The Southern herald., 1898-04-08

Spain, which noDouy uu' "a
Kinley even pretends to expect
can preveat ii much longer Nh
KcKinlpy has been given until me
first Of next week. The rePuo-
licans want to make party capital
out Of what is done, fOrthal reason
sustained Gar Reed when he de-
clarpd Representative Bailey to be
out of order when he offered res
olution declaring Cuba free, as a
personal privilege
1t is not surprising that Congress
should be in a war-like mood. The
Maine report made it plain that our
battleship was blown up by Span
iards; the stock speculation on IN
side information of so-ealled peace
negotiations with Spain, that spec
ulaIors were informed in advance
Of Congress Of what the admins
tration was doing, and the starting
of another feet Of Spanish WAL
ships for Cuba, that Spain was ner-
ely playing for time TO get in posi-
tion 10 strike US a disastrous blow.
The House by a vote Of 1872 to 81
decided that a claim Of loyal cit
izen Of the U S. against the gov
eminent lost IT'S validity when will
ed to a member of the family OF a
man who fought on the Southern
side in the civil war The parIicu-
lar claim upon which this vote was
taken was contained in bill that
has about $50 claims Of loyal Clti-
zens of the South for various things
supplied to the Union troops dur
! ing the war. 1t was made by the
heirs Of the widow Of Gen. L. f.
Lee, who had inherited the claim
/ from Mrs. ". II ntzhugh,, a nolo-
riously loyal woman, from whose
farm ia Fairfax County, Va, the
Union troops had taken lOS,OOO
Of timber,
The eulogy Of Senator Tlllman
on his late Colleague, Senator
Earle, Of S, G., was owing to the
relations Of the two men during
years Of rivalry in State politics,
one of the most remarkable ever
delivered in Congress. 1t was d
manly tribute on the part of Sena'
tor Tillman, who said he gave ii
because that if he failed to do so
the history of the fame and virtues
Of Gen Earle would lack the i'm
portant testimony that he alone
could give, and added that while
his might not be the highest trib.
ute that could be paid, none could
be more sincere and heartfelt.
MIR. Mckinley feels the need Of
a Secretary of Stale who know;
more International law and diplo.
macy than does his friend Judge
Day aud himself. He tried to temp
Senator Davis, chairman Of the Sen
ate Committee on Foreign Rela
uons, into accepting the place, bu
, it wouldn't work, and lie is now
working on ex-senator Edmunds
Of Vt, who has been recently act
ing in an advisory capacity to him
with the same object in view. Ed
munds has ability of the highes
order, but he has been corpora
tion lawyor for SO long that hi
, patriotism may be a little trust
tainted, like that of others who ar,
recognized as advisers by Mr.. Kin
! ley. These things point to the ear
. ly exit Of poer John Sherman from
. public life, III which he has sine,
the advent uf this administration
been compelled to play DUNN,
part.
In the midst Of the prevailing
excitement the people Of Washing
ton have neither forgotten nor neg
lcCted to render deserved honor /,
their intrepid fellOw.townsman
Capt. e. b, Sigsbce, late Cons
mander Of the Callle.ship Maine
whose name is now wDrld-wid
synonym for bravery and GOODNESS
: Capt. Sigsbee's home is in Wash
ington and bis wife and childrer
are not prouder Of him than al
other Washiugtonians are. Tn,
National Geographic Society, 0
which he is member, is arranging
a pablo reception in his homo
I which promises to eurpass any
] thing of the kind held in Washing
, ton for long time
E The resolution providing for tn,
e recognition Of Cuban independence
D torcibIe Intervention by the U. S
V to drive Spanish soldiers out of Gu
: ba, and apprupriatlnp $500 OOO f.,