The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 14, 1898, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1898. come a clash between the House and the Senate as to the form in which the resolutions shall finallv be passed. An effort will be made to have the House accept the Senate resolution, and thus avoid the necessity for a conference committee. This may or may not suc- ceed. The influence of the administra- tion will be strongly urged against the Senate resolution. The President would much prefer the House resolu- tion, as that is in line with his mes- sage more nearly. Its adoption by both houses would still leave chance for avoiding war. Representative Maguire of California, one of the strongest lawyers of the Democratic side, takes the view that the resolution passed will largely remove the pos: ty of war. He said: “The resolution is meaningless so far as it forces action. It practically leaves action in the discretion of the Presi- dent. It authorizes and empowers him to use the land and naval forces of the United States to stop the war in Cuba and to aid the Cubans to establish an independent government. It directs him to do nothing. The effect of this lodgment of power in the President will | immediately invite the intervention of the European powers. * | “In this lies the danger of very se- rious and embarrassing complications. | By this we are led into an error which we have steered clear of for a hundred years. It will be next to impossible for the President to resist the demand which the powers will make. | “If he does resist it he will show a | strength of character which has been suggested by anything that he has | yet done. In this case what will the powers do? It is my firm conviction | that unless the fesolution is amended in the Senate there will be no war, but there will be instead a superabundance | of diplomatic complications.” The scathing arraignment of Spain in the. report of the Senate committee is one of the sensational features of the day. The report was written by Senator Davis, chairman of the Senate commit- tee, and is without doubt one of the strongest documents of its kind ever | submitted to the Senate. It would tend more than anything else that has hap- pened thus far to aggravate an already complicated situation. Tts very remark- able extension of the Monroe doctrine | is likely to stir up a great international | row. From an international point of view the report will attract attention in every | capital of the civilized world and will | undoubtedly be quoted as a precedent | in American history for all time zoi come. | In its copsideration of the Monroe | doctrine the report contains the fol- | lowing striking paragraphs: ““We cannot consent, upon any con- | ditions, that the depopulated portions of Cuba shall be colonized by Spain any more than she should be allowed te found a new colony in any other part of this hemisphere or island thereof. Either act is regarded by the United States as dangerous to peace and safety. #The Monroe doctrine has kept the powers of Europe out of the Ameri- can continent ever since it was pro- mulgated. It was a distinct an- nouncement that the United States would intervene under certain cir- cumstances in the affairs of every Central American and South Ameri- can State.” The President’s message contained no reference to the ‘action of the Euro- ! pean powers. These sentences from the report are the answer of the Senate. | They show very plainly that European interference in the affairs of the West- | ern Hemisphere is not to be tolerated | | a by the United Sta IS A WORTHY CHRISTIAN. Dr. George C. Adams, pastor of the | First Congregational Church, is adverse | to entering into a controversy with At- | torney C. W. Harris, who wrote him a | satirical and caustic letter last criticlzing his attitude on Christian so- | clalism and his opposition to Professor | | | Herrin. After the receiptof the letter the pastor of the well-known church took counsel with some of the leading members of his | congregation, and they were of the same | opinion—that he should not answer it. | The doctor disclaims being an anti-Her- | rinite, but states he has the greatest re- | spect and admiration for the learned pro- | ‘essor. “I am sure,” he said, “that he is | a most worthy Christian, and were he but | here 1 would invite him into my pulpit. I | believe I have the liberty to differ from | him, as I would any other Christian. There is no_truth in the statement that I answered Mr. Harris in my paper before the ministers’ meeting last: Monday. 1| delivered sermon, ‘If Jesus_ Come | my ng said in angwer to his letter. the second communication I have rom Mr. Harris, and, al- | though T answered his first in a courteous | manner, 1 shall pay no attention to his | last. | “Mr. Harris was never a member of church and therefore could not have lter}ez | it. 1 regret the notoriety; had I my way | the letter would never have been pub- | lished.’ ——— PANHANDLE IMPROVEMENTS. } The Market Street Railroad Company, | true to its promise, has set about putting Oak street, from Baker to Stanyan, in| first class condition. | The objectionable. double rail track | that has been permitted to obstruct that | strect since the line underwent its hange from a cable to an electric is now | ing removed and the entire stroet 18| ing repaved with bitumen. great advantage brought about eneral improvement is that there will | e no sidewalk on the north side of that | street from Baker to Stanyan. The | street will gain a_width of 6ver thirty | feet on that side from the outer line of | the car track to the park boundary, all of which will be paved with bitumen, making it one of tie best driveways on any street in the city for the distance mentioned. The walk on the inside of the park an- swers for a sidewalk, and does away with the one ordinarily providea for on other streets {n the city. n addition to this Haight street is be- 1ng paved from Ashbury to Claysen wieh bitumen, making also a finedriveway into the park, as well as giving the people on the rise of the hill an outlet into the other sections of the panhandle. This, with the changes now going on in the Sunset district for the general im- provement of that place, gives a tene of Drogress and Sontentment to, the prop- ¥ owners adjacent to the Golde: Park on the south side. o —_——— The Scott Will Contest. The trial of the Scott will contest was resumed yesterday before Judge Coffey. Beveral witnesses were introduced by the Eropanenls of the will to prove tnat Mrs. cott was of sound mind, although very iealous of her husband. 'The testimony or the contestants was to the effect that the testatrix was for many years orior to her death of unsound mind. Another | by this not | g T0 FREE CUBA |S€ [TS OBJECT Text of the Minority Re- port Introduced in the House. Recognizes the Independence of the People of the Island. Wrecking of the Maine Considered but One Spanish Act of Provocation. Bpectal Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, April 13. The following is the text of the re- port of the minority of the House For- eign Affairs Committee in support of its resolution for the intervention and re- cognition of the Cuban insurgents: We, the undersigned members of the Committee_on_Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, having con- sidered the message of the President of which was transmitted y, April 11, 1898, and on that day referred to said commit- tee, submit the following report to the Hotise of Representatives: “We recommend the the United State to Congress on Monda mittee on Forelgn Affairs: Joint resolution— Resolved, That the United States Gov- ernment hereby recognize the independ- ence of the republic of Cuba. S » moved thereto by many conside s of humanity, of interest and of provocation, among which are the deliberate mooring of our battle-ship Maine over a_submarine and its destruction in the harbor of Havana, the President of the United States be and | he is hereby directed to employ imme- diately the land and naval forces of the | United States in aiding the republic of | Cuba to mal by recognized. i That the President of the United s is_hereby authorized and directed end immediate relief to the starv- ‘;lla.ln the independence here- t of the first resolution, guided of humanity and intere y_divers provocatio mong re ‘the deliberate mooring of our aine over a submarine mine, destruction in_the harbor of Havana and the death of 266 seamen, we submit the facts to the House, to our countrymen and to the world. For more than a quarter of a century, with short intervals revolution has been in progress in Cuba, de: commerce and causing financial loss our citizens and unprecedented mortality among the contending factions. For more than three the Cuban patriots have struggled for freedom with courage, for- titude and self-abnegation unexcelled in the annals of the human people are our near connected with us by t following resolu- | a substitute for the resolutions | ted by the majority of the Com- | roying our | to | HLEY RECEIVES ORDERS TO DRILL FLYING SQUADRON When the Vessels dre in Fighting Trim They Will Be Sent to a Better Strategic Point. NEW YORK, April 13.—A Washington special to the Herald says: “Proceed to southern drill grounds for maneuvers and target practice to continu- for a period of forty-eight hours, upon' expiration of ‘which return to Hampton Roads. Direct Minneapolis and Columbia to undergo speed trials.” . In effect these are the instructions telegraphed to Commodore W. S. Schley, commander-in-chief of the flying squadron, this morning, which caused him to leave his anchorage off Fortress Monroe at 2 o'clock this afternoon and proceed to sea. It can be authoritative- ly stated that Commodore Schley has no other instructions. Should it be deemed advisable while he is at sea to direct him to sail to a better strategic point than Hampton Roads, or should war come, in- structions will be sent to him by one of the vessels now lying at Nor- folk or at Hampton Roads to-morrow. ‘When it became known among the officers of the department short- ly after noon that orders had been given to Commodore Schley to sail considerable interest was manifested which developed into great ex- citement when Secretary Long declined to state the cause of the ves- sels being dispatched to sea or to their destination. The Secretary’s action is in accordance with his decision not to hereafter divulge the character of orders given to ships on the ground that it might give information to a possible enemy, and, also, because, when war comes he does not wish to be put in the position of affirming or denying the destination of ships or squadrons. Of considerable importance is the experimental trip of Commodore Schley’s squadron. It is practice preparatory to action. The ser- vice of the Minneapolis and Columbia since placed out of commission a year ago has consisted of the cruises they made from League Is- land to Hampton Roads. The Brooklyn, Texas and Massachusetts, while attached to the North Atlantic squadron, engaged in various maneuvers and are, therefore, familiar with squadron evolutions, but the commerce destroyers have not undergone fleet practice under their present commanding officers, and it is desirable that Commodore Schley shall make his force as much of a unit as possible within the short time he will remain at sea. The trials of the Columbia and Minneapolis have been ordered to determine the speed and ability of their engines to stand the strain of racing, and finally gun practice is necessary to test the guns and mounts, particularly the elevating gear of the eight-inch guns of the Brooklyn, which were repaired last week. The Herald has stated that the authorities are desirous of sta- tioning the flying squadron at a better strategic point than Hampton Roads. It is generally understocd that the squadron will first pro- ceed to Porto Rico, and thence to European waters, and it is, there- fore, considered a wise plan to put the ships as near Porto Rico as possible in order that no time will be lost after hostilities have com- menced. There has been some talk of having the ships drop down as far south as Port Royal, but this would not be any great gain in amount of distance saved, and the officials have therefore considered the advisability of having one vessel go to Bermuda or St. Thomas. No action, however, has yet been taken. The drill grounds to which point the squadron was ordered to-day was about fifteen miles from Hampton Roads, and a vessel carrying supplementary instructions to those given Commodore Schley before his departure ean cover the dis- tance from Fortress Monroe within a few hours. Tk Ek ok Rk kR kK E Rk kR Kk kA RE R R EERE X * R R XN | | | | | *******************l LONDON TIMES REBUKES CONGRESS Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. LONDON, April14.—The Times, commenting editorially this morning on the resolutions sub- mitted yesterday to Congress, says: “They embody demands which cannot be addressed to a sover- eign power without rendering negotiation and compromise im- possible. Even if they do not amount in form to a declaration of war, these resolutions are ac- companied by violent and offen- sive reports offering gratuitous provocation to the Spanish Gov- ernment and people in the eyes of the civilized world. The American case cannot but be seriously prejudiced by the man- ner in which it is now presented. ‘We doubt, after yesterday’s scenes, whether Congress is & fit body to deal with a great na- tional issue or to act as the aven- ger of wrong. The situation is that Congress has declared for war in everything but name, al- though without having defined, except in the vaguest manner, objects for which it wishes to fight. KR KKK KR KKK KRR LR EX DEFENDED BY THE BRITISH London Papers Uphold President McKin- ley’s Policy. % ks ok ok ok ok ok ok ok Sk ok sk sk sk sk sk sk ok sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk sk ok sk ¥ % 3 % % % If Opposed to War He Would Not Have Written the Mes- sage He Did. All the Papers of the English Metropo- lis Agree That Uncle Sam Is Heading for War. Special Dispatch to The Call, LONDON. A- ril 14—Editorials in the R R R R R R R ST R BTN PP PP P T T LT T P OO SR GRS D R R P R R R R R R R RS R R R B PGPS leading papers assert that “America is | heading deliberately for war,” and that | there is only the faiptest chance now | rthat the delay will still enable & peace- | + + + + + + + + + + . + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + -+ + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + curiosity, steamer was something of a novelty to them. of her construction and examined her engines in a critical manner. NOW COMES THE CHINA The Big Mail Steamer May Be Added to the Fleet in the Pacific. Two Naval Boards Have Ex- amined the Vessel and Filed Favorable Reports. Possesses Speed and Coal-Carrying Capacity Sufficient for an Auxiliary Cruiser. The Pacific Mail Company’s steam- ship China will probably be the next merchant vessel of the Pacific fleet to be added to the Asiatic squadron of America’s navy. Negotiations are now in progress for the purchase of the ves- sel, and it is expected they will be con- cluded in a few days. The China is now at Yokohama, having arrived there yesterday frora this port, and it is expected she may be fitted up for service on the other side of the Pacific if such can be accomplished in a friendly port during the progress of hostilities with Spain. Th: Navy De- partment has had a sharp eye on the China for several weeks. She is so | constructed that she could carry a large armament and be a powerful ves- sel In offensive warfare against the Spanish possessions in the Far East. She has large coal-carrying capacity and great speed, and could carry on an active ‘campaign far from her base of coal supplies for many days before be- ing. obliged to return for fuel. When the China was in Yokohama six weeks ago she was boarded by a corps of naval engineers and ship con- structors who are now attached to the vessels of the Asiatic fleet, and a care- ful survey of the steamer was made. In due time the report reached the Navy Department in Washington, and it was so satisfactory that negotiations were at once commenced for the pur- chase of the vessel should the relations with Spain become such that hostili- ties could not be avoided. While the steamer was lying in this port a few days previous to her sailing on March 23 another board of naval engineers in- spected the vessel. The members of the board went aboard as railroad men from the East, | giving the impression to her crew that they were only on a trip to gratify their claiming that an ocean They took in the minutest detall Their re- | GEN. LEE GIVES [NFORMATION He Knows All About the Fortifications of Ha- vana Harbor. Tells the Naval Strategic Board What He Saw While in Cuba. Members of That Body Think He Has Rendered Most Valuable Assistance. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, April 13.—The Herald’s Washington correspondent telegraphs: General Lee gave valuable information to-day to the Naval Strategic Board, which is engaged in drawing up a plan of campaign against Spain. He ap- peared at 11 o'clock before the board jand for two hours studied maps of | Cuba, pointed out weak spots in the Spanish fortifications, described the character and ramge of the guns mounted thereon, and made suggestions of the points which would be attacked, whichmembersof the board believe will aid them materially in the task with which they are wrestling. Concerning General Lee’s testimony, a member of the board said to me to- day: “General Lee threw light on a number of points with which the board had been struggling. He was a splen- did observer while at his post, and ful- 1y understands the fortifications of Ha- vana and their guns, and he was able to describe them, their points of loca- tion, their range, and such other mat- ters as would appeal to the military mind. I liked his style of delvery. Every thought was evidently carefully considered before it was spoken, and consequently the board relies greatly on the information he submitted and the advice he was asked to give.” STABLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION. A Constitution Has Been Adopted and Temporary Officers Elected. The meeting of liverymen, or rather the proprietors of stables in which horses are boarded, of which a notice appedred in yesterday's Call, has crys- tallized itself into a premanent organiza- tion. At the meeting held over Bridge's sta- ble a few nights since a constitution was adopted, in which an association formed for the protection of all who | Bovernment upon ours. race. These | r closely | sines 1 of friendship. In their pirations afxv‘vlr liberty they have been animated by our | example and have modeled their form of | 1 TCH UPSET | During these three years the Spaniards | have butchered the people, starved help- less women, childr hundreds of thousand nd old and hav FIRM PLEAS FOR PEACE 2 ful solution. The Daily 1.ews says: “The true meaning of President McKinley's ac- tions cannot be mistaken. If he were opposed to war he would not have written such message. He has been | POEL Was even more docisive as to the | becoms members. AT present elghty-six | fitness of the vessel for a commerce | gigned the constitution, leaving about destroyer and auxiliary cruiser and on | the strength of it every hour is now ex- | pected to bring word that the Govern- ment desires the steamer, and to turn her over to some representative of the twenty-five out, who, it is expected, will sign before the next meeting of the as- sociation. At the meeting just held C. S. Critten- a st stablemen in the b wholly without notes,” and there | " | day. the island by fire and sword In v of all the rules of civilized warfare, These acts of barbarous cruelty have filied the American people with horror and they are practically unanimously in favor of recognizing the independence of the gov- ernment established by that brave and heroic people by the expenditure of so h treasure and so much blood, and people will be satisfied with nothing less. The Government which the Cubans | bave established has all the forms of a republic, and is a republic in fact, based on manhood suffrage, executive and leg- islative departments in fuli operation and with a judicial department perfect as far | as the exigencies of the situation permit. They levy and collect t; b large sums of money, conduct a postal stem, maintain an army of 0,000 men in the fleld, have defended themselves suc v against 225,000 Spani ol- 135,000 of whom are in hospitals or in their graves, and are now in undis- puted pos on of three-fourths of the island. Outside her picket lines Spain possesses not one foot of Cuban soil, Within her picket lines three-fourths of the population are insurgents at heart, who will cordially participate in the re- publican government as soon as the Spaniards evacuate the island. With these facts staring us in the face we must realize that Spain can never con- quer Cuba and that ultimately we must recognize the independence of the Cuban republic. This being the case, the sooner we act the better for all congerned, there- by putting an end to the'sacrifice of human jife and the destruction of proper- ty. We urge the unequivocal recognition of the independence of the Cuban repub- lic because the Cuban patriots merit such recognition by their valor and prowess in arms; because recognition is the plain, honest, courteous, manly course, and will | remove from the minds.of all men any suspicion that we are preparing to wage | a war of conquest and to annex the isl- and from motives of sordid greed or as the beginping of a policy of imperial ag- grandizement. ‘We urge the recognition of the existing republic because under international law | only an existing government can be recog- nized, and because, recognizing the pres. ent republic, we lift from the minds of the Cuban patriots the fear that we will force upon them a government which they do not want; we urge because with- out such recognition, in the event of war between Spain and the American repub- lic, it would be a war against Cuba also, for until the recognition of her indepénd- ence she s, in the contemplation of.inter- national law, still a part of Spain. Recognizing' the.independence of the re- public wHi give the:Cubans credit among the nations of the world, thereby en- abling them §o use all their resources to the utmost .and. will inflience men of other countries ‘to reinforce the Cubans with the assurance that they will be treated as soldiers and will not be hanged as traitors, fililbusters or pirates in the event of capture. We urge the passage of the second res- olution, providing for armed intervention, as a necessary and logical sequence to the recognition to the independence of the Cuban republic. Facts must be considered as they actu- | ally cxist, not as we would have them, and one of the most potent or patent facts of the situation is that Spain re- fuses to realize what all the rest of the world_knows to be true—that Cuba has gassed from her control forever. This eing the case, she will hold on with the strength of despair to fragments of the island as long as possible, thereby per- petuating the process of starvation, ar- son and extermination wherever she can and by occasional forays ravishing the country adjacent to her garrisons. We have no doubt that our simple recogni- tion of the republic of Cuba would enable the Cubans themselves to ultimately ex- pel the S‘{)anmrds from every portion of the island. Armed intervention on our part would end the agony of the brave people, save thousands of them from death, and speedily close the most dis- graceful chapter in the history of the Western Hemisphere. We owe. this duty to_ourselves no less than to the Cubans. We recommend the adoption of the third resolution, to ~feed the famished Cubans as an act of mercy and human- y. DINSMORE, SEARE B WiLLians, ‘1ot BERRY, HOWARD of Georgla. —_— Ordered From Hongkong. YOKOHAMA, April 13.—The United States cruiser Baltimore, from Hono- lulu, will depart for Hongkong to- morrow under urgent orders. s i Gold Shipped to Havana, NEW YORK, April 13.—Muller, Schall | ha: & Co. shipped $570,000 in gold to Ha- vana by the Ward line steamship to. men by | e wasted | ation | | The Pope Did All in His | Power to Prevent | War. | Feels Keenly Disappointed Over | the Prospect of a Near | Conflict. | Pontiff Had Arranged to Send Monks | Throughout Cuba to Preach | the Gospel of Peace. Special Dispatch to The Call. (ONDON, April 13.—The Rome corre- spondent of the Daily News says: The Pope is exceedingly upset by the latest | developments of the Hispano-American | | question, which seems turning in a way | he had expected and tried to avoid. This morning, having said mass in the | Sistine- Chapel, he turned to those around him and exclaimed: ! “I have prayed God with the whole | force of my being and with the deepest | fervor to avoid this war and not to al- | low the Pontifical efforts to end in smoke of battle. Otherwise, I have llmplnred the Almighty to take me to | himself that I may not behold such a | sight.” Those present say that the aged Pon- | tiff spoke with such real emotion that | his words deeply touched all. After| | mass, the Pope and Cardinal Rampolla conferred together for an hour and then were joined by the Spanish Em- ‘bassador, who was the bearer of the war tidings. I learn that one of the projects of the Pope, if the chief obstacle to peace had been a refusal by the insurgents to accept an armistice, was to instruct | the Bishop of Havana to send Capucine | monks to preach peace and moderation to the people all over the island. The Pope has sent a dispatch t Em- peror Franz “osef, in answer to a telegram_from' his majesty to a mes- sage in Italian, thanking him for his kindaess and for the way in which he has responded to the Pope's request. The Pontiff begged him to make a last trial by using his good offices with the heads of otk r states to spare the world the horrors of war. It is patent to all Leo XIII ras done everything human that is possible, but war is now con- sidered inevitable even by the most optimistic. Mayor Phelan Lectures. Hon. James D. Phelan delivered an ex- tended lecture o~ “The Origin and End of Governmental Reform” befpre a large audience at the Temple on Turk street last night. The lecture was given under the auspices of Liberty Branch of the Socialist labor party of San Francisco. The opening address was made by John Larsen, the chairman of the evening, and was followed by a vocal solo by Mrs. Martha Aspen, and reading entitled “The Oasis of the Siwah” by William McCor- mack. The chairman then introduced the lecturer of the evening, Mayor Phe- lan. After the lecture his Honor was sub- jected to a number of questions from peo- ple in the audience, to all of which he made ready reply. Short addresses were also made by Dr. Willilam Willey, A. F. S. Hamilton, George B. Benaham and P. Ross Martin. ———— A Pretty Wedding. E. J. Hargens and Miss Emilie Ohm were united in marriage in St. Paul's Church Monday evening. The sacred edi- fice was tastefully decorated for the occa- sion and was filled with the many'hun- dred friends of the contracting parties. After the cerémony the bridal party re- aired to the home of the bride at 747 arrison street, where a reception was given to 125 guests. Mr. Hargens is a ve son and a rising young artist with Sanborn, Vail & Co.. The couple will en- | | | | joy & honeymoon at Del . Monte, aft | hich dhey”wil be' at home at ths Gapp eel most unfairly attacked for an alleged | ab lication of his power. The fact is, he has done the utmost he could to avoid war, but he did not make the American constitution, which entrusts | a war declaration to Congress.” | The Daily Chronicle, which similarly | defends President McKinley against | criticism, says that “the Times news- paper, with the accustomed fatuity of its treatment of American affairs, makes against him,” and adds: ”America is being driven along by the elementary | forces which her best statesmen and | shrewdest financiers cannot zontrol.” | The Standard say: “‘The steady | current toward war reminds us of the course of the Niagara River above the | falls. There seems to have been a few slight disturbances on the surface of | the stream 1in th~ chape of something | like the personal encounters in the | House of Representatives, but there | has been no check or diminution of the | strength of the current.” | The Daily Mail thinks that “events | are moving in the most desirable direc- tion and giving America time to per- fect her preparations to insure a speedy t Bishop Saterlee Issues a New Prayer for Epis- copsabians. t Christian-Loving People Asked to War Only in a Chris- tian Cause. 1 Bishop Newman, Robert G. Ingersoll and Others Send Congratulations to the President Spectal Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, years. Mail fleet and the most popular of the Francisco. waiian flag, but up to a few months | ago registry. the Fairfield Ship Building Company, and was launched in 1889. out to this coast soon after she touched | the water and ever since she has been running between this port and Hono- a four-masted steel steamer with triple- expansion engines and capable of main- taining a speed of about eighteen knot: navy at the earliest possible moment. | 9§ - | he China has been plying between his and Asiatic ports for the last eight She is the pride of the Pacific ranspacific vesséls running out of San} She is now flying the Ha- | she was claimed by the English She was built in Glasgow by | She came ulu, Yokohama and Hongkong. She is | ¢, was elected president, W. E. Bridge o president and Stanly’ W. Morehead tory of nine members, with three stand- ing committees, whose powers are al- most unlimited in providing rules, terms and conditions governing the association. The annual election for offiers will be held on the first Monday in January of ovely 0 1 | Year, at which time the standing com- | mittees will be appointed, as also a board of directors. A schedule of prices for the boarding of all horses will be adopted by the com- mittee having charge of that particular branch of the association’es rules. Stables will classified into three rades. The first will be known as, class i. the second as class B and the third as clas C. This classification means the be relative standing of the various stables as they are now recognized. ADVERTISEMENTS. 06 306 30 308 308 108 0% 308 0% 30% Y06 108 308 30k 308 X0HI0¥ 308 30% 30¢ 30¥ 30¢ 30¥ 308 308 08 308 X0¢ 30K 308 0% 308 30¢ Xk Doctor No More. | fighteth for us, but only thou, O G COLLECT. ‘Washington, April 13. Bishop Saterlee of the Episcopal church has issued the following address to the members of his diocese: | Diocese of Washington—My Dear Brethren of the Clergy and Laity: The chief magistrate of the United States, who under God is the chief ruler or our country, has in his message to Congress| set forth the only conditions upon which | in his judgment we can engage in a| Christian warfare, and also under which, | to his own word, our aspirations as | a Christian and peace-loving people can be realized. It will be a grave responsi- bility if war is undertaken under any other conditions, and our country, acting through Consress, will be held ‘account- able by God and by the civilized world at large if her first aim is not for truth and | justice, peace and happiness. 1 invoke | you all as the servants of that Prince of | peace to whom all power is now given in | heaven and on earth to remember in | carnest prayer those in the Government | of the United St who are charged with this God-given responsibility; and to pray that God will bestow upon’them a right judgment in all things and grant that théy may both perceive and know what things they ought to do and also may have grace and power faithfully to fuliill the same. herewith set forth a prayer to be used at this present time in all the puf- lic services of the Protestant Episcopal church in the diocese of Washington: Minister—Give peace in our time, O Lord. People—For it is thou Lord only that maketh the United States dwell in safety. Minister—Give peace in our time, O Lord. People—For it s thou Lord that maketh the wars to cease in all the world. Minister—Give peace in our time, O Lord. People—Because there 15 none other that od. & Most gracious God, we humbly beseech thee for the people of these United States in gen- eral, so especially for the President and Cabl- met ‘and for the Senate and Representatives in Congress assembled; save them from all error, ignorance, pride and prejudice and of thy great mercy vouchsafe, we beseech thee, 0 to direct, sanctify and govern them in their present work, by the mighty power of the Holy Ghost, that 'peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion and piety may be established among us for all generations; through him to whom ' all power is given in heaven and on earth, our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Faithfully your brother, éENRY T. SATERLEE, Bishop of Washington. ‘Washington, D. C., April 13 The President is in receipt of a num- ber of congratulatory telegrams on his message to Congress, including the fol- lowing: BOSTON, April 12.—Permit me to con- gratulate you on your message, the tem- erate yet firm ‘character of which I elieve will be applauded by all thought- ful opl efully considered. APl Wby c‘E‘I‘liIz‘,Nll;{yY R. REED. NEW YORK, April 1.—Your message fully meets the public_expectations. Its positions are unassailable, its arguments unanswerable; it is a guarantee for peace for which a grateful people will hold you in everlasting remembrance. ABRAM S. HEWITT. NEW YORK, April 12.—The message is admirable, the facts candidly stated, the conclusion logical, the tone manly, pa- triotic and just. I co tulate you and the country. R. INGERSOLL. WORCESTER, Mass., April 12.—Presi- dent McKinley, Washington: Your let- ter to Congress is superb, severe in re- buke, patriotic in dignity, humane and Ehrlsuan in sentiment. Long may you ve. BISHOP Ji X; LEGG, OHN P. NEWAN : and JOHN I victory."” The Daily Telegraph, looking to the | likeithood that after Spain has been defeated, the Cubans will not submissively accept terms America may choose to impose, says: “It is no light task that America has undertaken in the interest of humanity, but one that will tax the rescurcefulness and statesmanship of her rulers to the very utmost.” The Daily Graphic says: will not be child’s play. There will be tragedies on the seas, but there will be | worse tragedies in Cuba, where the United States will have to face an army of one hundred thousand men.” The St. James Gazette says: “The system of conducting delicate diplom- acy through rival committees is not commendabie generally and has led in this instance to deplorable results. General Fitzhugh Lee, who makes war- like speech-s and openly espcuses the cause of the insurgents and deglares that the time has arrived for action against the friendly power to which he was accredited, is setting the tone in America. He is not a cautious man like General Woodford or President Mc- Kinley. So the fire-eaters and the sword-wavers are to have their way because the cautious and experienced men are timid and do not possess the firmness or the courage to declare their decision and insist upon it.” The Westminster Gazette says: “If the proposed resolutions pass it means the Americans have cut themselves off from peace. They will have done so de- liberately after much thought and con- sideration, provocation and in spite of concessfons upon which at least a tem- porary peace might have been patched up. It will be their choice, and we can only hope they have counted the cost.” The Pall Mall Gazette supports Presi- dent McKinley, saying: “He has com- ported himself with skill and propriety throughout. As a result he is now able to take a line which will not fail to get America solid around him. The crisis has come and it finds the President ready to act.” PARIS, April 13.—The Temps com- menting upon the Cuban situation says: “By a curious contradiction, President McKinley renounces the diplomatic path at the moment when he was be- ginning to gather the first precious fruits of his activity. He gives up the reins and direction to Congress at the very moment there is supreme danger in slackening his hold of this impatient team and when it would have been zl:lomgarauvely easy to obtain the upper and.” After Two More Liners. LONDON, April 13.—The Daily Mail says the United States Government is negotiating for the purchase of the Cu- narder Lucania and the North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Friedrich, which is not yet finished. A Long Look Ahead. The politicians are even now beginning to weigh the possibilities involved in the next Presidential election. The papers are full of electioneering gossip, and venture - predictions as to the future which are somewhat too s:1f- confident. 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