Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1898 — Page 2

AS MR. MAN SEESIT

The Late Presidential Candidate Gives His Views. SAYS IT IS TIME FOR INTERVENTION - Our Own Interests, Aside from Humane Considerations, Justify Such Action—Spain Alone to Blame for Her Troubles. Lincoln, Neb., April 1.— Hon. W. J. Bryan has made the following statement in answer to the question whether, in his judgment, the time had arrived for the United States to intervene in behalf of Cuba and bring the war to an end: "Yes, the time for intervention has arrived. Humanity demands that we shall act. Cuba lies almost within sight of our shores, and the sufferings of her people cannot be ignored unless we, as a nation, have become so engrossed in money-mak-ing as to be indifferent to distress. Intervention may be accompanied 'by danger and expense, but existence cannot be separated from responsibility, and responsibility sometimes leads a nation as well as an individual into danger. A neighbor must sometimes incur danger for a neighbor, and a friend for a friend. War is a terrible thing, and cannot be defended except asameanstoanend, and yet it is sometimes the only means by which a necessary end ean be secured. The state punishes Its own Citizens by Imprisonment or even death, when counsel and persuasion fail. War is the final arbiter between nations when reason and diplomacy are of no avail. Spain might not resist intervention;.it is to be hoped that she would recognize tha. right of the United States to act and immediately withdraw from Cuba, but whether she

NEW SPANISH WARSHIPS NOW STEAMING TO AMERICAN WATERS

resents Intervention or not, the United States must perform a plain duty. "Our own interests justify intervention. Spain has govej-ned Cuba so badly as to excite continuous revolt, and after exciting revolt, has shown herself powerless to restore order and enforce law upcn the island. Spanish rule in Cuba has disturbed the United States, Interfered with business, increased the expense of guarding our shores and drawn on the resources of our people to care for those made destitute by war. We have as much righi to demand the cessation of war in the interest of the people of the United States as Spain has to demand its continuance for her benefit. , Have Waited Long Enough. “If the question is to be settled upon the basis of human rights, surely our people have waited long enough; if, on the other hand, pecuniary interests are to be considered, then it must be remembered that the loss suffered by the United States and Cuba together far exceeds any gain which Spain could reasonably expect to secure even if she had a hope of recovering Cuba by force of arms. Spain Alone to Illume. "Spain has only herself to blame for the condition of affairs in Cuba. If she denies to her former subjects the rights of war and calls the Cuban army a mob, let her remember the words of Victor Hugo: 'The mob is the humair rsoe la misery.' No nation can afford to make ft# people miserable. If the Cubans prefer deuth to Spanish rule it must be because Spanish rule hus robbed life of joy and hope. If a nation sows the wind, it must reap the whirlwind."

Advised to Leave Cuba.

Wusliiugton, April 1. —Acting on instructions from Washington, Consul Oeneral Fitzhugh Lee is advising the few Americans who remain in Cuba to leave the island and not wait upon the order of their going. This news received general and quick circulation late Thursday afternoon and was construed as reflecting the real administration opinion of the situation.

Won't Punish Zola.

Paris, April 1. —The court of appeals, in the case of the appeal off M. Emile Zola ngainst the judgment of the Paris assizes court, coudemhing kirn to 12 months’ imprisonment and to pay a line of .1,000 francs, hus decided to sustain the finding of the lower court, but has also decided that M. Zola shall not undergo any punishment.

Asks for Support.

London, April 1. —lt is reported kerc that Japan has a*ked the United States to join Great Britain In supporting Japan’s refusal to withdraw from Wei-Hai-Wei after payment of the Chinese war indemnity, in view of the possibility of Russia seizing that port

NAVY YARD DAMAGED.

Heavy Loss Caused by the Earthquake at Mare Island—Work Will Be Delayed. Vallejo, Cal., April 1. —Work on the navy yard has been shut down and the 1,700 employes are idle on the streets of Vallejo. A conservative estimate of the damage done at the navy yard by the earthquake is placed at $150,000. Only two buildings on the. Mare Island navy yard escaped damage, the administration buiding and ordnance store house and workshops. The sawmill and paint shops are a mass of ruins, and every building, except the two mentioned, has sustained some damage. The hospital, a threestory brick building, is cracked from top to bottom and every joint seems to be loosened. The plastering is strewn everywhere. All departments have ceased work, except that of equipment and the yards and docks. The cruiser Charleston, which was in dry dock, did not sustain any material damage, fortunately, although all ffep bilge blocks upon which she rested were disturbed and will have to be reset.

GEN. WHEELER RESIGNS.

Gov. Tanner Ask* the Commander of the First Illinois Brigade to Step Out. Chicago, April 1. —At the request of Gov. Tanner Urig. Gen. Harris A. Wheeler, commanding the First brigade of the Illinois national guard, has forwarded his resignation. No definite reason for the request is known, but it understood that it

grew out of the permission granted by Gen. Wheeler to the Seventh regiment to parade in Chicago St. Patrick’s day. Gen. Wheeler declined to say anything at present. Col. Henry L. Turner, commanding First Infantry, will assume command of the First brigade until further ordered.

Straits Blocked by Ice.

Milwaukee, April 1. —Advices from Cheboygan, Mich., are to the effect that the straita have again filled up with heavy ice as far both ways as one can see. It is impossible for steamers to get through. A strong north wind is holding ice solid and the weather is cold. The above intelligence is of great importance to owners of loaded vessels which it was Intended to send out after the noon hour to-day. Unquestionably their departure will be delayed until the receipt of advices that the channel has once more cleared.

Died In the Asylum.

Memphis, Tenn., April I.—Alice Mitchell, the young woman who, a few years ago, created a sensation by cutting the throat of Freda Ward, an intimate friend, died Thursady morning in the state asylum at Bolivar, Tenn., where she has been confined since the trial by jury which pronounced her insane and ordered her incarceration. The cause of death is not known.

Passed Away.

Santa Rosa, Cal., April I.—Rev. J. Avery Shephnrd, one of the best-known Episcopal ministers in northern California, died here Thursday, aged j>2 years. He was in Montgomery, Ala., when the confederate congress held its first session and delivered the opening prayer. He was a prominent mason.

Majority for Independence.

Washington, April 1. —Representative Joy, of Missouri, secretary of the republican conference which is prensing the president for immediate action, Rays that a canvass of Ihe republicans of the house shows 197 of them will intent upon the complete and absolute Independence of Cuba. t

Louisville Millinery House Falls.

Louisville, Ky., April 1. —W. 11. Byers, doing business as Cannon & Ilyers, wholesale millinery, at 517 West Main street, tyns assigned to John M. Ilyers. Assets estimated ut $l>0,000; liabilities, $70,000. The bulk of the creditors ure in the east.

NEED OF PATIENCE

President McKinley Convinces Republican Committee of It. MOST WAIT FOR REPLY OF SPAIN. Her Answer Expected Very Soon — Caucus Decides to Defer Action Until Monday— An Exciting Debate in the House. Washington, April 1.—The committee of the republicans appointed at Wednesday night's conference to call on the president reached the white house shortly before three o’clock Thursday afternoon and soon were closeted with President McKinley. The committee comprised Representatives Hopkins, Mercer, Paris, Cooper, Sulloway, Knox, Jay, Hager, Lorrimer, Pearson, Hepbgrn and Smith, of Michigan. The conference of the republican committee with the president broke up at ten minutes to four o’clock. The committee reported to the conference at a meeting held after the adjournment. They stated that the president made a frank declaration as to what was taking place between the two governments, and concluded with these words: "1 pray God that we may be able to keep peace.” Asl£* Congress to Walt. The impression left with the delegation, however, was that he did not expect a peaceable adjustment. In strictest confidence President McKinley outlined the course of communications between Washington and Madrid. He stated that ail now depended on dispatches to be com- I munlcated and received probably within 48 hours. The response of Spain to a mes- j sage cabled it by this government was ex- ! pected hourly, and surely would be re- J ceived within 24 hours. After it arrived it would be necessary for this country j to send another cable note as a reply to Madrid. AH this might be accomplished j in less than 48 houis. He therefore inti- j mated that It would be gratifying if congress deferred taking action until next week. Action Deferred. Mr. Hopkins (Ill.), who made the report for the committee, said he felt it would be best to abide by the president's wishes. Others who spoke at the meeting, includ-. ing Mr. Lorrlmer and Mr. Joy, advised postponement. The president, they stated, suggested that what was related to them regarding the diplomatic relations should not be repeated . until those negotiations were closed; that if these secret and significant messages were revealed at this time and should become public property and be cabled back to Madrid, the publicity might hurt the cause and defeat the ends sought. Representative Hicks, of Pennsylvania, thought that in view of the Dupuy de Lome letter no farther parley should be allowed, and that Premier Sagasta was acting in accord with the policy that the letter had revealed. Others followed in the same line, but it was finally concluded to defer action until after the adjournment of the house Monday. - Lively Session of the lluaae. Washington, April 1. —For three hours Thursday the packed galleries and excited members of the house listened to a passionate outburst of oratory on the Cuban question, during which the intensity of feeling was alternately manifested by cheers, leers and hisses. Time and again the excited throngs In the galleries were admonished to be silent, and once at least it seemed as If a motion would be made to clear them. The three speeches which stirred the assemblage to its depths were made by Mr. Grosvenor (O.), who, it was assumed, spoke for the administration, and who practically pledged it to the cause of free Cuba; Mr. Bailey (Tex.), the democratic leader, who announced the democratic position as for free Cuba, without war if it could be avoided, but with war if necessary, and Air. Johnson (Ind.), who spoke for peace, who declared that it was our duty to go to the extreme in magnanimity in order to avoid the horrors of war. A Fearless Speaker.

Mr. Lewis, a democrat from Washington, provoked the speech of Mr. Johnson, which aroused the members and the galleries tt the fever pitch of excitement. Mr. Lewis had denounced the proposition that Cuba purchase her freedom from Spain, which, lt» was alleged, the administration was fostering. Then it was that Mr. Johnson, in a brilliant speech, pleaded for peace. He faced the storm of hisses which swept down upon him from the galleries, like a Spartan, and with passionate utterance adjured members to pause before they plunged the country into war, the evils oi which would follow after in endless train. The house has had before Illustrations of Mr. Johnson’s /earlessness, but none so striking as on Thursday, when he espoused the unpopular cause and pleaded to let diplomacy have Us way. At the same time he gave It as his opinion that If an ultimatum had been sent to Spain it meant war, as Spain’s pride would not permit her to humiliate herself before the world. He eulogised every Influence that made for peace, and declared his belief that the Cubiyi Junta would agree to pay $100,000,000 for the Independence of the Island. Halley's I'lea for Cuban Freedom. Mr. Bailey, the democratic leader, quick to seize the advantage which Mr. Johnson’s position had afforded, and in a ringing speech, which set his followers and the galleries wild, he announced his belief, from what Mr. Johnson had said, that the purpose of the republicans In refusing to Join with the democrats Wednesday was to give the administration an opportunity to compel the Cuban patriots to buy the Independence they had won from the butchers of Spain. He, too, deplored war, and In describing Its awful horrors, as the southern people had known them, drew tears from the eyes of some of his colleagues. Hs declared there was yet a chance to avert war. He had been told within 24 hours by a representative of the Cuban Junta that they did not want to Involve the United States In war. All they wanted was to have their Independence recognised, with the munitions of war and the recruits they could then obtain, their independence could be achieved. In conclusion, he said the democrats were for free Cuba, without war, if possible, with war, 11 necessary. Speaks for the Administration. This speech of Mr. Bailey’s drew the fire of the administration spokesman on the floor, Oen. Qrosvenor (6.). With his reply, the climax of the day was reached. He charged Mr. Bailey with attempting to make political capital. He denounced the statements that the administration intended to force Cuba to buy her freedom as the silly invention of an idiot, and declared that from the president down this Istratlon was for free Cuba. Recognition of her Independence, he said, would be hut a half-way measure. He thrilled his auditors when he asked what meant the war preparations that were going on night and day, if not that when action was taken looking to the Independence of Cuba It would be backed up. If nectasury, by the army and navy of the United Btaftes. After Mr. Oroavenor concluded, the debate went on, the most significant utterance being made by Mr. Cummings, a New York democrat, who denounced the political character which the question was assuming as unpatriotic and unwise. Messrs. Grow (rep.. Fa ). Griggs (dem., N. Y.), Norton (dem., O.) and Bklnner (pop., N. C.) also spoke. Little progress was made with the naval bill. The only lmi>ortant amendment adopted was one appropriating $600,000 for the erection of new buildings at the naval academy. Mr. Wheeler (Ala.) introduced a bill appropriating $600,000 to purchase provisions for the use of the noncombatants, and directing the president to cause them, to be

conveyed at once to the starving people, and to use as much or the military and naval forces as necessary to attain this purpose. It also directs the president to notify the Spanish government that this proceeding is an act of humanity and not intended gs an act of war. Senate. Washington, April 1.—An apparently simple request made of the senate Thursday by Senator Frye (Me.), on behalf of the foreign relations committee, unexpectedly precipitated a discussion on the Cuban question. It finally led to a passage at arms between Senators Chandler (N. H.) and Frye, in which the former made some sarcastic references to the conduct of the foreign relations comrpittee and to the attitude of the president. Concerning ths latter. Senator Chandler said: “I haveconfldence that the president Intends to pursue a patriotic and righteous course in the present emergency, and I shall thank God when he reaches a conclusion of some sort or another. Therefore, I am not in rebellion, as yet, against the powers that be.” Senator Allen (Neb.) made the request of Senator Frye the occasion of a speech Upon the general Cuban question, in the course of which he reviewed h(s own record on ,the subject, and declared that he stood just where he had always stood—4u favor of the absolute independence of the Cuban people from that "hideous monster among nations," Spain. Upon the conclusion of the Cuban discussion, the sundry civil appropriation bill was up, and 35 pages of It were disposed of before adjournment.

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Administrtor’s Sale of Personal Property

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