The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, April 22, 1898, Image 2
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