The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 16, 1898, Page 2

o = THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1898. OUR WARSHIPS M@y NOT COAL AT JAMAICA England Notifies Its Colonies to Observe Strict Neutrality in the Event of War. Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. KI STON,Jamaica, April 15.—In order to learn just what the Uni- ted States might expect from Great Britain in the matter of coaling her warships here, Consul Dent, under orders from Washington, recently put the question to the Colonial Government. I am informed by a high official here that the local government re- 1 to give a definite answer as to its neutrality in the event of war between United S and Spain until it had been advised from Lon- don. Mr. Dent pr 1 the point strongly and obtained assurance that the matter would be bmitted to the Home Foreign Office. This was done, and to-day the Colonial Government was instructed by Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, Segretary of State for the -Colonies, to strictly observe neutrality in case of of war. Coal is declared contra- band of war. No combatant ship, I am informed, will be allowed to leave Janaican ports within twenty-four hours of the departure of a warship of the enemy. Further, the instructions to the Colonial Gov- ernment are to the effect that the strictest neutrality be enforced. The Cuban Junta here recently made an offer looking to a charter for the steamship Delta of Halifax. It was the intention of the Junta fus s [CXOXOXOJOJOJOROJOYOXOXOXOXOX OXOXOXOXOXOJO] ® to send the steamer to Santiago de Cuba to take off Cubans, who de- @ clare th at peril. At the last moment it was found that the ® Delta was not ge enough to accomodate all those who wished to @® leave, and the Junta here cabled to the Junta in New York to see if ar- ® @® rangements could be made there. ® @ s © BroJolololorololoololooRololoolololololojoJoloofoJoJoJoROJOROOROKS | Roudiez _was relieved of his duty as post commissary, librarian and officer in charge of the Post Exchange. Lieu- tenant Boyd was appointed recruiting officer, Dr. Ireland post librarian and treasurer, and Lieutenant J. D. Nolan as officer in charge of the Post Ex change. Lieutenant Detchmen relieved of duty as recruiting officer. Desertions of Charles H. Crutch- field, Company G, and Edward F. Cal- lahan and Jacob Cupp, of Company C, were announced on the bulletin at post headquarters yesterday. Colonel James M. Moore, assistant quartermaster-general, U. S. A., has re- ceived telegraphic instructions from Washington to arrange for the ship- ment of 40,000 pounds of powder from Santa Cruz to the East. The powder | will leave for Eastern points to-day. The board appointed to formulate a system of fire control for San Fran- cisco harbor was in session all day at department headquarters, in the office of the inspector of artillery. To-day the board will go over to Lime Point (Fort Baker) for the purpose of mak- ing an inspection at that place and ob- long to the-batteries: sad o z | taining inf tion necessary for fu- Light Battery C—Captain, John | ture veoric oo T S per el k _| The First Infantry was organized un- M. Calef; first lieutenant, Arcl-| ;. "5 " " of Congress dated March 3, the bids are considered and a con- tract awarded what route the First Infantry will take to New Orleans, or by what line the artillerymen will go to Chattanooga. As the 3.2-inch breech-loading | field guns, caissons, ammunition, horses and complete equipment of wagons go with the artillery, and | as the infantry takes along every- thing required for field service several special trains will be required to transport the troops and baggage the points of destination. The following-named officers be- active to respective ibal 8 11t % c 1816, and assigned to duty in the di- f”v‘l Campbell, {““‘ SO | T he ity B oot Trlaaioe lieutenants, Lloyd England and | General Daniei Bissell was its first R | colonel; Lieutenant-Colonel George Rogers F. Gardner. Croghan, who afterward became the inspector general of the army, was Light Battery F—Gaptain, Ram- say D. Potts; first lieutenant, John P. Hains, and second lieutenant, Edward P. O'Hern. | General Shafter will leave Mon- day night. He will be accompa- nied by the following members of his staff: First Lieutenant Robert H. Nolle, First Infantry, and John D. Miley, Fifth Artillery, aids; Lieutenant-Colonel John B. Bab- cock, assistant adjutant - general; Lieutenant - Colonel Charles P. made the lieutenant-colonel, and Brevet | Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas K. Jessup, eral of the army, was the major. The headquarters of the First were established at Baton Rouge, La., and | remained in Louisiana until 1828, when | the regiment relieved the Fifth at Fort Crawford, Fort Snelling and Fort | Armstrong, in Minnestota and Illinois. Some of the companies participated in | the Black Hawk War of 1832, under Colonel Zachary Taylor, who was then colonel of the regiment. The First moved to Florida in 1837, |and with the exception of Company C | was present at the battle of Okeechobee with Seminole Indians, Christmas day, |1837. On this occasion Colonel Taylor | commanded the entire force engaged |and was brevetted brigadier-general for | distinguished services in the battle. On who was afterward quartermaster-gen- | William McCleave, retired, of Berkeley, Cal. Sergeant McCleave is 23 years of age, a native of New Mexico, and enlisted August 15, 1894, at San Francisco. From a private in the First Infantry he has been promoted through the grades of corporal, sergeant, to sergeant-major of the regiment, the highest rank that can be attained by an enlisted man. In anticipation of his commission as sec- ond lieutenant at an early date, th_e soldiers at the Presidio are making ar- rangements to present him with a sword and belt as‘a testimonial of their appreciation of his character among them as an enlisted man. The following letter received yester- day is self-explanatory. The Editor of the San Francisco Call— Dear Sir: Will you kindly allow me space in your paper to reply to an article published on the third page of Friday’s Examiner, headed, “Many Soldiers Have Deserted.” When War Became Imminent Fair Weather Fighters Left the Pre- sidio.”? It goes on to state: “During the Presidio, and Government officers have been detailed to arrest them. ‘As soon as war seemed imminent,’ said one of the soldiers, ‘a lot of men disappeared. They | were soldiers as long as the Government | fed, clothed and paid them, but when it | seemed they would have to fight they de- | serted.” " A | The soldlers at the Presidio are indig- nant at the slur cast upon them, and to | & man we resent such untruthful state- in the imagination of a sensational news- paper reporter. The ‘statement that “during the few weeks thirty men have left the sidio and Government officers have detailed to arrest them L | thirty men have deserted from the sidio in the last three and a half month ‘the percentage of deserti sidio is very small, cons most 1000 enlisted men and the recent gold excitement in Ala Up to the Sth ins we would be called into active service in the East; coi ardice can only be applied to the two de- | sertions that have taken place since that date; and it is believed that one of the deserters will turn up in a day or two. k is that w i be Presidio, Cal., April The first pronounced outward display of patriotic spirit made itself manifest on the streets yesterday afternoon, shortly after it had been announced that the.regular arm. to the front. It in the shape of two small American silk flags worn on the lapel of the coat, and was seen on hundreds of lapels. The officers are permitted to leave their families at the Presidio, retainings the houses which they / occupy. There is no change of station in the sense that oth(r troops will come in to occupy the quarters. National Guards- men will in all probability be assigned to duty at the garrison, but the afficers of the State organizations will not oc- cupy the dwelling houses at the pos The United States troops under orders | to leave are simply going to the field for active service. Household goods and furniture need not be Many of the families will remain here eagerly awaiting the tidings from the front. The departure of the light batteries and the infantry will not leave the city without defende: There still re- main Colonel Morris of four troops of the Fourth Cavalry and no better riders and no abler fighters are found in the service. | Seven foot batteries of the Third Artillery, commanded by such gallant soldiers as Colonel Miller, Lieutenant- | Colonel Randolph and Major Kinzie will remain to man the modern guns of Fort Point, Alcatraz, Angel Island, | Fort Mason and Lime Point. | The orders received by General Shaf- | | ter direct him to turn over to General | Merriam, commanding the Department of the Columbia, the records and ef- fects of this department. The order announces that this department will be merged inthe Departmentof the Colum- | bia. It will remain with General Mer- | riam to determine, whether the head- | quarters shall be in San Francisco. . PREBCOTT, Ariz., -April 15—Troop: | from Whipple Barracks left the post | Wednesday afternoon in a train of ten coaches, bound for Jefferson Barracks, Mo. At Holbrook station a section | was added to the train filled with two other companies of the Eleventh Infan- try from Fort Apache. The departure of troops from Whipple Barracks was viewed with deep regret by the citizens of Prescott, many of whom were at the train to extend parting courtesies to | the officers and men. The post has since been in charge of a lieutenant and past few weeks thirty men have left the | ments being published, wiich nrigix;aledi ! since ’61. equently a motive of cow- | had been ordered | disturbed. | superb squadron | Eagan, assistant commissary-gen- eral. Colonel Moore, assistant quar- termaster-general, will leave on Sunday night for New Orleans, twenty-four hours previous to the departure of troops, to select a site for camp in New Orleans and make arrangements for supplying the command with fuel, forage, etc. The following named officers of the First Infantry will accompany the reg- iment to New Orleans: Colonel Evan Miles, Lieutenant-Colonel William H. Bisbee, Major Thomas M. K. Smith; adjutant, First Lieutenant Everett E. Benjamin; quartermaster, First Lieu- tenant Leon S. Roudiez. Company A—Captain Louis P. Brant, First Lieutenant Hiram McL. Powell and Second Lieutenant Charles L. Bent. Company B—First Lieutenant Charles B. Vogdes, First Lieutenant Francis E. Lacey Jr. and Second Lieutenant Lin- coln F. Kilbourn. Company C—First Lieutenant Frank O. Ferris. Company D—Captain James S. Pet- . tie and Second Lieutenant James N. Pickering. Company E—Captain John J. O’'Con- nell and Second Lieutenant William M. Crofton. Company F—Captain Charles G. Starr, First Lieutenant George A. Detchmendy and Second Lieutenant Dana W. Kilbourn. Company G—Captain Nat P. Phister and Second Lieutenant Dennis E. No- lan. k('ompa.n)’ H—Captain Leopold O. Par- er. Companies I and K are skeleton com- panies. Company I is commanded by Captain Frank de L. Carrington, who is .on duty with the National Guard of California; First Lieutenant Charles B. Vogdes, temporarily in command of Company B; Second Lieutenant Jac- ques de L. Lafitte, who is on duty with the National Guard of Louisiana. Company K js commanded by Cap- tain Frank H. Edmunds, absent on duty at St. Johns College, New York City; First Lieutenant Samson L. Fai- ;0 absent on duty at West Point, Major Smith’s battalion of two com- panies of the First Infantry, stationed at Benicia Barracks, will be taken to the Presidio Sunday so they can leave Ban Francisco for New Orleans next Monday evening with the regiment to which they belong. The Government steamer General McDowell will go to Benicia Sunday to bring the troops down. At least, that was the arrange- ment made by General Shafter and Colonel Miles a few minutes before the general left the city for Bakers- field yesterday. In the light of subsequent events the troops may be ordered to remain at Benicia Barracks until the main col- umn reaches Port Costa. Immediately after the news.-came from Washington yesterday that the First Infantry had been ordered to New Orleans, Colonel Miles relleved several officers from special duty at the Pre- £ldio to enable them to go with their fespective organizations. Lieutenant | the 15th of May, 1838, Colonel Taylor |eleven men, sent from Fort Huarchua. | was put in command of the army of|Dr. Porter of Whipple has been or- Florida. | dered to San Diego and Dr. Evarts to Early in the summer of 1841 the First | El Paso. 3 returned to_its old station in the| FORT SHERMAN, Idaho, April 15— Northwest. Headquarters were moved | At 8 o'clock ‘to-night Colonel Theaker, to Jefferson Barracks, Mo., in 1845, and | commanding the Sixteenth Infantry, the regiment garrisoned that station | had received no orders to move. A priv- and Fort Scott, Mo. | ate_telegram from Lieutenant Cowles During the Mexican War a part of |at Pittsburg brought information that the First joined their old commander, | the regiment had been ordered South. General Zachary Taylor, in Northern | The regiment is ready to move on Mexico, and did gallant service at the | short notice. There .are five compa- capture of Monterey and siege of Vera Cruz, and afterward garrisoned the | City of Castle, where it remained until | the end of the war. | In 1850 the First was stationed along | the line of the Rio Grande, where it re- settiers from the invasion of Indians, protecting their property and stock. ‘When the Civil War came part of the First were in Texas and part in the In- dian Territory. The Texas companies, with the exception of Company G, which went to Washington and formed a part of the city guard of that city, and was afterward attached to the Sec- ond Infantry in the Army of the Poto- mac until after January 31, 1863, joined the other companies of the regiment at Fort Leavenworth. These latter com- panies participated in the battle of Wil- son Creek, Mo., sieges of New Madrid, Corinth and Vicksburg. In the summer of 1863 the First went to New Orleans, where it became the provost guard. At the close of the war the First went to Jackson Barracks, where it remain- ed till 1869, actively engaged in the stir- ring events of early reconstruction, in which it rendered efficient service. In the early spring of 1869 it was transferred to the Department of the Lakes, and in July, 1874, the regiment was transferred to the Department of the Dakota, where it remained till June, 1880, when it was sent to the Depart- ment of Texas. Lieutenant Colonel William R. Shafter was promoted col- onel of the First Infantry March 4, 1879, and served as its colonel for over eighteen years, to May 3, 1897, when he was promoted brigadier general. The Indian outbreak in Arizona in the spring of 1882 caused the regiment to be sent to the Department of Arizo- na, where it remained until July, 1886, when the regiment was transferred to the Department of California, i1n Which department the regiment has been sta- tioned for the past twelve years. In order to fill the vacancies in the artillery branch of the army occasion- od by the creation of the new artillery regiments, thirteen additional second lieutenants of infantry and cavalry who | were graduated from last year's class |at West Point have been transferred to the artillery. This transfer will cre- ate vacancies which will be filled by the promotion of the meritorious non- commissioned officers who passed the competitive examination at Fort Lea- venworth, Kans., last September. Fol- lowing is a list of the successful candi- dates for commissions in the army and the order in which they passed: Ser- geant S. C. Vestal, Company E, Second Infantry; Corporal T. H. R. McIntyre, Company E, Fifth Infantry; Sergeant Robert McCleave, First Infantry; Cor- poral R. H. McMasters, Company D, Tenth Infantry; Corporal C. S. Lin- coln, Company 3, Tenth Infantry; Ser- geant P. H. Mullay, Company F, Fourth Infantry; Sergeant J. D. Bradley, Com- pany D Twelfth Infantry. Of the successful candidates only one is a son of a commissioned officer of the army, Sergeant Robert McCleave, sergeant-major First Infantry, sta- tioned at the Presidio, a son of Captain | mained for many years protecting the | nies here, or about 350 men. SALT LAKE, Utah, April 15.—The Twenty-fourth Infantry at Fort Doug- las received marching orders to-night, but no time has been designated for the | move. CHEYENNE, Wyo.,, April 15.—The | Eighth Regiment at Fort Russell re- ceived orders at 6 o'clock this evening to be ready to leave in forty-eight hours. A Union Pacific train is or- dered to be ready at 8 o'clock to-mor. row morning. HAWALL NOT 10 BE SEIZED Denial of a Report That Is Being Designedly Circulated. No Strategic Advantages Could Be Derived by Possession of the Islands. Special Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, April 15. The report so industriously circulated by designing persons that this country would seize the Hawaiian Islands in case of war and hoist the flag regard- less of Congress is utterly without foundation. It can be positively stated that the administration has no such design, and if it should attempt to do this pending ratification of the treaty of annexation now before the Senate it would be strongly resented by Con- gress. The administration would be injured if it dared to take advantage of the present emergency to override the wishes of the American people who are bitterly opposed to annexation. Besides no - strategic advantages would accure from the seizure, since all our ships whichwould threatenthe Phil- ippine Islands are in Chinese waters, and could not be aided by our posses- sion of the Hawaiian Islands. It is a canard issued to subserve somé sinister purposes. Further, the arbitrary seizure of these islands would prejudice ~the United States Government in the eyes of the world and is not to be thought of at WAITING FOR A CALL TO ARMS Guardsmen Preparing to Promptly Report for Active Duty. The First Infantry May Not Be the One to Go to the ‘Presidio. General Barrett Expects a Call by Monday—W arficld Says His Men Are Ready. How will it Where will we go? There is more speculation over those | three questions among the rank and file of the National Guard just now ! than over anything that has happened It seems to be an accepted proposition that there will be w: | the only doubtful part of it is, “When will the order come?” None, even the highest officers, seem to know just what the Government will do; it is only known that the guard has been ordered to be in readiness, but | for what and for when no one can | fathom. The men of the guard are no longer play soldiers, even in the eyes of those who loved the term; they are drilling conscientiously and with a view | to immediate preparation for action, and when the call comes full ranks and well-equipped companies will be on hand at once. It is the general impression that the | first militia organization to take up arms in this state will be the naval | reserves. When will it come? | come? New York reserves had already been | ordered out and the expectation that | the California organization will follow almost immediately is gaining in strength. The California reserves, when recruited up to the full number, can put 750 men on board the Government vessels, many of them well trained and all properly equipped for service at sea or service on shore. It is one of the largest and finest organizations of its kind in this country, and the enthu- slasm of its ranks is shown by the let- ters that come in from all over the coast from ex-members, asking to be taken back under any circumstances as soon as war shall be declared. The suspicion is growing that it will not be the First Infantry of this city which will be ordered to the Presidio. | The going of the First United States | Infantry will necessitate the garrison- | ing of the Presidio with some National | Guard Regiment, and indications now | point to the fact that it will be the | Fifth Infantry. The Fifth is a regiment | of eight companies an@ includes com- panies in towns and counties about the bay and outside of San Francisco, Col- onel Fairbanks, its commander, is senior colonel of the Second Brigade, jand as such he is entitled to first call | for service. Even if this were not the case, however, it is probable that the | orders_would be the same, as there is a theory, yearly growing stronger, that militia is of greater use in proportion to the distance it is taken from home. Should the Fifth and not the First go to the Presidio, there is plensy of work left for. the regiment remaining. ' It will be assigned to duty at the Santa Cruz powder works, which just now is a thing to be taken care of, and there is also the arsenal at Benicia which must be garrisoned strongly, for the companies of regulars which have been | there will be moved out by Monday and | there must be some troops to take and hold the piace. ‘Word has also come from Marysville that some one has definite and relia- ble information that the Second Infan- 'y, located in Chico, Colusa, Nevada Marysville, Redding, Woodland, Grass Valley and Sacramento, had been notified to expect a call for service as coast guards or as a reserve force within three days. This is no more than the local regiment has learned, however, and the other regiments may hear the same thing before the three days are up. Adjutant-General Barrett arrived in this city from Sacramento last evening, and is registered at the California. To a Call reporter, General Barrett admit- ted that while the object of his visit was to attend to personal business, he expected to have a conference with General Shafter this morning in regard to the summoning of the National Guard for active service. “Up to the time I left Sacramento,” said General Barrett, “no orders had | been received calling on the State troops, and I do not look for any before Monday, but they may come at any moment. “If they do they will be responded to immediately by the entire National Guard, including the naval battalion, for orders were issued several days ago to all the commands to hold themselves in readiness and the members wiil ans- wer the first call in short order. “If any call came from Washington it would be sent to the Governor, who would immediately transmit it to my office, but nothing of the kind had been received up to 2 o'clock to-day.” General Barrett had not heard any- thing about the troops at the Presidio having received marching orders, but said that even if they were ordered East at once, the probabilities are that the State troops would not be called upon until Congress had taken definite action, and he did not see how that could be done much before Monday. “If anybody has a doubt that the American people are terribly in earn- est in this matter,” sald General Bar- rett, “he should visit my office and see the hundreds of tenders of services that are received daily from all classes of people. Only yesterday a man about 38 years old, a graduate of West Point, came to Sacramento from Woodland and offered himself for enlistment in the event of war. He said he was ready to serve in any capacity from carrying a musket up. His father was a brig- adier general in the regular service. This is only a specimen of the men who are daily seeking to enlist.” General Warfield felt last night as if war must come. He said he was sim- ply awaiting orders, and that the feel- ing of the militiamen was that they ‘were ready to obey orders and would be glad to serve the ccountry when it calls. Speaking of equipments and general chances to get ready to go on short no- tice, he said: “So far as I understand the situation, we could have the maxi- mum number of men ready to go, under emergency orders, in from twenty- four to thirty-six hours. We are a lit- tle short on some minor equipments, but that matter would soon be supplied by the United States. As soon as we report to the regular army ‘quartermas- ter he would be able to supply at least 15,000 men with all they need. I have not yet recelved any orders from head- quarters, though I expect to be no- tified any moment to be in readiness.” Wade Must Serve Time. SAN JOSE, April 15—Steve Wade, who :vronged iglphlt Scott and was sentenced 0 pay a fine of $3000 or serve 750 in toe State prison, will have to mm-'.ha term in San Quentin, as he is unable to pay his flna.Q‘l‘ia will be taken to i this time. The administration is too m‘ne to do such a foolish and lawless ng. : 3 prison to-morrow morning. [oJoJolojolololololorololololololoJolololoololololofolololololo) and | It was reported at the drill | on board the Marion last night that ees WAR FUND TO BE RAISED BY POPULAR LOAN / Every American Citizen Will Have an Opportunity to Buy Gov- ernment Bonds at Par. ‘WASHINGTON, April 15.—The number of bondholders in the United States is likely to be increased very soon. In case a war loan becomes necessary the people will be given the widest opportunity to subscribe. While Congress has not yet placed upon the statute books any act authorizing an issue of bonds in any form, it is known that the plans are to make the proposed bond issue a ‘“popular loan” in the widest and fullest sense of the term. “Congress has, of course, given us no authority in the matter of a war loan,” said Assistant Secretary Vander, talking upon this sub- Jject, “but you can safely say that the intention everywhere is, in case a loan becomes necessary, to give the greatest possible facility for the masses to become holders of these bonds. The bonds will presumably be in sums of fifty dollars and multiples, and will be available to any and all who may choose to send checks, drafts, money orders or any other device for transmitting money, or who may prefer to deposit the money with their banker or a sub-treasurer in their vicinity. The bonds undoubtedly will be offered at par in sizes and quantities to suit all bidders, and every citizen who desires to assist the Government in raising money or who desires to invest his money and become a bond- holder will have full opportunity.” “But suppose the subscriptions exceed the amount of bonds of- fered?” “Then the small bidders will have the first preference. Our desire —and in this I am sure that everybody in authority joins—is that bids of $1000 and under shall be given the preference in the distribution of the bonds, and that if it is necessary to scale down the bids that pro- cess will be resorted to only in the larger bids. We desire to give every citizen the greatest possible opportunity to subscribe to any bonds which it may become necessary to issue, and especially to those who desire to subscribe in small sums, thus making the issue in the broad- est sense a popular loan.” 8@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ BAILEY GOES AFTER REED The Arraignment of the Speaker by the Demo- cratic Leader. CRLCEEEPPPPPRPPEPPIRPEREEUPPEPOECEO® @® (S} | (Ioud applause on the side.) ‘When Bailey took his seat the Speak- er leaned forwird slightly and - :plied, speaking slowly and distinctly: “The chair desires to say that what- ever he has done, the other day, or any day since the commencement of this session, has been done in the presence of the House and of a thousand wit- nesses. He does not feel that it is Democratic duct. (Loud applause on the Repub- flican side.) The gentleman from Texas, after two days of deliberation, has felt that his situation demanded discus- slon and explan (tion. (Laughter on the Republican side.) With that idea the chair entirely agrees. (Laughter.) It is not the first time that the gentle- man from Texas has assailed me. To it I have no reply except simply what the House knew, that the gentleman from New Yor. (Qui_ g) did mean an objection really or technically, and everybody in this House knows it. I therefore, with reference to this whole matter, appeal to the witnesses of the transaction and upon their judgment the chair rests his justification.” (Laughter an- applause on the Repub- lican side.) Bailey attempted to reply, but the regular order was demanded and the incident closed. READY WITI MEN AND GOLD Washington State Will Meet All Demands of the Nation. The Texan Accuses the Chair of Being Unfair and Unjust to the Minority. The Presiding Officer of the House Replies Quielly and Creates Considerable Laughter. Special Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, April 15. Only. a single incident in the session of the House to-day was worthy of public notice. Bailey, the Democratic | leader, arose to a question of privilege to reply to a Philadelphia newspaper criticism charging him with responsi- bility for the disorderly scene in the House on Wednesday. Bailey said that a pubiic man v~ seldom justified in re- plying to criticism, but in this case he could not, in justice to himself, allow such a statement to pass without re- ply. HE affirmed that if there was any necessary for him to discuss his con- | individual responsible for the scene it must rest upon the Speaker himself. He read from the Congressional Record the report of the colloquy to sustain his pesition. As he proceeded with his arraignment of the Speaker there were manifestations of suppressed excite- ment on the floor. The Speaker listened with imperturbable count iance. Bai- ley said: “Constrained by what I considered the unfair and unjust treatment of the chair, I objected and upon that objec- tion arose the scene of the disorder that is regretted by every member of this House. But for the results which followed it the responsibility is upon the Speaker of this House who sought a mean, partisan advantage by .forcing his political opponents into a false po- sition. (Applause on the Democratic side.) And the country ought to know it. I understand the Speaker of the House—" “Is this an arraignment of the Speak- er, or a question of personal privilege?" interposed Steele (R.) of Indiana. “The_ chair does not know, but will probably soon learn,” observed the Speaker, blandly. “It is the daily airing the gentleman gives himself,” ejaculated Dalzell (R.) of Pennsylvania. “I did not understand the oracular statement of the gentleman,” observed Bailey. “Well, then, I will repeat it,”, said Dalzell. “It is the daily airing the gen- tléman gives hii self.” 2 “And that is only the daily fdlsehood that men on that side are guilty of,” retorted Bailey. “The gentleman has demonstrated what the papers alleged, that he has lost his head,” Dalzell replied. “The gentleman from Pennsylvania says, because I class hls ungentiemanly interruption as it ought to be charac- terized, that I have lost my head,” said Bailey. “The truth of it is that he and his associates imagine that men can be assailed and called liars and that if they resent they have lcst their heads. (Cries of “Ah” on the Republican side.) I have not lost mine now and I did not lose it then. That a man may lose his temper under provocation, and under very great provocation, is a very nat- ural thing; but men may still lose their tempers and not lose their heads. But if in order for a man to preserve his equanimity and appear cool he must allow the insults to pass unanswered, then I prefer to be classed with those who lose their heads. I would infinitely rather lose my head in resenting an in- sult than to lose my self-respect by submitting to one. (Applause on the Democratic side.) I did not expect a man belonging to either party to cease to be a partisan when he became Speaker of this House, and the Speak- er, whenever occasion offers, exercises his office for the advantage of his par- ty. I expect the present Speaker to do {t as certainly as any man who ever occupied the chair, but until a short while ago I believed that the present Speaker of this House was as parti- san as an honest man could be and as honest as a partisan could be; but after the performances of last Wednesday I would not be willing to father that sentiment any longer. I have never known on a great occasion any more unfair advantage attempted, and even if it had succeeded what little advan- tage there was would have passed from that | my memory long before the recollection of the Speaker’s partisan action.” Special Dispatch to The Call. SEATTLE, April 15.—Governor John R. Rogers was interviewed to-night re- garding the attitude of Washington' State in the event of war. He said: ‘““The policy of the State administra- tion will be to go slowly, meeting all the requirements of the law, and, if the General Government calls for troops, the State will gladly and cheer- fully furnish its full quota and will assuredly bear its full share and part in the conflict. The administration will endeavor to uphold the proud name borne by this young State flmong the sister States of the repub- c. “The N:.tional Guard is in very good shape—remarkably so considering the limited appropriation' made _for its maintenance by the last Legislature. In all probability tie General Govern- ment will designate a rendezvous at Seattle and one at Spokane, where the militia and volunteers could be as- sembled and mustered in wherever offi- cers were detailed for that purpose. I am in receipt daily of applications for enlistment by officers and privates, and judging from the tenders of ser- vice made there will be no difficulty in supplying two or three times the num- ber for which we may be called upon. “I have been requested to call an ex- tra session of the Legislature to appro- priate $200,000 for war purposes, fol- lowing the example of other States; but these States are wealthy, while we are poor and in debt, 80 you can see the necessity of making the expendi- tures as small as possible. By this I do not mean our efficiency will be im- paired, for all demands upon us will be complied with to the utmost limit. War is expensive, but we will pay our portion of the general expense in the general way, and no extra session will be necessary for that purpose. I will mot sanction loading a large amount of taxes upon our taxpayers, but with most efficient service will endeavor to make the cost as light as possible on our already overburdened taxpayers.” A REGIMENT OF THE LEAGUE BOYS. They Will Fight Under the Stars and Stripes and Under the Cross. The League of the Cross, 760 strong, has come to the front seeking service under the flag. Colonel W. P. Sullivan, commander of the regiment, offers a vell drilled, well officered and thoroughly organized regiment of men, all over 13, and all ready and willing to go wherever order- ed. The boys are rot equipped except | with the saber, which has been their weapon during the peaceful .years of their organization, but their colonel de- clares, on being equipped by the Gov- ernment, they will be fit to range up alongside of any regiment in the State. The roster of the regiment has been carefully gone over to choose the men old enough and capable enough to serve and the result s the organization wlhich Colonel Sullivan offers for ser- vice. S Mr. Gladstone’s Condition. LONDON, April 15.—The bulletin issued this morning regarding the health of Mr. Gladstone announced that he was hold- ing his ground and suffering less. PRESSIRE 0F TIE POWERS It May Be Brought to Bear Upon President McKinley. Europe Will Try to Prevent Him Signing Intervention Resolutions. Spain Is Also Preparing Plans by ‘Which the Dons Hope to Secure Sympathy Abroad. Special Dispatch to The Call NEW YORK, April 15.—A Washing- ton special to the Herald says: Eu- ropean intervention in the Cubar ques- tion will be largely determined by the character of the oction taken by Con- gress. This much is certain. Repre- sentatives of powers here are equally certain that no further pressure will be exerted upon Spain to secure addi- tional concessions. If pressure should be determined upon by the powers it will be brought to bear upon President McKinley, and it will be employed with a view to preventing him from approv- ing any resolution which contains a recognition of independerce of insur- gents, who, he declared in his messaga to Congress, possessed none of the at- tributes of a sovereign people. On the other hand, it is doubtful if the great powers of Kurope will unite in another note to the President in case a resolution such as suggestrd by Mr. McKinley in his message or even that passed by the House should be pre- sented to him for action. It is felt by 1 the members of the diplomatic corps that the Hcuse resolution while direct- ing interver.ion would not necessarily precipitate war, because it merery “au- thorizes and emprwers’” the President to employ the land and naval forces to execute the purpose of the resolution. The representatives of France, Aus- tria and Italy, the powers taking the most interest in the matter, believe that the President in urging Congress to authorize the. taking of measures to “secure in the island the establishment | of a stable government,” thereby ex- | pressed his willingn to permit Spain | to retain her flag in Cuba, and had no | intention of annexing Cuba or of driv- ing a European power out of the Amer- ican continent. | In addition to the address which wiil | be delivered when the {‘ortes meets in | extraordinary session on Wednesday | next, Spain, it is expected in official | diplomatic circles here, will instruct her | Embassadors at the courts of Europe | to call attention to what she will term | the unjust imputation cast upon her by the American Court of Inquiry and by the President of the United States in his message, and finally the terrible accusation made by the Senate Com- mittee on Foreign Relations that she is criminally responsible for the destruc- | tion of the battl hip Mai | The result of such a note it is not diffi- cult to foresee. 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