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Evening journal., 1897-05-21
House Passes Cuban Relief

Washington, May 21.-Cuban affairs
furnished the house with a day Of Bit
ter partisan debate. The resolution ap-
propriating $4,000 for thereiiefo of Amer
lean citizens was adopted without dis
sentlng vote, but the Democrats en-
deavored to force consideration also of
the Morgan resolution for recognition
of the belligerency of the insurgents.
They accused the Republicans of en-
deavoring to evade this issue. but the
dominant party, through its spokesman,
Mr.. Hit, made the important state
ment that the Republicans desired not
TO embarrass negotiations which were
being projected by President Mckinley
to secure the independence Of Cuba.
While Mr.. Hit disclaimed. presiden-
tial authority for his statement it was
well known that he had been in CONSUL
tation with Mr.. Mckinley on the ques-
ton and knew whereof he spoke.
The programme was that forecasted
in these dispatches. The committee on
rules presented a report giving two
hours debate on the relief resolution.
Mr.. Bailey endeavored to present the
views of the minority of the committee
and to move a recommittal. but was
declared out Of order by Speaker Reed.
He made strong speech and was given
the unanimous support OF Democrats.
Populists and silverltes, while but three
epublicans-Messrs. Cooper Of Wis
consin, Colson of Kentucky and Rob-
bins of Pennsylvania-voted to consider
the senate resolution.
The galleries were packed and mani
Tested their usual sympathy for Cuba.
The speeches were made by Messrs.
Dalzell Of Pennsylvania, Bailey OF
Texas Hit of Illinois. Grosvenor Of
Ohio, Williams. of Mississippi. Living
stone Of. Georgia, Wheeler Of Alabama,
Adams OF pennsylvania, Clayton Of
Alabama, MoMinint Of Tennessee, Bell
OF Colorado. simpson Of Kansas. Hull
OF Iowa. and Brown Of Ohio. Mr.. Rob
bins Of Pennsylvania gave a graphic
description Of. the situation in Cuba
based on "a personal visit.
The house rejected the third confer
ence report on the opening Of the Utah
gilsonite lands and instructed its con-
ferees to support plan proposed by
Mr.. Lacey of Iowa. by which the. secre-
tary of the interior would lease the
lands, the government receiving a roy
atty, and provisions against a monop-
oily being made
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Want to Repair Damaged DrydooIE.

Washington, May 21.-The secretary
Of the navy requested Of congress that
an appropriation of 100000 be made
available Immediately by joint resolu-
ton to repair the recent damages to
the drydock Of the Brooklyn navy yard
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nr. Inekson chosen nIoderator.

Eagle Lake. Ind. May 21.-Dr. Shell
don Jackson has been elected moderator
Of the Presbyterian general assembly
over Dr. II. c. Minton by a vote Of
afQ "a oqQ
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The Greater Wilmington Printing
and Publishing Company, southwest
corner of Fourth and Shipley streets, Is
prepared to do printing Of every de-
scription quickly and efficiently.
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To Settle Their DIGerence Themselves.

London. May 21.--It Is expected that
I'm the negotiations for. the establish
ment Of peace Turkey will deal directly
with Greece. and IN accordance with the
precedent made at San Stefano a treaty
between Turkey and Greece win be sub
mitted to. a conference Of the European
powers. which viii probably be held
in Paris.
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nIn.t carrr nIcreIes Free.

Ottawa, May 2i.-At a meeting Of
the railway committee Mr. Casey's
bill compelling railways to carry bicy-
cles free as personal baggage was
passed
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To Paw a Dividend.

Nashua, n. H.. May 21.-The Nashua
Savings banlz. has voted to pay 10 per
cent dividend July is. with the sanction
Of the bank commissioners
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The Greater Wilmington Printing
and Publishing Company, southwest
corner of Fourth and Shipley streets. Is
prepared to do printing OF every de
scription quickly and efficiently.
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TO observe that there was no difference
among senators In regard TO their de-
sire Tor freedom in Cuba. An were
anxious to see liberty. established on
the desolate island. The only differ
ence was as to the means 10 that end.
He thought that the ordinary course
should be followed, Of waiting for the.
report Of a commissioner. The most
desirable course to pursue, he said. was
to tender the good offices Of the United
States in the cause of peace and the
ultimate independence of the island.
Referring TO the St. Louis platform,
Mr. Fairbanks declared that he utterly
and entirely repudiated the interpreta-
ton Of Mr.. Thurston on the Cuban reso-
luton adopted at st. Louis. The plat
form was for the exercise Of the good
offices of the United States; the pend
ing resolution was for a recognition Of
Cuban belligerency.
Mr.. Fairbanks then offered a SUBJ
stitute for the pending Morgan resolu-
tion-a substitute asking the president
to offer the Intervention Of the United
States to end the war.
Mr.. Caffery CDem) Of Louisiana
spoke in opposition to the Morgan reso-
luton and said the fate Of the Fair
the vote just taken.
Morgan Moves TO Table the Substitute.
Mr. Morgan then moved to lay on the
table the Fairbanks substitute. A yea
and nay vote was then taken on this
motion, which resulted as follows:
Yeas, 30; nays, Is. This again cleared
the way for a vote on the resolution
Mr.. Hale (Rep) Of Maine, who has been
the recognized leader of the opposition
to the resolution arose for a final word
of protest He spoke with intense ear
nestness and feeling. with tinge of bit
terness in his tones. It was evident
he said, that nothing now could stay
the course of the senate i'm passing this
resolution. In the votes just taken the
following policy of this administration
had been dictated, and dictated by
those in opposition to IT. Il believe q"
continued Mr.. Hale, that the passage
Of this resolution involves the United
States possibly. and / fear probably, In
war IN the near futuref' He declared
that the elements opposed TO the ad-
nistration-Democrats and Populists
had furnished the bulk Of the vote in
| favor Of the resolution, and that the
foreign policy of the administration was
thus to be dictated by it's opponents.
Mr.. Spooner (Rep) Of Wisconsin add
ed his protest against tying the hands
of the administration.
Mr.. German (Dem) Of Maryland
| closed the debate, resenting the sugges-
tion that party lines were drawn on the
resolution, and asserting that the ad-
ministration should have dispatched a
war vessel to Cuba to protect our Off
cials on the island.
The final vote was then taken. and
the senate adjourned until next Mon
day.
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penth of a vice Consul.

Copenhagen. May 2i.-Mr Olaf Han
sen the United States vice consul here
and a large shipowner Of this port. is
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weather Predictions.

Threatening weather and probably
showers; cooler; southerly winds. be-
coming westerly.
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CreeI. volunteer From Amerlon

London, May 21.-A dispatch to The
STANDARD from Athens says that 500
Greek volunteers from America have
arrived there.
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BANKING AND FINANcIAL.
Artisans Savings Bank
20 5O2 Market stEeet.
WILMINGTON. DETl

i'Mi4NN iCAN' rDi'H' Di'H'
Open daily from 9o'olook q. m to A
j.. M.
Interest allowed on deposits OF money
for one or moro calendar mOnth8 at the
rate of 2 per cent. per aunpm.s
Money loaned ON MorigaEea on Real
Estate.
j. AUGUSTUS M'CAuLLIfY.f .f President.
n. ALLEN HlLLES, President.
10. n. TAYLOR. Sec y and fIreasurer.
JOSEPH M MAlAflHRi Auditor
May ], 1895.
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raIrbanks on.rs a substIiute.

It seemed likely that final vote
would be taken at once, but l1r. Fair
banks took the floor for his first speech
In the senate. He was glad, he said
The times., 1897-09-28

those dignified fellows who never could
unbend, and he spoke in a stilted fashion
that never brought q cheer or won the
confidence Of the audience. In one of the
big towns of the district where Little
spoke it was arranged that after the
meeting the town band should give the
candidate serenade and he should make
a supplemental speech from the hotel
piazza.
When the band had blown itself hoarse
the dismal announcement was made that
Mr. Little had retired and would not be
disturbed. A few days after this '.JimIny'
Campbell appeared in the same town. He
mixed i'll with the boys, spoke TO a roilsing
meeting, shook hands all around after it
was over and then took in the town. Lit
tie ran way behind his ticket, whereas
ne should have carried the town hands
down.
Everybody knew from the unofficial vote
that the result was close, and it required
the official count to settle the question.
John Little was defeated by majority
of two votes in a total of 81, 5S6, and all
because Campbell hustled and Little went
to sleep too early. No, John Little Will
not be the successor Of Justice Field.
The times., 1897-09-28
Modern Preaching.

A popular preacher In one of our smaller
cities declared. not very long go, that there
seemed to be nothing left untried by the
pastors in his town except climbing q
creased pole, and he positively declined to
become popular by means OF that
There is a good deal of creased pole
preaching nowadays, old fashioned people
are apt to think. Some or it is good, some
Of it not so good, and some mixture of
good and not SO good. Whether any OF
il can be said To be absolutely bad one
hesitates TO decide. Every sensational
sermon brings somebody inside the church
who would not otherwise be there, and
there is always a possibility that he will
behave better for being there On the
other hand, there is not much doubt that
every sensational church proceeding G causes
a feeling of disgust in a certain percentage
OF the community, apt To be the thinking
and conscientious percentage. Fifty years
ago it would have been considered sacriiege
10 hold amateur theatricaIs in a church
building, OF TO have social functions there,
or 10 do a dozen other things which are
low freely permitted. Fifty years ago
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there we're sermons preached which would
cause crills TO run down the back of the
hearer of toGay-ehlls not of fear, but
nf repulsion at the hard, stern doctrines set
forth. The preacher of fifty years ago
would doubtless III many cases have a
worse attack Of the chilIs were he TO
attend the church Of today.
This mellowing process has been go
ing on ever since there was a church. The
tendency of the church of today is, on the
whole, toward what has been expressed
as the farherhood of God and the brother
hood Of man. Humanity plays larger
part IN the thought OF the church today than
ever before. There is less revival preach
ing and more everyday goodness. There
are people who are very much afraid that
we are too lenient with the sinner, but
they are in the minority. As rule, human
nature, especially injured human nature,
is hard enough upon the sinner without any
help FROM religion. The work OF the
church should be to upiift and broa.1en, to
sGften and make charitable, to make hu-
Inanity what most of US, unless we are pessi-
mlsts, think il ought to be and willbe. And
tns ideal it is fulfilling much more adc-
qua,ely, on the whole, than in the days OF
our foreTathars
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keep still. aud when the brain actually
seemed TO ache from enforced inactivity,
az the young MUSCLES did from enforced
quiet wien the figures in the wall paper
or the boards in the floor came In fos in
terested scrutiny. If all that time could
have been spent in interested scrutiny OF
a book, even if it was only a story book.
son,et ming at least would have been
gained. and there are plenty OF books
which Interest ehi!dren within the boun-
daries OF standard literature. Familiar
itv with print is a thing which must be
gained young or not at ali. What one
loses in this way can never really be made
up by hard strdy in after life. The Greek
got his civilization by talking and looking;
ours must come largely through books.
Let fhe reading be OF civilizing sort.
The times., 1897-09-28
ENGLISH SECOND THOUGHT.
Great Britain VIII Take Part in
the Berlng Sea Conference.

the Berlng Sea Conference.
London. Sept. 27.-It is learne d that Eng
land is now certain to take part in the
Boring Sea conference, despite the presence
of Russian and japanese representatives,
and that Lord Salisbury will very shortly
make a definite reply to the Anne rican am
bassador. Col. Hay, upon the subject, sig
nifying Great Britain s intentions
Col Hay had an interview with Lord
Salisbury at the foreign office this alter
noon and afterward told The Times rep
resentatiye that England had not refused
to participate in the conference. but was
unwilling to enter into the negotiations
until the British governments knew the de-
tails Of The proposed meeting. After ar
ranging TO take part III the conference
England saw fit TO revise her decision, as
she was entitled to do.
Mysteries like an article in the st. James
Gazette today, declaring that no concession
Great Britain can make in her wish to be
friendly has availed to suppress the hos
tility OF those Americans who are always
aggressive and much more 10 the same
effect, Col. Hay said, were absolutely
groundless, No such feeling existed on
either side.
Col Hay further said he had no doubt
whatever that the details OF the conference
would be satisfactorily arranged.
The times., 1897-09-28
The Poster Girl.

The blessed Poster Girl leaned out
From a pink-purple heaven,
One eye was red and one " as green;
Her bang was cut uneven;
She had three fingers on her hand,
And the hairs on her head were seven.
Her robe ungir5 from clasp to hem,
No sunftowers did adoFn;
But a heavy Turkish poFtiere
Was very neatly worn;
And the hat that lay along her hack,
Was yellow like canned oUrn.
1t was kind Of wabhIy wave
That she was stan ding on,
And high aIoft she flung 8 scarf
That must have weighed a ton;
And she was Father tallat least
She reached up 10 the sun.
She curved and writhed, and then she said,
Less green of speech than blue;
Perhaps | am absurd perhaps
! don't appeal to yoa;
But my artistic worth depends
Upon the point OF view"
l saw her smile, although her eyes
Were only smuggy smears;
And then she swished her wiring arms;
And wasged her gorgeous ears;
She sobbed blue-aBd green checked sob,
And wept some purple tears.
Carolyn Wells.
The times., 1897-09-28
Various Kinds of Weather.

Cool breezes, laden with the crisp prom
ise Of autumn weather, inform US, physi-
caHy speaking, that the summer is over.
Clothiers and dry goods merchants, not
10 refer % haberdasheTs and dealers in
the necessaries Of men, women, and
Notwithstanding that Commercial sub
division of the fair sex called misses
all act as if they considered the silly
and outing season at an end, and the
time at hand when the iceman undergoes
his seasonable change, and becomes the
r2lnion OF King Coal
Thus, all hut a few things look like
autumn, and begin to SAVIOR a little OF
winter. Mr.. Mckinley is an exception.
He fingers in the lap OF summer up in the
Berkshire Hills, like Winter lingering in
the lap OF Spring. The White House
still is out of commits sion, and no flag
flies from its peak to tell US that the
Chief Magistrate and Commander-in-Chief
of our land and water forces is sharp
sninS ms WIS us sword ana MS cutlaSS
against the tropical situations that begin
TO surround us Hot weather conditions
still pervads our foreign relations in at
least two directions, and probably it
viii take a great deal of patriotic frost
and cold nerve power to bring them down
10 degree OF temperature satisfactory to
the American people.
Considering the coincident prevalence of
these different planes of temperature, not
to refer to home political cyclonic condi-
ticns over the Ohio and Greater New York
areas. it occurs to US that 1t Would be a
MAJ. to come home and reopen his bureau.
The times., 1897-09-28
ITALY GIVES UP KAssALA.
King Humhert's Army Permanent
IL Retire From Africa.

London, Sept. 27.-A Rome dispatch
says that arrangements have been COM
pleted for the cession of Kassala TO
Great Britain, and the place would soon
he occupied By British troops. The ces
sion OF Rassala marks the end OF Italy's
disastrous attempt to obtain foothold
IN Abyssinia Hundreds of lives have been
lost and the Italian treasury depleted In
the effort.
Italy at first was fairly successful.
but then the tide began to turn and then
the Abyssinians. under King Menelik, de-
feated the Italians in engagement after
engagement, finally utterly routing them.
King Menelik recovered all of his lost
territory, lea wing the Italians holding
Kassala, a port on the Red Sea. This
they held by virtue Of their sea power.
There have, therefore, been reports
that the Italians would retire perma
nently from Africa, but today's dispatch
is the first confirmation of these rumors.
The times., 1897-09-28
WOMEN GOING TO NASHVILLE.
This City VIII Be Represented at
the National Council.

This City VIII Be Represented at
the National Council.
So far as can be learned only one or
ganization in this city the Winodaughsls--
viii send delegates TO the executive ses-
sion of the National Council of Women ot
America, which viii convene at Nashville,
Tenn, octoter 20 TO IS, inclusive
The convention win be held under the
auspices OF the womens department or
the Tennessee Centennial and Interna
tional Exposition, and win be COMPOSE
OF delegates representing national organ
izations.
AT a recent meeting Of WimOdaughsis
Mrs. Ala G. Dickers0n was CHOSEN to rep
resent the organization at the coming cor
yention. Il is probable however, that Mrs
DicAerson viii not attend, and that Mrs.
Belva a. lockwood, who was chosen al
Uernatc, viii be called upon u 90 to Nash
vile. 1t is also probable tn at Mrs. Anna
Sanborn Hamilton, the president Of the
Wimod auehsis, who is by virtue of her
office an ex officio member or the conYeD-
ton, will also attend
The object of the National Council Of
Women of America is to make better
known to the general public the magnt-
tude and variety of wonian's work for
humanity and 10 avoid the multiplication
of organizations, each with some one
special object. 1t also aims TO bring to-
gether women of ali lines of work and
to give united influence of all these 20
such general lines Of wotk as all can
heartily agree upon.
The times., 1897-09-28
A InudahIe Idea

They have an Institution in the Boston
public schools, and ia several o other cities,
which Is a file one for The children, and
even better Tor the teachers. They pro-
vide each school with small library, from
which the children are allowed to read
books in school hours provided they nave
done tbeiT regular amount Of school work.
Every teacher knows that in every class
there d. a percentage Of scholars who per
sst IL Learning their lessons ia two Thirds
Of the time required by the Others, and
" hat 70 do with these scholars is very
difficult prolIem 10 solve. If the teacher
gives additional woIk 70 these pupils there
is 81 instructive rebellion on the part OF
the latter, and If tie time is left un-
occupied mischief is tie result. The school
library is reported 10 la We solved the prob
lem in Boston.
Eew people seem TO realize that one OF
The greatest things an education can do
for boys and girls IS To create in them a
thorough liking for books. Some children
have this by nature. In sGch cases it needs
only TO 5e directed To the best books.
In others there is h total lack OF bookish-
Ness. suc.i children often display unusual
ability IN a practical line, and can be
Interested IL industrial or scientific work.
But tLere is an intermediate variety OF
youHgsteF Who enjoys reading If the liking
is f0Stered In has mind, but who VIII
not like to read unless reading is made
easy FOR him. II he is accustomed tu
get lis entertainment between the two
covers Of a srory-book instead of playing
tricks upon ias companions, he viii be
much easier yonngster to manage and
also u teach. And II, instead OF en-
forced idieness, he is accustomed 10 spend
bis spare minutes in reading, he VIII set
moro value on tine. and be less inclined
70 be ifte. Most grown people can re-
member long stretches Of tine ia their
chiIdhood when they were commanded TO
The times., 1897-09-28
AN ULTIMATUM TO PERU.
Prompt Settlement of the McCOrd
Claim Must Be Made.

The McCOrd claim against Peru has been
settled so far as the ultimate terms OF
this Government ATE concerned. The State
Department has agreed to accept in fuii
liquidation the sum OF SAC. 900, with tte
proviso that the matter be closed up inr-
mediately-
The claim OF McCord against Peru
arnonnts To $50, ,00e. and has been before
the State Departments of both countries
for a number of years. This country
thought it time to present an ultimatUm,
which was done yesterday morning by Dir.
Sherman, Secretary Of State, to Mr. Equt-
guren, the Peruvian minister.
The Peruvian minister proposed arbitra-
tion, which was promptly refused by Sec
retary Sherman, who insisted that fur
ther p5stponement was cut Of thequestion.
Senor Equ;guren then argued for a reduc-
uion OF the claim to the amount actually
lost in salary by McCord while lInpris-
oned, together with compound interest TO
date. aGgregating about $4,000.
Secretary Sherman agreed TO this, pro
yided the money was paid at once. An
other meeting will be held in a day or
two, the minister Ia the meantime pre-
senting this Government ultimatum In
the matter to the Peruvian authorities.
The times., 1897-09-28
A I.ops-Awnited Trinmnh

The Yindication Of the raZor-back hog
is an accomplished fact. Georgia paper
triumpEantly announces that, after years
of sectional caiumny aud misrepresentation,
the American Government has vindicated
this hog superbly in bulletin from the
Agricultural Department. { appears 10
be the impression OF this Georgia editor
that the entire Northern press has been
engaged FOR the last thirty years in think
ing up bad things to say about the razor
back hog.
This, TO tell the sober truth, is not quite
go. It Is a bit OF joyful rhetoric, due
TO the eIation OF the Georgia editor. There
are great many people in the Northern
states who do not eycn know what a
razor-baek hcgis much less abhor and repu-
date him. BE is not prepossessing ami
NAL to look at anG reports OF linn have
been nainly based on his appearance. After
ham has been cured and boiled aud cut
into slices. IL is not possible to trace its
ancestry. Had the hams Of the razor-back
been labelled i'll some way which would
survive these processes, he might have
been vindicated sooner.
The beast under discus sion is a product
OF the mountains OF Virginia, Kentucky,
and Tennessee. He was not developed on
purpose, but rather by chance and the
laws of nature. lie sharpens his nose in
trying TO root out living, and lengthens
his legs In running over the mountains
IL his youth he is turned into the woods
and is obliged TO work so hard for his
food that his backbone is the only part
OF Tim which develops very much. After
harvest he is allowed to run in the fields
gather what corn is left, and fattcn on
Small pot He can outrun dogs, and
jump fences; be lives a life of Wild and
exuberant freedom This gives his flesh
a gamy flavor, different from that of the
hog when is kept in q pen and laboriously
good deal less work for the farmer. The
discovery has now been made that the
flesn of this untrammeled creature IS much
esteemed in England and France, and in
our own country, and that the famous
smithfield ham can only be grown ON
him.
It's beautiful news for the farmers VINO
raise the hog, but the hog himself can
hardly be expected to care much about it.
Whether he is appreciated or not. he
win not know. He is just as dead either
way.