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I DEMAND ON SPAIN 10II CODA. The Senate Adopts Strong Resolutions to This Effect BY A VOTE OF 67 to 21. It* Voice Ik for War t'n.ll the Spanish King Is Furled In the Western Hemisphere, un?l Furled Forever--TI?o President Directed to t'se the I.and and Naval Forces to Carry t?.e Kcso- I lution Into Ftl'ect. THE SENATE. Anna, 10th. -Tho Senate's voire is for war war nuti 1 the satVron llaj; of S|>aiu shall have heeu furled in the Western Hemisphere, and furled forever. Its voice, too, is for the iudel>endence of the infant, republic of the k'em of the Antilles. "Free Cuba aud the independence of the island repub" lie" was the shibboleth of this body throughout the four days' debate which ended tonight by the adoption of the following resolution: ".loint resolution for the recognition of the independence of the people and republic of Culm, demanding that the government of Spain relinquish its authority ami government in the island of Cttha, and to withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cnhaii waters, and directing the President of the United States #o use the land and naval forces of the United States to carry those resolutions into elVect. "Whereas. The ahhorrent conditions winch have existed for more than three years in the island of Cuba, so near our own borders, have shocked the moral sense of the people ot the United States; have been a disgrace to Christian civili/ation, culminating, asthev have, in the destruction of a United States battleship with ? of its odicers and ctew. wliih* on a friendly visit in the harbor of - Hhi'udu, and cannot f>.* endured, as has been set forth by the President of the United States in his message to Congress of April JI, ISPS, upon which me action or congress \vas invite**!, ihen-fore, I.Vsol veil. I?c I lie Sena!c and Ihm-e of h'epivsvntatires id tlic I nited States id America in ('undress assembled. "Kirst. That the jn?i?j?!?? id the island of Cuba are, and of right ought to he free and independent and that t lie piveni llieilt id the I llited Statelu'iehy recognizes the republic of Cuba as the t rue and law fui government of tlia' island Second. That it is the tint \ of the 1 lilted States to demand and the government of tiie I"nited States does hereby demand that the government of Spain at once relinquish iti authority and government in t'uha and withdraw its land ami naval forces from t'uha ami Cuban \% aters. Third, That the President of the ITiited States he, and he is hereby directed and empowered to use the entire laud and naval forces of the I nitcd Males, and to call into the actual service of the 1 nited Slides, to such extent as may he necessary l?? carry these resi dut ions into el I t "Court h. That 11 m I ' nit i d -states hereby disclaims any J ion or intention t ? exorcise sovereignty, jnrisdidion or control over said island, cx e|it torllie pacificatloti thereof , ami assert tlieir determinalioii w hen that isaccomplished, to leave the government and eontfoi ot the island to its people i lie yea ami nav vote on tins resolti11 o i s is a v fuli'.ws.as well as an niial vsi*i I ' < ? tlif <li!t?" en! pehtiea i m ile-' v otuil: . > , Ailt'ii, Itaeon, iaiio'i, i.< .'.'y, fare, ' an lion. ( alter, < liumlier, < lnl?<?i . lark, ('lay. t'oeurell, < iillmn. t'a iits. 1 lavis, l>el>oe, Katilktier, l i t e, ' ia1! .lye.-. (tear. < ionium. < i i ay. HansIticr.e.'n. Harris, H eit tield, .tones, ft' Arkansas; !i nes. of \e\n mi; Kenney. K\le. I.odfe. lain! , s iy. Me! i.ei v. Si? 1 .anriii. Mattery, | Mal.t'e, ''lillt.il. Musoll, M ills, M i|r!n< | j 'Ioney. Mm^an, Mil! |'h\, No:. on, i a -<-e | ! eiii 'se. I erkins. ! eiti^i ev., I'etuis. ! ; i r'nr, <p;ay. laiullli , Iloaeli,Snolip, | a St e ,\ ai t. '1 ei tel, I lull ston. I ill j in.: :. I nrlev. 1 iirin , I le | in, Vest, Wui | r?'l:. Wl.hOll. W Of (i i. I Nays?Aldnch, Allison,Burrows. Cai- I fery. Klkins, Fairbanks, Hale. Hatina, I Hawlev, Hoar ? McBrule. McMilllan, Morrill, Piatt, of Connecticut; Piatt, of New York; Pritchard, Sewoll, Spoonor. Wellington, Wetuiore, White 21. Yeas: Republicans, 24; Deuiourats, > HI; Populists, 7; (Silver Republican*. ' ft; total. (57. Nays: Republicans. IP; Democrats, 2; total. 21. No less tlisn tweutv-live Senators nil rt'NBrii memseives 10 me momentous question under consideration during tho day. and while under tho rule elaborate arguments wore impossible, [ the speeches were characterized bv an impasriuned force and eloquent-* larelv heard in or out of the hulls ?.i iL American ('oujjross. NAVY DISCIPLINE. everybody from the commander of a warship down obeys orders. No Power on Earth Can Save an Officer or Man from Being at His Station When General Quarters Arc Sounded Except Detvh- ' Each Day the Ship Clears For Actions. *' "Ship shape" aboard a war ship oC '. the United States navy is even more e voluminous in its meaning than in its 1, use on land implies. It is the quint- M essence of discipline, and is so far- j, reaching in its application that it in- j eludes everybody from the rear ad- j niiral in command of a squatlron to the lowly and submissive powder monkey. ^ So clearly are the lines of authority drawn and authority in the nan is . synonymous with discipline that tho M" captain of a flag ship is superior in a ? way to the rear admiral who coin- c, mands the Heel. For instance. Hear a Admiral Sicard is in enmmaitd of 'tie A tin; l ir s(|?iadron, and. let us say. she Iowa is In llasrsliin. Hear Admiral Siriirtl's stillliot-ity covers i iir Aslant ie n."- r as .1 whole. iiiiiiditip: 1h Inn in tlic I) :i 11111 ins of 'he Iowa, her captain's authority is supreme. li is a s! ran ire t! i. posit ion of jurisdiction in wlii. h in: llic nuiii v I li? siibulifni r* ffr< al re t han t In < !i it I. I >i: i upline ahoard a i:..- c.f-war hcror ilit* saiini ?im.s at'iicln.. unl continues lot:- after In- i- <]? ::?!. U'ln-n. in harl-nr. in is av alvinti a: :: to hy tin Ik alswain s wltisili' ami t all I p. all I.amis'" the mlisittl man. who has sworn to tii 111 for his ctutnin lot an averair of s'lT.oo nor month, knows what riia a; .1 rcfiiilat ions mean i'ran. thai lilim until If is piped d->':t at t w 11 bolls. or ! o'clock tit liiuhi. in i - s j in 11| \ ,-t iiit*. it* m ii^K : ' discipline. lie oat . smokiholystones tin- ih-t Iir cleans hrti- work just as i h '\>'V > pnrt of a mat him-. A11 hands t urn to" a fin; i: :u< iti tin- pun ^tinjiwav blow* <?a; tho sniokin;', lati n ami tit - t ttrrii tiluu; of " oaths lias In on Kaiio throiiuh b\ every ' p other's , i n wlio i- on <I. < k Tin ' pumps are iiaium (V . atul i- thrown, on a iln *11 et k . ami tin work < drauuim; a.. I j* ptirhinr a hoi' 'one o\ . ilio fh k i- a hot an fail-t til- ' d ami allowed to a I ?ii ,o. (iunn- ; in., "s > iiss I tniiiilthors h for hhtokiaa hrasswork on th ' hiju pom:-t nitikoi's on In- i r.i !(l:-iih Tin hoat-'wain's t..ate uninres tin- ?arils M wiili his shrill wiiistlo ttml xt.tii.-ite J.| prolan it*. ::till the nn n a- ;? 'iitt.it (ll hunurv. At 7 :;< it.-ssyiar i.- ml. am! tin a! snioltin: iaii.it i.? liyhtocl so ih.it til" 'I 1 ar!> v.: t- h u ;i\ t njo> a nipofe.l of I>1 :ti ' ua\y pint; bef< tin tlt.y's tiit eipline fairly ,-i>is iii. After moss tin I i>i;> .iit I .1 )'> w r ii> ill- m: .1 >r -ni ~ sequent proeeptliiigs. At ? o eior I ells quart -rs itt*? sounded. v. \ < ! > in.-' p. mas: I - .it hi-- n.. . t ... i j, ? ??i;:i' - .i ! . t|). h ml -it m- .!, . I nt. in Insp< . ; ittt! Ii\ ilr i -.|)';iip .i: 11 t;i II ' in ' 11 iVuinn i?lli . r am! ;,\i ?'i i i" I 111' hin .ill. v. t?: 11??\\.- \; o- ''l IT : I. iI'. ' . h ill II ;i!' hip ' ' 1 ib iih--! ill .i i in i:-i! \ a i soil 11 ;i !'.>1111 i ,'iv i repr.i -a-. ! t). ft till tun % i" >; . n ' i' :i u it,: . ! -i : Sl of ill- liin n.-ill:- in : 1? . i Ii- ' i- r. v 11r?I? l|i\ i.sill.l til On pertain tin\-ihi-ri- lire drill- ami 111 tintinifii > its. Cent-nil tiiiariers nie.i-i thai every oliit er ami man inn on t!? sit I. lis: or :n tin- Inin must he a: hi.-- ,e |>ns' I la shin i- i learetl for ae ion its though tin - neinv were in sight tin! .1 hail It- were impending. \II lires m ah;> ir I tin- shin are mil out th;-' i. . tne tires untir-r the boilers ;ie<l in ihe iM gain \ are tli..\n ti. tin- sinokin;' lamp is put on. ami Everything aflame eea p* to oxis' liie powder magazines tin ti tpencil ami "monkeys" station. <| ;?t the littles Kv.-ry soul, from t-nptain rj( tiow ii. knows hi- oliire ami is there. v- .. .No power on earth t-nu save an of 11 i or man from being at his station co \ !i? ii general tmarters are minim - wl e 11 i>! death. That is why nav.il iii i- !> pi - lie i.- m. eke. <*' In all ships' drills every man e- his ur phire ami ilnn. h has in-en ;:oin i iim- immemorial, and will tomi-me so 1111 as long as t'mgre. s appro.trinte.. m m. ni > v tor t he ma i lit ran m e of our powan n. Iii ease of tll'e I he re are i hits who t , man pumps ami those who form the j,u lull ket hrigatle By no possiitle iiie in- gi an I In-* h illixi t 1 or eonfuseil ar t.i an where tlnv h. Ion - \ well think of t In- e a ri ii waltltiing iii if- orhi! \nd tin- same iii gun. sail heat-, lire ami other drills eniutmm to a man-of-war I if sailor should fall overboard Ins I ftoloWs \\ a. 111 < i ? .!) I.\ lie bniii. of I lll-s ' ^ ' ihounh ti?- \v< re i(> drown ;i hn:n'r< I tilu forr h mild 1 ?*? lislmd aboard Nor 'In 'In in! miMTiiiic i In .im of,i in ;i 11 ovii-lioi.ril ilifft r in (mini iiiul so il i sr i 111 j ni .Mill fi|i't||Oi| I mill Tll.It of fi lling no .1 Ki'ilui ;i:n l;i?r Until ;im :i inirt ??f i 111' ino liiin nii!\ mm rns'> |jr s 17.">i' n tumuli iiiol llm oi 11i nis :i pound no: irnntitti; tlio li:nv-ii. on I7\<t> iii.mi iilioin! ;i ship |i;is lii \i pi are mill III' a-Xpt-ril III - 11'< >1111 * if 11 - I is hot in it. If ill - i.toiain loaves ilm """ ?l?ip In- must report to hi- tu-xt rank- v:i us oflln r. tiinl so on down tin* lis: io tin- i Midi rn.in who. ia an unguarded . . . "i' nio'i.i-ni <:111 11? i!< i! patriotism witti (( roMimiii- mm Irfi liotno mol mother for ;i h.it:r*toi-ll and b-an oun Pr Ill REM IK ? t is Completed and is to Raise Over $100 000.000 Per Year. EA AND COFFEE TAXED. - tr?T, TolxitM'o, Cl^ar!!, Slocks, < berks, I'aient Mr<llclurs, Telexrapli Messages mimI Kx press l*aokusi1*, All to I'uy Tribute. Washington (Speciut.}- The Uepubran members of the ways nud moans nlil Iti I I ton i if f lia 1-1 /men lie i*n nennt i/m I . v completed tho preparation of tho rev* tine measure, wInch will be passed to uise rcxeuuo sufficient to prosecute tlie >ar. I lie members propose that tlie resent generation shall bear tlie burens of tLe war, au?J proceeding upon hat theory, they have prepared u I>i11 liat will raise betweeu 5too.000,000 and I til), ooo, 000 additional revenue i?er utiti in. i lie bill will provide for iiu additional ix of ^t per barrel upon beer. On man factored tobacco anil snutl ilie inter- * al revenue tax will be increased from 1 to Icents. The increase on cigars i t lid cigarettes has not been absolutely 1 fr \ ; i t V.yA ' /fer wail ?1 ' ImSP/ r<>\ - i. r.:: \r. i . r .i . rr. I he New York World miv> he will probably lead tin- American forees hi (Jutm. i xod. Init it probably will be Si <>n all asses. 1 lie proposition wbieb the eunte placed on the tar ill' bill, but hieb went out in coiifyieuee, to tux II stock- iiuil trutislers of eorporntions. ; embodied in the measure. it ineluiles stump tux on all ehecks. ilrnfts anil 11 instruments of business; mortgages, inns nnii hotels': a tux ou l atent ami roprietary uieilieities ami a tax on telgrupli messages ami express packages i also incorporated in the lull. This 'heme of taxation is estimated to liso OOit.oO't. The tax on proprien v and | atent medicines will be "J juts on packages or bottles retailing t ' !'> cents ot under, and I cents on io.-o ietailing at above that price. ' i iiu tax on telegraph messages will i ts I cent oti all messages xvhieh cost "Ti ?nts or less, and "j cunts on all above j ? cents. \ duty of in rents per pound placed upon tea. aud dcents per jund on colVce Mottled water.* arc to bear a tax situ- , a;' to patent medicine -. I 'or the press- 1 ig needs ot the government the Sccre,ry of the l'reasury is given the genal | iiurr to issiii> ccrtibcutos ot in bti dness j a\able in one venr, ami to ;*ar not to exceed d | or cent interest. 1 i l:c Secretary of the I reasiiry tv also ithi'ts/ei 'o borrow ou the credit tne government bv popular sub- . ri| tioii a loan of nno,nun. Tiniiili is to lie placed through the postHit ?s of the country, the sub-Treesl ies and government depositories, in i\v into bonds, whieii are to lie sold at *' ir. 1 hey are to bear d per cent, ini est and to be redeemable after li\o a ars. at tne option of the government, nl to bj due in twenty years. The p liicipal aud interest are to lie payable coin. OH ATTACKS A CON'sl LM'K, v ire Down the Shield With the 1'iilteil States Arms. v At Malaga. Spain, there wan a se- a his disturbance on the Kith, resulting ti an atteck upon the I'.iited States 5s nsulute. The demonstration begun tli the parndinir of siimli ei-i.iv.lu roii"h tiio streets. ahoutin<r patriotic ^ ies. but a mob eventually ?uth- \ oil ami attacked the I'nited u utes consulate.. atones were thrown id one of the mob leaders procured a bier, t >ro down the shield, having ion u the aruis i f the I nited States ^ d draeired it alon^ the street. Senor ipdepon. Ministe of the Interior, s instructed tlie prefect of A.iuxahi to ve the \ineiicaii consul satisfaction, d to ai: est the ntipleaders >>t the out eaU. War \c? ^ Molts '! he dreiiath oi the ( lilted States u?\ now includes about ollicors d "J*.oilll Mien, about null' the Spanish ClIiTt h. ! he t\ iiinitiu't"ii N ( Messenger , - 11 j . . I ' I 1 UIII Mil I II II" I et of win \ nil -| am is l.liocklliu tills lit s Ollt O' hllSilU'sS. \ IfllMI'lll. ( ll'll. Special sa\s the nt nii'Mit Ikmi1 i-t tliut tiio sooner the at shot < til i*il tln> better 1 iio Spanish minister, SiMior I'olo, 'r tin- l<tli. closed a charter for an ut'i icaii steamer of the I'luiit line, i' och will cat rv practically the en tiro Ji i*11s11 coloiiv o! luiunu, I'hi., to lla- w na. tl i ain s rep ill on the "Maine, which ?| to lie ma le public -hortl\ i-. said to vim \ tec! meal, hut | roves tlmt the Mister originated from an inside tl me. Also says that the VinericatiH 0 ieenle-1 dceumiMits an I refused to ^ o I lieu proofu. ? THE .MEDAL OF HONOR. Grc?tM Prim Which thr tnllfil lettonii Upon Its Soldier*. The American Medal of Honor, itself of Jo intrinsic; value and bestowing uo jink or privilege, lias been the sole regard of many of the most thrillia deeds in American history. The deals which this medul recognises are not familiar to the public, but it in moi'AbVfttiMilf fn win 4 lion tin* Vii? toria Crots of England, the Iron Cross of Germaty or the Cross of St. George of Hussiij though it is linrdly so famous a? these even in our country. The Auericnn Medal of Honor, us all the world know, or should know, is prer.vUAil by the War Department, and wtl/f^Htiiiue to he. upon all who "distingeJR themselves in action." The or.^eukvas founded hv Washington, ss that the eouutry has never been witi^itthis power bestowing a mark o'eflfeftuct ion on its heroes. The of Americau institutions has^teen responsible perhaps for the fartfthut this order is not more famous th/ti it is. Unlike the cerem<mi?*t~-iflLF);ivnpeun countries, there is no paiaB of troops in presenting it and no (,'flhul ceremony of any kind. It is sc^tp the hero through Ihe mails, unilflhe name of the man who wears it iT^'snot appear in the Annual ilegister 01 the almanac. The orijAuil order was founded by Washington in the year i 7S*J. At tirst inci'iH budges were used, which usually consisted ??f a narrow niece o'" white cloth worn on the lot": arm. The order at that time curried with it the privilege that the wearer should bu permitted to pass all guards and sentinels us die oiiircrs wore permitl mI to do. And Washington added to this >rdcr this characteristic rente nee: " The road to glory i:i a patriot a. iiv i:id a free country is thus opened to *11." In the year i iho order empnw. r?1 to eou"|fe the American Medal of M |l|I|||^ ^JV 5 Wir' C^fM|30 cr. r.iir.o <tate< m?*?-\:. or irovon. lonor was rroatoil and was nt.fiiu-Hl n ISJ".. In this year tlir sum of fiit.000 was a]i|iro|>riattil. ami tho uteres! of this lias ever since ieen tsi'il for i his ),;u |>:.-. >. Tin' A merican ile.lnl of tloao.- m. up p. fa.- present i :; l>?en < Hi ft.* !*'.' ! upon about * ()() i i* os, m.iuy of v.li mi nro still liviujf. tlpiiii'ilirt l'.?r SI. >: ? .? > '1 p v. it 1: your he.. I 1? ! I!.:*. light .-..u)?v !,i M-rc v..,: ?r<> t'? o < a hot hath before v m retire. \i>j>*y a :i?>1 ?ov hot*, le ??f cold water o your foTcUcad. Apply i'jM ' u.i] . -e- i.i viuir iiead. Apply eji'cilicity to your head. Take plenty <?!" e%:< r?*?-* . :l?I avoid vciteincnt. ibie with tiie back of your neck on , hot-water hottie. Have plenty of cool fresii . irinyottr avoiding draughts. Knugli on l lie l'l:>ri?i. Orchids must Idooin us they are adortised to, the Kuglish Court of Apicals has decided. A man who bought bulb for SI"", which he was told rould produce a white Mower, and ftcr cultivating it for two years obaiucd a purple blossom, has recovered i'J.r)t> costs from the vender. OMphI Uaaknolp. 'l'he oldest European banknote is iweilise. dated Mill. Hut the British Iuseuni, in London. has a Chinese iota three centuries older. A ISnrkiiig stone WciftliiiiK '!JO Toil*. About a league distant from the own of Tandil, India, stands a Inducing rock. It weigh JTo tons and - m v> "" V//.-#/ . ' v ) 1 ^ c V J ^ rJ0: wf ' f- . "5 . . ? ri:-. ::i?i'\;\?; sr <s :. w : i.m 270 ro\s. . .i) iiiooly |>??s*??l thru it iimy bo mndo > 'oraeU a walnut, ami so linn that "noli an ambiti un man onee yoked a hour and horses to it lm was unable to isplaoc it. The richest 1 'rijieo > in tlio worhl is ho Crown I'rincoss ln>uise Josephine f Swodoii ami Norwn\. and nuirried L> the Ciown I'riuee of Jhnniurk. THE MESSAGE \ ON CUBA.: t b President McKinle; Commnni- j . cates His Recommends tions to Congress. ; t ASKS AUTHORITY TO USE FORGE. \ c v 3 - 0 Intervention Without Recognition of the t Republic or of Belligerency Urged, t s Tlie President Drclurrs Tliat, In tli^ ' . Intfrr*! of II tiiiiun It y :m<l For the | Pretention of Our Fci'ullur liilrresti' i 11 SpaIn Alust Fml Her Initialling ' ?(| F fieri x at tiovernmrnt of the j I Inland ? The Precedents In Till# j J, tiovemuient'x History For Surli u ; 3 Course?'Tlie Maine disaster, How- : ' ever explained. show* Tlint Spain Can- [ j, not Afford Proper Protection to | ' Foreigners in Culm? Fa von tlict.rant- ] < Ins of Authority For Such Cue of tlie | t Armeil Forces as He M?.v Denn Nee- j I'MHry to Put an Mnil to liostilitIc* ' u ami lo Secure a .Stable <Joverninent? 1 lie Abo Asks For an Appropriation to : lie I soil For the Kclief of Such of the I < People as Are Still in Need ? The ' M hole Matter Now f.efl With Congress j | Wahid \ I>. C. (Spaeinl).?President | M--Kinh-v m tvo.m .Monday sent to Con- ; s i;rcs> hi* message oti tlie Cuban <iu">ti-ui. : ^ Tlie President ask* Conttress to authorise I [ and empower hitn to tune measures to sc- > c cure !i full and deal t; rniiiuition of hostil- i a ities between : he Coyeriiment of Spain and j tlie people of Cuba, atul to semiro tliee - | taldislinient of a stabl" (iovernment eaj.- ; ? able of maintaining order and observing ' ^ its international obligations, insuring > ,. peace and tranquillity and I lie seenrity of ; n i t < citi'MVK ;i - wol 1 - . m r nn-n " the military ?:id naval forces of tin- i*nit< ?J ! ;i Stall's as may be access-try for these j is t j ' poses: | I1 Tlio Coupress of the United States: j " Obedient to that precept of tin- Coa-ula- i tion which commands the Pro-idont to pive | I' from time to time to t he Ooiipress inform a - * tion of the state of the I'nioti. an I tore- I" commend to their consideration .u<-h mens- j s arcs as lie shall judpe tieee.s--.ary ami expe- f' dient. it becomes mv iluty now to address | M your lioilv with ropnrd to the prave erisis . that lias arisen in the relations of the j tl Unite.I States to S|>aiu by reason of the i warfare that for more than three years has j " raped in the neiphboring island of <hil?a. ; ri I do so lieeause of ihe intimate eouneetion j '' of t lie Unban ipt est ion wit li the state of our j own Union, and ilm pravo relation the 11 < our.se whi"h it is now ineumhent upon ! ]' the nation to adopt mast needs hear to tne , h traditional policy of our ?lovernnient. il it j 11 s to accord with the pre-epts laid down l.y d iho founders of the Kcpiihlb'nndrelipir.nsiy t observed by succeeding ndmiuistrntions to I the |*rcsent day. j '' The (.'ou'lit ts in Culm. The present revolution is hut the ,-ueeess.?r of other similar insurrections which I have occurred in Uuha against tin- dorni;,ion of Spain, extending over a period of j ( nearly iialf a century, each of which, dur- i ' ing its progress has snhje.-ted tlie United j States to pr-at ellort and expenso in enforcing it < neatralitv laws, caused enornioiis lo: to American trade and < om- ' ! mer.-e, i-:iu- I irritation, annoyance, am! ' li.oturiianee :i aoap our citizens and by the '' xerci.se of ci ,.e|. barbarous and 1111 -ivili::> ti pra -ti -es of warfare -hn -t c.1 (lie-e'lsil.ii: tics an I offended the haniaiie --v:?i:?::thie 1 of, tr people. | ? 'I lie Cnsi'iil Ciiailii-I. Sin *e tic present revolution be fan in I IVbruary, is.-./. tiii> country l as .? n th>- a ferti|e domain at oar tlireshold ravaged by , .. ,;r and sword in the course of a struggle | s iiru- malic lr:t !? iiistorv of the isi.-tiui. and . .| rar -iv p:iraib-ie 1 as to tin* number of the ' ,| > uiihi'tants and the bitterness of tlie eon- j < te.s'? hv any revolution of ino h-m times , when-a dependent people, strivinp to he have been i)|i|io^d by t!?? pow< r ?>r | t lie sovereign -tilt Our people luivc In*li"' i a once prosperous i <1 community re.In I to comparative want; i tl its lucrative commerce virtually paralyzed; I < its exceptional productiveness diminished; j i' its Holds laid waste; its mills in ruins, ami ; its people perishing by tens ??T thousands ' d from huuger and destitution. 1 v I'rcvnitliig l-'ilihiiHlcritig. i ' The Prasident then refers to the efforts !' made by this government to prevent iiu- !' lawful aets in aid of the Cubans and the 11 notion taken by President Cleveland to ? bring about peuee -till, lie eontlnues, the " war eontinues unabated. ' The Iteroneentration Policy. J.' The policy of devastation and eoneentra- ? lion inaugurated by the Cajitain-Ceueral's u hands of October 21, lHSMi, in the provioee t| of Pinnr del Itlo was thence extended to emhraee all of the island to whieh the power c| of the Spanish arms was able to reaeh by jj occupation or by military operations. The ., peasantry, including all dwelling in the H| open agricultural Interior, were driven into j the garrison towns or isolated places held j j( by the troops. The raising and movement [ ,, of provisions of all kinds were interdicted, i The Melds were laid waste, dwellings tin- i roofed and tired, mills destroyed, ami. in ! short, everything that eould desolate the}!' html and render it unlit for human hnhitu- 1 11 f ion nr support was commanded by one or | the ntloT of the contesting parties, an I j" executed by all t he power-at t heir disposal. l.y the time the present, administration ' took office a year ago, reeouceiitration. so j " eal lei I. luid hcep made effective over t!i*j better part of the four central and western w provinces. Santa Clara. Mataiu'.as. Havana I and I'inardel lt|?>. The agricultural popu- j latioti. to the estimated number of ;tii(i,uiiii | I" or more, w;i- herded within the towns ami ' '' their immodiute vicinage, deprived of the j means of .support, rendered destitute of shelter, left poorly clad ami exposed to the S! most unsanitary conditions. As the sear e? city of foo l inerea-i'd witli t !! devastation at of the depopulated ureas of production, w LAWLESSNESS IN ALASKA. | Tlie l!o\?ily Clement liennotfs Itnnil ' ?The toiinlry in Terror. III Information has reaelie.l the War liepariment, Washington. that tie- rosv?ly II ni'Mit of Ala-kit has seized iSennnll's mail. ilt leading t-?? ami over White l'a-s, ami have 1 ' l>laee<l niilry lit a state of terror. r;l Iastrm'tions were telegraphed to (ieneral ! Merriain. earn mainline the Department of!" the Columbia at Vatieouver, Wash., to I onler the Inlaidry garrison at Hkaguayto I take proper steps f.?r the pi'ol?>etloii of j pers >ns ami property in the disturbed t w region, regardless of the expense at tend- I Ij, lug Shell a inovellteiil of troops. I IP est I tut (on nod want became misery and tarvatioo. Month by month the death ate increased in an alarming ratio. Bj [arch, 1897. according to conservative es [mate* from official Spanish sonreea, tin aortallty among the reconcentrados, fron tarvation aud the diseases thereto iuoi ent, exceeded Hfty per centum of theii otal number. As I said in my message of last Decern er, it was not civilized warfare. It was xtorminntion. The only peace it coult >eget wits that of the wilderness and thi ;rave. The President then reviews at somi eugtli the impotont military operation: if Spain and the efforts made by theii jovernment to reliove the wretched recou :entrados. Continuing he says: The necessity for i hitnge iu the condition of the reconcen rauin is resuxuueu uy inu npunisil gOA rnment. Within ti fow days past tb< rders of Oeneral Weylor havo boon re okod. tho reconocntrados, it is said, nreti e permitted to return to their homos, am ildod to resume the self-supporting pur flits of peace; public works have boei rdored to give them employment, and i urn of 600,000 has been appropriated fo heir relief. The wur in Cuba is of such n natur hat short of subjugation or extermina ion. a final military victory for either sldi eems impracticable. Our Outjr to Intervene. Realizing this, it appenrod to he my duty n a spirit of true friendliness 110 less t< .pain than to the Cubans, who have s< nueh to lose by tho prolongation of lh? truggle, to seek to bring about an imme liate termination of the war. To this end submitted on tho 2?th ultimo, as a resit) >r much representation anil correspond ncc through tho I'nited States Minister a ladrid, propositions to the Spuulsh govern neat looking to au armistice until Octobe; for tho negotiation of peuoo with tin food ofllcos of the President. In addition asked the immediate revocation of tin irder of rcconcentratiou, so as f.< permi he people to return to their farms, au< he needy to be relieved with provisions ant applies "front the I'nited States, co-oporat ng with tho Spanish authorities so as t< iftord full relief. Spaiii'n Ki'ply to Our Suggestion*. The reply of lite Spanish Cabinet was re eived on the night of the 31st ulto. 1 Iters, as the moans to bring about Peaci n Cului. to eoitiide Hie preparation there f to the insular Parliament, inasmuch u: lie eoiteurrenee of that body would bo nee ssary to reach a ilttal rcsul'.. it being loivever. und?rstood that tin*, powers re erved by the eoustitutiou to 1 lie centra foverumottt are not lessened or diminished ts the Cuban Parliament docs not meet un il the 4tit of May next. tliA Spanish <?ov rnment would not object, .or its part, ti .eeept at once a suspension of hostilities f asked for by the insurgents front tlt< eneral-in-Cltief. to whom it would per a in in such ease in determine tin* durniioi; ml conditions of the armistice. Tho propositions submitted hv Ccnernl ioodford. and reply of the Spanish Gov*, rnment. were both in the form of hricl temoran la. tho texts of which are be fort ... nil.I nr.. ..... O... I - > inn i.iiimiiiK' bove given. The ftitx'tion of the Cuban ':irlia:nont in thy mutter of "preparing" yjn??'. nui! the manner of its doing so. tiro ot ox pros tvl in the Spanish memorunuav. lull frvn Gv.eral Woo.lfor.l's exliinatory reports of preliminary discusions preceding the linal conference it is ndcrsiood that tlio Spanish Government lands ready to give the insular Congress nil powers to settle the terms of peace rith tlie insurgents whet her by direet nootiation ill* indireelly by menus of P'gislulon does not appear. With tills Insl overture in the direction f immediate p-.-uen and its disappointing BM'ptioti by Spain. t!i" r.Mvutivo was rmigiit to tlie eml of hi - effort. l ite President continues liis message |>y taking liberal extra -is from his eoniinuieation to Congress la-t l>eoember showig tIn* consistent stand lie has taken: lir Iso refers to the position taken by i'resilent Grant in 1S75 as being in lino with he i resent Kxivutive's poliey. Tito President then points out "the inonvenienee and positive danger of a reeignition of belligoreiiee, whieh, wliib dding lo tlte already onerous burdens ol leutrality witliin our own jurisdiction ouId not in any ir.iv extend our inllueneem tTeetivo oiliees iii tliu territory of hostili ies." Iteeojflii! Son Not Wise. Nothing has sine" oeeurred. ei.nlinuolie i resident. to ehnnge illv view in tIlls egard and I recognize as fully now ns hen that the issuance of a pro hi'iri*ioi f neutrality, by whieh pro 1 the soailed recognition o| irdliger.'iieo is pub isii'-d. eoubl. o! itself, and iiualteiide.l v other action. a'*eompiish notliing torar.l t!. ?;i" end for with !i we labor: lie istant pu"di-\ilbui of Cuba and the eesi!ion ot t lie misery t hat nfillets t lie island, Turning lo the question of r.*"ognl/,iug t tllis line tile itl'b uendenee of t llo pre.s. at insurgent go vers mi " i iii Cuba, we llml tf" preeedeats iii . ir history from a:i early uv. Tli< y tire well summed up in I'resi"tit Jtteksoa's :.i",--.ii;e to Congress. lie"tuber til, ISit'i. on Mm subject of the re. ignition of the imiependeiiee of Texas. After quoting this do-uiment in full tin 'resident re.-um".-: Nor from the standpoint of expedience o I think it would be wi*e or prudent for liis government to recognize at the prosat time the independence <>f tlx* so-called 'aban republic. mien recognition is not necessary in oror to enable the United States to intercno and pacify tlio island. To commit liis country now to tlio recognition of any articular government in Cuba might subset us to embarrassing conditions ol itornntionul obligation towards the rgnni/ation so recognized. In case f intervention, our conduct would o subject to the approval or disuprovnl of sueli government; we would be ipiired to submit to its direction, and to ssumc to it tlie more relation of a friendly lly. When it shall appear hereafter that tiere is witldn the island a government, upahlo of performing the duties and disbursing the fuuetions of a separate naoii, and Having, us a matter of fact, the roper forms and attributes of nationality. ieli govorntnenl can be promptly and . tidily recognized, and the relations and it crests of the United States* with such *ition adjusted. (iitr I'vciil ion. There remain the alternative forms ol itervention to end the war, either lis an iipartlnl neutral by imposing a rational Hiipromise between the contestants or as 10 a-live ally of the one party or the tlier. As to tlie iirst. it is not to bo forotton that during the last few months the datloti of tiie United States lias virtually on one of friendly Intervention in tntmv av.s, en di not of itself conclusive, hut all tiding to the exertion of a potential iuiimiro towards an ultimate pacille result ist and honorable to all Interests eon rued. Forcible Intervention .Instilled. The forcible inlerv >ntii.:i of I lie ITnilcd ut.es a* it neutral, to stop the war. aeir.11iitr to t til- lurip' <li''lati's of humanity nl following many hlstorienl preeedeiits tnTi* neii?hhorinic Stains have interfered Mormon* in North (notion. So many stories ha\e hecn heard of the rowtli of Mortnonism in North Carolinanit a thoroim'li investigation has Imoii in" ituti'il. The result : ? fiir demonstrates int thereure more Mormon missionaries work in t lie State t lian there m o I'resiiyrian ministers, ami that at the present it*' of inerea.se l lie Mormon eoiniiiiinieants I elm I'ehi'S Will soon oil til II ill her those of le Presbyterian <'hureh. Chaplain Clihlwiek I'rninoldl, Father Clihlwiek, Chaplain of tli" Maine, hohns heen proniote<| to the rank of 1'iitenant, hits reeoived order* ussiifnin^ im to tlie Cineiniiati. I to cheok the hopeless sacrifices of life by i Internecine conflicts beyond their borders, ' is justifiable on rational grounds. It in* volves, however, liostilo constraint upon both the parties to the contest, as well as to enforce a truce as to guide tho eventual' settlement. The grounds for suoh Intervention are then briefly summarized: Because of the duty we owe to humanity, the protection wo owe to onr citizens, the loss "of -trade and, lastly, because the present condition is a constant menace to our peace, compelling us to keep on a semi-war footing with a nation with which we are at peace. ' The Maine Tragedy. These elements of danger and disorder already pointed out have been strikingly illustrated by a tragic event which haw deeply and justly moved the Amerloan people. I have already transmitted io Congress the report of tne Naval Court of Inquiry on the destruction of the battle ship Maine, in the harbor of Havana, during tho night of the 15th of February. Tho destruction of that noble vessel has flllod " the nntional heart with inexpressible hor ror. Two hundred and iltty-eight brave sailors and murines and two officers of our r Navy, reposing in tho fanoiod security of a friendly harbor, linvn been burled to death, 0 grief and want brought to their homes, " and sorrow to the Nation. Tho uuvnl court of inquiry, which, it is needless te say, oommauds tho unqualified confidence of the government, was unanl. mous in its conclusion that the destruction j of the Maine wns caused by an exterior ex) plosion, that of a submarine mine. It did a not assume to place ttie responsibility. - That remains to be llxod. Wliat the Maine'* Dentriirtion Proved. 1 In nnv event tlio destruction of the " Maine, by whatever oxterlor cause, is n patent and impressive proof of n state of ' things in Cuba that is intolerable. That r condition is thus shown to bo such that the 1 Spanish government eaunot assure safety and security to a vessel of tho American ? navy in the harbor Of Havana on a . mission of peace and rightfully there, j Further, referring in this connection to recent diplomatic correspondence, " a dispatch from our Minister to Spain, of 3 the 20th ultimo, oontuined the statement that tlio Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs assured him positively that Spain will - do nil that tho highest honor and justice t required in the matter of the Maine. The reply above referred to of the :11st ultimo - also contained nil expression of the readis ness of Spain to submit to an arbitration - all the differences which can ariso in this . matter. which is subsequently explained by the note of tho Spanish Minister at 1 Washington of the lOtii inst.. a< follow--: Offered to Arbitrate. As to tho question of fa?t which sprit g? from the diversity of views between the re[ port of tins American and Spanish Hoards, , Spain proposes that the fact leas ertaincd by an impartial investigation l>v exports, whose decision Spain accepts iu advau-o. ' To this I lia\ made no reply. , )lr, McKinlcy continues by making further extracts from communications to Congress jl on tins subject by I'rcsidents Grant and _ Glnvclund arid concludes bis message by saying: .The Failure of .Spain in Cuba. The long trial lias proved that tiio object for which Spain has waged the war cannot be attained. Tho lire of insurrection may Maine or mnv smoulder with varying seasons, but it has not been, and it is plain that it cannot l>e, uxtinguislp <1 by present methods. Tito only hope of relief and roi pose from n condition which can no longer he endured is the enforced pacification of I V UIMI. Ill l.l'J IialilU U( liu Ulilllll \ , III lliu name of civilization, in behalf of endangered American interests. which give up the right and tho duty to speak and to net, the war in (hiha mu'jt stop." R. e.miincnitatInn*. In view of these facts and of these considerations f ask t lie Congress to authorize and empower the President to take' ir.ca.s-, ures to secure a full and final termination ^ ' of hostilities between the government of " Spain and the people of Cuba.and to se1 cure in tho island the establishment of a stable government capable of muintuln ing order and observing its international obligations, insuring peace and tranquillity ' and thi> security of its citizens as well as f ! our own. and to use the military and naval forces of the i'nitod States as may be j necessary for these purposes. " | Ami in the interest of humanity and to , aid in preserving the lives of the starving I peopleof tho island I recommend that tho ; i distribution of food and supplies be cou< tinned, and that an appropriate n be made ' | out ?>f t!u? public treasury i ? .supplement ' t in* "Parity of our citizens. ; The issue is noiv witli tlm ('.ingress, it iiusolcmn responsibility. I have exliaustI . | every ef.V.rt t > rclievethe intolcrati'.ceonJ diii-.ii of a hair v.hicli is at our doors. I'ro' pare to execute eveiy oidigation imposed upon ine by the constitution an i tin-law. I j await your action. [ Yesterday, am! sim-etiie preparation of j lite foregoing message. <>fd -ial information I I was r'ceiveil l.y 'ne that the latest dei-reo ' ! of tho Que n 11-gent ><( Spain dircctif (<on. i-rnl bianco, in order to prepare and faeili- ^ tato peace, to procl.iiin a .suspension of hostilities, the duration and details of which have not yet l??en communicated to 1 inc. Tliis fact,with every other pertinent consideration, will, i am sure, have your ' just and careful attenti-ui in tlm soiomn delihoratious upon which you are about to enter. I If this measure attains n successful result, tlmn our uspirutious as a Christian, peace-loving people will lie realized. ff it fails, it will bo only another justification for our contemplated action. wii.i.iam mi kisj.uy. ; kslei-utivk Mansion, April II, I Hits. ! CONCRESS HEARS THE MESSAGE. In Compliance With lt:n 1're* blcnt's Wishes It Was I'rfrrrril. WASHiNaxox, I). ('. especial i. Long before daylight the stops leading to the Capitol Building were crowded. All knew that Congress was not to eonvoac un< noon, l?ut nil were anxious to Hnd seats ... .j Ill" fulfill* KIHIITII'I 11II11 Were WllljllK to wait for hours, that tlioy might liavo u J9 chance to got into tho building end hoar the momentous mossago read. Tim members hail no', got tnoro than j mH ooinfortftbly seti lo I in t heir pbioo.s when it jr was announced. Tho galleries weroM packed as they never havo boon before aMf any time since tho t.ot tho .Ti-Ml In tho Sennto anil llouso, whilo t ho expected doouinont was helot; roud was a ilc.'itli-III;o silence, more olofpioiji^^ than ovon tho wlhlost outbursts of onthui^^p J M Bj Tho President has expressed the deaHl to mombors of tho Foreign Affairs toes of tho Senato ami Mouse that tho mf miro bo not Immediately acted upon, it I I I hat it should ho formally referred to t Committees. Ilis wishes in this mnt worn eoinplied with as soon n.s the readl of tho document was eoncluded. ! Arthur Crutnph'r, a colored man, of ton. horn a slave, ami now sovenly-four K years old, Is going to evening school. B Now Orlrunr at Itntifux. j Mm.max. Nova Seotla (IlyCahlo).?ThA I nited States ships Now Orleans and SaBi Francisco, from Loudon, put In hero MoB>* day morning, short of coal, after a stornBy passage of fourteen davs. Tho San Frwni-iseu exchanged salutes with the OltatWol. They sailed as soon as they coaled. M l!ulMrli>.\u Trumpet Sold. M 1 mi... i . ... ... 4 ? in'- iin|>i'i ii|>i>11 which rruuiptu j Joy, of the Hevonteanth Lancora, Bountfut^ J the order for tlin charge of the Light Bri^y I ii'lc at Balaclava, wltli.foy'x (our nio<lnl-?/ I wee hoUI at auction In London recently tJt fl *3700. I