The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-18
wAsBiS0sN LETTER.


the speeches Ia the Senate, although
some warm things acre said liy Srna-
aiors Cannon Of Utah. Mason II H..
and Allen II Nebraska iu the upurz~ ~
,cir remarks. the first Tor recognition
o bellipeuncy Ia be- iulioN'h ~ t'cs'
milton Of independeuc' the Second for
Intervention by ihi. government, sud
M. Allen on lis eucndmrn, ln 81 9
y iplomsl,c aud Consular appropriation
tit. providing for fero1nitiin OF
Cuban bciigerency scuor is LONE,
be Spanish Minister 10 the 4. $. hrs
y ritten letter, q facsimile pi whi'n
Wa this week published. 90 which the
T. resident is sppk' 1f iu-u.iing'y. ani
Cuban autonomy nud the pouding uc-
gotinlion- with Spain iUr q reciprocity
treaty snecrngly referred to a. tricks TO
tool this government. that is response.
BILE Tor the exciting crisis. which Is like
" to end badly Tor him personally aud
for his government. The original letter
IL claimed 10 be- in po.-rssiun " the
Ga han Jurta, Which h. rrsponsiblc for
the publication. Il has not yet been
fully authenticated, but there i' very
little doubt that h Willie Ms acpmpari-
sou Of the photographed letter With
specimens Of de- ONES writing, leaves
little doubt that IL WAS written by him.
lie has yirinslly confessed by rendering
his resignation. but II Spain I. willing
Go lot him ~ that easy. this couulry
may not be-, and his passports NAV yet
be given him. and u that Is done, u h
more than likely 10 be- followed at once
by Intervention In Cuba ~ some ether
decisive stop ON tho part Of this govern.
ment. In that lctcr. al obligations ~
the part Of this government 10 visit
further upon the Developments Of the
alleged autonom, In Cuba were rcmoy-
ed. aud the administration feels At
liberty To take steps In accordance with
the overwhelming public opinion In
this country. To bring about immediate
peace In Cuba, regardless Of Epain
Aicr debate which at times was
quite bitter the House adopted the re-
port Of the committee declariag Aldricl,,
" no was the Populisi candidate In the
Fourth Alabama district, to be- en-
tilted to the seat which Plowman,
Democrat, has occupied. The hitter
ness oi the debate wp- intensified by
the report Of the majority Of the com
IN iticc, which was very severe upon the
election laws Of Alabama, intimating
plainly, II not actually charging that
they we're formed To encourage fraud
u nd to lhWarl ihcwill Of the majority.
The Democrats resented that. and
q hargcd that Mr.. rl1wman Vas lie
p-ived oi his sea: because he was a
Democrat and not that there was any
fraud In b.. election,
Tho Senate committee on Nryal A..
iairs. with only two dissenting yolcs-
rllmaq OF s G., aud Butler ofN.Cs-
has token the Hr-t -tep towards the ub.
cct surrender ol Congress 10 the armor'
making trust hy deciding upon an
amendment To lhc Naval appropriation
bill, authorizing the secretary Of the
Navy TO contract with existing armor
plates Tor the armor TO- the battle ships
Alabama, Illinois, anl Wisconsin, now
Ia course OF construction, NJ price not
exceeding Sio0a ton. This Wa iust
| lNN mNht illAN wv Alhl"f N"NN"iNN we
expecting. This was why they refused
to furnish the armor at tho price named
by the last Congress $500 a lon-al-
though experts testified that they could
DO 30 At a profit
The senate Ciyil Service committee
| gave notice this week that IL would
grant no more public hearngs. some
few things OF Importance that were not
previously known have been brought
90 light by these hearings, but major
ity Of those who have testified hayc
only had opinions or personal guey'
a nee. 90 air. which were not II The
slightest consequence either to the com'
mlllee or TO the public. Senator rrii-
chmI, chairman of che committee, save
90, committee viii make acport 20 tho
senate at tho earliest possible thine.
Tho Court OF Appeals of the nruie.
of puiuuIlfR. inns decided that funds