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Cl FOB CUBA. A 4L3IOST UNANIMOUS It ‘ KCO gnition. f 0BB that Spain an d tlon* Declared War. Cuba a re at iv.fi senate of the * I 1 states f''S. passe resolution reCOgmzing herd ^ Thevote to 6. another of the senators, alter t declared formally ^odepeudenee, * Iie bewha I it rnav. 7 The galleries clouds w de dark Spanish min ^Sally ° n £ labored bo faithfully just this step. and “gainst occasions that v« ““Themselves . ytfj rare the gallery Jr in )0ff 'i mat members of the diplo¬ on Friday it was oc SfS orps. ladies and gentle legations. Tha resent were Senor Mendon- 5 Hateb, of Hawaii, I Egek Brazi l; Mr. Baron of Columbia; ,HU of Germany, and Senor rriaga, of Guatemala. There Jo present legation two and secretaries many other of nish ls the senate was preparing to e president and his cabinet were ion and the week may be one most momentous in the history American people. The resolu hich congress will pass in one another receive executive sanc enot in themselves a deolara W) bnt they are to be passed 11 realization of congress that nay so consider them. i as congress is concerned at shotted primed . ir guns are anu itever foe its action may bring jo the hour of 4 o’clock the de¬ bt on—senators vieing with her in praise of the Cuban pa¬ id in denunciation of Captain l Weyler, Senator Sherman bmicg him rather as a demon fcnelties si general. and Cortez lico of Pizarro and Peru and of the duke Kin lid, the Netherlands were not la and there ran through the hardly concealed contempt I power of Spain. Ivote was taken on the commit Kolations as amended by adding ineron amendment. ■resolution in full is as follows: lived, Issentatives by the senate (the house concurring), That in Inion of congress, a condition of I war exists between the govern li Spain and the government, bed and for some time main I bland by force of arms by the people that the United States |er;ca P'ty between should maintain the contending a strict It jof according to each all the |rv belligerents in the ports and of the United States, p ved, That the friendly offices [United I president States to the shall Spanish be offered Pt for the gov Pence of Cuba. recognition of the in [senators Caffery, who voted in the neg pre: Chilton, George, prill, announcement Wetmore. of the result Med with applause in the gal¬ debate closed at 4 p. m. and the voting began. Various -a^nts were voted down or laid e table by largo majorities, 1 v the vote came on the 10n of the committee relations , on Q to as amended by the !t of Senator Cameron’s won for the recognition of Cu Ration Jependence. indulged There in ™ I? when the a n “°wnced, but the galler¬ , been ia • , hundreds overflowing all B “get admissi Btrove iu id, and 80on afterwards on, were quickly lnn Nrned , , the sen until Monday ar "ith Spain Improbable, e is much enthusiasm ! he in Wash- 1, p senate’s action in pass Q an re80lutioD8 ^ ust Bthe r r - 08 tefilr,! of the Tav 7 n fv. the aP h0USe f ° priatioD Will bil1 oas , % p ass ity. an overwhelming sSr- >Pprehension bot the be »‘ * &r With the cannot afford to ‘dftafS United States un forei 8 n Pow Key not deemed probable, l!t \V est Aroused. gram West, tthe CnK 8 tbe Vote in the sen it 3n ‘IWestion question caused caused the en*h “‘nnsiasm. Owing S*» of.the to the c e „ pr ,, w eather the news CubanV 7 hea kn i ° ed Wn bj until band late, street a ’ ;r lfor s ma8S meetlDS C? Saturday ‘' ed b >- Spaniards. hc ? tel ‘»raT 1 iias recei ved the 0 t -i c f &O ? j '“ 0rM 1 amp8 Fia : %n KnV^'I T 1 Gaatao ’ - • r --a the ae seven BUourbs » of Havana, on o’clock,”the Saturday, February 22nd, at 2:30 insurgents retired from the town. “At 6 o’clock 300 Spanish soldiers entered, murdering non-combatants to the number of twenty-two, among whom were seven Spaniards and sick men, a boy of fifteen and an old man of seventy-two years. girls “The violation of young was only prevented through the protests of Spanish residents. Fifteen inno¬ cent non-combatants have been taken to Mariano for trial. This news has been received through letters from re¬ liable parties and since confirmed by living witnesses, who have just arrived from the scene of the butchery. “Rafel Pobtuondo, “Fernandez Figurodo. ” In the House Monday. The Cuban resolutions did not figure in Friday’s proceedings of the house until just before the close. Secretary Cox announced the action of the sen¬ ate, and galleries cheered his state¬ ment. The resolutions lie on the speaker’s desk, whence they may be called np at any time. It was under¬ stood that Mr. Hitt will ask the house to dispose of them Monday. CRISP ANNOUNCES. GIVES NOTICE THAT HE WILL RUN FOR SENATOR. A Letter in Which He Asks for Dem¬ ocratic Support. Hon. Charles F. Crisp has formally announced his candidacy for the United States senate. The announce¬ ment was made Friday night in a letter which he has sent to his home paper, The Americus Times-Recorder. In that he sets forth his reasons for not having the third district democrats consider him among the congressional possibilities and make definite decla¬ ration of his desire to represent Geor¬ gia in the Uuited States senate. The letter is as follows: House of Representatives, United States of A.msficr.'Wash'ngtci!, T).0.— To the Democrats of the Third Con¬ gressional District: For many years, without announcement of candidacy on my part, you have honored me by selecting me as your representative in congress. Silence would now imply that I wished, or hoped for, a continu¬ ance of that relation. Inasmuch as I have determined not again to be a candidate for a seat in the house of representatives, I feel bound promptly to acquaint you of the fact iu order that I may not be considered arnoDg those from whom a representative to the fifty-fifth congress may be chosen. I cherish a desire to represent Georgia in the senate of the United States. In March, 1894, when Governor Northen, without suggestion or solicitation, ap¬ pointed me to that great office, it seemed my hope had been realized. I was anxious to accept the place thus generously tendered. At the time of the appointment congress was in ses¬ sion and I had been honored by elec¬ tion to the office of speaker. A very large majority of democratic members of the house united in an appeal that “in the interest of the country and the party” I should decline the office of senator. From my stand¬ point no other course was open to me. Now no such conditions exist, and I write this that you may recall my sit¬ uation then, and that I may be free to become a candidate for the position of United States senator for the term be¬ ginning March 4, 1897. It only re¬ mains for me to add that your long continued confidence, your cordial, constant support and your unvarying consideration and kindness have placed me under obligations which I can never hope to repay, and for which I beg you to believe I am now and ever shall be most profoundly grateful. Truly and sincerely yours. F. Crisp. Charles HORSA CREW CONVICTED. Found Guilty of Filibustering and Sentence Suspended. J. H. "Wiborg, Janf P. Petersen and H. Johansen, late captain, firsi mate and second mate of the steamer Horsa, were convicted in the Uuited States district court at Philadelphia of en¬ gaging in a Cuban filibustering expe¬ dition. Counsel for the defendants gave notice that they would make applica¬ tion for a new trial, and, pending the disposition of this move, sentence was suspended. The convicted seamen were placed in charge of the United States marshal. THE REFORM EDITORS Endorse Nashville, Tenn., as the Next 3Ieetiug Place. The National Reform Press Associa¬ tion, which held a recent session in Texas,, endorsed Nashville, Tenn., for the next annual meeting in May, 1897 but the selection of a place was left with the executive committee. Th< Tennessee Centennial celebration a Nashville, the Southern States exposi tion at Chicago, and the Texas Semi centennial at Dallas were also endorsed It was voted to establish in St. Lon! a populist central news bureau after the style of the press associations. HIE 54TH CONGRESS. ROUTINE OP HOUSE AND SENATE BRIEFLY CHRONICLED. Summary of Bills and Resolutions Presented and Acted Upon. THE HOUSE. After an hour’s debate Saturday the house passed over the president’s veto the bill authorizing the leasing of school lands in Arizona by a .vote of 200 to 38. The house then, in com¬ mittee of the whole, under the five minute rule, resumed consideration of the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill for the year ending June 30, 1897. Consideration of the bill was com¬ pleted, save the paragraphs covering compensation for the United States district attorneys and marshals. A few unimportant amendments were made to the bill. The paragraphs re¬ maining will be further considered Monday when the new salary law for those offices, prepared by the commit¬ tee on the judiciary, will be offered as an amendment to the bill, under an order agreed to relieving it from the op¬ eration of the new rule which pro¬ hibits the addition of new legislation to appropriation bills. At 5 o’clock the house adjourned until Monday, THE SENATE. At the opening of the senate Thurs¬ day Rev. Dr. Milburn, the blind chaplain, made eloquent reference to the death of Mr. Shanklin, a veteran employe of the senate. The argument of the contested elec¬ tion case of Van Horn vs. Tarsney was then resumed. An agreement was announced that the vote would be taken at 4:30 p. m. Before the debate bad proceeded far the proceedings were interrupted by Mr. Hitt, republican, of Illinois, who reported from the committee on for¬ eign affairs resolutions, relative to Cuba, as a substitute for the various propositions referred to the committee. Mr. Lodge gave notice that he would offer as a substitute for the pending resolution the resolution reported in the house from the committee on for eign affairs. A resolution was reported from the committee on contingent expenses to authorize the committee on coast de¬ fenses to take testimony and to visit such places as may be necessary. Bills appropriating $500,000 for two first-class steamers for tbe Pacific coast and $100,000 for a public build¬ ing at Newport News, Va., were passed. Also the army appropriation bill, with no greater delay than that caused by its being read in full. It appropriates over $23,000,000, and is tbe fifth of the annual appropriation bills that have passed the senate. At 5 o’clock p. m. the senate adjourned until Fri¬ day. of By a vote of 64 to 6 the senate the United States put on record Fri dav its views and policy in relation to the existing revolution in Cuba, in the following resolutions: Resolved, by the senate (the house of representatives concurring), That in the opinion of congress, a condition of public war exists between the govern ment of Spain and the government proclamed and for some time main tained by force of arms by tbe people of Cuba; and that tbe United States of America should maintain a strict neutrality between the contending powers, according to each all the rights of belligerents in the ports and territory of the United States. Be it further Resolved, That the president is here by requested to interpose his friendly offices with the Spanish government for the recognition of the independence of Cuba. Mr. Mitchell, republican, of Oregon, chairman of the committee on priv ileges and elections, gave notice of his intention to bring before the senate the election case of Mr. Dupont for the state of Delaware immediately after the conclusion of the morning ^Other rontine^’mattere^were coneid „ed and the nenate adjourned nntrl San Hitt, of the house com mittee on foreign affairs, after a con ference with Speaker Reed, decided to call up the Cuban resolutions m the house Monday. The resolutions were passed by 263 to 16, after a lengthy debate. They are somewhat milder than the senate resolutions and are the more likely of the two to be agreed on in m conference conference Only eleven senators heard Tuesday the chap Iain’s opening prayer at morn ing’8 session. Mr. Thurston reported from the select committee on interna tional expositions a joint resolution authorizing the secretary of the treas ury to distribute tbe medals awarded by the Columbian exposition. Mr. Thurston explained its provisions briefly, saying that the purpose of the bill was to appropriate sufficient money ($15,000) to permit these awards to be made. There was no objection and the resolution was agreed to. The conference report on the army appropriation bill was agreed to. Mr. AlleD asked immediate conBid eration of a resolution declaring that all United States bonds are redeema¬ ble in both gold and silver, but objec¬ tion was made and the resolution went over. Mr. Chandler, of the committee on privileges and electiou, presented the majority report of that committee pro viding for an investigation of the Ala¬ bama elections by a select committee. Mr. Gray of the same committee, gave notice of a minority report. Mr. Gorman gave notice of a mo¬ tion to reconsider the bill passed by the senate Monday providing for addi¬ tional enlistments in the navy in case of emergency. Mr. Sherman called attention to the discrepency in the journals of the two houses as to the Cuban resolutions. He said that the house resolutions had been reported as a substitute for the senate resolutions, but they had through its house clerk been reported to the senate as independent resolu¬ tions. He asked to have the senate journal corrected to correspond with the action of the house. The request led to an exchange of views. Mr. Lodge supported the request of Mr. Sherman, calling attention to the record of the house proceedings to show the intention of that body. Messrs. Platt, Chandler, Gorman and others took the position that the mistake was made by the house and should be corrected formally either by the house or its clerk. They called at¬ tention to the fact that the resolution had ifcen reported to the senate as an independent house measure and claim¬ ed that so far as the senate was offi¬ cially informed through the house of¬ ficials the resolutions have that posi¬ tion. The incident was temporarily closed by a request from Mr. Sherman to lay the matter aside until the house should officially advise the senate of its action. An error of a house clerk slightly tangled up the two Cuban resolutions, but they were straightened out Tues¬ day, and will be in conference not later than Wednesday. The resolu¬ will undoubtedly be concurrent in form and the matter will at Inst be in the hands of the president. There is no time limit or other injunction placed upon him, and on his decision rests the question of belligerency. ITALIANS ROUTED. Abyssinians Kill 3,000 of King Hum¬ bert’s Soldiers. Advices of Tuesday from Rome, Italy, are to the effect that the Italian campaign against the Abyssinians threatens to become one of the most disastrous in which the Italian arms have ever taken part and what the final outcome will be it would be hard to predict. It is rumored that the latest defeat of the Italians by the forces of King Menelik had compelled the ministry to resign, owing to the popular disap¬ proval of the government’s policy, but this report is denied. Details which have been received of the defeat on Sunday of the Italian army, show that the Italian losses were very heavy, they being placed by some to be 3,000 killed. It is still impossible to ascertain the precise losses, but popular opinion credits the report that the number of killed is not overestimated. Thus far the reports make no mention of the wounded. Among the dead are General Alber tone, commander of the left brigade, and General Dobormida, commander of tbe right brigade, The news of this latest disaster has caused the greatest excitement throughout Italj, and the opposition party is taking advantages of it to make violent attacks upon the govern ment’s policy in attempting to extend the sphere of Italian interference to Abyssinia. / Baratieri Suicides. A dispatch from Rome to the Pall Mall Gazette, London, says it is ru m0 red there that General Baratieri has committed suicide, being unable to endure tbe humiliation of his defeat b y the Abyssinians. Details are Meager. other disnatches ? ?„ state that the gov til act8 or is withholding .“ ,e ^'T ^ given 80me time ago for the ezCueion TdTeWcf lns°„“.b* h a8 8 i nce been maintained over press dispatches> which ma kes it difficult ^ . b^Lade .1 f n n f Tf a ijnn defeat km/wn As a result causes the P mritive scantiness of news thg ilde8t gort of speculation and all , undoubtedly “^rcufation exaggerated re ports are Rome . The newspapers at teem with reports, deductions,estimates and com ments. All of them, with the excep F j on G f th e Ezricto, a military journal, aec ribe the disaster to General Bar atieri’s supposed rashness and his de g j re \ 0 achieve a victory that would offset his b<Ang superseded in his com mand. It is the opinion that General Baratieri’s force numbered 15,000 mea> opposed to whom were 80,000 Abyssinians. __: i Manderson’s Announcement. ! A special from Omaha, Neb., says: General Manderson in a letter to L. p, Fowler announces his candidacy f or the presidential nomination. HOUSE IS FOR CUBA. RESOLUTIONS PASS AY A VOTE TO 1 AG „ . 1 Senate Will Probably Concur at the Earliest Moment. The house of representatives voted Monday on the Cuban resolutions, re¬ ported by the committee on foreign affairs, and adopted them by a vote of 263 to 17. The full text of the resolution is as follows: “Resolved, by the house of repre¬ sentatives, the senate concurring, That in the opinion of congress a state of public war exists in Cuba, the par¬ ties to which are entitled to belliger¬ ent rights, and the United States should observe a strict neutrality be¬ tween the belligerents. Resolved, That congress deplores the destruction of life and property caused by the war now waging in that island, and believing that tho only permanent solution of the contest, equally iu the interest of Spain, the people of Cuba, and other nations, would be in the establishment of a government by the choice of the peo¬ ple of Cuba, it is the sense of con¬ gress that the government of the United States should use its good of¬ fices and friendly inflaeuce to that end. Resolved, that tho United States has not intervened in the struggles be¬ tween any European governments and their colonies on this continent, but from the very close relations between the people of the United States and those of Cuba, in consequence of its proximity and the extent of the com¬ merce between the two people, tho present war is entailing such losses upon the people of the United States that congress is of the opinion that the government of the United States should be prepared to protect the legitimate interests of our citizens by intervention if necessary. CLEVELAND IN NEW YORK. He Makes an Address lor Hie Home Mission Board. The opening gun of a big home mis¬ sion campaign was fired Tuesday night at Carnegie music hall, New jYork city, by the board^of home missions of the Presbyterian church. The announce¬ ment that President Cleveland was to preside at the meeting drew a large audience. The meeting was the first of a series to bo held all over the United States. There was a burst of applause when the Rev. Dr. John Hall introduced President Cleveland as the presiding officer of the meeting in a brief speech. Dr. Hall, in introducing the president, said: “My Christian Friends—We have with us here one who has been twice called by the voice of bis fellow citi¬ zens to the highest official position in the United States and one who has, I understand, some happy family asso¬ ciations with our board of home mis¬ sions. I have the pleasure, therefore, by the direction of the board of home missions, and I count it an honorable duty, to invite the president of the United States to preside over our pres¬ ent meeting.” President Cleveland then came for¬ ward, He was received very warmly and his address elicited close atten¬ tion throughout. His remarks on the foreign missionaries’ sufferings were loudly cheered. DESPERATE STREET DUEL. A Policeman Fatally Wounded and ,iad,y Hurt ; One of the most exciting street duels that ever occurred in Georgia was fought at Rome, Thursday afternoon. ,4 _U au orti B Jl ot an( * fatally w °iinded Policeman Muikey. Sanford *' ,as ah* 0 seriously and perhaps fatally wounded and several others were wounded by stray shots. The firing rapid, and the whole city in a few ““f eB w * 8 Sanford and Mnlkey became involv f »'"»• Both men drew pisto], and be ? au “ street duel. Muikey was shot lu th , c back of his head while retreat by Ex a ' stray SbGr \ bulIet ff ^rgau 1Q the Mathias arm a was ° d shot &1< ? 6 aud may dl ®* B udblte was shot }? tlj e arm and had , , his finger shot off. An Unkn ° WU ^ ^ fib S htIy e d. Sanford has a flesh wound m the Wk of Hg neck and his clothe8 arQ S v 10 m . * iree rlnaes P ~ BEN’S WEDDING DAY. He anrl Mrs. Diinmiek Will he Mar¬ ried April 6th. Ex-President Harrison has made the following announcement: ,‘‘ The wedding between Mrs. Dim mickandmyfelfwilltakeplacedur mg the day of April otb, at E>t. Thomas’s church.” The rpetor of the church, l k,i '- r - John Wesley Brown, will officiate, The wedding will be very quietly cele brated, as only relatives ami a few in timate friends will be present.
