Evening Star Newspaper, June 30, 1898, Page 1

— AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 21€) Fenzsylvaria Avenue, Cor. 11th &t., by i Ne Com; seg Few York Ofice, 49 Potter Buildiag, ‘The Evenirg Star ts served to subscribers in the sity by cirriers, om thetic own account, at 10 cents per week. or 43 cents per month. Copies at the ectoter 2 certs each. By mail—anywhere in the United States «f Ouneda—postage prepald—60 ecats per mont! ‘ee ee Star, $1 per year, witb reign poftage added. (Entered at the Po t Office at Washington, D. C.. as second-class ma'l matter.) 7 All mail subscriptions must be pald in advance. Bates of advertising made known on appiicstior. No 14,144, .° WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1898-SIXTEEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. =—=S=~a 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 letter. Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 cents { for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. Invariably in advance. Sub- ecribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should give the last address as well as the new one. FLED FROM CANEY Three Thousand Spanish Troops Afraid to Stay, a QUR FORCES ARE ADVANCING ane Soe THE EVENING &STAR. ee PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. } Maj. Gen. Shafter is at the Front in Command. Siege Guns Have Started for the Place of Attack. IN SIGHT OF SANTIAGO _—— The Spaniards have practically evacuated Caney, close to and north- in at before the gradual advance of the American force. Dispatches dated yesterday state that our army was expected to of Sant cast attack it the same day. Shafter has moved to the front and occupies a tent with Gen. Wheeler, according to advices from Camp Juragua. The Spanish fleet under Admiral Camara is still at Port Said. Gen. Wheeler's official report of the battle of Siboney has been sub- mitted. The Senate committee on privil- eges and elections reported the bill to let troops in the field vot A military telegraph station has been established at Sevilla, the cen- ter of the present military operations, and connection made with the French cable line, bringing General Shafter into direct communication with the War Department. The authorities reject the Spanish report of the sinking of the Brooklyn, and class the report with other ex- ploded stories of Spanish origin. Advices received by the War De- partment as to when the entire fleet of transports will sail from Tampa with reinforcements for Gen. Shafter are not clear, but some are expected to leave today. Gen. (Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.) neral Lawton’s Headquarters, Five s East of Santiago de Cuba, Wednes- June 29, 6 p.m., via Kingston, maica, Thursday, June 7 American officers generally exp2ct a ment today to capture Can ficially spelled El Gauey, which is 2 short five miles northeast of Santiago. This, however, is not official. Such a move may draw the Spaniards in force from San- o; but in view of their previous re- eats when our army might have been se- riously harrassed on the march, an aggres- sive move upon the part of the Spaniards 1s considered unlikely. The American troops spent yesterday in , Otherwise engaging reconnolsances. General Shafter in person, with a small y, connected ‘oad. utenant Standing and a detail of Cu- in escort, went almost to Can with Santiago de Cuba by re b and American sharpshooters occu- pied a small hill northwest of the Ameri- can lines and looking directly down on both Caney and Santiago. Nearly Evacuated It. Caney now seems to hold only about 3vu Spanish troops, the number reported by the Cuban scouts, in spite of the belief of the Americans first here that the 3,000 Spaniards ¢ forward by our advance on Baiqujri and Jaragua had all retreated on Caney and not on Santiago. The small number of troops now at Caney indicates that the Spaniards have practically evacu- ated the place, and this is believed to be the case. Lieutenant Standing was not molested during his observation, though he passed through a camp which twenty-four hours prisoner has been dedicated by the men to carrying thelr captain's baggage. The camp conditions continue hard. Heavy rains yesterday set everything aficat. Rations, however, are being served out more regularly, but they are still not plentiful. Officers and men fare alike. The latter are suffering during the cold nights from lack of the blankets thrown away on the march. These have been appro- riated by the Cubans, who take every- thing in sight and do as little as possible. On the whole, they actually fare better than our men. SHAFTER IN THE FIELD. He Temporarily Occupies a Tent With Gen. Wheeler. (Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.) Camp Juragua, Wednesday, June 29, 6 p.m., via Kingston, Jamaica, Thursday, June 30, 6:30 a.m. jor General Shafter b} | decided today to establish his headquarters in the field, and he will occupy a tent to- night with General Wheeler until he de- cides upon a permanent location for his headquarters. There is every indication that Juragua will cease to be the headquarters for the army, other than for the medical and com- missary departments in two or three days. A sufficient force to guard the place will be left here, probably from the volunteer force of six thousand men now coming from Tampa, and practically the entire fighting force will swing into Caney or Aguadores, making the base of operations before Santiago de Cuba at this place. The railroad from here to Santiago is, be- ing rapidly pushed by the engineers and a large force of troops. Its completion will greatly simplify the movement of suppli and the pack train will have no more ar- duous work than transporting the food and ammunition from point to point at the front. The siege guns were landed at Baiquiri last night and have started for the front. IN SIGHT OF SANTIAGO. American Forces See Its Roofs by Day and Lights at Night. Special Dispatch to Ibe Evening Star. SIBONEY, June via Playa del Este, June 30.—The American forces are sep- arated from the Spanish line by a mile and a half of valley, in which the Cuban pickets and the 7th, 12th and 17th Regiments, un- der Brigadier General Caffee, are en- camped. From the La Cruz heights the roofs of Santiago are in sight by day and the elec- tric lamps by night. Our four batteries of light artillery command the Spanish in- trenchments on the opposite hillside. The Roosevelt regiment, being sharp- shooters, will fight with the artillery. Some rough riders came this mcerning to swim in the ocean. The troops are learn- ing how to endure the sun and are full of energy. The men of the 7ist carried fifty pounds each on their backs, three days’ ra- tions, and 200 rounds of ammunition, and stood it well. General Shafter has ammunitioned his corps for a hard battle, though the Spanish habit, like that of the Cuban guerrillas, is to fire and run. They expected the Ameri- cans to do the same, but here they are in the suburbs of Santiago. Such haste sur- prises them. The military road is nearly in condition to forward heavy artillery. GEN. KENT'S ADVANCE. His Division, With Cavalry, Has Gone Northward to Caney, Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. SIBOD , June 27, via Playa del Este, June 29.—General Kent's division, headed by the 7. New York and containing cay- alry, all except one squadron unmounted, this morning started for Sevilla, where General Lawtor’s headquarters are. ‘They probably arrived there this evening, and their orders are to advance thence north- ward to El Caney. General Wheeler, now nearer to the coast, is to follow inland. Four batteries of light artillery have been pushed forward near General Lawton’s outpost at San Juan, and by morning 16,000 troops, including Cuban allies, will be threatening the east- ern defenses of the city of Santiago, and goon also the northern. General Duffield’s division, taking in the and 34th Michigan volunteers, which arrived today on the Yale, will probably |, start for the front tonight, and General Shafter left the Seguranca and went ashore with his staff this afternoon to make his headquarters on land. Baiquiri Almost Deserted. Baiquirl, the first landing place, is now deserted, except for a small garrison, though a cruiser with a gunboat and eight empty transports He in the harbor. The rest of the fleet is lying off Altares. The bicckading force of the admiral, or the h st part of it, is at the usual sta- tions, only farther off shore. The Gloucester is guarding the railroad bridge over the Juraguacita river. In the mcuth, farther inward, the Red Cross ship, State of Texas, les. She has come from Altares with Clara Barton and a score of sick needing hospital care and nursing apart from the wounded. Her young wo- men may attend to the latter. Is it to be within twenty-four or forty- eight hours the great clash of arms which mest end in the subjection and occupation of the second city in Cuba? Everybody asks this, but the only possible reply, the event itself, holds off, and the battle will not occur for a day or so, unless the enemy precipitates it. Our forces are disposed in a line of bat- tle about five miles long, under Generals Wheeler, Lawton, Kent and Garcia, from north to south. The siege guns have not yet arrived. ‘The army is ill supplied with artillery and batteries of light artillery. The commissariat is improving. HAPPY ROUGH RIDERS. previously had been occupied by a strong Spanish outpost. Corporal Hucht of Company D, 7th United States Infantry, who, with seven men, was sent on outpost duty two miles from Santiago de Cuba yesterday morn- Ing, and who was forgotten until the af- ternoon, was found by General Shafter and went into camp. The men considered the whole affair a good joke. They had re- peatedly seen the Spaniards, who did not offer to molest them, and the Americans spent the day as if enjoying a picnic in the woods. The corporal said that if he had with him sufficient force he could have brought in forty Spanish prisoners. The Captive Pack Train. Several pacificos brought in by the Amer- fean outposts profess to know little of what is transpiring in Santiago. A Getail of Company H of the 7th Regi- ment returned here last night in a state of great hilarity, inquiring where they could corral a captured “pack train.” In the center of the group of soldiers was the “pack train,” a Spanish pony accurately @escribed by a corporal as being “as thick as a shingle and as long as a lath.” The Roosevelt Says They Wanted the First Whack at Spaniards. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ALTARES, June 29 (via Playa del Este), —The gallant fight made by the rough riders, under the most’ trying cireum- stances, is still the subject of admiring comment. Lieut. Col. Roosevelt says: “We wanted the first whack at the Spaniards and wa got it.” It did his men good to be under fire and to suffer. Before they went out’ they were complaining ahd fault-finding over their meager rations and sore discomfort, but after th2 first few minutes ef battle they were Cheery and “eager as boys in a game, and now that they are well nigh to San- tiago, without much to eat, they would not exchange their mangoes and cocoanut for a dinner at the Waldorf. They recall that Hamilton Fish, the night before the battle, sald: “It would be just my luck to be put out of the way In the first scrap, and not see any of the war.” Th2 list of official dead numbers thirty, three missing, elghteen wounded. ‘AN UNHOLY ALLIANCE. REPORTS FROM HAVANA, Spanish Scouts’ Short Fight With Our ‘Troops. MADRID, June 30, 8 a.m.—Offictal Span- ish reperts received here from Havana say that “a column of American troops, sup- perted by the fire of three warships, ad- vanced on Tuesday from Siboney, via Agua- \ dores, and immediately retired after an ex- change of rifle shots with the Spanish scouts.” The dispatches add: “During the last three days the Ameri- cans have been endeavoring to land artil- lery at several points; but, their boats grounded, and it was only with the great- est difficulty that they saved their stores.” Another Havana dispatch announces that General Arolas has “reimposed the decree fixing the price of provisions at Havana, owing to the fact that the prices were raised during the temporary suspension of the decree.” THE WOUNDED SOLDIERS. Mnj. Bell Will Recover, but Marshall : Will Die. NEW YORK, June 30.—The New York Herald today prints the following dispatch: Playa del Este, Cuba, Wednesday—De- tails in regard to the condition of the weunded are as follows: Edward Marshall, the correspondent, shot in the spine, is known to be dying. Maj. Bell of the Ist Regular Cavalry will recover. Capt. Knox of the Ist Regular Cavalry 1s in a doubtful condition, as is also Lieut. Byram. ‘he wounded privates in the Ist Regular Cavalry whose condition is considered dcubtful are Booth, Brayton, Fisher, Kean, Dell, Newcomb and Pielle. Those in the 10th Cavalry are Redd, Grice and Russell. Wounded Rovgh Riders still in a serious ecndition ara Schuyler C. Whitney, Na- thaniel Poe, James Deane, “Fred.” Beal, C. Read and Corporal Rhodes. Those whose conditicn 1s slightly improv- ed are Morris and Miller of the 10th and Albertson, Meagher, Roland, Watson and Dammt. All the wounded men are brave and enthusiastic. ROUTED THE TERROR. News From Playa del Este of the St. Paul's Gallant Work. (Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.) Playa del Este, Guantanamo bay, Wed- nesday, June 29 (delayed in transmission).— News was received here today of the at- tack made on the American auxiliary cruisgr St. Paul, off San Juan de Porto Rico, on June 22, by the Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Terror. Under cover of a protected Spanish cruiser of the Infanta Isabel type, the Ter- ror attempted to approach the St. Paul and sink her with a torpedo. A hot fire from the rapid-fire guns of the St. Paul was opened on the Spaniard, with the result that an engineer and two men on board the Terror were killed and several were wounded. The Terror was so badly damaged that she was towed back into the harbor in a sinking condition. A party of sixty-four Cubans, under Gen- eral Perez,.who are taking part in the siege of Guantanamo, have been fed, clothed and armed by Captain McCalla of the United States cruiser Marblehead. They returned to the front today. . The Marblehead today landed 5,000 ra- tions from the State of Texas for a few Cuban families, forty miles in the in- terlor, in the vicinity of General Perez's troops. Geter Going to Santiago. BERLIN, June 30.—The German warship Geier, it is announced, left Havana on Wednesday on her way ‘to Santiago de Cuba, via Jamaica. Waiting for War News. ST. THOMAS, Danish West Indies, June W#.—There was no war news obtainabie here this morning. PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, June 30.8 a.m—aAt the hour this dispatch was filed no turther war news had reach2d here, Safe Se An Ohio Railroad Sold. ZANESVILLE, Obio, June 30.—The Cin- cinnati and Muskingum Valley railway was sold yesterday States court to Js P, Green of Philadel- phia, of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co: $200,000. = Pany, for ITS SANCTION IS GIVEN Egyptian Government Will Let Camara Coal His Fleet. The Spanish Admiral Will Leave His Torpedo Beats at Pert Said, PORT SAID, Jum: 30, 2:10 p m.—The Egyp- tian government this afternoon gave its sanction to the Spanish fleet coaling from its own transports, and the warships are now engaged in the work of taking coal on board. The Isla de Luzon, with a cargo of coal, has arrived here. The Egyptian government had previous- ly prohibited the Spanish fleet from taking on board any more than coal enough to enable it to return to Spain. It is reported that the admiral will leave his torpedo boats here: LONDON, June 30.—It was learned this afternoon that the Egyptian government had decided to notify Admpiral Camara that the continued presence of the Spanish fleet at Port Said is in violatigh of neutrality and that the warships mugp leave. All the Con; Bought. While not abating it} close watch over the Cadiz fleet, the Na¥y Department does not feel the same degreé of apprehension respecting the movements of those ships as it did when the start was made for Port Said. The government has done everything possible within fair lines 4o prevent this fleet from reaching the Philippines, and the agents of the State Department have been particularly successful in this work. Unit- ed States Consular Agent Broadbent has just made a masterstroke, which he reports to the department. Whije the Spanish ships were seeking permissién .of the Egyptian government to take coal at Port Said, the consular officer succeeded in'guietly buying up all the coal available at that port. This amounted te 20,000 tons, and it is in good place to be shipped to Dewey; to serve as a@ base of supplies for Commodore Wat- son’s eastern squadron, when it enters the Mediterranean, or to coaliany American vessels that may pass through the Svez canal bound to ‘the Asiatie station !f it should be decided that it isspermissible for warships to take on coal afPort Suid. The news that reached ¢he department through the press reports: that Admiral Camara ts about to leave hia torpedo boat destroyers at Port Said becaiise they would be unable to weather the :fhonsoons that rage in the‘ Indian oeean at this season is believed at the Navy Department to presage the dissolution“ef the squadron and the abandonment of the crise to the Phil- ippines. As these torpedo’ boat destroyers have proved their ability to cress the At- lantic in bad weather, it is conjectured at order of the United | the department. that the real‘ reason for turning them back is one -that is almost chronic in the Spanish ngvy, namely, a break-down of the delicate: machinery of the war craft. Leaving the three tor- pedo boat destroyers, Audaz,* Proserpina and Ortez, there is very Httle left in the squadron of an offensive cha¥acter aside from the battle ship Pelayé:an@ the cruiser Carlos V. At any rate, the dropping of the destroyers will weaken Cafama’s squadron So materially as to malt@ his’ defeat by Dewey a foregone conclustén if'they should come together. © = —_—-—— TO LET THE TROOPS ‘VOTE. Bill Reported by the ‘Sehate Com- _ mittee. : The Senate committee on “privileges and élections today reported the bill allowing soldiers to vote in the field. The commit- tee decided upon this action at a meeting held today,.and in.doing 20 divided upon part; ss gz and LIKE TIE OTHER FAKES, The Report About the Destruction of the Brooklyn. No word has come to the Navy Depart- ment from Admiral Sampson making the slightest reference to the Spanish story of the sinking of the cruiser Brooklyn by a shell from the Santiago harbor defenses. As Admiral Sampson is within an hour or two's reach of the cable station and will be obliged to instantly report any such oc- currence, the offic:als of the Navy Depart- ment have no hesitation in denouncing the story a8 a fabrication similar to that sent cut a week ago from Madrid, describing the killing of Captain Evans. The reports received at the Navy Depart- ment of the collision between the Dolphin and the Newark are meagre, but indicate that it took place near Key West. The Dolphin smashed her stem, filling the for- ward compartment back to the collision bulkhead. She is now on her way to Nor- folk to be docked and it is expected that about three weeks will be ‘consumed in making the necessary repairs. = SS DIPLOMATS ARE MOSTLY AWAY. No Overtures Looking to Peace Have Been Made. In diplomatic quarters it is stated that no steps have been teken thus far In the direction of peace overtures from any quar- ter, and that it is not likely such overtures will come, either from one power cr from a combination of powers, until the military situation materially changes by a decided victory or a decided defeat. Just why this skculd be awaited is rot clear, but it is none the less said to be an element which delays any overtures for peace. Most of the diplomatic representatives of pevers tikely to take part in peace over- tures have left the city cr are about to go for their summer vacaticns. The Austrian munister is at New London, Conn., for the summer; the French ambassador will soon leave for a trip in the Adirondacks and to Lake George ard Lake Champlain; the Eritish ambassador was to have gone to Pequot, Cona., last Saturday, but delayed his start for a few days owing to a touch of rheumatism the German ambassador will also leave before long; the Russian ambassador ha3 gone to Bar Harbor, Me. This removes most of those who would b> most directly active in any peace moves, and while they can readily return should circumstances develop to require their presence, yet their present absence is taken to indicate that there is nothing in the near future toward peace overtures or other foreign movement. ————— POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT SESSION. Goes Over, ‘The subcommittee of the Senate commit- tee on finance having in charge the sup- plemental war revenue bill today decided to postpone action upon it until the next session. This decision was reached at a meeting of the subcommittee held today. Scme of the members advocated immediate action upon the bill, but a majority held that it would be wiser to postpone the re- port long enough to furnish an opportunity to make a test of the law as it now stands. In the meantime the committee will con- tinue its investigations during the recess, and it 1s belfeved will be able to cover the ground more comprehensively than would be possible at this time. "The bill dealing with the period of liquor storage extending the “outage” time for leakage was also postponed. ——_—_—__-2-—_____ IN FAVOR OF McKISSON, Decision That His is the Bona Fide County Committee. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 80.—The board ceipts include about $1,500,000 which is likely to be reported tomorrow morning in mail received tonight. The receipts from customs this month will be shown to be about $14,500,000, a loss as compared wit the last June of about $7,000,000. The col lection from internal revei.ue will show an increase approximating $3,750,000. For ihe entire fiscal year the receipts from cu toms will amount to a little less than $1. 00,000, a loss as compared with the last fiscal year, 1897, of about $26,500,000. The internal revenue veceipts will amount to about $170,900,000, a gain of $23,500,000. Up to this time the actual cash expenditures on account of the war amount to about $€0,000,000, ————— BATE AGAINST ANNEXATION. Hawalian Resolutions Taken Up in the Senate. Dr. Jacob Voorsauger, rabbi of Temple Emanuel and professor of Semitic lan- guages and literatur2 at the University of California, San Franciseo, pronounced the Invocation at th> opening of the Senate's n today. He prayed that “All ele- ments which may come from these sacred walls be extended in the form of God's bicssing to all humanity, and that the flag under which we live, toa: for which our fathers fought, be forever the sacred em- blem of liberty until time shall be no mire.” The Hawaiian annexation resolutions were taken up and Mr. Bate (Tenn.) spoke In opposition to them. He said the pend- ing question was fraught with more of Sood or evil to this country than any that had been presented for many years. It was an innovation, he said, upon all pr cedent that a resolution from the Hou: should be sent to the Senate while a treaty upon the same subject was still pending. He declared that the treaty could not se- cure the necessary two-thirds vote in the Senate, and that the political machinery had been set in. motion in order that t aig ee! of the Senate might be overrid- len, HER GOOD-BYE UNSAID. Mrs. Dawson's Rough Rider Son Hur- ried Away to Death. NEVADA, Mo., Jun> 30.—Tilden W. Daw- Son, one of the “Rcugh Riders” killed in the battle of La Quasina, lived in Vernon county, Mo. He was born in Nevada and weuld have been twenty-two years cid on July 4. Some months ago he decided to go with his father to Vinita, I. T., to help in farm work. While he was there the call came for recruits for the regiment of mounted riflemen. Dawson had had some expet ience with a rifle and enlisted a few day before the regiment left for Sautiago. Daw son wrote to his mother that he had de- cided to go to war, and before she had time to reply the regiment had gone. Mrs. Daw- son sali “I did not even get to bid him gocd-bye. We want his body brought here fo> burial, if it is possibl —_—_—— SIGHTED HE EXPEDITION. Second Manila Fleet Spoken This Side of Honolulu. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 30.—The steamer Alameda reports that on June 23 and 24 She sighted the second Manila ex- edition. Forty-five miles this side of Honolulu she spoke the steamer China under a full head of steam. The next day, when 137 miles from Honolulu, she signaled the Zealandia, Senator and Colon, all in a bunch, and soon afterward the Belgic, also bound for Hono- lulu, was spoken. Se HINT FROM SALISBURY, Provoked by Germany's Attitude Con- cerning the Philippines. LONDON, June 30.—It is said that there is no doubt the Marquis of Salisbury’s speech of last night was intended as a hint to the powers that Great Britain fs in sym- pathy with the United States, and it is in- timated it was called forth by Germany’s alleged attitude in the Philippine question. ee VOTE OF CONFIDENCE, French Deputies Sustain the Govern- ment—The Wheat Duty. PARIS, June 30.—The chamber of dep- utiles was thronged today when, amid con- sideratle excitement, M. Brisson, the new Fremier, outlined the ministerial policy. The chamber eventually passed a vote of confidence in the government. The cabinet has decided that the full duty on wheat is to be restored tomorrow. _ —~+ A RAILROAD DEAL. First Step Taken Toward Consolidat- ing Central Western Lines. NEW YORK, June 30.—The statement is published here today, as upon the authority of interests identified with the propcrties, that the Big Four is to secure by purchas> the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville. This is the first step in the Big Four’s Plans looking to a consolidation of many Properties in the central west, especially those identified with the bituminous coal trade. Th? acquisition of the Monon would give the Big Four an entrance into Chicago, whereas heretofore it has used the Illinois Central tracks. ———__. THE GERMANS AT MANILA, London Star’s Story of the Landing is Discredited. LONDON, June 30.—The Star today says it has grounds for “believing the Euro- pean powers will not consider Rear Admiral Dewey justified,” in opposing a landing of foreign marines, “‘as Manila is still under Spanish rule.” Continuing, the Star remarks: “A for- eign correspondcnt assures us that the German occupation is already an accom- plished fact.” Inquiries made on the subject show that the Star’s story about the situation at Manila is utterly discredited here, and in- quiries at the embassies have not heard of any such occurrence as the landing of German forces at or near Manila. ee SUICIDE IN THE TOMBS. Prisoner, Accused of Murder, Made @ Noose of Bandages. NEW YORK, June 30.—Edward Bender, a prisoner in the Tombs, awaiting trial for He made a rope of medical bandages and csrefully soaped it in order that the noose should slip readily. ee The St. Paul W. C. T. U. Convention. CHICAGO, June 30.—Mrs. Lillian N. Ste- | vens of Portland, Me., president of the Na- tional W. C. T. U., has arrived in Chicago. genera] officers cf WOULD BE RESISTED German Interference at Manila Would Be an Offense. EXPRESSIONS OF OPINION IN CONGRESS Views Expressed to Reporters of The Star. Se TROUBLE IS NOT EXPECTED oe The prevailing opinicn in Congress, ac- cording to expressions made to Star repor!= ers today, appears to be that Germany has too great commercial interests in the United States to admit of a willful interference by her in the Philippine affair. It is thought that the situation there may be extremely delicate, and that trouble might result from too great delay on the part of the United States in occupying the with troops, but that, on the whole, it is rot expected that Germany will take steps that will be hostile to the United States. One suggestion made in explanation of the presence of so large a number of Ger- man vessels at Manila is that the talk which has been indulged in here about the difficulty of the United States retaining possession of the Philippines or establish- ing a protectorate over them may have en- couraged Germany to believe that we will abandon the islands at the close of the war, and that in that event she would herself be prepared to take possession. Cannot Believe Germany Wants Trou- ble. S2nator Burrows, republican, of Michigan, said that he dil not think it possible that Germany could contemplate any Interfer- ence with our plans at Manila. cannot believe,” he sald, “that Germany wants trouble. She knows that it would mean se- rious trouble, not with tha United States alone, if she should undertake any unwar- ranted interference, and she would hardly care to assume such responsibility. Of course if she did interfere we would first protest and if that wer not effective would use stronger means of protecting our rights and our interests, and should trouble be provoked between the United States and Germany England would undoubtedly bo drawn into it. I do not believe, however, that there is golng to be any interference. Speculation Unwarranted. Senator Fairbanks, republican, Indiana, said: “The infcrmation we have is too! M™meag>r and the authority of reports too uncertain to warrant any speculation on this subject. The subject is too delicate to be discussed blindly, and I do not think it wise to impugn motives. Nothing has yet cccurred that we know of to warrant-our jumping to the conclusion that Germany contemplates int>ffering in the Philippines, Our position is strong and is well under- stood by the whole world.” Does Not Expect Interference. Senator Teller, silver re} ublican, Colos ; rado, said that he did not beiieve that Ger- many intended to interfere. “We are at war with Spain,” he sald, “and whatever we do in the way of taking possession of her territory we hav? a right to do, and no nation would be justified in interfe ring with our prosecution of the war. I do not think that Germany intends to interfere. With- out permission German marines may be landed to protect th property of German subjects, just as American marines were landed with the permission of Grea: Brit- air to protect American interests at the bombardment of Alexandrii. But no force cculd be land2d without our permission, and for Germany to do £9 in defiance of our wishes, if it were with the authority of the German government, would be to com- mit an act of war. I thi bably that the reason for the presence of so many German warships at Manila may b> found in the great amount of taik which has been indulged in here to the effect that this gove ernment should not or would not be able to retain possession of the Philippines. “It is quite possible that this talk has en- couraged the German goverrment to be- lieve that we may abandon the Philippines at the close of the war, and the German war veseels may be there with the idea of taking possession in case we should aban- don them. I do not think, however, that there is any intention of interfering with us. We shall settle the question of the government of the Philippines when we agree to terms of peace with Spain.” Can Rely Upon Dewey. Senator Cannon of Utah said that he ha@ gieat confidence in Admiral Dewey,, and believed that he would be able to meet with prudence as well as courage any situation that might develop in the Philippines. He thought that we could rely on Admiral Dewey, not only to protect our intengsts, but to follow such a course as to avoid un- necessary friction and to offer no oppors tunity for interference on the part of any one. He thought that Admiral Dewey had shown great skill in the personal rela- tions he had established with the leader of the Philippine rebel forces, Aguinaldo. Of course, Admiral Dewey was not in a posi- tion to assume official relations toward Aguinaldo, but had established cordial per- scpal relations which would insure the sympathy and whatever assistance we might need of the natives. This course on the part of Admiral Dewey would go a long way toward preventing trouble from’ any quarter. Does Not Believe Germany Unfriendly, Senator Lindsay of Kentucky said that he did not believe that Germany wanted to, antagonize us; yet he could see that a very{ delicate and difficult situation might de-| velop from too great delay in landing our troops. If there was too much delay in| landing our troops to preserve order the German admiral might find some excuse to justify sending a force on shore, and that it might then be a delicate and difficult thing to get them away again. He thought, | however, that it was a mistake to think of | Germany as unfriendly to the United States, as he did not believe she had any purpose to antagonize us. ‘Would Resent Interference. & * | | bith i 5 i i i