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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-19
Mcknight Convicted.

Louisville. Ny. Arrii l9.-J. NJ. Mo.
Knight who ms been on trial In the
United States Court on the charge Of
having wrecked the Germanis National
Bank OF which he Was president until 1t
YVES closed by the examiner In January
OF last year. has been found guilty. The
former prtsident received the verdict
cody. his attorney at once made a mo-
tion for a new tiisl and vas given until
Wednesday TO fiIs q writ OF error.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-19

Denver, Col, April 19.--It Is reported
IN the best authority that the Rt kev.
~. Z. Matz, bishop OF the Colo, ado oio
cese, will te nssigte1 TO the afoh hbishopric
sf New Mexico, which was na1e vacant
BY the transfer of Arch bistop Chapsils to
New Orleans,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-19
SPANISH MINISTER
GETTING READY TO DEPART

The Spanish minister was still at his
post In Washington at noon today. 1t is
understood that as soon as he receives
official notice of the fact that the Cuban
resolution IL n law he will not await fur
ther formalities on the part of the United
states, hut will himself take the initia
tive toward departure. He communicate
cd the action OF Congress to his govern
inent immediately both houses passed the
resolution, but is absolutely silent as to
the instru ctions cabled him in reply.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-19

has nd djourned till 1880 p. I'M. The Cuban
resolution will not bs signed py the
pre- sident until the ultimatum to spain
is prepared for signature. The two will
be made practically one act and signed
simultaneously.
The president favors giving Spain two
or three days to comply with our ultima
tum, as that time must elapse before our
force would be ready to move on Cuban
port
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-19

lutions to the Senate for the Woe presi-
dents signature. Tho vice presidents 8
signature was appended shortly after
ward.
The resolutions were returned to the
House with the vice presidents siRnaure.
At /: :l5 they left for the White House.
Hous o at go pm.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-19
i'll LT|mATUm TO SPAIN
AND CUBAN RESOLUTION
Will Be Signed by President Mckinley at the Same Tim
Late This Afternoon.

After
O'clock When the Form of Utimaum Will
Upon--Pres in Favor of Giving Two
Days to Reply to His Demands.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-19
SIGNED BY SPEAKER AND
BY VICE PRESIDENT

Speaker Reed OF the House promptly
the clerk of the House brought the reso
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-19

not yet bsen brought up. Secretary
Gage had occupied the most of the half
hour In the presentatio Of his views on
the finances.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-19

If You Want the NEWS
Read THE NEWS and
You will Get What You
Want.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-08-29

volunteers, to the disparagement of the
latter. AS the comparison is Wholesale
1t is supposed to cover the regular Off
GERS as against the volunteer officers.
and to help out the case Of Shafter as
against the case Of Wheeler.
There is no doubt but that the volun-
teers fully maintained themselves in the
advance upon Santiago, and that the
ranking volunteer major general much
more than sustained himself Even this
much might have been left unsaid, if
General Shafter had given proper credit
to the army as a whole without seeking
to elevate one branch at the expense Of
another. Such comparisons are hardly
in the interest of good discipline, or Of
good cOmradeship. But since the general
has seen fit to make it, there is no harm
In recalling the fact that while General
Shafter was writing lugubrous dis
patches to Washington that he could
not hold his own, it was gallant General
Wheeler who actually held the fort, and
made it possible for the army to keep
the ground it had won, instead of sur
rendering it by retreat
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going to obtain much longer; for the
war is over and the people have the time
to think and to discuss political issues.
There are real issues between the two
parties. and these issues are going to be
debated and discussed. But the repuD-
lican politicians are going to find it
very difficult task to lift themselves into
office on the strength Of President Nc
Kinleys conduct Of the war.
AS it looks to US, the republican pro-
gramme is sure to fail. The elections
this fall might have gone by default II
the war had continued to be the one
all-absorbing topic of discussion, but
there is to be a congressional campaign,
and there is no reason for the democrats
to feel at all discouraged at the outlook.
They had the best of it all over the
country when this war broke out; there
Is no evidence that the war or anything
else has redounded to the benefit Of the
republicans sufficiently to offset that
early advantage. The effort to commit
the party to a contracted policy on the
territorial question has failed, and the
position OF the party of the people on
all questions is clearly understood. Ag-
gressive work in the close districts
ought to secure the next house to the
democrats
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al convention to be held two years
hence, will reafirm the currency dec
laratOn Of the platform of SO. II
there was a reason for the demand for
free coinage two years ago, there is none
the less for 1t today, and events have
fully justified the wisdom of the posi-
ton taken by the democratic national
convention at Chicago.
Democrats may divide on comparative
ly unimpOrtant issues, but they are get
ting together on the money question,
and many of those who left the party
two years ago are now admitting the err
ror of their course by accepting the
platform and supporting the organiza-
tiOn
The republicans may have a temper
airy triumph in the fall elections this
year as the result of the war, but the
democrats will enter the congressional
campaign Of 1900 with better prospects
Of success than they have had in the
past eight years and whatever may be
the result of the approaching elections,
the democratic demand for the reform
Of the currency will redeem congress two
wears hence.
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The Currency as an Issue.

One after another democratic state
and district conventions in all parts Of
the country are indOrsng the last ma
tional democratic platform, and in al
most every instance, special stress is
laid upon the currency plank of that
platform.
The Ohio democratic convention, after
reaffirming the Chicago platform last
Wednesday, thus particularizes in ref
erence to the currency PLATFORM:
We particularly indorse the financial
plank therein declaring for the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver and gold at
the ratio of lG to /. independent OF any and
all other nations.
Not a single state which declared in
favor OF the free coinage of both gold
and silver two years ago, has failed to
take similar action this year and It is
especially noticeable that several states
whose conventions declared against sill
yer two years ago. will indorse the ma
tional platform of the party this year.
AS With the state, so it is with the dis
trict conventions. Democrats through
out the country are being renOminated
on platforms specifically indOrsinS the
currency plank of the national plat
form. Over IN Alabama Hon. Henry
ID. Clayton has been nominated
by the third senatorial district conven~
ton on a platform affirming our faith
and devotion to the platform of 80"
and calling attention to the fact that
1.-TWO sessions of congress have been held
since the Inauguration OF William Nc
Kinley as president and yet the repub-
leans have failed to enact any wise or
good legislation looking to the reform
OF our financial system. which is con-
fessedly bad and which has been con-
demned by all the great political parties.
We believe that the only settlement of
this great question, consistent with the
prosperity of all, is on the line laid
down in the democratic platform adopt
ed at Chicago in 80"
And so it goes. Yet there are those
who insist that the currency question
is no longer an issue, that the gold
standard is a fixture. and that we will
hear nothing more of free silver as
political issue.
If any one thing is more certain than
another, IT is that the democratic nation
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Admiral Cervara's letter.

Admiral Cervera goes back to Spain to
complete the work which the present war
has already commenced of opening the
eyes of the people of that country to
the true nobility of the American char
aCter
In replying to a recent correspondent
Admiral Cervera thus expressed himself
In regard to the treatment which he re-
ceived in this country while a prisoner
Of war:
My Dear Sir: In answer to your letter
asking me what 1 think oe my treatment
by the American people subject upon
which l convcrSed with you before, and
about the probability Of It being known to
my countrYmen through the press of Spain.
| am inclined to think that the inhabitants
of my native country have changed their
minds about the bIrbarity Of the Amert-
cans. has been always told us and fur
thor that | have no doubt that once peace
is declared the Spaniards VIII recognize
the gentlemauly treatment of their breth-
rem now prisoners In America
1t may be possible that some ignorant
persons of my native country. personally
blinded by the sensational utcran""s OF
the Spanish papers. have given expressions
Of hate regarding America but / do not
believe any person of social stan Hing ara
education after what America hes done
for us. will continue to hate tine people and
the government which now holds Us rris-
OuerS. ON the contrary. / believe such Ia
tired as may have been engeude""d v Ill
pass away as it did between France and
Russia. Russia once defeated the glory Ct
France but today they are the beet of
friends and allies.
have not words enough to express tho
thanks and gratitude 1 hold for A'rCrica
and hor people. who took i1Jo considcra-
tion what / never considered more than a
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The War and Congress.

President McI[inley's declaration TO
Senator Bacon that this lis the war Of
no party and no section" viii rise to
plague those republican politicians who
are endeayoring to capture the next con
pross by claiming the credit for all the
good that has come from this war The
republican politicians who run the af-
fairs of party have decreed that the
coming campaign shall be run as far as
possible upon the war as an issue, and
to that end the literature for use in the
close districts ignores national issues
and Dr9tes almost entirely up0n the rec
ord of tha administration in tbe conflict
from which we are lust emerging.
The mistake which these people make
is that they claim for the republican
party that which belongs to the country
as a whole regardless Of section or par
ty GrosyaDor sounded the KEYNOTE and
the lesser lights have been harping on
the Same string The war has been
successful and therefore the republican
marty must be given rla ofIices-that is
tba substance of their logic.
Tho trouble with that sort of thing is
that the ne0Dln are sura to see through
# The republican politicians should
stpdv tho recent experience Of Rear Ad-
mir9I samson. for there is in that q
lesson which t5ev NAV we'll heed 1t
was Somnson's effort to take to himself
credit which belonged to another that
disgnstod the people with him, and this
effort of the republicans to take all the
credit for the war to themselves is sure
to rndound TO their und0ing.
The nnoDle know tAat il was to a
,oro, o,tant y rannllican c1ioun headed
~. uonna FIlline Trala and others that
,iorn1 into Cnain,s bgnds inst as long "a
- conld and that tho crowd closest to
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LIFE IN GEORGIA.

FROM The fitzgeraId' Ga 'H'Z'n.
As evidence OF what can be accomplish
ed In the line OF securing nome IN TINS
particular locality OF the south, we small
recite briefly and in plain terms the eN-
perienceS Of one man. and TINS is IN no
sense an isolated case. but In common with
many others winch can be cit'd without
difficulty.
Mr.. j. III, NanArnam came to the colony
IN the fal or %, from Glendale, Lewis
county, New YORK. When starting Mr..
NanAnam was so much an invalid that
die had to be assisted into his wagon, and
was comparatively helpless. He COM
menced to improve in health from the dato
OF his departure from New York, and short
~ after arrival in the colony, IN December,
was able to choro around some, and within
few months was able to do u fair days
work. He at once secured two lots on
West Orange street, which are now in the
finest state Of cultivation. and upon which
ne has built = cornmodiola tyo-storv resi-
5orca q Good harm and outbuiIdtnos and
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f''''''> - 1'' 80 "'''
grape NlH"S' SOHO Oh "IICu are aittddy III
bearing, some Of the finest peaches we
evnr saw being uIckod from one of his
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puI"'"' 1''9'''S' us 'i'' '''''' MI a"-
Nrl'uh ana members Oh MS FANNY nave Il
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Our Heritage; Not Spain S.

There is something pathetic in the
claims which several of the leading
Spanish newspapers are making with re-
spoCt to the casket which contains the
treasured dust of Columbus. They claim
that the Spanish government is lawfully
entitled to this sacred keepsake, and
that Americans should be willing to sur
render it without controversy. We APP
prcciate the grief which these organs
naturally feel under the circumstances;
but we contend that the mortal remains
of the great discOyerer of the western
hemisphere should continue to rep0se
In the soil which he gave to civilization.
We quote the following paragraph
from FL Provincial. one of the leading
newspapers Of Madrid. SO bitter IS
It's language that we might easily take
offense at the structures which it makes
upon us were it not for the fact that we
can we'll afford to be magnanimous.
Says this newspaper:
The Americans must not touch that tomb.
for who knows that they might not turn
the cathedral or Havana into theater
or museum and put turnstiles at the doors
where. for money, the public would be per-
mittcd to see The tomb Of Columbus. Who
knows that an American Baruum might
not purchase the ashes of the immortal
navigator and start on tour through the
Inherent American towns eNhlhltnE the
RENAL" -, ""''o '''o 0'''N pay W ''"i''
III 'iII' same 80 % >'4" 10 'llo ~
OWNS p'l d "P!l - ~oil'''2 o''' "a
Madrid lei Glob0 says
we cannot leave ms ashes IN the hands
vi '"I S'i,h''H W 81 w .l'','''' VI l'',o'
49, .ot,,.,,, W. g7 tT eI,ia
~ tia nalr If ou, co,,ntr,, in ,norroi,r
ct;1I o.,o.bo, ono Of +h, loodi,,c Nrod-
rid ,,a,,|erarors ~ In,noroiaI enoaI,s op
Mo p,otfnr thne.
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uS 10y" ,,'' an tt @
can do. hnt we cannot leave vtthnut hrinr-
inc 1yith us our T.ares The rarrs of the
Latin race in America are the bones Of
Christopher Columbus in his leaden coffin
in Havana.
In discussing the claims of these Mad
rid newspapers The New York sun re-
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ly be said to have yet any definite shape.
This was recognized by the state DEM
ocratc convention OF Georgia, which
committed it to the future, when the
whole matter may be intelligently dis
cussed Until discussion assumes that
Importance which will call for national
action on the part OF the party, 1t must
be considered an open one, working its
way through the formative period until
it can be decided upon.
When that time comes, and when
democratic national convention shall
have taken one side or the other, then
il will be time for all democrats to
stand together as one man. Until that
time. discussion should be free and I'M
trammeled.
In the meantime, The Constitution
congratulates Hon. Joe Bailey upon his
return to congress.
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A Warning from North Carolina.
The Constitution presents to its read
ers this morning Il comprehensive re-
view of the political and social condl-
tions in North Carolina prepared by one
Of its staff correspondents, Mr.. Frank
Weldon, who spent several days there
studying the situation.
So deplorable is tho state of AFFAIRS
there that we devote to the subject an
unusually large amount of space.
North Carolina has had glorious
past. From Mecklenburg to Worth
Bagley her people have been justly
proud of their heritage. True, they nave
seen evil days like their friends in sis
ter commemorative. but more than
twenty years ago, under the leadership
of their beloved Vance. they rose in
their strength and redeemed their gov
eminent from the disgraceful DONNA
ton which they had suffered through
the fortunes of war.
-Four years ago, that same 1ncompe-
tent, constituencies crew again yaulted
into power through coalition with an
honest but deceived element who GER
tainly never dreamed what terrible re"
suits would follow. For the past two
years the administration OF state, coun-
tv aud municipal affairs has been al
most entirely in the hands of fusion pol
itcians who have scandaliZed and out
ragged all decent people. Republicans,
pOpulists and democrats who respect or
der honesty, purity and law have been
Inundated and insuted by the shame
less regime under which they lived.
Things went from bad to worse with
startling rapidity and at last the re-
spectacle people, regardless of party
lines and in many instances or color
lines, are rauying under one banner and
are found battling for the restoration
OF Anglo-SaXon supremacy and clean
government. =
Just as the people OF the Ola North
state are preparing to throw off this
yoke, designing politicians in Georgia
are scheming to bring about a similar
state and their homes, We commend for
study the bitter object lesson presented
., +L,rn IN Nortb TorDljra
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Toe BaiIey's Victory.

All democrats must rejoice upon the
victory of Hon Joseph Bailey, of Texas,
in securing a denomination for congress.
The question which has made itself
most prominent in Texas politics is that
of territorial expansion. The state con
vention took one view, which was used
90 crush out Mr.. Bailey, who had taken
another. The result is that Mr.. Bal
lev's district has stood by him fully,
and that he Will again take his place in
the federal congress.
The question of territorial expansion
IL inchoate and new; in fact, il can hard
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-08-29
A Right and q Wrong Contemporary.

- 6' ' 20
we cnp the lolloWIhS from cur e7
teemed contemporary, The Montgomery
Advertiser, which, we lear, does not
feel as kindly toward The CONSTITUTION
as 1t should, on account OF tne tremeh-
dous circulation OF thlS paper III All
bama-oVertopplng as 1t does the com
blned SUBSCRIPTION h3tS OF any thlee
newspapers In Alabama Inc -AuN'I
tlser In commenting upon comp illenV-
airy reference to The Constitution by
the Latayette sun, says;
atlanta, Ga, is a mighty fine town. 1t
has the most enterprising newspapers OF
any place in the south" remarks The
l'atayette sun. Our c"hteinPorar! Cyl
ut"ty uo,s NOT sst al, ,'e lgu'"S u,'',,
Iaon. aotIfn5 snan,I +lri,e ~, ,,,,ch - week
for special news as The Constitution. The
Memphis Commercial-Appeal. during the
war, has spent much more. The Constitu-
ton did not take The New York ierald's
service as dld It number Of strong papers
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The Flag at Manila.

Let go the PhljlpplneS-Dut now
Many people in this country believe
that it Will be best for this gov
eminent to restore the Philippines to
Spain and wash our hands of the
whole business out there in the
Pacific Many others nave sort
Of indefinite idea that we should hold
Manila and let go the rest Others fig
ure it out that the best thing that can
happen to this country is to hold the
island of Luzon and let go all the rest.
All of these talk glib1y Of letting 60
as if we have but to say the word and
That all will be serene. 1t must be ap-
parent to any one who stops for min
ute to think that this is vastly easier to
say than to do The London Times
touches upon the trouble when it says:
If America is prepared to undertake the
responsibility OF the government of the
whole Philippine group, 1t is hard to see
how any other power could legitimately
interfere. II the United States repudiateS
such responsibility, very perilous state
of things might enSue. because 1t would
not be easy to dispute the right of other
powers to terminate the state Of anarchy.
Therefore many difficulties will be avoided
by American annexation.
The one thing certain about the Phil
ippine problem is that it is a great big
one, not one to be dismissed by any
ready-made Off-hand solution such as
"let go" We are up TO our eyes in it.
Either way we turn, We are confronted
by difficulties
Is it easier to let go than to hold on,
and is it better? 1t seems to lis that
the advocates of the let 90 policy are
due to be heard from.
Is the flag which the hands of a gal
liant Georgian raised over Manila TO
come down? We believe that few peo-
pie will advocate such a policy. THAT
flag stands for American supremacy at
Manila Does it, or does it not, stand
for more?
The sentiment of the country is IN
questionably against taking down the
flag where 1t has once been officially
raised. This sentiment would doubt
less be satisfied if the flag is to stay
there as the emblem of sovereignty
over the city, forts and harhor Of Ma
Mia and as much territory as may be
necessary to make American occupation
effective But this, which is the mini
num- presents difficulties.
First. how much territory must be re
tanned to make the occupation safe and
effective? 4 few square miles, Or the
entire island Of Lu2On? Second. if but
little is retained, what sort of neighbors
are we to have and how is the rest OF
the island to be governed?
Then, third. could we put through
such a programme even If we desired
programme which would give us all
that is good in the archipelago and leave
tho ramaiudp, 10 GDaiD or to be fought
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change our minds radically upon TINS
subject. we are not apt to surrender the
dust of Columbus merely to please inc
Spanish government. That government
permitted the great explorer to die III
ignomny and in prison, and conse-
quently it is with scant grace that 1t no"
lays claim to the casket which contains
his mortal remains
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An Iniudicious Comparis IN.

General Shafter, who is now upon the
high seas bound for Montauk Point, is
credited with an interview made upon
the dock at Santiago, just before taking
ship.
la that interview the general commits
the indecorous offense of forming com
PARSONS between the regulars and the