VOLUME 30.
HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 24,! 1898. '
NllWBEB 9
THE PA KING FOR A FIGHT. hat they call the peace party, are I DCDflbT Tfl TlAV
prepared to oppote theni, and it is IlLl Ull I I UUf I i
RESOLUTION OF ANNEXATION.
UNDIMINISHED ACTIVITY IN THE WAR
AND NAVY DEPAKTMENTS.
therefore not improbable that Con
gress will remain in session until the
Whole Controversy frivrlvAr In fha f!n.
ban question is settled whether by 11 v 111 FrObaDly 2i0t be Made
TMOUQMTS OP HOSIE.
the peaceful methods of diplomacy or
by an armed conflict. This feeling on
the part of the more radical friends of
Cuba does not arise from hostility to
the President. It is born of their con
viction that his hands would be
strengthened by having Congress in
session. If, however, the President
Uratonto Believe That the President Ha
Intimated That the Spanish Torpdo Fleet
Huit Stop Short of Cuba Interest
Centre In the Report of the
Board of ' Inquiry.
Wa.-himitox, March 17. -Discussion
of the Cuban question ' was para-
... imt trt (InV in hnfll tb Tarvialaf ii7vl . . .
V .7 T k , 7? 7. nouId say in so many words, 'alter
and hxecutive branches of the Gov- ,ublillt tinff the report of the Board of
en.iuem. .. DuaWr Inqui &Qd the iODg-delayed Consu
Proctor of eruiont made a "state- I i0 - ' a .
.Bient" giving the result of his observa
't'ons in Cuba during his recent visit.
At the House end of the building the
Naval Committee continued its eon
Hderatiqu of the nearly completed
annual appropriation hill, and at the
War and Navy departmentsthe work
. of putting the country in condition
for possible war was pushed with un
diminished activity. At the State De
partment the Cuban question was un
Mrr discussion and; Assistant Secretary
Dav had Another diplomatic bout. With
Public This Week.
5PA1N WILL BE NOTIFIED FIKST.
The Court's Finding Will Then be 5eni to
Congress With flessaxo Stating the
Diplomatic Actio Takes With
-'I' ' I . : f
Respect to it. ;
Secretary Long said yesterday af ter-
Tbe 5aat Commltteo on Fore Ira RtUtloas
Agrscs to Reroosmead it la Opea Ses
sion Text f the Bill.
Washington. March IC The Sen
ate commit tee on foreign relations to
day agreed to recommend the Ha-;
waiian 'Island annexation bill in open;
session, and agreed upon a joint . reso-!
lution for the accomplishment of this
purpose. Later, Chairman Dav i re
ported the resolution iii the Senate,
It went to the calendar. The resolu
tion is as follows:
'Section 1. The government of the
(A Poetical Effort.)
As I stand near the Bine Ridge moan
tains. And view the landscape fair,
I think of my home in the north land
On the batiks of the calm SL Clair.
The golden sun in his splendor.
Is lowering now In the west.
And the plowman weary with labor,
. lie turns to his home and his rest.
The smoke from . the mountaineer's
cottage,
Rises peacefully on the breeze.
eports. and after stating the na- L.0urt of ingy VOuld' not reach Unified its consent in the manner Among the tall piue trees.
Jar r
V U i . 1 J ' Washington before Thursday or Ffi-
ft R'ltlifahtAl'ir caff miM.nf nf ik I ; I - i
JT- V T 7' 1 i day. This was given out as an official
Kivju ucuiuuucu' uie uujourumeiu qi I f x
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Vvongress, ne would undoubtedly have
his way. His hands will be upheld
hereafter, as they were upheld when
he asked for the passage of the $50.-
noon that the report of the Maine public of Hawaii having in due form That gently murmers and whis'vers.
The Secretary said that
he heartily agreed with the suggestion
that had been made that the President
provided bv its constitution to cede
ubsolctely and without reserve to the white clouds W hang the blue sky.
United States of America all rights of Which redly glows in the west,
sovereignty of whatsoever kind in and 1AnJ the fowU ronml the farm yard.
to the Hawaiian Islands and their de- ' re seesing tneir place or rest.
000,000 bill and the increase in the ar
tillery force of the army. V
The purpose and effect' of Senator
Proctor's speech to day are not yet en
tirely clear. The Senator says that he
ctwiu 11 . 111.1 1 1 n 1 1 i r- iiiiiiM in . .. i i
the new Spanish Minister, Senor Polo qia Xi J, tne submission of the report by the
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J,.jn;ii)e, who continues 10 display ine vof.at th nrtnntinn nf n r-tiUr
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should be allowed a reasonable length Pendencies, and also to cede and trans- Ag j on the beautiful scenery.
of time to consider the report before lcr lu lue uuuea oiaies ; uie aosoiuie Aud think of mv frje0tis At home
giving it to the public The intima- fee and owqership of all public gov- There comes t o mv mind the Question.
tion was made that the court's find- ernment or crown lands,'public build
ings might not reach Congress this ins or ediGces, harbors, military
week. V 1 I equipment and all other public prop-
The procedure in connection with rt3 f whatever kind and description,
known as be'onging to' the govern-
hitiu t activity in the fruitless en
deuvor to wrest from this (iovernment
:.oine'exprt'ssion of its intentions that
viiii be made of service to Spain by its
ITeet upon other .foreign nations
IMplomacy has had little weight to day
in the Span imIi. controversy, however,
and the hurried departure of Senor
Polo s predecessor, . marked the time
when dilly-lallying gave v ay to ao
tion. The President, acting through
Asitant Secretary Day, declined to
ronsider Consul General Lee's recall;
he declined to send relief supplies to
'iila ill merchant vessels; he declined
to withdraw the tleet from Key 'West,
aud now there is reason to' believe tint
lie has "intimated"' to Spain that her
torpedo tleet, which has set out from
file Canaries, would do well to stop
hhort of Cuba. -The Spanish Minister
does not admit that he has received
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Mien a notice as tin??, out mere is goou
reasons fur believing that such is the
.'fact ' : ' '. .' ; -
In the War and avy departments
an embaJgi has heeji placed upon the
giving out of news, but even with this
handicap enough is ; learned of w hat
the oflicials are doinlg to gfve the na
.tion a fair idea, of the completeness
rnd eomproheiisiveriess of the prepar
ations bring made jfor the threatened
eontliet with Spain. ' ot ;a point i.s
being overlooked in the offensive' and
defensive programme.
. The all absorbing I .-question of the
hour still is. When Will the report of
The Naval Court of Inquiry. bo received
in Washington, what will it . contain,
and how wiil it be made public? It is
i-oniparatively an easy -'matter to an
swor to this (juestion fully now. Ofli-
ially, however, no information is ob
tainable as to any branch of it. :s
telegraphed to The-; Sun last night,
there is every reaon to believe that
tije report will be in the hands of the
President early next week, possibly by
Moiid.y.'that it will po at onc to
Congre!i with the President's state
ment of his 'request for reparation
from Spain, and that tins ret,ort .will
Ih followed bv a deiuaud for indem
nity if it i not. at oikv complietl I with.
Uuonieially, t?H, it l known that the
court will report that an outside ex r
plosion wrecked ti' Maiue but
whether they will hold that Spain is
guilty of culp;ible negligence is a mat
ter which no ofllcia1 of the Adminis
t rat ion appears tu know.
The President, through his friends
in .Congress, has - effectually disKsetl
( the widely circulated rejwrt, which
was entirely without Jfoundation; that
policy of intervention in Cuba. He
says that he is not in any sense the
mouthpiece of the President, and that
he changed his purpose of making his
'statement" in the form of a newspa
per interview at the request of Sena
tors to' whom he had read the manu
script, who begged him to give it the
added dignity of having been delivered
in the Sjenate. Whatever Mr. 'Proc
tors intentions were in making the
speech, it is plainly apparent that it is
regarded in Congress and by the offi
cials of the Administration as highly
important and especially significant.1
The advocates of a radical Cuban
policy oil the part of the President and
Congress are -highly pleased with what
they regard as t.n unanswerable argu
ment by jthe President's own friend for
intervention of the most direct sort to
end the War and set Cuba free at what
ever cost;. It is knon that Senator
Proctor not only did not go to Cuba
at the request of the President, but.
that, on jthe contrary, Mr. McKinley
greatly regretted, after the destruction
ment of the Hawaiian Islands, togeth
er with every right and appurtenance
thereunto aptertaining, therefore, be.
it .
, t
"Resolved, That said cession is ac
cepted, ratified and confirmed and that
the said Hawaiian Islands and their
dependencies be and they are hereby
annexed as a part of the territory of
the United States, and are subject to
the sovereign dominion! thereof and
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the report the conclusions were laid luaL au uuu singular, tne properry ana
nguis nerein oerore mentionea are
President to Congress is now clearly
outlined. If ihe report reaches Wash
ington next Thursday, a copy of; it
will be laid before the Spanish gov
ernment very jearly, and tssoon as can
be consistent done the report will; be
sent to Congress and made public at
the same timei. j
The report to Congress will be ac
companied by a message from the
President, stating that after receiving
before the Spanish government and
appropriate action from that quarter
asked. ' 1
It is stated positively that no pari of
the report, and no intimation of (he
findings, has,. as yet reached the execu
tive authorities in Washington. jAt
vested in the United States of Amer
ica.1
The resolution then adopts the Ian
guage of the treaty, beginning with
the second paragraph of the second
section and taking all the remainder
Do they miss me when I am gone?
Tis sweet to know that they miss me.
What a picture of pleasure it makes.
To think how they'll welcome with
gladness.
My return to '4The Land of the
Lakes."
Oh how great are the blessings of
friendship! (
- The far away traveler can say.
Looking back on his friends and his
loved one',
I kuow they think 6ften of me.
Ah! the sun is now disappearing.
I will leave the lamhcape then.
Trusting in the Heavenly father.
That 111 see the loved ones again.
Gko. U. Daxa.
SUBJECT OF INDE.TlNITY.
the same timeiit is noticeable that the "l ,L "V" V
nrront rf nfT5lnl nnrninn i bprrf nnlncr 1 the treaty.
to follow thatlof the unofficial opinion
expressed so positively and persistent
ly at Havauaand Key West, that !the
cause of the explosion was external.
Officials high in the f administrajion
stated yesterday tlntt while they vere
wholly without exd&t informatioh as
thev found themselves sharing in the
of theMaine, that the Senator went to tne lindiuSf of Ue court of inqujry,
at.aH, just as ho regrets that other
Senators! have seen fit to go to Havana
since thej disaster, apparently to learn
the factsjof the explosion which .the
Naval Court of Inquiry were appoint-
, These provide for the disposal of the
Hawaiian public lands, for tjie tempo
rary government of the islands until
Congress decides upon a permanent
form of government, the abrogation
of Hawaiian treaties, and the preser
vation of the Hawaiian customs regu
1 itions until those of the United States
shall be put in operation, theassump
conviction, for .apparently intangible tion of the PHc debt of Hawaii by
ed to investigate, Mr. Proctor saw
the President yesterday but did not
see him when he called at the White
House t4 day. It may be possible, as
stated, therefore, that Mr. McKinlev
reasons, that the ca$e of the explo-
siosion was not accidental. . Opinions
expressed by the Maine survivors who
reached here last Saturday doubtless
have contributed lurgely to this view
in official circles.
An officer of the Cabinet, in discuss
ing the delayeil report of-the Maine
consulted as to the advisabil- court of inquiry and the probability
was not
ityof having the statement made pub.
lie in the (oim of a speech in the Sen,
ate rather than a newspaper inter
view. However, the Speech was lis
tenetl to with profound attention, and
while there is some doubt as to wheth
er its author favors a iolicy that
would eiid in w?ir there appears to be
reason. lor the claim or tne jingoes
that it constitutes a strong nleajcr in
tervention. Some of them go furtlWr,
and in' . justification of their claim
quote tlio words of a Cabinet cjfficer
who said to day :
"The spHch means that the Presi
dent wanted the American people to
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understand the situation fully, so that
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Jli-ey would be prepared to justify
whatever measures, however Radical,
the Administration mav take to end
the war and declare the Cuban people
free.' ew York Sub. j
of a still further delay, said:
"In so important a matter the coun
try can well offord to give the Chief
Executive, in whom it has so mtich
confidence, reasonable time for delib
eration, feeling assured that the full
report will then be given out. This
same -confidence ''-will lead Congre.fcs
the United States to the extent of
$1,000, the regulation of Chinese im
migration, and the appointment by
the President of five commissioners to
t i
prepare a code of laws for the govern
ment cf tlte islands. M
Section 2 provides rthat the commis
sioners provided for s'hall beapixintel
by the President by and with the ad
vice and consent of the i Senate. The
sum of $100,000 is appropriated by the
third and last section fori the purpose
of carrying the resolution intoeffeet,
and' this sum is inadW immediately
available; ,
Sena-or Davis said no determination
had been reached as to when the joint
and the public) to recoguize that the resolution would be called Up for con
President has the best sources of in
formation by reason of his communi-
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cations with foreign governments and
his diplomat icj- channels, and if any
body can shapje a policy which will
lead to a satisfactory settlement of the
present critical situation it is the
President. J ,
"The solution," he added, "may not
be far'otT after, alt 1 he countrv ia.iv
be sure of one thing, that the? Presi
dent will safeguard its righfs andj its
honor to the utmost and will , at the
same time let no opportunity slip to
preserve these jwith peace.
Dicoverel by Womw
Another great disepverv has been
he ilesired to have Congress adjourn j made and that too, by a latly in this
U forc the report of the Court of In-1 country.
This ab
but of the
quiry thould W subjuitted.l
surb report.evidently grew
ell known desire of the leading men
in both Senate and House to bring the
session to a close as sjkHHlily as ios$i
b!t as a matter of ireneral tuirtv nolicv.
. !:
The President sympathi.el with the
movement, and felt tljat he would feel
much morx hopeful of ending the Cu
ban question satisfactorily aud avoid
ing war if he we-ie left free to act with
out being haudieapied by the uncer
tainty of what Congress might do.
The advxate? of intervention and of
Vven a sjtill more radical iolicy of clos-
the controversV with Siwiin. now
Uutviug learueil pf the intentions of
Diseae fastened its clutch
es upon-her and for seven years she
withstood its severest tets. but her vi
tal organs were undermined and death
seemed immiment. For three months
she cougilied incessantly and could not
sleep. ' She finally discovered a way to
recoveryjby ourchasing of us a botte
of Dr. King's "ew Discovery for Con
sumption, and was to much neh'eved
on taking first dotH?, that she slept' all
night anil with two bottles has been
solutely cureL Her name is Mrs. Lu
ther Lutx. Thus writes V C. Ham-
nick & Co., of Shelby, C. Trial
bottle frt-e at Shuford Drug Co. Ile-
gularsize OXj and $1.00 every bottle
guaranteed.
Yllw Janad.ee Cured. .
unenng humanity should oe sup-
plietl with every means possible for its
relief. It is wah pleasure we pubh.h
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the following: j "This Is to certify that
I was a terrible toffierer froin Yellow
Jaundice for over six months and was
treated by some of the best physicians
In our "ity and all to no avail. Dr. Bell
our druggist, recommended Electric
Hitters, and after taking two bottles
I was entirely cured. I now tade great
pleasury in recommending them to any
person sulTering with this terrible ma
lady. 1 am gratefully yours.' 31. A.
Hogarty, Leilngton, Ky. Sold by
Shuford Drug Co.
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sideration in the Senate.! Senator Da
vis submitted with the reolution an
extended report Of the committee, set
ting foith in detail the committee's
reason for favoring the annexation.
President and "pkr.
Uuitd blate Mutt Prove Nzllznc ca
the Part of 5pain.
Nkw Havkx, Conn., March 1?. V
J. Phelps. ex-Unitod States Minister
to England, discussing the subject of
the claim of the United States for in
demnity for the loss of the Maine, to
days aid: '
Had the Maine been blown up
tqrough the ageuey of Spain, the
destruction of the hp. would have
been ari act of war. Hut that Mimx .
i -
ion is not, in my judgment, con
ceivable, and it map. I think, be safely
assumed that the report of the board
of inquiry will reject it. If it sliall ap
pear by the report that the explosion)
wats caused from the putside, and by
the agency of Spanish . subject. tha
United States government will itill
have no claim upon Spain for repara
tion, unless it could aUu be. shown
thai the occurrence wa due to the
negleet of the Spanish authorities to
alTord such protection againt it, vut in
the exircisc of ordinary prudence and
care was requisite and within their
powr. ;
While the comity and usage of na-ti-jns
admits to their ports the public
vessels of countries with which their
relations are friendly, and receives
them with marked tokens of courtly
an I rtspect, tht safety of such ship
aaihat arvident or outrage by jxartieji
unknown ! not guaranteed by the
nation in who waters tney lie, and
espfcLilly when no reason for appre
bending such an vent is known to
Speaker Reed is attending to .his
public duties as President McKinley U I exlt- All that can be required, where
attending to his intelligently dilii- do danger of that sort in anticipated
gently and conscientiously. The two i th it the usual ahd ordinary precau
fnen think alike about niany thing, tion of police and harbor regulations
although not about everything. Jnst shall observed, ahd that prompt ac
tio w both of them 'are working for tion shall follow any warning that it
peace. They are agreed! in the opin
ion that an avertable.! unnecessary
war would.be not only a pobiic mis
fortune, but a political crime. Hart
ford Courant.
VIEWS OF.SPAMSM 5A1U&5.
Naval GOlcers 5y Tbtrt U'i N Oattiie
Artcy sa ta riaia? Erptoloa.
Hoods Pill are the best family cat
hartic and liver tonlj, Gentle, reli
able, sure. j
MAPRIU. March IT. LpofSajslsxai
ments which have been received here
is likely to be necessary.
"Whether due care hxm been ob
served in thesM? repects i a question
of fact to be determined ujon the ev
idence and the circumstances of the
case, in regard to which no arbitrary
rule can be laid; down beforehand.
The burden of proof in cao of dispute
is upon the arty who claims that the
injury Is dae to. ofUcial neglect. Hat
it would be an unjust imputation
njon the nations concerned to antici
pate that such a question, in the csuo
t ' ar . . a m
irom apanzsn navai omcers, wno nave ach . rjlbimiiv wonM nnt 1- .1U.
closely examined the wreck of the eOM ou both sid with a fairt-
Maine, declan indUpatably that the I ad candor that w ould lead to a. right
explosion
warship.
originated on board the
and satisfactory conclusion, and avoid
auy disturbance o! the relations be
tween the country.
The greater includes f lie lest. Hood's
Sarsaparilla cares scofula. and mar be
depended upon to care bolls and pim-
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