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a | | ee SENT TO CONGRESS PRESIDENT M’KINLEY FORWARDS THE COURT’S REPORT. ““an a Brief Message, the President Reviews the Findings of the Court of Inquiry and Asks for It 2 Careful Consideration—Spain Has Been Notified of the Findings of the Court—The President Does Not Doubt That Spain’s Sense of Justice Will Dictate a Course of Action in Keeping With Honor i ond the Friendly Relations of “oth Countries—The Findings of the Court Show That the Maine Was Destroyed by a Mine But Does Not Fix the Responsibility— President Makes No Recommend- ations to Congress. Washington, March 28.—The president to-day sent the following message to con- gress: To the Congress of the United States: For some time prior to the visit of the Maine to Havana harbor our consular re- ports pointed out the advantages to fol- low from the visit of national ships to the Cuban waters in accustomingt the people to the presence of our flag as the symbol of good will and of our ships in the fulfilment of the mission of protec- tion to American interests, even though no immediate need therefor might exist. Accordingly, on the 24th of January last, after conf>rence with the Spanish minister, in which the renewal of visits of our war vessels to Spanish waters was discussed and accepted, the peninsular authorities at Madrid and Havana were advised of the purpose of this govern- ment to resume friendly naval visits at Cuban ports, and that, in that view the Maine would forthwith call at the port of Havana. This announcement was received by the Spanish government with appreciation of the friendly charac- ter of the t of the Maine, and with notification of intention to return the courtesy by sending Spanish ships to the principal ports of the United States. Meanwhile the Maine entered the port of Havana on the 25th of January, her ar- rival being marked with no special inci- dent, besides the exchange of customary salutes and ceremonial visits. The Maine continued in the harbor dur- ing the three weeks following her arrival. No appreciable excitement attended her stay. On the contrary, a feeling of reliet and confidence followed the resumption of the long interrupted friendly inter- course. So noticeable was this immediate effect of her visit that the consul-general strongly urged that the presence of our ships in Cuban waters should be kept up by retaining the men at Havana, or, in the event of her recall, by sending other vessels there to take her place. At forty minutes past nine in the even- ing of the 15th of February the Maine was destroyed by an explosion, by which the entire forward part of the ship was utterly wrecked. In this catastrophe two officers and 200 of her crew perished, these who were not killed outright by her explosion being! penned between decks by the tangle of wreckage and drowned by the immediate sinking of the hull. Prompt assistance was rendered by the ni boring vessels anchored in the har- id being especially given by the of the Spanish cruiser Alphonso . and the Ward line steamer City of nington, which lay not far distant. wounded were generously cared for by the authorities of Havana, the hospi- s being freely opened to them, while liest recovered bodies of the dead were interred by the municipality in a public cemetery in the city. Tributes of grief and sympathy were offered from all official quarters of the island. The Appalling Calamity tl upen the people of our coutry with hing force, and for a brief time an in- ten excitment prevailed, which in a community less just and self-controlled than ours might have led to hasty acts dn resentment. This spirit, however, soon gave way to the calmer processes of rea- son, and to the resolve to investigate the facts and await the material proof befere forming judgment as to the cause, the responsibility, and, if the facts warrant- ed, tne remedy due. This course neces- sarily recommended itself from the out- set to the exccutive for only in the light of a dispassionately ascertained certain- ty sould it determine the nature and measure of its full duty in the matter. The usual procedure followed, as in all cases of casualty or disaster to national vessels of any maritime state. A naval court of inquiry was at once organized composed of officers well qualified by rank and practical experience to dis- charge the onerous duty imposed upon them. Aided by a strong force of wreck- ers and divers the court proceeded to make a thorough investigation on the spot, employing every available means for the impartial and exact determination of their uses of the explosion, Its opera- tions have been conducted with the ut- most deliberation and judgment, and while indgpendently pursued no source of information was neglected and the fullest opportunity was allowed for a simultaneous investigation by the Span- ish authorities. The finding of the court of inquiry was reached after twenty-three days of con- tinuous labor, on the 2ist of March inst., and having been approved on the 22d by the commander-in-chief of the United States naval force on the North Atlantic station, was transmitted to the execu- tive. It is herewith laid before the congress, together with the voluminous testimony taken before the court, its purport is in ‘brief as follows: When the Maine arrived at Havana she was conducted by the regular gov- ernment pilot to buoy No. 4, to which she ‘was moored in from five and one-half to six fathoms of water. The state of discipline on board and the condition of her magazine, boilers, coal bunkers and storage compartments are passed in review, with the conclu- sion that excellent order prevailed and that no indication of any cause for an internal explosion existed in any quarter. At 8 o'clock in the evening of Feb. 15 everything had been reported secure and all was quiet. At forty minutes past nine o'clock the vessel was suddenly destroyed. There were two distinct explosions, with a brief interval between them. The first lifted the forward part of the ship very perceptibly; the second, which was more prolonged, is attributed by the court to the partial explosion of two or more -of the forward magazines. The evidence of the divers establishes that the after part of the ship was prac- tically intact and sank in that condition a very few minutes after the explosion, The forward part was completely de- ‘molished. Blown Up by a Mine. Upon the evidence of concurrent ex- ternal cause the finding of the court is as follows: ‘At frame 17 the outer shell of the ship from a point 11% feet from the middle line of the ship and 6 feet above the keel, when in its normal position, has ‘been forced up so as to be now about 4 feet above the surface of the water; therefore about 34 feet above where it ‘would be had the ship sunk uninjured. The outside bottom plating is bent into @ reversed “V"’ shape, the after wing of which, about 15 feet broad and 382 feet in length (from frame 17 to frame 25) is Goubled back upon itself against the con- ftinuation of the same plating extending fe 5 forward. At frame 18 the vertical keel is broken in two and keel bent into an angle singular to the angle formed for the outside plates. This brezk is about six feet below the surface of the water and about eighty feet above its normal position. In the opinion of the court this effect could have been produced only by the explosion of a mine situated under the bottom cf the ship, at about frame 18 and some- what on the port side of the ship.” The conclusions of the court are: That the loss of the Maine was not in any respect due to fault or negligence on the part of any officers or members of her crew. That the ship was destroyed by the ex- Plosion of a submarine mine, which caused the partial explosion of two or more of her forward magazines; and that no evidence has eben obtainable fix- ing the responsibility for the destruction of the Maine upon any person or persons. I have directed that the finding of the court of inquiry and the views of this government thereon be communicated to the government of her majesty, the queen, and I do not permit myself to doubt that the sense of justice of the Spanish nation will dictate a course of ac- tion suggested by honor and the friendly relations of the two governments. It was the duty of the executive to ad- vise the congress of the result, and in the meantime deliberate consideration is invoked. —WILLIAM McKINLEY, Executive Mansion, March 28, 1898, -_-o— FINDING OF THE COURT. The First Explosion Caused by a Mine Under the Ship. The following is the full text of the report of the court of inquiry: U. 8. S. Iowa, Ist rate. Key West, Fla., Monday, March 21, 1898.—After full and mature consideration of all the testimony before it, the court finds as follows: 1. That the United States battleship Maine arrived in the Harbor of Havana, Cuba, on the 25th day of January, 1898, and was taken to buoy No. 4, in from five and one-half to six fathoms of water, by the regular government pilot. The United States consul-general at Havana had notified the authorities at that place, the previous evening, of the intended ar- rival of the Maine. 2. The state of discipline on board the Maine was excellent, and all orders and regulations in regard to the care and safety of the ship were strictly carried out. All ammunition was stowed away in accordance with instructions, and proper care was taken whenever ammu- nition was handled. Nothing was stowed in any one of the magazines or shell rooms which was not permitted to be stowed there. The magazines and shell rooms were always locked after having been opened ;and after the destruction of the Maine the keys were found in their proper place in the captain’s cabin, every- thing having been reported secure that evening at 8 p. m. The temperatures of the magazines and shell rooms were taken daily and re- ported. The only magazine which had an undue amount of heat was the after ten- inch magazine, and that did not lode at the time the Maine was destroyed. The torpedo war heads were all stored in the after part of the ship under the ward room, and neither caused nor participated in the destruction of the Maine. The gun cotton primers and intonaters were stored in the cabin aft and remote from the scene of the explosion. The waste was carefully looked after on board the Maine to obviate danger. Special or- ders in regard to this had been given by the commanding officer. Varnishes, dry- ers, alcohol and other combustiles of this nature were stowed on or above the main deck and could not had anything to do with the Destruction of the Maine. The medical'stores were stowed aft un- der the ward room, and remote from the zone of the . explosion. No \dangerous stores of any kind were stowed below in any of the other store rooms. The coal bunkers were inspected. Of those bunkers adjoining the forward ma- gazines and shell rooms four were empty, namely B 3, B 4, B 5, B 6. “A 15” had been in use that day and “A 16” was full of new river coal. This coal had been carefully inspected before receiving it on board. The bunker in which it was stowed was accessible on three sides at all times, and the fourth side at this time on ac- count of bunkers “B 4” and “B 6" being empty. This bunker “A 16” had eben in- spected that day by the engineer officer on duty. The fire alarms in the bunkers were in working order, and there had never been a case of spontaneous combustion of coal on board the Maine. The two after boilers of the ship were in use at the time of the disaster, but for auxiliary purposes only with a compara- tively low pressure of steam, and being tended by a reliable watch. These boil- ers could not have caused the explosion of the ship. The four forward boilers have since been found by the divers and are in a fair condition. On the night of the destruction of the Maine everything had been reported se- cure for the night, at 8 p. m., by reliable persons, through the proper authorities, to the commanding officer. At the time the Maine was destroyed the ship was quiet, and therefore least liable to acci- dent caused by movements from those on board. The destruction of the Maine occurred at 9:40 p. m., on the 15th day of Febru- ary, 1898, in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, being at the time moored in the same buoy to which she had been taken upon her arrival. There were two explosions of distinctly different character, with a very short but distinct interval between them, and the forward part of the ship was lifted to a marked degree at the tinge of the first explosion. The first explosion was more in the nat- ure of a report, like that of a gun; while the second explosion was more open, prolonged, and of greater volume; ‘The second explosion was, in the opinion of the ceurt, caused by the partial ex- plosion of two or more of the forward magazines of the Maine. Condition of the Wreck. 4. The evidence bearing on this, being principaily obtained from divers, did not enable the court to form a definite con- clusion as to the condition of the wreck, although it was established that the after part of the ship was practically intact and sank in that condition a very few minutes after the destruction of the for- ward part. The following facts in regard to the forward part of the ship aré, however, established by the testimony: That por- tion of the port’ side of the protective deck, which extends from about frame 30, to about frame 41, was blown up aft and over to port. The main deck from about frame 20 to about frame 41 was blown up aft and slightly over to star- board, folding the forward part of the middie superstructure over and on top of the after part. This was, in the opinion of the court, caused by the partial ex- plosion of two or more of the forward magazines of the Maine. 5. At frame 17, the outer shell of the ship, from a point eleven and one-half feet from the middle line of the ship and six feet above the keel when in its nor- mal position, has been forced up so as to be now about four feet above where it would be had the ship sunk uninjured. The outside bottom plating is bent into a reversed “V"' shape, the after wing of which about 15 feet broad and 32 feet in length (from frame 17 to frame 25) is doubled back upon itself against the con- tinuation of the same plating extending forward. At frame 18 the vertical keel is broken in two and the flat keel bent into an angle similar to the angle formed by the outside bottom plating. This break is now about six feet below the surface of the water and about thirty feet above its normal position. In the opinion of the court this effect could have been produced only by the explosion of a mine situated under the bottom of the ship at about frame 18 and somewhat on the port side of the ship. Blown Up by a Mine. 6. The court finds that the loss of the Maine on the occasion named was not in any respect due to fault or neglect on the part of any of the officers or members of the crew of said vessel. 7. In the opinion of the court the Maine was destroyed by the explosion of a submarine mine which caused the partial explosion of two or more of her forward magazines. 8.—The court has been unable to obtain evidence fixing the responsibility for the destruction of the Maine upon any person or persons. ‘W. T. Sampson, Capt. U. 8. N., President. —A. Marix, Lieut. Commander U. 8. N. Judge Advocate. The court having finished the inquiry it was ordered to make, adjourned at 11 a. m., to await the action of the convening authority. W. T. Sampson, Capt. U. 8. N., President. ~—A. Marix, Lieut. Commander U. S. N. Judge Advocate. U. S. flagship New York. March 22, '98, off Key West. The proceedings and findings of the court of inquiry in the above case are approved. M. E. Sicard, Rear Admiral, Commanéer-in-chief of the U. 8. naval force on the North Atlantic station. SPANISH SIDE OF IT. Synopsis of the Report of Spain’s Naval Commission, Washington, March 30.—A full syn- opsis of the report of the Spanish naval commission which investigated the destruction of the battleship Maine is here given by the Associated Press. It is taken from a copy of the original report which is now on its way from Havana, the synopsis being cabled in the meantime and placed in the hands of the government. The conclusions reached are directly opposite to those in the report of the court of inquiry submitted to Congress. The synopsis is as follows: ‘The report contains declarations made by occular witnesses and experts. From these statements it clearly deduces and Proves the absence of all those attendant circumstances which are invariably pres- ent on the occasion of the explosion of a torpedo. ‘The evidence of witnesses comparative- ly close to the Maine at the’moment is that only one explosion occurred; that no column of water was thrown into the air; that no shock to the side of the near- est vessel was felt, nor on land was any vibration noticed, and that no dead fish were found. The evidence of the senior master of the harbor states there are abundance of fish in the harbor and that is corroborated by other witnesses. The assistant engi- neer of works states that after the explo- sions made during the execution of works in the harbor he always found dead fish. The divers were unable to examine the bottom of the Maine, which was buried in the mud, but a careful examination of the sides of the vessel, the rents and breaks in which all point outward shows without a doubt that the explosion was from the inside. A minute examination of the bottom of the harbor around the vessel shows absolutety no sign of the action of a torpedo, and the judge ad- vocate of the commission can find no precedent for the explosion of the storage magazine of a vessel by a torpedo. The report makes clear that owing to the special nature of the proceedings fol- lowed and the absolute respect shown for the extra territorial rights of the Maine, the commission has been pre- vented from making such ah examination of the inside of the vessel as would de- termine even the hypothesis the internal origin of the accident. This is to be at- tributed to the regrettable refusal to permit of the necessary co-operation of the Spanish commission by which the commander and crew of the Maine and the different commanders commissioned to investigate the cause of the accident, and later on with those employed in sal- vage work, The report finishes by stating that an examination of the inside and outside of the Maine as soon as such examination may be possible as also of the bottom where the vessel rests, will prove that, supposing the remains (of the wreck) not to be totally or partially altered in the process of extraction, the explosion was undoubtedly due to some interlor cause. BODY GUARD FOR LEE. Offered By Congesto, hut Courteously Declined by the Consul General. New York, March 30.—A dispatch to the Herald from Havana says: Sec- retary General Congosto asked Consul General Lee to permit him to furnish him with a personal body guard. Gen. Lee declined this offer, and Gen. Con- gosto contented himself with increas- ing the detail of plain-clothes detec- tives, which fur weeks have kent a careful eye on Gen. Lee at all times, with a view to his protection as he goes about the city. Consul General Lee, believing that a serious crisis in affairs is likely to occur at any mo- ment, is now preparing a revised list of all Americans now in Havana, to- gether with their addresses, so that, in ease of emergency they may be com- municated with at short notice. There is an extra guard mow around the Americin consulate. A $600,000 DEBT, How General Mvpager Loper Stands to the People’s Bank, Philadelphia, March 30.—Richard F. Loper vice president and gereral man- ager of the Guaranteers Finance com- pany, was placed under arrest, charged with conspiracy to defraud the Peo- ple’s bank. The warrant, which was sworn out by Albert Tabor, receiving teller at the People’s bank, charges that when the bank closed its doors on March 25, Loper was indebted to that institution to the extent of about $600,- 000, for which he had given securities that wereactually worthless. Cashier John S. Hopkins, of the People’s bank, committed suicide Thursday morning, March 24, after he had learned that application had been made for a re- ceiver for the Guaranteers company, r SESH USE FORCE TO FEED. Chicago Ministers Are in Favor of Armed Intervention. Chicago, March 30.—The Methodist and Congregational ministers of Chi- cago went on record at their regular weekly meeting in regard to the trouble between the United States and Spain. In each case resolutions were adopted favoring immediate interven- tion in behalf of the starving Cubans and favoring the use of force if neces- sary in supplying them with food. ‘The president’s course in regard to the mat- ter was heartily commended at eacb meeting. ‘4 . WORK OF CONGRESS Washington, March 31.—A wild and uproarous scene occurred in the house of representatives when Mr. Bailey, the Democratic leader, attempted to force the hand of the Republicans upon a propdsition to overrule the speaker and pass a resolution recog- nizing the independence of the Cuban republic. He was cheered in the crowded galleries, but the members of the majority refused to support him. Many of them sympathized with the purpose of the resolution, Mr. Hull, chairman of the military committee, going so far as to endorse the propo- sition under the impression that it provided for a declaration of war, but mest of the radicals who were in favor of any sort of revolutionary methods had been won over to the policy of sticking to the party organization and refusing to do anything until the in- itiative came from their side. There were rallied by two of the leading ad- vocates of armed intervention, and ‘The Speaker Himseit, from the chair, made an indirect ap- peal to his party associates to stand firm, at the same time iutimating that if their impatience was curbed a lit- tle longer they would have the oppor- tunity they coveted. When the vote was taken only two Republicans, Messrs. Acheson and Robbins of Penn- sylvania, broke from party lines. About a dozen more sat silent in their seats and refused to vote. ‘The scene throughout was most dramatic, and the members and spectators in the galleries were wrought up to a high pitch of excitement. Several times later in the day during the considera- tion of the nayal bill whenever the Cuban question was broached the members swarmed about the speaker and the galleries cheered. This was especially the case when Mr. Cum- mings of New York spoke. Mr. RBou- telle, who objected to a request for ex- tension of his time, was hissed. The only important action on the naval bill was the refusal of the chair to sus- tain a point of order against the pro- vision for a floating steel dock at Al- giers, La, In the Senate. Permission was granted by the sen- ate for the foreign relations commit- tee to sit during the sessions of the senate. Following this action a reso- lution providing for the recognition of the independence of cuba introduced Tuesday by Mr. Allen of Nebraska was, at the request of Mr. Frye of Maine, referred to the foreign rela- tions committee without debate. Be- yond these two points no reference was made by the senate to the Cuban question. Mr. Caflery of Louisiana concluded his speech on the national quarantine bill, after which the meas- ure making further prov n for a civil government for Alaska was passed. Washington, April 1. hours the packed galleries and excited members of the house listened to a passionate outbust of oratory vn the Cuban question, during which the in- tensity of feeling was alternately man- ifested by cheers, jeers and hisses, The three speeches which stirred the assemblage to its depths were made by Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio, who, it was assumed, spoke for the administration, and who practically pledged it to the cause of free Cuba; Mr. Bailey of Tex- as, the Democratic leader, who an- nounced the Democratic position as for free Cuba, without war if it could be avoided, but with war if necessary, and Mr. Johnson of Indiana, who spoke for peace, declaring that it was our duty to go to the extreme in mag- nanimity in order to avoid the horrors of war. Mr. Lewis, a Democrat from Washington, provoked the speech of Mr. Johnson, which aroused the mem- bers and the galleries to the fever pitch of excitement. Mr. Lewis had denounced the proposition that Cuba purchase her freedom from Spain, which, it was alleged, the administra- tion was fostering. Then it was that Mr. Johnson, in a_ brilliant speech, pleaded for peace. He faced the storm of hisses which swept down upon him from the galleries, like a Spartan, and with passionate utterances adjured members to pause before they plunged ‘ The Courtry Into Wer, the evils of which would follow after in endless train. The house has had before illustrations of Mr. Johnson’s fearlessness, but none so striking as this, when he espoused the unpopular cause and pleaded to let diplomacy have its way. At the same time he gave it as his opinion that if an ulti- matum had been sent to Spain it meant war, as Spain’s pride would not permit her to humiliate herself before the world. He eulogized every influ- ence that made for peace and declared his belief that the Cuban junta would agree to pay $100,000,000 for the in- dependence of the island. Mr. Bailey, the Democratic leader, was quick to seize the advantage which Mr. John- son’s position had afforded, and in a ringing speech which set his followers and the galleries wild, he announced his belief, from what Mr. Johnson had said, that the purpose of the Repub- licans in refusing to join with the Democrats was to give the administra- tiop an opportunity to compel the Cu- ban patriots to buy the indenpendence they had won from the butchers of Spain. He said he, too, deplored war, and in describing its awful horrors as Southern people had known them, drew tears from the eyes of some ot his colleagues. He declared there was yeta Chance te Avert War. In conclusion he said the Democrats were for free Cuba, without war if pessible, with war if nesessary. This speech of Mr. Bailey’s drew the fire of the administration spokesman on the floor, Gen. Grosvenor of Ohio. With his reply the climax of the day was reached. He charged Mr. Bailey with attempting to make political capi- tal. He denounced the statements that the administration intended to force Cuba to buy.her freedom as the silly invention of an idiot, and declared that from the president down this ad- ministration was for free Cuba. Rec- oguition of her independence, he said, would be a half-way measure. He thrilled his auditors when he asked what meant the war_ preparations that were going on, night and day if not that when action was taken look- ing to the independence of Cuba it would be backed up, if necessary, Dy the army and navy of the United States. After Mr. Grosvenor concluded the “debate went on, the most significant utterance being made by Mr. Cum- mings, a New York Democrat, who de- \ — For three} nounced the political character which the question was assuming as un- patriotic an unwice. Messrs. Grow, Griggs, Norton and Skinner also spoke, Little progress was made with the naval bill. The only important amend- ment adopted was one appropriating $500,000 for the erection of new build- ings at the naval academy. ecipe An apparently simple request made of the senate by Mr. Frye of Maine on behalf of the foreign relations com- mittee, unexpectedly precipitated a discussion on the Cuban question. It finally led to a pasnege of arms be- tween Mr. Chandler of New Hamp- shire and Mr. Frye, in which the former made some sarcastic references to the conduct of the foreign relations committee and to the attitude of the president. Concerning the latter Mr. Chandler said: “I have confidence that the president intends to pursue a patriotic and righteous course in the present emergency. and I shall thank God when he reaches a conclusion of some sort or another. Therefore, I am not in rebellion, as yet, against the powers that be.” Mr. Allen of Ne- braska made the request of Mr. Frye in a speech upon the general Cuban question in the course of which he reviewed his own record on the sub- ject, and declared that he stood now just where he had always stood—in favor of the absolute independence of the Cuban people from that “hideous monster among nations,” Spain. Upon the conclusion of the Cuban discussion the sundry civil appropriation bill was taken up and thirty-five pages of it were disposed of before adjournment. Washington, April 2. —After an ex- eeedingly turbulent session of six hours the house passed the naval appropria- tion bill and then adjourned until Monday. The war spirit was mani- fested in all the speeches. and over- rode the naval committee itself by in- creasing the number of torpedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers to twenty- four, the bill as reported providing for but twelve. The amendment of Mr. Cannon, chairman of the appropria- tions committee, to reduce the number of battleships to one was buried under an overwhelming majority. Thé pro- vision relating to armor plate, which, in ordinary times, would have pre- cipitated a debate of several days was disposed of in ten minutes, a proposi- tion to decrease the price agreed to in the bill from $400 to $300 per ton being drowned in a perfect chorus of noes. Mr. Cannon, during the course of the day, announced the belief of a majority of the members that war would be upon us within a week, and Mr. Dearmond of Missouri made a notable speech, declaring that if hos- tilities were to come it was our duty to strike the first blow. pares TOO MUCH OPPOSITION. Resolution for the Purchase of the Danish West Indies Withdrawn. The senate spent almost the entire day in the discussion of the resolution reported from the senate committee on foreign relations for the acquisition of the West India Islands owned by Denmark, and the session was closed by the practical withdrawal of the res- olution by Senator Lodge, its author. He stated that the debate had devel- oped such a wide difference of opinion in the senate, where there had hereto- fore been such unanimity, that he would not further press the matter at a time when the president needed the support of all senators of all parties. He moved that the senate proceed to the consideration of executive busi- ness, thus voluntarily, for the time, abandoning the resolution. This action on the part of Senator Lodge was pre- ceded by an animated debate, in which many sharp words were exchanged over the policy of bringing in a propo- sition liable to divide the senate at a time when unanimity was especially desirable and when all parties had shown a disposition to give their utter- most support to the administration in Preparation for the War which almost all the speakers consid- ered probable. Many speeches were made on the line that some went so far as to intimate that an advantage had been taken of the situation to press a proposition which they consid- ered questionable with the hope that the senate in its patriotic desire to sup- port the president at a critical time would consider the matter favorably now, whereas it would not do so in times of quiet. Senators Gorman and Pettigrew were among those who took this position. . Mr. Chandler of New Hampshire called up the resolution he introduced the day before request- ing the president to send the Cuban consular correspondence to the senate, and at his suggestion it was referred to the committee on foreign relations. Immediately afterward, however, he introduced another resolution, which went over, calling upon the secretary of state for the same information. At- ter the passage of a few bills the sen- ate went into secret legislative session and at 4:15 adjourned until Monday. THE BOODLERS. Warrants Issued for Them in Phila- delphia, Philadelphia, April 3. — District At- torney Graham went into court and asked that warrants be issued for the arrest of Common Councilman Charles Seger, Select Councilman J. Emery Byram and Nelson G. Green, attorney for the Schuylkill Valley Water com- pany. At the recent investigation into the charges of bribery in connection with the Schuylkill Valley water bill, which had been introduced councils, the names of Seger, Byram and Green were prominently men- tioned by witnesses as having figured in questionable transactions with re- gard to the extraordinary attempts made to have the bill passed. Revives an Old Sensation. Memphis, Tenn., April 3. — Alice Mitchell, the young woman who a few years ago created a sensation by cut- ting the throat of Freda Ward, an in- timate friend, died in the state asylum at Bolivar, Tenn., where she has been confined since her trial by jury, which pronounced her insane, Garibaldi Denies It. Rome, April 3. — Riceotti Garibaldi denies the published statement that he is enrolling volunteers for service in the Cuban cause. Camden, N. J., April 3.—The Metho- dist Episcopal conference for the Southern district of New Jersey voted in favor of the Rock River resolution. 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