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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-08
The Cuban Resolutions.

II was expected that the resolutions fav-
oring the granting Of belIigerent rights
20 the Cubans would pass both houses Of
congress. Therefore the action Of the
House on Monday caused no surprise.
Il now remains to be seen what course
the President viii take. No doubt an ex-
traordinary effort viii be made to induce
him TO adopt a policy in respect TO Cuba
in accordance with the resolutions. He
but he will not permit his judgment to
be controlled by what congress has done.
He knows very well that the country
holds him. and not congress, responsible
for whatever policy the government may
pursue in relation TO Cuba. The law
makes it the duty Of the executive. and
not Of congress to decide when belligerent
right shall be granted. The President
may grant the insurgents bcuigerent
rights very soon, or he may delay action
for some months. Much depends upon
whether the insurgents have the power 10
maintain a government They have fought
no great battle yet. and they have no rec
ognized capital They have the form of
government, but no government which
the people respect and obey.
There is no doubt that the President
sympathizes with the insurgents and would
be glad If they could at once throw off
the Spanish yoke, but II is his first duty
to protect the interests of the United
States. He will not precipitate war
with Spain. if he can avoid doing so. The
course he will pursue in the matter de-
Ponds very much upon developments in
Cuba during the next two months.
The Cubans would not get as many ben
efits out Of benigerent rights as they
seem to think they would. One Of the
ideas they have is that they could
at once fit out cruisers IN our ports to
prey upon Spanish commerce. 1t is quite
certain they would not be permitted to
do anything of the sort. The days of
privateering are about over. They came
to an end nearly a quarter of a century
ago, when England was compelled by
arbitration to pay this country Sl5OOO,OOO
for damages caused by the cruiser Ala
bama.
If the President should grant belligerent
rights to the insurgents he would take
good care that no vessels intended to prey
upon Spanish commerce should escape
from our ports. Therefore, the insurgents
would be very little, if any, bet
ter off than they are now. The
fact that they were recognized
as belligerents would encourage
them somewhat, but they don't seem to
be in need of much encouragement They
need guns and ammunition, and these
things they can get now. without much
trouble. The trouble comes when they
try to land them in Cuba.
There is a pretty general feeling that
the President will do what is best for
this country in the matter, If he does
that he win satisfy the majority.
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Spain threatening American Trade.
From the Chicago Times-Herald Qnd.).

1t is reported from Madrid that in the
pathv with Cuba The raerchants If S5ain
Will cut off their commercial relations with
the United States. The United States have
very little to lose by the fulfillment Of this
threat. Our exports to Spain last year
amounted to only 81 900, 900, or less by 81
100000 than our exports to Cuba and the
adjacent Islands, where we suffered a
loss of 80 per cent from the previous year
on account OF the war Spain is waging
against the Cubans. The United States
could well afford TO lose Spain forever If
by autonomy or independence Cuba should
acquire the right to make its own COM
mercial relations. the first incident Of
winch would be a reciprocity treaty with
the United States. Spain is as blind as IL
Is proud, and its blindness and pride,
which lost II in the past all its other pos
sessions In this part OF the world, are
bound 70 cost H. sooner or later the loss
Of the West Indies.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-08
The Abe smnm Case.

The supreme court has given Abe Small
another chance for his life. The judg-
ment against him has been set aside,
and he will have a new trial.
on his trial there was a conflict of tes-
timony as to whether the officers who
attempted to arrest him fired upon him
before he offered any resistance to ar
rest, or whether he fired upon the Off
GERS first when they approached to arrest
him That was a question of fact, how
ever, and was for the jury to decide. Ac-
cording to the decision of the supreme
court, if the officers fired upon him before
he resisted arrese he had a right to de-
fend himself That is if the officers were
engaged in committing a crime upon him
instead of trying to arrest him, he was
justified in using means to resist the
commission of the crime. The court in
its decision, says: "A fugitive from JUS
tice accused of a felony and knowing
he is liable to be arrested on that charge.
may nevertheless resist with such force
as may be necessary an unlawful attempt
to commit crime upon him, whether
such an attempt is made by an officer
armed with a warrant. or by private
citizen under circumstances authorizing
him to make the arrest 1t is one thing to
resist lawful arrest, and quite a differ
emit thing to resist an assault or other
crime upon the person of the party liable
to be arrested; and the latter cannot be
deprived of his right of self defense, either
because the other party could lawfully
have him arrested, or because he knew
that this was So"
The counsel for Abe Small contended
on the trial that Small killed officer Neve
while defending himself against an as
sault that was being made upon him by
officers who were authorized to arrest
ton is correct, Abe Small has a good
defense under the ruling of the supreme
court against the charge of murder.
A New York paper announced a day or
two ago that Holmes. the Philadelphia
murderer, who is to be hanged Friday.
had made a confession, and was writing
a history of his life, in which he would
detail how he had killed twenty people
eight more than he is suspected of having
made way with. Holmes lawyer, his jail
er and the priest who visits him. know
nothing of any such confession. However.
it may be expected that what pur-
ports to be a confession, and a
story of his life will be published after he
is hanged. And it will probably be as re-
liable as if Holmes had indeed written it.
An expert criminologist and psychologist
has expressed the opinion that Holmes
could not tell the truth if he tried.
A new bankruptcy bill is to be reported
in the House shortly. 1t will be a COM
promise between the voluntary and in
voluntary bankruptcy bills considered in
previous sessions. 1t proposes that in
voluntary bankruptcy may be forced only
when debtor absconds or conceals him
self for four months with intent to de-
fraud or has failed after his property
has been levied on. he being insolvent.
to release the property. or has concealed
his property for ten days. with the pur-
pose to defraud The title to the proper-
ty Of the bankrupt is not to pass from him
until actual adjudication.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-08
lacking in Courage.
From the Philadelphia Record Oem.).

The first practical step toward putting
the country on a firm sound money basis
is preparation for the gradual retirement
of the .greenbacks and treasury notes
They are the instruments by means of
which dangerous pressure can be
abandonment of gold payments for public
dues. If they should be retired the prob
lem would be vastly simplifed and conf
none of the sound money platforns adont-
ed by republican state conventions-not
even in New York and Massachusetts
has the party dared to advocate greenback
retirement
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-08

In answer to our request of the Au-
gusta Chronicle to justify its use of the
Southern Associated Press to send over
the country a denial of a statement, pre-
sumably from official sources, which state
ment had also appeared in the Morning
News, to the effect that there were days,
during the time that the battleship Indiana
was waiting for sufficient water to get into
the Port Royal dry dock, when the ship
could not get out to sea, the Chronicle
says: Now, why should we seek the tes-
timony of the captain of the Indiana? We
are entirely satisfied with the evidence
given by Mr.. Lea, the pilot, who brought
the Indiana into harbor, and who plotted
her into the dock. He knows more about
Port Royal harbor than it is probable that
Capt. Evans ever will know. IT, however
the Morning News is not satisfied with the'
testimony of a pilot who knows every foot
of the harbor of Port Royal, and desires to
impeach his testimony with that of the
captain of the Indiana. or of the Blake
why does net the Morning News get this
much desired and easily obtained evil
dence?"
In the first place we do not desire to i'm
peach Pilot Lea. We have no fault to find
with him. The wind that lowered the wa
ter at the bar, and in the harbor so that
the Indiana could not be docked.
came up, it is fair to assume.
after the Indiana crossed the bar.
Therefore, Pilot Lea is not in a
position to know what the depth of water
on the bar was during the time the ship
was waiting for sufficient water to be dock
ed, and is not competent witness. The
master of the geodetic survey schooner
Blake, however does know because, as we
understand, he daily took the soundings
with the view of making an official report
about the matter.
The Chronicle wants to know why we
don't send to the Blake for the soundings.
Because we did not assert that the dis
patch sent out from Washington was not
true. We did not spread that assertion
over the country. Before sending out such
an assertion the Chronicle should have had
authority for it. 1t had been put on notice
that soundings had been made by the
Blake, and it should have found out what
those soundings showed. Pilot Lea only
pretends to know the depth of water when
he brought the Indiana into the harbor.
He never pretended to know what the
depth of water on the bar was during the
time the wind was blowing the water out
of the harbor
The Chronicle often calls attention to its
fairness. We gave it an opportunity in
this particular instance to be fair. Instead
of taking advantage of it, it has directed
its efforts to creating the impression that
the Morning News desired the Port ROYAL
dock to be a failure. Nothing is farther
from the truth. We are glad that the dock
is a success, but that doesn't prevent us
from wanting the exact facts stated when
they are obtainable in the issue that has
been raised. If the Chronicle really thinks
it tries to be fair let it show by testimony
that is obtainable that it was justified in
sending out the Southern Associated Press
dispatch that there were no days when the
Indiana could not have gone to sea.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-08
No Trimmer Wanted.
From the New York Times Oem.

1t is pretty certain that a trimmer on
the silver question will not be the next
choice of the American people, unless it
is shut up to a choice between two trim
mers. 1t seems equally certain that if
the republicans conclude to nominate a
trimmer, it will not be Mr.. Reed He
may trim with the better grace" but
there are others who do it more natural. "
He is too positive a person to be chosen
because mis- opinions on the chief issue of
present politics are not known.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-08

Bradley Of Kentucky may be called the
ehromatic candidate for the republican
nomination. He is announcing his candi-.
dacy by means of posters. From a de-
scriptlon of one of these posters, it seems
TO be more fin de steele than anything
that Beardsley or Bradley ever produced.
A green pine stands against a yellow
sea. behind which there is a purple sun
set To the side is lake of the color
Of Kentucky whisky. by the side of which
Is man with a red necktie, Overhead
Is seen an lumber moon. while in the
distance a crimson ghost is trying to
scoot out Of sight, Presumably the ghost
lssthat Of the Mckinley boom.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-08
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-08

Candidate Mckinley wii address the
Methodist conference at Cleveland, O.,
next month. One of the questions to come
before the conference is with regard to
whether a preacher should be allowed to
remain in single appointment longer
than four years. The opportunity will be
presented for him to say something about
four-year terms.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-08

The expected trouble in Hayti, incident
TO the filling of the office of the presi-
dency, made vacant by the death of Hip
polyte, was reported in due season. 1t
was too much to suppose that the Hay
tians would let the opportunity for a
scrimmage pass, after having been at
peace for as much as three years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-08

Reasoning from heredity, what should
prove to be the fastest horse in the world
was foaled at Milton. Mass. few days
ago. The dam is Nancy Hanks, with a
record of 2;o4, and the sire is Arion, with
a record of 2;O794. The colt is female. and
the owner is confident that he has in his
possession a world beater.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-08

1t is now learned that the Ohio hill
against big theater hats was drawn by
a woman, Mrs. Fosdick, the wife OF the
representative who introduced It, The
presumption is that Mrs Fosdiek wears
the proper headgear when at the thea
ter The publication of cuts and dia-
grams of that headgear are now in or
der. 1t will. Of course be given the name
of its originator; and thus we may have
the correct theater hat perpeuating the
name Of Mrs. Fosdick. just as the IRA
tional' female costume perpetuates the
name Of Mrs. Boomer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-08

While the paragraphers are having fun,
with the name of t. Simon Sam, the
new president of Hayti, it is well enough
10 say in his favor that he has a name
that can be pronounced correctly without
first consulting an authority.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-08

Ordinarily the man who goes on a spree
regrets IL afterwards. But a West
Virginia drummer who went on a spree
at Parkersburg not long ago is delighted
that he did it. and would not mind going
on one or two more a week. II they would
turn out like the other. While he was
drunk he paid 500 for share in a lease
Of an oil well. When he sobered up he re-
membered nothing about il. TWO or three
weeks later, when he visited the town
again he found that his investment had
earned 1920, for which the cash was in
the bank in his name.
Gable news dispatches as much as three
or four months ago told Of the prevalence
of the BLACK plague" at Hong Kong,
hence the official report received by the
navy department seems to be a little
late. 1t viii be remembered that a year
ago a great epidemic Of the plague ragged
in Hong Kong. and that thousands Of
natives died. 1t appears that only Ash
atics suffered to any extent during that
epidemic Only one or two Europeans
were reported as having died Of the dis
ease.
The typewriter is not a good thing for
authors. says Charles Dudley Warner. He
notes that much of the composition Of
the day is wordy and diffuse. not to say
sloppy, and says these characteristics in
dictate the use of the writing machine
The use of the pen necessitates slower
diction, and consequently affords the op-
portunity for more careful thought. The
facility with which copy is turned off
by the typewriting machine induces pro-
lixity.
The demand of the Massachusetts, repub-
licans for more protection" for Ameri-
can shipping seems to have fallen upon
deaf ears outside of New England. What
American shipping really needs is less pro-
lection. Give the ship owners the privi-
lege of buying their craft in the markets
of the world, and the American flag will
once more adorn the ocean in all quarters
of the globe.
Iowa has legalized the sale Of liquor
But it may not be manufactured within
her borders. 1t is a little homogeneous
that an article of legal traffic may not
be legally manufactured in a state. But
the republicans of Iowa, who are in con-
troll of the state, were afraid of the prohi-
bitionists, hence the condition of affairs.
Ringer. the New Jersey counterfeiter,
would have made a great presidential
candidate for the populists. 1t is said he
could with a pen and a blank piece of
paper make such good money that even
the bank experts would accept it.
Roentgen's ,X-rays have got into court
already. At Wichita the other day. in
a suit against railroad for damages,
an X-ray picture showing the broken
bones of the plaintiffs wrist was admit
ted in evidence.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-08

Anti-American demonstrations may be
expected in Spain and Cuba, following the
passage of the belIigerency resolutions. It
may even transpire that Americans will be
offered personal indignities or violence.
While the resolutions have been toned
down" little in conference, still they viii
serve to augment the feeling of spaniards
against this country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-08

The free silver bosses are pot hunters
for the mine owners, and are seeking
10 kill the goose that lays the golden egg
of prosperity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-08
CURRENT COMMENT.
McKinley's Money Record.
from the Pittsburg Dispatch Qnd.)

The showing would not be so vital If it
were not that the machine politicians, who
are exploiting Mckinley in this section for
their own purposes. were taking such
pains to advertise him as the leader of the
cause of Sound money" In the light of
the facts, that claim assumes the same
quality of unblushing sham as the rest of
their campaign methods.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-08

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-08

Ringer, the New Jersey counterfeiter
would have made a great presidential
candidate for the populists. 1t is said he
could with a pen and a blank piece of
paper make such good money that even
the bank experts would accept it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-08
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-08

Roentgen's .x-rays have got into court
already. At Wichita the other day. in
suit against a railroad for damages,
an X-ray picture showing the broken
bones of the plaintiffs wrist was admit
ted in evidence
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-08

WEDNESDAY. APRIL :, 1896.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-14
Johnson Creek.

Miss Annie Shekey. of GAINESVILLE, Is
the guest of her brother, j. Shekey
and family.
f. Shaskey, of Watertown, made
short call in town Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. j. Miles left We'd
nesday for River Falls, where they will
visit friends and relatives.
Mrs. F. G. Mansfield returned from
Chicago, Wednesday, where she has
been visiting her parents.
Mrs. Brakeman, of Verona, is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. 0. Meyers.
F. Auer has begun excayating on his
new lot, purchased of W. w. Wood
man.
Miss Alvina Haag, of Helenville, has
been visiting her sister the past week.
Mrs. w. F. Voss, of Watertown, Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. FL. c. Christians,
last week.
Miss Madge Askew, of Minnesota
Junction, visited friends in town over
Sunday.
Walter Seitz. of Evansville, visited
with his cousin, frankie Shekey, last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grub and son Morris,
Of York, visited over Sunday at W.
F oilensbee's. j. b.