The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 12, 1898, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1898. WOULD MAsS INFANTRY AT CHICKAMAUGA General Miles Endeavors to Ob- tain dlger’s Approval of His Plans. st the nec available military forces of the na other conference with General Mi uation with spe Congress will be again discussed. s General Mi the Spanish overtures changed the situation. of the strenuc Guards in adva upon. NEW YORK, ‘pril 11.—A Washington special to the Herald says: Should the recommendations of Major General Miles, commanding the army, be approved by Secretary Alger, all the Unite” States infantry east of the -tocky Mountains will be massed at Chickamauga National Park before the end of this week. Secretary Alger, however, up to this time has withheld his approval of the concentration ordered, having permitted the movement of only the Twenty-fifth Infantry, arted yesterday from Fort Missoula, Mont., after many delays. companies of this regiment are under orders to proceed to Chicka- mauga and two go directly to Dry Tortugas. General Miles had a long conference with Secretary Alger to-day in whick the commanding general strongly urged upon the Secretary v of prompt action with regard to the concentration of the al reference to the attitude and probable action of and all army officers at the department consider that last few days have not in any way They regard the outlook as serious in the ex- treme, and belleve thit war is imminent. v advocate concentration and organization of troops on a war basis at the earliest poscible moment. General Miles does not advocate the calling out of the National » of actual hostilities. asked for until war has been declared or intervention in Cuba agreed which Six ation. Secretary Alger will have an- les to-morrow, when the general sit- For these reasons they PPOPPOOPOOOPPPOPOOOOOOGOR @ Their services will not be @ 4 @ @ P R R R R R RN R R L R R R O RO ORCRORCRY may be enacted as a result of his mes- age, no matter how serious the conse- quences thay be. Now Congress has the responsibility upon it. It is the Presi- dent's sincere hope that it will weigh every phase of the question as carefully as he has done and that when it does act, it will declare for forcible interven- tion, and not in the form of a direct de- claration of war. #Rather that the Administration should be an ignominious failure than that it should be responsible for an unholy war,” is a favorite expres- sion of the President. Should he be clothed with authority to use the military and naval forces to intervene solely for the purpose of es- tablishing peace and order in Cuba, the President proposes to exercise it first by transmitting to Spain a copy of the resolution, with a ement that hi obligations require him to carry out the will of Congress, and a notification that he will do so at once, unles. Spain with- draws from the island. In other words, the President will st making a naval demonstration, in the hope that Spain may at the last moment consent to the concession of the independence of the people of that island upon an indemnity, or upon some other basis which may be satisfactory to all parties involved. If war should then come, whether éholy” or ¢“unholy,” he will feel that the responsibility is on Spain. One significant sign of peace is that | S ain have not been severed result of the message sent to Con- to-day. It is true that all our Consuls have been called out of Cuba and that would ate a preliminary sign of war, but our Minister is still at Madrid and Spain’s representative still here. It was supposed that when the President’s message went to Con- tes and 1's is gress Spain would at once take um- brage and recall Minister Polo de Ber- nabe. She has not done so, nor has the President recalled Minister Woodford. The two Ministers are thus at their posts 1 in position to resume nego- for a definite settlement of the question pending the differences between the two countries involving the Maine disaster in the event that Spain should succeed in getting the Cubans to consent to the armistice which the Queen has proclaimed. The whole matter is left in the hands of Congress, so far as the President is concerned, but if anyti.n~ should come of the negotiations which are known to be secretly under way to secure the in- dependence of Cuba on an indemnity basis, there is no doubt that the Presi- dent would quickly open negotiations with Spain while Coneress is deliber- ating over the form of action it will take. This is the only ray of hope shin- ing forth from the war-clouds which are still hovering over us, and while too much importance should not be attached to it, it should not be lost sight of as one of the remote possi- bilities. The text of the armistice which is now in the possession of the President, I was told to-night, was rather disappointing to the authorities here, and if the full terms had been known this morning, the addition to the President’s message inti- mating a desire for delay might not have been inserted. As to the Congressional situation, all indications to-night point to some days’ delay. Both houses are in an ugly frame of mind. The President's mes- sage, while satisfactory to the conserva- es, is disappointing to the ma- One of the chief points of dis- satisfaction is the omission of any ref- erence to the question ot the independ- ence in the demands which the messace shows the President has made upon Spain. His reference to a “stable” form of government means, in the opinion of most of those who take exception to the message, that the President still favors an autonomist form of government for Cuba, and his line of argument against recognition of independence at this time is interpreted to mean that he never contemplated anything further in his de- mands upon the Madrid authorities. It is this question of recognition of independence that is the main bone of contention in Congress and one which will provoke the delay which Spain is praying for. The Foreign Affairs committees are divided on the question in their efforts to formulate a resolution for final adop- tion. Strong efforts have been made to | | deliver an ultimatum to Spain before | | the efforts they diplomatic relations between the United | get both committees into line upon the same resolution, so as to expedite action when the matter comes before the two Houses. There is little doubt that the recommendations of the two commit- tees, whatever they may be, will finally prevail, but with certain factions favor- ing the recognition of independence as a prelude to forcible intervention, another in favor of an out and out declaration of war, another standing with the Pres- ident in favor of forcible intervention as one step to be taken at this time, some ays’ debate will undoubtedly ensue aiter the committees have reported. The peace men, who do not want any action at all, must also be taken into consideration. With the elastic rules of | the Senate these men would be able to | prolong the debate indefinitely. Naturally great interest is manifested in administration and Congressional cir- | cles as to the attitude which will be as- | sumed by the great powers in the event that Congress should direct the Presi- dent to forcibly intervene to end the war in Cuba. None of the powers has gone so far as to officially state the po- sition it will adopt, and for the present their interest in the matter is confined to are making to urge Spain to make all possible haste in ar- | ranging terms of peace with the insur- gents. 1t is admitted by representatives of the powers with whom I talked that they believe the joint representation they made at the White House last week had the effect, in the first place, of causing | the President to postpone the transmis- sion of his message to Congress until to-day, and, second, of indirectly result- | ing in its being couched in milder terms than before they saw Mr. McKinley. If the insurgents should refuse to ac- cept the liberal propositions offered by | Spain, they believe this Government should withdraw its moral support and prospective armed intervention, and this, it is believed, would have the ef- fect of causing the Cubans to come to | terms. | | The expulsion of Spain from the island of Cuba and the declaration of the | independence of the island from the sovereignty of Spain will probably be the vital points in the resolution which will finally be adopted by Congress. Strenuous efforts are now being made to | get the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate and the Foreign Affairs | Committee of the House into line upon | the same resolution, and to have the re- port of the two as nearly unanimous as possible. Up to the present time these efforts have not succeeded. It has not even been possible to harmonize the dif- ferences of the Republican members of either committee. The question of rec- ognizing or in any way referring to in- dependence in the resolution is a stumb- ling block. Practically every member of each committee has in his pocket the text of a resolution which he believes ought to be adopted. These all differ, but they range themselves under three heads—intervention without reference to independence, to establish peace and stable government; intervention by de- clagation of independence of the people of Cuba without recognizing the present so-called Government, and intervention accepted by direct recognition of the present so-called Government. The sec- ond of these, which is in the nature of a compromise, seems to-night to be the one on which agreement is most proba- ble. Much may depend upon the state- ment made to Congress by Consul Gen- eral Lee when he appears before them. The majority of the Senate Com- mittee on Foreign Relations is to- night in favor of a mandatory reso- lution in reply to the President’s message. The committee went into secret ses- sion as soon as the Senate adjourned and remained in session four hours. The debate was exceedingly spirited, but there was a wide diversity of opinion over the question of immediate interven- tion or leaving it to the discretion of the President, as suggested in the message. There was also a diversity of opinion on the subject of recognizing the independ- ence of the Cuban republic. When the meeting adjourned no definite action had been reached, and the committee adjourned to meet again to-morrow, when it is expected that Consul General Lee will appear, and make a statement as to the situation in Cuba and will clear up the question as to whether he can shed any-additional light on the Maine disaster. All the members of the committee are pledged to secrecy, but it is known that if a vote had been taken on the proposition favored by the ma- PEE R E R R R R R SAGASTA’S PAPER SHOWS HOSTILITY. MADRID, April 11.—The Lib- eral, in a spirited article this morning on the political situa- tion, says: “President McKin- ley's message will decide Spain’s course. If the Washington Gov- ernment changes its conduct, withdraws its threats and fol- lows the dictates of justice, peace-loving Spain will forgive the injuries done her and will turn from war. But if the re- public continues its course in in- sisting on armed intervention Spain without arrogance or fear will accept the challenge, allow- ing no one to restrain her, seek- ing counsel or help from no one to maintain her flag unstained and her sovereignty untouched. The nation is strong enough, be- ing closely united with the army which is really the nation armed.” s ok ok ok ok ok sk sk G8 sk ok o ok ok ok sk ok ok ok ok sk ok k% % % % %ok % 3k sk sk ok sk ok ck ok ok 88 sk ok ok ok sk sk ok ok ck ok sk ok ok k% X X ¥ ¥ 000000000 CCO000CO0CC000000 FEREXXXEXREXX XXX R XX jority, to report a mandatory resolution, there would not have been a dissenting voice sufficient to warrant a minority report. As it was, the committee ad- journed without committing itself to any definite resolution. In view of the expected arrival of Consul General Lee to-morrow the com- mittee will not be ready to submit its report to the Senate beforec Wednesday. In the meantime a mighty effort will be made to swing the entire committee into line in support of the President’s re- commendations. The friends of imme- diate intervention are positive to-night that there is but slight probability of the majority of the committee reversing their present judgment. In any event there is apt to be protracted debate on any resolution reported back from the committee. The elastic rules of the Sen- ate admit of the greatest freedom of dis- cussion, and some Senators will insist upon getting their views into the Record before they cast their votes. It is prob- able that in the end the House commit- tee will fall in line and accept such res- olution as may be agreed to by the Sen- ate committee. The Republican members of the House committee held a prolonged con- ference this afternoon without coming to any agreement. The advocates of rec- ognizing the independence of the so- called republic of Cuba held out stren- uously for their end and refused to ac- cept any compromise. The conference broke up with the difterence; between the participants as wide as before. An- other conference was held to-day, last- ing until a late hour, but the advocates of the different forms of resolutions proposed found it still impossible to reconcile their differences. There will be a meeting of the full committee to-morrow morning, but in view of the failure of the Republican members to reach a conclusion to-night no resolution will be reported to the | House to-morrow. It is possible that the committee may delay action long enough to hear Consul General Lee after the Senate committee is through with him. RACES AT THE EAST. Banished Wins the Tennessee Club Purse at Memphis. MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 11.—There was | | no stake feature on the card at Mont- | gomery Park to-day, but six well-filled | races attracted a large crowd, which | kept the twenty-two bookies bus The weather was pleasant. There was much comment among horsemen upon the de- | feat of Or ument by Salvable in the | Montgomery handicap, and the opinion is | that Ornament was not ready for a bruis- ing race with such a heavy impost up. certain starter in the Brooklyn handicap | at Gravesend in May, for which event he has been the winter favorite. Five furlongs, Pearl Walker won, Hen- rica second, Jim Lisle third. Time 1:03 Four furlongs. Lieber Anton won, Ban- ish second, Sagita third. Time, :503. Tennessee Club purse, six furlongs, Banished won, Millstream second, Globe II third. Time, 1:16%. One mile, selling, Wilson won, George B. Cox second, Elenor Holmes third. Time, 1:41%4. Five furlongs, selling, High Jinks won, Lennop second, Trombone third. Time, 18 :02%. Steeplechase, about two miles, Captain Piersal \\'n:\’. U_}pr Alfnn‘so second, Bob Neeley third. me, Ya (‘]N?‘I\'\'ATI, Apri 11.—While being warmed up for the last race at Newport to-day Blacking Brush ran away three miles and was scratched. Great Land won another race to-day from a good fleld of 2-year-olds. Track fast: Six furlongs—Panchita II won, Judge Baker second Motilla third.” Time, 1 = Four furlongs—Black Venus won, Pansy B second, Francis Reed third. Time, 49%. S‘x"\'en furlongs—Deyoe won, Baratari second, Duchess of York third. Time, 1:30. One mile—Swordsman won, Dominica second, Fasig third. Time, 1:43%. Four and a half furlongs—Great Land won, Deblaise second, John F. Vogt third. Time, :56. One mile, selling—Liewanna won, Carrie Lyle second, Rockwood third. Time, 1:42. WASHINGTON, April 1L—The spring | meeting of the Washington Jockey Club | opened at Bennings to-day. The track | was good and the weather showery, Only two of the favorites, Filigrane and First Fruit, won, the other three events going to long shots. Results: . Three-year-olds and upward, six fur- longs—Summer Sea won, Handpress sec- ond, Ortolan third, Time, 1:16. Malden 2-year-olds, half mile—Filigrane won, St. Clair second, Bonny Boy third. Time, 51%. Three-year-olds and upward, selling, six and a half furlongs—Her Own won, Louise N _second, Lucld third. Time, 1:23%. Maiden 3-year-olds, six and a half fur- longs—First Fruit won, Sophomore sec- ond, Masconomo third. Time, 1:25%. Owners' handicap, 3-yvear-olds and up- ward, one mile—Our Johnny won, Sensa- imnul second, Thomas Cat third. Time, :46%, MILLIONAIRE CHENEY WEDS JULIA ARTHUR BOSTON, April 11.—The marriage of Benjamin H. Cheney, the well-known mil- lionaire of this city, to Miss Julia Artiur, the actress, was announced to-day. The announcement was a complete surprise to all save the most intimate friends of the couple. The ceremony took place some time ago in New York. Miss Arthur has been quite ill recently. DALY LOWERS THE COLOHS OF LAVIGNE. PHILADELHPIA, April 11.—Jack Daly of Wilmington had the better of the ar- gument with Kid Lavigne to-day at the Arena. The bout went the full six rounds and Daly had the better of every round but_the second. vigne was knocked down in the first and fifth rounds. second round Lavigne punished Daly with some heavy stomach blows. vt ol ‘Wind Blights the Crops. WOODLAND, April 1l.—Instead of a refreshing rain as has been hoped for, a flerce and desiccating north wind blew to- day, and there are many who believe that The great son of Order is regarded as a | .. | ish Government, ’chanée. T myself will be in charge of it is destroying the last vestige of hope for a crop. ¥ ¢ FLEEING FROM THE CAPITAL | OF PORTO RICO Consul Hanna and a Party of Americans Take Refuge on St. Thomas Island. Copyrighted, 1898, by to-day on a Spanish schooner. ~ He consulate to the British Consul. courtesy as he was leaving. out between the United States and guns. States blockade San Juan. Porto Rico as soon as possible, a The Spanish cruisers Vizcaya a 00070000000000000000000000000000000 DE CASTRO IN WASHINGTON The Spanish Consul Was Summoned There on Last Sunday. 0000000000000000 o (] WASHINGTON, April 11.—De O Castro, the Spanish consul at O San Francisco, is here, and it is O understood that he will soon be O transferred to another post. O This information comes from an O attache of the Spanish legation © in Washington. An attache of O the legation said to-night that O although Mr. De Castro was O here on official business and O would soon te transferred to O another post of duty, the senor’'s O conscience was clear and he was O not afraid. o o ©00000000000000000 Felipe de Castro, the Spanish Consul, has left San Francisco, and from the present strained relations existing be- tween the United States and the coun- try which he represents it is not at all probable that he will return. This much information was given out at the office of the Spanish Consulate yesterday by Acting Vice-Consul Camilo Martin. The account of De Castro’s sudden and almost mysterious departure was pub- lished exclusively in yesterday’s Call. When a representative of The Call called upon the vice-Consul yesterday he found that gentleman in his office in the Spring Valley building intensely absorbed in the perusal of a magazine. From the evident interest manifested upon his countenance in the article that he was reading it was apparent that he had not read the President’s ze, or, if he had, that he attached little importance to it. He received the reporter with all the customary courtesy and dignity that characterizes the Dons of Castile. The inquiry as to the whereabouts of Con- sul de Castro brought forth the answer from his deputy that he was in Wash- ington, D. C., where he had gone last Sunday, having been summoned there by an order from the Spanish Minister, Senor Bernabe. “When will he return?” “I do not know,” answered the vice- onsul. C("n\vhy did the Consul send out the P, P. C. cardge “He presumed that he was sum- moned to Washington with the view of being exchanged to some other post, and, as is the custom in such cases, he thought it best to comply with the ethics of the Consular system. “If there is a chanre made In the Consulship who will succeed Pelipe de Castro?” 5 “That I cannot say at present,” re- plied Camilo Martin, “bu until an- oher person is appointed by the Span- if there is to be a [ o o o [} (] o ] o o o o ] o o o o o [} the office.” No word has been received from the Consul since his arrival in Washing- ton was reported. 1f he does not re- turn his family, who are at present here, will follow him East and join him there. Mr. Martin did not know why De Castro had been summoned to Washington, nor could he throw any light upon the nature of the business that had been the cause of his depart- ure. From the tenor of his remarks it is presumable that he does not ex- pect his chief to return here. So far no word has been received at the Consul- ate from the absent Consul as to when he will return, or if he expects to re- turn at all. - There is one ~ignificant point in con- nection with the summoning of De Castro to Washington that has much weight. He has kept ‘himself thorough- 1y posted as t. the naval and military defenses of the Pacifi Coast, and it is believed that it was for the purpose of glving information upon this point to the Spanish Minister that he was sum- moned to Washington. MINER BURIED UNDER A SLICE OF ROCK. REDDING, April 1L—An unknown miner, working aloné_in a drift in the Hoffschneider mine néar Iron Mountain, was caved upon on Saturday and burlevd under 200 cubic feet of rock. The man's fallure to put in an appearance at dinner time resulted in the discovery of the dis- aster. By hard and incessant work Hoff- schneider and the mine cook reached the body before it had become cold. The Cor- oner was summoned and the corpse brought to this city for interment, arriv- ing at a late hour Sunday evening. Among the few nersonal effects of the deceased was found a tintype, which is supposed to be a likeness of the victim, mfien at an early age. A letter from a Ea(ent medicine_ manufacturer in the astern States offering an agency to Joe Thomas, and addre: to Brooks, Or., is the only clew to the name of the unfortu- nate man. There were several other pat- ent medicine circulars, but none of these were addressed. e The deceased is described as a man of about five feet six inches in height and wedshlng about 150 pounds. He was of a sandy complexion, with dark hair and a mustache of a reddish tinge. He was about 36 years of age. ¥ ' . ST. THOMAS, West Indies, April 11.—In accordance with orders from Washington to proceed immediately to this Hanna, United States Consul in San Juan de Porto Rico, arrived here party of fifteen Americans, including Mr. and family; Mr. and Mrs. Wyman and Mrs. Van Syckle. ing San Juan Mr. Hanna turned over the affairs of the United States All Americans remaining on the is- land will be under the protection of the British flag. Mr. Hanna says that the officials of Porto Rico extended At the time of his departure the authori- ties of Porto Rico were in entire ignorance as to the situation. Troops were under orders to be ready for service at any time, and plans were afoot to put 30,000 rifles into the hands of clvilians. being placed at different strategic points, coal and water supplies are being increased and the impression is general that war has broken citizens to move into the interior, so as to be out of range of naval There are grave fears of a serious revolution should the United Consul Hanna is anxious to return to leave San Juan on leave of absence. Juan when Mr. Hanna left that port. James Gordon Bennett. island, Mr. P. C. was accompanied by his wife and Delvalle, the vice-consul, Before leav- every Cannon are Spain. This has caused scores of s the British Consul is soon to nd Almirante Oquendo were at San O0COC000C00000000R0C0000000 NEVADA BARS - STARVING KINE Its Cattlemen Dictate the Course of Governor Sadler. Special Dispatch to The Call. CARSON, April 11.—Nevada will bar her gates against California cattle that seek admission to her ranges. This was emphatieally decided upon at a meet- ing of cattle-owners and cattle-dealers in this city to-day. The Sagebrush | | State cannot afford. to endanger its paramount interest by permitting | |germs of disease to be distributed | | among livestock, was the sentiment of | thé meeting. | The question as to whether Nevada | allow cattle to pass through the State | was discussed, and at length the fol- lowing resolution was presented and unanimously accepted: | Resolved, That it be the sense of this | meeting that the quarantine between this State and California be maintained, and | no cattle from infected districts allowed | to enter the State, except in transit under | quarantine restrictions by the railroads, | if it be in the power of the authorities to prevent it. Resolved, That the Governor be re- quested to telegraph a copy of this reso- | lution to the Secretary of Agriculture at | ‘Washington. The meeting adjourned with three rousing cheers for Governor Sadler, who said that he would unflinchingly abide by the resolution. 1 The Gover: r decided to-day to urge the County Commissioners of Washoe } County to appoint inspectors for sheep | passing through the State, and, should | any prove to be diseased, to stop ship- ments. Cattlemen from Eastern Nevada who attended the meeting to-day assert that the same drought prevailing in California will strike Nev- » on ac- count of the little snow on the moun- tains. Yesterday the Humboldt River was measured and contained only ten thousand inches of water, which will diminish, durin~ the warm season, far below the water line of past years. MINISTER AND LATVAN FIGHT Exciting Combat Takes Place on a Fresno Street. Spectal Dispatch to The Call FRESNO, April 11.—The trouble over water which irrigationists are having with the canal company is resulting in much ill feeling, in which even the| ministry is involved. This was shown this afternoon, when W. H. Ingels and Rev. Carroll Ghent, a Baptist minister, who lives at the Scandinavian colony, engaged in a street fight over the wa- ter question. Ghent was in a carriage | and Ingels, who is secretary of the| Fresno Canal and Irrigation Company, rode up to the vehicle on a bicycle and, on alighting, accused Rev. Mr. Ghent of having made certain statements at a recent meeting held in the colony to consider the scarcity of water. Ghent denied having made the statements, but Ingels insisted that he believed the minister made the remarks attributed him. Sharp words were exchanged between the secretary and the minister. Finally Mr. Ghent called Mr. Ingels a liar. In- gels got into the carriage and the two men fought desperately in the vehicle. Ingels was bent on taking satisfaction for having been called a liar, and Mr. Ghent fought to protect himself and throw his assailant out of the carriage. Several blows were struck. Neither combatant is very much the worse for the fray, although each left marks on the other’s face. Ingels was finally forced 1--m the carriage. Rev. Mr. Ghent appeared be- fore Justice St. John and swore out a | warrant for Ingels’ arrest on a charge of assault. Ingels pleaded guilty, but the time for passing sentence was con- tinued. WILLETT PLEADS GUILTY TO A MURDER CHARGE. Baden Murderer tp Be Sentenced on Wednesday for His Crime. REDWOOD CITY, April 1l.—James ‘Willett, one of the three men implicated in the murder of C. A. Andrews at Baden last November, to-day pleaded guilty of murder, and the time for passing sen- tence was fixed at next Wednesday, when testimony will be taken to determine the degree o1 ilt. Harry Winters was ‘tried and convicted of the same offense and sentenced to be | have a strong influence in shaping the STATESMEN ON THE MESSAGE A Majority of Congress Favor Cuban Inde- pendence. So the Recommendation of the President Is Severely Criticized. ——— Some Republicans, aker, Differing From McKinley. Including For- Join thd Democrats in Speclal Dispatch to The Call. ‘WASHINGTON, April 11.—The Pres- ident’s message did not, on the first reading, receive the indorsement of a majority of the Senators, and many excused themselves from speaking about it until they could have time for careful perusal. In a general way the objections were based on the ground that it did not go far enough in recog- nizing the rights of the Cubans. The Senators who have been especially noted for their conservatism were pleased. but they were the exception to the rule, and many of those Senators who had in the past few days shown a disposition to slacken their opposition to a conservative course appeared to be disposed to return to their original positions. A large number of the Democratic Senators refused to express them- selves at all, as did several Republi- cans, on the ground-that, as they could not speak in complimentary terms, they would say nothing at all. The most significant utterance on the sub- ject of the message was that of Sena- tor Foraker (R.), from the President’s own State, and a member of the Com- mittee on Foreign Relations. He said: “I have no patience with the message, | and you can say so.” He refused to go into details. Senator Mills (D.) of the same com- mittee said: ‘“Without referring to the message specifically, you can say that I am for the idependence of Cuba and for war on account of the Maine.” Senator Cullom (R.), also of the For- eign Relations (ommittee, commended the document. He said: "It is a strong paper, well prepared, and a careful re- view. The Senate may go farther than | the President recommends, but it will | course of events.” Senator White (D.) of California, who opposes any interference in the Cuban question by this country, would only say that ‘‘the Administration ap- pears to be getting all balled up.” Senator Tillman (D.) thought it was illogical, and that the President's rec- ommendations of means was inade- quate to accomplish what he wants to do. Senator Pettigrew said: “It is the weakest yet. It sums up the situation by saying we must recognize neither | belligerency nor independence, but in- tervene to stop the war. Spain has al- ready accomplished this result by granting a cessation of hostilities, thus | leaving us nothing to do but to con- tinue to make appropriations to feed the Cuban people.” Senator Chandler said the message was *“a graphic and powerful descrip- tion of the horrible condition of affairs in Cuba.” Senator Hawley, chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, alsopro- nounced it an able paper, and said that he thought it --ould meet with general approval. Senator Elkins, conservative Repub- lican, said: “It states the case admir- ably, and it will be sustained by the people and Congress.” Senator Allison, chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, would only say: “It is a very good message.” Senator Hale, conservative Republi- lican, and chairman of the Com- mittee on Naval Affairs, went fur- ther in his commendation, saying: “The message is admirable in all respects, and especially so in that it points out the way whereby Cuba can get a good Government and be free, and without bringing us into awkward interest com- pli_ations.” Henderson (R.) of Iowa, one of the Republican leaders, said: ‘“The message shows that the ~eople made no mistake in electing William McKinley Presi- dent. We should uphold and sustain the President and give him the power he asks.” Grosvenor of Ohio said: ‘“The mes- sage, when the hot blood, which has been so properly incited by the course of events, Las had time to cool, will be recognized as an able, patriotic and wise state paper. The message will be approved by all the civilized world. Armed intervention to the great masses of the people means war with' Spain and free Cuba—but free Cuba does not necessarily involve the recognition of any special existing Government. Cuba will be free. WANTS NICARAGUA CANAL LEGISLATION. 1.0S ANGELES, April 11.—The twenty- second session of the California Btate Fruit Growers’ Convention met this morning in the Assembly Hall of the Chamber of Commerce, under the aus- pices of the State Board of Horticulture. The convention was called to order by President Cooper of Santa Barbara. President Cooper read his annual address, which consisted of a review of the work done at the last annual conwention. Sev- eral papers of interest to fruit growers were read, and the following resolution was then adopted by the convention: “Resolved, That this convention of fruit growers, lmpressed with the beliet thas the future of this industry depends on the improvement of transportation fa- cilities, demands from the Republican party the redemption of the pledges made in its platform of 189 as to the owning and operating of the Nicaragua canal, and requests Senators and Congressmen of all political parties to unite to further such legislation as shall tend to the im- mediate construction of this canal. Resolved, That Senator George C. Perkins and Stephen White be specially requested to take charge of and urge :hls necessary legislation at Washing- on. —_——— Charles Harris Disappears. SANTA CRUZ, April 11.—Charles Har- ris, complaining witness in the case against Minnie Plyler for mayhem, which case is to be called in the Superior Court on Wednesdnr. has left the city and his whereabouts Is unknown. Sheriff Besse has returned from San Francisco, but ‘was unable to find his man. Sl el A Child on the Doorstep. Last night at about 9:30 o’'clock John Jianpaoli, who lives at 14% Scott place, heard knocks at his door. His wife open- ed the door, and on the stoop found a child wrapped up in a shawl. Pinned to the shawl was the following note: “This child has no father or mother, as both are dead. For God's sake give it a home with you. It was born on December 22, 1897." * Neighbors say they saw a poorly dressed woman'running away from the ha An appeal in his case was de- layed the execution. C. H. Raymond, the third man, was tried and convicted, and has paid the death penalty for his crime. house at about the time the child was found. Mr. Jianpaoll says he will adopt LEE RECEIVES AN OVATION Wiid Enthusiasm Caused by the General’s Presence. ~ Throughout the South the Peo- ple Give Hearty Welcome to the Diplomat. Train Besleged by Admirers of the Returning Consul Who Speak in Glowing Words. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. WAYCROSS, Ga., April 11.—Every station along the route of Consul-Gen« eral Lee's special train lavished ap- preciative tributes upon him. Tha country for miles in the interior fur- nished ardent admirers, who came in carts, wagons and on horseback. Whenever the general stepped to the rear platform at stations oufbursts of applause greeted him. Before reaching Jasper, Fla., three telegrams were re- ceived on the train urging him to make his appearance so that the people could see him. Arriving there, the local com- pany of State troops and a score of Confederate veterans with a wild . crowd met him. In response to a speech of welcome General Lee said: “I thank you, sir, for your kind ex- pressions, I thank the American peopla for the commendation they have shown my administration as your Consul-Gen- eral at Havana. I have never really known until to-day how united tha people are in sanctioning my course.” In the afternoon he endeavored ta get some sleep, but it was impossible, The crowds would besiege the train and even attempted to force the doors of the private car in their frantic efforts to see the popular general. Waycros exceeded all previous points in giving General Lee an ovation. As the special train rolled through the railroad yard every whistle and bell pealed forth in welcome. Cannon roar- ed and musketry rattled, while 4000 wildly excited persons franctically crowded up to the car. General Lee was taken bodily from the car and was introduced to the crowd by Colonel G. S. McLendon of Georgia in the follow- ing words: “As long as human history s writ- ten, as long as human history is read, the name of Lee - ill shine out as a beacon light on the shores of truth and honor and courage. This, gentlemen, is Fitzhugh Lee of America.” An afternoon -aper in a big scare- head announced, ‘‘Lee for President in 1900.” The special train will reach Washing- ton about 2 o'clock to-morrow after- noon. SAVANNAH, April 11.—At Savannah more than 5000 persons were at the sta- tion to see General Lee when the train came in. The crowd was enthusiastic and a short speech was made, the gen- eral being frequently applauded. As the train rolled into the station a pla- toon of the Chatham Artillery, of which General Lee is an honorary member, began firing a major-gener- al's salute of thirteen guns. General Lee and the members of his party were completely tired out by their long trip. 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