrified to discover that almost every one of the then inmates had died, and to scme extent others had taken their places. Here poverty, sorrow and suffering were depicted in their worst forms. Children, gaunt in face, but with abdomen and limbs terribly swollen; women in the last stage of emaciation, and men rapidly drifting to death were on every hand. “If there was food in these hospitals I did not discover it; neither were there signs of medicine or of proper nursing or care. As these unfortunates lay there, suf. fering the pangs of hunger, an abundance of food was at the railroad station, sent there by Miss Barton more than a week ago, but which, through some mistake, had not been distributed, and the Fern and one other vessel were lying in the bay loaded down with contributions from the govern- ment and people of the United States, “For a large proportion of the remaining. reconcentrados death is the only relief. Food and medicine may palliate for a time the suffering they endure, but starvation has done its work, and the grave will claim many of them in the near future. “From the hospitals I went to the huts on the outskirts of the city, occupied by the families of reconcentrados, and here again is material for the artist and the novelist. In huts of one room, thatched with palm leaves, are famijies of eight or ten, eking out a miserable existence. They were driven out of their homes when the Pian was adopted to exterminate the Cu- ban race by starvation. In their suffering and wretchedness they appear cheerful, occupying a portion of the time in making palm-leaf hats, for which there is a very limited supply, and for which they get 6 cents each. Of course the children beg to help supply the absolute necessities of life. “In this sketch I have not attempted to picture the extreme horrors of the situa: tion, but rather to give a plain and un- vernished statement of what is seen at every turn. The death rate here, as else- where on the island, has been enormous. The governor of Matanzas told me that the first day he occupied the palace fifteen persons died in the courtyard. He further said that in that city 1,200 died in Novem- ber, 1,200 in December, 700 in January and 500 in February. = “The death rate is decreasing simply be- cause the material (the reconcentrados) is becoming less. Estimating the population of the city at 75,000 and taking the death rate of 20 in 1,000, that would give 1,500 deaths in a year. < “But here we have 8,600 deaths in four menths, more than seven times that of a normal death rate, and the sad thing of it all that the excess above the average rate shows the number of deaths from starva- tion and from nothing else. “On the cars.I was told that in San Cristobal one coach, used as a hearse, had carried to the cemetery 800 dead in twenty- six days, while many uncoffined dead were disposed of in other ways, and in another place of 3,000 inhabitants (Santa Cruz del Norte), not far from Matanzas, every dog and cat had been eaten and utter desola- tien confronts the place unless relief comes soon. The mayor of this‘town was Matemont T have made Ho berwes Mice lemen' ve le iss Barton to go to the relief of the place, which she promised to do, but God alone knows how much good it will do under the circumstances. Result of Cold Calculation. “Miss Barton says that this is a worse famine than that of Armenia or India. In India famine came because, of crop fail- ures and in Armenia gs the result of re- ligious fanaticism, but«here:in Cuba is a famine of cold calculation; with fertile land on every side ready to produce abund- ant food in response to the demand of hu- man labor. That labor has been withheld, in aecordance with the program laid down by_a heartless military’ruler, and now the lands are uncultivated and the people starving. > “The number of people who have starved in Cuba will never be definitely known. It is estimated that 800,000 were driven from their homes into the ¢ities“and towns. I had it from Spanish authority that, accord- ing to their figures, 225,000 have already perished; but it is said.that the Red Cross Society is in possession of figures showing that 425,000 Cubans have died as a result of Spanish cruelty from starvation, and that 200,000 more must inevitably die, mak- ing an aggregate of 625,000, or almost twice the population of the District of Columbia or the state of New Hampshire. Dr. Les- ser, an authority on the results of famine, who is on the ground, says that of the 175,. G00 not taken into account above, at least 5 per cent of them will die, making a grand total of 634,000 deaths of men, women and children as the result of Weyler’s inhuman and _barberous decree. “What a picture is that, eighty miles from our shores. And yet this great nation folds its arms, and officially asks, ‘Am I my brother’s keeper?” Thank heaven, the government of France did not reason that way when Lafayette fought side by side with Washington and Stark and Mad An- thony Wayne, when our forefathers were fighting for human freedom and indepen- dence. “It may be that the government of Spain, and the cities of Havana and Matanzas, are doing something to relieve this terrible suffering; but, if so, I did not see any evi- dences of it. The hope of the poor remain- ing sufferers is in this great government, and heaven be thanked our people are reaching out the hand of sympathy and af- fectionate interest in the shape of food and medicine and clothing. Destruction of the Maine. “I have been asked many times, ‘What of the Maine?’ I do not know. This, how- ever, I do know: A government that will deliberately starve 400,000 of its own peo- ple will do pretty much anything. If the ship was blown up from the outside what should our government do? Perhaps 1 should forbear to discuss that question now, but this I will venture to say: Human life, purposely taken, cannot be paid for in gold or silver. Mark my words, ‘purposely tak- en.’ And if it shall appear that such was the fate of 250 brave American sailors, then heaven pity the guilty parties. It will not be a question for arbitration, but a ques- tion involving the dignity gnd honor of this great republic. Of course for these words I will be called a jirgo, whatever that may mean; but I would infinitely rather be a jirgo than a tory. A vigcrous foreign pol- icy is necessary to the strength and dig- nity of any ration, and it is the best pos- sible assurance of peace that can be given. “There is little real loyalty to Spain in Cuba, as will be demonstrated when the hour of trial comes. Cuban sympathizers are found everywhere. On the cars be- tween Habana and Matanzas a prominent business man of the latter city openly ex- pressed his deep sympathy for Cuba, and, drawing from his pocket a little package, asked me if I would not like a picture of Gcmez, the grgnd and intrepid leader of the Cuban arly. The picture is here, a treasure with which I would not lightly part. ~ “I do not believe that Spain can subdue the insurgents. Already the war has cost Spain the lives of at least 100,000 soldiers and a vast amount of treasure, and the ap- proaching rainy season will decimate the Spanish ranks at a fearful rate. The Cu- bans have been oppr 4}, so long that they prefer death to continued Spanish rule, and why should they not? Taxation in Cuba, “Mr. President, has this Senate any idea what Spanish rule in Cuba really means? Let us look at the matter of taxation. In addition to all direct and indirect taxes on real estate @here is a tax on every door, every window and every chimney in every house; there a tax on every letter in every busine ; there is a tax on every me on every hotel régister. Licen: are required to build houses and to paint houses. Th is a tax on food animals as a whole, and also special taxes. on the horns, the hoofs and the hide. In addition to ail this, the interest on the debt is a tremendous burden, the salaries of Spanish officials are beyond all rezson, and the amount of mon- ey wrung from the Cubans to keep the Madrid government from complete insoly- 3 simply enormous. ‘What would we think of such a govern- ment as that? “No people on the face of the earth have been so oppressed, the treasury of Spain being literally suppiied from the revenues extorted from Cuba and the Philippine Is- Jands. Time for Spain to Retire. “Mr. President, as far as I know, no one in this country desires war with Spain, but the pcople of this country have come to the conclusion that the time has come for Spain to retire from the western hem- isphere. She has by, misgovernment and cruelty forfeited every claim upon the Gem of the Antilles, and in the interests of a common humanity this country should intervene and stop the war. “Mr. President, it will be remembered that one hundred years ago Spain owned a large part of what is now the United States, all of Mexico, most of Central and South America, and many*of the West India Islands. Within a hnudred years, as the result of misgovernment and misrule, | has lost all of her territory on the western hemisphere except the islands of Cuba and Porto Rico, and if any one can tell me why she should be allowed to lomger retain control of Cuba the infor- mation will be gratefully received. I cer- tainly know of no reason. “I may be wrong, but it seems to me that it is a reproach to the civilization of the age that a bankrupt and corrupt gov- ernment like Spain should be permitted to hold in bondage on this continent a people who have aspirations fer the same liber- ty that we enjoy. “Our forefathers went to war beczuse the mother country put a tax on tea. Cuba has ten thousand more reasons than we nad for rebellion, and she deserves the sympathy and help of every true Amer- ican. “If I have read history correctly, not since the downfall of the Roman empire has there been such a story of the rise to greatness and the fall to helplessness of a great power es in this instance of Spain. “One after one of Spain’s possessions have fallen away, like bricks from a mold- ering wall, until today she stands alone, bankrupt in resources, but still clinging to that policy of cruelty, of oppresson and extermination which has been her only known method of dealing for four hundred years, until finally forced to con- front the republic of freedom, of equality, of justice, of humanity, of civilization. “It is not accident or chance which has brought about the present situation. It is inexorable destiny, which decrees that the last of Spain’s ill-gotten’ possessions in this hemisphere will be Hfted to freedom by the one republic which represents every- thing that Spain hag antagonized during her whole history. “Fortunately, the people of this great re- public are thoroughly’ aroused to the sit- uation, and the great: heart of the Amer- ican populace is in full..sympachy with Cuba. Religion and, humanity alike de- mand that this unhdly war shall cease, and cease it should, even ‘though the g!it- ter and glamor of military rule shall end, and a decaying and discoipte throne shall pass away never to return. Cuban Annexation. : “Mr. President, I am: asked what I would have done. The question .is one demand- ing an honest and careful answer. The senator from Vermont closed his speech by a declaration that he.does not favor an- nexation, but, for myself, looking to the future peace and prosperity of the island, I am of opinion that, sooner or later, this great government will of necessity absorb Cuba, and if it is to come, why not now? “It is argued that we do not want terri- tory peopled by a race different in nation- ality afd habits of-life from our own. Is it forgotten that when we absorbed joe fornia, Florida and Texas that same ib lem confronted our governm2nt? ‘The prob- lem was soon solved, and. who dares now say that California, Florida and Texas are less American than Massachusetts, Vir- ginju and New York? Ours is a great coun- try of marvelous resourcés and infinite-pos- sities. We ar? 9} @ united peo- ple, and it {s ‘utterly idle to say that we cannot successfully govern an island that is practically a part of our own territory, To doubt our ability. to do that is a re- flection upon the strength of republican in- THE OFFICIAL WEATHER MAP. EXPLANATORY NOTE: Observations taken at » TSth meridian time. Solid lines are isobars, or lines of equal air pressure, drawn for each tenth of an inch. Dotted lines are isotherms, or lines of equal temperature, drawn for each ten degrees. Shaded areas are regions where rain or snow has fallen during preceding twelve hours. The words “High’’ Birometer, ‘Small arrows fy with the wind. and “Low” show location of areas of high and low COLDER TONIGHT. The Temperature Will Fall to About the Freezing Point. Forecast till 8 p.m. Thursday: For the District of Columbia, eastern Pennsylva- nia, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland, clearing and colder weather tonight; Thursday fair and colder, the tem- perature will fall to about freezing; north- westerly winds. For Virginia, fair tonight, probably pre- ceded by showers in northern portion; Thursday fair; colder, the temperature fall- ing to about freezing in northern and w ern portions; winds becoming northwest- erly. Weather conditions and general forecast: The storm hes moved rapidly to the north- eastward and is now central at the mouth of the Saint Lawrence river. ‘An extensive area of high pressure covers all districts west of the Mississippi. A beit of clouds extends from New Eng- land to Texas; clear weather to the west- ward throughout the upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys and the Rocky meuntain districts. The weather is also clear on the south Atlantic and east gulf coasts. Dur- ing the past twenty-four hours rain has fallen im the north Atlantic states, the lake regions, the Ohio and central Mississippi valleys. ‘The cold wave has advanced to the lake regions, the Ohio and central Mississippi valleys, and to central and northern Texas. ‘The weather remains clear along the At- lantic and east gulf coasts. Clearing and colder weather is indicated for tonight in the north Atlantic states, the lower lake region and the Ohio and lower Mississippi valleys. The weather will re- main fair in the southeast, with lower tem- perature in the interior tonight, and a gen- eral fall in temperature Thursday. There will be a decreasing cloudiness in the south- west, with continued low temperature to- night and Thursday. The following heavy irches) was reported: During the past twenty-four hours—Columbus, 2.13; Pitts- burg, 1.56; Saint Louis, 1.24; Indianapolis, precipitation (in 2.24, Springfield, Mo. 1.42; Ridgeway, Pa., 1. Pa., ; Brookville, Pa. 1.30; Oil City, Ps Parkers Landing, 2.68; Freeport, Pa., Davis Island, Pa., 1.82; Elwood Junction, Pa. 8; Claricn, Pa., 2.13; Bea- ver Dam, 6. Rivers—Th lowing changes in the riv- ers (in feet and tenths) have occurred: Risen, Pittsburg, 5.4; Davis Island Dam, 5.4; Parkersburg, 2.8; Cincinnati, Above the Canggr-line and rising, Pittsburg, 2.0. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 52; condi- tion, 3: receiving reservoir, temperature, 55; condition at north connection, 2; condition at south connection, 3; distributing reser- veir, temperature, 58; condition at influent gate house, 4; effluent gfte house, 9. Tide Table. 41 a.m. and 3:15 p.m.; yeh tide, 8:39 a.m. ard 9309 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 3:20 a.m. and p.m.; high tide, 9:19 a.m. and 9:47 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rises, 5:58; sun sets, 6:15. { Moon sets, 83 p.m. Tomorrow—Sun rises, 5:57. The City Lights. Gas lamps all lighted by 7:24 p.m.; ex- tingulshing begun at 5:05 a.m. The light- ing is begun one hour before the time named. Arc lamps lighted at 7:09 p.m.; ex- tinguished at 5:20 a.m. Records for Twenty-Four Hours. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning at 2 p.m. yes- terday: March 22, 4 p.m., 51; 8 p.m., 52; midnight, 49. March 23, 4 a.m., 49; 8 a.m., 52; noon, 56; 2 p.m., 60. Maximum, 60, at 2 p.m., March 22; mini- mum, 48, at 2 a.m., March 22. The following were the readings of the barometer at the weather bureau for the past twenty-four hours, beginning at 2 p.m. yesterday March 22, 4 p.m., 30.30; 8 p.m., 29.98; 12 midnight, 29.93. March 23, 4 a.m., 29.83; 8 a.m., 29.88; noon, 29.88; 2 p.m., 29.87. be accomplish2d let Cuban independence speedily come. American interests in Cuba have already suffered enough. We have patroled our coast in tie interest of Spain as long as we should, and w2 have spent quite too much money in proiecting our people from epidemic diseases coming to cur shores because of the insanitary con- dition of the harbor and ¢ of Havana. Spain bas failed to meet the r+quirements of an age of advanced civilization. Let the United States or Cuba take problem and solve it. The vigor shown by our carly statesmen in dealing with Spain in Jation to the acquisition of Florida is a precedent that may well be invoked in this crisis, for no one now hesitates tc commend the action of Monroe and Adams in dealing with that problem.’ Old Soldier in Trouble. Martin Burns, an old soldier and an in- mate ‘of the Hampton Home, came to this city yesterday to look after his pension claim. He got drunk and was found last night asleep on the Capitol steps. Police- man McMahon, who made the arrest, ask- ed Judge Kimball this morning io be len- ient with the prisoner. The latter id he was willing to make any apology neces- sary, and asked the judge to release him, as he said he was anxious to return to Hampton. Asked how he could gét back there, Burns said he could borrow the money for his fare from some comrades. After lecturing Burns on the question of intemperance the court released him on his personal bonds. ——————— Cuban Relief Fund. The following additional subscriptions for the benefit of the Cuban sufferers have been received at the office of The Evening Star: Heretofore acknowledged. L. 8. Perkin: Rev. L. P. Biss! INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS, Page 5 Page 4 Page 10 age 12 Page 5 ACCOUNTANTS, Ss T (Halls). T (Houses) T (Miscellaneous). FOR BI FOR R FOR RENT (Offices). FOR RENT (Pianos) FOR & (Rooms) FOR RENT (Stores)... FOR SALE (Bicycles) OR SALE (Houses). AN ORNITHOLOGICAL COMPARISON. “Hovering above the dark waters of that myste: tious harbor of Ha- vana, the black-winged vulture watchcs for the belated dead, while over it and above all there is the eagle’s piercing eye sternly watching for the House last Monday. _ FINANCIAL. STORAGE ROOMS’ every miuute of the twenty-four hours. And, remember, *t) lutely fireproof. Wash. Safe posit Co.—916-18 Pa. ay De- mb1-5m,14 American Security and Trust Co., 1405 GN.W. CAPITAL. . $1,250,000 SURPLUS, Foreign Exchange. Letters of Credit. Brown Brothers & Co. Letters of Credit issued for the use of Travelers, available in all parts of the world. OFFICERS. President lee President Troms Soret Trost Om. 3 : Auditor Assistant Tre - Assistant 8: American Security and Trust Co., 1405 G. 1t “Spend less than you get” —and with the difference begin and maint a avings account—here in this bark. This the oldest Savings Institution in town: ‘s unique in that It has greater advantages to offer you than any bank in town. Find out about them by calling. Union Savings Bank, 1222 F St. mb1S-16d_ re golng to store your furniture, and ve time and a , Bee me or tele- 74, ond I will et yeur furvitere in Iny Mf wareLouses as low as any man in the bess. Will haul your furniture 2s low as ans of them, and walt for the money if necessary. Will take your surplus furniture In exchange for storage snd havling charges. Money advanced if desired. Store with me once and you'll never store elsewhere. Marcus Notes, 637 La. ave. CONGRESSIONAL STORAGE WAREROOMS, mh8-3m_ 214, 216 445 st. nw. MONEY 10 LOAN Being the Washington representatives of four of the largest Savings Banks of Baltimore, Md., to- gether with our private clientage, we are prepared to entertala loaus on city real estate at a minl- mum cost to the borrower. Wescott, Wilcox & Hieston, _mhs im ___1907 Penn, ave. ow. W. B. Hibbs & Co., BANKERS & BROKERS, Memters New York Stock Exchange, 1427 F Street. Corespendents of LADENBULG, THALMANN & CO. de6-164 New ¥ Thomas P. Morgan, Life Insurance and Annul ties. ASSETS OF COMPANY OVER $253,000,000, OFFICE 1333 F ST. N.W. fe16-3m,14 ‘Telephone 1126. Cc. T. Havenner, ROOMS 9 AND 11, ATLANTIC BUILDID AND ADAMS BUILDEN 1233-1235 F ST. N.W. Stock and Grain Broker. Direct Wires to New York and Chicago. Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Provisions, Cotton, Bought and sold for CASH or on MARGI Careful 2tyntion given to FRACTIONAL LOTS. Correspondent, F. L, LORING, 10 Wall st., New York. no29-21d People Who Want lloney. This association Las $190,000 ready out and at the lowest building and loan ru but an inv Lis axsociation lly advantageous features, Washington Nat'l BI'd'g and Loan Assn.—12th and G Sts. mh10-31n,21 Washington Loan & Trust Co., OFFICE COR. 9TH AND F STS. PAID-UP CAPITAL, ONE MILLION, —— _ Loans in any umount made on approved real estate or collateral, at reasonable s. Interest paid upon deposits on daily bal- ances subject to check. This company acts as executor, adwminis- trater, trustee, agent, treasurer, registrar and in all otber uduciary capacities. Boxes for rent in burglar and fire proof vaults for safe deposit and storage of val- uable packages, JOY EL If soa wish to phone 15 rk. offers excepti. - President Vice President 24 Vice President 30HN RB. CARMODY ANDREW PARKER. JOHN L. WEAVER. fes-th,s,w,tf CORSON & MACARTNEY, Members of the New York Stock Exchange, site of, Meera. Van Emburgh & Atters Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds, Deposits. Exchat be Loans. Railroad stocks nd bonds jand all securitios Usted or the exchanges of New York, Philadelphia, Boston ard Baltimore bought and sold. A specialty nade of investment securities. Dis- trict bonds and all kcal Railroad, Gas, Insurance and Telephone Stock deult in, American Bell Telphoue Steck bought and sold, Je31-1 Money at 5 PerCent toLoan On real estate in District of Columbia. No 3e- lay in closing loans. ap2i-tf HEISKELL & McLERAN, 1008 F st. HEALTH--PLEASURE—PROFIT— A HOME aT awbli-tt CLEVELAND PARK, Washington Savings Bank Pays‘inierest on savings aad comicercial accodnte, terest on savings nad com a a = Teal eatate, gy i Ps. fe deposit box%s for rent al ‘® year ward. “Open daily until 4:30 p.m. and Saturday evenings 6 to 8B fe26-1m MONEY TO LOAN IN SUMS FROM $1,000 UPWARD, AT LOWEST = OF INTEREST, REAL ESTATE IN THE DISTRICT. BR. 0 HOLTZMAN, COR. 10TH AND F STS. ¥. - Not an Ordinary Case. "m guilty,” pleaded a colored woman named Mary Lewis, when arraigned in Judge Ximball’s court this morning. ha