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THE KED CLOUD CHIEF, Fill DAY,, DEO. 25, 1896.
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CUBAN7 INDEPENDENCE
SENATE FOREIGN COM
MITTEE ACTS.
('HIllcroii'K Joint Herniation At UlioHledg
liiK llin Heptihlle (if Mint Amcnl In In
Commit I e Sccrrlur Olncy Ailt loril Or
lay lull Wiin Nut llrcili il,
WAfliilNQin.v, Dec, Hi. All of tho
members of the Somite committee on
foreign ri'liitlims except Messrs. (!niy
nnil Daniel were present when tin1
coininUtcc met tills morning for tho
express purpose of continuing tin dis
cussion of tin1 policy on tin; Cuban
question to'bo ('oinuii'iiiFi'il by the com
mltti'i1. Secretary Olncy was present
for t o purpose of giving advice nnil
placing before tin committee itiformu
tlon In his possession bearing upon tbo
inistioti. The meeting was strictly
private, Mr. Olncy being thu only per
miii not a iiu'inbt'i' of the committee '
who attended tlio conference It w.m
early understood, however, that tliu
secretary's advice was against prcclui
tati1 net Ion bv tin1 committee.
Soon after Mr. Olncy liail left tho
rt mil the committee, without, division,
agreed to teport the Ctunoion Cuban
tesolutiou lis follows, after amending
its title to reml: "A joint lesolutioli
iit'kiinwhdging the independence of
tlie icpuhllc of Cuba:
iti.i, 111:1 imimiio.n ion ct'iiA.
'Resolved, Ity the Senateunil House
nf Representatives of the I'niteil
States of Auierieii, in Congress usseui
lilt'il, that the independence of the re
public of Cuba be anil the same Is
hereby acknowledged by the I'nitod
States of Auieriea.
"Section S. 'I'luit tho I'ldtcd States
will uso Itn frienilly otllees with tho
government of Spain to close the wur
between Spain anil Cuba."
Tho only division was as to the tlmo
tho resolution should be reported to
tin Somite Mr. Cameron moved its
report M.nduy unil Mr. Shei'inim sug
gested thtis. tho report .shoulil not bo
put in until after tho holidays. When
tho question was put to the eomiulttoo
tho Cameron motion prevailed by a
lnrgo majority.
Secretary Olncy, it Is claimed by the
members of tho committee who fa
vored action on Cuba did not have any
new information to present, and they
ay tho committee luiew us much
about tho condition of atruirs in Cuba
as was known by the state department.
Mr. Olncy urged that no action bo
taken at present and pointed out
Unit there was no real government to
recognize lit! eonilneil himself main
ly to a statement, of facts in possession
of the state department regarding the
condition in the island ami what this
government had done. 'I hese included
information furnished b the American
consuls and agents, also information
furnished by the Spnuisii authorities.
Mil. oi.si:v I'lu.iui 11:11 vv.vit.
Members of the committed are very
reticent as to what Secretary Olncy
said or what advice ho gave, but it is
ory certain that he advised against
any action, especially Mich as that eon
toiuplated, as no doubt was expressed
that Miuh action would involve war
with Spain.
One member of the committee said:
"Ofcour.se Spain will light. The Span
iards do not hnow any better. Hut
there is no danger of other countries
gutting in our way. n No other Hunt
peiin nation wants to tight us, and we
would wind up a war with Spain in
short order,"
The opinion was also oxpiossod that
President Cleveland would veto the
joint resolution when it .should come
to him, which is taken to mean that
Secretary Olnev took emphatic grounds
ngaiust action by Congress. A mem
ber of the committee said he believed
in case the President should veto tho
icsolutlou that it would pass over the
veto, an ho believed there wero inoro
than two-thirds of both Senate and
House in favor of it. Some point was
undoubtedly made that tho present
administration did not foci like leaving
a war legacy to the Incoming adminis
tration, hut this noint was not made
prominent.
Senator Cameron's repoit will deal
.it length with the question of prece
dents in the matter of the recognition
of tho republic ami intervention of
whatever nature by tho I'niteil States,
beginning with the Crock revolution
am! coming down to the present time.
Senators who heard the leport say it
is very thorough in this respect and
goes over tho entire ground.
Wall Street Truilern ladled.
Xr.vv Yoiu;, Dec. It). Tho Washing
ton dispatchers dcliuing the attitude of
tho senate committee on foreign rela
tions concerning tho Cuban alVair cre
ated great excitement on Wall street
und prices receded very sharply, Tho
riiilwny stocks nil Sugar were tho
greatest siiueiers. The decline in
the active list ranged from S to I per
ent. Tho more noteworthy declines
were: Hiitilngtun. :n; Sugar, :;
Manhattan and ( hieago (ias, .!; Rock
Maud, S?X; und St. Paul and Head
line .'.'.,.
AllnlilK Stock I'iiiiiiI,
Ciiicaiio, Dee. Hi. A. V. Cornell,
alias "Orrio Fo." and "Rnoo llorso
Jack" and William II. MeNutt, alias
"Oeorgo II, Mini," have boon arrested
here ami II. C. l'vuns at Hutto City,
Mont,, charged with swindling on min
ing stock.
Mining
Town Wiped Out hy Fire.
Ko.soitA, Cal., Dee. 1 1, Tho old min
ing town of Jamestown, famous iu
California literature a.s ".limtown" was
Hlmost eomplotoly destroyed by tiro
yesterday.
Mutullold't New Move.
Nkw Yoiik, Dee. 10. Itiohurd Mans
Held, tho noted actor, will put himself
under the management of lloyt and
McKce. whllo Manager Charles Froh
man will continue as manager of tho
tlarriuk theater, which Mr. Manstlold
purchased from Nod llarrlg.m a year
ami
lllK Kototvt-r Salt' III St. I.oult.
St. l.ot'tH, Mo., Deo. Hi. Since tho
crime epidemic began, tho sales of re
volvers have grown to probably '.',000 a
week ut u cost of at least SI '.'.ODD, Most
of tlie weapons sold to mun have been
large oues
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IMMIGRATION BILL PASSED
One llironcli tlin Sriinti liy it Vntp of III
In .VI Illltrrntm Iturrril Out.
W imv(. i o.v, Dec. ! The senate
yesterday passed the Immigration bill,
known as the J.odgc bill, with a new
.section, providing that the exclusion
shall not apply to persons arriving
from Culm during the continuance of
thu present disorders there. The
.strength of the bill wps greater than
had been expected, the Until vote be
ing :,'! to 10.
As passed, (lie bill amends tho Immi
gration laws so us to exclude from ad
mission to Uio I'nlted States all per
sons over 111 years of age, who cannot
lend and write the language of their
native country or some other language,
but mi admissible Immigrant, over Uio
age of Hi, may bring in with him, or
send for, his wife or parent or grand
parent or minor children or grand
child, notwithstanding their Inability
to read and write
I'oi tlie purpose of testing the ubil
lly of the immigrant to read and wr e,
us reiiiiied by I lie foiegoing sec lion,
the inspection oliiccr shall be furnished
copies of tlie constitution of the I'niteil
States, printed on iiuiubiied uniform
nastbiiaid slipt. each containing five
lines of ih constitution, printed in the
varlo'is languages of tho immigrants In
double small plea type. These slips
shall be kept ill boxes made for that
purp ise, and so constructed as to ena
ct nl the slips from view . each box to
contain slips of but one language, and
th" immigrant may designate the lan
guage In which he prefers the test to
be made Kadi immigrant shall be
required to dr.-w one of these slips
from the box and read, and afterward
write out iu full view of the Immigra
tion ollleers, tlie live Hues printed
thereon. Haeh slip shall be returned
to tlie box- immediately lifter the test is
linislied, and tho contents of the box
shall be taken up by an inspector be
foio another drawing is made.
No Immigrant failing to road and
write out tho slip thus drawn by him
shall be admitted; but ho shall bu re
turned to the country whence he eamo
at the expense of tho'stoamshlp or mil
ium! company which brought him. as
now provided by law. Tho Inspection
olllcer ahull keep in each box ut all
times, u full nuuber of these printed
pasteboard slips, nil iu tho case of
each excluded immigrant, shall keep it
certified memorandum of the number
of the slip which the Immigrant failed
to reud or copy out iu writing.
The Cuban section added to the bill
provides that the action shall not
apply to persons arriving in the I'niteil
States from any port or place In the
Island of Cubaduiing the continuance
of tho present disorders there, pro
vided that such persons have hereto
fore been Inhabitants of that island.
An niucudment by Mr. Illkins pro
p 'dug a 610 a head tax- on immigrants
coming in other than American ships,
occasioned considerable debate, ami
was Dually tabled, as were several
other amendments,
The immigrant measure now goes
.uto conference, the bill passed yester
duv being a substitute for the Corliss
McCall hill, passed hv the House.
llciiHc I'mi'i'i'iUin,-".
The House passed the third of tlie
regular appropriation bills, thjit for
the support of tlie army. The bill as
passed makes no provision for the
Army ami Navy hospital ut Hot
Springs, Ark.
A Wniimn'pt Tcrrllilc Crltur.
Ciiii.i.icoiiii:, Ohio, Dec IU. At
Hcthcl two married women named
Moon anil Shell got Into a quarrel ovei
a trivial matter which resulted In the
Shell woman throwing a bucket ol
strong lye water Into the face of Mrs.
Moon ami her infant daughter The
babv died iu a short time ami the
mother Is iu terrible ugoiiv, her death
being looked for every moment. Mrs.
shell made her escape, but Is being
pursued by several hundred men ami
boys, assisted by dogs, ami if captured
u lynching will follow.
Xlurilir ut l.i'.itciiHitrth.
I.KAVKxwoitiii, Kan., Dec. 10.-
l'runk Cmrrlson, 'jo jears of age. and
Frank Chick, who is in charge of Sti-
gcrs tslanu, soutu oi Here, got into a
dispute yesterday, about S'.' the former
had loaned to Clrlek. Chick lired u
idiot at tiarrison, who tied, but re
turned to Chick's house last night ami
tired thtee shots at him, each of which
took cll'ect, producing mortal wounds.
Ciiiards at th Kans is penitentiary cap
tured llariisou and he wis brought to
this elt,v and Ji'lled. Clrlek was re
moved to a neighbor's and w ill die.
to I'iikIi tlie slltrr I'lcht.
WvslllMllox, Dee. 10.- The exeeu
live committee of tlie American 111
met.illle I ulon has reached a deter
miuatlou to enter at once and with
vigor upon the work of thoroughly ed
ucating the people of theeountry upon
the merits of the silver question, ex
tending the organization of clubs lut
every section of the country. Its work
wlll'lie cond tcled through the agciiev
not only of Hteratii'-e, but. In a largct
degree than heretofore, through the
medium of public lectures uu
llieel illi's.
A Itiillroiiil OIllcUl MiiiikIciI.
Eiiii:, Pa., Dee. 10. -.Inhn s. Ilanv
inoiul, formerly general freight super
inteudent of the Hrie railway, wltt
headquarters at lluft'alo. attempted tc
erawl under a Luke Shore frelgh'
train which blocked the crossing al
Northwesa, Pa., yesterday and thu
train started up and ho was killed.
Ivtii Women Killed on it Trintlo,
CnwvKoitnsvii.i.i:, Ind., Deo. 10,
Mrs. Martha McOlll and her 10-year-old
daughter, Ksther, wore killed last
evening while earning a irestlo on tho
Midland railroad by tho east bound
mall train.
Mr. Mi'lilnlej Mny Sen (Jiiinr.
Chicago, Dee. 10. While President
elect MoKlnlcy has made no definite
tinnotuieeinont that ho will attend the
football guiuo at the Coliseum Satur
day night, hi friends say ho wants
very much to go, indeed, his engage
ments have hoeu so timed as to permit
Ills attendance.
A IuiIk' AUrrlet Hit steuoL-ritohiir.
1'Aitsoxs, Kan., Doc. IS, -.hulgo W,
A. Randolph of Kmporiu, of tho Fifth
judicial district of Kansas, and Mist
F.inuui K. Lane, for many years court
stenographer of that district, wero
murrlod at Vtnlta, I. T., this mornlni;,
REFUSE TO CONDEMN
IVilrnitlmi of t.nbor Itinllciilt tlpfrntPil
IJptSMrrlj- Voted lloitn.
Cl.vrt.NVNATl, Ohio, Dec. 10. ltadl
cnls In the National I'ederatloii of La
bor made a bitter fight against thu
courts and tho constitutions of the
nation and the states this morning
and tried to array the federation on
the side of the followers of Debs and
tho American Hallway union, but after
a lively debate tliey were defeated bv
the vote of ','1 to II.
The contest was inaile on a resolu
tion presented hy Delegate Ashe of
Ilostoii. which severely arraigned the
courts, federal and state, for, as was
charged, overriding . the "'institutions
of the nation and the states, uml de
manded Mich amendments to tlie va
rious constitutions as should deprive
tho courts of pevvef to set aside laws
duly enacted by the legally chosen
representatives of the people," holding
that it was the proper function
of courts to expound and admin
ister laws, not make them. The
discussion was participated iu by most
of the delegates, who reviewed the im
prisonment of Ihigcnc V. Debs and
other labor leaders. The derision on
tlie income tax wasrefcried to bitterly
and some of the speakers condemned
the courts severely ami others held
that the constitutions were against the
laboring elasse more tlian the loiirts
ami favored abolishing nil constitu
tions, as it was dillleult to amend these
hist rttments properly.
coviviii ii:n to rum; hii.vkii.
The committee, on resolutions ro
ported the silver resolution of Mr.
Wcisinan of Hrooklyn, without reeom
menilatloii except to state that when
the previous three national conven
tions of tho federation voted for free
silver it was an economic question, and
now that it had become a political
question tho committee asked that tho
issue bo not revived nor in any manner
reconsidered, ami that tho resolution
of Mr. Wcisinan be tabled without de
bate or any motions. The resolution
piovidcd for the recommendation of
the resolutions for free silver adopted
at the preceding national conventions,
Tho motion to table tho Weinman
silver resolution, the report and mo
tions thereon, was defeated yeas 0.11,
nays l..'ir.7.
Mr Yarnell of Colorado then ottered
as a substitute a resolution reafllrmlng
tlie action of the national conventions
of 1S0.1, 1801 ami l.s'J.V iu indorsing the
free und unlimited coinage of silver at
the ratio of HI to 1. After a hot de
bate tills was adopted l,0.i: to 30U.
ONLY BRYAN MEN WANTED
(ioieriior-Klcrt Strplii'iM Dcrlnri-
lllin-
Nelf it to UU Appointment.
Sr. l.ofii, Mo., Doc. 10. tiovernor
elect Hon V. Stcplu ns, accompanied
by his wife, arrived this morning from
Hot Springs. His purpose here is to
look over the local political situation
witli a view- to making his St. l.ouis
appointments. With him is 1M Orcar.
"My time," said Mr. Stevens, -'w 111
be occupied in advising with men in
St. I.ouii, who I think will be nblc to
help me iu makinu appointments. My
desire with refereueo to this city is to
appoint men who will advance the in
terest of the party. Tills will bo my
chief aim. I iiiii ii Democrat above all
else, but I shall also remember that I
am a business man, and in making se
lections will keep iu view tlie wishes
of tlie business men of the community.
One thing, however, I wish distinctly
understood, and that Is that I will ap
point no man to oilice who did not vote
the Democratic ticket straight from
llryaii on down "
LYNCHERS ORGANIZING.
OMithomitnt Muy 1'unUli n I'linni'iV
.Murderer I'rlinniT' Con Tension.
CSiTiittii:, Okla., Dee 10. -I'romCloud
Chief comes tlie report that citizens
arc organizing to ljnch the murderers
of Henry Tripp, thu farmer who was
killed and robbed last Sunday morn
ing. Fred Horn, aged 1(5, one of the three
young men arrested, has confessed,
stating that ho tired tho first shot Into
Tripp's head as ho lay hi lud asleep
and then nibbed him, securing only
81. IS. lie says that he and llerry and
F. II. Culter, the other two men under
arrest, had organized to murder and
rob it number of eitiens iu order to
secure money for Christmas and that
Tripp was the llrst on tlie list.
.South Dakota's Ollli'lul Vote.
Pir.um:, S. D. Dee. 10. The olllelal
count was completed yesterday for
Congressmen. (inmhlc, Republican,
had to.oo;); Crawford. Republican, It),
"ii.l; Kolly. Populist, ll,U."i, and
Kuowels, 'Populist, II, '.'IK Tho high
est vote on eleetor-t was, Hryan. ll,"u'.V
MoKinlev. It "i ' l.everin""i'Mil.
.Inula llcllcvc Mucin lit Ileuil.
Nr.vv Yohk, Dec. 10.- Dr. .1. Castillo,
of the Cuban junta, says that In the
opinion of the j.iuta there can be but
little doubt of Ma coo's death, and that
It Is generally believed that ho'ouino tc
his .loath through treachery on the
part of Dr. .crtiioha. The 'suspicion
is extant that Zcrtucha tired tlie bullet
which ended Maeco's brilliant career,
but it is pretty well established that
tho treacherous physician had informed
the Spaniards of thu plans of the
Cuban chief.
(Inoil Sport for Out rreddent.
GuoiiOKrowN, S. C, Doc. 10. Tho
President .111111 party spout yesterday
shooting ducks in tho big marsh near
South Island. Ducks wero numerous
and a good day's sport was enjoyed
wlt.eh indicates a probability that tho
President will remain in the shooting
grounds the remainder of tho week.
Tho TeniH All Might.
Wasiii.xoio.x. Deo. 18. Thesocretar)
of tho navy has made publiu tho find
ings of thu court of inquiry upon the
battleship Texas, which recently sank
while being dry docked in New York,
It says, Iu substance, that the Texas Is
all right ami has suffered 110 more ac
cidents than any other bout of her
class in the navy.
'o Note lo the Totter.
MAtniin, Dee. 10. It Is believed tho
government has abandoned tho idea ot
sending a nutu to tho powers with
reference to Cleveland's message
SYMPATHY K)R CUBA,
NO GOVERNMENT ACTION
YET TAKEN.
1Mb llrpnrliiient of .limtlee l.oottlne I p
Line of Action lo Mi el An) t'n.c'lliil
Mn.v He (lllli Lilly llroii;:lit Hi-fore It -t'nrlr
s itn' 1'ii.ltlmi.
Wvsinx-oiox, Dee !l. Tho denart
ment of justice litis not yet reee'ved
any ullleinl liiforinhtlon of the reported
enlistment, of companies of imn in dif
ferent purl t of the country with tlie l
view of joining the insurgent forces in I
Cuba, nor can It be authoritatively I
stilled just what eotife twiilld In. p.!.'- !
sued by tho government should these '
enlistments be brought otllelally '
to notice. '1 lie position taken
b the government, however, in
the Ilorsti cave would sewin to
go.-crn these eases. In that ease the eon
teiition of the government was that un
der sect ions. "i.'s,' and. j.'ss the enlistment
of men in this country for service in
Cuba either in behalf oft he Spaniard or
tin insurgents. wits n high misdemeanor
punishable bv a line not exceeding
'..', Dili) mid imprisonment not exceeding
throe years. Not is it neei ssiiry for a
mail actually to enlist, inasmuch as
the lav. Inhibits eiti 'ens under,
the penalties name I above from
iilisting or entering themselves, or
hiring ir retaining another person to
nlist. or going beyond tin limits of
Jiiiisil'clinn of the I'niteil States with
intent to enlist as a soldier or marine
or seaman, etc. This act was held in
the Hoi-ssi case to be sutlicicntly uml
prelienslve to warrant the arrest and
nuiilshinent of tin person oll'cmllng.
.mil it is believed that should any of
the reported movements reach u point
where proof of the fucU could be ob
tained, the government would not hes
itate to take immediate action.
WHAT IT WOULD MEAN.
I'.ITrrt of the ItreoKtittloii of the Culcin
Hcpnhllc h- thu United ShiliM.
Wvsiiixnros, Dec. SI. The action ol
the Senate foreign committee in agree
ing to report the Cameron resolution
will, if completed, by action of Con
gress and tlie President, enable the
present rebels to lloat a loan and ob
tain munitions of wariu abundance,
especially with the powerful backing
of the I'niteil States. Hesides, il
tlie Cubans could then manage to put
alioat a few warships or privateers
their (lag would then admit them hi
I'niteil States ports under the protec
tion of tlie neutrality laws, but tlie
I'niteil States could not, under the lie
nova award, tolerate tlie fitting out ol
privateers in its ports. Furthermore, as
tills recognition of Independence would
Involve the recognition of u state ol
war, neither tlie Spanish government
nor the Cubans wouly be permitted ti
equip warships or military expeditions
ill the I tilted States, and thlseountrv
wouhl observe strict netralitv towards
both parlies. Just as did China and
liiptiu in their l.i'e war.
One bad e fleet upon the I'niteil
States Itself of the proposed action
would bo the total loss of till of the
claims for indemnity for American
property dcstio.v oil during the Insur
rection, winch may lie against Spain,
for this action would relieve her at
once of responsibility. What the in
surgents undoubtedly' expect and ar
dently wish fur, iu the opinion of the
slate department, is tlie nrcoipHutlon
of a war between the I tilted State
mil Spain.
ROSWELL
lllis After it
G.
HORR DEAD.
Tiro Weeks'
I lltti-rts t
rlllllltlelil, N. ,1.
Pi.Aixnm.n, X. .1., Dec. si.- K
Congressman lloswellO. Ilorr died last
night at 11 o'clock, after an illness ot
two weeks, of bronchitis and liiight'c
disease.
Hoswell (!. Ilorr was born November
Sii, lsio, In Walisvllle, Vt. lie received
his education In the public schools,
and when young moved to F.lyria,
Ohio. In ls'.0 ho married Miss Carrie
l'innev of Flyrla. Iu isiil he was tub
mllteii to tho bar. One year later he
moved to St. I.ouls and wont into tlie
mining business, Iu l.sTl ho tool; up
his home In Saginaw, Mich., from
which district he was elected to Con
gress on the Republican ticket in l7S,
and served witli distinction three suc
cessive terms,
in lS'.m he moved to Plalulleld and
became a member of tho editorial stall"
of the Now York- Tribune, which nosi
tlon ho hns held over since. His joint
debato In Chicago witli W. II. Harvey,
author of "Coin's Finaiielal School,"
attracted much attention. When tho
national Republican campaign commit
tco called for speakers last fall he was
one of the llrst to respond, and niiiilo
over ninety speeches iu the presiden
tial campaign boforo he was taken ill
with bronchitis.
WEDDED AND NOT WEDDED
The Nct York Supreme Court Ignore m
Noitli Ditkotit Dlwirre.
Xi:vv YoitK, Dec SI. -In tho divotco
trial iu the supremo court of II. P. Me
liown, clerk of the city court, ngninst
Mary Kiiitna Mctiown, It appeared
that' she had established a statutory
resilience and seen led a divorce In
Xorth Dakota, and had been married
to II. W. Hell, a tile manufacturer of
this state. A decree was granted Me
llow n on the ground that his wife had
been gulltv of improper conduct with
Hell. Justice Uussell declining: "I'n
der the laws of Xorth Dakota tho de
fendant is the lawful wife of Hell, hut
under tho laws of Xow York she Is the
lawful wife of Motiown."
AN EX-KANSAN DISGRACED.
The Rr. IVIIIIiini MrCrra, l'renhj trrlitn,
Arretted for a Fornery.
PiTTsnuno, Pa., Dec. SI. -The Rev.
William McCroa, a well known minis
ter of tho Pittsburg presbytery of the
Presbyterian cluiruh, formerly a mem
ber of thu KanstiH presbytery, Is under
arrest hero charged with attempting
to pass a forged note for ?300 on tho
Lincoln National bank.
McCroa eamo to Pittsburg from Kan
sas six months ugo, mid since that
tlmo had acted as supply minister la
thu Probbyterlan pulpits of tho city.
POWER TO recocnize
Serretary Olncy Tit 1 hit I'oHltltely on Oil
Cnliiiii (Juestloii
Wvsmvrirov, Dec. 1. The Camer
on Cuban republic recognition resolu
tion, if pressed to filial passage in both
houses, will constitute 11 direct ami
foiinidiible issue between the executive
mid legislative branches of the gov
ernim lit. This is clearly indicated by
tho following interview given out by
Secretary Olncy to-day: "I have 110
objection to stating my own view of
Hie resolution respecting the liiilepen
('.'lice of the so-called republic of
Cuba. Indeed, as there are likely
to be serious misapprehensions re
garding Mich resolution, both in
this t omllij, ami ulilnad, uml lis sillli
apprehensions may have Injurious re
sults of ti grave character, it is perhapi
my duty to point out that the resolu
tion, if passed by the Senate, can be
regarded only as an expression of oplti
ion by the eminent gentlemen who
vote for it iu the Senate and, if passed
by the House of Representatives, it
can only bo regarded us another ex
pression of opinion by tho eminent
gentlemen who vote for it iu tho
House. The power to recognize tho
so-e.illed tcpublle of Cuba as an Inde
pendent state tests exclusively with
the Kxeeutive
"A icsoliitiou on the subject by tho
h-Mititc or by the house or by both bod
ies, or by one, whether concurrent or
joint, is inopci alive :is legislation uml
is Important only 11s advice of great
weight voluntarily tendered to the ex
ecutive regarding the manner hi which
ho shall cxcicise his constitutional
functions. The operation ami etleot
of the pmposcil tesolutiou, therefore,
ev-Mi if passed by both houses of eon
gro'.s by ti two-thirds vote, are per
fectly plain. It niav raise expecta
tion iu some quarters which can
never be realized. It may inllamt!
popular passions both hi this country
and elsevvlietc, may thus put in peril
the lives and property of American cit
izens who are resilient ami traveling
abroad, and will certainly obstruct,
ami perhaps defeat, the best efforts of
this government to utTord such citizens
due protection. Hut except hi those
ways and unless the advice embodied
In the resolution shall lead the Kvccu
tlve to revise conclusions already
reached and ollicially declared the res
olution will he without elVoet and will
leave tinalteied the attitude of 'nis
government towards the two contend
ing parties iu Cuba.
SK.XAIOlt I'ltVK's t-oviviKxrs.
Senator Frye of the committee on
foreign relations, after reading Secre
tary Olney's statement, said: "I have
no doubt that a majority of tlie com
mittee believe that if the resolution is
passed by 11 two-thirds vote over the
veto of the piesiilent.it would then
bet onto a law and that the executive
would be compelled to execute it a.s
he is any other law on tho .statute
books. 1 think, too. that the majority
of tlie members of the committee
n-e of the opinion 'int the See-i-'tary
of State is wrong in his
ojin'on that the recognition of the re
public us an independent state rests
exclusively with th" executive. As
one member of thu committee, I have
been inclined to think lie is right on
this point, and have not fully deter
mined what the effect would be If tho
resolution should pass notwithstand
ing the President's veto. I am so
strongly Impressed that it Is the duty
of the I'niteil States hi some way to
put n stop to the horrible slaughter
and barbarous brutality iu an island
almost in sight cf our .shores, that I
am disposed to give tlie insurgents tho
I,,,,, ..(It nl nil ili.nlits "
The advocates of tho resolution ex
press tliclr willingness to forego
speoehuiaking in order to facilitate
action by the Senate, uml say that so
far as they can have any iiilhicuco tho
opponents of the resolution will bo al
lowed to do the talking. Tho oppo
nents of the resolution do not hesitate
to express their purpose to prevent its
passage by any means hi their control.
s?..,tt,tiii lltilo of Mnlno w-tll Ii.ml tin,
oppositition in case Senator Allison
slmll be unable to resume his scat after
tho holidays. Mr. Hale will bo acting
chairman of the committee on appro
priations and this position can be used
by him to great advantage in opposing
the Cuban declaration. He will bo
supported by Senators Pettigrcw,
Ahirich. nnil others,
'J he opposition count upon hearing
from the conservative business inter
ests of the country during the recess
iu 11 wav to materially weaken the
chances for the tesolutiou,
(IIIVX AIIVOCAtr.s COXnilKNT.
Thu supporters of the resolution arc
confif.ont of its success if'n vote can be
reached. Senators Davis, Frye, Lodge
and Morgan, all members of the for
eign relations committee, express con
fidence in the passage of the resolu
tion. They cite the adoption of the
Cuban ume'udment to the immigration
bill us an indication of tho feeling of
the Senate on the Cuban question, and
say they will hnve a two-thirds ma
jority oil both sides of the chamber W
the vote shall be reached.
( OM'I.ICT ok row Kits rosHiiii.K.
Of course Secretary Olney's state
ment indicates clearly that if the joint
resolution shall over pass both
branches of Congress and be sent to
tho President, tlie latter will veto it,
not only on the ground of Impolicy,
but also became it constitute an in
fringement of his own prerogatives.
Moreover, tho secretary, iu itlmost ai
many words, says that no attention
will bo paid to the will of Congress In
this matter, even if tho resolution
is passed over the President's veto. In
this case a grave conflict of powers ol
two branches nf tho government might
be expected to follow, though just how
the Issue may be made up so that
it can be reached by the supremo
court, the arbiter of all questions ol
constitutionality, is not clear at pres
ent, it is suggested, however, that if
the lssuu shall go to that length, con
gress may achieve its purpose Indirect
ly by the exorcise of a power certainly
confided to It exclusively by tho con
stitution, namely, by a declaration ol
war. which Is, after all, In tho judg
ment of many authorities, only what
tho recognition of tho Independence o
Cuba under existing conditions would
menu.
A PRINCESS AS A THIEF.
ttaltuiK of Alleced Mich Hunk CmitlrlcJ
of tlelllirr.itu shiipllftliig,
I.oxdo.v. Dec. Si. At the trial In
lite )ld Ha Hoy (if the so-e.illed Italian
Princess Kntie I og'inl, her husband
and two other Italians for stealing a
Valuable piece of lace from the shop of
Potcr Robinson the expert tiMtiiuony,
Instead of being as to the me tul ir
responsibility of the defendant, ns in
tlie Mrs. Cas'tle case, wont to identify
the lace which had been stolen, lite
woman claiming that she hal ha 1 tho
piece seven veai'i tltl'l the umV'r wil
'radleting her positively. All lour
irisoners wore convicted) but se-it-noj
was deferred.
MACEO'G DEATH.
ON Chief of .stuff Mltct 1111 Account of
Hon On Win lilllrd
IIavavv, Dec. Si. A letter from
Jose Miro. (teneral Maeco's chief of
stall", tinted Manago, Dcceiubi! 1.1, con
firms fully the reports of Maeeos
death. Miro writes that Maeeo was
encamped near a small house ami was
expecting to bo joined by the forces of
Castillo ami Sanchez. lie saw the ad
vance guard of Spanish Irregular cav
alry (guerrillas! belonging to Major
Cirtijedu's Spanish column and rode
forward to meet them, believing them
to be friends, A volley was discharged
at him ami Ills group and he fell in tlie
road.
I)KJVi:it. Col.. Dec. SI. O. H. Miller,
president oMIie Milter-Hernia Treat
ment company of Chicago uml one of
the three defendants in tlie Commercial
National bank fraud ease now on trial
in the I'ulted States district eoiir".,
admitted witli the utmost coolness
on the witness stand to-day
that he had -kited" cheeks with all
the Denver banks uml took upon him
self all the blame for the failure of
the (omuierelal National bank In 1S0.I,
In consequence of his overdrafts,
amounting to SI '.., 000. He declared
that the co-defendants, President
Charles II. Dow anil Teller Sidney 11.
McClurkcn hud nothing to do with liij
schemes.
KiiKlUh 1'rett Comment.
I.oNlio.v, Doc. SI. Tin papers very
generally comment upon the gravity
of the situation "between the Cnlted
States and Spain brought about by the
action of tho senate foreign rela'tioiis
committee In agreeing to report Sena
tor Cameron's resolution for the recog
nition of the Cuban republic. They
agree, for the most part. In expressing
the belief that President Cleveland
will veto the resolution if it is sent to
him, but that hi the present temper of
tlie American people the resolution
will bu passed by congress over tlw
veto with the requisite majority.
I'rUouer Sets I'lre to 11 .l.ill.
Finn Si 01 r. Kan.. Dee. SI. Michael
Strode, one of the desperate men who
were captured in a battle of llftv shots
between his companions and th,.. police,
yesterday, set llro to the jail in which
he and eight other state and federal
prisoners are confined. The smoke
went up through the floor to the jail
or's resilience, and his attention wa
thus attracted. The lire was put out.
Two hours later Strode again set lire
to Ids bed, but tho prisoners extin
guished it. lie appears to be Insane,
ami is violent.
Another Spanish t Intrude lEeported.
Xr.vv Yoiik, Dee. SI. Tin World this
morning publishes tlie following from
Santiago, Cuba, December 0: "Com
mander Veloz. and S00 Spanish gucr
lias attacked a Cuban hospital in Tara
hucen on the morning of December (I.
The place was protected by a small
garrison. It made ti heroic defense,
but could not prevent the Spaniards
from breaking in. They killed all of
the sick, twenty iu ' number, am)
burned the house.
Duktt und Diiehcts .Muko tip.
I.oxdo.v, Deo. Si. A recent family
council of members of the house of
Savoy ami Orleans bus succeeded in
inducing tlie Duke and Duchess of
Aosta to abandon their Intention of an
immediate separation. The Duke of
Aosta is the elthst nephew of tho King
of Italy, and the ilui-huss, to whom ho
was married in .lime, lso.1, is tlie Prin
cess Klena of Orleans, a daughter of
the late Count of Paris, and a sister of
the Duke of Orleans.
IMwitril .11. I'lrlil DWcriierd.
Xr.w Yoiik, Dec. SI.- Cdwiird Mor.su
Field, oldest sou of the into Cyrus W.
Field, was found witli mud all over
him Thursday night, badly intoxicated,
in street railway stables ami was ar
rested. Yesterday . I, M. Conuaughton,
attorney for the Field family, declared
that Field was of unsound' mind us it
result of the Field, Lindlcy .v. oleher's
failure for S 1,01)0,000 iu ISO!). Field
was put iu his charge
Cotton for Out Orient.
San Fiivxcisi-o, Dec. SI. Tho Paciilo
mail steamship China, which sailed for
the Orient to-day, carried an enormous
quantity of cotton for the mills In
China and .lapiiii. Tho company re
fused a large consignment of flour,
and It was given out that no further
freights would be received. Tho
steamship Holglc, tho next to sail from
here, is also engaged to carry cotton.
No ISrui'iicy for Dlkiiruiliii;.
Pahis, Dee. 31. M. De.loantc. in tho
chamber of deputies to-day itTorcd a
motion that tho government summon
an international conference of the
powers with tho vlow of n general dis
armament, and demanded urgency for
It. The urgency motion was npp'osed
by the premier, M. Melinu, and waj
defeated by a voto of 400 to 3.1.
A Crunk' Mettaifo for Mcltlnley.
Puil.AHKl.riUA, Pa., Dec. SI. -A well
.Ircssoil, patriarchal looking mun went
Into a telegraph olllco Thursday night
and attempted to send 11 4,000-word
dispatch to President-elect MoKlnlcy
"collect," sotting out a weird story of
kidnaping, Imprisonment in alius
houses, ami severu punishment of
which tho writer was thu victim, con
cluding with a threat to kill 0110 "Dr.
11. h. Orth" with a billiard 0110. It
was not sent, but tlie police depart
ment was informed, and when the old
man returned vestordny for an answer
from Mr. MeKlnloy ho wos taken into
cubtody.
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