TWO CENTS. 'TEN PAGES. SCRANTON, PA.. MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 18. 1898. TEN PAGES. TWO CENTS. DIFFERENCE IN The Task of Adjusting the Disagreements Between the Senate and House Is Liable to Prove Very Difficult The Whole Programme Has Not Been Decided Upon From Talk of High Officials It Is Evident That Delay Is Certain, Washington, April 17. Tomorrow the difficult task of adjusting the differ ences between, the two houses of con gress on the Cuban question begins. The rock upon which the two houses split is the recognition of the Indepen dence of the existing republic which will be Incorporated in the senate res olutions. Were that clause of the sen ate resolutions eliminated nothing could have prevented Immediate con currence hi the house, as the great majority of the Republicans of the low er branch of congress are eager for u conclusion. But the action of the senate declaring for the recognition of Cuba's independence against the direct find specific recommendation of the president has given the conservatives a rallying cry from the standpoint of party loyalty, which proved very ef fective today. Ono of the most prominent Republi can leaders on the Moor of the house denominated that portion of the sen ate resolutions as u direct "assault" upon the president which no loyal Re publican could endorse. And upon this theory Speaker Reed and his lieuten ants have been proceeding today In their campaign against concurrence in the senate resolutions. BUSY BUTTONIIOLEHS. All day long the speaker's moms at the Shoreham have been the head quarters of the commander In chief of an army. He has consulted with his lieutenants, Messrs. Dlngley, of Maine; Dalzell, of Pennsylvania: Cannon, of Illinois; Grosvenor of Ohio; and Paine, of New York. He has seen Messrs. Joy, of Missouri; Lorimcr, of Illinois; Heatwole, of Minnesota; and other leaders of the Republican opposition and through other agencies has had a thorough canvass made of the Repub lican side of the house. Tonight he Is confident the Republicans of the house can be marshalled against yielding to the senate on the main issue. Some of the arguments used with those who, like Mr. Cooper, of Wis consin; Mann, of Illinois; and Brom well, of Ohio are disposed to take the shortest cut out of the woods and by agreeing end the matter, have been such as to shake the convictions of these gentlemen. The chief complaint of those who want to concur is that non-concurrence moans delay, compli cations, possibly a re-openlng of diplo matic negotiations and iiosslbly fur ther concessions to Spain which will embarrass the United States when the time for action arrives. These mem bers have been labored wit., separate ly. The arguments against recognition have now been reiterated nnd re-enforced In the light of the speeches in the senate. ARGUMENTS USED. Especially potent has been the argu ment advanced by Senators Allison and Morgan that if we recognized the in dependence of the existing govern ment, General Gomez might at any time negotiate a peace with Spain, which would leave the United States In the lurch. When Franco allied her self with us in the Revolutionary war It was for the purpose of gaining our independence, but we were held to the compact by a stipulation that no peace with Great Britain should bo nego tiated without France's consent. More than this. It Is claimed that there are evidences that the senate will yield the recognition of Independ ence If the house stands tirm. Not withstanding the large majority for the resolution, Senator Hoar, of Mas sachusetts, today urgently counselled the house leaders to reject tenuclously the senate's proposition. Ho assured them that the senato would not hold out. THREATS OF A VETO. But possibly the strongest argument brought to bear was that the presi dent himself could not approve any resolution which contained such an In vasion of his prerogative, and which so plainly violated every precedent of In ternational law. This string intima tion of a presidential veto, which would Involvo an entirely new start and the delays Incident to it, had a powerful Influence, although In certain -uarters It was asserted that n presld .itlal veto would be overridden. The suggestion that the president might sign the resol ution and send a message to congress saying that the clause recognizing the Independence of. Cuba was ultra vires beyond the Jurisdiction of congress was frowned upon by the president's friends. Those who wero In favor of concurrence In the senate amendment were not particularly active today, but some of them are showing deter mination. At one time today It was said that 23 Republicans had ugreed to vote for concurrence but this could not be confirmed and the conservatives are confident that not half that number will break over the traces. They real Ize, however, that the chief danger lies In a stampede. DANGER OF STAMPEDE. If 25 Republicans Join the Democrats and Populists In voting for concurrence, the resolutions will go to the presi dent as passed by the senate. Should tho little band of Republicans who will vote to concur maku tho result doubt ful, It Is feared that many others who ure held only by considerations of par ty loyalty will go over In a body. Some nf them have made their ncquleseuce In tho programme mapped out contin gent upon the ability of the Republi cans to carry It out. If tho resolutions were to be concurred In, thoy suy they CONGRESS cannot afford to be left out at the death. They say they could not Justify such a course with their constituents. It Is said that many of the western Republicans have been besieged by their constituents today to vote for the senate resolutions. NO PROGRAMME. The whole programme for tomorrow has not been absolutely decided upon. Something will depend upon the situa tion as It appears when the final re ports are made to the speaker In the morning. The speaker, however, will hold that the resolutions as amended do not have to go to the committee, but a motion to concur or non concur Is in order. This will bring the whole ques tion Immediately before the house. It has not yet been decided whether the motion shall bo to non concur with a request for a conference or to concur with an amendment striking out the recognition of Independence and per haps making other light amendments In the other sections of the senate reso lutions. In the latter case, the position of tho house would be definitely out lined and might be more satisfactory to the radical Republicans who are sus picious naturally of conferences. But In either event, except In the Improb able one that the senate would accept the house amendment without further action, the resolutions would go to con ference. So that It would amount to the same thing In the end. There was considerable criticism of the verbiage of tho senate amendments today. General Grosvenor said sarcas tically that resolutions which are to bear the Inspection of the world should at least be "grammatical and diplo matic." DELAY CERTAIN. The speaker's lieutenants today have held out to their colleagues the assur ance that action should bo had at every subsequent stage of the proceedings with dispatch and that the resolutions would go to the president as finally agreed upon before Wednesday morn ing. Hut those who view the situation dispassionately do not believe that such expedition Is possible. There Is a strong Intimation tlat delay Is what Is de sired by those opposed to war In the hope of some action by the Spanish cortes. A hone Is expressed that Mr. Hltt, rhalrmnn of tho foreign affairs committee, who has been quite ill but who Is much better, will be able to be In his place tomorrow. In that case he will be in charge on the floor, and ho and Mr. Adams, of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Dinsmore, of Arkansas, the senior member of the minority of the com mittee, will be appointed conferees on the part of the house. If Mr. Hltt is not able to le present. Mr. Adams and Mr. Qulgg. of New York, will bo the Republican conferees. Both are In thorough sympathy with Speaker Reed and the administration. The motion to be made tomorrow will of course be antagonized by a plain motion to concur. The latter motion would take precedence over a motion to non-conrur and wotdd have to be voted upon ilrst. but Speaker Reed has ol-re-uly held this session that a motion to concur with an amendment takes precedence over n motion to concur. It is very desirable from a strategic point of view that the flrt vote to be taken shall be on the position of the Repub lican leaders, and therefore the strong probability Is that this will be the mo tion. The debate probably will not be long, posflbly two hours, and If neces sary ti special rule will be brought In to cut olT embarrassing amendments and motions. If the resolutions should result In war. the revenue measure agreed upon by the Republicans of the ways and means committee will be presented at once. The army reorganization bill as modified also will be passed as soon ns opportunity offers. Tho opposition to the modllled measure, from the National Guard has been withdrawn. There aro contested election casis and other minor matters to 1111 up whatever of time remains during the week In tho house. RIOTING DEPLORED. Tho Iiupnrciiil KcbnUei tho Mob ol 31 n I n CI). Mudrlc, April 17. The Imparcial, re ferrlng to the attack upon tho Ameri can consulate at Malaga yesterday, de plores the outrage as necessarily call ing for apologies and warns the Mala guenos against provoking a war, which Spain would avoid If possible. The Im parcial adds: "Hlotlng Is no proof of courage. The Greeks made demonstrations many days In Athens, but this did not pre vent them from quickly forsaking the heights of Thessaly. Tho Spaniards should enter the conflict like gentlemen and not like rufllans." ST. PAUL AT CRAMPS. Tho Line Kieamcr Will Ho Itcmod elli'd Into ii I'miner. Philadelphia, April 17. The American line steamer St. r 1, which sailed from New York today for this city, passed In tho Delnware capes at 5,:;o o'clock this afternon. She will jeaoli Cramp's ship yard tomorrow and on Tuesday morning the work of transforming her Into an uuxllary cruiser will begin. It Is estimated that the woik will re quire about ifteeji days, and will nmnunt to nn almost ontlro reconstrue tlon of hur Interior, The state room partitions will ue pulled down, und either will be enlarged to accommodate 20 or 25 men In each or be made Into SUMMARY OF THE MY'S DEVELOPMENTS. Monitors Montauk and Lehigh have been placed in commission. Another link of evidence is discovered in the Kaiser murder case. In official circles in Washington the day was the quietest in weeks. The ambassadors at Washington have ceased their attempts at interference. Four hundred thousand bushels of wheat destroyed in a grain elevator fire at Boston. The new battleship Alabama will be launched at Cramp's ship yard May 18. Spanish minister charters a steamer to carry Spanish colony from Tampa, Fla., to Havana. The American line steamer St. Paul sailed for Cramps, where it will be converted into an auxiliary cruiser. 1 Central Cuban relief committee will send art American steamer with supplies to Cuba, which will sail under Red Cross flag. A parliamentary commission, designated by the Autonomist party to approach insur gent leaders, leaves for Eastern Cuba. Colored Companies A and G, of the Twenty-fifth infantry arrive at Key West and are warmly received by the citizens. The j 1 senators who voted for Cuban recognition threaten to hold out indefinitely if the house does not accept the senate resolution. The Spanish paper, Imparcial, condemns the attack on the American consulate at Malaga and says Spaniards "should enter the conflict like gentlemen, not like ruffians." Commander Brownson reports European sentiment divided. Englishmen favor the United States and on the continent the preponderance of popular sympathy is with Spain. After a day of busy button holing of Republican members Speaker Reed last night felt confident that the house would vote down the senate clause granting recognition to the present Cuban republic. The chief argument used to line Republicans up was that the sen ate resolution made an assault recognition of independence if 33 Republicans have signed Twenty-five Republican votes the senate resolution without one large compartment similar to the berth deck In a man-of-war. A large lKrtion of her bulwarks will be re moved as well as her superfluous deck structures In order to place tho bat teries. Her armament will consist of two six inch and ten five Inch rapid flro guns for the main battery, and twelve three pounders for the secon dary battery. From present indica tions there will be no armor placed on tho vessel, as she now has plates ns heavy as tho small cruisers in the navy. The same general repairs, It is be lieved, will be followed In the altera tion of the St. Louis, New York anil Paris. feeling"at"ilvdbid. Stringent Orders 1nvo lloeu IhmiciI lo Provincial Govttrnmnuts to .Suppress Demonstrations. London, April IS. The Madrid corre spondent of the Dally Mall telegraph ing Sunday, says: "The situation is Identical with that of yesterday, the ministers preserv ing a waiting attitude. They believe that by Wednesday or Thursday the two houses of congress will have defin itely agreed as to their line of action, und that the course of events will then depend upon President MoKlnley. "In the meantime the draft of the speech from the throne, which is to be laid before the cortes on Wednesday, has been substantially drawn up. It Is short and strongly worded, but prob ably will undergo modifications in ac cordance with events that may take ploco in America during the next few days. "The Spanish report on the Maine explosion will be published tomorrow or next day. It Is said to be very technical, but to prove that the dis aster originated from nn Internal cause. It practically shows that the Americans concealed documents ana refused to produce proofs for joint use. as the Spanish freely did, thus slmw- 1 ing their own good faith. ! "Stringent orders have been Issued. to tho provincial government to sup press any disturbances of an antl ! American character. At the cabinet council yesterday (Saturday) tele grams of a sympathetic nature wero received from South America, whllo I great patriotic enthusiasm is reported I from the Spanlfh colonies. The sltua , tlon In the Philippines causes the gov ernment some uneasiness; but It Is not i true that reinforcements aro to bo sent , there." i The Madrid correspondent of the Standard, telegraphing Sunday night, says: I "The vote In the senate has caused I a most unfavorable Impression In Mad rid, ns closing the door to nn under standing of any kind being arrived at between tho Spanish nnd American governments. Should President Me Klnley endorse either tho idea of nr rogntlon of the independence of Cuba or armed Intervention, no Spanish gov ernment could tolerate either of theso courses without risking the gravest consequences In Spain. RELIEF STEAMER. Central Committee Will Send Sup. pile Under the Ited Croxs I'lng. Washington, April 17. The Central Cuban relief committee of New York, will load an American steamer with supplies for the relief of the re.-oncen-tradoes In Cuba Immediately and des patch her to Key West for orders. She will sail under the Ited Cross ugents. It Is hoped that the way will be cleur for the vessel to proceed to the Cu ban ports, land and distribute the sup plies, but a navul and military escort will be provided in accordance with tho Geneva treuty Phould hostilities have broken out before the urrival at Key West. Suicide ol mi invalid. Atlantic City. N. J., April 17.-Mrs. J. N. Burson, wife of a prominent citizen o. Canton, O., committed suicide this after noon by shooting herself through tlia heart. Site mib a guest at a prominent hotel, coming hero for the benefit of her hanlth, Her utlmciit whs oancer of the stomach. In a uoto shit In ft to lior bus. band, she says she could bear her suffer ing no Jonirwr end asked forgiveness for . tier act on the president. It is further said the senate will yield the the house stands firm. On the other hand it is alleged that an agreement to vote with me Democrats for recognition. added to the Democratic strength in the house would pass change. LAUNCHING OF THE ALABAMA A New Craft for the United States Navy Will Float May 18. ONE OP THE LARQEST VESSELS The New Ship Is Eight Feet Longer Than the Large llatUenhip Iowa. Ilur Mool Appiirtemtncus und Arran mi lit Will l!c Among tho Most Mod cm und Infective. Philadelphia April 17. It was learned here today that May IS has been fixed as the dat- for launching the United States butllenhlu AJ'bamu, in course of construction at Cramps' ship yard. Miss Morgan, daughter of United States Senator Morgan, will, It Is stated, christen the ship named in honor of her native state. The Alabama will ho the llrst In the water of the three big battleships con tracted for In October 1895. The other two, the Wisconsin and Illinois, are being built respectively at San Fran cisco and Newport News. All three are identically nllk The Alabama's keel was laid in November, 1S9G, and work on her has been considerably de layed because of the complication that arose over tho question of tho price the government should pay for armor plate. This matter Is likely to be set tled speedily now, as the bill provld ng for the payment of $400 a ton for tumor has passed tho house and Is now pending In the senate. In all, S.fiOO tons of armor will he required for the three battleships. Including ballistic plates, bolts and other necessary Harveylzed steel nppurtenanets. The slzi- of the Alabama can be com prehended from the fact that she is eight feet longer than the large bat tleship Iowa, completed by the Cramps last year. She Is No. 8 In the naval register and is technically known as a first-class sea-going battleship. Her length on load wntT line Is ;iUS feet, extreme breath "2 feet 5 Inches, mean draught, 23 feet 6 Inches and displace ment at that draught 11,523 tons. She will have two vertical inverted three cylinder triple expansion engines driving twin screws, estimated to de velop 10,0011 Indicated hore power un der a moderate forced draught. Her guaranteed speed is 16 knots an hour. The boilers are to carry 180 pounds pressure. AN EFFECTIVE ARMAMENT. The armament will be four 13-Inch breech loading rifles, mounted in pairs In two elliptical turrets on the middle line, one forward and ono aft of tho superstructure; fourteen 0-Inch rapid tiro breech loading rifles, mounted In sponsons, and n secondary battery of sixteen six pounder and four one pounder rapid fire guns together with ono Guttling and one field gun. She will also have four torpedo tubes. The side armor of the Alabama Is to be 1G Inches thick at the top of tho belt, tapering to 9',4 Inches at the bot tom. In the turrets the port hole plates will be 17 Inches thick and other plates 15 inches. Insldo of this will rise a protective deck, with armor four Inches thick on the slopes aft, 3 Inches forward and 294 on the flat top. . DRAIN ELEVATOR BURNS. Ignited by nn Explosion ol Dust. 1(10,000 lliithclK Destroyed. Boston, April 17. The roof of the grain elevator at Hooac tunnel docks, Cliurlestown, was blown completely off by a dust explosion at 4 o'clock this morning, anil tho fire that followed not only destroyed the omalnlng portions of tho Immense structure, but con sumed nearly the entire contents, over 400,000 buthels of grain, mostly wheat. Some of the smull tenants adjoining and a building used as u distillery by Chapln & Trull wus damaged to the extent of $15,000. Tho loss Is estimated nt nearly $600, 000, well eovored by Insurance. The grain was valued at about $400,000. The loss on tho structure Is $160,000 and the dnmuge to the pier and adjoining pro perty Is about $50,000 Of the four hundred thousand bu- shels of grain In the elevator, the ele vator ofllclals statei' today that over half of It was wheat waiting shipment to Europe, and owned by J. V. Lelter, of Chicago. The remainder consisted of oats corn nnd other cereals, the property of various parties in the west. ANOTHER LINK OP EVIDENCE. Two Important Witnesses llnvnlleen Secured ill the K'liser I'mc Philadelphia, April 17. What may prove another link In the chain of evi dence against those charged with the murder of Mrs. Emma Kaiser, near Norrlstown In October, 1896, has been discovered In the arrest and detention of two men giving the names of Eg bert Plulson and William Itapp. The men were arrested while In possession of a horse which was Identified by Its owner, K. F, Kramer, as one hired from him by Lizzie DeKalb shortly beforo Mrs. Kaiser's murder". He never saw the horse since that time. When ar raigned before Magistrate Hughes, Itapp produced a receipt for It signed by James A. Clemmer, who is now awaiting trial for the crime. The date of the receipt was October 5, 1890, but the prisoner said that the purchase, was made In November, the object of the Incorrect date being to show that the transaction had taken place before the murder. The two prisoners, after being re moved to h cell, said they had known Clemmer for years, and It was owing to a promise made him that they never divulged to the police the facts touch ing on the disappearance of tho horse and carriage. They said that Clemmer had requested them to sell the carriage for him. AT NEW YORK'S SPANISH CONSULATE .pnninrds Are LfmTiiig Their Ad dreno with Senor ltnldf.ioino. New York, April 17. In response to the notice published In the Spanish paper of this city on Wednesday last a number of Spaniards called at the Spanish consulate yesterday and left their names und uddresses. Senor Ual dasano was so busy In the office with these visitors that he would receive no press representatives. All persons nut Spaniards were referred to Secretary Suarez and Vice-Consul Valquez for Information. ' A reporter for the Tri bune called nt the consulate and saw Senor Suarcz, who speaks' English lluently. In the course of the Interview tho secretary said that a number of Spaniards had called ut the consulate and made urrungements to be informed Immediately In the event of the out break of war between Spain and the United States. No fear was expressed as to any vio lence here against the Spanintds. As to the rumor that the registration of Spaniards here was for tho purpose of calling them back to Spain for military duty the vice-consul refused to make any statement. MONITORS IN COMMISSION. The iilotituiik mid Lnhigh nt Portland mid Huston. Philadelphia, April 17. The old moni tors. Montauk and Lehigh, which have been assigned respectively to Portland, Me., and Boston, will go Into commis sion tomorrow. The Catsklll, which went into commission yesterday, will sail for Boston on Tuesday. The full crews for the Montauk nnd Lehigh have not yet reached League Island, but skeleton crews of naval reserves are aboard, and were busy all of today getting things ship-shape. Work was also being pushed elsewhere In the yard. The repairs to the Minntono moh's hoisting apparatus have been completed and she is expected to sail this week without fall. The gunboat Vixen, formerly the yncht Josephine, will be placed In dry dock today to have her bottom at tended to. Her six-Inch rapid-fire guns and her one-pounders are yet to be mounted, nnd she will be ready to sail Friday or Saturday. Pen nn vl vim In Pension. Washington. April 17. The following Pennsylvania pensions have been Issu'd; IleNtorutlou and reissue John Hchoon over, dead. Plttston, $12, Reissue Wealthy S. Sehoonover. Plttston, $12. .1. I.. Ultimo ItclnrtiK. New York, April 17, J. L. Huiino, Unit- Ieu mutes oonsui at uuruunus, uuuu, ;u ilved on tho Norwegian steamer Brltan- jilea today with fifteen other passengers. SCHEME TO TEMPT THE INSURGENTS Senores RoMe, Dolz, Gibberga and Sola, the Parliamentary Commission Appointed to Approach the Insurgent Leaders in Eastern Cnha, Leave for Batabona and Will Endeavor to Ascertain Whether the Insurgent Government of Puerto Principe Will Accept the Armistice, Havana, April 17, S p. m. This morning Senores Perro Kabelle, colo nial secretary of iiostB and communi cations; Dolz, Glbberga and Leopold Sola, a well known lawyer, designated by the Autonomist party us parlia mentary commission to approach the Insurgent leaders In Eastern Cuba, left by rail for Batnnbnno, from which point they will proceed by coast steam er to Santa Cruz del Sur, to ascertain whether the Insurgent government In the province of Puerto Principe, will accept the armistice. If received the commission will indi cate a neutral zone and propone condi tions and place of meeting. Senores Juan Knmlerez and Sllvestre Anclada, prominent Autonomists and members of tho central committee, have been nppolnted by the committee with the same end In view. They left this morn ing for Santa Cruz del Sur, whero they will use their influence In the name of the Autonomist party, but In dependently of the parliamentary com mission. There Is great expectations as to the result, which Is anxiously awaited. At 10 o clock General Blanco had a conference with the president and sec retary of the commercial chamber shortly after the nction of the Ameri can senate began to be freely reported nlwut the city, with reference to tho commercial Issues Involved and the re lation of the trade of the port to exist ing circumstances. Other authorities of all classes called at the palace and General Blanco conferred with the chiefs of the political parties. El Correo says: "In these solemn moments for the country, a nation In whoso history a most glorious page Is to be written, we must continue, us hltherto.to maintain ourselves In seren ity and calm until the chief of the army calls us to shed the blood holing In our veins In defense of the honor of our beloved land and to finish our lives shouting "Viva Espana." The paper also says that there Is great enthusiasm In naval and mili tary circles since the news from Wash ington was received. The extras published this evening containing reports of the action of tho American senate yesterday.were greed ily snatched up at high prices. The senate's action has been received with great coolness by the general pub lic. The people say they are prepared for a fight und are waiting for the first shot to be fired, the sooner the better. INFANTRY AT KEY WEST, The Colored Troops Are Greeted wth Word of Praise. Key West, Fla., April 17. The ar rival of Companies A nnd G, of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, late last night roused Key West from tropical leth argy and this Sunday has been marked by a stir unwonted here, even In these exciting times. The fleet in the harbor and the military on land give this lazy little town a warlike aspect which sits strangely on it. The colored troops, 125 In number, wore obliged to remain on board the City of Key West all night, because of lack of accommodation at the barracks, already given over to two batteries of artillery. It was event ually decided to quartor them In old Fort Taylor and this morning they formed In double file and marched there a stalwart body of men, many of whom have seen war service In Indian campaigns, and most of whom runk high aB sharpshooters. Some of the local papers havo been protesting against havlngcolorod troops sent here and there had been a slight fear of an unfavorable demonstration. So far from anything of the kind hap pening, the colored troops were greeted with words of praise. Throughout the day wagons have been going between the wharf und the forts, transferring the effects of the newcomers. There was no movement of the fleet today. Chaplain Chldwlck celebrnted mass on the Cincinnati this morning and tonight preached In the Catholic church. The Nashville took the patrol tonight. MOVEMENTS OF BRITISH SHIPS. Troops Are to He .Sent Across Canada on I lie War to Cliiiin. Halifax. April 17. It Is said that the THE NEWS THIS M0HN1NU Weather Indication Today; Thunder Showers Probable. Telegraph The American-Spanish Sit uation. Another Halt for tho Insurgents. Launching of tho Alabama. The Tribune's Popular Wunt Columns. Financial and Commercial. Editorial. Comment of tho PresH. l-ocal Victim of Battle's Blow Is Dead Ike Seldman Badly Bwiteu. Local Bishop Talbot Hera. Preparations for the Irish Centennial. Local Preparations for Bryan's Com ing. Stepmother wns First in Ills Ancc tlous. Advertisements. Lackawanna County News. Telegraph Forcast of Week In Con gress, . Proceedings of tho Wyoming Confer-enoN dock yard authorities hero havo re ceived word that tho British cruiser Crescent, which was Admiral Watson's flagship on this stutlon a year ago, Is now fitting out at Portsmouth to bo recommlssloned for the West Indian and North American station, and that the cruiser St. George will also join this squadron, now commanded by Ad miral Sir John Fisher. The British war office has a standing; agreement with the Canadian Paclflu railroad for the transportation of troops; across tho continent from Halifax to Vancouver. Communications are now passing regarding tho transport of a regiment to the Chinese territory re cently acquired by England over the Canadian Pacific road and thence by the company's steamors on tho Pacific BROWNSOFS MTUM The Commnnder's Observations In the Old Country-England Is with Vb to n Ainu. Washington, April 17. Today was exceptionally quiet In official circles and on the surface at least there were no new developeincr.ts In the Spanish situation. The roports of yesterday's action by the senato were an absorbing subject of discussion and the probabil ity of what the house will do was up permost In everyone's mind. For tho first time in several wtieks tho presi dent wns able to devote Sunday almost entirely to his funilly and to resume his church going which had ben Interrupt ed by the Important Sunday's confer ences with the members of the cabinet. In company with Mrs. McKlnley ami some friends the president this after noon went for ti long drive thoroughly enjoying tho country scenery which be cause of tho ndvunced spring like weather has begun to put on Its Hum mer dross. Assistant Secretary Day was at tho Whito House for a short time in the morning and saw the president. Vice President Hobnrt and Postmaster Gen eral Gary also called while the presi dent was at church. In the war and navy departments there wos also lacking that evidence? of activity and rush which has charac terized them for so many days past. In the war department Adjutant Gen oral Corbln was at his desk for a short time In the morning. He said there had been no change In the de tails for the mobilization of troops an nounced some days ago nor nny im portant assignments of ofilcers. The proosals received from railroads for transportating the troops from tho various places whero they are now located will be opened tomorrow and the expectation Is thnt the soldiers in many instances will begin their jour ney south on the same day. Assistant Secretary Koosevelt was at the navy department for some time during tho morning transacting matters requiring his attention. Ho had a visit from Commander Wlllard II. Bronson, who has just returned to tho United Stnfes from his visit abroad whero he was; sent to purchase men-of-war and mu nitions for the use of the United States navy. The commander Is looking well bronzed nnd says ho hud an enjoyablo trip, having ppont practically all hlx time In Italy, France and England. Ho made a number of recommendations nnd reports to Secretary Long durine; his Inspections abroad and will submit: the final one to tho secretary tomor row. He asked to bo excused from dlseusslng the results of his trip pend ing ills report to the secretary. Commander Hrownson during hi1? visit was able to guuge the feeling which the European nations have fur this country In Its Issue with Spain. Concerning the Englishmen, he re marked that their sympathy Is for us and they aie with us to a man. .V great many Frenchmen sided with Spain, although the commander said his observations regarding them wero based on reports only. Ituly being one of tho Latin countries, there Is an cle ment which sympathizes with Spain, although many of the- commercial classes.realizlng that much of tho trade of the peninsula. Is with tho United States, look upon our cuntetition with fuvor. Commander Brownson snys thnt owing to the uncertnln statu of nffalis In Europe throwing out of the enstern question. In which most of the groat nations are Interested, very few really satisfactory warships are to bo found on the market, while in six mouths from now, when possibly no one will want to purchase any, no doubt some will bo available. Unfinished ships and those of luferlur quality were to be ob tained If desired, but the government preferred not to purchase vessels of that kind. The commander will leaw tile city tomorrow for N-w York, where he Is to assume command of the Yan kee, to which he has been assigned. H-f-t-M-t-t-f-t--f1r-M-f--fff-M-t-- WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, April 17. Forecast for Mondays For eastern Pennsyl vania, partly cloudy woatlier, prob ubly thundar storms In the titter noon; cooler Monday night; south woaterly shifting to northerly winds. For western Pennaylvaulu. showers; cooler; Unlit winds be coming noitherlw -H-r-M"tf-f-M--T M- tt
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