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row EOEEEEE CUBA
Patriotic Speeches In' the Senate of
the United States.
LINDSAY’S STRONG APPEAL.
Weyler’s Brutality and the Humanity of
the Cuban Troops Strongly Con-
tracted—Mir. Sherman \Vants
Cuba Annexed to Mexico.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-——The senate gal-
leries were well filled at the opening of the
\ session today in anticipation of. the culmi-
- nation of the Cuban debate.
Shortly after the session opened Repre-
sentative Hitt, chairman of the house com-
mittee on foreign affairs, joined Mr. Sher-
man, chairman of the senate committee on
foreign relations, in a whispered confer-
ence at Mr. Sherman’s desk. The Ohio
senator announced that the Cuban ques-
tion would be taken up without waiting
for the usual expiration of the morning
hour at 2 o’clock.
Mr. Allen (Pop, Nab.) asked to with-
draw the resolutions for the appointment
of Mr. Lloyd as a senate official. This
brought on another discussion as to add-
ing a Populist official to the rolls. Mr.
Allen finally withdrew the resolution.
Mr. Sherman then moved that the Cuban
resolutions be taken up. and this prevailed
without objection. Chairman Hitt re.
mained alongside Mr. Sherman as the de-
SENATOR LINDSAY.
bate proceeded. Baron von Kettler of the
German embassy occupied a seat in the
diplomatic gallery. By this time the' pub-
lic galleries were filled to their full limit,
and there was promise of a crush. The
floor was yielded for the adoption of the
conference on the pension appropriation
bill.
Mr. Lindsay (Dem., Ky.) then addressed
t e senate on the Cuban resolutions. He
said the conflict in Cuba was at our very
doors and was being waged with such des-
peration that only one of two results could
come—either the complete independence of
Cuba on one hand or the utter annihila-
tion of the Cuban people on the other.
The senator said he approached the sub-
ject from the standpoint of humanity
rather than of law.
Lindsay Says “Independence.” I
Declarations of sympathy would avail
nothing to the Cubans, declarations that
they had progressed to the stage of bellig-
erents would avail nothing.
“If the United States intends taking
any step that will avail the struggling
Cubans, that step should be in the direc-
tion of the ultimate independence of Cu-
ba,” declared Mr. Lindsay in his stento-
rian tones. In the past, he continued, the
United States had not hesitated to tak
the position of recognizing independence
under circumstances similar to those now
existing in Cuba. Quoting from interna-
tional authorities, the senator maintained
that a condition now existed in Cuba jus-
tifying the United States in considering a
proposition for active intervention to re-
store public order and in behalf of hu-
manity.
But, said Mr. Lindsay, the, resolution
which he urged did not conte'mplate active
intervention. It extended our good offices
to Spain, with a view to securing the ulti-
mate independence of Cuba.
“Andvsuch independence,” added Mr.
Lindsay, “is the only basis which will
bring lasting peace to Cuba, judged from
the experience of 70 years.” _
The United States could not relieve it-
self from the responsibility of seeing that
Spain showed this island some kind of
justice. Could we say to the world that
unless Cuba secured her independence by
her own unaided efforts, she must remain
under the abject subjection of Spain?
Striking Contrast.
The rules of war observed by the Cubans
were humane and honorable, showing none
of the barbarous ferocity of the Spanish
troops. The senator read from the orders
of General Maximo Gomez, showing the
humane treatment ordered for prisoners.
It was in striking contrast with the mur-
derous course of General Weyler, the Span-
ish commander.
At 1:15 Mr. Sherman began his speech,
closing the debate. He spoke of the keen
sensitiveness of the Spanish people and
their tendency to quickly resent any act
they regarded as injurious to them. But,
said Mr. Sherman, 'he felt that the time
had come when the United States must in-
tervene to put an end to crime almost be-
yond description.
Mr. Sherman said the statement of Es-
trada Palma overcame the misapprehen-
sion that the Cubans were scatters , un-
organized bands. It showed the organiza-
tion of a legislature, of the army, of the
president—the latter a man of high char-
acter. It was as complete an organization
as the United States lgad during the Revo—
lutionary war.
The rule of Spain had always been one
of iron, of oppression and of atrocities.
Pizarro murdered a whole race of men.
The Duke of Alva will be remembered for
all time for hiscruelty. The senator paid
‘a glowing tribute to Gomez.
Mr. Sherman, in the course of his
speech, declared he did not favor Cuba’s
annexation to the United States, but
strongly favored its annexation to Mexico,
a kindred people.
Mr. Lodge said the question should be
~ determined on the ground of. what we be-
lieved to be the duty of the United States,
and declared that the Cubans had earned
our recognition by their desperate fight-
ing. He announced that the committee
on foreign relations would accept an
amendment declaring for Cuban inde-
pendence, and said he considered this the
proper step.
Mr. Frye made an earnest speech an-
nouncing his devotion to the Cuban cause.
He was, he said, weary and heartsick at
seeing this republic doing police duty for
the most wicked monarchy on earth. He
Would, he said, do, say or vote anything
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that would promote the cause of the Cu--
ban patriots.
In the House.
The house went into committee of the
whole today immediately aft-er the reading
of the journal and took up the considera-
tion of the . legislative. executive and ju—
dicial appropriation bill, thus postponing
temporarily the discussion of Cuban af-
fairs.
Mr. Henderson, chairman of the ju-
diciary committee, gave notice that during
the day or tomorrow he would bring in a
rule from the committee on rules to make
it in order to offer as an amendment to
this bill a bill favorably reported from the
judiciary committee to change the com-
pensation of United States marshals and
their deputies from the fee to the salary
system. .
The Administration’s Position.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29. —It is understood
that the probable action of congress in re-
spect to the Cuban resolutions pending in
both houses absorbed the attention of the
cabinet at today’s meeting. In view oi
the position taken heretofore by the presi-
dent and the secretary of state, and which
there is no reason to suppose they have
abandoned, toward all propositions to rec.
ognize the belligerency of the insurgents,
the decision of the senate committee on
foreign relations to express the sentiment
and wishes of congress in the form of a
concurrent resolution instead of shaping
it as a joint resolution has given much
gratification to the administration, for if
the president were to be confronted with a
joint resolution at this time recognizing
the belligerency of the insurgents and even
the independence of the rebels he would
be placed in a very disagreeable position.
If he approved the resolution, it would be a
confession that the course pursued by our
government toward Cuba and Spain up to
this time had been wrong, for it is insisted
that there has been no change in the rela-
tions of the parties to the warfare in Cuba
that would warrant any change in our at-
titude. On the other hand, if he vetoed a
joint resolution of this character, the pres.
ident would be obliged probably to face a
storm of popular disapproval and to make
an issue with congress that might be
fraught with the gravest consequences,
for it is realized that the resolution in that
case would be passed over his veto. But
by making the resolution a simple concurs
rent one, the president will be relieved of
the necessity of announcing a decision at
this time. He can regard the resolution as
a. simple expression of the sentiment of
congress and as not binding upon the exoc-
utive branch, as would be the case with a
joint resolution, which has all the force of
an act.
The Bacillus Assumes Importance.
WASHINGTON, Feb, Eli—The order oi
the postmaster general, issued June, 1893,
forbidding the use of the mails for the
transmission of specimen germs of cholera
or other diseased tissues was modified by
Postmaster General Wilson today so as
to allow admission of such germs for
transmission to state or muncipal labora-
tories. ..
Chicago Still Begging.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.—A large delega-
tion of Chicago officials and business men
appeared before the house committee on
rivers and harbors today to request appro-
priations for improving the channel of the
Chicago river to accommodate the increas-
ing commerce therein.
For Camden’s Public Building.
WASHINGTON,‘Feb. 29.—The senate com-
mittee on public buildings and grounds
today authorized Senator Quay to favor-
ably report the bill to increase the limit of
the cost of the public building at Camden,
N. J., to $125,000.
One Day's Government Receipts.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.—_Nationa1 bank
notes received for redemption today. $197,-
396; government receipts from internal
revenue, $49,976; customs, $391,194; mis-
cellaneous, $482,720.
A Presidential Veto.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.—The president
has sent to the house his‘ veto of the bill
to authorize the leasing of certain lands
in Arizona foreducational purposes.
“'olseley on England's Navy.
LONDON, Feb. 29.——General Lord Wolse«
ley advocates increasing the navy as Great
Britain’s first line of defense. He expressed
the opinion that “in the event of war it
would be impossible to sever our food sup-
ply.” The Times announces that the gov-
ernment intends to devote the bulk of the
money, which would have gone to the na-
tional debt, to increase the navy.
The Brockway Case.
TRENTON, Feb. 29.—The Brockway coun-
terfeiting case was before Judge Green in
the United States district court today, on
a request from counsel for the defendants
for the appointment of a time for pass’ing
sentence. Judge Green fixed Saturday of
next week, when he will hear counsel for
the defense on any motion they may have
to make. .
Denials Do Not Disprove.
LONDON, Feb. 29.——-—The Times, in an
editorial, contends that the official denial
failed to disprove its Constantinople corre-
spondent’s statement that the sultan had
invited Lord Salisbury to discuss the
Egyptian question. The Times is inclined
to believe, however, that the idea of the
invitation must be attributed to the sultan
alone.
Mine Superintendent Miurdered.
SIERRA MOJADA, Mexico, Feb. 29.—
Victor Lawrence, superintendent of the
Lorenzo mine, left here five days ago for
Monclova. Advices were received here to-
day saying that his body had been found
near the roadside riddled with bullets. He
had been robbed of money.
Hanged on a_Doorknob.
NEW YORK, Feb. 29.——John Buggle, 72
years old, hanged himself some time dur-
ing the night to the knob of the door of
his bedroom at his home, 417 East Six-
teenth street. He was dead when found at
7:30 o’clock today.
A Murderer Sentenced.
GLOVERSVILLE, N. Y., Feb. 29.—Josel
Zlamel. a Slav, found guilty of murder in
the first degree for killing Teresa Kamona
at Johnstown last August, was today sen-
tenced to be electrocuted during the week
of April 13.
Father Bergmeyer Dead.
SANTA BARBARA, 031., Feb. 29.—Fa—
ther Superior Ferdinand Bergmeyer of the
Franciscan friars of the Santa Barbara.
mission, who was shot four times by Ber-
nard Kruzmeier, died shortly after 6
o’clock.
Little Courtesy For Brazil.
PARIS, Feb. 29.—-Le Rappei says that
Brazil recently asked permission to float a
loan in France, but the request was re-
fused until the frontier dispute between
the two muntries is settled. .
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I More Talk ,In Prospect.
LONDON, Feb. 20,—Thc afternoon news-
papers today, having received a report of
the action of the New York Yacht club in
expelling Lord Dunraven as an honorary
member, comment upon it according to
the attitude each has previously assumed
in the controversy. The St. James Ga-
zette says: “The New York Yacht club
very properly has expelled Lord Dunraven
and we can only regret that the credit of
British sportsmanship was ever identified
with a man who can behave so badly. His
charges were improbable and his refusal to
accept the decision of the committee was a
sheer piece of childish obstinacy.”
The Westminster Gazette remarks: ” The
result is deplorable, :but is no surprise.
Seeing that the committee was a tribunal
entirely above reproach it is obvious that
the thing to do was to ungrudingly accept
its findings This was not done, and the
only result of Lord Dunraven’s charges is
a soreness in\. the United States against
England, which may take years to dispel.”
’ The Globe does not take such a broad
view of the situation, for it states: “The
proceedings of the New York Yacht club
are growing more and more peculiar, and
we are at a loss to understand them, ex-
cept the very ugly hypothesis that the mo-
tion to expel him was in unnecessarily of-
fensive terms. The assertion 'that Lord
Dunraven’s resignation was not received
is especially interesting. If the club had
acknowledged the letter, it is plain that
Mr. Ledyard’s fireworks would have been
damped. We do not know how it is that
the secretary of the club had not received
the letter at 9 o’clock in the evening which
was in the New York newspapers of the
same afternoon. But we hold the strong
opinion that if it did not reach him it was
because arrangements were made to pre-
vent him from receiving it. It will be re-
membered that there was another difficulty
in the earlier stages of this unfortunate
controversy about the period at which a
certain note was received.”
That Mysterious Letter.
Owing to the difference of times between
New York and London, about five hours,
the action of the New York Yacht club in
expelling Lord Dunraven was not publish-
ed in London" by the morning papers,
which, however, comment upon the al-
leged letter of resignation reported to have
been mailed to Mr. J. V. S. Oddie, secre-
tary of the New York Yacht club, but
which, it appears, was not received by that
gentleman before the meeting of the club.
The Chronicle’s editorial says: “We are
astonished and grieved that Lord Dunra-
ven has not taken the course that most
gentlemen would have taken. His whole
case collapsed utterly, yet he has'not a
word of regret or apology in his letter to
Mr. Phelps. We thought that the Prince
of Wales’ advice would have been directed
to different ends.”
The Morning says: “Lord Dunraven’s
attitude is unjustifiable and regrettable.
Had he not resigned he would certainly
have been expelled.” .
An editorial in The Standard says: “The
position Lord Dunraven has taken up is
morally, and logically a strong one. Nor
could he be blamed if he had positively re-
fused to adopt the committee’s report. But
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make good. If the committee are wise,
they will accept his resignation, which
was the only course open to a man of
spirit."
The St. James Gazette this afternoon
says that a special meeting of the Yacht
Racing association will be called to con-
sider the action of the New York Yacht
club in expelling Lord Dunraven from
honorary membership in that organiza-
tion.
Lord Dunraven presided at the annual
meeting of the Yacht Racing association
this afternoon, and was cordially received.
One Honor For Dunraven, Anyway.
LONDON, Feb. 29.—Lord Dunraven to-
day was gazetted lord lieutenant of Lim-
erick.
Pearl Bryan Alive?
HUNTINGTON, W. Va, Feb. 29.-—Attor—
ney Clay, who has been retained to defend.
Scott Jackson, alleged to be implicated in
the Cincinnati murder mystery, makes the
startling statement that Pearl Bryan is
alive and will be produced at the right
time. He also has three witnesses who
will divulge the secret. '
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Gori Win Lead Them.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 29.—-The anarch-
ists of this city will soon organize under
the leadership of. Pietro Geri, who was the
mentor of President Carnot’s assassin.
Gori attracted considerable attention by
attending several social events where
Prince Luigi, King Humbert’s nephew,
was a guest.
Iowa’s Champion Talker.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia., Feb. 29.—The twen-
ty-second annual contest of the Iowa Ora-
torical association was held here. A. Mc-
Cloud of Lenox won first place and will
represent Iowa at the interstate contest.
a o. tied for Tifipfitmffifi he cranial
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