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IS EAGER T0 . KNOW. Spain Ber Washington, March 16.vSpain has again ventured on dangerous ground. Another step has been taken that may increase the irritation in, xhis country. The case in point is a quegtion directed to this governmentus to what construc- wAnlr-..“ A! tion is to be placed on its purchase or i foreign war vessels. Rumors touching Q the question of the Sagasta ministry! have been going the rounds here and ‘ it has proved impossible to get any of i the cabinet officers to deny them. As- sistant Secretary Day said he would speak if it were proper for him to do so, but under the circumstances he was unable to discuss the subject. Regarded an a Blufl. As a general thing such a query is a prelude to more vigorous measures, but in this case it is believed in govern- ment circles that itis merely another of Spain‘s blufl’s, like the one she made when she suggested Gen. Lee‘s recall from Cuba. r “flint “'III the Answer Bet " There is some curiosity to know what answer the United States will make to this rather searching question. Everybody knows that the ships Were bought because this country wanted to be ready for war in case it was forced into it, but an answer to this effect, can hardly be made to Spain. A prominent membz‘ lnim-v Iwer «]L*‘<‘.X\M in any way that Spam can gms 34'15'1L‘IL'X‘p2't'LLL5'd. Camus hem. We M1311 [vrum’riy say Lhat‘our navy has 1051 a baui..;hi;~, Uh: Maine, in an .une-xpected fashion am". :‘na: we are replacing u as best we can. The: Amazonas and her slsler Inip u gozhcr are not equal to the Maine eithsr In cos! or In fighting ability. It is possible that the zflmmisxralion may answer more. "h. :- Que-(Ion ll Looked Upon u the Same Sor‘ 0! [Hal n \V n- the Lee Incidentâ€"lay Receive “ I Curt All-wet. The Amazon” grid the Admiral Breujtha twohfiew wushipn wnicn nnve vcuu bought of Brazil by the United States. and whlc are now in our nnvy. are re- ceiving their final touches in the English shipyard where they were constructed. The two boats are sister shipsâ€"images or each at er in every respect,.and are the best products the skill, ingenuity and experience I the Armstrong: can turn out. They are cruisers, but in the naval technology they e called battleships of the second class. The Amazonas. which was heguna little late than her sister, has a few im- provements over the Breu in her armament. hut n other respects the boats are just alike. The; Amatzonas ha a «lisplacamvnt of u out 8,600 tons. She is tin-rr-{ore abou’ no tons huivier than the defunct Maine. I er length is 330 feet. her beam and. Shc has a mean draft of 20 feet. Each 0! ins new warships has .i throw- ur't det‘k unending from stern to bow, and bath hulls are heavily urmurt-«l edt These btiats are ileet upon the Water. Each of them can speml . of “» kiztns per hour for a considerable time. in armament the Amazon- Bt u are able to cope with any Vessel of their class un the seas. Thvy n, {our «LT-inch, tun 2.2-inch and tout'fllJâ€"inch rapid tiru Maxim guns .o 35m 5.; my . mvoc 33* T29. 2,13 ulna. mm; 7.936 .mg m, 1 a Z. a. 0 pm M. L at.“ FM: ~55. .w m; 5..., FE» a... “Car", C u fiK'tnl . u \ ““““ in cos! or in righting ability. It is possible that the nlmmisxralion may answer more. curily. and will simply say that e bought them to increase our navy. w lab is ob- vxously true." 'Avuun' .. 0. A Proteut from Spain. An unofficial protest has been made by representatives of Spain that the presence of Ameriean warships near Cuba and active preparations for war in the United States exert an unfair inâ€" fluence. It is claimed the insurgents are encouraged in their rebellion and the plan of autonomy cannot have a fair trial. It, is also claimed that if the “'ashingrton government made known indirectly to the insurgents that it meant to have peace in Cuba and that peace in Cuba may he had with au- tonomic government under Spain the in- surrection would certainly die out. If later the \Veyler party wanted to interâ€" fere it would be time then for the United States to take action. It would be then gustixiable. Now to make war on Spain would be a crime. and for that, crime to Civilization and humanity the United Status would be responsible. Dcnniu J. C Washington. March 16.â€"Dennis J. Cnnty. formerly a clerk in the inter- state commerce commission and later 7 ,‘_.),... “.4, Bla‘n. ~~~~~~ a partner with Herman Vnnsendeu, pri~ vaite secretary to Secretary Cariisle in the last administration in the stock and grain brukomge business. Tuesday shot and killed George 5. Rye, a specu- lator whose home is in», the west, in .H |,4_._A A." L‘ E‘FDK“ u yal ILA;- -- , vaite secretary to Secretary Cariisle in the last administration in the stock and grain brukomge business. Tuesday shot and killed George 5. Rye, a specu- lator whose home is in», the west, in front of the Eibbitt houseqm F street near Fourteenth. It is‘assumed that the kiiiiug grew out of some siock and perhaps may have (1 wigh the failure sev- of Canty \‘nnsenden. transactions. been connecte oral months ago MURDER AT WASHINGTON. Asks What Our Object Is in Purchasing Warships. LATEST ADDITIONS TO THE J. Cnnty Shoo“ Down Kflln George 5. Rye on (he Styeet. uK‘pLJU tubes f01~cign relznions com 16.vSpain has its purchase of i and Grand rapids, Mich" March 15,-â€" Basemen of a few factory buildings and man residences are flooded. The river bel w the rapids is less than a foot belo‘ high water mark. but above the cityiit lacks several feet of the height r ched in former floods. The, wires su plying the city lights arel flooded LE the basement of the powerl house a the city was in dnrknessl Tuesday , night. Commercial wires 1 used by $16 some company have higher i connections, and are as yet in working ‘ order. Fhvtories on the canals dependâ€" :’ ing on water power have been shut? down siijce Monday. None of the reel. % i dents ingthe lower sections of the cityvi llzave had to abandon their houses orl Eremove their effects. though 30 or 40 ,‘nre surfiiunded by water. which sets‘ ' back fro‘ the flats below the city. The water “E; been rising: steadily since Sunday ‘ orning. and reports show this same ccfiidition at all lip-river points Ibelow the state capital. At Lansing and Grahd Ledge the river was reported stationzd-y. and at Jackson a full of a few inches was recorded. Without a change in the weather a {all is not ex- prcted ere until Thursday or Friday. The ris is about half an inch per hour. , Saginaw, Mich., March 16. -â€"The §steam re engines have been busy _pumpiuty out cellars of business blocks. "0h tlieElow ground between here and ‘Kny City many families have moved from t eir homes. The interurban tenck it washed out in a number of places. E'l‘he river is higher than at any i tilne {of 22 years. FLOOD? AT GRAND RAPIDS. I’rincétun. 111.. March 10. nois 1'i\ er mw (hum {Oct Tue ing the farms in NW river in fur smirul Illill‘s. l'nlvss soon subsides much (izunuge Slr “ilfllnm Robin-on Sny- Intel-ell- ol [lined sune. and Great Ill-ll- ,nln Are Identical. inson, who has ju:t arrived in London from lio‘ng Kong, of which cuiuny he has bec‘jn governor since ”'91, in an in- terviefi, warmly advocated an under- standixflg with the United States on the (‘hinesé question. saying the nims of the Cuitedqfitates in regard to China were identicipi with those of Great Britain. He add‘ed: "There is a feeling at “(mg Kong and Shanghai that, the (him-so provindcs cannot hold together muvh longer}: They are already partly inde- pendent. not. only of each other. but also oi the impvl'ial government." “‘. 0. filankk'. u \‘Vell-Known hawyer, Shot brand In HI. Dulceâ€"Sup- K, nosed Murderer Arne-(ed. Dubllquc. 15.. March m.~\\'. 0. La« Hike, Q prominent. attorney, “:15 shot dead iii his oflicc in the businvss center of the éit)‘ at 5: 30 o‘clock 'J‘mrsduy even- ing. Four shots wure tired, all taking: effect. gThough the streets were crowdâ€" ed at film time. the murderer escnped recognition. There is nothing positive to lead to a clew. w .wfi ., The ipolice lane at night arrested John )HcGarry on suspicion of being the murdef‘er of Lavake. He refused to make a statement, but has been par- tially identified. He had trouble with 1.:1'vake‘j over some property.' , Victim of Apoplexy. Utica. N. Y., March 16.â€"Lillinn Kenâ€" nedy. tbs actress who was stricken wi‘h upopleiy during a performance of “The Charity Girl" at the Utica opera house Suturdgy evening. died Tuesday. In private; life Miss Kennedy was Mrs. Charles Hussenford. In 5th: River FIIII Basement- wn “filterâ€"govern] Fac- {(UI'ICI Shut Down. Londbfi, March wfisn wnnum nob mg CHINESE QUESTION. 1c are now In our nsvy, are re- rd where they were construp!ed. 0! er In every respecl,.and are the me I the Armstrong: can turn out. y e called battleships of the second me than her sister. has a few 1m- ut n other respects the boars are u out 8,600 tons. She IS xm-rr-{ore I .ar lpnzlh Is 330 feel, her beam wokew unshipu which hlve been TRAGEDY IN DUBUQUE. Q‘UNI’I‘ED STATES NAVY. .~- The IHi- sdnvx'. Moml< .Hum lands the “uh-r will rosull‘ 16.. WILL DO HIS DUTY. If Worst Comes to Worst the Pres- ident Will Not Shirk. Anxiou, However. to Avert Honlll- “enâ€"The Court at Inquiry Inn- to: Key “'e-tâ€"(I-nnot l'lr Date of Inkling. In Report. Washington, March l6.~vl‘resident McKinley told u senatorial culler he would "rather have his adminisxraxiou called a failure than to bring on an un- holy war." Nevertheless he is resnlvml to do his duty regurdlcss'of what the consequences may be. Court Leave- Havana. Havana. March 10,â€"1‘112 Mangrove, with the court of inquiry on lmurd, sailed Tuesday night for Kt‘y \Vvst. l‘um Summon. “resident of (he llnllrll, sailed Tuesday night for Kt‘y \Vvst. Capt. Sampson. president of the llnllrll, assured the correspondents that the drâ€" cision to leave Havana was not reached until Tuesday afternoon after a (‘nu- sultation of the members. It “as de- cided that. while further testimony might be obtained here, this was not sufficiently likely to justify a longer stay. Tire court can return if the din-rs or wrecker: make discoveries that add to the stock of knowledge nmv galh. ered. The plans of the submerged wreck. in the preparation of which lin- sign I’owelsou has land a large share, are very elaborate, and (apt. Sampson says the testimony and records of the divers nre \‘ery full. Capt. Sampson hopes the court will be allowed ‘1 rv- sume its sittings on the hattlekhip lown', now near Key West with the New York. All the officers of the court 9- cept- Judge Advocate Murix are sta- tioned on the Iowa or the New York, and on the former the court could be at» soluteiy free from interruption. The grenter part of the investigation thnt. remains will consist. unless the court returns here. of a careful study of the plans. It is not. thought that it “ill be necessary again to summon thn sur- vivor: of the Maine, officers or men, now at Key West or muttered through~ out the fleet. (,‘npt. Sampson said. how- ever, that any such “'uuld bt' summont-tl i! the revision of the testimony slmurd missing links in the chain that they could supply. rum \\.i.~; gin-ii 3.1mm; um .um “um.” \u-iit t‘t-rxmrti \\11hill'll>ili it i> trui- that this >Hlll is .iirtuti} [HUI-Jilgtti H11- (it'l' iii'n\i.~iuii:ii lil‘l’:tiiLf|'llll'ili.~ math! during the p.i<t \u-v k, Inn with tiiv (IS‘ sui'uiicv of ”law fund» tn vumv Vill‘ “(it'k of tlu- hureuu is mm iiimiizu rniiiiliyJ \Hlnlu (Hllrrrn )lnLq- lnqulrln-u. llhlfll‘l’ti by tit: \\;11' M‘Hllllll'ht pra- \uililig in muny putts of the country. Min-01's of amtn- militia urgunizzitiuim huh: boon inquiringr of Iln- “nr depart- ment. (lb to ulintmmits of arms. uni- mnnition. vtc. Tin-rt» is an annual at» iii-(\printinn aggregating about $400,- 000 allotted uumng the militia of the several states, according to their nu- merical strength. and the money grunt- ml may be (min-mini for any brunch u! the service Ilcsin-d. “open There “‘Ill lie 50 “If. izens should support the gm‘crnmt any exigonvj.‘ that Inn}: arise, 1m! hopeful that erv 1n:\_\' 1w nu \\ :1r “open There “‘Ill lie 50 “If. Princeton. N. J.. March thl’m'lm'r President (‘Im‘olnnll says n11 loyal cit- izens should support the gm‘crnnmm in _.,.. ..v:,.......~.- 'hnt mnv arise. Inn 1.01: Dram SIR HENRY BESSEMBR. {h of the anPnlur at n {ur Mnklng (he Std-Pl \ 119an ill: .\nmo. 11huru>IL [I n! Ul‘l:hi} [HUI-JilLth nI‘I’uhm-nn-m.~ m \\L-vk,l)llt\\i1hThl' nr 0! (hr PTOI‘PII Std-Pl \\ hlru lrndu 0! mo mars. “us (and of true. and n1 ihnor In the 5m hum-w r. I unuctmiun. 1 the manu- _._..a._. H>Ilw>i Washington. March 15,â€" nu- ll'lnu of me commissioner of pan-ms for the calendar year 1897 “11> lum lwfun- con- gress Monday. It is 113ml January 31 and Wu: vreparoxl by .‘bl-ibifln‘ ('om- mimionvr \\ P. firm-I). uhn \\'1L~X|('1â€" ing (‘nmnflssinnvr fur wu'rul months pru‘mling th- du-mh u! thr law ('01))- < flL \ ._ ..1.‘1 mm! n4 uuu vv .â€" mimionvr \\ ing (‘nmnnssinnvr fur wwrul th- dumh 0! thr law ('01))- n uhs‘mc! 0! P. (inn-I). uhn wzh xu'l- months pru‘mlinp: missinnrr Mutu'rwurth. A the h‘pflri {UHUWRZ ” ,.,.. » “mu, In 1m Hurr th- ru’lh‘ul 1.‘ (muons fur {mum-a arm}, in ur'ulhmn, a lam-{v numM-r (yr application: 1 r dcsmnn,| lraaie “marks. 1 h’ I'm: ms :3 am: dumnum-I ed In numln r m 137:9. lnn’ludinx drsiozna: I 65 pan ms w-‘rv r‘:\:>\1.r1.1.tu21!rulh nzarks‘ 1 l . .A up‘u.» l rPglswn-daud14lnlu(~‘ln:u:d16prm:<, The number ..{ pm: Lu :‘nu: ~van 41 vum H.926, The lnml (-xprmHiurrs Wurr MALTA”, the rr-nlp's mu‘ “mum-inn!“ s. 8292,71!) 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In 181‘, m- ploymx 9,09 wrsuns, and )rraduring an cuunn \‘aluwi n1 SwJHJH. h; ”11- rl-r'- tric light mm pnwvr mdujlry, n24 rlpnru-d In lbw, Hm rn “'(‘rt' hut throw «mahlh-hmrnu in (he I‘nlul Stan‘s, vmp‘mymg 229 prr- sons and xvrmimmx an mnput \alul‘d at $43.40“ A: 1hr xlusr of 1‘34 Hurt work In the I‘M“ -) Shun-n 2.124 N~111rnl Minions sup- 1:1)!!sz . 1- :rlv Hy {Jr 1mhtakdpnwl~nnnd 7.4731541JI-d thfil‘. 4‘ MM} w.’ 1‘ ’J-‘Jtstah- lishmt-|:1- Tm xapzml mw‘sxul 111 ”um H‘hlra! Hulmns is shun] in Mun Mwn am) xhv capital 1h\d.~ltd :n ”w 11L ugh xwt sun-:1. nus hm- XZMJNUII' A I‘FIYLFC'FV‘ |' Annual Ill-port of donor Shoum I (iron 481. and a. \‘alum ‘ Jtrt' luh MANY PATENTS ISSUED. In 1m t“tll\\l*\ uf \ll\n‘1tt.«-tti.wr~ x) tl']>llthll6 “nth tht- l'nih-«l Stutlux in tt< runtro- \0rs)' with Fpnin and 1h:- ztlh-pod Maw- ing: up of tha- Muinv. “hivh i> walled . (‘htlrfll‘il'rihtlt‘ Spnn'hh trivk. 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