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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-21

Washington, May 20.-The long and ex.
citing debate on the joint resolution
recognizing the existence of a state of wal
in Cuba and declaring that stict neutrali,
ty shall be maintained by the United
States passed the Senate by the decisive
vote of Al to IA at late hour this after
noon. The resolution as passed is as fol-
lows:
"Resolved, etc., that a condition of
public war exists between the government
of Spain and the government proclaimed
and for some time maintained by force OF
arms by the people of Cuba and that the
United States of America shall maintain
strict neutrality between the contending
parties, according to each all the rights OF
belligerents in the ports and territories
of the United States.
An analysis of the vote shows that the
affirmative was cast by IS Republicans,
10 Democrats and Populists, "and the
negative by IL Republicans and 2 Demo-
Gratis.
Prior to the final vote, the motion OF
Senator Hale to refer the resolution to the
committee on foreign relations was
tabled, yeas, 43; nays, 10. Mr.. Fairbanks
of Indiana then proposed substitute pro-
viding that the President extend the good
office of the United States to Spain to-
wards securing an end to the conflict and
the ultimate independence of the island.
This. too, was tabled, yeas SO; nays 16.
Then followed the adoption Of the original
resolution. ~
The voting occurred after an exciting
debate participated in by Senators Thurs
on of Nebraska, Elkins of West Virginia,
White of California, Fairbanks of
Indiana, Hale Of Maine, Spooner of Wis
consin and Morgan of Maryland. Mr..
Thurston who presided over the Republi-
can National convention at St. Louis, re-
called the stirring scene when that con-
vention enthusiastically inserted a Cuban
plank in the platform and declared that
this resolution was in partial fulfillment
of that pledge. Messrs. El1ins and White
urged conservative course and an IN
quiry by committee. Then came the
first vote-that on the Hale motion to
refer The defeat of the motion assured
the passage of the resolution. Mr.. Fair
banks tried to stem the tide by offering a
compromise proposition, but it met the
sa me fate as the Hale motion.
This brought Mr.. Hale forward for a
final protest. He spoke with intense
earnestness and feeling, and with trace
of bitterness in his words. He declared
that the elements opposed to the admins
acknowledgements 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 die
tated by its opponents. He expressed the
fear also that the resolution would lead
to war with Spain. Mr. Spooner made
his protest against tieing the hands of the
administration. Mr.. German closed the
debate ,resenting the.suggestion that party
lines were drawn on the resolution and
asserting that the administration should
have dispatched war vessel to Cuba to
protect our officials ON the island The
final vote was then taken and the Senate
adjourned until next Monday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-21

o;ian Inc report of the conferees on the
gu gllsonlte lands Of Utah, the only unsettled
nrasai,t ,1.esar4 OF the Indian appropriation was
Rreso.lteu frl,s ,,l by Mr.. Sherman of New York
Mr.. Sherman requested tbeE House to
make mi 'definite proposition stating that
the chairman of the Senate conferees had
sald 1hat II the report was rejected he
would move the acceptance by the Sen
ate OF whatever PROPOSE ton the House
mlgn6 make, or that the Senate drop the
!. The House conferees were instructed to
work for such compromise. @ At 20
p. N. the House adjourned to Monday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-21
REV. GIBSON THE MURDERER.
Durant Declared Innocent of killing
Blanche Lamont.
Strange Statement by an Inmate of a Sol
dIer's Home-Says He Saw Rev. Mr..
Gibson With Body of Murdered Woman
fg His Arms


Montevista, Colo, May 21.-Wm. T.
Bryant, an aged inmate of the Soldiers
Home at this place, today, made sworn
statement to the effect that Theodore
Durrant, who is under sentence of death
for the murder of Blanche Lamont in
Emanuel church, San Francisco, is not
guilty of the crime, but that Rev. ].
George Gibson, pastor of the church, is
the murderer His statement is as fol-
lows:
My name is VIM. 7. Bryant. I am 63
years old. / have lived in California since
1S49 up to March 1, 1896 l am familiar
with the 10 cation of the Emanuel Baptist
church in which Blanch Lamont was
murdered. was in the church the night
of the murder. 1 saw Rev. j. George
Gibson with q woman in his arms in the
body of the church going toward the
south corner of the church. I heard him
say: This kills that evidence
know Rev. J. George Gibson perfect
ly. heard the woman groan a number
of times as though in mortal agony.
make this statement as an act of Justice
to an innocent man. Theodore Durrant
did not murder Blanch Lamont, but Rev.
J. George Gibson did.
VIM. T. BRYANT.
: The witnesses of the signature are Com
mander S. M. French of the home and T.
w. Garretson and Mr.. Bryant's oath is
certified by Harvey W. Green, notary
public.
Bryant has been in the home but a
few months, having lived in Denver a
year prior to his admission.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-21
Local Weather Report.

Portland, Me-, May 2o.-The local
weather bureau office records as to the
weather are as follows:
S a, m.-Barometer, 3O.o97: thermo-
meter, 5l; dew point. 81; humidity, 81:
wind. s; velocity. -; weather, cloudy.
s p, m.-Barometer, 29.Sl5; thermo-
meter, ID; dew point, AZ, humidity 81 ;
wind, S.W; velocity, is; weather, threat.
Mean daily thermometer, 81; maxi
mum thermometer, 81; minimum ther-
inometer, "A; maximum velocity OF
wind, "a, S; total precipitation. trace.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-21

Washington, May 20.-In the Senate to-
day Mr.. Hale called attention to the de-
lays in the shipping of relief supplies to
India. He submitted a joint resolution
reciting that 80, 900 tons of grain are now
stored in New York awaiting shipment
and that no American mercantile ship is
available for the voyage. The resolution
provides for American registry for the
two foreign built steamships Massapeuua
and Menantic, owned by an American,
and the shipment of these relief supplies
in these ships, under the flag of the
United States.
Mr. Chandler said the simplest remedy
was to send the supplies in foreign ships
without naturalizing them. The resolu-
ton went over.
At 1890 p. M, the Senate was about to
take up the calendar when Mr.. Morgan
Unexpectedly asked that the Cuban reso-
luton be taken up without waiting for
it's formal presentation at 2 O'Clock.
Mr.. Hale said there would be no objec-
tion to the plan. The resolution was then
taken up, and Mr.. Thurston of Nebraska,
addressed the Senate.
He spoke OF the bloody contest which
had ragged during the last two years
There was ample information as to its
extent from American correspondents
who had written their dispatches on the
field of battle, from the reports which
filled the archives of the State Depart
ment. Every man in the United States
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-21

Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont:
rain, warmer in the morning, cooler in
the afternoon or night, south westery
wiuds, becoming northwesterly, brisk to
high on the coast.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-21
The WEATHER..
Boston. Nav %

Boston, May co.
Forecast for .Bosto n
and vicinity for
Friday: cloudy
weather; probably
occasional showers:
cooler Friday night;
southwest winds.
Washington, May
20 Forecast f o +
+ + i d a Y: for
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-21

Rev. Vim. Stout, Wharton. Ont, was
completely cured OF scrofula, after seven
teen physicians had failed to give him
relief. Burdock Blood Bitters did it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-21

|. The stockholders of the Hancock Ma
tional bank of Boston, Thursday after
noon voted that the association go into
liquidation and close its affairs by the
necessary two-thirds stock vote.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-21
President Negotiating With View to
Securing the Same.
Admission by Mr.. Hit in
House Yesterday.

He Disciaimed Presidential Authority But Is
Been i'm Consultation Presiden-The
Present Spanish Predicted Within
To BE Has Already War $4,000
Appropriation "a Dissenting Vote.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-21
SO Declared the United States Senate
Yesterday.
The Morgan Belligerency Resolution
Passed By Big Majority.

Substitute Less Radical Hale
Last Appeal War
Spnin-Says Democrats POpuiisss Furnished
Favor-Susge Party Lines Were
Drawn, Resented by Senator
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-21
A BANKRUPTCY BILL.
House Will Have to Consider One Be
fore Long.

The Judiciary Committee May Have To
Be Appointed-About Forty Applicants
for the Vacant Places-some Portland
Personals.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-21

The debate was closed for the Demo-
cratic side by Mr.. Mcmillan of Tennes.
see. who declared that two thirds of the
Republicans desire the resolution for
recognition, but because of the failure
to organize, House legislation was i'm the
hands of one man..
Then the resolution was adopted,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-21

Mr.. Elkins, of West Virginia followed
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-05
DISASTROUS BREAKS OCCURRED
CreVasse Near Austin, Miss. Will Cause Widespread
Destruction.
E TERRITORY WILL BE INUNDA
The Fertile Lands of Tunica Coahoma
Another Break Occurred Near Helena Where the Heaviest
Fight to Save the Levee Mas Made.

Memphis 4An breaiiu
iho whhe $
be the most destructive The fertile
farm lands OF
ho counties in tho northern part the State viii be inundated and the newly
planted DC in
stricken
Il
The the s
o
being 70
yellow
slowly received tell break in the
Southeastern Arkansas made desperate fight The from this
will
Mariana. this
100
of
appalling The water
had
h former place in which to Civ it
@ Il three no inches daily
WHY again. the registering
o below Nck
general old river men here that
1t Q a
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-05

,o,.oo ,.o-,, a.iff c,,rrcn+ ec,a In NJ tI's
49,. III AZ piii,,, fsarr mo l'onr 1.sto
-, vi, he r,arbod and washed away.
In yrhicb evsnt scyrr.I NJ the finest ,lau-
,att,i,s T., ,Le country incIi1Inp his avn
,rarn,fice,t tlace vim he badlv washed
cnd oI,nos, ,itInnd Tho onp Lake levco
has bnSin of bout zoo feof and is about
forty foet high This corresuonds II, size
with the Yazoo pass levee, which is nearly
opposite r.. If this leyea shoull 20 It
would precipitate n prodirtous volume Of
water on the rich places along Long Lake.
As # is the loss is stupendous Mir. Pillow
Will lose 1000 bushels OF corn, nearly all
of his cotton seed and all the labor OK
pended on HIS newly planted fields of
corn. HIS tenants Will suffor In Hike man
ner for nearly ali Of them are thrifty no
Eroes and own considerable property of
their own. Mr.. Toe Pillow will lose over
900 bushels Of corn on his personal place.
aud ali his cotton and seed. Other places
affected are Wi!i!amsons place, owned by
Mr.. Jacob Williamson OF Memphis In front
oil which the break occurred Clopton Lake
place, Cooir!dSe place, fitahugh. Cooper.
Carpenter Lucien Polk, Clopton-G oHan,
NC 9nNiSai McAipin" LOOMS Iraak, the
Two HIhsins' bfamo' inc Two Keys, itch
Srdson, McGee, Simms' Moore and Fl!tyor
places %nd en- down 20 the extreme lower
tnu OF pId lo"h Ridge
me government relct steamer, Titan,
went back TO inc Williamson place Just be-
low the break ana brought up nnety-tWo
Souls IRON that and adjoining plantations.
al OF whom were taken In charge by
CHAIRMAN BUTTS OF the reiiet committee.
IN the CITY the excitement is intense.
everybody thought the water would back
Immediately into the town and there was
great nctiVlty In moving household goods.
Helena VIII be dry town despite ad-
verse cireums'anccs' unless the drainage
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-05
BREAKS NEAR HELEN A,
THE LEvEEs GAVE WAY IN TWO
PLACES.
= Hard Fight WAS Made to Saw
Them, but in Nnin-onc Child
Was Drowned.

New Orleans, April All day the sun
shcne with almost midsummer hrlliancy'
and the conditions have naturally, so far as
the oity Is concerned, been exceptionally
favorable for the levees The river is now
slowly rising Today's gauge registers NJ
feet, OIL above the figure of Yesterday, bat
this was anticipated. and no uneasiness is
resultant. Along the entire river front
OF the Crescent City the vigilance of the
authorities has not been, nor Will it be, re-
Taxed in the most remote degree, and the
people feel confident of sefety. All tho
loyees are apparently in splendid condition
ana are able to stand considerable more
pressure yet.
Reports from Groenyille. Miss. state
that the Sunday Was glcriously fine oal
the inhabitants Of the town were natura!ly
in a rather depressed state OF nina skihs
and water craft of all kinds are In DC
l-aud. aud some Of the young people, WIN
the aviaity that often comes Ia yohui' are
making merry boating partte., even In inc
prosrnce of SO general disaster. The river
at Greenyille Is falling slowly, but the
rise Of backwater is heavy.
The most serious creyasse that has YET
occurred In the Yazoo delta levee d,sulcl
WAS reported this morning In Iunlca oouh-
~. six miles below Austin. near Elo"er
Lake. Austin is tho county seat oil lui''ca
county. .,,,,
lrrom Na,chez, where last night the river
was stationary. comes the report that the
water is on the rise, marking an up""'u
change of one tenth of foot In twenty
four hours, up 10 1 O'Clock tais eFehlhs,
The gauge now stands A7.l0, three feet aho
tenth above the danger linz. The levees
10
and the general outlook favorable.
Al BAYOU Sara La, the river Is rlslne'
,r1 tonight stands at 3I.6, rise oil on
tenth In the past twenty-lonr hours' nc
same report comes from flaqueIllue' LA''
and the sAugo Is dV's' r,o $50
rho following is from Helena; The eS-
nertrd mas happened after weary days ana
ntsbts of Watching. working and waiting
aftcr fiphttne the flood from without ne
r,,nds and rains from above and the slpe
u,a,er and backwater from behind, our ic-
wees have gone 10 pieces. TINS mofiiAS
at I o'clock the Williamson IeVer' wv
miles below this city. gave way OF polnt
tn0O fee, north OF Long Lake levec. rms
is The work which has been under the a.
root charge OF Mr.. Ed Pillow, the most
superb water fighter In all this country
Mr.. Pillow had been gwen charge VI 'his
section of the ievec because o' i's KNOW
weakness and because II was pivotal lie
has held It against big odds only to see, 1t
c lr away before his very eyes, Mr..
Pillow was an eyewitness and says ne
force of the current swept the supefhciai
crown which he had built at great expense
literally on the original levee. In an In
conceivable short timo tho creyasse was
ESQ feet wide At first It was confined 10
depth Of about three feet, which is me
height OF the superficial crown but graz
ually 1t wore away the main levee ana Is
now running through 10 depth OF oish,
teen feet, tho full depth OF the original
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-05
RUSSIAN VIEW.
Course of Greece Severely Con
dcnncd.

Course of Greece Severely Con
d"rnncd.
ST. Petersburg, April i.-The journal do
st. Petersburg (semi- says today:
The aggressive and provocative attitude
that Greece maintains with such deplora-
bic obstiuacy compels the powers TO block
ado the gulf of Athens Greece. by keeping
Colonel Vnssos III Crete. is exposing the
Cretans TO all the disadvantages OF block
adc there. She illustrates the restoration
Of peace she prevents the powers from
learning the real wishes Of the inhabitants
of Crete, which can only be ascertaincd by
tho powers after the iemovnl Of tho in
fuenoe of an Interested pressure, The re-
| admrals of the International fleets sh -
the uttcr ifnpossibility at the present ~
| ment communicating 81 rct "
| the Crcih.,S AZ T. a g subjected to Il. over
whelming influence of the Crock stach-
ment in the island and kept back In places
| inaccessible TO European negotiations
"Coiobct Nnssos hns practically
declared war against the powers.
Moreover, certain cStrnsnGHnt
and hnbituaI fomcntcrs of Lisor-
uer hys'trtculls uuNurric u nee
Inrntion of wnr by Greece
ngnin,i Turkey ~ the sixth "f
April or on the date when
blockade of Greece commences
eve refuse to believe that amy
such net of folly Will he com
mittcd but In the event of II
happening, Greece will certain-
ly hnvr to endure the most ser
ions consequences IT Greco"
wishes war nj amy price she can
Count on the support Of no one
whntevrr. The result may he
conflict vnpt"nly provoked.
"Thn powers will never consent to the
aggressors deriving the slightest advantage
from victory In such n struggle .
AFTER the powers have exhausted MI
possible means Mt their disposal to spare
Greece tho sufrerings she has drawn upon
herself. they are not bound to disturb
themselves further. This complete aEree-
mcnt is the surest guarantee of the iinai
victory Of order. right and fairness and the
best pledge for the maintenance OF the T'n-
oral peace Of Europe even In the event of
partial disturbances created by Greece
which tho powers viii continue to looalize
and II necessary, suppress
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-05
BLOCKADE CLOSELY ENFORCED.

Hodics of Christians IlilIcd IN Hat
tir indy Mutiinted.
London, April 1.-The correspondent OF
the Times at Canea tomorrow VIII say:
SIN CHRISTIANS WERE KILLED AND
THIRTEEN WOUNDED ON SATURDAY.
THE BODIES on THE DEAD WE'RE
sAVAGELY MuTLATD BY MussuI,-
MANS. The garrison of CaneA was under
| arms all night. and the town was patroled
because of fear OF ncendiaI1sm.
The blockade OF the island continues 10
lie enforced closely. Already complaints
are coming IN that Insurgents are not
wanting OF hope. \ majority of the Chris
tians wish for annexation. They attribute
the cause OF the present struggle TO the
porte and therefore desire to sever all con-
| nection with the sultan.
: The Daily Mali Will publish tomorrow a
dispatch from Rome saying private teie-
grams received there confirm tho report
that Colonel Vassos has been promoted by
King George to the rank Of general. The
correspondent OF the Daily Mail at Laris-
"a says it is the general belief that II no
advance is nude bv the Greek troops on
tlassona by Tuesday the whole affair VIII
end in a laale
According to the Athens correspondent
OF the Daily Mail. the conviction Is in
ereasng there as the national fete draws
near that nothing of Importance will oc-
cur. The decorations and Examinations Of
all the public buildings and many resi-
dences have been arranged for.
In consequence OF a diminution OF the
prison guards. hundred convicts have
escaped from the prison at Chalcos, Most
OF them are murderers or long service crim-
inAls.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-05
A FRESH CREv,ssE.
water Rushing Through with the
Power Of Niagara.

water Rushing Through with the
poNvcr Of Niagara.
Tunica. Miss, April AT o'clock this
morning the Flower Lake levee, where II
closes Flower BAYOU. gave way under the
tremendous power of the water. The
crevasse wldenod rapidly and is now 1870
Yards wide, throush which the water Is
rushing with doatening sound that can
only he compared to that OF the Niagara
Falls. The levce was twenty feet high atthe
point where it broke today, The people
OF the surrounding district have lost large
numbers of cattle. The water rushing
through the cresasse was sufficient to
reach the lake. parallel 10 the Yazoo and
Mississippi railroad at Bisby station,
which is Ave miles east OF the break. In
Il remarkably short space OF time and
within an hour had raised the lake eight
feet The water viii no doubt be running
over the railroad between Bisby and Car
nesville before morning The country af-
focted by this break Is one of the finest in
the delta. 1t will cause the submergence
OF the entire southwestern and south cen
trial part Of Tunioa county, The food will
pass into Coahoma county, OVERLOOKING
Lulu and the region around Moon Lake.
broadening MS 1t does. portion of the
current will travel TO Coldwater river
through Yazoo pass. while much of ii will
travel southwark. lnundating some of the
iairest fields of Coahoma county. Thence 1t
Will travel down Cassidy bayou and Sun
flower river, finally reaching the Yazoo
traversing almost the entire length OF the
Yaaoo and Mississippi levee district in It's
route. thus causing more injury to the
people of this levee district than break
at almost nny other point in the levee.
The river soon began to fall at Austin. four
miles above. and had fallen four inches at
; D. m. During the same time the river
fell half an inch at the Harris farm. eight
miles north of the break.
Above Austin the leveo is from two to
three feet above the flood plane, but there
are no weak places which threaten imme-
diate danger.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-05
A HITCH IN THE PROCEEDINGS.
No Immediate Prospect of Blockade Being Com.
nlenced.
ASSURANCES REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN
Greece Turkey Given Warning May BE Followed
by Notification That the Aagssor In Ho,tiis Can Not
Reap Advantages of Victory.

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-05
M'LAURIN's ESTIMATES.
Ten Thousand Dollars Not Enough
to- Alleviate Suffering.

Jackson, Miss, April i.-Governor Nc
LauTin continues 10 make diligent inquiry
touching destitute flood sufferers, He viii
perhaps be compelled to report to Secretary
OF War Alger that the amount OF $4,000
dollars mentioned In his telegram last
night will be wholly Inadequate to alleviate
the want and suffering,
Hon. j. ". Cutrer. states that he does
not expect the waters TO AGATE before May
IL. There is a break I'm the Yazoo- MisSls-
sipui levee district and the people are
working day and night 30 keep the levees
intact. More convicts were sent there TO-
night. The governor Is doing all Ia his
mower for the flood sufferers
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-05
weather Forecast.
AS THE GREAT TREATY NOW STANDS.
First Article of the Anglo American Arbitration Compact IN LIS
Criminal Form Amended by the Senate Recently

parties to submit
the limitations
them which they may fail to d
iust by
policy shall referred
snail any
the which previously
II further that agreements h.o
signed by the
ii blndin United States
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-05
moclsnac Cnn.,dcrcd Imminent.

Athens. April 4Nothing positive Ia
known here but tho blockade of the Piraens
Is considered imminent. Tho press teoms
with Indignant protests against the refer
cnce TO autonomy made by NJ iinnotalN
yesterday In the chamber OF deputies,
A great mocting Is being organized for
Tuesday next tho anniversary OF the com
mencement of the war of Independence in
1921, to protest against the action of the
powers and 10 pledge support to tho Greek
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-05

Yankton, s, D.. April 4.-Four inches OF
rain has fallen during the last week and Is
still falling. Jim river. the longest I'M
naygablo river in tho world, Is now on
rampage covering the bottom lands from
bluff to blun.
Yankton is now without railroad facill-
ties The river s still rising rapidly,
promising destruction throughout the Jim
river valley. 1t is thought that the worst
Is yet to come.