The Press., 1898-04-21

eIcises calculated to awaken an interest
In the object and purposes of the day.
At the session of the southern New
England Methodist conference, which
closed Monday, the following local ap-
pointments were made: C. H. Bates.
presiding elder for Norwich district; East
Woodstock, supplied, o. E. Thayer;
Gurleyville and Wellington, supplied G.
w. Crabble; Hazardville, ". s. Mcintyre;
Mashapaug, F. A. Adams; Quarryville,
supplied, ]. Richardson; Rockville, w.
]. Yates South Coventry, G. A. Purdy
Stafford Springs and Crystal Lake, J. 1.
Bartholomew; Staffordville, G. H. Van
Natter; Tolland, Lee church and Wesley
chapel, J. o. Adams; Uncasville, W. G.
Newell; Vernon, D. w. Adams; Wilt
mantle, L. G. Horton; Old Mystic, G. E.
Harris; Wakefield, J. E. Hawkins; Fall
River, First church, s. o. Benton; Ply
mouth, E. F. Clark.
The superior court opened in Rockville
Tuesday morning with the dase of Henry
Burke against the city of Rockville for
$4,000 damages. Damages are claimed on
account of a deep cut made in front of
the Burke residence, when the city made
the new grade on Windsor avenue. The
plaintiff was represented by Lawyers Reed
Of Stafford Springs and Fisk of Rockville,
aud the defendant by Corporation Counsel
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Phelps of Rockville. The Rockville, Ell
hngton and Stafford jurors, H. L. Noble,
Joseph Forster, Jr., Otis Snow, G. A.
Thompson, J. W. Witt and L. r. Lull
were excused. This left the following
nine jurors John H. Steel and Charles S.
Hurlburt of Tolland, c. B. Stearns of An
dover, W. P. johnson of Columbia, G. E.
Hoxie of Coventry Marshal Porter of
Hebron, Edgar Storrs of Mansfield, Charles
N. Needham of Somers and George W.
Thayer of Union. Judge Roraback order
ed recess until 100 Tuesday afternoon
SO that Sheriff Dickinson could secure
three talesmen from Tolland. At the
opening of the afternoon session the jury
was impaneled with J. p. Root Edward
E. Fuller and George W. Lansing as the
additional jurors. The complaint alleged
that the change of grade made by the city
was of great damage to Henry Burke, as
he would be obliged to lower his house
and barns on account of the new grade
and that the city had failed to take steps
to ascertain the damage or pay for the
same. 1t is expected that the case will
last a number of days.
At an early hour Tuesday morning, after
one of the hardest fought battles between
the two houses, congress come to an agree
ment and passed the following resolutions ::
Resolved, by the senate and house of
representatives of the United States of
America in congress assembled
First-That the people of the island of
Cuba are and of right ought to be, free
and Independent.
Second-That it is the duty of the
United States to demand and the govern
ment of the United States does hereby de-
mand, that the government of Spain at
once relinquish its authority and govern
ment in the island of Cuba and withdraw
its land and naval forces from Cuba and
Cuban waters.
Third-That the president of United
States be, and hereby is, directed and
empowered to use the entire land and
naval forces of the United States and to
call into the actual service of the United
States, the militia of the several states,
to such extent as may be necessary to
carry these resolutions into effect.
Fourth-That the United States hereby
disclaims any disposition or intention to
exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction or con-
troll over said island except for the pacif1-
cation thereof, and asserts it's determin-
alton when that is accomplished to leave
the government and control of the island
to its people.
President Mckinley signed both the
Cuban resolutions and send the ultimatum
to Spain yesterday. By the terms of the
vote Spain will be required to answer the
ultimatum before midnight of Friday,
which is 6 O'Clock on Saturday morning
in Madrid, or hostilities will begin forth
with between the two countries. AS the
vote of the government is an ultimatum,
Spain has but one alternatives submit or
fight
The Spanish minister and staff left
Washington for Spain yesterday. They
go by the way of Toronto and Halifax.
1t is expected that United States minis
ter Woodford at Madrid will present the
ultimatun to the Spanish government to-
day, and will leave Madrid at once.
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