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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-04-01

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Cspcalal)-
The Cuban crisis Is at last at hand.
President Mckinley, Wednesday, ca
bled am ultimatum TO Minister Wood
ford, which was preented to Premier
Sagasta, demanding a cessation Of the
Cuban war, the withdrawal Of the
Spanish troops from the island and the
independence Of the Cuban people.
Shortly before noon an answer was
received from Sagasta asking whether
the message received this morning was
an u.timatum.
The President replied that It was.
AT 2,3O Wednesday afternoon anoth-
er cableg,am was received asking for
ty-eight hours in which to make reply
10 the Presidents ultimatum, stating
that Thursday the Spanish Cabinet
would meet and consider the question.
President McKinley's reply is un-
known, but is is believed that he an
swered in the affirmative.
While these negotiations were going
on at the White House a veritable
vortex Of excitement prevailed at the
Capitol The sentiment of members
Ct Congress had reached the cyclonic
stage. Republican members were serv-
ing notice on Speaker Reed that they
would no longer adhere to the policy
of inaction which has been proposed
by President Mckinley, and which ne
was attempting to force on the House.
1t was evident that unless something
was done that the members Of the
House would take matters in their
own hands and pass the first Cuban
resolution offered.
Accordingly messengers were dis
patched to the White House, aud tele-
graph wires called into service. The
President was informed of the in.
famed sentiment of the House. and
the almost certainty that the Republi.
cans would revolt against the PROPOSE
ton to delay the consideration of the
Cuban question longer. Accordingly
messages were sent to the leaders OF
the revolving faction assuring them
that if they would desist for twenty
four hours from taking action on the
Cuban question that the President
would send a communication to Con
gress. In this way Speaker Reed ant
his lieutenants were able to exact
pledges from the rank and file of the
Republican majority that they woulc
Gesist from a discussion of the Cubar
question.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-04-01
WORST DISCLOSURES POSSIBLE.
Congress VIII Not be Able to be Re-
strained.

WASHINGTON, d. C.-(Spncial.) y
Other disclosures Of equal importance
will undoubtedly be revealed when the
full report is published. 1t is for this
reason that Speaker Reed desires to
smother the report for thirty days in
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for
he thoroughly recognizes that, should
the report be made public Monday, the
sentiment of the House would be ~
aroused that it would be impossible 70
avert a declaration of war by Coz
gress.
But President Mckinley is seeking
TO avoid such an act by Congress. He
desires, If a declaration of war is
made, that it shall come from Spain
The President believes that when the
United States attempts to feed the re
concentrates in Cuba without the con
sent Of the Madrid GovernmeDt, thai
Spain will then assume the aggressiV'
and that the Government will instRDH
ly prOmulgate a declaration of W9s
The President hopes that this may j.
averted, but at the same time appr~
ciates the seriousness of the situation.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1898-04-01
THE ABSOLUTE INDEPENDENCE OF CUBA THE POINT.

would result In the participants being
elected, the fever Of excitement had
spread among the Republicans, and Il
was all that Speaker Reed and his lieu
tenants could do 10 hold them In line.
a point of order was made against
the resolution, and by pledges, prom
lses and persuasion, a sufficient num-
Der Of Republicans were held In line TO
prevent the consideration Of the resoiu-
lion. Many Of the more ardent Gu
ban sympathlzers retired from the
hall Of the House, refusing 20 either
support the position Of the Republi-
cans or vote against the resolution.
There Is no doubt that had this
resolution cone from the Republican
side, no matter how obscure the men,
Der may have been who offered II, It
would have passed, Notwithstanding
the position of the President. Speaker
Reed and all other Republican leaders
are willing to stand by the President
for at least a few days more.
A Republican caucus was held i'm
mediately after the adjournmt . of the
House Wednesday, at which more
than one hundred members were
present Members close to the Presi.
dent unfolded another scheme for ad.
ditional delay. They asked that the
Republicans postpone action on the
Cuban question until next Monday, as.
sorting that negotiations were now in
progress, the nature of which the
President could not convey to Con.
gress. Member after member rose and
rebelled against any further delay
stating that they would not pledge
themselves to stand by the President
any longer.
When the caucus broke up there hat
been no agreement reached, but a
more pacific feeling existed, and tine
probabilities are that the President
will be given this additional time il
which to settle the question If possible
and if not, Congress will then take i
out of his hands and dispose of it by
the passage of aTesolutiOn recognizing
not only Cuban independence, but de
manding that he use the force of tht
army and navy Of the United States il
necessary to bring hOstilities to al
immediate termination.
BY the vote cast in the House TO-DAY
the Democrats demonstrated their dis
approval Of the course of procrastina
ton being pursued by the President
and their intention to force action a
the earliest possible moment.
A private letter received to-day by
prominent politician from Ministe
Woodford states that Spain will neve
consent, at least peacefully, to eithe
the sale of the island of Cuba or TIN
independence of the insurgents. Thi
letter is dated March %.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-28
THE NEXT SENATE
Men Who Will Compose tho Upper Branch
ofthe Legislature.

The republican county conventions have
all been held and as It is not customary
Tor the democrats to eject any of their
candidates II is proba BILE that the Yer.
mont Senate of 1898 Will he made UP as
follows ensuring an unusually strong Sell
ate:
Addison county-M f. Barnes of Add.
son. q. r. Walker of Bridport
bennington county,. G.. Mccullough OF
North Bennington, r. |. Batchelder OF
Peru
Caledonia county-Harry Blodgett OF St
Johnsbury, 4. b. Hall of Groton.
Chittenden county-C. r. Smith Of Bur.
lington, f.. c. Fay of Jericho, G. W. Say.
les of Huntington,
Essex county--E. NJ. Bartlett OF Island
Pond.
Franklin county, NJ Foss OF St. Al,
bans, w. S. Soule Of Fairfield, NJ. p. Per.
ley OF Enosburgh.
Grand Isle county-E. S. Fleury of Isle
La Motto.
Lamoille county-C. II. Stearns Of John.
son.
Orange county,. h. Pickett of Brad.
ford, G. W. Lynde of Williamstown.
Orleans county-John Young OF New.
port, NJ. b. Chafey of Albany.
Rutland county,. r. Thomson of Rut.
land, F. s. Plat Of Pcultney F. C. Par.
fridge of Proctor. s, l.. Griffith of Dandy
washington county-C. c. Putnam OF
Middlesex, Il. w. Slayton OF Warren.
Wndham county-A. Il. Cudworth OF
Londonderry, G. B. Hit OF Brattleboro.
| Windsor county--A. e. Watson Of Hart.
ford f, T.. Steele OF Stockbridse. J. G
Enright of Windsor
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-28

gresslveness as the State has not seen for
~ years. But in endorsing the Chicago
platform, much has been foolishly thrown
away of the best opportunity tho party
ever had.
"rho trouble Is that men will not take
reasonable view. The men who were so
unreasonable as to persist In Juggling the
silver question into the platform will be
met by other men equally reasonable in
treating II as the decisive thing when vot-
ing.
hut in spite OF all this, Thomas W. Mo-
loncy Is the man who ought to be elected
governor And he ought to get vote sew
eral times larger, we fear, than he will
get"
If the esteemed contemporary had stop
ped to think a moment It would have APP
preciated the uppropria tcness with which
democratic convention In Vermont might
take action on national issues in prefer
encc to State issues. But for the political
pap which is doled out as IL result of n
semi-occasonal national victory for the
party, the Vermont democracy would be
In danger of ceaslng to he an unquench-
able thirst and an organized appetite"
and of developing into an unceasing and
harmonious void. Without Offices upon
which to feed IL would dlsintegrate into
It's unnatural elements and gradually be-
como disspated through waves OF popu-
ism. The democratic convention was i'm
PEELED by force OF habit to speak out
strongly on some national questions, and
what issue remained except the rejected
and discrcditcd silvcr-plated idol? II
spoke out viciously on the subject of i'm
pcrlalism, but the administration has taxi
on no attitude on the question of anneXa-
ton OF distant Spanish territory. and the
Vermont democracy may yet find itself
obliged to jump over the territorial
fence. If IT is continue to he a party of
opposition simply as 1t has been in the
past
II might have condemned the admins
tration's war policy, but the speakers of
the convention fatuously cstoppcd criticism
OF that character at the very outset by
seeking to claim credit for tho democratic
party for forcing republican admins
tration unwillngly into war for human
liberty, while concedng that n republican
administration would secure all the credit
TO he gained from the successful prosccu-
ton of the war, and stopping just short
of an Acknowledgement that the demo-
cratic party objected to furnish funds for
the war which 1t claims to have ordered
| inauRurated.
The convention might have done better
than ii did do, and II undoubtedly would
have done so but for the fact that the
delegates accepted the invitation to play
sheep to George Fred Williams of Massa-
chusctts as shepherd who led the string
into the free silver fold in spite of the
/ fact that II was known to he to the
slaughter They might have done the
tight thing, even though at wrong time.
but the Vermont democrats demonstra-
/ ted their title to their name by doing the
wrong thing at the wrong time.
! Under the circumstances the Rcformer
/ Is to he excused for putting it's fear" in
the wrong place in the sentence last quot
cd and discrcdting the democratic candi-
date instead of predicting for him tho
unusually small vote that he is certain
/ TO secure
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-28
Canadian Politics.

1t Is surmised that the Dominion govern
ment may dissolve Parliament before an
other session. The present Parliament
has three years more to run. The prnci-
pal reason for n dissolution is the English
precedent OF having an appeal to the peo-
pie after the passage OF a new franchise
measure. The new franchise act, which
became law last session extends the fran
chisc, and now more than half the popu-
lation of the Dominion of voting age have
the right of suffrage. Other reasons 10
induce the government to dissolve are the
prosperity OF the Dominion. the clean and
economic administration of the country
the reduction OF taxation with no increase
OF revenue; the changing of annual
deficits under conservative rule to n sur.
plus this year Of 81 900, 900. and the popular.
lily OF Sir Wilfrid Laurler, all OF which
make 1t safe for the government to go tc
tho country. II is believed that the gov.
eminent has decided, in case the interna.
tional conference at Quebec results In O
reciprocity treaty with the United States
at once to dissolve Parliament and an.
peal to the people, and such appeal ma,
come In any case, independently of the
result of tho conference.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-28
VERMONT BOYS TO THE FRONT.

Mr.. w. Murray Crombie, formerly Of
burlington but later OF New York city, is
IA member of the celebrated Troop a, New
York volunteers, which until within few
days has been on duty at the headquarters
of Major General Graham, commanding
corps at Camp Alger, Virginia. With the
rest of the cavalry at this camp Troop \
has sailed from Newport News TO join
Major General Miles army at Porto Rico.
Mr. Crombie is another graduate of tho
|U. " NJ. and s. A. c., who has gone at his
Icountry's call.
Mr.. George c. Martin of Ferrisburgh, a
graduate of the U. V. NJ and S. A. c., HAD
been commissioned a second lieutenant BY
Pres ident Mckinley and assigned to the
l2lst u. S, infantry. He passed sixth be-
fore the board of examination and has
been ordered to join his regiment In Cuba,
Lieut.. Martin, who sailed from New York
city Monday upon the steamer Olevette,
to Join his regiment, carries the best wishs
es of his many friends everywhere upon
his good fortune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-28
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The making of lucifer matches is state
monopoly IN France, Spain Portugal,
Italy. Greece. Roumania and Servia.
Great Britain has 9oi torpedo boats and
torpedo boat destroyers.
Recently an effort has been made at
Tangier to establish a chair for teaching
surgery to the Moors.
The population of London includes 5000
Germans. 10000 French. 1900 Dutch. 70 eco
Poles, 1870 Italians and 5000 Swiss.
Ex-Prcsident Cleveland is credited with
having subscribed $4,000 to the new war
bond loan, but as no offers higher than
$1,000 were considered, he did not get any.
Henry Gilman. the French boat builder
of Rhodesville, Conn. who has invented
a marine engine to furnish twenty-five
horse power for ten hours with one bushel
of coal. wants 1t understood that his de-
vice is in no way Connected with the Keely
motor.
1t is said of Julia Holmes Smith. the
democratic candidate for trustee of the
State University OF Illinois, that she has
long been one of the best representatives
OF the modern movement for the better
ment of women. She is a physician OF
great skill and learning. and is one of the
most successful of her profession In Chi
Sweden has the greatest railway mileage
per capita in Europe. There are 12i2 miles
OF rail for every 10000 of population.
A firm of apple growers in Kansas re-
port that they have set up 300 RABBIT
traps in their four orchards to fight the
rabbit pest.
TheCzar of Russia is n master of terra
lache, or Pussian whist. which is like the
ordinary whist except that there are NO
trumps
The ordinary expenses of Chill, 81, $50, OCC
per month. have Increased because of her
military preparations to meet Argentina.
to 900 per month This has made
such a drain upon the resources OF the
country that the government is said to be
approaching the verge of bankruptcy. Her
last loan could not be negotiated for less
than per cent.
]. NJ. Barrie led his eleven to victory on
the cricket field at Tunbridge Wells, Eng
land, the other day. Nine. De Navarro
better known as Mary Anderson, was Oh
the ground all day, and entertained the
artists and men of letters who batted un,
der Mr. Barrie's captaincy
| NJ Brisson, the new French premier
/ lives in fat In house of his own In
the Rue Mazarin. His home Is snugly
bourgeois. and not roomy The plano OF
Nine. Brisson, who Is musical, takes ur
q good deal of space. Between 1t and the
bookcases there is not much room.
! The Rev. Mahlon Van Horne, the United
States consul at ST. Thomas, Danish Yves,
Indies. Is a New England colored man
and has a luxurious home In Newport
r.. I. He is graduate OF Lincoln Uni.
versity. has filled more public Offices thar
any other colored man in New England,
Prince Robert of Bourbon, ex-Duke OF
Parma, Is now the father of his 18th
child, a daughter. the ninth child by his
second wife. All 49, seven sons and Il
daughters, are living but only the eldes,
Is married. She is the wife OF Prince Fer.
dtnand of Bulgaria.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-28
Faycrwcathe Millions SIN in Court

1t will he Remembered that Mr.. Fayer-
weather left his estate of 100000 to his
executors upon tacit or secret trust that
they should divide the bulk of it among
sonc twenty colleges and hospitals named
IN the will. 4 contest over the probate of
the will was scttled under an arrangement
whereby the widow released all her claims
and got $4,000 In addition to the compare
lively mcagrc provision made for her by
the WILL The executors thercupon AS
sumed to distribute among institutions
named in the will and some not named,
the balance of the residuary estate. But
later the widow brought an ac-
ton to cancel the releases on
the ground that they had been
procured from her by constructive fraud,
and durcss consisting in threats to with
hold her from her provision made for her
support during the tendency OF long
ligitation. When she died the action was
continued by her executor, but was drop
ped when five colleges brought suit to On.
force the tacit trust, attacking the deed
of gift made by the executors. The latter
have now renewed the contest in the Fed
cral Courts, and under a decision of Judxe
Hoyt II. Wheeler in the t. $. Circuit
Court, the estate appears to be as far from,
a final settlement as regards the widow $
claim as It was on the day of her death
half "A dozen years ago. How much will
he left of It, when the lawyers get through
remains to be seen.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-28
A Democrat on Vermont's Democracy

| The late state democratic convention in
this city was so unanimous In its action
In endorsing the Chicago platform that
the unthinkng might naturally suppose
the Vermont democracy to be wholly CIV
en- over to worship Of the free silver fetch.
But such is not the case The opponents
of free coinage of silver at ratio of l6 10
merely allowed the other fellows to run
the convention without protest and the
action of the delegates. therefore, falsely
indicated entire unanimty OF sentiment IN
the party ranks on this issue. We had
learned from conversation with leading
democrats previous to the convention that
no effort would be made to prevent the
convention from taking pronounced posi-
ton on the silver question with
out protest as the campaign this
year would be meaningless so far
az practical results were concerned
and the adoption of free silver plank
would be an entirely harmless proceeding
In an or year with nothing at stake en-
cept the questionable honor OF standing
up for the purpose of being knocked down
But 1t seems that the wisdom shown by
the convention IN endorsing the entire Chi
cago platform at this time is not to sc
unchnllenSed. The Brattieboro Rcformer
which is by all odds the ahlest and most
influential democratic newspaper publish.
ed In Vermont, while not boiling the tick
ct. takes advantage of the opportunity to
read the managers Of the late democratic
aggregation In this city valuable lesson
After claiming that the ticket is the best
one that has been put into the Held thus
far"-at best n doubtful complimentary
endorsing the platforms declaration In
opposition to Imperialism. the Reformer
says:
III II had stopped there. with such a
ticket as Ii nominated to stand on 1t. the
platform would have been one to which
democrats of oil shades OF opinion on Is
sues OF the past would have rallied with
enthusiasm to make = fight Of such az
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-28
OUR TRADE WITH CHINA.

The rapid growth of our commerce with
China a subject just now attracting espe-
cial attention, is shown by series of
tables in the latest number Of the Sum
mary Of Finance and Commerce" issued
by the Bureau of Statistics. Our exports
to China in the year just ending will be
about four times as much as in the fiscal
year 1890 and more than three times as
much as in 1895. The exports from the
United States to China in 1898 were $685.
$40, and In the fiscal year which ends with
this month promise to be IN round num-
bers sll,OC0,0 60. But for the fact that there
was n reduction last year in the value of
many articles exported the figures for
the present year would be considerably
greater than the sum named The exports
of mineral oils, for instance, have IN
creased this year more than 100000 gal
Ions over last year, but by reason OF de
crease in price the total cash value falls
considerably below that of last year.
In nearly all of the articles exported
from this country to China there has been
an increase in quantity in the fiscal year
1895 compared with 1887 or any preceding
year In bicycles, for instance the eN-
ports to China for ten months OF the pre-
sent fiscal year amount to S2i,GO6 against
Slf. i44 in the corresponding months OF last
year. In telegraph. telephone and other
Instruments of this class the exports of
the ten months are s2l,S74 against s3,94O in
the same time last year. Carriages and
cars increased from 81. $50 in the first ten
months of last year to $2s6O3 in the COR
responding months of this year; fruits
and nuts from $4,000 last year to s2s,59
this year. canned beef. from 90,9N pounds
in ten months of last year to 156TS
pounds in the same time this year; bacon,
1902 pounds TO SoS75 pounds hams,
from %6, 03S pounds to $3.50 pounds; butter,
from 1851 pounds TO 0,os5 pounds, and
other articles in like proportion. In cotton
cloth there Is a reduction of about IL per
cent. compared with last year, though the
total number OF yards this year will be
nearly double that Of 1896 and more than
three times as much as In 1885,
Our sales to China this year will show
an increase of more than 800 per cent. over
those OF 1882 while our imports from that
country show an increase of but So per
cent. In the same time. Our exports of
merchandise TO China In the present fiscal
year are tenfold those OF the fiscal year
1890. the total for that year being sl,10l,-
3SS while that OF 1898 Is likely to be ST..
1900 In round numbers. Our total ex-
ports to oil Asia this year will amount to
about tS.ooo.coo. being a gain Of 10 pc,
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WINOOSkI
SAV|N CS BANK

FROM its careful management mas not
met with loss from any loan made DUR
ing the last twenty years.
Deposits made during the first 1--WE days
OF any month will draw interest from the
first day Of that month. Deposits made
after the fifth day OF any month Will draw
interest from the first day OF the next
month.
The attention of depositoTs IS called to
the following law:
Section 4095. Vermont Statutes, reads as
follows.
I'm the year 1898 and every hfth year
thereafter. at such time as the Inspector
os Finance shall designate. the trustees
OF savings banks, savings institutions and
trust companies shall call in the deposit
books for examination and verincaton.
and cause the came to be examined ana
verified by some person other than tho
treasurer or his clerks. employed for that
purpose and approved by the Inspector OF
Finance
In compliance herewith depos!tors are
requested 70 brins or forward their deposit
books to the bank to be examined and
verified. Books received BY mail will be
verified and returned without delay.
Retain the outside case when you mail
the book.
ORMOND COLE.
Treasurer.