The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-25

, WErT Ar THuNsTpNS Elo- {
s QrENcE a TmurTE TO ms {
{ DEAD WIFE :
alnJnhnnnnnnnnn T. ulIt
Washington March % A scene ~ drl-
matte Intensity uf interest wBH prcrrntrd
In the senate to-day during the delivery
by Thufuton. of Nebraska. ~ speech ou
m. cuban subject u is true that Thur
tons speech today. viewed from One
standpoint vac nn unusual proceeding
bat u Nas justified by ih' conditions at-
tending b.
Mf- Thursionr dyiuF request 60 her
! husband Wrs shat be- should lose mo- ilm'
on account ~ her death 'o io his utmost
/ tu save aud free CUBA .Hi iis people i1
accordance with this request therefore.
rhurulou sacrificed hlr prfrunul fr'lufs
aud delivered hIs rp'',h.a speech that
was ha tribute tu tho memory "f his
wife
| without knowing the motive which ani.
mated Thurnton and inspired him 20 biz
| best rnorts. hir auditor inrtlnrtNvly rv-
nliEcd aud sympnthlE'd With his emotion.
| The speech wac very generally regarded
as a mastery one and even those who
could not agree with his conclusions con-
ccdcd the power ~ hif orauon. ~ he
u,arrd the md uf his speech hlH voice.
which had hr,n clear and ringing no.
u,,ably brok, BE- war almost oyorcnm"
with emotion but rallied with an orort
and closed in manner that thrilled his
auditors
Snid and dlFuinrd -ruators turned
away aud Ncpt. and IN she galleries 'cnrS
W,llcd to hundreds ~ eyes u was re
markuhic scene and m, stiffness until
the last word had been pronounced WAS
ua NJ death itself As Thurston sank into
his seat and buried his face In his hands
the galleries were swcp, hy such q ,u.
mutt uf applause ua has not in % long time
been heard ln the senate chamber
A. u brother might have done Allen.
Thurstuu'- colleague. walked TO him. ana
placing hs arm over his shoulders qui-
city led him from the chamber The act
was one ~ the spontaneous ana touching
amenities amid tho turbulence and dis.
cord ~ political NE.
TOT NN NNNN NIIN n IlANA N'ANAf Wv f'AI.
ate convened today th, galleries wcr,
crowded with people anxious to hear the
promised discussion of tho Cuban Qucs-
tion Hundreds NJ pcopl, surscd through
the upper corridors, eagerly but valny
appealing to the doorkecpcrs Tor ndmis-
sion The crowd had been attracted par
ticularly by the announcement that
Thurston. OF Nebraska, was To- address
the senate upon the Cuban matter. haslng
his uttcronccs upon his recent trip To
the islnnd-a trip that had brought 60 him
the deepest bereavement that can come to
man. II was expected that his address
would be notable oratlon as well as
thorough discussion ~ the political
phases of the pending controversy ON
the floor the senators were early IN their
seats and here and there about the cham
her was a mcpber of the house ~ repre-
scntntives. Thurston's flrst sentence
containing a delicate and touching refer
encc to his recent bereavement com
manded Instant attention
MIR President" said Thurstcr, II am
here by command of silent lips To speak
once and Tor all upon the cuban situation.
l trust that no one has expected anything
sensational from me God forbid that the
bitterness ~ personal loss should induce
me TO color IN the slightest degree the
statement that | feel Il my duty to
make"
Thurston said ne had gone to Cuba frm-
ly believing the condition of affairs In the
island had been greatly exaggerated lie
had concluded, however. that ovcr-stntc-
mcnt Of the horrors ot the situation was
impossible
pictures in the American newspapers
or the starving rcconccutrUdos are true.
They all can he duplicated by the thous- /
Unds I never saw, and please God never +.
again wish to see such sumcriugs as the
concentrates In the suburbs OF Matapgas
endure. can never forget to my dying
day the hopeless anguish Of their de. /
spaIrins ayes,
'Men, women and children stand silent /
furnishing, Their only appeal comes from
their sad eyes through which one looks
ns through an open window into their
ngongng souls,
"Thc government Of Spain viii not ap-
propriatc one dollar to save these peo-
pie" said Thurston, Think OF the spec
tacle; we are feeding these citizens of
Spain; we are nursing their sick; we are
saving such as can be saved, and yet
there are those who still say Il is right
for us to send food, but we must keep
hands on l say that the time has come
when muskets ought to so with food
"Mr President In the cable that moored
me TO life and hope, the strongest strands
are broken. ! have but little left to offer
1t the altar OF freedoms sacrifice, but all
have | am glad to give, | am glad to
serve my country as | can In the senate
pr in the field, My dearest hope, my most
earnest prayer to God Is that when death
comes TO end all | may meet it calmly and
rearlcssly as did my beloved, In the cause