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Left With Congress.

In view of these facts and Of these con-
sioeratons. l ask the Congress to author
ize and empower the President 10 take
mea sureS to secure full and final term.-
nation of hostilities between the govern
menr of Spain and the people OF Cuba,
and to secure In the island the establish
ment of a stable government capable Of
maintaining order and observing its inter-
national obligations, ensuring peace and
tranquility and the security of it's citi-
zers as well as our own and to use the
military and naval forces of the United
States as may be necessary for these
purposes.
And in the interest of humanity and to
aid in preserving the lives of the starving
people OF the island l recommend that
the distribution of food and supplies be
continued and that an appropriation be
made out of the public treasury to supple
ment the charity of our citizens.
The issue is TOW with the Congress. 1t
is a solemn responsibility. I have ex-
hausted every. effort to relieve the intol-
cradle condition of affairs which is at our
doors Prepared TO execute every obiga-
ton imposed upon ME by the constitution
and the law, I await your action.
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AT MARE ISLAND.
Vessels Being Prepared for War as Rap
idly as Possible.


idly as Possible.
MARE ISLAND NAVY YARD, Cali
fornia, April 1.-THE L. S. vessels now
here are being rapidly prepared for use
in case of war. The cruiser Charleston
is nearly ready to leave the dock. 1t is
the intention of Admiral Kirkland to have
her ready for lighting by the end Of the
present month
On Saturday afternoon the Pensacola
was placed in commission with Captain
Henry Class in command. She has only a
working crew at present. The reason for
placing the ship in commission at this
time is that she is 10 be used as quarters
for a large detachment of marines who
will be removed from the marine bar
racks in order to make room there for a
temporary hospital. Since the earth
quake wrecked the dwellings at Mare
Island, Captain Class and several Of
ficers have been living on the Pensacola.
The task of preparing the Philadelphia
for sea is being expedited as fast as the
mechanics can get ahead with the work.
The work has become so great that the
men in the steam engineering department
have been ordered to work overtime.
All of the officers of the Albatross have
been detached. She will probably go out
of commission.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Said to Have Been Carried to Washington
by COnsul-General Lee

Said to Have Been Carried to Washington
by Consul-General Lee.
New York, April "a special to
the Tribune from Key West says:
Consul General Lee went north via
Tampa in the belief that his presence
was wanted in Washington to give in
formation about the probabilities in
Cuba during the next fortnight.
He did not receive instructions until
he reached Key West Vice Consul
Springer and Ccnsu, Barker, of Sagua,
are also instructed to report at head
quarters. This was construed as indi-
eating the opinion in official quarters
that an early reopening of the Ameri-
can consulates in Cuba is not prob
able.
Gen. Lee may be able to add some
knowledge to what is already known
regarding the plot by which the
Maine was blown up, though not, per-
haps, to the extent of fixing the con-
spiracy officially on the Spanish gov
eminent After the departure OF the
Sampson court of inquiry, it was left
to him to follow up the clews regard
ing conspirators. While the board re-
ported it's inability to fix responsible
ity for the explosion on any person
OF persons, IL was well understood
that the suspicious Of its members
were definite. Had they received as
surance that the Spanish authorities
could be depended on to cooperate
in the investigation, valuable evidence
might have been placed in the hands
of the latter. But with Spain stub
bornly holding to the theory of acct
dent, the only effect of placing in
their hands evidence as TO the prob
able identity CT the conspirators would
have been its destruction. So Gen.
Lee continues his inquiries on indie
pendent lines. The result was to show
the fallacy of some Of the clews. but
not OF all.
Perhaps Gen. Lee would not feel JUS
titled in making stronger assertions
officially than did the board about the
identity of the conspirators, yet he
uncovered enough to satisfy him that
a single fanatic could not have fixed
the mine which blew up the Maine
in Havana harbor or have fired IL
When Naval Attache Sobral gave out
in Washington an official statement
that no mines had been laid In Ha-
vana harbor. evidence that this was
! mistake was quickly accumulated at
the consulate before the board had es-
tahlished that fact to its own satisfac-
ton Whether some of the Junior Of
ficers who were stationed at the ar
senal under Weyler were directly i'm
plicated in the plot may be a matter
of individual opinion rather than Of
demonstrated evidence
On one point information is de-
finite. Gen. Lee believes the letter of
January last attributed to General
Weyler, in which Weyler speaks boast
fully Of having prepared Havana har-
Dor so that Yankee ships could be
destroyed. is genuine Whether he
has seen the original is not known,
but his opinion that such letter was
written by Weyler is clear Since the
Maine disaster is expected to. be a
feature OF the general Cuban case. in
stead OF mere incident. the consul
generals presence in Washington NAV
be useful in experimenting with later
details the Information gathered By
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SPANS Latest Move.

Yesterday. and since the preparation of
the foregoing message, official informa-
ton was received by me that the latest
decree of the queen regent of Spain di-
reefs Gen. Bianco, in order to prepare
and facilitate peace, TO proclaim sus-
pension Of hostiities. the duration and
details of which have not yet been COM
municated to me. This fact. with every
other pertinent consideration. win, I am
sure, have your just and careful attention
In the solemn deliberations upon which
you are about TO enter. If this measure
attains a successful result, then our as
pirations as a Christian. peace-lovlng peo-
pie will be realized. If it fails. it will be
only another justification for our contem-
plated action.
WILLIAM NJ kINLEY.
Executive Mansion, April Il. 1898.
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On the other hand, | am anxious y,
hostilities shall cease, but it mnst a
for all time. If Spain agrees 10 er.
uate Cuba, taking her flag with h.
am willing TO agree to an armisrioa j..
last until October /, when LOYAL a.
bans shall come into their own.
please tell President McKinlov nh.
for me; tell him, too, that am wri-i1'
this at the direction of the Cuban Tr-'
visional government, with which tbs,
may treat directly should they sd IA.
sire"
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that his time has come. Death Is only a
question of moments: but not one man IN
thousand realizes that when little extra
bile gets into his blood his whole system IS
bein9 noisoud lust as truly as if venom,
tipped arrow was sticking in his vitals.
Rattlesnake poison is good deal quick
er than bile poison but the latter Will DO
lust as deadly work if 1t keeps on accu-
mulating in the system. Probably two
thirds of the cases that end IN consumption
BERN with Liver complaint and indiges-
ton. These troubles would never get as
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Medical Discovery was used before the
bile poisoning got fairly under way. This
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thoroughly
It Strengthens the digestive fluids and
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blood; it builds up healthy muscle, steady
nerve force and enduring strength
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aud took two bottles of DIR. Pierce's Golden Med
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- am confident by persistent use they sure all
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MEXICAN SPORT.
How They Celebrated Easter Sunday 10 this
south of Us.


south of Us.
CITY OF MEXICO, April u.-Fiv.
thousand people witnessed q cruel and
bloody fight between two African Tors
and a Mexican bull on Easter sunday,
The audience included the whole Amer
can colony and many notabies. Many e
dies were present. The first lion WIS
very large. He executed his trainer l
short time ago. He had been starved tor
the last week. The bull, without o me-
ment's hesitation, sprang at the lior aIt
caught him on his horns under the fore
leg and threw him backward fifteen feft
against the bars knocking the breath sai
fight completely out of him. An0'-sr
lion was then provided II made a good
fight but was gored numerically and TAX.
en- from the ring in a dying condition
The governor then stopped the fight.
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Assured Him Positively.

that Spain will Go all that the highest
honor and justice require in the matter
of the Maine. The reply above referred
to of the 3lst ultimo also contained an
expression of the readiness Of Spain to
submit to an arbitration all the differe nee
which arise in this matter, which is sub
sequently explained by the note of the
Spanish minister at Washington of the
10th inst as follows:
las to the question of fact which
springs from the diversity of views be-
tween the report OF the American and the
Spanish boards. Spain proposes that the
fects be ascertained by an impartial in
vestigation by experts whose decision
Spain accepts in advance
in,- IL III,
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GENERAL WO0DFORD.
Is Still at Madrid. aud Doesn't Conten
plate Leaving.

Madrid, April 11.-12:45 p. m.-Gel
Woodford when questioned to-day rH-
garding the reports in circulation as
to his leaving Madrid. reiterated bis
previous declaration about not leaving
and ended significantly II have 10
expectation that my government VII.
direct me to apply for my passports or
that the Spanish government will pre-
sent them to me-
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DECREE PUBLISHED,
THO Armistice Proclaimed at Havana. or,,
General Blanco's Signature.

Havana, April 1.-THE Official Ga
zette to-day published a decree. signel
by Captain General Blanco, arnourc.
ing that the Spanish goyernmen,
yielding TO the reiterated wishes a
the Pope, had decreed a suspension @,
hostilities in Cuba in order to facili-ar.
the restoration OF peace in the island
No time is fixed for expiration Of tbt
dc cree.
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Peace In the Island.

But they seem incapable OF reaching any
adjustment. and both have thus far failed
of achieving any success whereby one
party shah possess and control the island
to the exclusion of the other. Under the
circumstances, the agency OF others
either by mediation or by intervention.
seems 10 be the only alternative which
must. sooner or later, be invoked for the
termination Of the strife"
In the last annual message Of my in1nle-
date predecessor, during the pending
struggle, II was said: Wien the inabil-
ity Of Spain to deal successfully with the
insurrection has become manifest and it
Is demonstrated that her sovereignty is
extinct in Cuba for all purposes Of lis
riehtful existence. and when hopeless
struggle for its establishment has de-
generated into r strife which means moth
ing more than the useless sacrifice of hui
man life and the utter destruction OF the
very subject matter Of the conflict. g sit
nation viii be presented in which cur OBJ
legations 10 the sovereignty Of Spain will
be superseded by higher obligations.
which We can hardly hesitate to recognize
and discharge
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RECEIVED WITH SATISFACTION.
Naval Off1cers Think They VIII BE Fight
ing by Wednesday.

Key West, Fla, April 1.-THE firm
stand taken by President Mckinley u
the Cuban crisis, as shown by his ms
sage to Congress. was received with
profound satisfaction here. MAYA, Off
GERS think they are now likely TO De
In Havana on "Wednesday next. Some
of them go so far as to claim that he
Presidents message is so warlike that
their only speculation is as 10 whether
Spain will weaken.
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said: 1.-The near future will demonstrate
whether the Indispensable condition of a
righteous peace. Just alike to the Cubans
and to Spain as well as equitable to all
our interests so intimately involved in
the welfare OF Cuba, is likely to be at
tanned. If not. the eXigency of further
and other action by the United States
will remain to be taken When that time
comes that action will be determined il.
the line of indisputable right and equality.
1t WIFI be faced without misgiving or
hesitancy in the light of the obligation
this government owes to itself, to the
people who have confided to it the pro-
lection Of their interests and homer. and
to humanity.
Sure of the right, keeping free from
all offense ourselves, actuated only upon
upright and patriotic considerations,
moved neither by passion nor selfshness
the government will continue its watchful
care over the rights ana property of
American citizens and will abate none of
it's efforts to bring about by peaceful
agencies a peace which shall be honora Bile
and enduring. II it shall hereafter APP
pear to be a duty imposed by our obliga-
tons to ourselves. to civilization and hui
iii"Ii'y W iiA1e' NeiFo Will .oice, IL siidii pc
without fault on our part and enly be-
cause the necessity for action should be
so clear as to command the support and
approval of the civilized world"
The long trial has proved that the OBJ
ject for which Spain has waged the war
can not be attained. The fire of nsur-
rectiop may flame or may shoulder with
varying seasons, but 1t has not been and
it is plain It can not be extinguished
by present methods. The only hope of
relief and repose from condition which
can no longer be endured is the enforced
pacifcaton of Cuba.
In the name of humanity, In the name
of civilization, in behalf of endangered
American interests which give US the
right and the duty to speak and to act.
the war in Cuba n1uSt sion
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GOMEZ'S TERMS.
Nothing that Does Not Cont emplate Cuban
Freedom will Re Accepted.

New York. April 1.-THE following
is an extract from a letter written to
Consul Barker, United States repre-
sentative at Santiago de Cuba, by
Maxine Gomez, and will be presented
to President Mckinley, says the Her
aid to-day:
One year ago we received a pro-
posal from Spain to agree to an arm
istice. We refused then, as we must
refuse now. The rainy. season will
soon be at hand and SPANS troops
would like an armistice until it is
over.
1--WE shall throw away no advantage
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the court of inquiry. The Spanish
authorities have suspicion that Lee is
taking to Washington with him the
original of Weyler's letter about the
mines in the harbor, as well as full
plan Of the mines.
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President Grants View.

President Grant. IN 1870. after discuss
ing the phases of the contest as it then
appeared. and it's hopeless and apparent
indefinite prolonga ton, said: ''In such
event. ! am Of opinion that other nations
will be compelled to assume the RESPONSE
bility which devolves upon them. and to
seriously consider the only remaining
measures possible mediation and inter-
vention. Owing. perhaps. to the large
from the peninsula, the contending parties
appear to have within themselves no de-
pository of common confidence, to sug-
gest wisdom when passion and excite
ment have their sway, and TO assume the
part of peacemaker. In this view. in the
fees of the United States as mediator
were rendered in good faith. without any
selfish purpose In the interests of human
ity and in sincere friendship for both
parties. but were az the time declined
by Spain with the declaration neverthe-
less that at future time they would be in
dispersable. No intimation has been re-
ceived that in the opinion of Spain that
time has been reached And yet the strife
continues with all its dread horrors. and
all its injuries to the interests Of the
United States and OF other nations.
Each party seems quite capable Of
working great injury and damage to the
other. as we'll as 10 all the relations and
interests dependent on the existence Of
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Plans of Intervention.

With this last overture in the di-
rection of immediate peace and its
disappointing reception by Spain, the
executive was brought to the end Of
his effort.
In my annual message of December
last, | said:
''Of the untried measures there re-
main only: of the insur-
gents as belligerents: recognition Of
the independence of Cuba neutral in
tervention TO end the war by impos-
ing rational compromise between
the contestants, and intervention in
favor of one or the other party.
speak not of forcible annexation: that
cannot be thought of. That, by our
code of morality. would be criminal
aggression
Thereupon I reviewed these alterna-
tives, in the light of President Grants
measured words. uttered In 1875. when
after seven years OF sanguinary, de-
structive and cruel hostilities in Cuba
he reached the conclusion that the rec
ognition Of the independence of Cuba
was impracticable and indefensible;
and that the recognition of belliger-
ence was not warranted by the facts
according to tests of public war. |
commented especially upon the latter
aspect of the question, pointing out the
inconvenience and positive dangers OF
a recognition of belligerence, which,
while adding to the a ready onerous
burdens Of neutrality within our own
jurisdiction, could not in any way ex-
tend our influence or effective oflic>s
in the territory of hosti'ities. Nothing
has since occurred TO change my view
in this regard-and recognize as fully
now as then that the issuance of pro-
clamation OF neutrality by which pro-
cess the so-ealled recognition of bellig-
erence is published, could, OF Itself and
unattended by other action. accomplish
nothing toward the one end for which
we labor. the instant pacification of
Cuba and the cessation OF the misery
that affiicts the island
Question OF Recognition.
Turing to the question of recogniz-
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Destruction OF the Maine.

The elements Of danger and dishonor
already pointed out have been strikingly
illustrated by the tragic event which has
deeply and justly moved the American
people. I have already transmitted to
Congress the report of the Naval Court of
Inquiry or the destruction OF the battle-
ship Maine, in the harbor of Havana,
during the night of the 18th Of February.
The obstruction of that noble vessel has
filed the national heart with inexpressi-
BILE horror. Two hundred and fifty-eight
brave sailors and marines and two officers
of our navy, reposing in the fancied Sc
curity Of a friendly harbor, have been
hurled TO death, grief and want brought to
their homes and sorrow to the nation.
The Naval Court Of Inquiry. which. II
is needless TO say commands the unquali-
fed confidence of the government, was
unanimous in its conclusion that the de-
struction of the Maine was caused by an
exterior explosion, that Of a submarine
mine. 1t did not assume 70 place the
responsibility. That remains to be fixed.
In any event. the destruction of the
Maine by whatever exterior cause, is
patent and impressive proof of state
of things in Cuba that is intolerabl
mat conQtlon IS mus SHOWN TO De Sucn
that the Spanish government can not as
sure safety and security to a vessel Of
the American navy in the harbor of Hav-
ana on a mission Of peace and rightfully
there.
Further referring in this connection to
recent diplomatic correspondence, a dis
patch from our minister to Spain of the
26th ultimo.. contained the statement
that the Spanish minister Of foreign af-
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TOBACCO STATISTICS,
I'm mense Consumption of Raw Material in
West Virginia

West Virginia.
Special 10 the Register.
Parkersburg, w. Va, April 11.-Du7,
ing the year ending December 31s-
1884 pounds of leaf tobacco was
used in manufacturing cigars in West
Virginia; 6s,071, COO cigars were made;
$500, 929 10 tax was paid On same;
8, 6225, 211 pounds of smoking tobacco
was manufactured and s217.712 81 tax
was paid on same, and the total tax On
cigars and tobacco was S4lS422 IS.
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Historic Presidents.

This extreme test was in fact applied
in the case of Texas. The Congress to
whom President Jackson referred the
question as one probably leading TO
war" and therefore a proper subject
for "a previous understanding with
that body by whom war can alone be
declared, and by whom all the provis
ions for sustaining its perils must be
furnished" left the matter of the rec
ignition of Texas to the discretion Of
the executive. providing merely for
the serding of a diplomatic agent when
the President should be satisfied that
the republic of Texas had become IAN
Independent state" 1t was so recog-
nized by President Van Buren,. who
commissioned a charge d'affaires
March Z, 1887, after Mexico had aban-
doned an attempt to reconquer the
Texan territory, and when there was at
the time 70 bona fide contest going on
between the insurgent province and Its
former sovereign.
I said in my message of December
last:
ct is to be seriously considered
whether the Cuban instruction pos
sasses bevond dispute the attributes OF
Statehood which alone can demand the
recognition of belligerency in its
favor"
The same requirements must be no
less seriously considered when the
graver issue of recognizing independ
ence is in question, for no less ru7i
tive lest can be applied to the greater
act than to the lesser: while on the
other hand the influences and con-
sequence CT the struggle upon the in
ternal policy of the recognizing state,
which form
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The Central Government.

are not lessened or diminished As
the Cuban Parliament does not meet
until the 4th of May next the Spanish
government would not object. fer its
part, TO accept at once d suspension
of hostilities II asked for hy the in
Sill gents from the general-in chief. TO
whom it would pertain, in such case. to
Ge,crmine the duration and condition
CT the armistice
The proposition submitted by Cen.
Woodford and the reply uf tie Span
isk government were both in the form
OF brief memoranda, the texts of
which are before me and are substan-
tally in the language above given
The function Of the Cuban Parliament,
IN the matter of preparing" peace
and the manner of rs doing so, are
not expressed in the Spanish memor-
andum: but, from Gen. Woodford's
explanatory reports of preliminary
discussions preceding the final confer
eGce, it is understood that the Span
ish government stands ready to give
the Insular Congress full powers to
settle the terr's of peace with the in
urgents-whether by direct negotia-
ton or indirectly by means of legisla-
ton does rot annear
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Forced Publication.

In my annual message 10 Congress De
cenlber last. speaking o. this question