Evening Star Newspaper, June 13, 1898, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDiNGS, 3107 Ferneylveria Avenue, Cor. 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. Kew York Office, 49 Potter Buildiay. The Erenirg Star fs served to subscribers fn the ‘eity by crrriers, on thefe own account, at 10 cents Ber week. or 44 cents per month. Copies at the ceunter 2 certe eacb. By mafl—anywhere ta the United States «r Caasda—postage prepaid—S0 cents Per month Saturday Q fo ntnpl- Sheet Star, $1 per year, with led, $3.08. t'Gffice at Washington, D. C.. second-class mal matter.) C7 All mafl sutscriptions must be pad in advance. Rates of advertising made known on applicatior. Che £vening Star. No. 14,129. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1898-FOURTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. OFF FROM KEY WEST Departure of the Army of Invasion at Daylight. - + A FORCE OF OVER 15,000 SOLDIERS —_—_-+— Only Three Volunteer Organiza- tions Included. LATE FIGHT UNREPORTED The first division of United States troops to begin the invasion of Cuba sailed from Key West at daylight this morning. The expedition com- ptises 773 officers and 14,564 enlist- ed men, all under the command of Maj. Gen. Shafter. A large force of trans} conveyed the troops un- der the convoy of a strong squadron ranging from the im- of warships, mense battleship to the small gun- boat, and armed fast sailing yacht. The troops will arrive off Santiago Thursday morning at the latest, bar- Ting storms or accident, and the landing probably will take place on the afternoon of that day or Friday. It is expected that the second Ma- ila expedition will leave tomorrow. Lam- ve been chartered for use as steamers Nucez and nsports in carrying troops from Florida. It is denied that Ambassador Hay reported to the effect that Manila had f allen. ssistant Secretary Meiklejohn to- day directed Brig. Gen. Frank to re- lease the Spaniard, Eduardo Mon- in whose baggage was found many letters addressed to persons in It was developed that the man was not a spy, and the papers Spain. contained nothing incriminating or dat the War formaily at roun: Ss morning that the fi had left Key West at né tiago, Cuba. lively con- Navy after an all- ed its conveying th trans- s r, who commands ith him a force of 4 enlisted men. The ps make up a and there are zations cn the Zist New York In- fe 24 Massachusetts eers and two dismounted Toor ch from the 1st r Cavalry, the reg commands and of is Ieutenant ese officers ts 1 is not yet Department. It was upon the mounted rifle- squadron: United St tw men to leay yehind, but this was a matter ¢ y. it is said, owing to lack of ommodation for the ses on shipbozrd. The best that the de- id do at stage in the way the cavalry contingent for tion was to include among the quadron of the 2d United States , fully mounted, with nine officers 2sv enlisted men. The Troops in the Expedition. ‘The full list of the troops that make up partment by General Shafter, 1s as Infantry regiments—6th, 16th, , New York Vo loth, Zist, 2d, 13th, 9th, 24te, Sth, husetts Volun- 7th, 17th 361 officers and 1v, nteers oy enlist- o dismounted squadrons of fo ops each from the 3d, 6th, 9th, Ist and 10th Cavalry and irons of four troops each from the s Voiui d cavalry, > mo teer Cavalry. 159 officers and i cavalry, one squad- . 8 officers and 280 enlisted Total Batteries C and K, 1st FB, 2d Artillery; 14 officers d men. tteries G and H, , siege, 4 officers and 132 en- Engineers—Companies C and E, 9 officers and 200 enlisted men. 1 corps—One detachment, 2 officers sted deta ital ff corps numbers 15 officers. © grand total of the expedition is 773 officers and 14,564 enlisted men. Obstacles to Overcome. 1. Shafter in his report indicates the great obstacles that had to be overcome tm order to embark his force at Port Tam- pa, and it is not likely, if his recommenda- tion carries weight, that an effort will be to again embark so large a number troops from this port without consid- the shipping facilities. 4 that by far the larger It b an unusually s ‘included, a: is almost aitos however, that infa: be cay tive s that will Owing to character £ Santiago, where the here will be little se of cavalry, so that ot been weakered in on of experts by withholding the mounts at the beginning df the follow them from this countr; ous and jung cavalry campaign. Expected to Arrive Thursday, The tri will arrive off Santiago Thurs- day mor at least, barring storms or accident, and the landing will likely take Place oa the afternoon of that day or Fri- ‘ day following, for, without doubt, Admiral Sampson is extremely anxious to reinforce the small body of marines now ashore at Guantanamo bay. The position of these men is not entirely satisfactory to the offi- cials here. While no advices have yet reached the Navy Department of the attack made on the marine foree by Spanish guerrillas Sat- urday night, there is no disposition to ques- tion the accuracy of the press reports. It cannot be said that the attack caused sur- prise here, but it was plain to be seen that it indicated to the officials some ugly possi- bilities for the future. It is apparent for one thing that regular organizations of troops fighting according to established methods are destined to meet with severe loss at the hands of irregular bodies, such as the Spanish guerrillas, who have ev! dently taken a leaf from the Cubans’ prac- tice and are conducting something like In- dian warfare in the jungles. One of the most annoying features attending this style of warfare is the worry imposed upon the soldiers, for a few score of irregulars can manage to keep in a state of unrest and excitement a large body of regular troops, preventing them from sleeping and general- ly disturbing them. Behind earth works there will be little reason for complaint on this score, and it is probable that our troops in operating in Cuba will be obliged fre- quently to have recourse to this means of defense. The Missing Officers. The two young marine officers who wer reported to be missing after the engag ment at Crest Hill, Cuba, between the United States marin nd Spanish guerri were among the ost popular of the of the Lieutenant Wendell ville is a © of Kentucky, ut thirty of age. in July, 1892, and s on the Cincinna ned in March, 1 at the York navy yard. In October of the year he married a daughter of Com- modore Howell, who at present commands the northern patrol fleet. Lieut. Melville J.Shaw is a na sota, and was appointed a ant in the marine cor; came directly to the he Washington and spent a y n the school of application, following that up by a course at the war college. He then went into active service at the marine barracks at Boston, and lived at Portsmouth, N. H. While on duty at the last named place he was detailed for service in Cuba. The Solace Of Santiago. By a fortunate coincidence the naval am- bulance ship Solace arrived off Santia and was at once available to two wounded ines who particl- pated in the fight at Crest Hill. The dead will be buried on Cuban soil. There is nothing unusuai about this, although it should now be fully reailzed that with ac tual warfare going on, the usual modes of war must be followed, and it is said by those in authority that they will not permit the removal of the dead from the point of and making me 2 of Minne- cond Heuten- 1, 186. He action. The presence of the Solace is fertunate circumstance for such of the murines who were wounded during the initial land fight of the war, as her splendid equipment gives them the benefit of the st perfectly appointed hospital. ‘To pro- je for every contingency the surgeon gen- eral of the navy placed on board the Solac: twenty-five folding co: They are awa from observation, and are so unlike coffins until put together that they are free from all gruesome uppearerce. They are to be used only for such wounded as die on beard ships. A practical embalmer, with all embalming supplies, also 1s on board. Relatives of some of the sailors who have died in the naval hospital at Key West and have been buried there have made urgent appeals that the bodies be sent north. The Navy Department has been most anxious to consider these appeals favorably, but has found it to be absolutely impossible un- der the state laws of Florida, which do not permit disinterments for two years after the first Interiaent. Capt. Taylor Commands the Warships Capt. Taylor of the battle ship Indiana is in command of the nayal convoy ficet which accompanies the transport skips. It has been presumed that this capable offi- cer would be charged with this duty, but the fact of his command can now be stated positively. The make-up of the convoy fleet fs still withheld, and, in fact, the Navy Department knows only as to the general character of its strength. Besides the In- diana one other battle ship and a first- cless cruise= accompany the fleet. The other ships are lesser cruisers, gunbo: and auxiliary craft. Five of the naval ships of the fleet first went to Port Tampa, wile eleven remained off Key West. When the five warships and the thirty-two trans ports reached Key West a junction w made with the eleven warships at that point, and the combined fleets started to- gether. Naval officials speak of it as a magnificent marine procession. The war transports stretched out for several miles, according to a nigh naval official. The w ips proper, headed by the majestic Indiana, stretched at least three-quarters of a mile. Sergt. Smith Served Here. The three marines reported as among those who fell in the first battle on Cuban soil, at Caimanera, belonged to the same company. They were comrades in Com- pany D of the 1st Battalion of Marines, and had joined the battalion together when it was organized on quick orders early in the war to proceed south and join the naval expedition. Of the men found victims of Spanish bul- lets on the battlefield just beyond the camp of the marine detachment, near the old cable station, one had served in the ma- rine barracks in this city. Two others were New England men, who were scarcely be- yond their majority in age. Sergeant Charles Hampton Smith, one of the victims, is a native of Maryland, born at Westminster thirty-one years ago, and has relatives in that section of the state. His next of kin, who will be promptly offi- clally notified, is his sister, Miss Coral G. Smith of Smallwood, Md. Sergeant Smith enlisted August 80, 1803, at the barracks here. While little is recollected of him here among the officers, enough 1s known to indicate he had a brave, intrepid spirtt, and was quickly promoted from private to the rank of sergeant. Commandant Heywood speaks of his record as an excellent one, and he was one of the first Picked out for service at the front. Private William Dumphy fs a native of Gloucester, Mass. He was twenty-two years old. He enlisted in the Marine Corps on the 9th of last December, and was ope of the recruits at the barracks at Boston. His next of kin is an aunt, Mrs. McDonald, No. 55 Duncan street, Gloucester, Mass. Private McColgan was another Massa- chusetts man. He was of the same age as Dumphy, twenty-two. He enlisted at the post at Boston, January 5, 1897. He is a native of Peabody, Mass., and his next of kin is an aunt, Mrs. Fanny O'Loughlin of Stoneham, Mass, | commandin, He entered the } after ORDERS OF GEN. OTIS) THE PRESIDENTS PosiTION) THE SUGAR TRUST Organization of the Manila Expedi- tion Into Brigades, FORCES 10 UNITE AT HONOLULU Christian Societies’ Efforts Moral Welfare of the Troops. gen Ne OF THE CAMPAIGN ag SAN FRANCISCO, June 13.—Major Gen. Otis today issued a general order redis- tributirg the troops now here into pro- visional brigades, as follows: for NOTES First Brigade—Brig. Gen. Miller, com- manding; 14th U. S. Infantry, 18th U. S. Infantry, 23d U. S. Infantry, 3d U. S. Ar- tillery, 4th U. S. Cavalry, one company U. S. Engineers, Batteries A and D, California Heavy Artillery. Second brigade—Brig. Gen. Chas. King, 18th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, S. Volunteers; 20th Regiment, Kansas, U. S. Volunteers; Ist Regiment, Idaho Volunteers; two battalions Ist Re trent Volunteers, to arrive. Third brigade—Brig. Gen. Harrison G Ctis, commanding; 7th Regiment, Cal nia Vclunteers; one battalion Volunteer: teers, Fourth brigide—Brig. Gen. Arthur Mac- ee ¥. for- Wyoming 1st Regiment, Montana Voiun- arthur, commanding; Ist Regiment, North Dakota Volunteers; Ist Regiment, Sor Dakota Volunteers; Sist Regiment, Iowa Volunteers. The above brigade formations are ex- pected to remain permanent until the troops have arrived in the Philippines, when the expenses of the campaign may necessitate nSes — Will Unite at Honolulu. An officer on the staff of Gen. Otis states that the first and second expeditions will be held at Honolulu to await the third, so that all may reach Manila together. ‘The 14th Infantry has received fort recruits from St. Louis and Clev: Major Robe’s command now require: men to complete it. Ist Iowa Regiment will probably be the brigade commanded by four and. about The Nebraska regiment and one battalion of the Idaho troops spent Sunday afternoon in rget prictice at the Presidio ra ‘The Idaho and Minnesota volunt peid off today The 13th Regiment of Minnesota Volun- teers has been presented with a handsome state flag by Mrs. L. A. Runge in behalf of the citizens of Minneapolis. It {s the handsom banner that will be carried by any of the trcops that are going to the Philippines. All the supplies of the South Dakota vol- unteers have been received, and this even- ing the regiment will be fully equipped. Moral Welfare of Tre partment of the Young M sociation ts knckn, will s Jackson and C. A. Glunz to Manila to werk among the troops sent to Admiral Dewey. The California Christian Endeavor Union has issued a second emergency call, which reviews the organized work carried on for years by the union in the army and navy. It requests all Christian Endeavor societies in this and other states sending troops to the Philippines, and also upon the churches of which these societies are a part, to stand by this work financially. HAWAIl IN THE SENATE Sea nd Frank A. The Opposition to Annexation Have Not Yet Disclosed Their Plan. A Filibuster Can Lengthen Out the Session, but Cannot Defeat Favorable Action, There is the greatest difference of opin- fon among senators as to the prospect of action by the Senate on the Hawaiian reso- lution. The most than can be said is that the matter has not taken shape yet to dt: close the intention of the opposition. One fact that does not escape the attention cf the opposition is that the friends of an- nexation have not lost any strength in numbers, and t their determination to have action is firmer than ever. The ¢p- position can lengthen out the session by filibustering, but they cannot prevent an- nexation. They can make the road A- cult, but this will involve as much on their part as upon the part of those who favor annexation, and they cannot be encouraged by any hope of ultimate success in pre- venting annexation, Cannot Force Adjournment. It has developed that their design to ferce an adjournment before the Hawalian resolutions are taken up cannot succeed. The discomfort of a protracted sitting of Congress during Lot weather is all that can result from an attempt to defeat ac- tion by a filibuster. It is predicted that such a filibuster could not last more than ten days. Members of the Senate and House who called on the President today and talked over the Hawalian situation state that it is positively settled that the American flag is to be raised over Hawaii. After the House has passed the Hawaiian resolution those islands will be annexed, whether the Senate acts on the resolutions or not. It is intended that a vote shall be had in the Senate, and that there shall be no adjourn- ment of Congress until the resolutions have been acted on. But if there is a pro- tracted fight and it is made apparent that the minority do,not intend to yield, annex- ation will not be delayed. Disheartening to the Opposition. The knowledge that such is the case fs expected to be dishesrtening to the oppo- sition, and it is regarded as not likely that they will keep up for long a filibuster which can accomplish nothirg. After the Amer- fean flag has been raised at Honolulu it will be an empty issve for the opposition to contend against action by the Senate on the resolutions. The President feels, as do his advisers, that with the resolutions agreed oa by the House and an acknowl- edged majurity in favor of them in the Sen- ate, the anrexation being regarded as a military necessity, he is fully warranted in taking possession of the islands for the purpose ot faciliteting our operations in the Philippines, and that he will be sustained by the whole country in doing so, If Congress Fails to Act on Hawaiian An- nezation He Will. He Thinks Posiponement of Action Until Next Winter Would Be a Blonder, One of the most prominent opponents of the annexation of Hawali in Congress was at the White House today seeking some army appointments for his state. The President is thought to have expressed himself as to his intentions, as the anti- annexationist said on leaving, “I am now satisfied that if Congress dees not annex the islands tne President will place the American flag over them anyhow,” official- ly confirming a statement made in The Star several weeks ago that no matter what Congress does the Sandwich Islands will become American property. Many of the best-known opponents of annexation have recently been made aware of the President's purposes and do not attempt to conceal their knowledge. e President’s Firm Position. nt has not made the slightest effort to influence Cong or the mem- of that body. Some of the opponents tion are his t personal His position, howev been so firm and determined that realized that cl minority opposition could not win and that doubtful tactics would not even result in temporary success, ‘This knowledge will have strong effect, it is said today, in bringing a vote in the Sen- ate. It will be seen that a vote may a well be taken before Congress adjourn: the postponement of the question will r sult in the executive branch taking action which ordinarily belongs to the legislative branch. At the same time it is recognized that. the President will act within the law and will not usurp authority which belongs to Congress. Postponement Would Be a Blunder. The President feels that to put off action on Hawaii until next winter might prove a great blund nd he will take no chane After Congress has adjourned the owner- ship of Hawali by Uncle Sam might prove of the greatest benefit to the country, and the President wants to provide against prebabilities, Unul the matter of the ippines wich L not be picpose Ss permanently settled the Sand- nds will be a factor which can- ignored. The President does not that the Hawailan Islands shall pass from the grasp of this country at this time. He thinks that if they were ever of value to the United States they are now, beyond dispute. ‘There is no lo a question of the Presi- dent's intention to seize the islands if Con- gress does not annex them. TROOPS SUFFER FROM HEAT Several Prostrations on the Transports at Tampa, Florida. Lack of Fresh Air and High Tem- perature Where Men Were Cooped Up. TAMPA, Fla., June 13.—General Coppin- ger is in command of the troops left at Tampa, and, it is believed, will command the next expedition to gall. The destina- tion of this second expedition will be Porto Rico. General Fitzhugh Lee's corps is not likely to go to Porto Rico, but will be sent to Cuba when the time comes to strike Ha- vana. The troops which left here for Key West prior to forming the first army of Cuban invasion were convoyed from Tampa to Key West by the Helena, Annapolis, Cas- tine and Windom. The troops were joyful when orders were received at last to make a start for Key West. The rumors of Spanish gunboats had delayed their de- parture after embarking and caused them to be warped into the slip near the plers. Life aboard a troop ship is not pleasant at the best, and with the intense heat that iled Thursday and Friday while the sports were kept in the slips, was de- cidedly disagreeable. The soldiers suffered greatly, but complained little. The man- ner in which the ships were crowded to- gether did not permit the portholes to be opened, and with the thermometer close to 1v0 the heat down in the holds of the ves- sels, where at night the troops were packed in like sardin Was simply unbearable. On one transport alone, the Cherokee, five regulars, inured though they were to all kinds of hardships, fainted away, while one or more cases of prostration were re- ported from nearly every other transport. Two men of the 7ist New York Volun- teers were among the sufferers, and it was hours before the physicians succeeded in restoring them to conscivusness. On Friday, however, the ships were ordered once more out into the stream, word hay- ing been brought up by the converted gun- boat Hornet that no trace of any hostile versel had been found. After a conference of several hours’ du- ration between General Miles and General Shafter and the different brigade com- menders, and after the exchange of a good many telegrams with the War Depart- ment at Washington, it was announced on Saturday that the expedition would sail shortly, and some hours later the start was made. —_——._— MORE SPANISH BLUSTER. Semi-Official Denial of Americans’ Landing in Cubi MADRID, June 13—A semi-éfficial note issued today emphatically contradicts all the American reports of the operations in Cuba and even denies that American ferces have effected a landing in Guan- tanamo bay or elsewhere, * The note concludes: “The European press will make a mistake in imagining Spain is Giscouraged and at the end of her resources. On the contrary, Spain is full of hope gn@ determined to continue the war.” e THIRTY PERSONS KILLED. =e Four-Story Building ‘at Biot, France, Collapses Today- CANNES, Juné’13.—A four-story building at Biot, a village near here, collapsed to- Gay. The full extent of the accident has not yet been ascertained, but it is. estimat- ed that thirty persons have been killed. Trcops were ordered to the scene, and are now engaged in clearing up the debris and recovering the bodies of the victims, Some Reasons Why It is Opposing Hawaiian Annexation. LOSE A PROFIT OF NEARLY $3,000,000 How It Has Buncoed the Hawaiian Sugar Producers. ———— SOME PLAIN FACTS “A Me well stuck to is as good as the truth” is an apt quotation describing the methods of those who are opposing Ha- waiian annexation, and urging that an- n2xation will be beneficial to the sugar trust. Another quotation equally apt, in this connecticn, is that “It is a filthy bird that fouls its own nest,” for 1t is Mr. Hen: Oxnard, who, like Abou Ben Adam, all the rest” in assertion that the wicked sugar trust is promoting annexation for its own benefit, while he, Oxnard, is simply picmoting the public weai by protecting the poor beet farmers (and, incidentally, the interests of those eminent beet’ farm- ers with whom he inership, Me Spreckels, and Seari Mr. one of the men who put his re- | finery inte combine which criginaliy ronstituted the trust—in fact, he may be considered as one of the bac the trust germinate and timately a from which is yet so in- i intertwined and sardwiched into the bewiideri oe s of » cor- porations, partnerships and combines with ho the trust magnate cover up their connections proceedings that no one i make affi avit as to exactly where Ox- rd ends nd Spreckels, Searles and Have- meyer begin. When, therefc Mr. Oxnard se Ss to Dlacken the character of Hawaiian an- nexation by alleging that it is in bad com- gnates the trust as its spon- ‘ouling his own brood. stile and a washing of the le which for inne ards and spades a. besides to Bret Hart Mr. Oxnard ures us that the sugar trust “is exclusively a refin- ing and not a ar-producing busine ui the cheaper it can get the raw product the mo profit it can make; that ann tion will admit raw sugar’ from Hawaii free, and, therefore, will be beneficial to the ount “heathen Chine su trust by reducing the price of raw. r and ring them of a certainty of sup- ply, while the tariff will keep the price of ‘ined affording the trus If were needed to demonstrate i Henr, is the agent of the trust in Ha- Wallan annexation it is the s and for the past year anda en haunting the halls of Congress ‘inning this tale into the ears of members, printing and distributing it broadcast in pamphlets and publishing it, both in the guise of editorial matter and in article ned over his n intel own ; for Mr. Oxnard an expert in the ly familiar with eries. Some Plain Facts, The plain facts about and its interest in the are as follow! First, under the Hawalian reciprocity treaty refining grades of raw sugar alread come in free, but that treaty does not ad- mit duty free either refined sugar or light colored raw sugar. Under existing cenditicns, therefore, Ha- waiian sugar cen come to the American rket only in a crude state, fit only for ining; because the duty imposed upon fined sugar and light colored raw sugar all its intricacies and m the Hawaii. sugar trust 1 question so great as te prohibit importation. Present conditions therefore give the (rust free raw material and prohibit competi- tion with its refined product. In case cf annexation, however, all this will be changed; for, as Hawaii will be America® territory, all sugar produced by it—refined and high-grade raws, as well as low-grade refinery grade raws HM be 2x- empt from duty, end the Hawaiian sugar producers will be able to refine th own stgar or make a light grade raw sugar which can successfully compete in the Amcrican market with the refined sugar produced by the trust. The sugar trust n akes a profit of from a quarter to a half a cent, equal to from $3 to $10 a ton, oa every pound of sugar pro- duced by it. The Hawaiian sugar crop last year amounted to 240,000 tons. A profit of $10 a ton on 240,000 tons amounts to $2,400,000, There is no reason to believ2 that Ha- wallan sugar producers will sell their raw sugar to the Sugar Trust when the law will allow them to do their own refining and themselves sell their sugar in ths open market Under existing conditions the Sugar Trust obtains fre? raw sugar and is protected from Hawaiian competition in the refined sugar market. Under annexation, the Hawaiian produc- ers being able to refine and sall their own sugar, the Sugar Trust will lose its present supply of 240,000 tons of raw sugar per an- num and the profit which it would other- wise have made in refining such amount of stgar, amounting, as above shown, to ap- proximately $2,400,000 per annum. Second. Under existing conditions the Sugar Trust has for years been the only purchaser of raw sugar in the American twarket. Hawaiian sugar producers have therefore been obliged either to sell thzir sugar to the Sugar Trust or ship it to Eng- land. The greater cost of shipping to Eng- land, by reason of increased freight, insuy- ance, inter2st and deterioration of the sac- charine strength of the sugar, amounts to approximately an eighth of a cent per pound, or $2.50 per ton. The trust has taken advantage of this situation to compel the Hawailan planters to sell their product to it at $2.50 a ton less than tha American market price, which reduced price the Ha- waiian producers have been obliged to ac- cept, because, first, there was no other pur- chaser in ths United States; second, they could not themselves refine their sugar, be- cause the American tariff has been so high as to prevent them from sending refined sugar to th> United States, and, third, there was no object in shipping it to Eng- land, because in so doing they would get no higher price, while, the market being more distant, the returns would be slower. Buncoing the Hawaiian Sugar Pro- ducers. Under existing conditions, therefore, and for the past ten years, the sugar trust has been able to bunco the Hawaiian sugar producers out of $2.50 per ton on each and every ton of raw sugar produced by them and purchased by the trust, because such producers were helpless to protect them- selves. If anbexation takes place, however, if the American sugar refiners do not offer the full market price for raw sugar, the Ha- walian progucers will be able to refine and sell it thei#elves. Consequently, the sugar trust no longer having the whip handle over ihe Hawaiian sugar producer, will lose this $2.50 per ton which {t heretofore has been receiving as a pure bonus. A profit of $2.50 per toh on 240,000 tons, the annual Hawaiian crop, amounts to $360,000 per arnum. ‘The above figures demonstrate, therefore, that annexation gyill cause a loss to the sugar trust of 400,000 plus $550,000, or $2,930,000 per annum. Ee The principle involved is not changed by the fact that a part of the Hawaiian sugar crop for ISY8 has been secured by a new rivaf refinery, and that for the first time in ten years the sugar trust has failed to Secure the entire Hawaiian sugar crop and the profit accruing therefrom. The trust may quibble as to the exact fraction of a cent per pound of profit which it may make in refining sugar, or upon oth- er details; but, however regardless it may be of the fate of Ananias and Saphira, the fact will remain beyond possibility of di: pute that Hawatian annexation will cause a loss of millions of dollars per annum to the sugar trust, and will be the beginning of an era, to be supplemented later Ly do- mestic production of beet sugar, will break the grip of one of the greatest powers for evil now threatening repre: tative government. THE FALL OF MANILA. No News Received of the Fact by the Administration. Two cabinet_members who went to the White House today assert that no d>part- ment of the administration has received of- ficial news of the fall of Manila. The ad- ministration is expecting such news, and would gladly welcome {it under most condi- tions, but has receiyad nothing so far. It id that the administration wouid have ho reason to suppress such news if it had come. +] EUROPE CONSIDERS INTER Notes Passing Between All the Powers Except England. LONDON, June 13.—The Dai ays e ally this morning: We learn from an exceptionally informed source that communications character which lend thems official repudiation are passing between Vienna, Paris, scrlin and St. Petersburg jon the question of interveation between in and Ameri NTION. Telegraph ofa ly to It is sald that Emperor Francis Joseph has taken the initiative. Spain, however, must face the situation sc Cuba and Pcrto Rico will obtain independence, and in all probability the United States will retain the Philippines as security for th indemnity, which is not likely to be paid for many J All the ial dispatches from Berlin this morning deny that Germany has any inten- tion of calling a conference as to the ¢ ailip- pines. oe TO LAND AT ZACHE A BAY. Gen, Shafter’s Ex, Reach Cuba hursday. (Copyright, 18: by the Aesuciated Press.) MOLE ST. NICOLAS, June 12—6 p.m.— The expedition from Tampa under General Shafter, convoyed by warships from the north Cuban blockading squadron, will land in or near Zachera bay, nine miles west of Santiago. Operations will begin immediately. The arrival of the transports with 26,000 infa try, three squadrons of cavalry and a regi- ment of artillery 1s expected off Santiago by Thursday. When the Associated Press dispatch boat Dauntless left Guantanamo bay this (Su day) morning the cable steamer Adria was pling for the Haytien cable. The cable is to be spliced. and Admiral Sampson will ition Expected to hold it for direct communication with Washington, pin ae > PRINCE OF WALES’ LEVEE. Ambassador Hay Presents a Number of Americans, LONDON, June 13.—The Wales held a levee today. States ambassador, Col. John Ha: ; seeretary of the United States embassy, Henry White; the second secretary, J. R. Carter, and Chauncey M. Depew. who spent Sunday at Blenheim with the Duke ond Duckess of Marlborough, attended the function. Prince of The United > «tho Cc. Richardson of Washington, artin, jr., J. Stokes and R. Ward E. H. Litchfield of Brooklyn, 1 Fieid, jr., of Chicago were presented. DISCREDITS MANILA RUMOR Mr. Briggs is in Constant Oommunication With That City. He Does Not Think the Spanish Have Surrendered to Dewey or Aguinaldo. zs LONDON, June 13.—Seeretary Briggs of the Mantila Railway Company, who is in ecnstant communication with Manila, dis- credits the rumors in circulation as to the surrender of that place. He received a cable message from Manila yesterday via Hong Kong, reporting that the road was working, and no mention was made of the city having surrencered. Mr. Briggs believes the Spaniards would surrender to Rear Admiral Dewey in pref- erence to being conquered by the insur- gents. The Secretary is informed that a full understanding exists between Admiral Dewey and the insurgents, and {t.is gen- erally believed at Hong Kong and Maniia that before Aguinaldo, the insurgent leader, consented to return to Manila he secured pledges that the United States weuld not leave him in the lurch by re- turning the Philippine Islands to. the Span- fards. Referring to the Spanish tales of alleged insurgent atrocities, Mr. Briggs says they are utter nonsense. He adds that the na- tives of the Philippine Islands are the mildest people in the world, and asserts that all the Eurepeans there were sur- prised that they mustered up courage enough te revolt. LONDON, June 13.—Ambassador Hay's attention was called this morning to @ re- port that he had received information via Hong Kong that Manila had surrendered. He stated that the story was unfounded. Ses BIDS FOR RIFLE FORGINGS. Will Be Assembled at Washington Gun Foundry. The Navy Department opened bids today for twenty sets of forgings for five-inch breech-loading rifles. The bidders were the Bethlehem company and the Midvale com- pany, at 23 cents per pound each; the Ill- ingsworth company, at 22 cents; the White- stone Forge and Construction Company, at 22% cents. The time of delivery varies from thirty to seventy-five days. The guns will be assembled at the Washington gun foundry. ——_——--e- —______ Personal Mention. Rev. Dr. E. C. Gordon fs the guest of Rev. Dr. Pitzer. He went to Camp Alger Satur- ‘day to see his son Stanley, who is a volun- teer in one of the Missouri regiments, Gov. Tyler of Virginia, who came here to see the President on business, is staying with Capt. Stockton Heth at 1409 Massa- chusetts avenue northwest. * Guns the THE STAR BY MAIL, Persons leaving the city for any period can have The Star mailed to them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering it at this office, in person or by Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 c for two weeks, or 50 month. Invariably in advance scribers changing their address from one Post-office to another #h a | give the last address as well as the letter, s cents per Sub- new one. -ECKINGTON First Step in the Work of Improve- ment Taken Today. pennies, BIDS OPENED FOR POWER HOUSE —»— PLANS Electricity Will Run the Cars of the Road. COMING CONSOLIDATION Today bids were opened at the office of the Potomac Electric Lighting Company for the erection of a new power house for the company on the elite of the present ture at the foot of 33d street, Georgetown. The object ts to enlarge the capacity of the present plant, and the importance of this action to the public lies in the fact that it is the beginning of the active work of in- strue- Jling on the Eckington street railroad nd the allied lines the modern electric motive system. The Dill providing for the reorganization of these companies has not yet become a law, but it is in conference, and it is tial to pass both houses at any time. In antici- pation of favorabi well as |tion Mr. 0 Crosby, who }this city the syndicate conir | railroad properties decided to pi Jward as far as it w be safe ine 5 Jarations for equipping th s With 1 hew motive power, atid as electricny is to be furnished trom the ywer house of eo Potomac Company, it will be w ssary to enlarge th ant he new building is to be of sufficie to allow the erec oft ad e gines of large capacity, and, with th: now in use, there will be tive cagines. Wh the pending bill becomes ing a controlling interest tr proceed to consolidate t Washington and Mary out Rhode Island av law thos we extended from 4th street east to the bounds of the Dis- trict, and that portion of Columbia and Maryland which ts to run from the bounds of the District toward Laurel, Md. ers will be elected, and it is probasle that Mr. Crosby will have the practical management of the affairs of the company. It then the pur to carry out the plans announced several mo and which have been held up p Puce tion of Congress These plans in brief, as previously stated in The Star on the authority of Mr. Cros- by, who is in charge of the interests of the syndicate tn this city, comprise the instal- lation of the underground system on all the sections of the Eckington road within the bounds of the city and the building of an everhead line on the sections outside of the limits of the city and extending into Mary- lend. It is estimated that the distanc: 15th and G streets, the western end lins, to the eastern terminus will miles, and as it is about two miles first-named point to the Potomac house in Georgetown the electric will be transmitted a distance of miles and will be expected to do work at that distance. it is Mr. Crosby’s announced purpuse to award the contract for the str work at as early a period as the action of Coagress may seem to warrant, and he expects when the bill b2comes a law to be in a position to begin at once on some of the details of the great undertaking. LSA nee FOSTER HAD FLED, Recently Extradited Attorney Charg- ed With Embezzling Trust Funds. NEW YORK, June 13.—It became known at the district attorney's office tod that William Fcster, formerly counsel to t gratuity fund of the produce exchang and recently extradited from Europe, had - fied from the jurisdiction of the court. In 1882 Foster left America and wert to England with $193,000 of the fund which had been entrusted to his charge. He was traced to England and brought back to this country. He was arraigned and bail Was fixed at $20,000, Foster was seen last a week ago. A bench warrant has been issued for his arrest TO WIDEN NINETEENTH STREET. Favorable Report Made to the Senate This Afternvo: In the Senate today Mr. Gallinger made @ favorable report on a bill to secure the widening of 19th street extended with a width of ninety feet from Florida avenue to Columbia road ,and to connect Wy ming avenue across Columbia road, and to fix and establish the grades of 19th street within sixty days from the date of the ap- proval of this act. This widening of the street is to be secured by the condemnation of land on the east side. The report ac- companying the bill states that under the highway act a jury a: 1 the damages Sess for opening this street at $48,700, and this amount was deemed excessive by the courts and the judgment was set aside. It is thought another jury will reduce the award. The report states that the prop- erty at the intersection of 1th street and Columbia road was willed by Miss Kibbe to the Hospital for Incurables and to the Hu- mane Society, so that these two institutions of the District of Columbia would come in for the major portion of the award of damages. Mr. Gallinger also introduced in the Sen- ate a bill to relieve Michael MeNulty of the District of Columbia from the operation of the act to restrict the ownership of real estate in the territories to American citi- zens. —____- e+ — MONTESI TO BE RELEASED. The Papers Found on Him Contained Nothing Incriminatt Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn today di- rected Brig. Gen. Frank, commanding the Department of the East at New York, 10 release the Spaniard Eduardo Montesi, who was arrested cn the steamship Tartar Prince Saturday evening, and in whose baggage were found many letters ad- dressed to p2rsons in Spain. It’ was de- veloped on investigation that the man was guiltless so far as the belicf that he was a epy was concerned, as the papers con- tained nothing incriminating or damaging. At the same time the officials think he Violated the postal regulations in personal- ly carrying letters to persons in §&| a, but the circumstances were not of such a character as to justify the prosecution of the man. ——____- e+ —-—__ White House Callers. Senators Pritchard, Hawley and Foraker, and Representatives Alexander, Fleming and Hilborn were among the visitors at the White House today. Senator Pritchard has been at work, together with Mayor Springs, to have Charlotte, N. C., mae the recruiting point for the Sth Regiment of im- munes. It is thought that Charlotte will be selected. Col. Lee has been ordered 10 proceed there to investigate the advisa~ bility of making that place his headquar- + ‘The President complimented Representa- tive Alexander on his speech, made in the House Saturday last, on the annexation of Hawaii. . Col. Griffith, chief of staf’ of Governor Mr. Heth Tyler is the guest of relatives} Lowndes of Maryland, had a conference j at 1409 Massachusetts avenue. With the President today. .