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BELLIGERENT SPEECHES IN THE
UPPER HOUSE.
Mr. .Her, Mr. Daniel, Mr. Fryc aad Mr.
. Teller Iada'lse lu Firy Talk Acalatt
Spain The line of Wan hip Creed
Treatment' of Americans la Cuba Vlc
oroatljr Deaoanced rrotectlon to Oar
Citizens.
Seaatorn Are Warlike.
Washington, Feb. 20. The
Hoaso
committee on foreign affairs to-day
. framed a Mibstitutc for the various
resolutions of inquiry as to Americans
.in Cuba before it and instructed Chair
man Hitt to urge prompt action on it.
It is as follows:
Resolved by the House of Ecpre-
Kcatatives. That the nresident be re-
nesteTt!o transmit to the House of
' Reprcscutativcs, .if not incompatible
with the public interest, all corres
pondence on file in the state depart
- ment not hitherto communicated to
Congress in regard to the imprison
ment of American citizens by Spanish
officials in the island of Cuba.'
Chairman Hitt assured the commit
tee that in case the Senate should pass
the Sanguilly resolution he would call
the committee together to consider it.
Yesterday afternoon the state de
partment requested that the Senate
committee on foreign relations should
not press its resolution demanding the
immediate release of General .Tulio
Saniruilly from a Spanish prison in
. Cuba. This morning J lie committee
met again and gave the subject careful
attention, but declined to grant the
request.
It appeared from the statement of
the secretary of state that the Spanish
government's promise to release San
guilly was coupled with the provision
that he should withdraw his appeal
from the second sentence of the Cuban
court, and it was stated that release
could be secured at any time that this
condition should bo complied with.
The committee's discussion was on this
point, and the opinion was generally
cxprcsscd that for Sanguilly to pursue
tills course would be inadvisable for
the reason that it would amount to an
acknowledgment of guilt and would be
equivalent to the abandonment of ac
claims that he might have against the
Spanish government for damages. The
committee, therefore, decided to pres3
the consideration of the resolution.
SAXOriM.V S Ari'EAt. WITHHKAW.V.
About noon a dispatch camo from
Havana saying that Senor Mesa Dom
inguez, counsel for .Tulio Sanguilly,
had filed in the Havana court papers
retiring (withdrawing) the appeal to
the supreme court of justice of Madrid
made against the sentence of the Ha
vana criminal court condemning San
guilly to imprisonment for life.
It'is believed at the state depart
ment that the withdrawal of the ap
peal -will bo followod promptly by the
pardorr of Sanguilly.
Al.T.EN DENOUNCES SPAX1AHD3.
The Cuban resolutions were taken
up promptly I13" the Senate to-day.
The first was that of Mr. Allen, asking
the President to use effective measures
to protect American citizens in Cuba,
and to that end to send United States
warships to Cuban ports. He said
that American citizens were daily be
ing arrested in Cuba and thrown into
prison without am trial. It seemed
to be the disposition of Spain to pun
ish everj- American citizen in Cuba.
Jt was a story of barbarity and atro
city. Recently a lad3' had beta ar
rested by Spanish officials and roughly
searched. Little girls had been gath
ered uo in Cuba and sold into the
worst conceivable slavery. Spanish
soldiers had. taken infants by the
heels, hacked them to pieces and L
killed the parents. Sucli action was
a blot on the civilization of the age.
"Why should Congress remain supine?
The" time would come whan this inac
tion would make Americans hang
their heads.
Mr. Morgan said the committee on
foreign relations had pressed forward
- this protection to American citizens as
fast as the well authenticated facts
would permit The reports of atroci
ties against women and little girls
were vague and did not have that
verification warranting action by the
committee. It had. however, brought
forward the resolution for the immedi
ate release of Sanguilly, as the facts
in the case were well established be
yond question.
Mr. Morgan felt that speedy action
was essential, ne reviewed the cir
cumstances of Sanguilly s arrest and
long confinement, the proof of his
American citizenship, his freedom
from complicity in the revolution, his
t-cvere trials aud other well known
circumstances in the cass. The reso
lution demanding immediate release
was justified on the sole ground of ir
regularity in trial, for never in the
history of jurisprudence was there a
case where there was less show of rea
son or occasion for a conviction. Mr.
laniel followed.
At the request of Mr. Morgan, the
Allen resolution was referred to the
committee on foreign relations, the
assurance being given that it would
receive particular attention and the
Sanguilly resolution was brought up
directly and Mr. Daniel of Virginia, a
member of the committee of foreign
relations, spoke in support of it
. Dr. Daniel said that tiie state depart
ment had dealt witli this case for two
years and that wa. enough to T"fct an
American citizen out of prison.
Here Mr. t'ray arose and said: "I
bavo just se-n a dispatch from Havana
stating that the counsel for Sanguilly
has withdrawn the appeal in order to
facilitate his release."
Mr. Frye stepped into the middle
aisle and said: "If the counsel for
Sanguilly has done that he has done
an inexcusably unjust act"
Mr. Hale sought to intcrpo&e. "How
can the senator say that?"
-MIL FRVE TALKS VEUV 1IOI.W.Y.
"Uecause.". answered Mr. Frye, "if
his counsel has withdrawn that ap
peal then that man is a convicted crim
inal, liable to punishment, to impris
onment for life, and can only escape
by pardon, and if he escapes by par
don, then he loses for himself and
isaiuy ail claims Tor carnages; i"!fis
is what Spain has been contending for
all the time. Xow we contend, on the
other hand, that the man'has been un
justly convicted, and that Spain must
deliver him up to us, and if 1 liad my
way a ship of war would start forth
with to Havana to deliver hinu"
In the crowded galleries there was a
tumultuous and long continued dem
onstration such as neither branch of
Congress has heard in recent years.
The Vice President btrov vainlv to
M itt He roe to "; fact, pounded
U.
favil and amid "the din gave a
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that they would be cleared' if the dem
onstration was continued. "This is
the Senate of the United State,' said
he sternly.
Mr. Mills of Texas was quickly am
his feet '-The galleries are filled
with American citizens," he exclaimed,
"and they have a right to express their
feelings on this question.
Mr. Hale had again risen and, with
a tinge of bitterness, said of the state
ment which has aroused such an out
break: 4-The Senator has told the
whole story. It is not the release of
Sanguilly that is wanted. War is
what is wanted. And I say that this
country will not be driven to war in
the next eight days."
The storm subsided somewhat as
Mr. Hoar, turning to the report on the
Sanguilly case, pointed ont some in
definite features to it
CTBA BCrORR EYEHTTHHTG.
To test the sentiment of the Seaate
on the Sangailly Cuban .reselation JUr.
Auennftovco-te-
and proceed with the Cuban resolutioB.
Mr. Hill demanded the yeas and nays,
saying he desired a test The roll call
was followed with intense interest
The motion prevailed, yeas 40, nays 27.
Mr. Teller said he would send every
ship the country had to protect Ameri
can citizens. He would make every
power on earth respect American citi
zenship if it took all the guns and men
and money in the country.
Mr. Hale appealed to the Senate not
to confiscate every hour of the session
and defeat all appropriation bills. He
intimated also that if the Cuban reso
lutions were Trashed there would be
"full debate' in opposition.
BRYAN VISITS CONGRESS.
Kecived a Roral Walcoma When He
Appeared oa the Floor of the Hoate.
"Washington, Feb. 2C The feature
of the session of the House yesterday
was the appearance of William J.
ltryan, late Fusion candidate for
President, on the floor. He had come
to the city to attend "a dinner given-in
his honor by John R. McLean of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, aud as an ex
member was entitled to the privileges
of the floor, ne came into the hall
with Mr. McMilliu of Tennessee, Mr.
Magnire of California, Mr. Sulzer of
New York and ex-Congressman
("eorge George Fred Williams of Mas
sachusetts. The Democratic members
deserted their sects and hurried to
greet him. After a tew minutes he
emerged and walked calmly down the
aisle to his old seat near the center
aisle. The Democrats gave him a
round of hearty applause, the people
in the galleries craned their necks and
took up the demonstration. There
were several wild shouts. Many of the
Republicans joined in the welcome to
their old colleague. The first was
.ludgc Strode of Nebraska, his suc
cessor in congress. Among the others
were Hitt of Illinois, W. A. Stone of
Pennsylvania, Dalzell of Pennsylvania
and Dolliver of Iowa. The confusion
became so great that Speaker
Reed was forced to call
tic house to order. After a
few minutes, Mr. I'ryan made his
way back of the rail which divides the
seats from the lobby, around to the
Speaker's rostrum, where he shook
bauds with the Sneaker. The galler
ies again joined in the demonstration
which occurred at this juncture. Mr.
itryan soon after left the House.
Most of the day was devoted to Dis
trict of Columbia business. The con
ference report on the bill to define the
rights of the purchasers of the Atlan
tic & Pacific railroad nnder the fore
closure sale was adopted.
GREECE WILL NOT YIELD.
Kins and Goverameut Reply DeSaatly
to the Powers War Expected.
Athens, Feb. 20. King George and
his government reiterated formally to
day that it would be impossible for
them to retreat from their decision in
regard to Crete, which is supported by
the whole nation.
Twenty thousand Greek troops are
concentrated at Larissa and the great
est activity prevails. It is believed at
.arissa that general hostilities will be
immediately begun on the frontier in
the event of Greece not being allowed
to annex Crete.
Two Miaaoariaas Fardoaed.
Washington, Feb. 2t. The Presi
dent has pardoned Robert E. Baker,
alias Hamilton E. Baker, convicted in
Missouri of embezzling postoffice
funds. Clemency is extended on ac
couut of the distressed condition of
the convict's family. He has already
served one year of a two-year sentence.
A pardon has also been granted (to re
store citizenship) to Henry Mnllaney,
convicted in Missouri of fraudulent
registration. His sentence expired
nine years ago.
two .More rtrau Arranged.
Caksox, Xcv., Feb. 2C Dan Stuart
announces that there will be twe
fights on March 17. Wside that between
Corbett and Fitzsimmons. Mysterious
Billy Smith and George Green will
figure as the principals in one of the
added boutc. Green has . leen known
as "Young Corljett.' The second
match, just closed, is to be between
Jlartin Flaherty, of Lowell, Mass.,
and Dal Hawkins, of San Francisco
Farmer for Beer latpectloa.
TEFFEnsox Cur.. Mo.. Feb. 26. The
Farmers' elub held a meeting last night
at which there were about forty mem
bers present The beer inspection bill
was the principal thing discussed, and
after a number of strong speeches had
been made in favor of the bill- it was
decided to support it It is probable
that the bill will be sent to engross
ment to-dav.
T. Kyao Rests T. Tracey.
Sykaci:e. X.- Y., Feb. 20. Tommy
Ryan of this city defeated Tommy
Traecy of Australia before a crowd oi
,"!,000 persons in the club house of the
r.iupirv muiuc ciun nere last even
ing. For three rounds the Australian !
stood up for an awful drubbing. He
showed his gameness throughout, but
was no match for the clever welter
weight champion.
Oreirea LrxMatare gaits.
Sai.km, Ore., Feb. 2C When the
joint senatoriai.convention of the Leg
islature met at noon, thirty-six were
present. A motion to adjourn was
made and carried on a viva voce vote.
No time being fixed to which to ad
journ, the supposition is that the con
vention has met for the last time. The
Benson House, at 1 p. m., adjourned
sine die.
Alter Leaves for Wat faias;tOB.
DKrnoiT, Mich.. Feb. 26. General
Russell A. Alger, the newly appointed
secretary of war, left for Washington
at 0 o'clock last evening to -prepare tc
begin his official duties. He was ac-
daog&er whS winta.!SPVis
temlorsloTif!1
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BACKING UP GEN. LEE;
SOME
WARLIKE RESOLUTION'S
IN CONGRESS.
RealcaatlM of ta Coasal Ceaeral for
Lack of Posit ira Sapaort Stirs l
fteaators aad ReprseeatatlTes Retire
Meat Delayed for a Time A Telegram
Froai Gaa. Lee.
Warlike Resolutions.
Washington, Feb. 2'i. The positive
announcement that Consul General
Lee had tendered his resignation con
tingent on action by the admiastra
tion to sustain him in his efforts' to
protect Americans in Cuba has stirred
up both Rouse aad Senate, and in con
sequence decidedly warlike resolutions
have been, introduced in both bodies,
itative GiTaaoB.fltf j-Tesfl
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a joint resolution directing the Pres
ident to demand of the Spanish author
ities in Cnba'thc immediate restoration
to liberty of every American citizen,
native born or naturalized, now im
prisoned by them in the island of Cu
ba, and in support of that demand
authorizing and directing the Presi
dent to accompany it by the presence
of a sufficient number of United States
ships of war- to make that demand
good; and if 'not granted within twen-ty-fouc
hours, that the city of Havana
and, if need be, other ports of Cuba be
bombarded until it is fully complied
with and all. American citizens deliv
ered to the commanders of the war
ships. Senator Allen of Nebraska followed
with a resolution declaring it the sense
of the Senate that effective steps should
be taken to protect the lives of Ameri
cans in Cuba and that Cnited States
battleships should be sent to Cuban
waters. It went over.
Mr. Hill of New York presented a
resolution, which was agreed to, ask
ing the secretary of state for all cor
respondence, etc, relating to American
prisoners in Cuba not heretofore trans
mitted. Mr. Morgan presented a favorable
report from the committee on foreign
relations on a resolution demanding
the immediate and unconditional re
lease ol Julio feanguilly. now impris
oned in Havana. It went over until
to-morrow, Mr. Morgan and Mr. Sher
man stating that action was expected
then.
Geaeral Lee's Resignation.
Fitzhugh Lee, consul general of the
United States at Havana, has resigned
but has been requested to remain at
his post for a time at least
The following cablegram was this
morning received at the state depart
ment: "Havana, Feb. 22. Secretary of
State: My resignation mailed per
steamer. Lee."
Secretary Olnej replied to this al
most immediately, urging General Lee
to withhold his resignation until some
thing could be done, and declaring his
retirement at this time and in" such a
manner "would cause untold trouble.'
After sending his dispatch Secretary
Olney hurried over to the Whita llonse
with General Lee's telegram in his
pocket and talked over the situation
with President Cleveland for nearly an
hour before the other members of the
cabinet arrived to attend the regular
meeting. The 'President fully ap
proved of Mr. Olney "s action in re
questing General Lcc to withdraw his
resignation for tlie present. The mat
ter was not laid before the cabinet
It is stated on the other side that
the consul general has been indis
creet; that though the incarceration
of Dr. Ruiz was brought to his atten
tion in July he took no action until
his death; that while he was in this
country he talked freely to his friends,
stating that it would rehabilitate the
fortunes of the Democratic party to
take decisive action for Cuban free
dom; that his request coming for re
lease of all Americans just previous to
March would seriously endanger the
lives of those taken with arms in their
hands, instead of helping to secure
their freedom.
SILVER REPUBLICAN CALL:
Fonaatlea of m Provisional National
Ceaiaalttee Proposed.
Washington, Feb. 2.".. The silver
Republicans of the Senate and House
signed yesterday an address to
the people which was made pub
lic to-day, calling a meeting of a
"provisional national committee of the
silver Republican party, to meet in
Chicago, June S, for the purpose of
calling a national convention of all
silver Republicans and those who will
co-operate" with them in political ac
tion, "until the great monetary issue
"settled and settled right." Each state
and territory is asked to designate a
member of the provisional national
committee to represent it in all mat
ters preliminary to the call of the con
vention. Charles A. Towne of Minne
apolis is named as chairman of the
committee until after organization is
effected.
The address says that the Repub
lican party has abandoned the princi
ples on which it was founded and that
the silver Republicans cannot fol
low --that party into a shameless
abandonment of American interests
and the tyranny of an alien money
system. It is announced that the ad
dress is issued in response to numerous
inquiries requesting information rcr
garding party policy.
It is signed by Senators Teller, ln
lois. Cannon, Pettigrew, Martin and
Jones and Representatives Towne.
Hartman, She forth and Allen of Utah
AGAINST GOV. SMITH.
The Hoase Soldiers Home Coaiwittco
ReeonsBteads Geaeral Removals.
Washington, Feb. 25. The report
of the Houss special committee to in
vestigate the management of the
Leavenworth Soldiers' home has been
completed. It recommends the re
moval of the governor of the home and
the change of all officers.
Other recommendations are that all
branches of the homes, valued at about
35,000,000, be put directly under the
control of the secretary of war, and
that the post fnnds should be placed
under the control of .the government
'a ifew Catholic Bishop.
. Buffalo, N. Y.. Feb. 25. The Rev
E. J. Quigley, rector of St Bridget's
church in this city, was to-day elevated
to the position of bishop of the Roman
Catholic diocese of Buffalo. Arch
bishop Corrigan officiated as conse
crator. m aa Jaqairy.
Mazbtj, Feb. 25. The cabinet has
ordered Minister of Finance Navarro
B-w to wply to tha Umiltd States
Aeria iTtlie natter of tha is.
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firr few been .
HOT POLITICAL
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Cirii Service Refers!
Heaae G resveaer
VAsniXGTOX, Feb. 2S. tlW A
sent the naval bill., the list of the
propriation bills, to the Senate yeittJJ
day. -is
The feature of the dav was aftveXt'
ceedingly interesting politieaVdebata
on the subject of civil 'service referaa,
It occurred during thcrecoaslderatiota
of the bill to permit the'goveraors
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inc territories jjo appoint certain om
cers of the . territories, -in-eue of va
cancies, without the consent of the
legislative councils, which is now re?'
quired lv law.
Mr. Bailey, Democrat, if ? Texts!
fought the bill on the ground that thft
Democrats and Kepubucaaa or Ar
should not bring their squabbles
i congress, in me course or ms,
marks, Mr. Bailey; tendered to the
publicans nt ajasf lay MJm
bTtfs "of r patronage which" wouUTbeaat
them March 4. On that dav, he said.
there would be 350,000 office seekers
and 60,000 offices.
More animosities have been created
between the executive and legislative
branches of the government by pa
tronage, said he, than all the other
questions combined. It was a quarrel
over patronage that drove from the
Senate most of the brilliant men who
had been in that liody in thirty years.
It was the heat of the zeal for office
which so influenced the brain of a
madman that he shot down a presi
dent. Patronage had alienated per
sonal friends, struggling over who
should control
The pending bill was lost sight of in
the political maelstrom that followed.
Mr. Flynn, Republican, of Oklahoma
aroused many of the Republicans to
app.ause by declaring that if he could
have his way he would wipe out the
civil service law and fill every office
with a Republican.
Mr. Grosvenor, ridiculed the civil
service system, and predicted, amid
uproarious applause from the Repub
licans, that the tide was rising which
would sweep the law out of existence
and give the young men of this country
a chance
Mr. Bailey again secured the floor
aud, after remarking upon the "pecu
liar relations1' existing between the
gentleman from Ohio (Grosvenor) and
the incoming president, asked senten
titiously it the Democrats rwere war
ranted in assuming that liis utterances
were to be accepted as a uoticc that
the civil service law is to be repealed.
Mr. Grosvenor replied to Mr. Bailey's
intimation with a frankness that again
set the Republicans wild.
"If the .gentleman from Texas had
been here in the Fiftieth congress,"
said he, "he would know that the first
bitter contention 1 ever had on this
floor .with William McKinley was on
this subjret of civil service reform, he
taking one side of the question and I
the other. When it was over I did not
think he had lost any confidence in my
partisanship and I had lost none in his
statesmanship and ultimate good
sense.'
"Ultimate is good.' shouted Mr.
Bailey, as the. house applauded.
Mr. Grosve'nor proceeded to charac
terize Use civil service law as "conspire
aey." which had proved "the greatest
power of tlie spoilsman.' Ho declared
that "Pendleton and the Democrats'
had introduced this "patent medicine"
into our government In conclusion,
he denied that he pretended to repre
sent the views of the President-elect.
Then Mr. Brosius, as chairman of
the civil service committee, had a final
word. He declared that Mr. Grosven
or's remarks "flashed the sword in the
heart of the president-elect," and read
from Mr. McKinley s letter of accept
ance his statement that in the matter
of civil service reform he "would take
no backward step.'
"Is that treason?' cried Mr. Brosius,
glowering down on Mr. Grosvenor. If,
it is, charge it home to the greatest .
citizen oi this republic.
Mj. Walker, Republican, of Massa
chusetts, concluded the debate.
REFORM EDITORS.
The Fnsloalsts Oat of the National
Association aud Organize a New Oae.
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. a.". The
branch of the National Reform Press
association, which met in this city
Monday, yesterday gave up all hopes
of reconciliation with the "middle-of-the
road" wing, which met in Memphis,
Tcnn., in response to the call of Presi
dcuc Yandervoort of Nebraska. The
Kansas Citj- contingent decided to let
go its hold on the old organization and
go it alone. The result is the United
Reform Press association, national in
its scope, which, while it will not com
bat tlie old N. R. P. A., will have
nothing whatever to do with it.
J. R. Sovereign of Sulphur Springs,
Ark., general master workman of the
Knights .of Labor, was' chosen presi
dent of the new organization. A con
stitution was adopted and a strong
statement of principles. Then it was
decided to hold the next meeting of
the N. R. P. A. in Omaha, February
22, IS'JS, and adjournment sine die was
taken.
There are two reformed press asso
ciations now. but the editors who met
in Kansas City were almost unanimous
in holding that they had the right with
them ami that the responsibility for
the schism lay with the Memphis
meeting.
A conciliatory telegram was sent to
the Memphis convention but it was
ignored. The following arc the offi
cers elected:
President ,T. R. Sovereign, grand
master of the Knights of Labor and
editor of the journal of that order.
Vice President J. M. Gass, Des
Moincs,.Ia., Farmers Tribune.
Secretary-Treasurer Warwick San
ders. Columbus. Neb.. Arirns.
St. Loots' Exchange Daajaced.
Jst. Louis, Mo., Feb. 25,
o'clock this morning fire started in the
elevator shaft of the Merchants' Ex
change building, which occupies two
thirds of the block on Third street,
bounded by Chestnut and Pine, pre
sumably from defective electric light
wires, and spread to offices on the top
floor. The damage is 0,000.
Lake Preston, S. D., Feb. 25. Mrs.
August Hanson and four children are
dead from gas from a straw burning
heating stove while Hanson himself is
dying. Only one ot the family, a
young boy, is recovering.
Turkey Cai.s oet Troops.
London, Feb. 25. It is reported on
good authority that the sultan of
Turkey has ordered seventeen divisions
of the army mobilized for the purpose
of enabling him, with the irregulars,
to put 203.020 men in the field, 80,000
each against Greece and Bulgaria, the
remainder as a reserve.
The Texas Hoase la a Deadlock.
Arsnv, Tex., Feb. 25. The House
has been in a hopeless deadlock since
yesterday afternoon. It has been in
CSSion ail niffht, a fhrhtia aalaoritv
-(.. usi m.,- i-j "T7? 2
Of
ftMral atwignatent law aWiid
UAtof
prfltrrtd ereflfters;
1PL0MAT8 ALARMED,
FAVORS COERCION OF
ORtECE ; -a."
Set ItstH the
Feeliitr a the
stealas Decidedly Catt1ed
s- ... . .
ten cmieisea- Tae au-
atirato Vaat Mere Power.
WelB Seat ef War.
4ff. -I'tAit-sO. Feb. 24, If the
salted actio of the admirals off Crete
proves insufficient to cause the with
drawal of the Greek troops from tho
island, Knssia. France. Austria and
fOerauay have already agreed to a
aad surer plan. Diplomatists
peUtleiaas. here are- perfectly
ihatabe action taken to seiag
rsi wit ! sr me tirsafca
LfronCrete should be prompt and tie-
cisive. Any delay or signs of discord
means war.
At the ministry df foreign affairs
here, in spite, of any colored reports to
the contrary, there is neither hesita
tion or doubt, and Germany's policy of
rapid and decisive action is warmly
supported. Tlie view of Emperor Wil
liam that there can' be no relations
with Greece until she withdraws from
Crete Is shared here.
The government stillr holds for tlie
utmost firmness being applied to the
Cretan business, because it sees clearly
the endless complications otherwise
during the coming months, and if Crete
is to be given to- the Greeks, nothing
can hold the Bulgarians hack.
The action of the American sen
ators in passing, at such a critical mo
ment, a resolution of sympathy with
Greece has been looked upon as very
mischievous and uncalled for. It re
ceives much severe criticism here. A
leader who has sympathy with the
Greeks, but who knows how impor
tant it is they should not be encour
aged to maintain the -present attitude
in face of the wishes of the powers,
said to-day: "We thought Americans
did not interfere with the foreign pol
itics which did not affect their .inter
ests. Tho senators demonstration is
a serious breach and wc cannot under
stand it We have been often loudly
assured that the United States would
not let their jingoism go beyond the
limits of the Monroe doctrine, but
they seem to have a big hole in that
theory now. Perhaps, however, the
senators mistook "Crete for Cuba, their
conformation being very much alike.'
admirals want more power.
Paris, Feb. 23. An official dispatch
received here to-day from Admiral
Pottier, the commander of the French
squadron oft Canea, island of Crete,
states that the admirals have informed
their respective governments that an
archy continues to increase in Crete
and that they cannot any longer be
answerable for the avoidance of con
flicts, unless they arc authorized tc
prevent the landing of all provisions
and the powers obtain the recall of
tho Greek troops and warships. Sun
day, in spite of the repeated protests
of the commanders of the foreign
fleets, the insurgents outposts contin
ued to advance and engage in a fusil
lade with the Turkish outposts before
Caneo. After a consultation, tho
British, Austrian. German and Rus
sian ships opened fire and only ceased
when the Greek-flag was lowered.
FOREST RESERVES.
Yore Than 21,000,00 J Acres or Timber
Land Set Aside.
Washington, Feb. 24. President
Cleveland celebrated the l;.th anni
versary of the birth of George Wash
ington by issuing thirteen executive
orders far reaching in their effect. On
the recommendation of Secretary
Francis and a forestry commission of
the National Academy of Sciences (ap
pointed by Professor Wolcott Gibbs,
the president of the academy) the
president signed and promulgated
thirteen proclamations establishing as
many additional forestry reservations
containing an aggregate area of
21,279,400 acres, two-fifths tlie area of
the state of Kansas Some of the sec
tions are within the limits of railroad
grants, and in such cas:s the executive
proclamation only reserves the alter
nate sections. "This is notably the
case in the Priest River forest reserva
tion, which the report of the commis
sioner characterizes as 'the most val
uable body of timber in the interior of
the continent."'
The secretary will submit to Con
gress a bill authorizing the secretary
of the interior to indemnify tho bca
eficiaries in any of these railroad land
grants, included within the limits of
forest reservations established by pro
clamations of the President, by patent
ing to them an equal quantity of other
portions of the public domain within
specified limits. The secretary further
shows that under the law authorizing
the President to establish these reserv
ations, sixteen such reservations have
heretofore been set aside, aggregating
an area of 17,500.0:M acres.
Doable Montana Tragedy.
Missoula. Mont, Feb. 24. Soon
after midnight Sunday morning Will
iam Morley.' a gambler, shot and killed
Blanch Renaud, with whom he had
been living: shot, but only slightly
wounded, her friend. Bess McCnnlea,
and, after failing to shoot himself,
jumped into the river, where his frozen
body was found late yesterday with
his throat cot from ear to car. Morley
has lived' in Colorado and claimed ti
have escaped from the penitentiary of
either North or South Carolina, coming
from there to this state last year. He
was an intimate friend of Frank
Dresser, who murdered his wife at
Butte last week.
Rryaa Offers Oratorical Prises.
Salem. 111.. Feb. 21. William .1
Bryan, with his wife aud daughter,
spent yesterday here. He paid a visit
to the public school and addressed the
pnpils on Washington, and offered two
prizes to be awarded by the board of
education, from year to year, to the
two pupils standing the highest in
oratorv.
John Murphy, in jail at Scdalia, has
been identified as Pat Clanccy, a noJ
safe blower and diamond thief, known
aU over the country in police circles.
Lee Has Kot Resigned.
Havana, Feb 24. General Fitzhugh
Lee, the United States consul here, is
oat in a written statement saying he
has not resigned, thus definitely set
ting at rest the contrary statements
made in New York.
Varls Stadeats Stead by tireeee.
Paris, Feb. 24. Fifteen hundred stu
dents renewed their demonstrations in
fever of Crete and Greece on Boulevard
St NlchMi last night- they were
toon tUepersed, Savsral arrests were
mmfP ' '
Mbb -t-- a
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IGNORED WHITE FLAGS.1
Cretan tfsmveaU Fire oa the
Ceasate $ Are Weaaded. "-.
Canea, Vte. Feb. 34. Fifteen
Chrtaas." including three nuns-of the
filias comveat. were wounded by bom
berdmentr five thousand Insurgents
arrived within half an hour after fir
ing commenced. The damage done
was considerable 1'be French and
Italian warship did not open nW, Be
cause the Greek flag Was lowered by
the insurgents before their tarn caste.-
The English, Italian and Rusia,a
consuls have returaed from Seliabs,
accompanied by 170 Mussulman fugi
tives. They were unable to hold con
ferences with the chiefs of the bellig
erents, who .arc conducting a war of
extermination. Both sides have mu
tually massacred prisoners. Two thou
sand civilians aad 250 Turkish soldiers
are resisting the advance of the insur
gents with three cannon. Their post-
mm is extremeiv critical, i ne e
flic Christians there, although advised
of their arrival, fired on the consuls;
in spite o'f the white flag of truce
which they carried. The consuls re
turned to Selinos. where the Chris
tians occupied fresh positions. Here,
also, the consuls were fired upon, the
shots fulling all around the ship.
A KANSAS TRAGEDY.
toha Parkinson Attempts Harder aad
Then Com mils Salcidv.
Pomona. Kan.. Feb. 24.- John Par
kinson, a farmer, a resident of this
county for thirty-five years past, at
one time a large land owner and
wealthy, shot John II. Waitc, the sec
retary and treasurer of the Barse Live
Stock Commission company of Kansas
City, Mo., in the head about 11 o'clock
to-day and then turned the pistol on
his own head and killed himself, fall
ing across Mr. Wnite. Mr. Waite's
wound is not dangerous.
There was no loud talk or quarrel
between tlie two, but bystander say
Parkinson suddenly drew his weapon
and fired at Mr. Waite, tvho turned
and ran from the store where they
were standing, followed by Mr. Iark
inson. At the stora front Mr. Waite
stumbled and fell. Parkinson, prob
ably thinking Waite was dead, then
fired a bullet into his own brain.
It was undoubtedly the insane act
of n man crazed by financial loss. Mr.
Parkinson was a proud-spirited man
and hud been a leader in business in
this locality from the earliest settle
ment of the country.
ROZELLE SCORED.
Paal
Vnmlervoort Indolses lit Some
ILirsti Talk.
Memphis, Tcnn., Feb. 21. Paul Van
voort, retiring president of tho. Reform
Press association, spoke to-day of the
Kansas City meeting called by cx-Scc-retary
Rozclle. He read the report in
the paper and counted the names of
those present. Only, a few of these, he
said, were members of the Reform
Press association.
"Mr. Rozclle is not now a member,
said Vandcrvoort. "He- was expelled
from that organization on account of
his action in calling si meeting in op
position to the present Memphis con
vention. "Rozzelle told me personally before
the campaign if the Republicans put
up money to run the campaign in Mis
souri he wo.ild not go with the Demo
crats. That's the kind of a fellow
Rozzellc is. Governor Stephens has
appointed him commissioner of labor
as a result of his deal in that state.
His present meeting in Kansas City is
in the interest of the Democratic party.
It is an anti-middle-of-the-road meet
ing strictly, but it is in no way a con
vention of the Reform Press associa
tion." CASH ONLY FOR WAGES.
The House Passes a BUI to ito Away
With Store Order Systems.
TorEtCA, Kan.. Feb. 24. The house
passed house bill No.45. beingan act to
secure to the employes of corporations
and trusts the payment of their wages
in lawful money of the United States.
The bill applies to all trusts and cor
porations that may employ ten per
sons. It provides that "it shall be un
lawful for any corporation other than
a religious, literary, charitable or
municipal corporation, or any trust or
the agent, or the business manager
of any such corporation or trust
to sell, give, deliver in any way di
rectly or indirectly to any person em
ployed by such corporation or trust,
in payment of wages due or to become
due, any scrip, token, credit, or any
book of account or other evidence of
indebtedness, payable to bearer or his
assignee otherwise than at the date of
issue, but such wages shall be paid in
lawful money of the United States or
by check or draft drawn upon a bank
in which such corporation or trust has
the money to pay the same on deposit
Mr. Safe Takes o Risks.
Joi.iet. 111.. Feb. 21. Russell Sage,
the New York millionaire, recently
loaned his brother, Eliznr Sage, a
resident of the village of Oiannabon,
?50. To secure this loan, a promissory
note, secured by a mortgage on Eli
znr's homestead, was given, and the
mortgage, after being duly recorded,
will be forwarded to Mr. Sage in New
York.
Galtty of FlIllinuerlMg-.
1'Mir.AnKi.pnTA. Feb. 21. - John D.
Hart, owner of the filibustering
.steamer Lanrada. who had been on
trial in the United States coprt here
for several days charged with setting
on foot a military expedition to Cuba
in defiance of the neutrality laws, was
found guilty this morning by the jury.
Sixth Contiaeatal Congress.
Washington, Feb. 24. An asscm
blage embracing many women whose
names are well known in every section
of the country filled the Columbia
theater when the sixth continental
congress of the National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
wascalled to order yesterday. Neariy
1,000 accredited representatives and
others' identified with the organization
were present. The chief business of
the congress will be the consideration
of overtures for a consolidation with
the Daughters of
the Revolution,
rival societv.
The Children Go to Princeton.
Washington. Feb. 24. Mrs. Cleve
land. l:cr mother, inn three children
and their nurse went on the Pcnnsyl
van.a train this morning in President
Yhoiansons private car to Princeton,
-J. .!. 'After Mr?. Cluvjland sees the
children safely instilled in their new
home she will return to Washington
and remain with the President until
after the inauguration of President
elect McKinley.
Robert E. Wilson and Stanley Mil.
Ier, gamblers, fo,V a duel at Sad
Lodge, Mont, and UUietl nek ether,
THE REOOaD BK0KEN.
C, B.
Q. ACCOMPLISHES A
GREAT FEAT;
Trala .' .Burl'aa-tea Raata
freaa Chirac to Deaver, i.Oa
at aa Atcse Saeed ef Xeartf
M Miles aa
-
T1m) Chicago, Burllagtca 4c Qulncy
Railroad baa Just accoaspllsked the
greatest feat the world has ever knowR
for leng-diatance fast running.
It wis made In a race against death
to carry Henry J. Mayhem of few
York to the bedside of his dying sea la
Denver.
The distance from Chicago to Den
ver, 1.028 mile, was covered in ex
actly l.Ott metes' actual; iya:
Aft'tlM
IhecJ
longest continuous run ever made by
any railroad in the world.
It was a run made in the ordinary
course of business. No special prepa
ration whatever had been contem
plated for the trip. Ir exactly forty
four aliHtea from the tirao the order
for the train was received the throttle
of the engine was pulled open and the
train glided out of the Union Depot on
a race which surprised railroad men
the world over.
The engine which took the train on
the first run out of Chicago to Galcs
burg had just como in from Aurora
pulling -a regular passenger train. No
time was spent; in cleaning up. but it
was quickly turned around, attached to
tho special train and manned by the
same engineer who had brought It to
Chicago. Not more than a half doxen
officials or employes of the road knew
the trip was to be made. This fact is
the most important in the history of
the great feat, as it demonstrates tho
superb physical condition of tho road
aiid the perfect management which en
ables such remarkable time to be
maintained for more than a thousand
miles.
The time msde by the record-breaking
trtia Is as follows, including all
stops:
From Chicago
To Galesburg ..
To Burlington .
To Pacific Jet...
To Lincoln
To Hastings ...
To McCook
To Denver
Miles.
... 163
... 20C
... 482
... 541
... 638
... 770
...1,025
Time.
2h. 56m.
3b. 48m.
3h
10b.
12h.
14h.
18b.
5m.
11m.
2m.
15m.
53m.
Average time,
including stops, 54.3
miles per hour.
Average time, excluding stops, 57.54
miles per hour.
The first stop made by the train after
leaving Chicago was at Sixteenth street
for supplies, where four minutes were
consumed. At Aurora the traveling en
gineer took one minute, to look the en
gine over and the train ran without a
stop until Mendota was reached, when
three minutes more were consumed for
the same purpose. A total of twenty-
one stops was made between Chicago
and Denver, consuming in all sixty
four minutes. The longest stop was
made at Red Oak, la., where engines
were changed on account of a hot
truck. ' At this point the fastest run
of the trip was made. Soon after leav
ing Creston it was discovered that a
box on one of the engine trucks was
heating, but in spite of this fact the
run of thirty-six miles- was made in
thirty-four minutes. At VIHisca a
fresh engine was substituted and the
run to Red Oak, fifteen miles, was
made in as many minutes.
Over long stretches of road between
McCook and Denver the train made
more than a mile a minute for dis
tances of forty to sixty miles. Six en
gineers took the train from Chicago to
Denver, making an average of 170
miles to each run.
Mr. Mayham left New York Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock on Pennsylvania
Limited in response to repeated mes
sages that his son, William B. May
ham, was lying at the point of death
at Denver. At Fort Wayne Mr. May
ham became convinced that the ordi
nary trains would not take him to the
bedside of his son in time to close his
eyes in death, and he promptly wired
the Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy road
to have in readiness a special train to
carry him through to Denver in the
shortest possible time.
The Pennsylvania arrived in Chicago
ten minutes lato and thirty minutea
making necessary preparations for the
were consumed by Mr. Mayham in
journey.
The train left the Union Depot at ex
actly 10 o'clock Monday morning. The
Burlington road had agreed to make
the trip to Denver "inside of twenty
four hours." The f?at was accom
plished in three minutes less than
nineteen hours, or more than five
hours under the stipulated time.
Children's letters.
Children should be encouraged to
write letters. It gives them facility in
write letters-. It gies them facility in
expressing their ideas, and if the habit
is established in childhood, it is less
difficult In afterlife. When they leave
the eld home a regular correspondence
Is a source of the greatest comfort to
both parents and children, and fre
quent letters help to keep the fraternal
tie strong between brothers aud sis
ters. VORTH KNOWING.
The strongest known wood is kranji
wood, of Borneo, but the .Canada rock
elm is stronger in proportion to its
weight
St. Louis is the largest street-car
manufacturing city In the world. Tho
output last year was about three thou
sand cars.
Charleston, S. C. has a commission
Bnade rees. In four years It has
planted. more than one thousand trees
in the city streets.
The Judges of the Supreme Court of
Florida draw straws for 'the position
of chief justice, the constitution of the
State providing that that official shall
be chosen by lot.,
Mrs. Charlotte Van Cleve, who Is
bow living In Minneapolis, was the Irst
white child berm in the vast North
western Territory. She will be seventy
eight years old next Jose.
In Greece teachers contribute 5 per
I eent on the salaries, and tho state isas
tho xeamjklmdjr, in order to fnptnuiav
at twefctr "tlttr twenty yera of
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