The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 16, 1899, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1899. = in jail. Treadwell fs only 19 years of age PROOF THAT VILE CANNED BEEF WAS HICAGO, March 15.—The last wit- ness called before the army beef court of inquiry to-day = proved to be sensational. He was an ofhicer of the regular army, | First Lieutenant M. F. Davis, of the First Cavairy, called at the request of Major Lee. the represen- | tative of General Miles. Lieutenant Davis testified that in Cuba one-half of the canned roast beef issued to the soldiers was thrown away because It was unfit to eat. He testified that he had opened ore can himself and found | maggots in it. 4 Major Lee asked: “How did the maggots get In ther e?" | hey were canned in there the | witness replied Colonel Davis said: | “Are you aware that in the process of canning this meat undergoes such an intense heat that no animal life | could survive in it?” I don't mean to they were | alive: they were dead. The board left for Omaha to-night. Inspection of the stock vards will be made at Omaha and Kansas City, and | at the latter city some evidence will be taken. The intention of the court is 0404040404 0404040404046 +6+ to return to Chicago by next Tuesday and proceed with the examination of witnesses here. The evidence brought forth to-day was largely cumulative in its nature, mainly with reference to the condition of canned and refrigerated beef when | issued to the troops on shipboard and | in Cuba, and its effect upon the sol- diers. Dr. John B. Shaw of Joliet, Ill., sur of the Third Iliinols Volunteers, t fled | | eon | | | that on voyage from Newport News to Porto Rico canned roast beef wa was a great deal of ft. It was stringy ting, and did not seem to nour men. Much sickness followed the u; t Thé witness attributed the sickne: to ptomaine poisoning. He believed | t would develop in the hot sun | or six minutes after a can was yened. 1f the meat were properly s ized ptomaines could not While in Porto Rico, twenty-fi from Ponce, the matter of ration out of the regiment's extent. General Gra v | more about It th: he witness took no interest in because of the action of General t violate the law.” . did canned T while, i the m It wag o condemn and we buried a ton of One of en sald 1f we did not t i bury us. A board of surve 2d, but T never heard anything more about rigerated beef, very three-quarters cut off. it I do not think 1heen used on the meat. Jolled. The meat had un- acted upon by the heat, q4 1. The fat and - had all intermingled e which had s se and gel > fiber." cross tion, Dr. Shaw told der exam about being called night to look after the men of Comp A, who were re- ported to have been poisoned by eating canned roast beef. they vom- ited fearfully, i that hy- odermic | 8 phine would Paraly rettev pain. ; were sick for some davs afterward with a great deal of dlarrhea and intestinal trouble. “When the men ceas ating the canned t any im- pro Lee. “Yes; canned beef generally gave them diarrhea and gastro enteritis.” “Did you in an official way recommend 2 immediate comman- der. “Did the commissary come around and % | Hc40404040404 040404040+ FED TO SOLDIERS H+040+4 040404 04040404040 SECRETARY OF WAR ALGER DOES NOT INTEND T0 RESIGN NEW YORK, March 15.—Gen- eral Russell A. Alger, Secretary of War, to-day declared that he had no idea of resigning his po- sition in the Cabinet and that he had never entertained such a purpose. “I have never thought of re- signing,” said General Alger at the Fifth-avenue Hotel. “If I had there would be only one man that I would speak to about it, and he is the President. I have never exchanged a word with him on the subject. Ihave never thought cf it in any way.” General Alger said he had no comment to make on the work o L o ¢ o + o + o + o + o % o + o + [} + o = o b4 of the army board of in- quiry which is investigating the charges that bad beef was o + o + o + o + o + o e o B o + o - o + o + o + [ + o + o =< o s [ + o gL o + o < et furnished soldiers in the Cuban o campaign. He knew nothing 4 about the inquiry, he said, ex- O cept what he saw in the news- -3 papers. i “I may have an opinion when ° the work of the board is com- o pleted,” said he, “but it would q be improper for me to say any- g thing at present.” ve <] L] “He came several times and told us it vas all right. 1 think it was Captain | Piper. He told us It was all right and we would have to eat it. Sometimes we betituted what they call bacon, but & great deal of that had maggots in it and be condemned. 1f we had de- had to pended upon the would have been army rations the troops starved to death. They Spent all the money they got to things to eat, ther at the commis: store or in the 2 it s the What w brand on this canned beef? 'llfl\lnk it was Libby, McNell & Libb; I am not sure. I tried to eat some of it, but could not. It was absolutely revolt- PEn “When t did you order it emptied out of i diately?” : K¢ tried to have it served immediate- lv, but under that intense heat putrefac- tion would set in almost as soon as the can was opened. 1 think ptomaines were developed almost immediately after > opening of t cans.” lh'("l'up\\'hulLdv- ":‘I attribute the bad con- ion of the bread?” dl""l ‘:hn!:k it was the bakers themselves: perhaps the ovens. ~The natives took the same flour and made it into fair bread. The next witness was Colonel Fred Ben- nett, colonel of the Third Volunteers, He spoke of the voyage from Newport News to Porto Rico. “There were a great many mplaints about the canned roast bee he said. “The complalnt about the canned roast beef was that it was nauseating. Speei- mens were brought to me for examina- tion and 1 found them (very repulsive. The meat had a disagreeable smell. I made frequent representations to General ant about the canned roast beef, but o he beef was eaten from cans, the can Major Joseph A. Sanborn of major of the First Illinois Volunteers, itified that the canned roast beef was Unpalatable. He inspected the refriger- ated beef. Two issues out of three were fnfine condition, but the third was con- demned because decomposition had set in. The witne attributed the spoiling of the meat to the neglect of those charg- ed with the duty of issuing it to the men. George Lees, the next witness, gave his occupatlon as that of a packing house ex- pert, putting up machinery and = ap- Paratus for large packing houses. He id he was familiar with the classes of cattle delivered in Chicago. “What are ‘canners? ' asked Major “What is generally termed ‘canners’ are a very inferior class of cattle; I think one-third of them would be condemned in any English market. Chucks and some- times meat scraped off the plates are used for canning.” “‘About what per -cent of nutriment would be left in the meat that goes in the can?” “‘Little or none.” Willlam H. Replogle testified that_he served in the hospital corps at Porto Rico and that canned roast beef was frequent- ly served to the corps. He had seen three or four cans open with maggots running out of them. Witness stated that at Guayamo he saw a piece of cooked fresh beef which had maggots in it. In reply to Major Lee the witness told of the'sickness of one Thompson who had Dothing to eat the first day after land. ing. The second day he was given corned beef and hardtack, but had no way of making coffee. The man became very sick and died within a week. After considering in exccutive session the matter of calling more witnesses the court took a recess until 2 o'clock. At the afternoon session First Sergeant Albert Salavin of the Seventh United States Infantry testified that some o men complained that the canned r beef was not palatable. As to refriz ated beef some of it spoiled—about haif of {t—and it was buried. Captain D. H. Boughton, Third Cavalry, testified that in his command the officers drew the same ration as the men while in Cuba. “The complaint about the canned beef,” | he sald, “‘was that the men could not eat the meat and would not eat It unless absolutely compelled to do so to appease hunger. ‘When the cans were opened the first thing that struck the observer was the repulsive, uninviting appearance of the contents. ' Diarrhea broke out in my company some time after the surrender and in general conversation among the officers We attributed it in part to the P nat lain “What com; ts were there as refrigerated beef?” el “Well, that was bad. Sometimes half of the quarter of refrigerated beef fur- nished would be unfit for use. Subses quent to the surrender our command did not receive a sufficient allowance of food.” In reply to Major Lee the witness said that canned roast beef was absolutely un- fit for a ration. “Do_you consider canned roast beef | wholesome for the American soldier?” ot 1s exceedingly unwholesome. It tastes like chips. There is no substance and the fat and grease are absolutely re- pulsive.” Colonel Henry L. Turner, who went to | Cuba in command of the First Illinofs | Infantry and became a brigadier general, was_the next witness. He said that on | the way to Cuba there was a good deal of | unofficfal complaint about the canned | roast beef, and the result of an officlal | complaint was that the surgeon con- | | demned a lot of it and it was thrown overbod The cans had swollen and the meat was very bad. ‘ In reply to Major Lee the witness stated that he tried to eat some of the canned | beef, but it nauseated him and he could | not do it. It was certainly unfit for ra- tion in the warm climate. He regarded it as a contributing cause of the sickness of the men. He had also tried to eat the refrigerated beef, but could not, as it gave him diarrhea. First Lieutenant M. F. Davis of the| First Cavalry was called upon request of | Major Lee. He sald that in Cuba the men opened all the cans of roast beef issued | to them, but only consumed half of the contents on an average; the rest was thrown away because it was unfit to eat. The contents of the can, he said, would be about three-quarters suet, not what you would call meat. Perhaps one- | quarter or one-fifth of the can would be | 0od fiber meat; the rest appeared to be | nllln‘ffl or clippings. Sometimes a can would be entirely spoiled. = Witness s he once opened a can which smelled bad he examined it and found maggots in it, | Major Lee: “How did the maggots get | in there?"’ | “They were canned in there. | “Are you aware that in the process of canning this meat undergoes such an in- tense heat that no animal life could sur- vive in 1t?” “I don't mean to say they were alive; they were dead.” “You are positive about the identity of | the animal { “Yes, sir; quite positive.” “In consequence of the canned roast beef not_being sufficienty sustaining and not | having nutriment in it, did your men lack for foo | the name of this brand that you found with maggots in 17" “It was Swift & Co.'s brand.” “Are you certain of that?" Lam certain” e court adjourned to meet 1 to-morrow. omans find out how these things were? have assured a large crop of hay in this county, | also an abundance of feed for stock. The orch- ards are all in full bloom SAN DIEGO, March The predicted storm aid not e to-day. It was clear until | late in the afternc breeze from | the west. Toward v and at 10 to-night was heavily over- cast. Up to that hour, however, the needed rain had not begun to fall. EURBKA, M 15.—It has been raining here continu: tor the last two days, with excellent cts for a_continuance. Pi of reaches the southern part experience the most because of the viding the ra the State, Humboldt wil prosperous year in her history, Tamber outnt GERMANTOWN, March 15.—Fitful showers have been falling since yesterday morning, and although the aggregate has been but .15 of an Inch, the value to crops will be great. A strong southeast wind continues and the pros- pects are good for a heavier downpour before morning. JACKSON A heavy storm pre- vailed here Yest to-day. Two and a quarter inches alien during that time, with indi he storm is not over. The total rainfall for the season is 14.60 inches, against 14.20 inches last year. WALNUT ¢ March 15.—Heavy rain has fallen almo gly since yesterday morning and continues to-night. Nearly two and & half inches has fallen. ~Orchardists who had made arrangements to irrigate their lands | have abandoned the idea. SANTA BARBARA, March 16.—The down- pour which was threatened all yesterday com- st at 1 o'clock this morning, gnificent shape under . March 15.—Tt has been rain- | ing eteadily all day. The precipitation so far 36 132 inches for the storm. Graln' was suffering, but good crops are now assured. The trost has not damaged almonds or fruit s yet. YUBA CITY, March 15.—The precipitation | for the storm 'is 171 inches; for the season, 10.32 inches. Over one-half inch fell between 5 and 6 o'clock this evening. A heavy down- Pour is nc PPEMPLETON, 15.—The light rain that had fallen sinc o'clock this morning curned 1o & heavy downpour to-night. Enough bhas_fallen alresdy to tide crops over three weeks longer. SAN MIGUEL zilng here nearl ous raln hld':;l March 15.—It has been driz- all day, and to-night a copi- ng. It has brought hope to farmers an iness men. COLUSA, Rain commenced falling | here, iast evening. Up to this evening a quar- ter of an inch had failen, with prospects for | continued rain to-night. GILROY, March 15 the storm to 6 p. m. precipitation for | 08 inches and for The was the season 10.14. Creeks are running full and | it is still raining. NEWMAN, March 15.—This section was Vis. n to-day. One and a quar- ited by u glorfous r: 3 e indications are for more ter inches fell -nighi tOTATTIELD, March 15.-A steady rain has been falling here since early this morning. SOUTHERN PACIFIC AFIER OIL LANDS 1.0S ANGELES, March 15.—The Los Angeles Railway Company, which is con- trolled by Huntington, has obtained an option on the Kofoed Tract, near West- | Jake Park for the purpose of developing | crude oll. The recording of this option jves strength to the rumor that the fouthern Pacific Company, through the | eclectric railway company. had designs on | Nob Hill and the aristocratic nelghbor- hood about Westlake Park, and would at- tempt to knock ou:’;g: t{{:s;\oa«,!slmgé:emr‘?- erat = :ltglcc:m’fng fékn‘&‘; of 1600 feet from Westlake and Sunset Parks. i — To Cure a Cold in One Day | . Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All B it refund the money If 1t fails to cure. 28c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. | | | | | | STANDARD OIL IN ENGLISH POLITICS Petroleum Bill Beaten in Parliament. Special Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, March 1 In the House of Commons to-day Harold James Reck- itt, Liberal member for the Brigg di- vision of Lincolnshire, moved the sec- ond reading of the bill raising the flash point of petroleum from 73 to 100. In so doing he said that it would not add ap- preciably to the cost, as many firms had offered to supply oil at 100 flash point at only a half cent per gallon 5. | more than the present price. Joseph Tullle, Irish Nationalist, member for the South Division of Lei- trim, called the imported American oil “murder o0il,” and Alexander Use (Lib- | eral), member of the Lothian Division of Lintithgowshire, ridiculed the evi- dence of Mr. Babcock, the Standard Oil Company’s director, before the Petro- leum Committee, and quoted .an ad- vertisement of the Standard Oil Com- pany as bearing out the contentions of the supporters of the bill. The Parliamentary Secretary of the Home Office, Mr. Collings, said Government was preparing a bill which it was hoped would settle the question and carry out the recommendations of | the petroleum committee with the ex- ception of raising the flash point to 100, which recommendation was adopted by the committee by only a bare majority. Mr. Collings disputed the assertion that Great Britain was made the dumping ground for oil which could not be used in America. Continuing Mr. Collings read Foreign Office reports showing that in many States there was no law on the subject, while in others the flash point was the same or lower than in Great Britaln. He then said: “‘All the petroleum we are speaking of is safe with ordinary care, and none of it is safe without care. I question | whether accidents are due to the low flash point. But it would be ruinous to dislocate the trade to the extent of 78 per cent, and I am convinced that the bill if passed will sacrifice the best in- terests of the working people and tax them, not for the benefit of the coun- | try, but for the benefit of a clique which is desirous of creating a monop- oly and increasing the price of ofl.” The bill was rejected by a vote of 244 to 159. The Daily Chronicle, protesting vio- lently agalnst the rejection of Mr. Reckitt's bill, says: “The Government must be prepared for war over their Rockefeller relief bill."” the | | | WKINLEY HAS A DAY OF REST Free From Politicians For a Time. Epecfal Dispatch to The Call, THOMASVILLE, Ga., March 15— President McKinley rested to-day. He enjoyed the first complete da: relax- ation from the cares of office or the fatigues of travel that he has had in many months. No politicians came to see him. The residents of Thomasville respected his wish that he should be free from callers or functions, and the few things of a personal nature which it was necessary for him to attend to were dispatched through Assistant Sec- retary Cortelyou. All details of the Government’s business are being at- tended to in Washington, and only matters of policy that possibly may de- velop will be laid before the President here. The opinion of the people of - ville is that Mr. McKlnlr;Y is l:h:g::‘:l need of the rest he is beginning to take. They remember him as he was four years ago when in Thomasville prior to his nomination. They do not think | he looks sick, but all those who saw much of him then say his appearance does not evidence the buoyant, alert, vigorous strength of that time. H(; looks tired and fagged. This morning Senator Hanna took his guests on a carrlage drive about | five miles from town to the country home of Wyman Jones, the Senator's brother-in-law. The weather was mild. a good breeze was stirring through the pines and the gathering clouds that in the afternoon resulted in a shower of rain shielded the party from the sun. The President enjoyed the drive and his brightness on his return showed it had done him good. The party was home for lunch, and soon afterward the President went to bed for the af- ternoon. After dinner Senator Hanna and his guests chatted awhile and President retired early. e Rhodes and His Railroad. BERLIN, March 15.—Cecil Rhodes, who has been here several days in the interest of his Cape to Cairo railroad project, had another conference at the Foreign Office to-day with Baron von Bulow, the Foreign Minister, and it is rumored that Emperor | Willlam ' also received him In audience, Everything is now practically settled, and Mr. Rhodes will go to The Hague to-mor- TOW. | and friendship manifested to It blew bis own brains out7 CHOATE MAKES A GREAT SPEECH New Embassador Wins British Hearts. | ELOQUENCE AND SOLID FACTS SOME HUMOR ALSO INJECTED INTO HIS REMARKS. Lord Charles Beresford and Other Noted Englishmen Also Talk at the Chamber of Com- merce uanquet. Special Dispatch to The Cail. LONDON, March 15.—At the banquet given to-night by the London Chamber of Commerce, Rear Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, who replied to the toast to the navy, declined to be drawn into a discussion of the Chinese situ- ation. He concluded his speech by saying: The company is waiting to hear a dis- tinguished guest, the new Embassador of the United States, whom every man of the fore and aft in this country is de- lighted to see, but I cannot be seated without saying that I took every oppor- tunity to see the fleet of the Americans in both the Pacific and Atlantic. I saw a very excellent fleet, not only in the way the ships are built but in respect of gen- eral organization and preparedness. I need not extol its officers and men. They are.of the same blood as our Hhigs and have proved what they can 0 when called on. the time will very I hope Shortly come when there will be such an understanding between the two countries that if anything occurs disagreeable to us or affecting our honor and safety these two fleets will be together. That will make much progress for peace. Vice President Harper then submit- ted the toast of “Our Guests,” coupled with the names of Mr. Choate and Baron Russell of Killowen. He ex- pressed his keen pleasure at the advent of Mr. Choate at a time “when there is every disposition to tighten the bonds of the Anglo-Saxon race, whose only objects are peace, prosperity, free- dom of trade and progress.” The toast was received with loud cheers, the company standing and shouting the name of Mr. Choate, who was thrice cheered. Mr. Choate. on rising to respond, received an ovation. The United States Embassador began Jjokingly, protesting that he was over- whelmed with embarrassment at being called upon to respond in pridrity to the Lord Chief Justice. He felt that when the British lion was about to roar, even the American eagle snould hold his peace. He was delighted, he said, to receive and accept the invita- tion to the banquet, although he was not at liberty to discuss British com- merce. His general mstructions from his Government were not to discuss politics or only at extraordinarily fes- tal ofcasions (laughter). After a’'few words on the subject of - commerce. which he characterized as truly “the mainstay of the British empire,” he concluded as follows: T have felt, however, that I might prop- erly avail myself of this first public occa- sion to express the appreciation of my countrymen for the forbearance, good will them so freely by the British people. It.is true, gentlemen. that peace between the United tates and Great Britain is the first in- terest of not only these two nations but for the whole world. Everywhere I have been treated as a friend and as the representative of your | have | friends and brothers. In fact, actually discovered the open door—open to such an extent as would satisfy even the yearnings of the rear admiral who has made the circle of the globe in search of it. I'think 1 may say as a testimony to the good feeling sought to be encour- aged on our side of the water that the President gave the best illustration of it when he sald in my letter of credence that he relied with confidence upon my constant endeavor during my stay in Great Britain to promote the interest and prosperity of both nations. I beg that you will not mistake m; meaning. I do not believe that, althougl friends, we shall ever cease to be rivals. In the future, as in the past, we on our side and you on yours will still seek every advantage that can fairly be taken; but it shall be generous and loyal rivalry, and all questions, disputes and controversies arising shall be settled by peaceful means; by negotiations, by arbitration, by any and every means except war. While the last conflict between Great Britain and America failed to settle any of the great questions upon which either side took up arms, showing that between brethren war is the worst possible means of settling any controversy, yet in the eighty-four years that have since elapsed, the tremendous questions, heated words threatening demonstrations which would inevitably have brought two other na- tions into open and frequent conflict, have occured on either side and have all been arranged and adjusted without restort to arms. Referring to the Venezuelan imbrog- Ho, he observed: “You know that on our side of the water we love occasion- ally to twist the lion’s tail for the mere sport of hearing him roar. (Laughter.) ‘Well, that time hejdisappointed us. He would not roar at ‘all. He sat silent as the Sphinx, and by dint of mutual for- bearance, our sober second thought ald- ing your sober first thought, we avoided everything but a mere war of words.” Alluding to the satisfactory dispelling of the cloud between Russia and Eng- land over the Neuchang railway exten- sion loan by means of peaceful diplo- macy, Mr. Choate said: That is the kind of diplomacy which I, who am just entering upon a diplomatic career, desire very much to understand, for I am fresh enough to believe that if these two countries, laboring together for eace, unite their voices in demanding it t is almost sure in every case. (Cheers.) 1 would like to quote my President again, for the last words I heard him say were that the United States to-day were on better terms with every nation on_the face of the earth than it had ever been before. (Cheers.) Now, I have Ilittle more to say of my own country. (Cries of “Go on.”) Our young republic had hard work during the past century to subdue the continent and to turn the wilderness into a smiling and wealthy garden. But that business i{s now pretty weil finished, and so last year your Brother Jonathan started out to see the world. He donned !evan-lensue—m;y, saven hundred league—boots and planted his footsteps on the isles of the sea. And what gigantic strides he made! Hawall, then lfinnna. and another step, my Lord Charles, would have brought him to Hongkong. Well, our interest and com- merce differ only in degree; and it is—I won't say, as Lord Charles Beresford did, by putting fleets side by side, but by a common purpose and a united voice for us to command peace for the mutual sup- port of the commerce of the two coun- tries. Gentlemen, we are almost one people. What I say is, let our veolce always be lifted togeguer for the cause of human Progress ai the advancement of civili- zation, and, my word for It, if that can always be followed, why, then, law, or- der, peace and freedom, which are the nurses of commerce the world over, will prevail and the cause of humanity will be advanced. (Cheers.) Baron Russell followed Mr. Choate and complimented him upon his elo- quence, the width and depth of his ob- servations and the statesmanlike tone that pervaded his speech. Double Tragedy at Skaguay. SEATTLE, March 15.—A Post-Intelli- gencer specfal from skag\la{. Alaska, says that on Saturday last Thomas Du- s barber, shot and fatally wounded Villiam M. Wray, a machinist, and then GERMAN CONSUL AT APIA ALMOST THREATENS FIGHT Philadelphia Arrives at the Islands and Americans Join Forces With the British. APIA, Samoa, the Mataafa people to burn the Malietoa villages § they sent taxes levied upon them, as well as a num Mataafa, the British Consul visited Savaii on the British commander of that vessel threatened to shell the villages peace was disturbed. The British and American Consuls have rumors in circulation to the effect that Mataafa had been , threatening strong action if the provisional government interfered with the | loyalists. The German Consul refused to join with the British and American represen- tatives and issued a proclamatlon upholding the provisional government and | denying that there had been any Interference by the Malietoa party. ed to this document an extraordinary paragraph expressing the hope that provisional government “would be able to encounter the danger caused anew to the peace of the inhabitants by the English and American proclamation.” This put more heart into the rebels and therefore numbers of armed warriors have gathered. The United States cruiser Philadelphia, arrived here and the admiral Ras held extended consultations with the various Consuls, with Chief Justice Chambers and with Captain Sturdee of the Porpoise. The provisional Government has removed the Malietoa prisoners to a strong- hold on the mainland, firing volleys over their heads during the transfer in order to intimidate them. A friendly feeling is shown by the officers and men of the American and | The American admiral convened a meeting of the consuls, the Chief Justice and the captains of the various warships including German, on board the flagship, and it is probable that the result will be the presentation * of an ultimatum. It is generally thought that fighting is likely to occur. British navies here. March 10 (via Auckland, N. Z., March 16).—Owing to threats by n the island of Savaii unless ber of soldiers to support cruiser Porpoise and the of Mataafa’s followers if issued proclamations denying the recognized and | He add- the Admiral Kautz commanding, has SECRETS OF STATE ARE REVEALED BY SPAIN'S RED BOOK Continued from First Page. Russia, must be surprised at so enormous an exaction by the American Government and they will not find it very much in harmony with the interests of each of them in'the Far East. The first suggestion of the United States to pay for the cession of the Philippines which reached the Span iards was through Embassador Porter, who informed the Spanish Embassador that it had been determined by the United States to compensate Spain for the islands, the amount to be deter- mined by the American Commission- ers. “My impression continues to be the same as at the beginning of the nego- tiations,” said the Spanish Embassador, “that the purpcse of the Americans is to reject the Cuban debt and to pur- chase the Philippines at the lowest possible price.” The negotiations continued until the| offer of $20,000,000 for the Philippines was made by the American Commis- sioners and the latter had presented their ultimatum, f answer from the Spanish Commission- ers Navember 28. On the previous day the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Duke of Tetuan, thus concluded his in- structions upon ° this subject to the Spanish Commissfoners: Neither $20,000,000 nor any other of the propositions in ' the closing part of the American ultimatum is acceptable to Spain. In this view it would be proper to terminate the conferences, leaving Americans’ at liberty to dispose of what- ever they demand; but as this may pro- duce ' ulterior complications and greater ills to our country, which is anxious to end this situation, no other means re- mains _than to sucéumb to force, accept- ing ‘the American proposition, but as a whole ands without analyzinf or discuss- ing -any.of its parts, all of which are equally. unjust. There was.a division in the Spanish commission as to the propriety of the acceptance of $20,000,000 for the Philip- pines. Senor Rios himself considered | that the American proposition was far more harmful than beneficial to Spain, and as a last resort should. offer the West Indies and the Philippines to the United States gratuitously, on con- dition that the ecolonial obligations should follow them or that the United States should pay to Spain a sum suf- ficient to discharge these obligations, if she’ were to assume them, and that if the United States did not accept this proposition it were preferable to leave the West Indies and the Philippines at their disposal, as Spain lacked the ele- ments necessary to defend them, and to | bring the negotiations to an end with- out concluding a treaty of peace. In a telegram. dated November 22 the Spanish Embassador to Paris speaks of a call made upon him by Whitelaw Reid, in which the Commissioner in- formed him that the ultimatum pre- sented by the American Commissioners was the last word of the United States on the subject. To this the Spanish Embassador replied that he considered himself as having been notified of the fact, and that he had no reply to make, since all discussion was now useless and idle. The American terms were finally ac- cepted and then began a discussion on the subordinate points included in the ultimatum. In a letter dated December 11, the day after the treaty was signed, Senor Rios, referring to the last memo- randum filed by the American commis- sion and its courteous tone, says: As regards the question of the Maine they (the American commissioners) de- cline_to make any reply, as the estab- lished precedents and ractice of their country preclude it. he truth is that, above all these precedents, there weighed upon the Americon commission the inability of giving any satisfactory reply to the Spanish protest because of the action of the President of the Union— violative of the most elementary dictates of generosity and prudence—in_ recalling with language offensive to Spain the Maine incident on the most solemn occa- sion in the public life of the United States and when the negotiations for the re-es- tablishment of peace were on the point of terminating. Spain’s Red Book closes with a long letter from Senor Rios, reviewing the work of the Spanish commission, con- cluding in this language: “This commission, in so painful a task, had the consolation of counting on the sympathy of the more’ respect- able organs of the press of Continental Europe, but it is also forced to mani- fest the pain it has been suffering dur- ing the negotiations because it was not supported by the greater part of the periodical publications, which consider themselves unquestionably the organs of public opinion in Spain. “The Spanish commission, consider- ing the narrow limits in which it could move and which had been irrevocably fixed for Spain in the preliminaries of the treaty of peace signed at Washing- ton on August 12 last, M. Cambon act- ing for Spain, during these negotiations constantly drew inspiration for its acts in its purpose to save from the ruin of the colonial empire of Spain such rem- nants as were possible, however lack- ing in importance these remnants might be, and above all in its uncon- querable resolve to never consent that the honor and dignity of the fatherland should become stained. “Spain had been vanquished in war. It was indispensable that her commis- sion should not consent to her being i humiliated in bringing her peace. which called for an| the | | the Third United States Artillery, to date | | | “The commission believes, then, that | it has done its duty. It understands | that the treaty concluded is the least | prejudicial for Spain that it was possi- | ble to obtain, in view of the circum- | stances which could not but inevitably bear down their heavy weight upon her. | It trusts that the coming time will| demonstrate this, and it entertains the | hope that despite the solution imposed by the terrible crisis through which the nation has just passed, it may soon re- cover its strength and grandeur, and it believés finally that the honor and dig- nity of the fatherland have been saved in these painful negotiations as most precious remnants of the wreck of the old Spanish colonial empire.” | INTERESTS THE PEOPLE I OF THE PACIFIC COAST WASHINGTON, March 15.—The Navy Department opened bids for the construc- tion of buildings and headquarters for the new naval training station, which is to be located on Yerba Buena Island in the bay of San Francisco, under a project formed by Captain Dickens of the Navi- gation Bureau. There were nineteen bid- ders for the work, the lowest on the face of the bids being Campbell & Pettus of San Francisco at $744%. The bids were in many cases irregular in form, so that the award cannot be predicted now. Pensions have been granted as follows: Galiforr Increa, an Diego, $17 to Rn‘ersidg. $5 to $8. Joseph E. Woo Washington—Increase—James Crosser, Springdale, $8 to $12. Reissue—William Gosney, dead, Dayton, Original widows, etc.—Minors of Marcus L. ea- vels, Piescott, §12; Matilda Gosney, Day- on, $12. Oregon—Original—George C. Varney, Harbor, $8. | received it. | ognize the | and is heir to SUES THE SUNSET FOR HEAVY DAMAGES John G. McBride Claims the Tele- phone Company Failed to Deliver a Message. TACOMA, March 15.—John G. Me- Bride, real estate ard mining broker, to- day sued the Sunset Telephone and Tele- raph Company, a Celifornia corporation, %Or $25,000 damages. He alleges that his domestic relations have been severed and his happiness destroyed by reason of de- gemiam.'s failure to deliver a telegram to im in Arizona. The complaint recites that McBride went from his home near Lake Park, Ariz., prior to September, 18%5. On the 26th DF that month his son telegraphed him concerning the serious illness of his daughter. The telegram was filed at Parkland and addressed to the plainti®f at Jerome, A It was paid for at the Parkland office. It was as follows: J. G. McBride, Jerome, Ariz.—Father, Maggis is dying. Send money at once. Await answer. According to the complaini, instead of sending the message as ordered it was sent to J. G. Up: . and McBride never eived it, Mc- knew nothin, and _continues ot having re all Bride alleges, he n: of the family sickne about his business in ignorance of the sickness and eventual death of his daughter. His refusal to reply to the message or respond to the call of the family for a ance led to the trouble for which he demands big damages. He charges that in consequence of his ap- parent neglect his return home resulted in his wife and children ref: him. His wife think: pur- v neglected her during their daugh- illness. His domestic happiness is destroyed and in- his Jjured. reputation - ARMED MEN ARE NOW DEFYING THE LAW DENVER, March 16, 2:0 a. m.—A dis- patch was received by Governor Thamas this morning from Sheriff J. W. Dick of Hinsdale County asking for troops to aid him in enforcing the law at Lake City. It says 100 or more armed men, mostly Ttalians, are defying the law. Arrange- ments are being made to send a company from Denver at once. Becker’s Confession Verified. CHICAGO, March 10.—August Becker, the sausage-maker who confessed last night to having killed his wife and bolled and buried her body, to-day took police officers to the spot in his yard where he had buried the charred remains. Two baskets of charred hones were found, and Dr. Dorsey to-night identified a portion of them as a human shoulder-blade. A small piece of the woman's dress was also found. == g Lawyers Cited for Contempt. BUTTE, Mont.,, March 15.—Receiver Hinds to-day attempted to take DOSS jon of the property of the Boston Montana Mining Company and met With armed resistance. All the attorneys and officers of the Boston and Montana Min- | ing Company were cited into court for | contempt. T e | Boxing Matches at Paris. PARIS, March 15.—Much interest is displayed in sporting circles here in a boxing match just arranged between Rey- nolds, an_American, and Charlemont, the Fren: ampion ADVERTISEMENTS. The following transfers are announced: | Major Abner H. Merrill (promoted from | captain, First United States Artillery) to | from February 23, vice Kinsec, promoted. | He will report by telegraph to' command- | ing general, Department of California, for assignment’to station and proceed.to join station to which he may be assigned. | Captain Charles G. Woodward (promoted | from first lieutenant, Third United States Artillery) to the Fourth United States | Artillery, Battery M, to date from Feb- | ruary 15, vice Fuger, promoted. He will remain on duty in the Department of the Pacific until further orders. Private Harry H. Kerr, Battery B, Third United States Artillery, now at Ma- nila, Philippine Islands, wili be sent with his 'descriptive list to 'the Presidio, San | Francisco, and will upon his arrival | there be 'discharged the service of the United States by the commanding officer t post. The telegraphic instruc- f February 4, directing the _dis- of Sergeant Humphrey B. Sulli- pany B, First California Volun- ntry, and Private Lewis Mor- ris, Company L, First California Infan- | try, are confirméd. Private Willam E. Shank, Battery K, Third United States Artiilery, Manila, will be discharged the service' of the| United States by the commanding officer of his station. Acting tant Surgeon James H. Hepburn, U. S. A., will proceed from this city to Plattsburg Barracks, N. Y., and report in person to the commanding offi- cer of the Twenty-first United States In- fantry for duty, to accompany that regi- ment” to Manila. By direction of the President, under | provisions of the act of Congress, the As- | sistant Secretary of War directs that the | followed named enlisted men, now at sta- | tions designated after their respective names, be, upon their own application, placed upon the retired list, to take ef- fect upon receipt of this order at post and repair to their homes: Sergeant Wil- liam W. Weller, detachment of ordnance. Benicia Arsenal, Cal.; Sergeant John Ni- hill, Company A, Battalion of Engineers, anila. HEARST ESTATE SUED BY A NEWSPAPER MAN NEW YORK, March 15.—The Morning | Telegraph prints the following from | Washington: The property of the estate of the late Senator George Hearst of Cal- ifornia has been attached here in an ac- tion brought by Corry M. Stadden, a newspaper correspondent, who sues to re- cover the sum of $287.08 which he alleges i¥ due him for services rendered the New York Journal, which paper is owned by the Hearst estate. Mr. Stadden during the period preced- ing the war with Spain was attached to the Washington bureau of the Journal. At that time Max F. Ihmsen was in charge of the bureau. According to the papers filed by the plaintiff, Mr. Ihmsen divided the amount of his earnings in half “so as to make a good, economical showing at the main office.” This, says Mr. Stadden, was customary with tie Journal, which was incurring greater ex- Penses because of the war scare than the estate desired to pay. The plaintiff alleges he has made num- erous attempts to collect the money due him. but without success, so he has ac- cnrdmfly brought suit and asks, besides the principal, interest from May last. 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