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insurgents and upon American citizens. and all
persons upon thc island the penalties of do
mestic code which is an @ffr0nt TO civilization.
The committee proceeds to show the
outrages which America has been com
PEELED to suffer in the persons of its
citizens and commerce, because of the
cowardly policy by which we have
waged negative warfare against a peo-
pie battling for liberty, and spent mil
lions besides using cur naval power in
famously in aid of their oppTessor.
Beyond any sort Of question, the re-
port and resolutions mean war, and
the expulsion OF Spain from Cuba The
verdict of civilization will be that the
Indictment IS more than justified by
the facts, and that the best thing for
the culprit to do would be to plead
guilty, beg for mercy and quit this
side Of the Atlantic forever. We do
not expect Spain 10 take that course
at once. There is good reason for be-
lieving that, on the contrary. she will
not wait for further formalities, but
Immediately attempt TO strike q blow
at rs in advance of any hostile action
on our part This probability accen-
tuates the necessity for prompt action
by Congress. The mandate to the
President ought to be delivered today.
Remember the Maine,
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Thomas jefferson.

1t might be too much to say that
Thomas jefferson was fortunate in be-
ing born on the 18th of April. But
birth which occurred in the present
year We must consider that it marked
a great deal Of the Americanism which
he. in his life, represented.
On that day the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations presented report
which is one of the greatest state pa
pers in our history, and it also wit
messed the recognition in Congress of
the fact that the American people have
been aroused as they never have been
before but twice since the fathers of
the Republic formulated and signed the
Declaration of Independence in Phila-
delphia
With toasts and enthusiasm the fol-
lowers Of Jefferson celebrated his natal
day last night. The men who have
been always true to the precepts the
great commoner taught were at the
banquet. Every one of them was
non-paTtisan American in view of the
emergency which confronts US Every
one of them is first Of all an American
rather than q party man, when domes-
tic treason and foreign Interference
are threatened. Every one of them was
a patriot ready to offer his fortune and
life upon the shrine of American honor.
The gallant young leader who re-
ceived nearly seven million votes in the
late Presidential election was present
He gave evidence that he was willing
to sink personal glory in the fight for
national honor and duty. So did every
man who spoke on the occasion. Re
publicans in place and power may con-
slider the situation from the point of
view of partisan advantage. But no
Democrat of prominence does or can
do so. The gospel of Jeffersonian De-
mocracy inculcates the doctrine that
We must be Americans before we are
partisans.
Thank God that the Democrats of the
present day, or most of them, have the
divine fire Of the old cult in them, and
are able to sink all other feelings in
the one aspiration, to be true to their
country and flag.
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The senate ResoIutfons

In splendid contrast with the weak
and puerile Mckinley message, the re-
port OF the Senate Committee on For
eign Relations on the Spanish-Cuban
question is magnificent state paper.
fun Of sterling patriotism 1t has been
received by the American people with
satisfaction and pride, and will be ac-
cepted by foreign governments as a
temperate and convincing statement of
the American position. Submitted as
ii was, it is absolutely non-partisan.
and ought TO have the unanimous sup
port OF the Senate. No doubt il will
displease Tories and traitors, but their
power for mischief is likely 10 be
crushed by the inexorable force Of war
like events which appear TO be upoi!
us in advance OF official action Th,.
Senate resolutions are entirely salts
factory 10 the country, and they should
be- adopted in both Houses Of Congress
without the change Of a line, a word
or a punctuation mark
The committees report does not mince
matters about the Maine massacre as
The Presidential message did. 1t con-
cludes. from the testimony before the
Board Of Inquiry, and other damning
evidence, that the Maine was blown UP
by a Spanish government mine, fired
by Spanish officials, and fixes the re-
sponsibility for the crime upon Spain.
II says: The destruction Of the Maine
was compassed either by the official act
OF the Spanish authorities or was made
possible by negligence on their part
so willing and gross as To be equivalent
IN culpability TO positive criminal &c
ton
As 10 the recognition Of Cuban inde-
pendence. the report contains this able
and conclusive argument:
The recognition OF the independence OF the
people 0f Cuba entities The United States 10 in
sist that the war shall be conducted in accord
sncc with those humane laws which have been
ordained by the common consent Of the civilized
world, and which have done 50 much to miti-
gate the horrors of warfare. 50 long as this
Government absiains from such recognition Spain
IS entitled 10 insist that we agree with her thai
the iusuFTection Is merely 4 reasonable riot and
moi formal and organized rebellion, and that
she Is therefore entitled 70 execute upon the
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Did Lii Turn Traitor:

(From the Cleveland Plain Deaer)
No information has been received To the
result OF the charge of the Chinaman OF high
rank against Ii Hung Chang-a charge the
truth OF which the accuser stakes his hcad-that
he sold out his country to Russia in the alien
Wan deal for 81, &C., coo as his share Of the 81
500 COO bribe to the Chinese foreign Office Should
ii be shown that Ii Hung Chang is guilty as
charged, he would be about the biggest traitor
of history, because Of his rank a statesman
and the results of his treason As statesman he
is one Of the foremost living. Gen. Grant classed
him with such as Bismarck, Gladstone and Dis
raei. During his recent visit to the United
States he was hOnoGed the ablest man of the
Orient Ii he were bribed by Russian money,
then he sold the ancient Chinese empire to dis
membermeut When the cession of Port Arthur
and TaLien-Wan consummated, the death
knell of that empire sounded for Russia
inces as wen as two OF its best ports. What Rus
sia did other nations cannot be kept from doing
France and Germany are fast following in its
footsteps, and il is announced that Great Britain
has obtained lease" OF Weifiai-Nei, on the
Shang-Tung peninsula, soon the japanese
evacuate ii. 4 compensation for the disturb
ance OF the balance Of power in the Gull OF
Pcchili. Ii is to be hoped that the accusation
brought against Ii Hung Chang is without cvi-
dencc to support II. and that he can show that
no mercenary considerations influenced him in the
part which he played in the recent momentous
negotiations. That the Chinese should begin 10
has been done, and should seek to lay all of the
blame upon those whom il is easiest to blame
Is but natural. They have reason 10 feel ex-
cCcdiugiy sore
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Cuba in the House.

Is it not possible for the Democratic
and Republican members of the House
Of Representative to get together and
pass the Senate war resolutions without
change or delay-today?
We fear that there is danger in hold
ing out for the specific recognition of
the present Cuban government. The
motives which dictate that course to
the friends of human liberty in the
House are praiseworthy, but the
chances seem TO be that insistence will
only lead TO wrangle and delay. which
is exactly what the Administration is
playing for; and delay might result in
giving the Tories and Spanish bond
sharks a chance to. secure the active
European interference for which they
are working with the energy of treason
and despair.
On this account it seems to us that
il would be wise to accept the Senate
resolutions, which distinctly recognize
the independence of the Cuban people.
and hence endow any number of them
organized in a military manner with
the rights Of belligerents AS we un-
derstand it, this recognition is regarded
with satisfaction by the Cuban repre-
sentauyes in this country, although II
is true that they would prefer a full
recognition of the Maso government
STILL as continued effort to force that
upon Congress promises to give aid
and comfort 10 the Tories. and TO pro-
mote their plan of obstruction, we ear
nestly beg all friends of Cuban freedom
and American honor in the House to
drop the extreme contention for the
moment and accept precisely what has
been presented to the Senate verbatim
ct lteratim. In that way a conference
committee, which is one of the hopes
Of the enemy. viii be rendered unnec-
essary. and we could have the guns of
our fleet tearing down the Notifications
Of Havana inside of twenty-four hours.
BY all that is sacred, let the minor
ity pull itself together and grasp hands
with the patriotic element of the major
ity in united fight for the best thing
attainable. We hope and believe that
this viii be the outcome when the mas
terly report of the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations has been carefully
read and digested. Let there be agree
ment and immediate action
Remember the Mainei
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RufIianIy Journalism.

NFTOfn lue ot Gdui IluiltCL EttSo-l
Branns Iconoclast has had longer run
and a wider vogue than most of the
blackguard journals of which il is a
type. This may have been partly due
to the sociaIistic character of many of
attacks on men and institutions. but il
was in at least equal degree due to the
daredevil physical courage and prOWess
of its editor. who. in such endowments
differed vastly from the miserable. cow
ardly ours, who ordinarily conduct such
enterprises. To this alone is it due that
he was not long ago horsewhipped into
silence, forced into the penitentiary for
criminal libels or shot. That he finally
met the latter fate a few days ago. at
Waco. Texas, was only the fuIfliment of
a just expectation. From attacking the
priva,e lives of the prominent and sue
cessful men of every quarter of the Union
and levying blackmail the price of
silence from those whose slips or frail-
ties his keen hyena-like appetite for
filth had enabled him to scent. it was
an easy step to the most scurrilous as
saults on men and women whose only
offending lay in their uprightness and
virtue
In the sight of all men of the Brann
- P' tiiS RcSStSSiOll OL SuCH quantities De
comes more offensive than the grossest
criminality. Hence his attacks on Baylor
University. which led to an affray wherein
two men We're killed and another maim-
ed and left to stand trial as a murderer
Hence, Il little later, the Iconoclast's
shameless libels on the virtue of the fe-
male students in that institution. follow
ed by the affray in which the traducer
was sent TO his final account by the father
of one of those students. Not however
until he had fatally wounded the father
ana injured three others. In a Northern
city the blackguard editor would probably
have been suppressed long ago by judicial
process. In the South where revolvers
are reader, his violent taking off was one
of those things that, as the Nashville
American puts it. had to be
Branns infamous periodical circulated
all over the United States Ii was n
sewer into which the scandals of every
locality were poured; forum in which
the false accuser could always find q
ready hearing, no matter how lofty the
character assailed. The announcement
thus extended TO the editor emboIdened
him. So everyone who contributed 10
the support of the IcOnOcIast must share
in the guilt of the murders which have
redeemed the streets of Waco The Jour
nal which seeks to fatten upon slander,
and by uncovering social sores. is the
journal for every decent person To let
ctIOne.
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TERRIFIC POWDER EXPLOSION.
The Earth TrembIed When Thirty
Thousand Pounds Went Up.

Reading, Pa. April 13.-At ! o'clock
this morning the entire section of east
ern Pennsylvania, embracing four coun-
ties, was shaken by three violent explos-
ions. Thirty thousand pounds OF black
powder exploded at Miller's Powder
Works, near Green Lane. People were
thrown out of bed, houses were swayed,
glass was smashed, and hundreds of
people rushed from their homes as if
possessed by an earthquake panic. Every
window III the Sumneytown church,
half a mile distant, was blown out. The
frame house of James Miller, near the
works, was completely demolished
Miller and his family We're rescued from
the ruins, considerably hurt.
The powder mills were blown to pieces.
The flash of the explosion was seen for a
distance of eight miles, and telegraph
operators on duty say that the earth
trembled. Hundreds of houses had win
dows smashed some four miles distant
The powder was to have been shipped
TO the United States Government to-
day
1t is not known what caused the ex-
plosion, as no one was at work in the
mills at the time.
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National Academy of Science.

The annual stated session of the Ma
tiOnal Academy of Sciences will be held
in Washington beginning Tuesday. April
10. at II a. m- at the Congressional
Library Building. The Academy is COM
posed of the most eminent scientific men
of this country. It was Incorporated in
1862 by an act of Congress. and in ae-
cordance with Section 3 of the act of in
corporation. '.The Academy shall when
ever called upon by any department OF
the Government, investigate, examine
experiment. and report upon any sub
ject OF science or art. the actual expense
of such Investigations examinations, ex-
periments, and reports 10 be paid from
appropriations which may be made for
the purpose but the Academy shall re-
ceive no compensation whatever for any
services to the Government Of the United
States
An election to membership in the Acad-
eIny is regarded as one of the highest
honors that can be paid to man OF
science. and there is always much inter-
est in tho elections which are held at ths
annual meetings IN Washington.
In the morning business meetings are
held and these last until l o'clock while
the afternoons are given up TO scientific
afternoon meetings are open TO the pub
lie
DR.. Wolcott of Newport, R. I. is presi-
dent of the Academy. The members
resident in Washington are: S. P. Lang
ley. secretary of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition; Charles d. Walcott director of
the United States Geological Survey;
Simon NewcOmb. formerly of the Nauti-
cal Almanac; 4. Graham Bell J. w
Powell Cleveland Able, Elliott Coues
Clarence E. Dutton. S. f Emmons, G..
X. Gilbert. T. n. Gill. Arnold Hague, W.
II. Dali and C. A. White.
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the right of sovereignty of parent state

the right of sovereignty Of parent state
over a people or a colony they mean that
divinely delegated supremacy in the eX-
ercise of which man should show likest
God They never mean that a usurpa-
ton of diabolism shall be sanctified upon
the plea that it is sovereignty none the
less than that of a well ordered and hu-
name government. Against such reason
ing the
moral laws
OF nature and of nations speak aloud
and declare that the state which thus
perverts and abuses its power thereby
forfeits its sovereignty. And this prin-
ciple has been the foundation of the re-
peated inteTventions by the states or
Europe in the affairs of Turkey, who.
abominabIe and atrocious as her cruelty
has been toward her subjects in Greece
and in the northern part of her domin-
ions in Europe. and in Armenia, has not
approached the eminence at which Spain
stands in solitary and unapproachable
infamy.
'"The recognition of the independence
of the people of Cuba would not be
justifiable cause of war by Spain against
the United States. Upon this principle
the ebest-esteemed authorities are agreed"
The remainder of the report is devoted
20 the citation of authorities to sustain
the position which Congress is asked TO
take.
The report closes with a recommenda-
ton that the resolutions pass.
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OPEN FOR SETTLEMENT.
Many Boomers Waiting to Enter thc
Mineral Strip.

Blackfoot, Mont. April 13.-The ceded
mineral strip of the Blackfoot Reserva-
ton will be opened tomorrow at 6 a. m
Many boomers are strung along the
Great Northern Railroads right of way,
waiting. They are held in check by a
company of United States cavalry. The
snow is six feet deep in the mountains.
The boomers will abandon their horses
at the foothills and proceed on snow
shoes in the rush to the mines. Few
persons know the location of the leads
which are said to be rich.
1t is alleged that a scheme has been
worked in the interest Of a certain clique
to have the strip opened while the veins
are hidden by snow. 1t is reported here
that some Of this clique are already at
the mines. Trouble is expected between
them and the boomers who are waiting
for the legal opening. Every person is
fully armed,
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Helping The Good MnrI.

We observe with a great deal of salts
faction that the foreign steamship compa-
MES who make money, and plenty Of IT,,
out Of the traffic between this country
and Germany not being encouraged to
sell their ships 10 America at extrava-
CANT prices, are arranging to sell them to
Spain.
We commend this decision with all
the enthusiasm at our disposal 1t is a
lovely thing to contemplate. If Spain can
raise the cash to buy lot more of ships
Of any class or kind We shall be only too
glad, because the more Of them Spain Sc
cures now, the more we shall have at the
close Of the war.
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Our enterprising friends and neighbors,
The blue noses of Halifax. are much
elated over the prospect of war between
this country and Spain. They are pre-.
pairing to sell coal and other supplies to
Spanish vessels outside OF the three
mile limit To do so they will have
to carry the stuff out in vessels, and
some of them may find themselves inside
of the hundred fathom limit in conse-
quence. If our British cousins do not
enforce their neutrality laws, there may
be some Nova Scotia schooners and such
things at the bottom of the sea- Re
member the Maine!
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Who is it that sends Washington spe-
cials to the Vatican? The Osservatore
Romano prints a cable from this capital
TO the effect that the armistice arranged
by the Pope has made. an excellent inn
preston upon the American people, who
are profoundly grateful for the papal in
tervention. That hardly sounds like
Mgr Ireland! Who is the romancer? To
read the Roman dispatches one would
suppose that a lasting peace had been
negotiated between America and Spain
via the Vatican.
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MIR. MADDUx WILL RECOVER.
Continued Suffering From Grip Cau5.
ed HIS Rash Act

Samuel w. Maddux, the telephone
operator at police headquarters, who cut
his throat at his home. No. 21S 1 Street
northwest, Tuesday afternoon. will re-
cover.
The attending physician, Dr. r Hen
derson Graham, stated last night that
Mr.. Maddux was out of danger so far
as the razor gashes are concerned. The
only thing to be feared is blood poison
ing, and that is not probable. The In
jured man has regained consciousness
and talked with Dr. Graham last night.
He said he did not know what impulse
caused him to commit the act. The
physician stated that it was clearly the
work of a man suffering from mental
alteration, superinduced by his continu-
ed suffering from the grip.
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Expert Accountants Report.

The report of expert accountants in re-
lation TO the affairs of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company has
been submitted to the select committee
appointed by the House to investigate
telephone tariffs The report corrObOrates
the financial exhibits previously submit
ted by the company and verifies the
statements heretofore made concerning
earnings. expenses. cost of maintenance
and dividends
The times., 1898-04-14

In all the tribulations which the coun-
try has been through, there has never
occurred a thing which could have given
more joy to the people than to witness
George Frisbie Hoar in the role of an
obstructionist against a proposition in de-
fense of national honor and dignity. It
remained for him to object to the imme-
diate consideration of the resolutions of
the Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions. If he had not done SO. the people
would have been disappointed
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VIII of Jacob KengIa.

The will of Jacob Fl. Kengia was piled
in the office of the Register Of Wills yes
terday. Leo F. Kengla and Bates War
rem are appointed trustees and are au-
thorized after paying all debts incurred
by the deceased. TO devote the balance
of the estate TO the support of the testa-
tors wife. Parthenia G.. Kengla- At her
death all money or property in the hands
of the trustees is TO be divided equally
among his children.
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A PATRIOTIC OFFER.
Tennesseeans Tender Land for Rem
dezvousing Troops.


Secretary of War Alger is in receipt
of the following offer of land for the
massing of troops from the Watauga
Land Company, of Tennessee.
We have the honor on behalf of the Wdtauga
Land Company, to offer, free of cost, TO the
Government. for the use OF the troops OF the
United States, several thousand acres OK land
in the beautiful Watauga Valley, Carter County.
Tenn, for the purposes of an encanpment IN
the mobilization of the Army.
1t is presumed that, in the concentration OF
troops perfect climatic influences and sanitary
conditions among the first requisites The
elevation of the Watauga Valley, Of LEGO feet,
drained by the beautiful Watauga and Doe rivers,
make these conditions absolutely perfect Abund-
Of deeply shaded woodland and wide
stretches of level plateau are important fea-
lures The ArTnor factory board, which recently
visited the Watauga Valley for the purpose OF
investigating its advantages for the site OF the
Government armor plant, gave unqualified in
dorsement of the peerless conditions conducive
to health.
Elizabethton. the county seat of Carter County.
Tenn, situated in the heart OF the Watauga
Valley. is reached from all points Of the COM
pass by the Norfolk and Western Railroad and
by the Southern Railroad and connections.
Very respectfully yours,
II. W. COFFIN and C. p. TONCRAY.
Trustees
The following Acknowledgement was re-
turned:
The Secretary of War desires me to aeknowI-
edge the receipt Of your communication, in
which. in behalf OF the Watsuga Land Company,
you offer free of cost, for the Of the troops
of the United States, several thousand acres OF
land in the Watauga Valley, Carter County,
Tenn, for the purpose OF an encampment in
the event OF the mobilization Of the Army. and.
in reply thereto, | have the honor to inform
you that your offer will be held on the suspended
file OF this Office for future reference.
Very respectfully
WILLIAM IT, CARTER,
Assistant Adiutant General
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resolutely refused TO believe that there
could be any war and has retarded
preparations for it as much as possible.
Now he will have TO make up for lost
time Is far and as fast as possible. Re
member the Maine!
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"At once" Mr.. Mckinley, means
"at once" Don't forget.

An obs;ructionist TO the last, up to yes
terday Mr.. Mckinley had refused the
proper request of Gen. Miles for tho
concentration of the regular army at
Chickamauga National Park The gen
eral-in-chief has been anxious to give
the troops some practice in brigade and
division evolutions before taking them to
the front. Mr.. Mckinley, however. has
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MIR. LATIMER'S BILL.
Wants to Abolish the Offices of JUS
tices OF this. Peace.

Tees OF the Pence.
Representative Latimer has introduced
a bill in the House providing for the
abolishment of the office of justice of the
peace in the District of Columbia, and
the substitution of five judges, to be ap-
pointed by the President. at salary of
s., 400 annually. Each judge is TO be allow
ed a clerk at an annual salary of $1,000
and s., 500 per year for expenses.
The District, the bill recites, shall be
divided into five sections, 10 be assigned
at discretion. These judges would be in
vested with judicial power equaling that
of justice of the peace.
The bill was referred to the House
Committee on the District of Columbia.