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TWO CENTS.
SPAIN WITHDRAWS
DEMANDS FOR
LEE'S RECALL
Senor du Bosc Insists That Misapprehension Has
Has Occurred The Important Events of Yes
terdayWholesale Purchases of Warships Will
Not Take Place The Montgomery Has Been
Ordered to Havana.
orders. It Is said that the capacity of
one firm In turning out tho brown prls
matlo powder required by tlio navy Is
Ave million pounds a month, which
would more than meet the demands of
a conflict.
equipment rou tub FLEirr.
Whllo no ciact estimate has been
made of the share of tho $50,000,000 ap
propriation to be allotted to ammuni
tion, It Is roughly estimated that at
least $10,000,000 would be bo assigned,
owing to the enormous coat of refill
ing tho ammunition chests of tho war
ships now In set vice. At present there
I not enough ammunition on hand for
one refilling beyond that now on board.
A (single refilling costs $3,000,000. Each
first-class battleship carries 400 tons of
ammunition. "With the amounts on
hand and the refills which arc being
calculated on, the navy would have an
ample supply of ammunition, even It
the ships were called Into ncquent no
tion. Naval officers oxpluln that a re
fill will Inst through several engage
ments, because the limits of endurance
of men while In action. If the guns
could be worked constantly a refill
would bo exhausted in one heavv en
gagement, but the guns as well as the
men hoe their limit of endurance.
These considerations hae all been
taken Into account In rough estimates
that have been made ns to the refills
requisite for a suitable equipment of
the American fleet.
The appropriation of $30,000,000 for the
national defense, for which provision
was made In the bill Introduced in the
house today by Mr. Cannon, will not
Involve the Issue of bonds. This an
nouncement was made bv the treasury
ofllolals, who stated that the treasury
was ampfy prepared to meet any de
mands that will llkelv be made on It.
On February 1 the cash In the treas
ury amounted to $56,571,766, of which
$201,003,071 was gold, $311.33.834 silver;
$107,GG4,9"S In paper curtency and $33,
084,002 In disbursing ofllceis' balances,
etc. The net available cash on hand,
above all liabilities, amounts to $225,
561,203. It 1 not felt at the navy department
that the people of the Montgomery are
taking any pattlcular ilsks In going
to Havana at this time, for It Is said
that even should hostilities break out
It is a rule of honorable warfare that
they bo given safe convoy out of the
waters of tho hostile countty. Of
course, General Lee and the members
of the couit of inquliv at Huana
would be equally exempt from moles
tation. The personnel of the Montgomeiy Is:
Commander 'Converse, Lieutenant Com
mander and Executive Officer Held;
Navigator.Lleutenant Hutchins; watch
officers, Lieutenant Field. Ensign Stl-
guer, Spear and Osborne: buigeon, Dr.
Curtis; paymaster, Ramsey; thief en
gineer, Reeves; assistant engineer,
Allen.
The ship carries a ciew of 2S0 men of
all 'classes.
favorable nctlon will be taken on the
secretary's request and ure Elmply tak
ing time by tho forelock, so they may
be In readiness if trouble should come.
About 630 men In all will be required
for tho two vessels and tho enlistments
nro In progress nt Boston, New York
and Philadelphia.
MONTGOMERY FOR HAVANA.
WAR BREAKS OUT
IN PHILIPPINES
Filly. ibreo Spanish Soldiers Have Been
Killed.
CONSUL-GENERAL EITZHUGH LEE,
The American Who Will Stay at Havana and Do His Duty.
-Wellington, March 7. There were no
less than five Important events today
Pavlm? a bearing more or less direct
upon the troubled relations between
the United States and Spain, viz.:
The Introduction In congress by Mr.
Cunnon, of a resolution carrying $50,-
000,000 for the public defence; the v
drawal by the Spanish government .
Jt3 Intimated objection to tho continu
ance li. offlco of Consul General Leo;
the order of the cruiser Montgomery
to proceed to Havana In place of the
Fern; tho passage through the house
of the bill Increasing the artillery
army by two regiments, and the Insti
tution of negotiations looking to pur
chase of warships for our navy.
Mr. Cannon's resolutions probably
lead all other topics In Interest, par
ticularly when It became knpnn that It
was a result of a conference between
thu author, the president, Senator
Hole and other leading spirits In con
gress. As for General Leo's case, the news
of the satisfactory ending of jhe inci
dent through the withdrawal of the
suggestion by Spain was executed as
soon as It was noted that a loop hole
had been left open through the failure
to make the complaint In anything like
an official shape. Some fear Is ex
pressed that the consul general w ill not
find his post very congenial now that
he knows he Is an unwelcome guest in
Havana, but the administration is re
lying upon his devotion to the welfare
of the Americans In Cuba and Ameii-
eon interests generally to submit his
own personal wishes to resttalnt and
remain at his post.
Late In the afternoon Senor du Hose,
the Spanish charge, lecelved a cipher
cable from the minister of state at
Madrid, Senor Gullon, saying: "You
can disavow the rumor that any offic
ial application has been made for the
recall of General Lee."
This confirmed Mr. du Bosc's view
that misapprehension had occuned and
that some Intimation concerning Gen
eral Lee had been construed Into a re
quest or demand for his recall, which
Mr. du Bosc toys with posltiveness was
never Intended. As there has been no
explanation so far of the purpose which
prompted tho Introduction of Mr. Can
non's resolution, It may be said that
the money Is wanted primarily as an
emergency fund. It is said by officials
who will have the disposition of this
treasure that It by no means follows
because congress places such a sum of
money In the control of the president
that he wilt feel bound to spend all
of it.
NO BARGAIN COUNTER SHIPS.
Those who look for a wholesale pur
chase of warships from tho bargain
counters of Kuropean builders ure like
ly to bo disappointed. The navy de
partment at present Is Inclined to make
but one purchase of this kind, at first
at least In the shape of a substantial
Ironclad. It does desire to get posses
sion of severul of the larger class of
torpedo boat destroyers such as the
Bokul, of the Itussian navy, vessels of
JOO tons, able to keep the sea In bad
weather, a weak nolnt with our own
boats, and capable of enormous speed,
such as 32 knots. But such craft nro
not for qftle at all times; they are built
Tho Mysterious Order Has Caused
.Hitch Speculation.
Key West, Fla., March 7. Tho Mal
lory line steamer Alamo, with a cargo
of ammunition for the United States
fleot, arrived hero today from New
York. The gi eater part of the ammuni
tion Is Intended for tho cruiser Cincin
nati, -and w 111 bo carried to that ship
by thov cruiser Montgomery.
Six more Maine victims were brought
over by tho Bache today and were bur
led. There was no demonstration at the
funeral. At tho cemetery about 400 per
sons witnessed the Interment. One of
the bodies burled today Is supposed to
be that of Kobert White, mess atten
ding and another Is supposed to be
that of a seigeant of marines, but It
was not fully Identified. Two bodies
were put In one coffin.
Naval officers hero had scarcely
learned of Admiral SIcard's order di
recting tho departute of the cruisers
Nashville and Montgomery for Matan
zas and Sagua la Grando vvlth.suppllps
for the reconcentradoes ere an order
was received rescinding It.
A telegram received from Washing
ton was followed by a hurried confer
ence between Admiral Slcard and Com
mander West, ind shortly after 3
o'clock Admiral Slcard countermanded
tho order Issued at noon and directed
that the Montgomery proceed as soon
as possible to Havana and the Fern
was again assigned to the duty of car
rj Ing supplies to Matanas. Tho Mont
gomeiy is being hurriedly coaled and
work on her will be continued through
the night. It is hardly expected that
the will leave for Havana befote morn
ing, nnd such departure may be further
delt ed.
The official reason for the Monteom
ety's going to Havana is that she 's
merely to relieve the dispatch boat
Fern. A naval officer, one of the few
who at the time of this dispatch Is
sent, are aware of tho latest chance
of plans, said he thought It most blg
nlflcant that a cruiser of the Mont
gomery's calibre should be sent to take
the place of a more dispatch boat.
The officials expressed the greatest
surprise when bhown tho Associated
Press dispatch ftom Washington re
garding the sending of the Montgom
ery to Havana, ns the ctrl( test orders
had been issued to keep this movement
sectet. The lrequent change In oiders
during the lubt "4 hours have thrown
all the naval arrangements and opin
ions on the situation Into more or les3
dlsotder.
UNREST IN THE FAR EAST
Uncnslncss Is 1'clt in Chlucso Circle
on Account ot tho Demands ot Utis-ln--r.nt(lntid
Also Troubled nt tlio
:tspccl--SpcculMtori Dock to Polfln
THE NMWS THIS MOltNINU
Weather Indication Today)
Fair; Warmer; Southerly Winds.
London, March 8. A dispatch to tho
Dally Mall from Hong Kong says that
a fresh rebellion has broken out In the
Philippines and that fifty-three Span
ish soldiers havo been killed. No
further details aro known at Hong
Kong.
Pekln, March 7. Much uneasiness is
felt In Chinese circles, In consequence
of the Itussian demands. Tho Itussian
minister of finance, moreover, is re
ported to have urged these demands
peremptorily and to have complained
that the Chinese loan was settled in
spite of the disapproval of Russia.
All kinds of speculators are flocking
here for the purpose of securing con
cessions for electric lighting, street
railroads and regular railroad, etc.
The Chinese merchants are showing
great eagerness to participate In the
enterprises.
London, March S. All the morning
papers comment on the menacing as
pect of nffnlrs in the far east.
The Dally Chronicle savs:
"As a rebuff to Lord Salisbury noth
ing could be clearer and more painful,
Russia has simply begun the partition
of China. If anybody asks what China
will do, the nnswer Is simply there Is
no such thing as China. The real ques
tions are: 'What will England do, and
what Japan?'
"If ever Great Britain needed a
strong mnn It Is now, and the country
will leatn with dissatisfaction that
again, nt a moment of acute ctlsis, the
premiei'a health compels him to go
abroad. Thus both the queen nnd the
prime minister are absent when their
presence Is peculiarly needed."
MR. CRAMP fcXPLAINS.
1 Spain's Withdraw of tho Demands for
Consul General Ices Recill.
Now Insurrection In tho Philippines.
Congress Lends a Helping Hand.
2 Local-Klondike Cndets Ready for tho
Start to the Klondlko.
A Night at the Theaters.
3 Local Last Day for Remonstrances.
Testimony In tho Richmond Mlno Con
troversy. 4 Editorial.
Comment of the Press.
5 Local -Hoard of Control Committees
Named.
Jnsrranco Agents In a Libel Suit.
Rnllv ay Track Extensions.
6 Local West Sldo and Suburban.
7 Vicinity News.
8 General Arguments in tho Martin
Case.
Financial nnd Commercial.
HONOR'S FOR EDITOR HART.
PATRIOTISM
IN THE HOUSE
Artillery Bill Is Passed
by an Almost Unani
mous Vote.
Will Probably lie Appointed Post
mitnlur of IMltston.
Special to tho Scranton Tribune.
Washington, D. C, March 7. Repte
sentatlve Williams has decided to rec
ommend Theodore Hart for postmas
ter at Plttston.
Mr. Hart Is expected hero tomorrow.
BAILEY PLEADS FOR TIME
Reference to War with Spain
Received with 'Applause.
to order genet ally and could not be
procured In this manner In less than
six months from the date of contract
even in Europe, unless special prices
were paid. There is no disposition on
the part of tho navy department to
lumber the navy with a lot of unser-
,lceable craft In a spasm of fear, but
Mher to get a few of the best vessels
10 be had.
The offers of ships to the navy de
partment are now assuming definite,
and formal shape During the day Sec
retary Long received a call from A. F.
Lane, representing tho Axlm-Norden-feld
company, and tho agent for sev
eral war vessels now nearlnr comple
tion In large foreign ship yards. These
Include two cruisers of the tjpe of the
Cincinnati, which are designed to be
20 knot vessels, and two ironclads of
14 knots, which would be called third
class battleships under our rating,
These are now open to purchase, and
It Is understood that Mr. Lane's visit
was In this connection. The two crui
sers are 330 feet long, 43 feet beam, 16
feet dtaft. They carry six C-lnch and
four 5-inch guns and nn auxiliary bat
tery. The Ironclads have a 13-lnch
belt of Harvejlzed steel. Their arma
ment Is two 10-Inch guns, four E-lnch,
two 6-Inch, six 6-pounders and four 1-
pounders. Mr. Lane regatds these ships
as first-class In every particular, as
they weie designed on modern princi
ples and ate being built by one of tho
leading ship-building firms of Europe.
They are well along toward completion
and all four, it is said, could be In
commission within a, few months. They
were otlglnally designed for one of the
South American republics, but there Is
said to be no obligation which would
prevent their acquisition by the United
States. Mr. Lane recently sold the
navy department sixty of the Maxlm
Nordenfeld lapld-flie guns and his
standing with officials Is such as to
give his representations as to ships
much w eight.
SHOT AND SHELL NEEDED.
POWDER OVER TUB D., L, AND W.
I'lftv 'thousand I'oiih of Explosives
Shipped From Dover,
New Yotk, March 7. The Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western 'railroad last
week shipped 50,000 tons of gun powder
and ammunition from the government
store houses at Dover, N. .1. A train
load of powder and ammunition left
Dover each night last week, and at
Hoboken was placed on llghtets and
taken to the coast fortifications.
Railroad officials would neither deny
nor affirm the report that they hud re
ceived orders from the government to
hold a special train In readiness, side
tracked, near the government powder
stores at Dover. Employes In the rall
toad jards at Hoboken make no secret
of having received orders to havo a
train ready for carrying ammunition
In case of an emetgency.
Tho Debute on tlio Hill Id Devoid ol
Sensallonnlim--Tlio Opposition li
t'on fined to '1 liroo Members, .Messrs,
Cox, Jones nnd Todd--Fears oi
Permanently Increasing tho .Stand
ing Army ol the United States.
PENNSYLVANIA'S PART.
There arp things that are w anted
much more than wat ships In case of
trouble and the army shares these
needs, so that a fair proportion of the
$50,000,000 would have to go to the war
department. These are abundant sup
plies of shot and shell and powder.
The army Ib as short as the navy of
these essential stores. It has been
found, greatly to the gratification of
the army officers, that there will not
be . ' "8 much difficulty In securing
modern ai.ns for tho army even on a
war footing as was anticipated. This
Is because certain private gunmakers
have Just brought out a type of repeat
ing rifle very similar in general fea
tures to the army rifle, using the same
cartridge of .30 gauge and with about
as great rapidity of fire. The plants
of these companies are so extensive
that they could turn tho arms out very
rapidly, so that the Springflelds in the
hands of the militia could be replaced
in short order.
In connection with the subject of pur
chasing naval ammunition, it Is said
that no contracts have been closed but
the department has Informed Itself
fully as to how speedily It could se
cure every kind of ammunition and
supplies In case of emergency. This
Inquiry has shown, In a general way,
that tho facilities of this country are
ample to meet any day for powder,
projectiles, cartridge cases, primers,
fuses, etc. These supplies are not kept
In stock, however, and In case of emer
gercy they would havo to be made on
THE ARTILLERY REGIMENTS.
Without delay the officers of the ad
jutant general's department today gave
tho necessary orders for recruiting ot
two new artillery regiments nuthirlzed
by congress. The purpose Is to enlist
such men as havo had service In the
artillery wherever possible nnd no
doubt Is entertnlned that plenty of
material of the light kind will offer.
The names of the officers of the new
regiments are now being selected. As
for the men, It is tho plan to assign
fifteen soldiers from existing artillery
regiments as the nucleus of each new
company to take hold of and break In
the new men who aro enlisted and It
Is expected that In a very short time
Uncle Sam will havo two good regi
ments. The rreadquarters of one of
these regiments will be established at
Fort Slocum, In Long Island sound,
commanding New York, os there nre
suitable quarters available there. The
destination of the other regiment haa
not been decided upon.
No report bas come to the navv de
partment since Saturday relative to
the work of the court of Inquiry at
Havana and the news Is confined to
the reports of the newspapers which
nre carefully scanned by tho officers.
Tho Casting which w as docked at Port
of Trance, has sailed for E-irbadoes.
The torpedo boat Wlnslow has arrived
at Charleston en route to Kev West.
The Oregon, which has been fitted with
bilge kneels, at the Bremerton dock on
Puget sound, his sailed to San Francisco.
There was a conference last evening
at the residence of Senator Hoar, of
Massachusetts, which was attended by
members of tho cabinet, senators nnd
representatives. Some of those known
to be present are Secretaries Long nnd
AlgerT Judge Day, assistant bectetary
of state; Senator Allison and Repres
entatives Dingley and Cannon.
It Is also known that some Demo
crats were present. Assurances were
given the tepresentatlves of the admin
istration tint any amount of funds
that wore deemed noeesfaaiy would be
provided by congress to put the gov
ernment In a state of defense nnd that
tho administration would be backed
up In anything that was thought ne
cessary. The tomtit of tho conference last ev
ening was a meetinc of Secretary Al
gct and Speaker Reed today and a con
ference nt the White House todav of
house and senate leadein followed by the
introduction of the $50,000,000 defense
bill by Mr. Cannon toduy. It Is ex
pected that the bill will pass the house
tomorrow.
THF MONTGOMERY FOR HAVANA.
The decision of the navy department
concerning the sending of ships to Cuba
was made known at 2 o'clock this af
ternoon, when th'e following brief istate
ment was posted by the bureau of nav
igation: "Montgomery will relieve the Fern
at Havana. Fern will carry provisions
to Mataiuas and Sagua la Grande,"
The sending of the Montgomeiy to
Havana Is primarily intended to re
place tho Fern, which is now at Ha
vana. The Montgomery is an unar
mored cruiser of 2,089 tons, with nn
armament of ten guns.
The Montgomery will be the first
United States warship at Havana since
the Maine disaster.
The navy today began the recruiting
of men for the Columbia and the Min
neapolis, now at the League island
navy yard.
This action Is taken notwithstanding
the delay on the part of congress In
providing for the 1,500 additional men
asked for by Secretary Long In his re
cent communication to the naval af
fulrs committee on the subject. Tho
officials express no doubt but that
IS FRANCE HELPINrf SPAIN ?
Humor Concerning the Slilp-Hu ing
oil Part of Spain.
Now York, March 7. A copyrighted
cablegram from London to the Evening
Post hays: Special Inquiries in official
and financial citcles today show that of
the many grave International difficul
ties pending In China, Japan, West
Africa, the Nile and elsewhere, the
most serious view Is taken, at the mo
ment, of the American-Spanish' tension.
At the United States and Spanish
embassies the utmost reticence, of
course, is observed. They pretend to
know nothing, and It is noteworthy in
view of teports that the Armstrongs
have sold cruisers to Spain, that the
Armstrongs board has given express dl
tectlnns that no questions ute to be
answeied tespectlng their dealings
with British or foreign governments.
Varying conclusions are drawn from
this refusal to confirm the denial of
this Spanish purchase from the Arm
strongs. What cannot be denied Is that
the Armstrongs have had relations
with Spain slnco 18SG, have built several
cruisets to Spain's order, and now have
vefs-els on stock that could lio sold If
money weie forthcoming.
Is French money helping Spain? Two
of tho flist financial houses were
asked this question tills uftotnoon.
Their replies may bo grouped thus:
"Nothing of the kind lias been defin
itely arranged, and obviously, seeing
tho latgo French financial Interests In
Srain, Fiench flmnclcis will be the
most anxious to Keep Spain fiom war;
but It Is equally certain that If Spain
filtl decide that wai, however, desperate
was th" only escape Horn the grow.ng
financial muddle at home, Pails, and
not London, would bo the quarter
whence the money would be sought
and bevond doubt obtained. As jet,
however, nothing has been definitely
settled."
The fact probably is that Spain is
anxious to buy crul.seis and the Arm
stiongs aie ready to Mil if they can
see money The Trench financiers are
not eager to advanto the necessary
money o long as by holding back they
can assist the causo of peace. Arm
strongs' calipers have the leputatlon
In naval circles hero of Tielng the best
annul and protected cruisers In the
woild.
supreme ( nurt Decisions.
Philadelphia, March 7. Tho Supremo
court toda rendered these decisions: Per
curiam Brennehnn vs Prudrntlnl Insur
ance company, of American; petition for
appeal from the Superior to the Supremo
court, application for allowance refused
Royer estate, Wolfs appeal; petition for
an allowance from tho Superior couit to
the Supremo court; application refused
Dean, J. Sleas vs. John, common pleas
Lehigh county; the Judgment Is reversed
and a venire facias de novo is awarded
He Intimates 'I'll n t the Ship-Purchase
Scare Max Ilaen Kniscd by Denier.
Philadelphia, March 7. 'Charles II.
Cramp, head of the shlp-bulldlng firm,
today declared that the widespread
talk of Spain bujlng warships abroad
and the securlnc of options on these
ships by the United States Is part of
a scheme instigated by a syndicate of
adventuters. Their purpose, he said,
is to secure big commissions by help
ing English and German ship-builders
to unload on this government a num
ber of unsaleable vessels built either
on speculation or by contrnct vv 1th
various of the second-rate powers that
are not able to pay for them.
Said Mr. Cramp: "The total valua
tion of the ships Involved In this deal
is about $15,000,000. The commissions
which the speculative syndicate would
receive for disposing of them to the
United States would be about 15 per
cent, of the selling price, or, say, $2,-
225,000 on the whole lot."
Mr. Cramp declined to divulge the
names of the members of this syndi
cate, but said it is composed of an
Anglo-American combination embrac
ing a large manufacturing establish
ment In England, one of the most noted
contract brokers in New York city, nnd
certain concerns engaged in the manu
facture of ordnance materials both in
this country and abroad.
Mr. Cramp added: "The ship-building
industry in England has been for
the past years so seriously crippled by
the great strike In the englneeiing
trades. They have been delayed In de
livery of warships built for foreign ac
count far beyond the contract time, and
the ships have been thrown back on
their hands In some cases, or they have
been subjected to serious time penal
ties In others. Tor these reasons It is
a great object for them to load on the
United States."
The ships In question, he continued,
are all cheaply and lllmslly built and
none of them any whet e near the Amer
ican naval standaid either as to work
manship or mnterlal
The promotois of the plan, Mr. Ciamp
said, have been at work for some time
In Washington, hoping, "through
manufai tured public opinion, the
strnln of the situation and a powerlul
combination In Washington, to cany
tluough tho legislation necessary to en
able tlu president to buy the ships on
which they the speculators havo
taken options They havo made some
progress, though they havo not yet
reached a point at which they dare
show their hands by openly attempt
ing to procure the necessary legisla
tion. They havo quite a number of In
fluential newspapers with them. I havo
mvself been Interviewed recently on
this subject by certain newspapers, and
on reading their reports of tho Inter
views havo discovered that eveiything
I said unfavorable to this scheme was
carefully omitted.''
"AS PROoToF 000D WILL."
In Case afMnr Our Steel Mills Would
lie Emp'oycil.
Washington, March 7. The naval
committees of both houses of congress
ate considering the project. In case of
war with Spain, of building 100 torpedo
boats for harbor defense. The govern
ment has In its possession data regard
ing the capacity of the iron and steel
mills of Pennsylvania, and It leadB to
tre belief that they could complete
this fleet in sixty davs. The plan ln
formallj discussed is to balld the boats
In the interior, shipping them In sec
tions to the ports where they nre to be
used, to be assembled and launched.
It is estimated that the Carnegie and
Bethlehem companies can turn out the
plutes for these boats within one week
after they receive the plans. Other
Pennsylvania manufacturers would be
making the keels, frames nnd other
sttuctural parts.
In case this project should mature,
Pennsylvania would doubtless get most
of the work, as In addition to the ad
vantages mentioned its railroad facil
ities and nearness to the coast would
be very Important factors In the mat
ter. SUPERIOR COURT.
Nominal! it In Hie President.
Washington, March 7. Tho president
toda sent to tho senato the nomination
of James U, Holland, of Montgomery
county, Pa , to be naval officer of customs
at Philadelphia to succeed J. Marshall
Wright, of Allentown.
Tin' superior Court.
Harrlsburg, March 7. The Superior
court convened here this niternoon and
will continue In session threo weeks.
There aro twenty-eight cases on tho list
for argument. No decision were an
nounced today by the court.
Dentil of (irnrrul Kwitzer.
Washington, March 7. General Nelson
U. Swltzer, Unltod States army, retired,
died hero today. IIo was a native or
Pennsylvania and was graduated from
West Point in the samo class as Mcliitr
son and Sheridan.
Reason Assigned by "pnln lor is king
lor CJpiiernl Lee' llecall.
Madrid, March 7. The details of
Spaln'o request that Unltod States gov
ernment recall General Fltihugh Leo
fiom his post us consul general of tho
United States at Havam, aro ns fal
lows: The United States mlnlrter. Onerul
Stew nit L. Woodford, hdd a confer
ence at the So.nlb. foreign ministry
nn Thursday last, with Senor Gullon,
the Minister for foreicu affairs, nnd
nn oflitlil of the ministry for fnieign
alfnus, wllo acted as interprpt'ir. Knor
Gullon expressed tho der.'te of the
Finnish government thnt 'leneuil Lee
bo recallde "as proof of tho good will
i,f thu Ignited Spates." Grn'ril Woi.d
f"d cab!(l linmi'dltttely to Washing
ton m ih" subject and tho icply of
ih I nllcd Slates gov." i iifpt 'Win
communicated to Senor Uullon on Sat
ur It
Some of tho Spanish provincial pap
ets referred to the matter yesterday
but the newspapers of Madrid have
not made any reference to it.
Dr. Swallow Mint Avvnit Ills Turn.
No Decisions Ilnnded Down.
Harrlsburg, March 7. The Superior
court convened here today with twenty
eight cases on the list for argument.
No decisions were handed down and it
is not likely that any will bo an-,
nounced this week. The court w 111 re-,
main in session here the next tljtee
weeks. fc.
President Judge Rice declined to al
low tho case of Rev. Dr. Silas C. Sw al
low, of Harrlsburg, who appeals from
the decision of the Dauphin county
court In a libel suit, to bo taken up out
of order. Argument was heard this
afternoon in a case growing out of the
annexation of the borough of Monell-
vllle to the city of Johnstow n.
RESCUED BY THE DELAWARE.
Sevcntviie Steerage Passengers
Irom the Cnlnloniu PicKcd Up.
Halifax, N. 'S., March 7. The steam
er Delaware picked up the Cunatd liner
Catalonia, on Friday, 800 miles fiom
Halifax, bound fiom Liverpool to Bos
ton with 11 Intermediate and 75 steer
ago passengers and a general cargo.
The Catalonia had eustalned a break
In the crankshaft between the low and
Intermediate shafts, her slide valve
gear was broken and her cjllnders sift
ed. Tho accident occuned on Wednes
day. The Catalonia will repair here.
The damaged steamer La Champagne
began dlschatglng her cargo toduy.
WORK FOR THREE HUNDRED.
Portage Company's Nail Plnnt Near
ing Completion.
Hollldaysburg, Pa., March 7. The
Portage Iron company, at Duncans
vllle, Is' rapidly pushing work on their
new nail plant. Tho building will cover
about two acres of ground and will bo
of Iron and wood.
The company want to have the works
In operation by May 1, and have placed
an order for six mammoth steel tubu
lar boilers for tho new works with the
Madden Boiler company, of this city.
This company will make all sizes and
grades of wire nails and will bo tho
first mill of tho kind In this section of
Fennslvan!a. It will give employment
to about 300 persons.
Pentimhnnln Pensions.
Washington, March 7. Thfso Pennsjl
vanla pensions huve been Issued Original
widows, etc. Ellen Fogarty, Nuntl
coke, $8. '
Tlio Herald' Heather Forecast.
New York. March 9. In tho middle
states and Now England, today, fair,
warmer wenther will piovall, with light
to fresh southwesterly to southeasterly
winds, followed by huzo on tho cnat. On
Wednesday, in both of thc-He sections, fair
weathhr will prevail, with slowly rising
temperature and light to fresh southerly
winds. ..-
Washington, March 7. Today's ses
tlon of the senate w as devoted entirely
to consideration of the District of
Columbia appropi iation bllL At tho
hour of adjournment the bill had not
been disposed of and Its discussion will
be continued tomorrow.
The spirit of patriotism was ram
pant In the house today and by an al
most unanimous vote tho Haw ley bill
providing for two additional regiments
of artllleiy was passed under suspen
sion of tho rules.
No effort was made to obsttuct nc
tlon, but Mr. Bailey, the Democratlo
leader, pleaded for more time than the
forty minutes allowed under the rule
and because It was refused after the
bill had "been passed, he inaugurated
a filibuster against District of Columbia
legislation that continued all day.
Mr. Bailey desired to speak In favor
of the bill, but could not get time. Mr.
Cox, of Tennessee, and Mr. Jones, of
Virginia, both antagonized the bill on
the ground that It made a permanent
Increase of the standing army. Most
of tho time in favor of the bill was
consumed In ono minute speeches. Mr.
Hull and the . Republicans refrained
from referring to any emergency, but
some of the Democrats who spoke did,
and Mr. Williams, of Mississippi, re
ferred directly to probable war wlthi
Spain, Fvery expression ronstrued In
to a reference to tVa soport of the
government in a possible crisis was re
ceived with applause.
The debato on the bill was devoid
of tensatlonallsm. It was significant
mainly for the fact that the opposition
to the bill was confined as shown by
the vote, to three members, two of
whom spoko against it on the floor.
Mr. Cox (Dem., Tenn.), the tanking
Democratic member of the mllitaty af
fairs commltttee, opposed the measuio
and he controlled the time on his sldo
of the house, he jlelded half of it to
Mr. Jones (Dem., Va.), who aKo an
tagonized it. The Democrats who
sjtoke in support of it got the floor by
the courtesy of Mr. Hull, the chairman
of the military affairs committee, Mr.
Bailey, the Democratlo leader, was
shut out and when he asked unani
mous consent to addrpss the house for
three minutes it was refused.
NECESSITY OF MEN.
Mr. Hull, in opening the debate, ex
plained briefly tho necessity for theho
men to man the coast defenses of tho
country. Dy July 1, he said, 214 big
guns and 232 mortals would be mount
ed, 47C in all. These guns required IS
men each to handle them and in tlmo
of war CO. Theie weie but 4,023 aitll
lery men all told In the service. Tha
guns emplaced July 1 would require
7,000 regardless of any exigency that
might ailse. Even If no exigency aroso
these men, he Insisted, would be neces
sary to caro for the fortifications and
guns upon which we weie expending
millions of dollars. The cnargo cnac
this bill was an attempt to lncreaso
the standing army to bo used possibly
to ov er aw e the cities, he said he con
bldered too filvolous to discuss.
Mr. Coy, In opposing the bill, said
he would vote as cheerfully as any iinn
In tho house for this bill If It wcio
needed for the national defense as a
war measure, but he uigued that the
piesldent as commander In chief of tho
army had authority to detail men
Fiom the other branch of the ser
vice, the cavalry and Infantry, nnd
that sucfcdetalld could man and care
for tho coast defenses without increas
ing permanently the Btandlng army.
Mr. Belknap (Ills.), a son of ex-Sec-tetary
of War Belknap, and Mr. Mc
Clellan (Dem., N. Y ), a son of General
McClellan, both warmly advocated the
passage of tho 1)111 in brief speeches,
and Mr. Hay (Dem., Va.), created tho
first open enthusiasm by declaring him
self In favor of taking every step ne
cessaiy now to prepare for the emer
goncv which confionts the country.
Mr. Jones (Dem., Va.), the other
Democrat who opposed the bill, insisted
that It was not a war measure, oh It
had been recommended for several
years. IIo claimed that It made a rad
ical change in tno line ot promouim.
Ho thought If an emergency existed
the piesent artillery teglments should
be recruited up to their full strength,
rour thousand men could thus be add
ed to that branch of the set vice with
out creating two additional regiments,
APPLAUSE FOR SHAFROTH.
Mr. Shafroth (Colo.) caused a round
of applause when he expressed his re
Bret that a single voice should be
raised against such a bill at such a
time. There was no denjlng tho fact
that our relations with Spain were .on
tha eve of a rupture. War ought to
bo averted, If possible, but we ought
to prepare at once, ho said, for avery
emergency.
Tho bill was passed without division
The great chorus of ayes was offset
by three voices on tho minority sldo,
Messrs. Cox (Dem.. Tenn.), Jones
(Dem., Va.) and Todd (Fusionlut,
Mich.) i