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be quickly taught how to run ma- rine engines and require little other training to make them valuable aboard ship. » The War Department is arranging to secure a large supply of the most modern rifies, sufficient in time of emergency to arm a force of 500,000 men. The need of these modern guns has long been apparent, but Congress has not shown a disposition to supply any reserve of rifles for use by a vol- unteer force in time of war. Now,‘ however, an adequate supply of the most effective rifles will be among | the uses to which the War Depart- | ment will put its share of the defense | fund. | It is stated by high officials of | the department to-day that no board | was necessary to inquire into the| merits of the various guns on the| market. The department would turn | to the best sources of supply. These, | it is said, are ample within the | TUnited States to turn out,rifles of the most approved pattern as fast as the Government wants them. It is not unlikely, however, that the demand | will require the army to turn from | the Krag-Jorgensen rifie, now in use, and adopt in part at least, one of the American made guns. General Miles strongly favors the ‘straight pull gun.” It is of American make and has been adopted by the British Government as the standard arm, a | million being now in the hands of | British soldiers. General Miles re- | commended its adoption eighteen | years ago when a member of a board for the choice of a rifle. He con- tinued his advocacy of it, and in view | of his ranking position in the army, | his view will have much weight. This gun is used by the United States Navy and this is being urged as an- other point in its favor, as the Te- ve supply would be available for either branch of the Government ser- vice. The Ordnance Bureau of the War Department has control of the letting of contracts for rifles, small arms, etc. The officials of the bureau observe great reticence, feeling that the publication of what they are do- | ing would prejudics the interests of | the Government. But the closing of | contracts is almost a question of | time, for the heads of departments a agreed that these supplies are the first to be secured. | Like attention is being given to | supplies of powder, cartridges, etc., | > the army. Those in authority say | can be filled without delay, | about the only branch of | ance on which the facilities are not fully up to an emergency de- mand are those for heavy fort: tion guns. BLANCO SAYS AMERICANS | WILL BE PR[)TE(ITED.l Assures General Lee That Our Citi- zens in Havana Are Not in Danger. nsul-Gen- ms with t of te Jose Congosto ntial Spanish mer- | him of absolute | protection, ¢ if the volunteers | should make a demonstration. General Lee believes the v would be controlled by the merchants in whose employ they a Oth doubt th but the ranking colonel of the volun- General Lee that and the Ameri would in | > the object of a demonstra- | any occur. General Lee is | xious to remain in the vex- | 'n than any other Consul ntion of re- the | tion shoul no more : nor any belief that he will be He is cool, good humored and | it impatient of the sensational | truthful reports emanating from | Key W. The volunteers ntly mo appar: y they | were assured by the Government here | and by M 1 drid that there is no inten- tion to disarm or disband the corps. The Havana battalions have been sup- ported in their protest by comrades of | the same corps throughout Cuba. TORPEDO BOATS TALBOT l AND GWYN ACCEPTED. Navy Department Acts Before tue Board of Inspection | Reports. | WASHINGTON, March 9.—The ac- ceptance of the torpedo boats Talbot and Gwyn has been directed by the Navy Department, although the of- ficial recommendation of the Board of | Inspection and Survey has not yet been received. The department has been advised that the boats made a speed above twenty knots, their contract speed, and upon this information their acceptance is based. They will be sent to New London, Conn., where their tor- pedo outfits will be placed on board and where they will receive their crews. g B Ammunition for Fort Warren. BOSTON, March 9.—A consignment of ammunition, consisting of twenty- four tons of shot and shell, came in to- day and is being transferred by lighter to Fort Warren and the fortifications at Long Island Head. This week eight eight-t guns are to be taken from Fort Winthrop and shipped by rall to some southern port. The revenue cut- ter Daniel Manning left this port to- day for New York there to receive sail- ing orders, understood here to be for Key West. % Arizona Wants to Fight. PHOENIX, Ariz.,, March 9.—The fol- Jowing telegram was sent to the Presi- dent to-day, signed by Charles H. All- ers, Acting Governor of Arizona: “Arizona people, regardless of politi- cal faiths, unite in congratulating you upon your firm, conservative and patri- otic course in the present trying situa- tion between the United States and Spain. In the event of an emergency we beg to be remembered in the call for assistance, assuring you of the pa- triotic enthusiasm of all our citizens who will willingly shoulder their mus- kets in support of the nation’s honor should that be’called in question.” No French Loan for Spain. Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. PARIS, March 9.—Confirming my previous dispatch, I may say that noth- ing is known here of Spain contracting a loan in Paris. I am informed on the highest authority that the rumor was ‘ 1 | were pers | he watched c | the Alfonso XII. CAPTAIN EULATE IS A GENTLEMAN How His Instincts Have Been Manifested in Havana Harbor. The Toe of His Boot for the Person of a Rabid Span- ish Jingo. Surprise and Discomfiture of the Men Who Abused the Visiting Yankee Sailors. ¢ James Gordon Bennett. Copyrighted, 1898, HAVANA, Cuba, via Key West, Fla., March 9.—Captain Eulate of the Span- ish cruiser Vizcaya, New York recently, has just figured in an incident here which may prove that some at least of Spain’s best officers will not cater to the rabble desire about Americans in Havana. The Vizcaya lay near the Fern be- fore the latter made room for the Mont- gomery, and when the vessels swung close together words spoken on the quarterdeck of’one could be heard on the other. Boats loaded with enthusi- astic Spaniards have filled the water about the Spanish cruisers since their arrival, and many visitors have been allowed to go aboard and have in- spected the eleven-inch guns which landsmen believe are proof of Havana's impregnability. The visitors some- times, before going up the Vizeay: ladder, have rowed ostentatiously around the Fern. Their remarks on such occasions have been rather pic- | turesque than polite. The Vizcaya's captain on Monday stood on his quarterdeck and heard a boat load of people from the shore use abusive language as they rowed about the Fern. The men on the latter vessel, although they knew the com- pliments were intended for them, ig- nored the billingsgate and the shore »arty pulled to the Vizcaya and board- ed her. When they were all on deck, near the ladder, the captain of the Spanish cruiser, with a word to one or two of the marin tepped briskly forward to meet the newcomers. They smiled and bowed most obsequiously. This s had the effect of placing their b posture exactly fitted to the car purposes. Out shot the neatly polished foot and the nearest obsequious gentle- man was straightened by the shock with great suddenness. In the cry which followed the pain, surprise and injured pride found voice. The captain, who had been carried way momentarily by indignation, then | stepped back and the marines, follow- ing his example, hustled and slyly booted the rest of the patriots to the side. with some feeling, that they ons of the sort which placed the country in a false position and sometimes precipitated the sacrifice of useful lives and money Their boat was quickly pulled ashore. Some friction has resulted from the arrangements regarding the anchorage of the Montgomery. The ship’s com- mander's desire was that when the Fern left her buoy near the Vizcaya and Oquendo, which berth had been at the disposal of the United States Gov- | ernment, the cruiser Alfonso XII should be placed at anchor there and the Montgomery relegated at the Alfonso’s old anchorage, far up the harbor to- | ward Regia. This was not at all in accordance with the idea of Captain Sigsbee, and yesterday, when the Fern left her buoy, efully the movements of This cruiser, having no boilers in her, was towed to the anchorage that had been occupied by the Fern. Captain Sigsbee politely ex- pr the Port that the Government had given that berth to the United States for the time, and it was therefore nat- urally expected the Montgomery would occupy it when she arrived to replace the sunken Maine. The Alfonso XII had then been towed to the buoy and the representative of | the admiral explained that the Mont- gomery was to go to a more distant anchorage. This would group the Vizcaya, Oquendo and Alfonso about the gunboat Montgomery, which might mean nothing or something, accord- ingly as circumstances might arise. The American captain thereupor said tkat this did not meet his understand- ing of the arrangements, but that he would report to his superior the manner in which the cruiser haa been dis- pesed of. Then he was told that if arrange- ments were deemed unsuitable the Montgomery would be given the berth vacated by the Fern. All this conference was marked by extreme politeness. The helpless Al- fonso XII was immediately towed back to her old berth near Regla and the in- cident was closed. PRESIDENT MKINLEY INTENDS TO INTERVENE. Will Suggest to Congress That the War in Cuba Should Be Ended. NEW YORK, March 10.—The corre- spondent for the World at Washington says: I can write positively that the President intends to intervene between Cuba and Spain. The completed report of the Court of Inquiry will be sent to Congress by the President. to receive it in full next week. In the message that will accompany the doc- uments the President will suggest to Congress that action to end the situa- tion in Cuba is advisable. — Ordered to His Regiment. JEFFERSON CITY, March 9.—Cap- tain George H. Roach of the Seven- teenth United States Infantry, who has been detailed for several years as assistant inspector-general of the Na- tional Guard of Missouri, has been or- dered to join his regiment at Colum- bus, Ohio. GENERAL ROSECRANS ALIVE AT MiDNIGHT. Still Unconscious, However, and the End Is Expected at Any Moment. LOS ANGELES, March 9.—General Rosecrans at 12 o'clock was still uncon- sclous. The e was expected at any moment. R i e H. E. Huntington Returning. OGDEN, March 9.—H. E. Huntinton will arrive in Ogden to-morrow en route entirely without foundation. et . who was seen in | ¥ regained their feet the cap- | ed his opinion ta the Admiral of | He expects | SHOULD STRING WIRES T0 FORTS Signal Officer Greely’s Appeal to the War Department. Island Fortifications Are With- out Means of Commu- nication. Should There Be an Attack Orders Would Have to Be Sent by Messengers. Special Dispatch to The Call. get into the thick of things. This dis- patch, which was read at yesterday's Cabinet meeting, was the sensation of the day, and was by all odds the most reassuring piece of information that had come into the hands of the admin- istration. Every member of the Cab- inet was delighted, though some of the Western members seem scarcely to credit its truth. “To-day I called on young Alger to get the truth of the matter from his own lips, and by printing it vindicate the serious intentions of the members of the university. It was just at the close of English, while young Mr. Al- ger was making a bee line between Harvard six and Leavitt and Pierce’s and I intercepted him and told him that it was no longer possible to keep the house in the dark as to his move- ments. With considerable reluctance he admitted that he had sent the tele- gram. {POSSIBLE RESULTS OF SPAIN'S PROCEDURE Charles Page Quotes International Law Bearing on the Present Crisis. Charles Page, a recognized authority on international law, was asked yester- day if a neutral Government would Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, March 9. | General Greely, Chief Signal Officer, | s written the following letter to the | Secretary of War, who has forwarded | it to Chairman Cannon of the House Committee on Appropriations "o the Honorable Secretary of War— Sir: The e of $20,000 for cables to connect lly the fortifications in New York, Boston and | been omitted from the sund ted by the House | Represent chief signal officer | would be derelict in his_duty did he not call the attention of the Secrétary of War | to the necessity of urging upon the Si ate such an appropriation, For se: | consecutive years the chief signal officer { has unavailingly recommended the {m- | portance of this matter, reciting the fact | that some of our most important de- | fenses can be reached only by messen- | ger. | | "The destruction of the military cables | between Alcatraz and Angel islands and | the main land long since left the fortifi- cations in San krancisco harbor isolated | and entirely unconnected electrically, and Port Warren, in Boston harbor, is’ also | hout reach by telegraph or telephone. n New York harbor it is true thatseveral posts can communicate with each other . r circuitous commercial routes but | uch complicated methods, inadequate in eace even, would inevitably break down se of actual hostiliti e estimates have been recommend- | | ed both by you and former Secretaries of | | War, and have been repeatedly urged as | military necessities by the commanding | generals of the departments affected, and have been heartily approved by the com- nding generals of the army ver more than to-day have time and cration been more potent elements | | me N co-op | either in the industries of peace or the | | art of war. In this busy world the most | | acute is of the country are applying | | themse to t lopment of speedy > | and increased ication, especially | | through electri -vices, and the failure s | of any countr in this directio | the highest inventive skill must mater | fally lessen its chance of success v other country of the world the tem of harbor defenses for each | port is conne “electrically, so that not | communication and the transmi tained, but the entire control direction of the defense rests under one | master mind. 1t must seem hardly credible to either | business men or to experts that Congress, | after authorizing a system of coast de- | fenses to cost millions of dollars should | connect the military | at cities of New York, . isc ally or telephonically. gencles, such as arise in military operations at these points would, | under existing conditions, be necessarily | conducted without concert or unison, thus | | needlessly jeopardizing lives by the thou- | | sands and property to the value of hun- | dreds of millions of dollars. ation is parallel to that our great cities, of thousands of dol- | establishing a fire de- | refuse to install there- | system and insist that | hould be sent either by senger or by the nearest commercial | raph lines. Very respectfully, . W. GREELY, | Chief Signal Officer. ARTILLERY OFFICERS ‘ T0 BE PROMOTED. Addition of Two Regiments a Step | | Upward for a Number of | | Regulars. WASHINGTON, March 9.—A large | number of promotions will result from the organizationof the two new artillery | regiments. The following officers have | | The present sit which would ex | after spending te | lars in thoroughl partment shoul | with an electric | | alarms of fire me: teleg: \ i been ordered to examination to deter- Cap- | tain James B. Burbank, Third Artili-| ery; Captain Willlam P. Vetse, Sec- ond Artillery; Captain Frank C. Gru- gan, Second Artillery; Captain George | Mitchell, Second Artillery; Captain Sel- den A. Day, Fifth Artillery; First Lieu- | tenant Garland N. Whistler, Fifth Ar- tillery; First Lieutenant John Gifford, | Second Artillery; First Lieutenant Se- bree Smith, Second Artillery; Captain Samuel M. Mills, Fifth Artillery; Cap- tain John P. Story, Sixth Artillery; Captain George G. Greenough, Fourth Artillery; Captain Edmund K. Russell, | First Artillery; First Lieutenants | Henry A. Reed, Second Artillery; Alex- ander B. Dyer, Fourth Artillery; Lev- eret H. Walker, Fourth Artillery; Wil- liam P. Duvault, Fifth Artillery; Henry | M. Andrews, First Artillery; Charles D. Parkhurst, Fourth Artillery; John T. Honeycutt, First Artillery; James L. Wilson, Fourth Artillery; John P. Wisser, First Artillery; Henry R. Lem- Third Artillery; Willlam B. Homer, Fifth Artillery; Albert Todd, First Ar- tillery; Edward T. Brown, Fifth Ar- tillery; Henry H. Ludiow, Third Ar- tillery; Victor H. Bridgman, Second Artillery; Clarence Deems, Fourth Ar- tillery; John V. Whitt, First Artillery; Second Lieutenants William J. Snow, First Artillery, and Thomas B. Lam- oreaux, Fourth Artillery; First Lieu- | tenants George E. Sage, Fifth Artillery, |and M. M. Macomb, Fourth Artillery, | and Second Lieutenant W. C. Davis, | Fifth Artillery. : HARVARD MEN ENLIST TO FIGHT THE DONS. Son of Secretary Alger Recruits a Regiment of Soidiers at the University. | BOSTON, March 9.—Harvard is ready |for war. This news is official and ex- clusive. Only a handful of persons, each of whom is sworn to secrecy, have any idea of the defense of the coun- try by the active preparations now go- ing on among the men of Harvard Uni- | versity. F. M. Alger, son of Secre- | tary Alger, is the man who is in charge of the arrangements, and he is act- ing with such rare tuct and effectual secrecy that his movements are almost absolutely covered up, and even the faculty of the college is absolutely in the dark as what he intends to do. The first intimation given to the War Department concerning the defensive measures on foot in the university was a telegraphic dispatch sent yesterday | mine their fitness for promotion: | ates with that ship. defenses, | & | passed an ordinance submitting to popular | courthouse at Redwood (ity on Saturday, be permitted to deliver any war- ships built in that country, which might be purchased by the United States or Spain, and replied em- phatically that it would, no matter if the purchase was made after war was declared. Not only could such ships be turned over to the purchaser, but they could be fully armed and equipped by the sellers. More than that, a crew could be put on board and the ship de- livered at any port of the purchaser without violating the neutrality laws, but in the latter case, if the vessel were overhauled by a ship of the opposing THE MACHIAS COVES H0ME One More Gunboat Added to the Coast Defense Squadron. Reéturns From the Asiatic Sta- tion by Way of the Suez Canal. Gunboat Castine Sails for Farbadoes There to Await Orders. Further Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, March 9. | All naval movements, no matter how glnslgniflcant, are now watched with | sible connection with the plans of the | Government for the national defense in event of an outbreak of hostilities. Consequently the arrival of the gun- boat Machias at Norfolk this morning gave rise to all sorts of speculation. As a matter of fact, this vessel, which has Just concluded a three years' cruise on the Asiatic station, was ordered home | about two months ago, long before the country, the crew could offer no resist- | present situation had.reached anything ance. Were they to do so, it would be | regarded as an act of hostility on the part of the nation furnishing the ship. | In support of this Mr. Page cited a | case that occurred in this country dur- | ing the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71 | The United States had a vast quantity | of rifies on hand and an agent of the| French Government purchased several | | hundred thousand of them and shipped | them to France. Carl Schurz was a | Senator from Missouri at the time, and | protested against the deal as being un- | friendly to Germany. A special com- mittee of the Senate was appointed to investigate, and its report, which was | approved, set forth two points. The | first was that the United States did | not know at the time of the sale that the purchaser was acting for the French Government. The second was that even had his identity been known, the United States still had a perfect right to sell the arms, provided she was | ready and willing to sell arms to Ger- | many on equally advantageous terms. In the case of the Alabama, the Unit- ed States demanded indemnity from England for furnishing the Confeder- Mr. Page cited the decislon of the Geneva award, which gave the United States $15,000,000, but expressly provided that this country’s contention that England should have | kept her ports closed to the fitting out | of privateers should not be considered | international law unless the United States should call a conference of the | maritime powers and all of them should agree to such. President Hayes sent a special mes- sage to the Senate celling its attention | to this clause in the award, but the | United States never called for the con- | erence, and a member of the Senate said the United States might far bet- ter give up the $15,000,000 it had re- celved than that such a point should become international law. In reply to a question as to what comprised contraband of war, Mr. Page | said that anything that might be used for the maintenance of an army was classed as such. Privateering was simply a legalized form of piracy. A Government issued letters of marque to private individuals to fit out vessels to prey upon the commerce of a nation with which it was at war. PROPOSED BOND ISSUE BY SAN MATEO COUNTY. Supervisors Pass an Ordinance Sub- mitting Three Propositions to Popular Vote. REDWOOD CITY, March 9.—The Super- visors of San Mateo County have recently vote on April 2 next three propositions for the issuance of county bonds, namely, (1) $18,000 to refund the present debt, (2) $50,000 to build a new courthouse and jail, (3) $310,000 for repairing the present county road and building a road alorg the line of the coast from the San Francisco to the Santa Cruz line. The bonds proposed are to run forty years and to bear 4} per cent interest. The importance of this proposed bond issue led to a preliminary conference be- tween several of the residents of the county interested in jts advancement and welfare, the result of whicd has been the naming of a general committee to repre- sent all portions of the county and to take up the matter in cetail in all its aspects, so that intelligen: action may be had at the coaning electon. This com- mittee will hold a meetirg at the county March 12, at 1 o'clock p. m. The follow- ing gentlemen were selested to serve on the committee above named: F. 8. Ondy, J. C. Robb, F. 8. Douty, Timothy G. Phelps, C. E. Splivalo, Louls J. Frank, Timothy Hopkhs, Jacob Kreiss, R. Hatch, Alexand:r Moore, D. O. Daggett, George Sneatt, A. H. Payson, George C. Ross, George H. Rice, John T. Doyle, Percival W. Seby, M. F. Duff, Horace Nelson, John T. Ralston. ROBBED OF MONEY AND JEWELRY BY A CABMAN. Wife of the United 3tates Embassa- dor to France Sustains a Great Ioss. Copyrighted, 1895, by James Gordon Bennett. PARIS, March 9.—Mrs. Horace Porter, wife of the United States Embassador here, has lodged a omplaint with the Police against a cabman, whom she charges with stealing her portmanteau, containing a large sim of money and some valuable jewelry. It appears from Temps that Mrs. Pocter took a cab on March 4 at Gare de L'Est, and upon reaching her home ir Avenue Kleber she paid the cabman bit forgot her port- manteau, which she i,en in the cab. The cabman drove off anl never returned. An inquiry is on foot at the Prefecture of Police with the object of finding out which cabmen were at the station on the date indicated. — PLEASED WITi THE ROUTE. Good Outlook tor—t'he Projected Line From Fresno to Monterey. FRESNO, March 9.—J. W. H. James, a railroad expert from Lomndon, arrived here to-day. He ls accompaned by Colonel A. W. Jones and Major P. P. Dandridge, president and chief engileer of acompany organized to build & road from Fres- no to Monterey. Mr. James is here rep- resenting London cajitalists. He has traveled from Hollisterover the proposed route by team, and Wil now return to Hollister and go from there by team to Monterey. If his repoit be favorable the capitalists who have jent him here will by young Alger to his father in Wash- ington to the effect that he had re- cruited a whole regiment of students who were only waiting for a chance to advance the money Wth which to build the road. He expre: himeself as well satisfied with the rout as far as he been over it. like an acute stage. She made the voyage in a leisurely manner by way of the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea and made an uninterrupted run from Funchal, Madeira Islands, to Hampton Roads, consuming about sev- enteen days on the trip. She is sald to be in need of a thorough overhauling, and undoubtedly will be docked for that purpose. In case she should be needed, however, it would not take very long to put her into condition for active service. Inasmuch as there is no apparent necessity for reinforcing the already formidable fleet in the vicinity of Key West, it is more than likely that the Machias will remain where she is for some time to come. The gunboat Castine of the South At- lantic station, which recently went to St. Lucia, in the Windward Islands, to receive slight repairs, left that port yesterday for Barbadoes. The Cincinnati, flagship on the South Atlantic station, is at the latter port and it is expected that both vessels will remain there for the present awaiting a decision of the department as to whether they shall return to the South Atlantic station or come to the United States for such service as may be re- quired of them in the event of an out- break of hostilities. Inasmuch as the return to Washing- ton of Mr. Hulz, who acted as one of the stenographers of the court of in- quiry at Key West, has been made the basis for the assumption that he brought to the Secretary of the Navy a report from the court, and also that he gave the Secretary what purported to be the conclusions of the court as to the cause of the Maine disaster, it may be stated by authority of the Secretary that he bas not seen nor communicated with Mr. Hulz since the latter’s return, nor does he expect to do so. So far as can be gathered Mr. Hulz left the court of inquiry because it had no longer need of his services. There was more than one stenographer employed by the court at the time when it was deemed essential to make haste in taking the testimony of the survivors of the wreck in the early stages. When that had been done it was possible to proceed be- fore the court with less stenographic assistance, and Mr. Hulz was allowed to return to Washington. INTERESTS THE COAST. Bill to Pension General Pile’s Widow Reported Favorably. WASHINGTON, March 9.—The House Committee on Pensions to-day reported favorably Representative Barlow's bill pensioning at the rate of $20 a month the widow of General Willlam A. Pile of Los Angeles. postoffice was to-day established at Tesla, Alameda County, Cal. Walter H. Henry was appointed Postmaster. Pensions have been granted as follows: California: Original—William B. Fyfe Sr., Stockton, $1 enry Marsh, Los An- geles, $6. Oregon: Original—Special, February 26, George Chester Thomas, Forest Grove, $8. Ees!oration, reissue and increase— William J. Tabor, Union, $4 to $12. ‘Washington: Original—Hartford J. Rowe, Fairhaven, $8. Reissue—Ira E. Spencer, Lewisville, $5. The following-named officers of the Medical Department will be relieved from duty at the Army Medical School in this city upon the combpletion of the course on April 1, and will take station as herein- after set forth: Lieutenant Henry Page, Presidio_of San Francisco; Lieutenant George Rauchfuss, Fort Apache, Arizona Territory. KID M’COY NOW CLAIMS TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS. Says He Will Defend Them and Signs Articles for a Match ‘With Ruhlin. INDIANAPOLIS, March 9.—“Kid” Me- Coy, in a signed statement to-day, lays claim to the middle-weight and heavy- welght championships of the world. He asserts that his forfeit of $5000 has never been covered, and that under all laws of the prize ring he is entitled to both cham- plonships. Personal notice had been served upon Fitzsimmons of the Kid's in- tentions. Closing his statement McCoy says: ““Therefore, my challenge being unac- cepted and my forfeit money uncovered, 1 claim the middle-weight - and heavy- weight championshi; of the world and will defend them according to the rules of the prize ring.” McCoy, under his forfeit with Billy Madden to-night, signed articles for a fight with Gus Ruhlin, another claimant for the championship. The articles call for a match at catch weights, to be held within three months before the club offer- ing the largest purse or percentage. The gate receipts are to be divided, 65 per cent to the winner and 35 per cent to the loser. The match is to be for the world's cham- pionship. et Sale of California Horses. NEW YORK, March 9.—The Keuogg horse sale- was continued at Madison- square Garden to-day. While some of the prices obtained were good, the bidding in general was light. The best prices foilow: Stock of William- Corbett’s Sap Mateo stock farm of California: Blk. g., by Sable Wilkes-Flora Grande, H. E. ve- morest, Orange, N. J., $60; blk. c., 1897, by Oro Wilkes-Mary Best (by Guy Wilkes), J. E. Cochran, Newark farms, Dela., $1025; Mary Best, 2:12% at 4 rs, ch. m., 188, by Governor ilkes-Mont- rose (by Sultan), €. H. Smith Canada, $2050; Oro Wilkes, 2:11, b 1890, by Sable Wilkes-Ellen Mayhew (b: Director), James W.' Daley, Mount Kisco, N. Y, ; b, f., 1806, by Guy Wilkes- Blanche, J. E. Cochran Jr., Chester, Pa., $550; Annle G, or m., 1 Grande- Hln‘lllh im| 385, hy Price (by Arthurton). C. Smith, Brocton, Canada, | unusual interest in view of their pos- | | SUPPLIES FOR [THE STARVING Shipload of Provisions Arrive at Key West. Will Be Transferred to the Fern and Hurcied to Cuba. Arrival of Ammunition for the Warships Gathered at the Tortugas. Special Dispatch to The Call. KEY WEST, Fla, March 9.—The British cruiser Cordelia of the North Atlantic squadron arrived here this afterncon from Belise, British Hondu- ras. Nu special significance attaches to her coming, as her mail has been awaiting her here for the last three weeks, and the United States officials were notified some time ago of her in- tended visit. The Cordelia is about equal in fighting capacity to the Ral- eigh. The Mallory liner Nueces arrived here to-d. with 6206 packages of provi- sions for the starving Cubang and 820 cases of ammunition. She was moored to the Government dock, and the work of discharging her cargo was begun at once. The ammunition was transferred to the Marblehead, and will be taken without delay to the Tortugas for dis- tribution among the warships there. The dispatch boat Fern is hourly ex- pected from Havana. On her arrival the provisions will be put on board, and she will then proceed to Matanzas. The Iowa's sailing has been delayed. She will not leave for the Tortugas un- til to-morrow morning. According to the present programme, she will coal there and then return here. This aft- ernoon the Nashville towed a coal barge out to the New York. The De- troit remains in the harbor. To-mor- row the torpedo boat Porter will leave for the Tortugas with mail for the g;;t. She probably will return on Sun- Two more bodies have been recov- ered from the wreck, according to ad- vices from Havana. Any that may be | fovun(] hereafter will be brought to Key | Vest on the lighthouse tender Man- grove, instead of the Bache. The departure yesterday of the Span- ish Consul at Key West, Senor Joaquin Carsi, gave rise to unfounded ru- mors. For some time it had been known that he would be recalled and that the recall was with a view of pro- moting him to a European consulate. Brigadier-General Wilson, chjef of engineers, United States Army, re- turned to Tampa to-night after inspect- ing the local fortifications. While the news that the Senate had rassed the $50,000,000 bill caused pro- found satisfaction among the naval: and military authorities in Key West many declare that more was needed for the purchase of battle-ships, and that the necessary appropriations should be made without delay. The fleet at the Tortugas remained stationary to-day. Among the recent rumors was cne that Rear Admiral Si- card had been relieved of the command. This, however, is denied, although Ad- miral Sicard declined to/ discuss the probabilities of his resignation or the | condition of his health. Well informed officers say it is only a question of a short time when he will be relieved of the severe responsibility now resting upon him. To-day he looked more ha- rassed than at any other time previous for a fortnight. The mails are being held here for the Cincinnati and Brooklyn, as they are expected to join the fleet. A letter has been received by a naval officer from an officer in Havana, say- ing that the Maine officers now in that | city will leave for Key West Saturday | next. If this information is correct it | may be assumed that the court of in- quiry will leave Havana on or before that date. TORPEDO DESTROYERS SAIL FROM GLASGOW. | Two Craft Which Spain Will at Once Fit Out for an Emer- gency. GLASGOW, March 9.—The Spanish torpedo-boat destroyers Osado and Au- daz left the Clyde bank this afternoon fully manned and with all their guns and other armaments on board. They will embark the ammunition to-mor- row at Greenock and will sail on Sat- urday. At their trials they developed a speed of thirty knots. | Whenever ALGER TALKS 0F BIG GUNS How He WIill Spend His Share of the Appro- priation. The Cannon for Coast Defense to Be Mounted in Hot Haste. No Present Purpose to Call Out the Militia Nor to Increase the Standing Army. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, March 9.—A Washing- ton special to the Herald says: At a conference between the President and Secretary Alger this morning plans for the extensions of coast defenses and the increase of the supply of ammuni- tion and ordnance supplies were con- sidered, and in a general way the ex- penditures of the War Department of the $50,000,000 emergency appropriation were mapped out. Secretary Alger said to me to-night: “The energles of the War Department will at first be directed to mounting at sea coast fortifications the guns on hand. There are now ready for em- placement more than one hundred eight, ten and twelve-inch guns, and a large number of such guns are finished at the shops ready for testing. These guns will be mounted on the coast as fast as emplacements are prepared for them and the laboring force of the en- gineer and ordnance departments will be largely increased to hasten the work. At the same time the guns now being ~manufactured under contract wili be hurried rapidly to completion and the resources of companies equip- ped to manufacture high power modern guns of various types, and especially rapid-fire guns, will be taxed to their utmost to increase the supply of ord- nance. “Qrders have been issued by the de- partment to all ordnance and ammuni- tion manufacturers and companies capable of manufacturing guns and ordnance supplies to produce as much as possible until further notice. The department has contractea to take oft their hands all that they may be able to manufacture for many months, prob- ably a year, possibly longer. “All the resources in the army shops and arsenals are being exerted to their fullest extent to produce gums, car- riages, small arms and ammunition. The enlargement of the capacity of some of our arsenals is contemplated, but no definite orders have been issued as yet in this direction. The depart- ment has not yet purchased any new rifles, as has been stated, but will be in a position to- obtain large q{mnfmes cessary.” Secretary JAlger denied thereport that orders were issued to-day for the mob- jlization of the national guard. “Such an order under the ecircum- stances,” he said, “‘would be indiscreet and premature, and is altogether un- necessary. It would be an act of war uncalled for by any of the elements of the present situation. Whatever may be’ done by the National Guard as on or- ganization to perfect its efficiency will be regarded with favor by the depart- ment, but the standing army will not be further increased, nor volunteers called into service of the United States until such action shall be necessary to defend the peace and integrity of the country.” HEAVY ORDERS FOR AMMUNITION SUPPLIES. Captain O’Neil Will Keep Powder and Projectile Companies Very Busy. NEW YORK, March 9.—A Washing- ton special to the Herald says: Thou- sands of pounds of powder wil soon be at the disposal of the Navy Depart- ment. The Duponts and the Califor- nia Powder Works advised the depart- ment to-day that they had commenced the manufacture of the supplies asked for by Captain Charles O'Neil, Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance. Captain O’Neil was also informed by projectile firms that they would begin work at once on orders for 30,000 shells of 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 16 inch calibers. T un- derstand Captain O'Neil placed to-day orders for $470,000 worth of ammunition with the United States Projectile Com- pany and the Driggs-Schroeder Com- pany. These orders will be followed by an order to-morrow for fifty rapid fire guns of small caliber. ADVERTISEMENTS. ~ GANVA Are a good thing on the Yukon. Light cost at Dawson; cheaper than building. King Folding Than which there is none better. size specially built for Klordike. 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