THE ITALIAN CRISIS.
IT SEEMS NEARINC AN AMICA
BLE SOLUTION.
The Trouble. It is Claimed. Hai Strength
ened Dref band ami Increased the Good
Will of r.rrat Itritaiu A Meeting: of
Emprrnm and a King Will Arrange
1 heir Policies.
Knrnpr Breathes Easier.
Romk. March ! 4. Out of the storm
of popular anger which spread over
Italy when the news of the defeat of
the army under General Baratieri in
Abyssinia reached here, a feeling" of
Treat resentment toward the Italian
comu.auuer is all that remains. Riot
ing lias cea-cl. The Reservists who
fled from the country rather than go
to Africa at the call of the government
for the class of 137:1, are returning1,
and it is not believed any steps will be
taken to punish thera. Negotiations
with Kink Mcnelik have been opened,
so it is anticipated that peace will be
concluded before long, and the war
office has countermanded the instruct
ions sent to various points for the hur
ry i tig forward of reinforcements to
Africa. The new cabinet is at work
and the financial situation is brighter
than anticipated.
Conferences which have taken place
here between the Marquis di Rudmi,
the new premier, the Duke of Sermon
eta and King Humbert, and the con
stant exchange of telegraphic mes
sages between this city and Berlin,
have been coincident with the meet
ings in ilerlin of the Austrian minis
ter of foreign affairs. Count Golu
chewski, the Herman foreign minis
ter. I'.aron Marschall von Bieberstein,
the Italian ambassador to Germany,
Co:r.t Lanza di Busca. and the iin
pei ial chant-fllor. Prince Hohenlohe,
supplemented by audiences with Em
peror William.
Oat of these exchanges of views has
grTvn a much healthier state of affairs
lor all Europe. An Italian loan, it is
stated, could not have Jteen floated in
Indon and the half-pWQged support
of Great Britain to tliedreibund, a sup
port hitherto involving little else than
an irritating uncertainty is ru
mored ti have developed into a much
more cordial and solid understand
ing with :he powers forming the
dreibund. Both Emperor Francis
Joseph and Emperor William have
striven to relieve the strain here, and
now comes the report that Emperor
"William of Germany, Emperor Francis
Joseph of Austria, and King Humbert
will meet at Genoa in a few days and
that a series of brilliant fetes will
mark this public proof of the renewal
of the ties which compose the drei
bund, which is intended to demon
strate to all whom it may concern that
Italy, instead of being friendless,
upon the verge of bankruptcy and en
cumbered by a tottering throne, is
s-ronjr in the earnest support of Ger
many and Austria and will be backed
by reat Britain in any great emer
gen y.
Finally, it is stated that before the
emperors meet at Genoa, Emperor
Francis Joseph will have succeeded in
reconciling Queen Victoria with her
imperial grandson, and so the peace
of Europe, it is hoped, will be further
cemented and the possibility of a
European war will be driven further
to the background.
All messages from Africa tend to
confirm the most alarming reports as
to the extent of the disaster at Adowah,
and although the official figures have
not yet been made public it is admitted
that over 12,0;)0 men were killed,
wounded, or made prisoners. It is
believed that the loss of Abyssinians
was almost as great. The Abyssinians
captured almost all the Italian artil
lery, ammunition and supplies.
General Baratieri, however, repeats
that the disaster, though unavoidable
tinder the circumstances, was not due
to any desire to strike a big blow be
fore the arrival from Italy of his suc
cessor. General Baldissera. He claims
that the plan of battle was carefully
mapped ut between himself and his
gtnerals, that all the latter approved
it. and that it would have succeeded
had it not been fcr the fact that the
native troons under the Italian flag
became panic stricken and so brought
about the complete defeat of the
Italian forces.
Disinterested judges still hold that
the real cause of the defeat of the
Italians is to be found in the almost
unceasintr clamor of certain newspa
pers of this city and other parts of
Italy at the alleged inaction of Gen
eral Baratieria. These apparently un
just comments upon his conduct of
the campaign seem to nave goaded
him to push forward when good gen
eralship would have avoided such a
stop.
'If he had only waited for his rein
forcements," sar his friends. And
this seems to be the key to the whole
trouble.
General Baratieri has arrived at
Massowah. He is prostrated over his
defeat. He deeply deplored the dis
aster, but had nothing to reproach
himself with, and was ready to meet
any charges and to endure the conse
Cccnces of his misfortune.
A Woman Tramp Locked In a Box Car.
Fort Scott, Kan., March 14. A
middle aired woman giving her name
as Mrs. Mary Watson, was discovered
in a sealed box car on the Kansas City,
Fort Scott & Memphis road in this
city this morning. she had been
locked in the car for a day and night
without food or water. She said she
got into the car at Ash Grove, Mo.,
intending to ride to Kansas City, not
snspectincr that the car would be de
layed. When found she was faint for
want of food. She was furnished
transportation to Kansas City to-day
by tae city authorities. She is the
first woman tramp the railroad men
have met.
NO SENATOR YET.
Kepobllcans Again Refuse to Tote In
the Kentucky Leglslatnre-
Fbankfobt, Ky., March 14. The
roll call in the joint assembly showed
128 members present, sixty-five being
decessary to a choice. The ballot re
sulted: Blackburn 50, Carlisle 13,
Buckner I.
The Be publicans again refused to
vote and there was no quorum. When
Populist Poor's name was called he
refused to vote. The chair announced
that there had been no election, The
sembly then adjourned.
EASTER FOR A HOLIDAY.
A. Kansas Man Petitions for Its Recog
nition.
Washington, March K. Hugh Cam
eron of Lawrence. Kan., bv proxy
held the Senate's interest this after
noon with a degree of appreciation
and amusement not often exhibited.
Senator Peffer presented a petition
from Mr. Cameron and although the
rules of the Senate require that such
matters shall be read by title only,
this petition excited an interest which
could be satiated only by reading in
extenso.
The petition runs: "To the Congress
of the United States of America:
Your petitioner, the undersigned, re
spectfully asks your honoroable bodies
to make the 5th of April a national
holiday, it being the day on which
the King of the Jews, whom Pontius
Pilate caused to be crucified April 8.
A. D. S3, achieved his splendid victory
over the grave.
"This King of the Jews has always
been a true friend of the United States
of America. He was with Washing
ton and his compatriots during their
great struggle for independence, and
was also with the L nion army throuch
the entire war to maintain that inde
pendence with union and liberty.
U nquestionably this King has done
more to establish and maintain free
government on this continent and to
make the United States of America a
respectable nation than any other
king; and so we as individuals and as
a nation ought not to be ashamed
with frankness and alacrity to ac
knowledge that we owe Him a debt of
gratitude which we will never be fully
able to liquidate.
"For all these and many other ob
vious reasons, the undersigned hopes
that your honorable bodies will, with
out delay, make resurrection day a
national holiday, for which we will
continually pray."
The resolution went to the commit
tee on judiciary.
WORLD'S FAIR DIPLOMAS.
Why Two Years "Were Required to Pre
pare 24.000.
Washington, March 14. Within the
next two or three weeks the World's
fair medals and diplomas will be sent
to their owners. For nearly two years
the bureau of engraving and printing
has been engaged in the work of pre
paring the diplomas. Some idea of
the task may be had when it is stated
that upward of 2-i,O0o diplomas were
needed, and that each one had to be
printed separately from a single form.
lf tbe name of the person to whom
the diploma was awarded and the ex
hibit for which it was made were sim
ply written on the diplomas, the work
would not have amounted to much;
but it was decided to print the name
and exhibit.
ETA BOOTH DEFOSEI.
The Salvation Army in America Under
New Control Again.
New York, March 14. Commission
er Eva C Booth, who had temporarily
supplanted her adopted brother, Bal
lington Booth, in the command of the
Salvation Army in America, has, in
turn, been superseded by the appoint
ment of Mr. and Mrs. Booth-Tucker
to the command of the army in Amer
ica. At the close of a largely attended
meeting of the auxiliaries in the large
Memorial hall last night a cablegram
from London was handed to Commis
sioner Eva Booth, acquainting her
with the appointment of Mr. and Mrs.
Booth-Tucker Miss Booth appeared
to be much affected on receipt of the
cablegram.
New Mexico Statehood.
Washington, March 14. The Senate
committee on territories authorized
to-day a favorable leport on the bill
for the admission of New Mexico as
a State. A number of amendments
have been made to the original bill,
but they relate to details as to
the manner in which the constitu
tional convention shall be held and
preliminary proceedings in the terri
tory previous to admission.
Nearly S.OOO IHcycles Darned.
Boston, March 14. The Pope Man
ufacturing Company's building was
completely gutted by fire yesterday.
The fire caused a loss of between
S350.00J and $40 000. The contents,
which were completely ruined, con
sisted of 1,700 new wheels, 17o second
hand wheels and about 20,000 pieces
of bicycle fittings, besides several
thousand tires.
Civil .larisdiction in Indian Territory.
Washington, March 1 The House
committee on judiciary agreed to-day
to favorably report a bill to give the
courts of Texas, Arkansas and Kansas
jurisdiction over criminal and certain
ciVil cases of the Indian territory,
which they had under the act of 1875.
No Change In tbe O. A. K Encampment.
St. Paul, Minn., March Jl. The
date for holding the thirtieth national
encampment of the G. A. JL will not
be changed. General Walker simply
expressed the opinion that a later
date would better accommodate one
or two departments, but no change
was made or proposed.
A Separate Flat; for Norway.
Christiana. Norway, March 14.
The Odelsthing, or lower house of
Parliament of Norway, by a vote of
44 to 40 adopted to-day a bill provid
ing for the recognition of a separate
Norwegian flag.
A Congressman's Jewels Stolen.
Washington, March 14. The apart
ments of Representative Grove L.
Johnson of California, at tbe Cochran
hotel, were entered by professional
sneak thieves yesterday while tbe
family were at dinner and money,
jewels and securities valued at Si.OOO
were stolen.
Kansas City, Kan., Wants 8200,000.
Washington, March 14. Congress
men Bine and Miller appeared before
the House committee on public build
ings and grounds in advocacy of a bill
appropriating $200,000 for a federal
building in Kansas City, Kan.
STILL TALKING CUBA
INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT
CONTINUES IN THE SENATE.
Senator Hill of New York Against tbe
Conference Report Resolutions Sher
man Eulogize the President Declares
No One Ioubtt His Courage and Fidel
ity to Our Country's Flag.
Cuban Matters In the Senate.
Washington, March 13. There is no
abatement of public interest in the
Cuban debate in the Senate as is
evinced by the large crowds which
continue to fill the galleries to their
full capacity.
After an hour was consumed in
clearing away routine matters, the
Cuban resolutions were laid before
the Senate and Mr. Hill of New York
was recognized. He was given
marked attention and in opening said j
he would vote aga'.nst the conference I
report and would confine his remarks i
mainly to an explanation of his rea-
sons therefor. He pointed out that i
this being a conference report, the i
resolutions could not be amended, lie
would, therefore, vote against the re
port, that at a subsequent time amend
ments might be made. The senator
objected to the third clause
of the resolutions, which states
that the United States has not inter
vened in the struggles between any
European governments and their col
onies, but owing to the proximity of
Cuba, the United States should be
preparea to intervene. This he de
clared to be ambiguous and unmean
ing. We had intervened in such
controversies. We had intervened and
recognized the countries which had
been colonies of Spain. The phrase
"the United States should be prepared
to protect tbe legitimate interests of
our citizens by intervention," sounded
like a threat, or it was buncomb
If this resolut on means that we
should increase our army, let us say
so frankly, and frame a bill for that
purpose," said Mr. Hill. "If it means
we should increase our navy, let us
s'.ate it franklj' and fearlessly and
trame a bill to that end. Let us not
indulge in idle boasts and threats and
doubtful phrases as to our being pre
pared to protect legitimate interests
bv intervention.'"
At 2 o'clock there was a contest for
precedence between the Cuban resolu
tions and the Dupont election case,
whiu-n was settled by laying aside the
Dupont case, while Senator Sherman
addressed the Senate in support of the
Cuban resolutions.
Mr. Sherman discussed at length
the character of the resolutions and
the conditions existing in Cuba. It
was not best to send joint resolutions
to the President, as it would compel
his action in ten days, and this was
not judicious. He had confidence in
the President, There were political
differences between them, but, he
added, 'No one doubts his courage;
no one doubts his fidelity to the flag of
onr country."
Mr. Sherman referred to General
Weyler as a butcher and said the con
ditions in Cuba were flagrant.
"If war does not exist in Cuba," he
said, "where outside of hell does it
exist?"'
Speaking of the demand for facts,
he said that Senator Lodge had ob
tained from Secretary Olney ample
facts to justify the resolutions, but for
obvious reasons these could not be
made public.
At the conclusion of Mr. Sherman's
speech the Dupont case was taken up
and Mr. Pritchard of North Carolina
addressed the Senate in favor of seat
ing Mr. Dupont.
A CUBAN OFFICER TALKS.
Colonel Perez of Mareo s Staff Says Lib
erty Is at Hand.
New York.' March 13. Colonel Fred
erico O. Perez, ch'ef of staff of Gen
eral Maceo of Cuba, is in the city on a
secret mission. He will return to
Cuba in a few days.
In an interview last night he said:
"When I left Cuba General Gomez and
General Maceo were satisfied with the
existing conditions. The raid through
the central provinces has been pro
ductive of good results. The Cubans
gained arms ammunition and men.
In the eastern part of the island over
1,000 Spanish regulars have deserted
to the Cubans. Maceo and Gomez
now have an army of about 25,000
men in the central provinces. The
Cubans have throughout the island
about 60,000 armed men and about 40,
000 partially armed. Of the armed
men about one-third are cavalrymen,
who have plenty of good horses. The
Spanish mounted infantry are no
match for them. Since General Wey
ler took control the Spaniards have
done nothing. I was in the ten years'
war and saw the Spaniards fight like
demons. Now the.y seem to have no
heart for their work. They appear to
be very much demoralized "on account
of the movements of the American
Co n gress. "
MELVILLE SALTER DEAD.
lie Was a Prominent Kansas Politician
and Was Twice Lieutenant Governor.
Fort Scott, Kan., March 13. An
ex-lieutenant governor of Kansas,
Melville J. Salter, died at his country
home, near this city, at 4 o'clock yes
terday morning of the grip. He was
taken sick in the Republican county
convention in this city a week ago to
day while fighting for the indorse
ment of E. n. Funston of Allen coun
ty as the second choice of the conven
tion for Congress. Governor Salter
had been one of the most active poli
ticians of Kansas.
NATIONAL REFORM PARTY.
Conference at Pittsburg Results In the
Formation of a New Party.
Pittsburg, Pa., March 13. The sec
ond day's session of the national con
ference called by the committee of 100
in the interest of united national
reform, convened in old city hall at
10:30 yesterday. It was decided to
I name the new party "The National
Reform Party," and a national con-
vention was called to meet in Pittsburg
( on May 25. J. S. Coxey spoke on non
inUrest bearing bonds.
CHEERS AND HISSES.
Hearing of Advocates and Opponents of
God In the Constitution.
Washington, March 13. Speeches
were listened to yesterday by the
nouse judiciary committee from large
delegations of clergymen and others
who advocate and antagonize the bill
introduced by Representative Morse of
Massachusetts to place the name of
God in the constitution of the United
States. The meetinc was somewhat
novel in its character, a majority of
the spectators being women. An
American flag was brought into the
committee rocm by the opponents of
the bill, in which was tied a great
bundle of protests and remonstrances
forwarded by various organizations.
Each faction was given an hour to
present its side of the question. Con
siderable feeling was manifested by
the partisans on both sides of the
question, and hisses and cheers fre
quently interrupted the speakers.
GOULDS AVOID TAXATION.
They Successfully Plead Non-Residence
With Reference to an Assessment.
New York, March 13. The Goulds
will not be compelled to pay the taxes
on SlC,500,000, which were assessed
in this city for the year 1695. Five
suits were filed against the estate of
Jay Gould and his sons and daughters
to enforce the finding of the commis
sioners of taxes and assessments. The
defendants pleaded non-residence.
When the case against George J.
Gould came up for hearing before
Judge Pryor in the special term of
the supreme court to-day, the corpor
ation counsel's representative an
nounced that it had been determined
to abandon the suits on the ground
that the defendants could establish
the plea of non-residence. Judge
Pryor thereupon gave a judgment va
cating the assessments.
Errors In the World's Fair Ode.
New Vork, March 13. Judge La
combe in the United States circuit
court of appeals has affirmed the judg
ment of the circuit court for the east
ern district of New York, awarding
Miss Harriet Monroe of Chicago 5,000
damages against the Press Publishing
company of this city. The suit was the
outgrowth of the premature publica
tion in the New York World of the
ode which Miss Monroe had written
for the dedication cermonies of the
World's Columbian exposition in 1803.
It was alleged by tbe complainant
in this action that certain errors
which appeared in the unauthorized
publication of her ode were damaging
to her reputation as a writer. Miss
Monroe obtained a verdict in the Cir
cuit court in December, 1S94.
Reed's Record for Economy.
Washington, March 13. Speaker
Tom Reed appears to be succeeding
very well in his effort to make this a
business congress, to hold the House
down to the passage of appropriation
bills and to defeat everything else.
Probably at no previous congress has
so little genuine legislation been en
acted. The vast majority of all the
bills, resolutions, petitions and other
documents that have been introduced
are lying forgotten in the committees,
and no Jegislation to speak of is even
considered. It looks very much now
as if tbe speaker and his lieutenants
will have the House ready for ad
journment on May 15, when they in
tend to go home, regardless of what
the Senate may be able or willing to
do.
Vest Presents a Pension Plea.
Washington, March 13 Mr. Vest
presented to the Senate this afternoon
the petition originating at a meeting
of the enrolled Missouri militia, held
at Gallatin, Mo., Marrh 7, praying for
the passage of a general law grant
ing to all soldiers of the late war, in
cluding the enrolled Missouri militia
and all who were in the six months
service who served ninety days, and
to the widows and orphans of the
dead, a pension of S3 a month.'
To Keep Tltal Facts From Foreigners.
Washington, March 13. It is prob
able that instructions will go to the
commandants of all military posts to
be more careful in the matter of
admissions to the posts hereafter, and
in future there will be a more cautious
editing of the matter that is published
in official reports of army officers and
given to the public The object is to
guard against the obtaining by for
eigners of knowledge of United States
resources and methods.
After Many Tears.
South McAlester, I. T., March J3.
After weary years of waiting, almost
endless negotiation and prolonged
litigation, it has been decided to pay
the Cherokee claimants, more com
monly known as the old settlers, the
balance of what is due from the Fed
eral government. About $350,000.
minus 35 per cent attorney fees, will
be paid out to the old settlers by
Colonel Wisdom, Indian agent at
Muskogee. It is estimated that each
claimant will receive about S100.
His Spree WU1 Cost Him His Life.
Nevada, Mo., March 13. Thomas
Garber of Rich Hill was fatally in
jured this morning by being run over
by a "Katy" freight train. He was
intoxicated. His head and arms were
badly mangled.
A Territory of Alaska.
Washington, March 13. The House
committee on territories decided to
day to recommend the passage of a
bill creating a territorial form of gov
ernment for Alaska and giving the
territory a delegate in Congress.
British Have No Case.
London, March 13. The Chronicle
has a second long article, following up
its critical examination of the con
tents of the Venezuelan blue book.
The Chronicle contends that the very
documents which are quoted to sup
port the British case disprove the
British claim based on the Dutch pos
sessions and occupation in the eight
eenth century. It fears that the entire
case is vitiated by the assumption that
roving descents by the Dntch on the
coast and inland rivers for slave trade
purposes constitute an effective occupation.
OHIO BOOMS M'KINLEY
BUCKEYES GIVE HIM STRONG
ENDORSEMENT.
Delegates Instructed to Work for His
Nomination for President at the St
Louis Convention Iron Clad Protec
tion Resolutions Adopted Monroeism
and Kimetalism.
Booming a Favorite Son.
Columbus, Ohio, March 12. The
Grand opera house was unable again
to-day to give admission to more than
half of those holding tickets and wear
ing badges with McKinley's picture
thereon, notwithstanding a heavy
snowstorm. It was 10:15 when Senator-elect
Foraker called the conven
tion to order. At that time the stage
was crowded with Ohio Congressmen
and other party leaders.
The temporary organization of the i
convention was unanimously made the
permanent organization when Chair
man Foraker briefly acknowledged the
double honor and proceeded with bus
iness. Congressman J. M. Taylor, chair
man of the committee on resolutions,
reported the following platform,
which was greeted with frequent ap
plause and adopted:
"The Republicans of Ohio congratu
late the people of the country upon
the growth of Republican sentiment,
as evidenced by the signal victories of
the last three jears, which assure a
glorious national triumph in the com
ing election.
"We denounce the Democratic ad-
ministration as the most destructive
and disastrous the history of our coun
try has ever known. It has not only
disappointed the expectations of the
country, but has justly forfeited the
confidence and support of its own
party.
"We affirm our adherence to the
principles of the Republican party as
defined by the national convention
in 1892.
"We are faithfully wedded to the
great principle of protection by every
tie of party fealty and affection, and
it is dearer to us now than ever be
fore. It has more devoted supporters
among the great masses of the Ameri
can people, irrespective of party, than
at any previous period in our national
history. It is everywhere recognized
and indorsed as the great, masterful,
triumphant American principle a key
to our prosperity in business, the
safest prop to the treasury of the
United States and the bulwarks of our
national independence and financial
honor.
"We denounce the present tariff
law as the sublimated product of
Democratic ignorance and incompe
tency, bringing, as it has, to a happy
and prosperous people a period of un
precedented adversity and distress,
from which nothing but a return to
the policy of protection can relieve it.
RECIPROCITY AND MONliOEISM.
"The Republican party stands for a
reciprocity that reciprocates, and
which does not yield np to another
country a single day's labor that be
longs to the American workingman.
If stands for international agreements
which get as much as they give, upon
terms of mutual advantage.
"It stands for a foreign policy dic
tated by and imbued with a spirit that
is genuinely American; for a policy
that will revive the national tradi
tions and restore the national spirit
which carried us proudly through the
early years of the century. It stands
for such a policy with all foreign na
tions as will insure both to us and to
them -justice, good faith, dignity and
honor.
"It stands for the Monroe doctrine
as Monroe himself proclaimed it. It
stands for a commercial policy that
will whiten every sea with the sails of
American vessels flying the American
flag, and that will protect that flag
wherever it flies. It stands for a fiscal
policy opposed to debts and deficits in
time "of peace, and favors the return of
the government to a debt-paying
policy and opposes the continuance of
the debt-making policy. It is too
plain for argument that the public
credit and commercial interests of the
country require the revenues of the
government to be amply sufficient for
the public expenditures at all times
without danger of de6cit, and to that
end Congress should without delay
make due provision.
BIMETALLISM INDORSED.
"We contend for honest money; for
a currency of gold, silver and paper
with which to measure our exchange,
that shall be as sound as the govern
ment and as untarished as its honor;
and to that end we favor bimetallism,
and demand the use of both gold and
silver as standard money, either in ac
cordance to an international agree
ment, it that can be obtained, or under
such restrictions and such provisions
to be determined by legislation as
will secure the maintenance of the
parities of the values of the two
metals, so that the purchasing and
debt payiug power of the dollar,
whether of silver, gold or paper,
shall be at all times equal.
"We denounce the present adminis
tration of the pension bureau for its
betrayal of the interests of the union
soldiers, and we pledge anew to the
veterans of the republic a watchful
care and recognition of their just
claims upon a grateful people.
"The people from Ohio take satis
faction in the expression coming from
every section of our common country,
of popular approval of their dis
tinguished fellow-citizen, William Mc
Kinley. The great advocate of pro
tection, who has all his life stood for
America, its factories, its farms, its
firesides, finds his reward in the con
fidence and affection of the people
whose interests have been his constant
care. Tbe Republicans of Ohio pled ere
him anew the absolute, loyal and
unwavering support of his state at
the national convention and 'instruct
the delegates chosen to represent Ohio
to redeem this pledg-e."
Governor Bunnell, Senator Foraker,
Congressman Grosvenor and Mark A.
Hanna were then elected delegates-at-large
to the St. Louis conrention.
Merit is the final test of everything;
but It flatters one's vanity after ap
proving: an anonymous article to find
that It Is written by a celebrated au
i thor.
GEN. BOOTH'S MESSAGE.
Founder of the Salvation Army Pleads
for Peace.
New York, March 12. General Will
iam Booth's manifesto has been re
ceived at Salvation headquarters. It
is the first public utterance of the pa
ternal head of the army since the dis
sension began.
The dispatch, which is dated inter
national headquarters, London, reads:
"Commander I find it impossible to
describe the sense of sorrow with
which I am overwhelmed to-day. On
receiving details of the great loss
which has fallen upon us in the action
of my son, your late commander,
every high anticipation cf my heart for
him for nearly forty years seems tt
have been swept away, and every ten
der association of his life with my
own and with his beloved mother's
seems likely to be trampled under
foot in this hour of his sore temp
tation. "But though sorely wounded by this
calamity, I am more than ever re
solved, in the strength of God, to di
rect the government of this army
upon the principles of equal justice
between man and man. 1 have never
permitted the close relationship of
family love, which has subsisted be
tween me and my children, to secure
for them any preference in the affairs
in the kingdom of God over their com
rades, who, though not blood rela
tions, have ever been dear to me for
thire work's sake. I will not do so.
"The suggestion that I had sought
to Anglicize the army in the United
States is at once a falsehood and a
calumny. The Salvation army is as;
much American as it is English. It is.
of the kindred of the poor, and be-
longs to eveay land.
"Comrades, I rely on you. I have
done so since the hrst muttenngs of
this storm readied me in India, xou
have acted just as I have expected
you to act. By your toil and self
sacrifice and devotion you made the
army what it is in America, and you
have not been willing to stand by and
see it destroyed.
"You will have patience with those
who have fallen beneath an almost
unparalleled weight of temptation and 1
flattery. You will pray for them
without ceasing. You will, by daily
faithfulness, compel even your most
bitter critics to see that we are seeking
only the good of all men. You will alllow
no "difficulty to check your advance.
You will not fail your general. Yon
will not fail your Lord. Let us re
member the millions without God, and
devote ourselves anew to their salva
tion and He will grant us our heart's
desire and fulfill ail our counsel.
"Your general, full of love for all,
William Booth.
CUBA AGAIN POSTPONED.
The Resolutions Question Sent to the
Calendar in the Senate.
Washington, March 12. In the Sen
ate to-day Mr. Hoar was recognized
on his resolution postponing the en
tire Cuban question until April 6 and
directing the committee on foreign re
lations to make inquiry in the mean
time. Mr. Hoar eulogized Secretary
Olney and urged that Congress could
well afford to leave diplomatic ques
tions in the hands of such a safe sec
retary of state He referred to Mr.
Olney as "a cood, solid, old-fashioned
Massachusetts Yankee."
At 2 o'clock Senator Hoar, without
finishing his speech, asked that the
resolution go over without prejudices,
Mr. Piatt and others desiring to
further debate it. Mr. Morgan ob
iected and under the rule the resolu
tion went to the calendar, from which
it cannot be taken except by a vote of
the Senate.
The consideration of the unfinished
business, the Dupont election case,
was then resumed.
ALABAMA ELECTIONS
Republican Senators Favor Their In
vestigation by tbe Senate.
Washington, March 1?. Senator
Chandler, from the committee on priv
ileges and elections, presented to the
Senate the views of the majority of
the committee, consisting of the Re
publican members, recommending the
adoption of Senator Allen's resolution
providing for an investigation of the
Alabama state and legislative election
of 1534.
The report gives in detail the par
ticulars concerning the organization
of the Kolb legislature and the elec
tion by it of Mr. W. S. Reese as United
States Senator to hold the seat occu
pied by Senator Morgan.
The committee saj s that the investi
gation should be made and the facts
made known. If the charges are well
founded, the report says, it may be the
duty of the United States Senate to
oust Mr. Morgan from his seat. The
committee takes the position that
there can be no doubt of the right of
the senate to ms!;e the investigation
POSTAL SUBSIDIES-
The Houfte Spends a Day on tbe Post
office Appropriation II1IL
Washington, March 12. The House
witnessed the perennial attempt to cut
off the appropriation for special mail
facilities between Boston, via New
York and Washington, to Atlanta and
New Orleans. This appropriation has
been carried in the postoffice bill since
1872. This year it amounted to 8196,
000, and coupled with it were appro
priations for special facilities between
Kansas City and Newton, Kan., and
Chicago and Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The latter items, however, went down
before points of order. An attempt
was made to rule out the Southern
subsidy also on a point of order, but
Mr. Payne of New York overruled the
point. The motion to strike out was
defeated 93 to lift. The postoffice
bill was not disposed of.
Will Organise Nationally at Once.
New Yoi:k, March 12. Ballington
Booth is preparing to organize on na
tional lines. He said to-day Chicago
would be one of his first objective
points when he was through with New
York. In regard to the manifesto of
his father. General Booth, in saying
that he intended to conduct the army
irrespective of persons, Ballington
Booth said that he never had asked
any favors from the head commander,
but he had been subject to the same
rules as others.