The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-04-15

EestA WIN tongrets
WAsaINGToS, AIril. Ii The tu'ure OF
he relations of the United States and
spain, and 10 Cuba, rests with congress the
body Of the American peo
,le. What course congress vii! pursue
;annot be fortold tonight.
The foreign committee of both b uses
aow have the subject under their con,rol.
md, alter dee declaration. wi'i report TO
heir respective brsnches wha, they con-
'idsr soouid be the attitude II the Unite
States on the grave question pstse ted.
Net Eadersea
WASHINGTON. April. 1.-The pre.i-
iaats message did not, after the frst
receive the endorsement OF a ma
loriIy of the ssnators and many excused
themselves from speaking aboal until they
could have lime for careful p@rusAi.
A large nambsr Of the democratic sen.
ators refused 10 express themselves 1t all.
as did several republicans. on the srodnd
that as ther could not speak 10 compile
meutary terms they would "a, nothing 4,
all
Waat Fseedom
New IoRE, Ap1il, Il,-rhe following
is an extract from letter written hy Max.
imo Gomez. which will be pre- eat-d 10
president Mckinley:
One year ago today. we reoeivei a
proposal rom Spain to agree 10 An armis-
tics. We refused then ~ wsrefuse now
The rainy reason will soOu be al hand. and
Spain's troops woald like an Armissiee
until IL Is oT-r- We shalt throw AwaF no
advantag-. On the o,her hand, | sn,
anxious that h0ssilities shall ce2ce. bI, i,
anst be for ali time. II Spain agrees 10
leave Cuba. taking her flag with her. am
willing to agr-e 10 an arnis ice 10 last
uatil October /, when the loyal Ccbans
shall come into their o~n.
''Paease tell President Nekinl@y this
for me. Tell him too, that am writing
this az the direction al the Cuban pro-
yisiouai goEernmsnt, with which they NAV
treat direc,ly If they so iesire-
An svalIsa
WAYcgoss. Ga April lI.-Eyerr s.a.
iion along tie route ot Consu -General
Lees special train laSisiled appreciative
tributes up9n him. The country fer mikes
IN the interior furnished ardent admirers.
who came in carts, wagons aud on horse
back. wheneser the general stepped 10
the rear platform at stations, bur.is OF
applause greeted him.
Wssdfstd eas OF spain
MADRID. April, lit il stated that
United States Minister WOoaiord caves
Madrid today. Il il further ALLEGED that
be Sill be accompanied 10 The frontier by
an escort OF gentarm-s.
The Message
wAsuISGToS. April. 10 At The close
OF the cabinet meeting touight. IL was On
noubced that the presidents message
wocld uadouttedlv go 10 congress tonor-
row. The meeting vas devoted Gluoiiy 10
consideration OF the messages addition.
Becessiiaied by the receipt II the latter
no.e fro Spain advising ihis government
OF the granting OF an unconditional armis-
tice. The sufilk Of the presidents message
merely recitss this lAlest dey.l 'pmeu: Of
the spanish situAti on. .giyinz the substance
OF the Spanish note and recommending il
TO the earnest considtraiio., Of congress"
Worse Than Reported
SEATTLE. April. I0.-La,er details re-
ceived here todav from A'asf g incrs ase she
horror OF the avalanche on Chilcoot pass.
instead Of lessening it. Sixty nine dead
bodies have been thus far recovered, and
the names OF l50 persons are reported as
nuaccounted for. A conservative estimate
is that between Is and 100 persons were
killed.
A fact that lends horror TO the fearful
tragedy is that 1t may never be known
with any degree OF accuracy Just kUw many
lives were sacfaticed. who they were Or
where they came from. May a poor man
lies ouried shere no human aid can reach
him, and where his remains must rest un-
til the summer suns mells the tohs Of snow
aud ice under which he lies buried.
The Fying squadron
F.Rr MONROE. Va. April. l0.-rhe
fact that this was Sunday and Easter Sun
day, made no special difference With the
activity of those on the flying squadron.
In addition 10 the rotiae work on the Col
umbia and Minneapolis, some of the new
men were drilled at the guns, and the men
on the Brooklyn were kept busily employ
ed taking on ammunition.
an 0meer Shot
SEATTLE, April, l0.-Police officer Thos.
Roberts WAS shot and killed early this
morning. while on duty, by two iootpads.
Officer George Day. who was with Ro-
berts, received bullet in his wlIst. The
policemen accosted the footpads for the
purpose of arresting them. They received
in reply shot. A pitch bate ensued.
Roberts fred once and fell.
viii aniy Delay It
LONDON. April, 1l.-Continental tele-