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The resolution is as follows: Resolved by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America, in congress assembled, That the Independence of the republic pf Cuba be and the same is hereby acknowledged by the United States of America. Sec. 2. That the United States will use its friendly offices with the govern- ment of Spain to bring to a close the war between Spain and Cuba. The vote on the resolution was taken immediately after the withdrawal of Sec- retary Olney. There was no discussion by the members of the committee, as the sub- ject was fully review‘ed in the presence of the secret-ary. The vote was practically unanimous in favor of reporting the rose. lution to the senate on Monday next. The only modification or amendment to the resolution as originally introduced by Senator Cameron was the substitution of the word “will” for “should” in the sec- ‘ SECRETARY OLXEY. and paragraph, which states that the Unit- ed States “will” use its friendly offices with Spain to close the existing war with Cuba. Mr. Olney was frequently questioned by Senators Sherman, Lodge, Davis, Cameron and Frye, and every effort was made to discuss the subject with the greatest friend- liness and regard for the high reputation and distinguished ability of Secretary Olney. . ' ' While he was present there was no inti- mation given as to what action the com- mittec would take, but the secretary prob- ably divined the probable result by the na- ture of the inquiries put to him by the various members of the committee. Olney Told Nothing New. While a. veil of secrecy is drawn over the statements made by Secretary Olney before the committee, it is said that he did not . present any. startling facts not already known to the committee and the general public. He went over the whole case, stating the attitude of the administration and relating frankly all that has been done by the representatives of this government. Two members of the committee suggest- ed that the reporting of the resolution be postponed until after the holiday recess, but it was urged that the sooner it is re- ported to the senate the sooner action can be obtained. The objection was with- drawn, -so the resolution will be reported on Monday. In its modified form the res- olution is even stronger than the original wording, for it says this government will use its friendly offices to bring the war to a close. It is understood that the resolution can be passed easily without further discussion in the senate if the anti-independence ele- ment will consent, but there are several senators who insist upon fully debating the subject before casting their votes. It is said that more than two-thirds of the senate and house favor the Cameron reso- lution, but there is an understanding by which a vote will not be pressed until aft- er the holidays. . The form of the Cameron resolution is the same as that of a. bill. If it passes the senate and house, the president will prob- ablyveto it, for Secretary Olney represent- ed the president in urging noninterven- tion. The friends of Cuba believe they will have the necessary two-thirds vote to pass it over his veto. Then the resolution be- comes a law, and, according to Senator Davis, it becomes the duty of the president to execute the law. Two Plans Open. There are two ways by which he can carry out the law on the subject. He may issue a proclamation formally recognizing independence or' he may simply recognize the accredited representative of the Cuban republic. _ Secretary Olney’s appearance before the committee was the important incident at the capitol today. There appears to be a difference of opin- ion among the friends of Cuba as to what action by this government will afford the 'speediest and surest relief ‘to the insur- gents. ,By some it is asserted that recog- nition of Cuban independence is what is ' most needed, while others are willing to accept a joint resolution recognizing the belligerent rights of the Cubans. ' Senator Hale, who will lead the opposi~ tion to the adoption of the Cameron reso- lution or any other proposition providing for intervention by the United States at this time, says the Cubans insist upon having their independence recognized and do not desire recognition of their belliger- ency. ‘ .The contest in the committee was over the question of recognizing Cuban inde- pendence and the complications that might arise from such an act on the part of the United States. Secretary Olney and thoso who stand with 'him in opposition to intervention contend that the passage of a joint resolu- tion recognizing the independence of Cuba would be construed by the Spanish gov- ernment as a declaration of war against Spain by the United States. Senator Davis (Minn. ), who is the ablest International lawyer on the foreign rela- ‘tions committee, combats the idea of Sec- retary Olney on this subject. The senator says the act of the United States in roots- ‘source, is said to have made a profound I prepared to go to the extent of plunging - ing no one in the United States was an- -of bodies of men being formed to bear niz‘mg Cuban indw ordnn'n ramrot and will not be construed in to 2-. declaraticn of war against Spain. By recognizing the in- dependence of the Cubans the United States givernment does not undertake the responsmility of maintaining independ- ence on the island. Such erecognition would not have any material efl‘ect upon the war unless the Spaniards Were willing to relinquish their rights in favor of the insurgents. The United States govern- ment would still maintain its neutrality and refrain from giving aid or comfort to either party to the conflict. This statement, coming from such .8. impression upon those members of the committee who, while willing and anxious to recognize Cuban inde endence, are not the United Statesinto a war with Spain. \Vant to Fight For Cuba. . ‘ CHICAGO, Dec. 19.—The office of Edward F. Cragin, chairman of the local Cuban relief committee, was besieged again by men anxious to bear arms for Cuba libre. Several of the men who were waiting to see Mr. Cragin said they were out of work and anxious to go anywhere and do any- thing if it were possible to live. Mr. Cragin said to all that he was not authorized to enlist any men and read the letter he had received from Tomas Estrada. Palma, president of the Cuban junta, say- thorized to enlist men for the Cuban army. In an interview published in a. morning paper Mr. Cragin says: “There has not been a. single genuine enlistment in the United States since this thing started. There has been altogether too much ‘faking’ about it. These reports of large enlistments and little armies crossing to Cuba are false. Cuba doesn’t want recruits. It wants arms and money. I know of two instances at least in which the desire of persons to go to Cuba and fight has been taken advantage of. In each case bogus recruiting officers secured a. good deal of money from the men and then left town.” As a result of a mass meeting of negroes of this city it is said that 500. rifles will be purchased and sent to Cuba. It is said that in a number of cigar fac- tories in the city enlistment papers are on file, and that several Cuban cigar makers have signed the rolls, saying that they are ready to go if sent for. ' Dispatches received in this city show no abatement of interest throughout the west- ern and northwestern part of the country in the struggle being made by Cubans fcr independence. In many cities meetings have been held to express sympathy. and, despite official warning, there are reports arms in tho insurgent cause. At a mass meeting in- Mitchell, S. D., 50 men signified their willingness to fight against Spanish troops. At Charlton, 1a., Company H, Second regiment, Iowa. na- tional guard, pledged its services if action be taken against Spain. Eleven citizens of English, Ind., it; is expected, will soon embark from Tampa for Cuba ready to fight. Governor Bushnell will be the prin- cipal speaker at a. Cuban mass meeting to be held tonight in Columbus. Dispatches from several Kansas points tell of a general movement to form com- panies to aid the Cubans. Recruiting oper- ations are reported from Topeka, Law- rence, Great Bend, Garden City and Valley, Falls. Recruiting in Denver has been closed temporarily. ' At Pontiac, Mich., Walter Robinson, a member of the Flint blues, Michigan na- tional guard, exhibits a letter written to him from General Maceo’s headquarters in the province of Pinar del Rio. In this letter the writer asks Robinson to raise a regi- ment in that part of the state as soon as possible. For this service the writer prom- ises him $500 and a. commission as colonel in the Cuban army. For Cuban Reforms? WASHINGTON,’ Dec. ' 19. —The dispatches from Madrid that a cabinet council has taken up the question of applying home rule reforms to Puerto Rico are regarded by officials here as having an immediate boar- ing on the proposed reforms for Cuba. The two islands have been treated to- gether by Spain, and. in the plan of. home rule reforms proposed some months ago both islands were included in the same bill, the measure being entitled “a law for the reorganization of the civil administration of Cuba and Pnorto Rico.” Under these circumstances the action of the cabinet council in taking up the Puerto Rico re- forms is considered by officials here as meaning that the Cuban reforms also will be considered. It is believed the action of the council will bring about one of these re- sults—either to put the Puerto Rico rc- forms into speedy execution and then follow them by applying the ,reforms to Cuba or else a postponement of both proj- ects because of the agitation in Cuba. As peace prevails in Puerto Rico, the rea- son for not applying the reforms there has not been obvious, and a delegation from the island is now at Madrid urging action. The islanders have found some fault with the proposed plan because it requires a property qualification of $10 for voters, while the property qualification proposed for Cuba is but $5, and there is property qualification in Spain. This has aroused an opposition on the ground that people in Spain were “first. class Spaniards,” those in Cuba. were “second class Span‘ards” and those in' Pue: to Rico were “third class Spaniards. ” ~ This distinction is explained by the officials on the ground of u depreciated sil- ver currency, which would make a $10 payment in Puerto Rico equivalent to $5 in Cuba. When this feature is adjusted, it is believed the next step will be to sup- ply tho reforms to Cuba. The general character of them has been given hereto- fore, the substantial “feature being home rule. Insurgents Concentrating. HAVANA, Dec. 19.—It is now established beyond a-doubt that the insurgents are concentrating their forces in the province of Santa Clara with the intention appar- ently of moving westward toward the provinces of Matanzas and Havana. The Zaragoza battalion at Sin Nombre and Maragunya, province of. Santa Clara, has been engaged with a band of 500 in- surgents under the leadership of Ramon Alvarez. .The enemy left 15 killed, and the countrymen of that vicinity say that the insurgents carried away 80 wounded. -‘ The troops had a captain and 5 soldiersa ' wounded. ; The insurgent colonel, Pena, has been; - 1. .wounded in the Manzanillo district. The Novak Poisoning. SYRACUSE, Dec. 19.—Toda.y Joseph, the .. 3-year-old son of Joseph and Frances, Novak. died from the results of poison in coffee drunk on Tuesday morning. The funeral of the two sisters of the little :1- law who died from the same cause on. Tuesday was held today. The parents are out, of danger, and one other of, the cl — dren who were poisoned is on the road I recovery. ' . . , eminent German physician.-—Tit-Bits. 'r BEE VENI N H' ',.. 1A. z; E v 'r n LEARNED 1'0 LIKE soup. A. Determined Lieutenant-Colonel \Yilo Beaped His Reward. Once When a lieutenant-colonel, in- dignant at the wholesale waste of ex- cellent soup bones, I ordered the mas: ter cook to insure, under. pain of my displeasure, that large caldrons filled with, the otherwise unutilized mater- ials should be kept simmering for my Inspection three times a week. To this he was to add peameal,l seasoning, etc., at the cost of a few pence, not charged to the men; and as a guaranty of obe- dience he was to habitually send into my orderly room, just before the men’s ‘dinners, a specimen of his brew. Re- spectful remonstrances from cooks and sergeants, to whom I blandly replied: “Yes, I understand your objections; but ——the—sonp shall be made.” I found it —oh, so good—on a cold day, warly equivalent to a hot meal. After a week’s trial spokesmen from the messes addressed to me further and urged complaints, always with the utmost respect. “We don’t like this here soup, sir; nasty, thick, greasy; poor stuff, with nothing to feel be- tween the teeth: we don’t like to see it on the table.” “Bdt you do not pay one farthing‘for it.” I pointed out to the malcontents. “You need not con sume this gratuitous food if you do not like it, and you are not deprived of one ounce of your ration meat. My instructions must be carried out, and kettles of soup must be placed in the rooms until further orders.” They re- tired, silenced but unconvinced. About three weeks later I ascertained the further developments of my inno- vation. For a few days the soup had continued to be eyed with anger; and untasted to be relegated to the gutter. Then by degrees one or two of the men thought they might as well swallow a little of the savory food. Their exam- ple was soon followed, and finally it was generally hailed as a delicious ad- dition to their mea1.——Blackwoods Magazine. CLERICAL. AMENITIES. A Little Episode in the Lives of Two Old- ~Time Virginia Preachers. The most noted expounders of the Gospel in northern Virginia at one time Were the Revs. Roszell of the Methodist Church, and Gilmore of the Baptist. They were rigid and unyield- ing believers, each in the tenets and doctrines of his own faith, and advo- cates of the church militant. Constant themes of difference be- tween them, upon which an opportunQ ity to cross swords was never suffered to pass unnoticed, were close commun- ion on the one side and the insufiiciem cy of infant baptism on the other. One communion day in the Bap- tist church the Rev. Mr. Roszell made it a point to be present, having no ser- vice at his own church on that day. He had. a Seat on one of the front benches. Mr. Gilmore spread the com- munion table with great care just in front of where the Methodist divine was sitting, and when all was ready he cleared his throat and with great sol« emnity said in his powerful and im< pressive voice: “Brother Roszell, if this were my ta< ble I should invite you to partake; but being my Father’s, I dare not!” Instead of sinking through the floor, Mr. Boszell. calmly repliedr “Brother Gilmore, if this were your ~ table I should await your invitation; but being my Father’s I shall help my- self!" and, suiting the action to the word, reached’iwer and with great seriousness and solemnity, took the bread and wine without molestation, to the intense amusement of the con- gregation. They were both great lights in their churches, dearly beloved by their peo- ple, and possessed of a vigorOus Christ- ian fervor that made itself felt and re- sulted in great good wherever their ministrations were carried on. Going Nature One Better. One of the most important objects pomologists are striving for is to pro- duce thornless and seedless fruits, and from the results already obtained it is not unlikely that the end will soon be realized. Thorns are not in good standing among fruit growers, because they are constantly puncturing the best fruits, ond, what is equally important, the skin of the pickers. The thorns and prickles of plants and trees were un- doubtedly intended by nature to pro- tect them from animals, but that is no reason why they should be continued for generation after generation on the cultivated varieties. The gardener has no need for them, and, for that matter, the trees and shrubs have none either. Our domesticated pears andapples were all derived from the thorny, wil'dj varieties, and pomologists have sucl ceeded in ridding them of these spikes and prickles by careful culture and s'e- i lection. Oranges and lemons have not “ been cultivated in 'this country as sued ccssfully as pears and apples, and; Amany of them” are very thorny: The~ Tom—JUST hunts. MRS. OSGOOD FINDS APT PUPILS IN ‘PARLIAMENTARY LAW. The Women’s Club of Jersey City Now Knows All About llIotions and Amend- ments to Motions and Amendments to Amendments. Mrs. E. S. Oswood gave what she designated as a “parliamentary law lecture and drill” to the Women’s Club in Hasbrouck Hall, Jersey City, on Thursday afternoon. The lecture was given nuder direction of the Educa» was well filled with club members. Mrs. Osgood comes” from Maine. She has a very commanding presence. She said she did not intend giving a lec- ture, but an object lesson, and then proceeded to explain the meaning and uses of motions dependent on subsidi- ary motions. A'presiding officer, she said, is the servant of the club. She should preside, call the assembly to or- der, present the business, protect the minority, be impartial, have tact, “and Mr. Thomas B. Reed says,” she added,‘ “have a good presence.” The gist of club constitutions, Mrs. Osgood said, was contained in the rules _which her 7-year-old niece told her governed her club. The members were enjoined to mind their own business, and the bosses were directed not to boss around too much. “When you take the floor,” Mrs. Os- good continued, “you must not ‘think,’ or, at least, you must not say so. If you want to make a motion don’t say, ‘I think.’ Of course. you think, or you wouldn’t have taken the floor. And don’t say, ‘It seems to me.’ Of course, it does, or you wouldn’t talk about it. Don’t say, ‘I make a move,’ or ‘I make a motion,’ or ‘I move you.’ You don’t do either of these things. You might find it hard sometimes to move the President. What you should say is, ‘I move.’ ” . Mrs. Osgood then requested .the la- dies to imagine that they were there in response to a call for a meeting in the interest of correct dress. Carrying out that theory. she said they would suppose that Mrs. Brett had signed the call for the meeting. That made it Mrs. Brett’s duty to call the meeting to order. Mrs. Brett, who is the wife of the Rev. Dr. Brett, seemed a little embarrassed. Osgood and asked her in a whisper, “What shall I say?” Mrs. Osgood whispered something in return, and then Mrs. Brett braced up. Tapping her fan on the back of a chair, she said in a firm voice: “The time having arrived for which the meeting has been called, you will please come to order and nominate a temporary chairman.” Mrs. Keating, Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Cushing, and Mrs. Osgood were placed in nomination. A vote was taken and Mrs. Osgood was elected. Mrs. Brett whispered to Mrs. Osgood again and then said: “I appoint Mrs. Rohrback to escort Mrs. Osgood to the platform.” Mrs. Creveliug was elected secretary. Mrs. Osgood made a brief speech ex- plaining the object of the meeting and impressing on her hearers the import- ance of correct dress. “Now let somebody make a motion of some kind,” she said, “so that we can have a drill on motions.” Mrs. Keating stood up and said, “Mrs. President.” - “Mrs. Chairman, if you please,” in- terrupted Mrs. Osgood. “I am not President.” ~ “Mrs. Chairman, then,” said Mrs. Keating, “I would like to move whether—” ' _ “Please say, ‘I move,’ ” said Mrs. Os- good. ‘ “I move, then,” said Mrs. Keating, “whether it is advisable to shorten the skirts four inches from the ground for rainy weather, or whether we should do it all [the time?” “Such a statement of a» motion is im- practicable,” said Mrs. Osgood. “Never state a motion negatively, ands always put it as concisely as possible.” Mrs. Keating got it right the next time. “I move,” she said, “that we wear walking skirts four inches from the ground.” “I second it," said Mrs. Newbury. “Please rise and address the Chair, Mrs. Newbury,” said the chairman. “Mrs. Chairman, I second the mo- tion,” said Mrs. Newbury, rising. Mrs. John A. “’alker, the wife of- a former President of the Board of Edn‘ cation, tried tooifer an amendment to the motion, but Mrs. Osgood informed ,her that it could not be entertained until after the motion had been stated. The Chairman stated the motion, and then Mrs. Walker offered an amend- fiiiiiphto make it three inches, instead emails - ' 1; Mrs. Horsley moved to amend the amendment by inserting the words, “in rainy- weather.” ? “I anir'glad you'said that,” said Mrs. Osgood. “What you offer is not an wild and sour orange trees of Florida are bristling with thorns, as is also the high—priced king orange. one of the best of they," andarins. The wild lemon trees 7'0f/Il orida are so thorny that growers '_ques off, the advisability of grafting th'ejfin ‘ :1 France lemons onthem._ ‘ ‘ " he thorns ot‘ have been __ buds from _‘.thorns, and cess yéajiffafter disappearyg in i f the orange trees naturally, but as the on and selection."— flab ' Every, persoiiiunder twenty-one yen rs of age; needs nine hours‘ rest out of the twenty-four. So says Dr. Cold. an .t I amendment to the original motion, and : ca . not' be gentertained until the amend- _,ment is d’sposed of.”I Mrs. Walker Iask'ed if itw'ould be an. mendment to amendment to the amendment, but an the}; amendment to s stitu'te two inches for three, and she was told that it would. 1By ithis time the ladies were very'fi much interested. Mré. VValker’s amendment was lost, and then Mrs.’ Horsley got in her amendment about rainy. weather. Mrs. E. v.11. Brinck- ' erhoff offered an amendment to include muddy weather. She said ‘she thought muddy we'dther "was just as bad ‘as rainy weather.: The amendment 71:0 the amendment was carried, and with- ,ou‘t any further discussion the origi- nal motion as amended was adopted. The ladies left the meeting thoroughly convinced that they are as well in- formed cn parliamentary law as_.some ‘ Congressmen. ' "‘4. .. “$3.42."- . 4.x”.-. ”w A 1. o~ tional Committee of the club. The hall . She walked over to Mrs. ‘ éAPl’LICATION S .Window Glass. Odd sizes Cut to Order. Putty in - Bulk, and i, 3 a 5 Pound Cans. Prepared Paint, Oils and Turpen- tine, Hardwaro & Housefu r ni s h- 11.11. WILLIAMS- ‘7 Main St. J. D; Jennings. UNDERTAKER 4 Knight street opposite Street Railway epot. NIGHT BELL A 1' OFFICE. '3 Telephone Service. The Southern ' New England Telephone Go- TELEPHONE SERVICE . . a year Circuit, and Long Dis- $25 tance Transmitter at and upwards. according to the amount and character of the service. 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