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O’NEILL, NEBRASKA.
OVER THE STATE.
l-l Democrats of Nebraska wili bold
; i their convention at Lincoln, April t!3d.
, Tracks of gold have been found on
the farm of Jeremiah Fenton, near
Dawson.
Farmers in the vicinity of North
fiend have already contracted to raise
140 acres of chicory.
Tiik Warren Live Stock company of
Duncan shipped out six cars of line
sheep to Chicago Friday.
John Nicodemus of Fierce county
will spend lifteea months in the peni
tentiary for cuttle stealing.
Indications are favorable that the
co-operative creamery at Valparaiso
will soon be built and in successful
operation.
The German Lutheran Orphans’ home
of Fremont has received a legacy of
¥800. bequeathed to it'by Mrs. Klnol/.
of West Foiut.
if- Five thieves made a very successful
haul .Sunday evening'at Levi’s barn in
Nebraska City, but got as far as Dun
bar, where they were arrested.
Alim. John Hindman of Ashland
while ill was given a large dose'of'car
bolic acid by Iter husband through n
mistake Frompt attention saved her
iife.
The motion filgd in the district 'court
nt Flattsmoulh for the'removal of He
ceiver John A. Donelun of the (foimner
ciol Hank of Weeping Water-was over
ruled.
JvunK Stciii. of lhe districteourt has
appointed 1, M. Hazcn of Kiue Springs
receiver of the defunct lllne Sprint’s
bank. The bond was fixed in the sum
of 440,000.
Wiin.k attempting to board a truin
at Valley J. 11. Soy fell under thu
wheels and received such a badly
crushed foot that amputation became
necessary.
Tiik Lincoln city council has passed
a cigarette ordinance. H prohibits toe
use of cigarettes, cigars or tobacco by
persons under 18 years of ago within
the-city limits.
( 11kv. J. Ihwtx, who has been pas
tor of the Fresbvterian church at
North Flutte for tho past, five years,
lias resigned, the resignation to’ take
effect April I.
Okouok Leonard,'a farmer living
~w
I'
•irnr v-uimoii. -was tnrowit iroin a
lvaifon and diet) from his injuries. lie
formerly lived at Oto, la., and leaves a
wife and six children.
TlIK preliminary trial of Kdward
IjOreDx for the murder of Michuel Tru
s»ers near McCook was completed last
week, und the defendant committed to
jail to await'tho next term of the dis
trict-court.
Tint refusal of llr. Mttekny. superin
tendent of the asylum at Norfolk, to
receive Mrs. Minnie Krushow as an in
name patient is causing inm-h feeiinp at
Fremont, and an investiputlun will
probuh.y result.
Deputy Sheriff S. W. FaSswater of
Warren eountv, la., presented to Gov
ernor lloliotnUa requisition from the
governor of Iowa for the return to that
stale of It'd Tttrnlpseed to answer the
charpc of burjrlury.
Mahk Iti'KXHof Dai liner, a son of
lion. K. C. llurns, has been arrested
and taken to Kreiuont on a ehurtre of
threatening to shoot William Golden,
no® of Andrew Golden, a prominent
farmer living aeor town.
A imcomimknt citizen of Nebraska City
who for the present dues not cure to
disclose bis identity, has offered to
«neoi a suitable, library bitildinp to cost
(tot leas than SI.Mm, providing the city
will-donate it-suitable location.
A cam. for a-meeting to organize a
Ikiffalo county. poultry club or associa
tion has been issued to be. held in
Kearney. February -'ll. There r.re quite
« larpe number of chicken fanciers and
breeders in und nround Kearney.
*i moman J, W'Al.l.Aft:. formerly
owner of a meat market at Alliance
was -warned-to quit the country a few
u.ostLbs tipo. beinp accused of cattle
raatlinp. IIis-residence was watched
Vy ««known,men several hours, but the
proprietor and family were absent
in uminawuyon it is farm, six miles
soatheaot of MuCeok.r-oloinon Nchott. a
(•erwuan farmer, was instantly killed.
The wagon overturned and hs ilie man’s
f09c taught, in.a .hole in tlie bottom of
the box the wnjon box fell on lop of
him. breaking hisnock. The deceased
was 30 years old and was shot tlv to
liave been married.
Jr is safe to say that 2.000 acres of
experimental irrigation land from vu
--ions systems will.bo planted tovvegot
• ablesaud beets in Hall county .this
season. Out in the sand hills thestorm
Water of early spring will be cutighl in
foods made near the tnble lands, and
this water used when required for wa
tering fields and gardens oelow.
Tuk city wMiocil of Hastings decided
against the gas ordinance with the fiat
> rate of $2.25 per thousand feel, four
members voting nve and three ua The
gaa consumers and citizens generally
will be in suspense for the next few
<isys to learn wliat .the company will
rfi- decide to do. wlvether siiut down the
plant or accept such .a franchise as the
council is disposed to grant.
Ukouge Mktz was .arrested at Lin
coln and brought to tieneva, and will
remain in the cooler until lie is brought
before the court for chicken stealing.
The farmers are after Metz and .his ac
complices and will see that they re
y . pet re just punishment for their crimes.
They will hare to answer’ how anti
where they came into possession of
three or four hundredehicKens. George
Melt is not u stranger to .the bars and
the people will look after his case verr
closely*
Havelock will put in a system of
K: water works during the next ninety
dsvs. Honda were voted last week
The Burlington railroad made a thor
<mwh lost of the chemical properties of
a water before locating its shops
k V there and found it excellent lor rnatiu
factoring purposes.
Thomas Kiggerstaff, a young man
> about 17 years of age. residing in the
southern part of Saunders countv. was
.. oat hunting, npd in attempting to pull
v ; n shotgun out of a wagon the weanon
wan accidentally discharged and'its
r conu-nts tore throng It the iiiujclisof
one of the'young man's arm* above the j
K, bow, ile died (run lots of blood.
fl S It .
Pleading for Walker* t.lfe.
The hearing on llie petition fora
commutation of the death sentence of
Walker, the condemned Dawson county
murderer, was held at the office of
Governor Holcomb Inst week. Captain
McNamara, the attorney who defended
Walker during the triai, appeared to
plead his case with the governor.' lie
read a large number of petitions from
citizens of Dawson county for execu
tive clemency, and followed these with
quite a number from Kentucky. Cap
tain MrNamarn said that these last
were in the nature of new light on
Walker's case. While the Nebraska
petitioners were unanimous in the
opinion that Walker was hopelessly in
sane. and was so at the time of the
murder u'nd trial, the Kentucky peti
tions were from purties who had known
Walker in his youth and early man
hood. They were all to the effect that
at that 'period the condemned iunt
>nevei"evineed the least symptoms of in
sanity. lie was regarded as a quiet,
sociable, even-tempered man, and one
•who gave every promise of becoming a
■most useful and exemplary citizen.
The Nebraska petitioners held that the
prisoner was always morose, vindictive
and positively dangerous The gover
nor will give his decision in the case at
anearly day.
Nebraska Club Incorporated.
Articles of incorporation of the Ne
braska club were filed with the secre
tary of state. The principal olfice of
the enterprise is located at Omaha.
The object of this association, ns de
veloped by the nontext of the articles,
is the crystallization of the existing
sentiment in favor of keeping the state
of Nebraska to the front and to in
crease the present population by 1,000,
000 citizens by the year 1000. The. cap
ital stock is placed at 91100,000, in
shares of 91 each, with the privilege of
doing business when 5,000 shnres shall
have been paid up. The club can incur
no greater amount of indebtedness
than the amount in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated. The board of
directors consists of not less than fifteen
members, one to each county having an
organized club. The incorporators are
.1. K. .Smith, lioss h. Hammond, O. C.
Holmes, Clinton N. Powell, Charles li.
Williamson, Kli A. Humes.
New State University Regent.
Governor Holcomb has appointed
Victor Koscwuter, managing editor of
I the Omaha Dec, regent of the State
| uuiversity to succeed Henry D. Ksta
I brook, resigned. Mr. ICstabruok re
! moves from the state .March 1. and the
appointment of Mr. Rosewater becomes
effective on that.date.
Letters from the following gentle
meu recommending Mr. Rosewater to
the position are on file at the executive
ollice: President Seth Low, Columbia
college, New York; President I).
< lilman of Johns Hopkins university and
member of the Venezuela commission;
Prof. Nicholas lintler. recently presi
dent of the National Kducalinnal asso
ciation and now dean of the faculty of
philosophy, Columbia college; Prof.
John W. Burgess, dean of the faculty
of political science, Columbia college;
Prof. Herbert It Adams, head of the
department of history and polities in
Johns Hopkins university; Prof. Wil
liam A. Keener, dean of the faculty of
law, Columbia college; Prof. John II.
I Finley, president of Knox college,
(lalesburg. 111., and other educators of
national reputation.
Touching Unearned Land <1 runts.
In accordunce with an order from
Judge Caldwell of the federal court at
Omaha, two petitions in equity were
tiled by Assistant United States Attor
ney Rush, wherein the Union Pacific
and others and the Sioux City & Pacific
und others are defendants.
The petitions, under instructions
from the attorney general, were pre
pared almost a year ago and are tiled
after his approval of them.
I The suits involve several hundred
persons who huve purchased lands of
the two railroad companies mentioned.
The subpoenas will be given to the mar
shal and service secured as rapidly as
possible. Similaraction is contemplated
against the Burlington and holders of
land titles emanating from that com
pany.
After the Offenders.
.‘ILincoln dispatch: At the governor's
office requisition papers were issued for
tleorge Smith, charged with grave rob
bing in Douglas county. On the night
of February -M lie is said to have bro
ken into the grave of and removed tlio
I.w.^u imiir.
under arrest in Polk county. Iowa, und
Detective t'ox has been appointed agent
to return him to Omuhu. Requisition
papers were also issued for Frank
Nmicklc. He is accused of tile crime of
burglary in Drown county, this state,
and is now under arrest in (iregory
county. South Dakota. William R.
Day was named as agent to return
Smickle.
Nebraska National Uuaril.
Adjutant General Harry is having
prepared a new book of rules and regu
lations for the use of the Nebraska Na
tional Guard. The last one was issued
in 1S83, and since then many of its
provisions have been rendered nugato
ry by subsequent legislation.' The pres
ent code has nothing whatever to do
with tactics, but wns adopted by the
State Military Hoard on the Pith inst.
Among the interesting contents will be
found rules and procedure, arms and
accouterments, target practice, honors,
salutes and otlicial visits, armories and
arsenals and an instructive chapter on
court martial. One of the most useful
-portions of the new work is the article,
of instruction to civil officers as to the
method of procedure in calling out the
militia. In times of strikes and riot
thene generally arises serious questions
of formality and precedence in making
demands upon the governor for troops.
Tim proper manner in which to pro
ceed at these junctures is fully ex
plained in the new work.
Nebraska Woman Under Arrest.
Philadelphia dispatch: The police of
the city have in custody a man and
woman charged with swindling a num
ber of large stores here and suspected
of operating successfully in New York,
Dos ton and elsewhere. The prisoners
are well dressed and possessed of con
siderable money and diamonds. The
man gave his name ns Robert Davidson
and says lie comes from Chicago The
police expect to prove that he is of a
respectable family in Denver. The
woman says she is Nellie Edwards.
She is believed to havo come from a
town in Nebraska.
OVER PRESIDENT’S VETO.
THE HOUSE 4G4IH PASSES THE 48
1Z0N4 LE4SE BILL
ABOUT SCHOOL LANDS
The Vote Wes 200 to 38—Mr. Henderson
Reports tne Measure to Abolish the
T<* System As Regards United
States Attorney* and Mar
shals—The Mil's Mala
Provisions.
Wasiii\oto**, RAlarch* 12.'—The Sen
ate amendment* to the. army appro
priation bills were non-concurrcid in
by the House to-day and the bill was
sent to conference.
Mr. Lacey, chairman of the public
lands committee, called tip the bill to
lease certain lands in Arizona for
school purposes, which tvas vetoed
yesterday by the President, and moved
that it be passed over the veto.
Mr. Lacey, in support-of his motion,
said that the house was confronted
with tile constitutional interference
of the president on a bill that hud
parsed both houses unanimously.
Mr. Lacey explained that the bill
was identical with that authorizing
Oklahoma to lease her educational
lauds for school purposes, which had
been prepared and passed by the last
Congress at the request of the Secre
tary of the Interior and the commis
sioner of the general land office. As
a result of the Oklahoma hills, $.38,oUo
had been realized in that territory last
year, while, under the former system
SM'LorfO bad been obtained. Was
it implied now, he asked,
that the governor of Arizona was
not as competent to lease these lands
as the Secretary of the Interior, 1,800
miles away. Iloth were Mr. Cleve
land’s appointees. The veto message
had called attention to the opposition
of “influential citizens” in Arizona.
Naturally such opposition would exist.
The cattle barons in Oklahoma had
protested, yet the law in that terri
tory had worked admirublv. Some
or uiese lands were now occupied
without authority and without rental.
The President, Mr. Lacey said, had un
doubtedly been deceived, lie had
been influenced by men who had, per
haps, beeu influenced by others inter
ested in obtaining' the use of these
lands free of charge.
Mr. Murphy, the Arizona delegate,
made the positive statement that the
bill had the approval of the secretary
of the interior and the commissioner
of the general land oflioe. and that
their opinions in writing had been
laid before the President while ho was
considering the bill. Notwithstand
ing this statement, Mr. Turner of
(ieorgia thought it could be assumed
safely that the President had had the
advice of the secretary of the interior
and that the latter probably had in
spired the veto. One of the principal
objections raised by the President was
that the lands, if leased by the local
authorities of the Territory, could be
denuded of their timber, us by the
terms of the bill it was not necessary
to submit the leases for the approval
of the secretary.
The vote resulted 2ui) to 3S. more
than two-thirds having voted in the
affirmative, the bill was declared
passed over the President's veto.
The announcement was greeted
with scattering applause bv the Re
publican side.
Mr. Henderson, Republican, of
Iowa, from tlie committee on rules,
then presented a special order, otter
ing the llpdegralfe bill to abolish the
fee system in the case of United States
attorneys and marshals as an amend
ment to the legislative appropriation
bill.
The bill provides that the fee system
is to be abolished after June :10 of this
year and the fees collected to be turned
into the treasury. Annual salaries
are to be paid the United States dis
trict attorneys and marshals in
these districts as folllows: In the
district of Kansas, *4.0(10; in the West
tern district of Missouri, each $4,000;
in Oklahoma each $'..010. Assistant
district attorneys, to be appointed by
.“""j ui. iwc HJ receive
not over $i,r>t)0. Not to exceed $4 per
day for expenses in addition to actual
traveling expenses, is to be allowed
attorneys and assistants.
X RAYSIN SURGERY.
A Chicago Case in Which the New Light
Kerealeil Uhldcn Disease.
Chicago, March L\—A surgical op
eration wav performed at Merey hos
pital yesterday, by Professor Christian
Fenger, which was suggested by the
itse of the Roentgen ray and which led
to an important discovery. The oper
ation is based on a shadowgraph taken
by means of the X rays showing the
presence of malignant diseases in the
interior of bones hitherto unknown to
medical science.
A Mrs. Swanson complained of a
pain in the bone of the right thigh.
Shadowgraphs of the woman's thigh
were taken, the rav passing through
the hollow in the thigh bone contain
ing the marrow. It showed a portion
of the bone midway between the knee
and the hip joint two inebes long and
an inch wide was entirely gone and its
place was tilled by a spongy growth.
The operation showed that sarcoma
had attacked the thigh bone in its in
terior. This is the first known in
stance of the use of the ray in such
deep seated disease.
TROUTMAN FOR GOVERNOR
The Kansan Asks the lint KepofcUean
Nomination.
Topeka, Kan., March t?.—James A.
Troutman, who announced three
months ago that he would not accept a
renomination for lieutenant governor, |
is now a candidate for governor and {
will go before the Republican con- *
vention for the nomination. He so !
declared himself this afternoon. He |
was in conferenco with his friends all |
forenoon, and it is understood that
upon their advice he makes the an- :
nouncement that he will be an uctiva <
candidate. I
LIVES AND VESSELS LOST.
Shipping ami Villages Damaged to the
Extent of Many Millions In Australia.
Victoria, B. G, March 2 —The last
week of January of this year will be
remembered long by residents of the
Australian colonies as bavins' wit
nessed a terrible gale ami floods on
the Queensland coast. Many vessels
were wrecked and villages destroyed.
The damage ashore is estimated at
$'2,500,000. The loss of property at
sea was not so great, but the’ loss of
life by marine disasters was greater
than on shore. Townsville, a small
city on the northeast coast of Queens
land seemed to be the center of the
storm. Every vessel in the harbor
was wrecked. Boss island, a short
distance away, was flooded and many
lives were lost in attempts to reach
the mainland by small boats. The
damage by the hurricane in Towns
ville harbor is assessed at $1,250,000.
On Boss island., many houses were
swept, from their foundations and the
wind upset a rescue boat. Mrs. Hunt
arid her infant, Mrs. Ouniman. Her
trude Rowe, the elder Miss Bowe and
a boy named Willy Wallace were
drowned. A house maid in Judge
Chubb's employe was drowned while
wading toward a pnnt. Sandy Walker
was drowned while trying to cross
Victoria bridge, which iiad six feet of
water above the rails. "Many steamers
are overdue at points along the coast
aud it is feared they have been
wrecked.
Three weeks before this great storm
a hurricane visited the llapai group
and in Lifuka and the neighborhood
200 houses were blown down. The
damage to the eoeoanut trees was so
great that it will take the island from
two to three years to recover as a
copra producing district. Shipping
suffered severely. The Norwegian
bark West Australian and the Herman
bark Woosung. loading at Lifuka,
were both driven ashore an aban
doned, the former having between 400
and 500 tons of copra on board. The
Herman schooner Adele also was
wrecked.
AN ASSASSIN CREMATED.
TIib Murderer of L. M. Smith at Jefferson,
WIs.. Burned In a Factory.
Jki fkhsox, Wis., March 2.—L. M.
Smith, secretary-treasurer and super
intendent of the Wisconsin Manufac
turing company, was shot and fatally
wounded last night by an unknown
man. Oflieers surrounded the assassin
in the factory, and after exchanging
shots with him the building was fired
find tile Dill lit, llliil ivnt'A nnn.
sinned together. The cause of the
shooting and the identity of the mur
derer are unknown.
The assassin is believed to have shot
himself before the fire reached him. A
pistol shot was heard a few minutes
before the wails of the building fell.
The body lias not been recovered.
Eldon T,owe Beats I.nnsdon.
Four Scott. Kan., March -•.—The
Republican primaries of this city for
tlie purpose of electing delegates to
the county convention, were held here
last evening. The entire tight was
between Kldon Lowe and W. J.ans
don, candidates for nomination for
congress from the Second district. It
is estimated that out of the eighty-six
delegates, Lansdon will have about
forty and Lowe forty-six.
General E. -C. Cabell Dead.
St. Lons, Mo., Feb. 29.—tlenoral
E. C. Cabell, who served in the Con
federate anny during the late war,
died here at 5 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, at the home of Ashley Cabell, his
son. tlcneral Cabell was SO vears old,
and during the last thirty years lived
m St, Louis. He came here from
Florida, which State he represented
in Congress forty years ago.
Mistaken For n Chicken Thief.
St. Joseph, Mo., Feb. Sf>.— Mrs. Mo
liala Crimes died at Agency yesterday
from the effect of gunshot wounds in
flicted by William McCauley, who mis
took the woman for u chicken thief
and fired. MeCauley is well known in
this vicinity, being a wealthy farmer.
Ue is in jail.
To Protect Iowa Girls.
Des Moines, Iowa, leb. 29.—The
senate code revision committee de
cided unanimously to recommend a
bill raising the age of consent to 15
• j ,-:.—-ju
vidcs for imprisonment for life for
violations of the law.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
I’rnitt Turner,who had been respited
twice, was handed at Van Buren, Ark.
Willis Hurton, a negro, resisted ar
rest by Dallas officers and was shot
dead.
The Post office department has begun
vigorous war on bond investment com
panies.
Arkansas cattlemen are after Secre
tary Morton to change the cattle quar
antine in that Stale.
The administration is said to advise
more moderate action concerning
Cuba than Congress desires.
Consul Manron has cabled from Jo
hannesburg that the Boers are dis
posed to treat the Americans leniently.
The House is preparing for war
with the Senate on the question of
congressional clerks—congressmen all
want clerks.
Gross ubnses of the congressional
mail franking system have been ex
posed—one man sent his shirts to a
New York laundry.
The House, when the judicial, legis
lative and executive appropriation bill
came up for consideration, cut Private
Secretary Thurber's salary from 55,000 ,
to $3,500.
A final decree of foreclosure was
granted against the Port Scott Water
eompany's plant.
Bruce Barnett of Sedalia has been
selected to represent the Missouri
University in the interstate oratorical
contest. |
The sultan has ordered that Miss
Barton be allowed to distribute relief
to Armenians. j
Manitoba legislature, after an all I
night's session, adopted 31 to ", a reso
lution protesting against Dominion •
government interference in Manitoba
school matters j
CUBANINDEPENDENCE
THE SENATE QUITE UNANI
MOUS FOR THE SAME.
SI* Members Out of the Seventy Oppose
the Resolution Which Accords to the
Insurgents the Rights of Beiligerents—
Active Intervention Justified—Many
Strong Speeches Delivered by Senators.
Cuban Matters Discussed.
Washington, Feb. 29.—The Senate
this afternoon adopted the Cuban res
olution as amended by Air. Cameron.
The vote was 04 yeas to 6 nays.
The resolution in full is as follows:
“Resolved, by the Senate (the House
of Representatives concurring’), That
in the opinion of Congress a condition
of public war exists between the
government of Spain and the gov
ernment proclaimed and for some
time maintained by force of arms
Dy the people of Cuba; and that the
United States of America should main
tain a strict neutrality between the
contending1 powers, according to each
all the rights of belligerents in the
ports and territory of the United
States.
“Resolved, That the friendly offices
of the United States shall be offered
by the President to the Spanish gov
ernment for the recognition of the
independence of Cuba.”
The vote on the committee and the
Cameron resolutions resulted—61 yeas
to (» nays.
The Senators who voted in the neg
ative were: Cnffery, Chilton, George,
Hale, Morrill, Wetmore.
The announcement of the result was
greeted with great applause in the
galleries.
The Sen .te galleries were well filled
at the opening of the session in antic
ipation o' the culmination of the Cu
ban debr.te and the final vote.
Shortly after the session opened
Representative Hitt, chairman of the
House committee on Foreign Affairs,
joined Mr. Sherman, chairman of the
Senate committee on Foreign Rela
tions, m a whispered conference at
Sherman’s desk. The Ohio senator
announced that the Cuban question
would be taken up without waiting
for the usual expiration of the morn
ing hour at 2 o'clock.
Air. Allen of Nehrn.itj-« «
withdraw the resolution for the ap
pointment of Mr. Lloyd as a Senate
official. This brought on another dis
cussion as to adding a Populist official I
to the rolls. Mr. Allen Anally with- i
drew the resolution. * ;
Mr. Sherman then moved that the j
Cuban resolutions be taken up, and !
this prevailed without objection.
Chairman Hitt remained alongside Mr.
Sherman as the debate proceeded,
ltaron Von Kettler of the German em
bassy occupied a seat in the diplomatic
gallery.
Mr. Lindsay of Kentucky then ad
dressed the Senate on the Cuban reso
lutions. He said the conflict in Cuba
was at our very doors and was being
waged with such desperation that
only one of two results could come—
cither the complete independence of
Cuba, on the one hand, or the utter
annihilation of the Cuban peoDle on
the other. The senator said he ap
proached the subject from the stand
point of humanity rather than law.
Declarations of sympathy would avail
nothing to the Cubans. Declarations
that they had progressed to the stage
of belligerents would avail nothing.
ACTIVE INTERVENTION JUSTIFIED.
“If the United States intends taking
i any steps that will avail these strug
gling Cubans, that step should be iu
the direction of the ultimate independ
ence of Cuba,” declared Mr. Lindsay
in stentorian tones. In the past the
United States had not hesitated to
take the position of recognizing inde
pendence under circumstances similar
to th*>se now existing in Cuba.
Quoting from international author
ities, the Senator maintained that a
condition now existed in Cuba justify
ing the United States in considering a
proposition for active intervention to
restore public order and in behalf of
humanity. Hut, said Mr. Lindsay, the
resolution did not contemplate active
intervention. It extended srnnd nftiW
to Spain with "a view to securing tho
ultimate independence of Cuba.
“And such independence,” added
Mr. Lindsay, “is the only basis which
will bring lasting peace to Cuba,
judged from the experience of seventy
years. The United States could not
relieve itself - from the responsibility
of seeing that Spain showed this I
island some kind of justice. Could we i
say to the world that unless Cuba i
secured her independence by her own
unaided efforts she might remain |
under the abject subjection of Spain? i
Should we not say to Spain that some j
sort of protection, some sort of justice
and liberty consistent with an en
lightened age must be shown to these
people?
“Spain now contemplated the an
nihilation of all the able bodied men
of Cuba in order to crush this uprising.
Spain owed to Cuba as much as Tur
key owes to Armenia, or as the United
States to Venezuela, a duty of protec
tion, and if this protection was not
given, then the point had been reached !
when the United States should move
for the severance of Cuba from Spain. ”
TUF. REBELS WE1.L ORGANIZED.
At 1:15 p. m., Mr. Sherman began
his speech, closing the debate. He
spoke of the keen sensitiveness of the
Spanish people and their tendency to
quickly resent any act they regarded
as injurious to them. Hut, he felt
that the time had come when the
United States must intervene to put !
an end to crime almost beyond de-j
scription. The Senator said he would I
not re-enter on the legal arguments so I
fully covered by Mr. Morgan, but he I
referred to several pamphlets present- ! 1
ed by Mr. Kstrada Palma, the agent 1
and representative of the Cubans in 1
this country. Mr. Sherman said those i
statements bore the stamp jf authen- j 1
ticily. They overcame the misappre- j
hension that the Cabans were scat
tered. unorganized bands. They
showed the organization of a legisla- i
ture, and of an army, and the Presi- !
dent was a man of high character j
the provisional government was as1
Complete ns the United States ha2
during the revolutionary war.
Mr. Sherman said he did not favor
Cuba’s annexation to the United
States, but strongly favored its annex
ation to Mexico, a kindred people.
HOUSE RESOLUTIONS REJECTED.
The line of action was determined
at a special meeting of the Senate
committee on foreign relations to-day
for the purpose of considering the
form m which the Cuban question,
should finally be disposed of. After a
very thorough discussion it was de
cided to adhere to the committees
resolution for the recognition of bel
; ligerenc.y and to amend it by adding
| Senator Cameron's'substitute, recitest
! injf the President to exercise his
! friendly offices with Spain to secure
I tlle independence of Cuba. The Molise
[ resolutions were discussed upon the
suggestion that it would be advisable
to accept them as a substitute for the
Senate declaration, but tlio plan was
discarded as inadvisable. The com
mittee also decided to adhere to the
present form of tlie resolution, leaving
it concurrent instead of joint, it was
arranged that Senator Cameron should
offer his resolution as an amendment
and that it should be accepted bv Sen
ator Sherman on behalf of the com
mittee.
Senator Sherman declared Weylcr’s.
talk of “exterminating the Cubans”
showed him to be “a"demon rather
than a general.”
The galleries broke into loud ap
plause as the Senator added: “If this,
continues no earthly power can pre
yent the people of the United States
from going to that island, sweeping
over it from end to end and driving
out those barbarians.”
Mr. Gallinger followed Senator
Sherman with a strong appeal for the
recognition of Cuban independence.
Mr. Lodge announced that the com
mittee on Foreign Relations would ac
cept an amendment declaring for
Cuban independence, and he consid
ered this the proper step.
Mr. Frye made an earnest speech
announcing sympathy with the Cuban
cause. Me was. he said, weary and
heart sick at seeing this republic do
ing police duty for the most wicked
monarchy on the earth. lie would,
he said, do, say or vote anything t hat
would promote the cause of the Cuban
patriots.
CAFFERY AI.OXE OPENLY DISSENTS.
Mr. Caffery took square ground
against any recognition of Cuban bel
ligerency, declaring the Cuban insur
gents had accomplished nothing to
justify us in this question. Me ex
prenseu uie opinion tnat the cruelty
accompanying the war was not con
fined to the Spanish army.
Mr. Allen followed Mr. Caffery. of
fering the resolution of which lie had
given notice previously. Then he
spoke in support of it, urging Congress
to act independently of the president
in recognizing belligerency. He de
clared Spain an outlaw nation and not
entitled to the respect and considera
tion of other civilized nations. The
time, he said, must speedily come
when the bloody hand of Spain must
be wrested from Cuba's throat. He
declared himself favorable to Cuban
independence and would, if need be,
support this action with the American *1
arms. _
breaking up parties.
Free Silver Threatens Political lleorgnn
Ixation.
Washington, Feb. 29.—The remark
able speech of Mr. Carter in the Sen
ate, taken in connection with that of
Secretary Carlisle at the Manhattan
club in New York a few days ago, lias
started a good deal of talk about a re
organization of the old political par
ties and a division of the people upon
new lines. Both the Republicans and
the Democrats seem almost hopelessly
divided upon the same issue, ami that
the most important before the Ameri
can people to-day. The parties are
united upon every other. .Afore
than half the Democrats in Con
gress declare that they will not
support the candidate to be nomi
nated at Chicago unless he pledges
himself to free coinage. A considera
ble portion of the Republicans say the
same concerning the candidate to be
nominated at St Louis. Then why. it
is asked, cannot those in both parties
who think alike get together anil
uame men who agree with them? A
great many people believe that if dis
cussion and division continues much
longer that will happen. 'Secretary
Morton suggested such an expectat ion
upon his part in a newspaper inter
view not long ago, and there are
those who claim to have n,„
xresment predict a general breakup
and reorganization before the end of
this administration, but it is not likely
that there will be any bolting from
either party until after the national
conventions are held and the platforms
are adopted.
The Republican leaders do not ex
pect any bolt. Both Mr. Teller and
-Mr. Carter, who announced the terms
of the silver Senators, declare that
they will not leave the Republican
party, and that they cannot be driven
out no matter who is nominated.
“lam a Republican and I always,
aspect to be a Republican," said Mr
Teller. "I am jus: as good a Repub
ctu as John Sherman or tSeomc 1'.
Hour, and there is just as much prob
ability of their leaving the partv as
there is of my leaving it. I have said
that I wiH not support the Republican
candidate for the presidency unless
we can make some satisfactory agree
ment on the silver auestion. I think
that agreement can be made, but if it
is found impossible, l will still con
tinue to be a Republican. I do not
intend to vote the Democratic ticket,
no matter who is nominated on either
side.
Senator Carter savs: “We are go
mg to get together before the St
horns convention. The silver men iii
Jie Host are not going to bolt the
Republican party. There are many
Jther issues upon which we all agree
ind they would hold us together no
natter how much we might" differ on
he money question. Nevertheless,
ve Western fellows intend to have
iomething to say about the manage
ment and the policyof the party. We
ion t propose to let New Eng.and and
New \°rk lead us around by the
lose.” J
Lithographer. Acnievo j-arual Honest.
New Youk, Feb. ^0.—The striking
ithographers announced that the
itrikers in Chicago, Boston. St. r.ouia
ind Rochester have succeeded in on
°rcing the demands of the association
ind have ai! returned to work.