Hi nrW'M" iiff CJHwWr "
mpHHraRMj.
NOTED WOMAN DEAD.
Wlss Francos Wlllard, President of tho
National W. C. T. U. Passes Away.
Ilcr Condition Hud lloon Critical for Sev
ern! Day mill Month Was Not Unex
pectedIn Her Dcnth Vlrtuo
Loses n Champion.
New York, Fob. 18. Miss Frances
E. Willard, president, of tho Woman's
Christian Temperance union, died
nhortly after midnight this morning,
id tho Hotel Empire, this city. Miss
Willard htul Butforcd for somo yeura
MIS9 FRANCES K. WII.I.AIW.
"from profound anemia, and on several
occasions had boon given tip to die. On
her arrival hero five weeks ago Bho
was much prostrated and readily took
tho grip, which attacked tho stomach,
liver, Intestines and later tho norvous
system. Tho disease progressed favor
ably and in many respects sho had
greatly improved when the fatal issuo
came and overwhelmed tho norvo cen
ters. There was no cancerous degrada
tion of any organ as has been stated.
Thoro will bo funeral services in Now
York city and later in Evunston, 111.,
Miss Willard's home, where tho body
-will bo taken.
Francos Elizabeth Wlllunl was born in
.Churehvlllo, neur ttochoHtor, N. Y.. Soptombor
Hi, 1B39. Her fathor. Josluh P. Wllturd, and
hor raothor, Mary Thompson Hill, woro imir
rlcd In 1831. Tlioy wont to Oborlln, O.. In 1840,
.and remained thoro until 1843, when thoy be
came pioneers In Wisconsin. At 11 she 11 rut
uttonded Hchool. At 10 sho received n prlza
from tho Illinois Agricultural Hooloty (or -nn
essay on "Country Homos." Sho went to Mil
waulceo CoIIoko for Women In IB17, and In 1839
was Rraduatcd from tllo Women's ooUoko of tha
"Northwestern university at Evanston, I1L Sho
began teaching in 1801, and roso to bo dean of
the collogo from which sho had been Rradii
atcd. Sho wroto much for tho religious and
.philanthropic proas and largely without her
.own name.
Miss Willnrd early beenmo tho lcador of tho
now movement of tho modorn totnperunco ro
form. Sho resigned her position In tho North
western university at Evunston to travel in its
Intorest. Sho spolto onco n day on an avoraga
tor tho first ton yonrs of hor tomporauco work.
Sho participated In almost all the prohibition
campaigns for constitutional amendments.
Bho edited tho Chlongo Dally Post from
1888 until it was merged into tho Chicago
Nows. Her specialty for .tho past
.El yours was tho dovolopmont of women and
tomporanco. Tho World's W. C. T. U. was
v projootod by hor and sho was Itn prosldent. In
1888 sho was mado president of tho Aniorlcnn
t tornnch of the International Counoll of Women
nnd of tho World's Christian Tuinpornnca
union, which sho had founded ilvo years bo
t fore, nnd sho was ropoatedly ro-olcctcd.
SUFFRAGE RESOLUTIONS.
3 Domnnd Kqual lllglit with Mnn anil AsU
for lOtli Amendment to the Coustltu
tlou. WA.stuNnON, Feb. 18. Tho most im-
portant matter that cnino beforo tho
National Roman's Suffrage associa
tion yesterday was tho consideration
of tho report of tho commlttoo on reso
lutions. Tho resolutions which woro adopted, domnnd
f tor women oltlzons equality with malos in tho
oxorclso of tho oloctlvo frnnchiso, as It for a
10th amendment to tho constitution to bring
i this about, domnnd for mothers equal custody
and control of their minor children, und for
wives and widows an equal uso and Inhcrltnnca
of proporty, nnd nslc for women representation
ton boards of education, public schools, etc.
Tho Missouri State Equal Suffrage
association is represented by two fac
tions, ono led by Mrs. Ella Harrison
i und tho other by Mrs. Victoria Conk
4ing Whitney, tho president of tho
state equal suffrage club. Neither
f action has yet been recognized.
DE LOME CRITICISED.
Ilia Spanish Government Odlnlnlly Dis
claims tho ltellectlons In Ills Letter.
Washington, Fob. 18. Spain has of
'. flcially disclaimed in a positive manner
the reflections contained 'in the Do
Lome letter. As olllelally announced
by tho stato department yesterday, tho
'incident is satisfactorily closed. A
-'telegram from Mudrid said a decreo
was gazetted accepting the resignation
of benor Dupuy do Lome as minister
of Spain at Washington and sovoroly
criticising him.
. Jefferson' Illrthday to llo Celebrated.
Washington, Feb. 18. Thomas Jef
ferson's birthday annjvorsary will bo
celebrated on April lJJuy tho National
Association of Democratic clubs witli
a subscription dinner in this city
which-in nearly overy respect will boa
repetition of the famous dinner hero
in 1807. As was tho caso last year, Mr.
'Bryan will bo tho principal speaker
this year. Ho has already accepted tho
'invitation of President Chauucoy F.
JJlack,
Tho Kusturu Division Hold.
Topkka, Kan., Fob. 18. Tho oastorr
division of tho Kansas Pacific road,
140 mllos in length, was sold undor
tho first mortgage this morning at tho
Union Pacific dopot in North Topekiu
Tho property was bought In by Mr. Al
vin W. Krech, on tho part of tho w
onrunizutlon committee, for S4, 500,000.
AUDITOR MOORE FREE.
Nebraska Supremo Court Hold Ho Wai
Not Utility n nu ortlecr.
Lincoln, Nob., Feb. 10. Ex-Stato
Auditor Eugene Moore, undor sentence
of eight years for embezzlement, was
turned looso by the supremo court yes
terday. Moore was short 828,000 when
ho left office, being money ho hud re
ceived from tho various insurance
companies as fees for tho privilege of
doing business In tho state. His de
fense was thai ho was not guilty of
embezzlement as a state ofllccr, be
cause ho was not by law charged
with tho collection and safekeeping
of theso moneys, tho payment to him
being In accord with an old custom of
the ofllec. Tho supremo court holds
that tho money ho embezzled was not
the money of tho state, but that of tho
Insurance companies. As tho latter
enjoyed long since all of tho privileges
this money was to pay for, this means
that Mooro will escapo scot free.
HITCH IN THE PROGRAMME.
Nrnrlr Half thn Democrat In Kentucky
llouso Itevolt Against Force Hill.
Frankfort, Ky., Feb. 10. Thoro is
big political excitement hero. Within
one of half tho democratic members
of the general assembly refused to at
tend a caucus called for the considera
tion of the Ooobol resolution (forco
bill), which has already passed tho
senate, and which, tho disscntera
claim, It was sought to forco tho house
democrats to voto for., Tho light,
which lias boon growing in
tensely for sovoral days, lias come
to Involve nearly every democratic
leader In tho state, as well as
tho next race for governor and
United States senator. Opinion is about
equally divided as to whether tho bill
can now bo forced through the house.
Thoro Is equal diversity of opinion as
to what tho result will bo if it la
MRS. STEVENS IN CHARGE.
Hho Will Temporarily Manage National XV.
C. T. U. Miss Willard's Funeral Arrange
ment. Chicago, Feb. 10. Miss L. M. N.
Stevens, national vice president of the
W. C. T. U will carry on Miss Wil
latd's work for the present and no
election will take place until the next
regular convention. Mrs. Stevens and
Miss Willard's secretary, Anna Gor
don, with other national olliocrs, will
accompany tho remains to Chicago.
Thoro the body will lio in state for a
day In tho Woman's Temple building
before being taken to Evanston..
Formal services over tho remains will
in held in Now York Sunday. Tho
body will then bo sent to Chicago.
On Thursday final services will bo hold
from tho First Methodist church at
Evanston, with which Miss Willard
was connected.
llngu National Hank Note.
Washington, Fob. 10. Tho secret
sorvice has discovered a now counter
feit $10 national bank note. It is on
tho Hibernian national blink, of Now
Orleans, series 1882. check letter B,
Ilosecrans register, Nobeker treasurer.
It is a photographic production of poor
workmanship, printed on two piecos
of paper, pasted together. Tho color
ing Is applied only in spots and no at
tempt has been mado to imitate tho
silk threads to bo found in tho gen
uine. Loiter Denies He In Selling: Wheat.
Chicago, Feb. 10. Joseph Loiter
makes emphatic denial that he dis
posed of 5,000,000 bushels of his May
holdings of wheat during Thursday's
excited trading. He was credited
with making a profit of S500.000. Ho
say: "I not only did not sell a bushel
of wheat Thursday, but bought wheat.
Tho current prices aro only the begin
ning of a rango from S1.25 to 81.00 per
bushel. That is what I propose to sell
my wheat at"
Monument to Lafayette.
Washington, Fob. 10. A movement
has been sot afoot to havo tho United
States erect a moument to Gen. La
fayette in tho city of Paris, to bo dedi
cated during tho Paris exposition.
President McKinley und Assistant Sec
rotary Day havo shown much interest
in the matter which lias been brought
officially to tho attention of congress
through resolutions offered In both
houses.
Suffer to Save n Woman.
Chicago, Fob. 10. Oswald Minor, of
Pittsburgh, came to Chicago and had
sovcral pieces of skin removed from
his arm by surgeons in the hopo of
Bavlng tho lifo of his sistor-ln-law,
Mrs. Leur Richards. Tho woman was
burned by tho explosion of a gasoline
stove five months ago, and twice be
fore tho grafting operation was tried
without success.
A. ). U. W. Favor "Ulasslllod" IMun.
Springfield, Mo., Fob. 10. Tho
grand lodge of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen in sosslon here yes
terday adopted tho "classified" plan of
assessment of its members, instead of
adhering to tho "level" plan, which
lias been in vogue. This plan will en
courage younger men to join tho order,
which it has felt a need of in later
years. '
1'reMdont McKinley to Visit Town.
Dies Moinks, la,, Fob. 10. President
McKinley will deliver an address ax
Towa college, Grinnell, in June, on the
occasion of the celebration of tho semi
centennial of tho institution. The ex
act date has not been fixed, but will
bo decided to suit tho convenience of
tho president, coming during tho com
moncoment wenk, tho latter part of
the mouth.
THJREE APPEALS ISSUED.
Leaders of tho Silver Forces
Thoir Followers to Unite.
Urg.
Anti-Gold Democrats, I'npullst nnd Silver
Itepubllcnn Admonished to Work Har
moniously for Republican Defeat
All Alone the Line.
Washington, Feb. 10. Tho addresses
on behalf of the democratic, populist
and silver republican parties, which
aro tho result of tho conferences which
have been in progress among tho lead
ers of thef.0 parties at tho capital for
the past fow weeks, wcro issued yes
terday. They seek to unlto the mem
bers of tho three parties In future elec
tions upon tho financial issue as tho
question of paramount Importance,
and aro separate appeals to each of
tho particn to consolidate all along
thp lines for this purpose. Tho
address to democrats is signed
by Senator James K. Jones,
of Arkansas, chairman of the demo
cratic national committee, and is in
dorsed by the democratic congression
al committee; that to the populists by
Senator Marlon Butler, chairman of
tho populist national committee, and
the 25 other populist members of tha
senate and house, und that of the sil
ver republicans by Chairman Charles
Towno and tho silver republicans in
tho senate and house and also by ex
Senator Dubois. All tho addresses aro
of considerable length. Tho demo
cratic uddrcss opuns as follows:
Tho surrender of tho republican party to tho
udvountcs of tho cold standard nnd monopoly
is nt last complete. Tho present administra
tion, called to power on tho solemn plctlgo of
tho republican national convention at St. Louis
to promote bimotullism, has formulated and
sent to congress a bill, tho lending purposo of
which, tho honorable secretary of tho treasury
avows. Is to commit tha country moro
thoroughly to tha gold standard. Tho country
has already, for 2-1 years, been so thoroughly
committed to this standard, partly by law and
partly by usurpations of tho oxecutivo
branch ( of tho government, that Its
effects aro seen and felt on overy hand:
wages nro reduced: work is harder to
get: tho weight of debt is doubled; tho vuluo
of land and other property is reduced one-half
or moro. until tho livos of tho pcoplo nro "mado
bitter with hurd bondage." It is certainly not
in tho interest of humanity to havo this condi
tion Of things moro thoroughly established.
Tho continued riso in tho value of gold, or,
which is tho samo thing, tho continued fall of
prices, must inoTltably transfor tho property
of all thoso engaged in nctlvo business or by
hand, brain or capital, to thoso who, avoiding
tho risk nnd effort of actlvo buslnoss, only draH
interest.
It concludes by saying:
After tho bold declaration of tho administra
tion In favor of tho gold standard no sincere
blmotalllst can over again, by his voto or inllu
enco, give aid or encouragement to tho repub
lican party. The issuo is Joined; wo cannot
avoid It it wo would. Either tho friends of
bimetallism or tho advocates of tho gold stand
ard trusts and monopolies must succeed. Who
is not for us is against us. "Wo aro ashing no
man to abandon his party or change his poli
tics; wo ask no ono to yield any prlnelplo; but
in this great contest wo do appeal to all good
men to stand solidly togother for liberty and
humanity and strllco down forever this con
spiracy of gold and monopoly.
Tho populist address says:
Tho conspiracy of gold and monoply is nenr
lng its culmination. Every advanco it has
mndo during tha last SJb years has been by ,
adroit and stealthy process. Theso would have
been impossiblo if it had not had its agents
nnd confederates holding positions of publia
trust in tho legislative, cxccutlvo and judicial j
branches of tho government. Neithor tho '
benotlclnrlos nor tho tools of this conspiracy!
havo any particular politics. In nnmo tho Inst i
administration was democratic. Tho present i
administration is called republican, but it has
ingloriously practiced and defonded tho perfidi
ous policies of its predecessor.
Wo do not arraign any political party on
partisan grounds. Wo arraign a system and
donounco a consplraov. Wo condemn individ
uals and organizations that support this sys
tem and aid tho conspiracy. A party that is
tho mouthpiece and agent of this conspiracy is
just nn dangerous undor ono namo as under an
other. In overy campaign tho gold syndicate
and all the allied trusts nnd monopolies com
bine. Thoy select tho conventions they desire
to control, thoy elect tho candidates that thoy
have selected. Of course, thoy control thorn
after thoy aro elected. Theroforo. thoso who
aro not their agents and who would not submit
to their tyrannous spoliation should strenuous
ly opposo tho allied combination of gold and
monopoly.
The paper of tho silver republicans
says:
Tho cunning plnns of tho boneilclarlos of tho
gold standurd and tho advocates of monopoly
nro just ncaring completion. Thoy need but
to win ono moro victory to become supremo,
and to bo ublo to defy the sovereignty of tho
people for generations. Honest men should
hesltato no longor If opposed to thn establish
ment of tho gold standard in nil its rigor, if op
posed to tho retirement of government curren
cy, if opposed to tho erection of a groat asso
ciation of banks of issuo as tho all dominating
power in tho nation, if opposed to cvory kind
of trust and monopoly, tho offspring and adjunct
of tho monoy power.
Patriots and oltlzons, wo call upon you to
unlto In this great common servleo to citizen
ship and patriotism. No man need surrender
his pnrty convictions. Iso oxlstlng organiza
tion ncod bo abandoned. Whllo striving to
overthrow n common enemy no good purposo Is
served by emphasizing points on which wo dif
fer. But until this llnul assault of tho enemy
pon tho last rami-arts of our Industrial and so
cial indopondenoe Is ropollcd, until tho control
of tho monoy system of tho country is rescued
from tho hands of special intornsts and se
cured to tho wholo people, tho members of the
groat armies of political reform In overy part
of tho United States should uot in mutual jus
tloq and harmonious co-operation for tho gen
eral wolf are. To this subject, thus urged upon
our friends everywhere, wo hereby plodgo
jointly nnd sovorally our onrncst and constant
endeavor.
Tho ICarth' Heconn Satellite Found.
New Yomc, Fob. 10. Dr. Georga
Waltomath, of Hamburg, Germany,
has discovered tho second satellite of
the earth, the cxisteuco of which has
been long suspected. According to
Dr. Waltomath tho new planet is only
1-128 tho size of the moon. Its diam
eter is 01.4 miles. Its period is a trillo
over 177 days und It will be noarest the
earth April 8, at noon, Greenwich
time.
AVENGING SON KILLED.
A Mexico Uoy'A Murder Caused by That ol
Ills Fntlinr Fourteen Year Aro.
Montkkev, Mcx., Fob. 21. Fourteen
years ago Itito Martin, owner of tho
Venndos ranch in this state, killed
Adrian Padilla, and lied. Ho returned
to tho scene of the murder recently
and gave himself up to tho authorities,
but owing to the lapse of tirao and
lack of witnesses ho was allowed to go
free. Ezequiel Padilla, tho 10-year-old
son of tho murdered man, vowed venge
ance on tho slayer of his father and,
after Martin had been released by tho
authorities, lie mot him and attempted
to shoot tho murderer. Before ho
could shoot Martin shot tho 5'oung
man, killing him instantly. Martin
again iled and has not been c&pturcd.
WOULD RUN FOR GOVERNOR.
Itov. Sam Junr an Independent Candidate
' on n I'latform Opposing; Kroe Schools.
Caiitkusvim.k, Qo,, (Feb. 21. Itev.
3am P. Jones, tho ovailgclist, has is
sued a formal announcement of his
candidacy for governor. Tho an
nouncement came in tho nature of a
surpriso and created the biggest politi
cal sensation in Georgia in years. Mr.
Jones has not yot announced his plat
form, but it is known he will run as an
Independent and opposo especially
Georgia's free school system.
May Ho Named "Willard Touiplo.
Chicaoo, Feb. 21. Tho fate of the
temple of the Woman's Christian Tem
perance union is moro in doubt than
ever. Miss Willard was believed to bo
tho only person who could raise tho
debt and save tho temple, and Miss
Wlllard is gone. Ono plan, however,
has been proposed that is generally
approved. It is to chango tho name
of tho building to Willard temple and
solicit funds for it for a monument to
the great temperace leader.
Iluslnpsn Failure for tho Week.
New Yomc, Feb. 20. Bradstreot's
Bays: Business failures continue to
decrease, aggregating only 200 for the
week, against 278 last week, 325 in the
corresponding week of 1807, 270 in
1800, 327 in 1805 and 23S in 1804. Of
the total number of concerns failing,
81 per cent, had a capital stock not ex
ceeding 85,000 und 05 per cenL had u
capital below 520,000.
Six million Knvplopes Stolon.
. Washington, Fob. 21. The theft of
0,000,000 envelopes from the rooms of
tho republican congressional commit
tee was mado public and detectives
arrested James Varser and Robert
Mills, who are charged with the theft.
The envelopes stolen are of tho kind
used by congress for the free mailing
of speeches and documents and arc
valued at S1.000 per 1,000,000.
Cnukual Storm In New Orleans.
JNKW Okleans, Feb. 21. A severe
storm of sund, lightning and wind
struck New Orleans .Saturday. The gale
was so heavy that in the rear of the
city sheds were knocked down, chim
neys toppled over, trees uprooted and
fences laid low. Telegraph and tele
phone wires were crippled in many
quarters. Forty thousand dollars is a
rough estimate of tho loss.
Two Llvrs for n Woman.
DAi.LA8,Tex.,Fob. 21. Joseph Adams
and Thomas Barnes fought a duel over
a woman last night Adams was shot
through tho body and died, while
Barnes is dying from wounds inflicted
with a bowio knife. Tho men have
been rivals for some time. They mot
unexpectedly on tho street, and at
once sprang upon cacli other.
Pneiitiiiuila In St. Louis.
St. Louis, Feb. 21. Out of a total ol
188 deaths last week 40 were caused by
pneumonia and other diseases of the
respiratory organs. Consumption
claimed 20; old age, 15; diphtheria, 1;
croup, 8; scarlatina, 1; typhoid fever, 1.
Cases of contagious diseases were re
ported to tho number of 111. During the
corresponding week in 1807, 214 deaths
occurred.
Virginian Friendly to Silver.
Richmond, Va., Feb. 21. The house
of delegates has passed a bill offered
by Judge Watkins to authorize state
banks now in existence and such as
may bo hereafter chartered to issue
notes to bo redeemed in silver bullion
at its retail market valuo. This meas
ure is designed to avoid by indirection
tho ten per cent, tax on state banks.
Colored Man Would Itn it Trader.
St. Louis, Feb. 21. Charles W. Tid
well, a colored man, has applied for
membership in the Merchants'
chango and his name is posted on
roll of applicants in tho big hall.
ex-
the
no
Is tho first colored man who ever as
pired to membership in the exchange.
Several members say they will fight
his admission.
To Hypnotize Incorrigible Girl.
Denver. Col., Feb. 21. As a solution
of the difficulties at tho state indus
trial school for girls, where thoro have
been of lato numerous violent out
breaks among tho inmates, it is pro
posed to hypnotizo tho incorriglbles,
and while they aro in that stato sug
gestions will bo mado which may in
fluence them toward better lives.
Mis France IS. Willard's Will.
Chicago, Fob. 21. By tho terms of
tho will of Miss Frances E. Willurd,
late president of tho W. C. T. U., her
estate will pass into tho Temple fund,
after the lifo intorests of her secre
tary, Miss Anna Gordon, and of her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Mary R. Willard,
havo expired, Tho estate is valuod at
520,000.
PATRIOTIC AMERICA.
Undo Sam Will Havo Plenty of Help If
Ho Wants to Fight Spain.
Commander.ln-Chlor Oobln Say Mow
tho Time for Grand Army Men to
Stand Togother Support from
Varlom States.
I
Wilmington, Del., Feb. 18. Gen. J.
P. S. Gobln, conimandcr-in-chlof of tho
Grand Army of the Republic, attended
the encampment of tho Delawaro G.
A. R. last night, and in tho course of
an address touched upon tho Maino
disaster. Ho said: "If there is over a
time when Grand Army men should
stand together, it is now, when tho
nword is half out, of tho scabbard.
Leudiug opinion of the Grand Army
wants to know whether It was an acci
dent or a dastardly crime. If It was
an accident, amends can bo made, but
if it is a crime, God help some ono who
will have to pay tho penalty." Gen.
Gobln's words wer.o gi'cotcd with tre
mendous applause.
Kntisns Mllltla Koady to Move.
Toi'EKA, Kan., Feb. IS. Gov. Leedy
said yesterday: "If President MeKin
loy decides to declare war against
Spain ho will find Kansas ready. Wo
can have tho on tiro stato militia roady
to move on 24 hours' notice. Kansas
has never been behind on these mat
ters, and It never will be." The gov
ernor also said that ho would bo glad
to lead tho Kansas troops, providing
ho could get away. Twenty-ouo stu
dents in the senior class of tho Kansas
Medical college horo last night signed
an agreement to tender thoir services
as surgeons to the United States gov
ernment in case of war over tho Maino
affair. Beginning to-day the faculty
will give a special courso in military
surgery.
Gov. Tanner Tenders Support.
Springfield, 111., Fob. 18. Gov. Tan
ner called on the legislature to author
ize him to tender to the president of
tho United States tho "moral and ma
terial support" of Illinois, "to prevent
or punish any attempt at hostile inva
sion of our country." This ho did in a
message to the senate and house. Tho
state senate in the afternoon unani
mously adopted a joint resolution in
dorsing the action of tho governor in
issuing tho message and formally au
thorizing him to "tender to tho presi
dent of tho United States all moral
and material support that may bo
necessary in this emergency to main
tain tho proper dignity of our repub
lic and the honor of tho American flag."
The resolution was unanimously con
curred in by tho house.
Gen. Fltzhagh Lee Commended.
Richmond, Va., Feb. 18. Both houses
of tho legislature yesterday passed
resolutions ordering tho national and
state flags over tho stato capitol half
masted for 24 hours, as a mark of re
spect to tho American sailors who per
ished at their posts of duty on the
Maine. The house also passed a reso
lution declaring that tho stato recog
nizes with prldo tho wise courage with
which Fltzhugh Leo is guarding Amer
ican interests.
I'atriotlc Sentiment In MnnRiichURett.
Boston, Feb. 18. Representative
Frederick introduced an order in the
Massachusetts house of representatives
yesterday instructing the joint com
mittee on military affairs to make an
investigation into the armament of the
artillery of the militia of this common
wealth and to report as soon as possi
ble to tho general court whether any
action by the legislature, is necessary
in order to secure tho effectiveness of
the militia-if called into action.
Action on Cuba Wanted.
Cincinnati, Fob. 18. A resolution
will be offered in tho Cincinnati cham
ber of commerce to-day calling upon
congress to take somo action in regard
to Cuba. It commends the conserva
tive policy of tho present and preced
ing administrations, but says that in
the interest of humanity and of the
commercial relations that havo so long
been disturbed some stop should bo
put to tho present condition of affairs.
Treuchery of Spain Denounced.
Fkankfort, Ky., Fob. 18. A resolu
tion was offered in the legislature yes
terday, and sot for consideration to
day, Instructing the senators and re
questing tho representatives in con
gress from Kentucky to do all in thoir
power to secure the independence of
Cuba. Tho resolution denounces tho
treachery of Spain and tho failure of
autonomy and all other efforts of tho
United States government to secure
.peace.
Opinion or Missouri' Governor.
Jefferson Citv, Mo., Fob. IS. Gov.
Stephens stated last night that he had .
received no request from President
McKinley for troops, nor unything re
garding tho mobilization of tho N. G.
M. for wnr purposes. Ho stated fur
ther that if it should bo ascertained
that the Maine disaster was the work
of the enoray, then congress should,
dcclaro war at once.
Slesboo Gave Warning.
Washington, Fob. 18. "Don't send
any moro warships here. They are
prepared to blow us up." What will
bo thought of tho theory of an acci
dent to tho Maine when it is known
that such a warning was sont to Wash
ington from Havana several days ago?
Warning of tho disaster which befell
tho battleship Maine was received In
Washington somo tlmo ago und ap
parently disregarded. If not disre
garded, tho secret of tho anxiety ol
officials was well kept.
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