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Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-16

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Hear a congressman, noted throughout the
administration" Ex-Governor c.. H. Grosve-
nor OF Ohio:
1--WE ought to carry out with absolute good
faith our pledges to the people of the island
of Cuba, and prominently in this matter is
the promise to establish in Cuba a stable gov
eminent. The president thus far has moved
steadily in that direction and in my judg-
ment is meeting with marvellous success
when you consider the heterogeneous char
acter Of that population. the animosities that
have grown up out Of hundreds of years Of
tyranny ranking in the breasts OF the Gu
bans and the rawlessness that the Spanish
government was smarting under, the disap-
p~ointment of defeat, and the overthrow of
their governments sovereignty in the island.
These things render early establishment of
a government by the people Of that island not
to be expected, and we must patiently ad-
minister first a military government, second
a mixed government, PARTLY military and
partly civil, and third, such government as
congress may hereafter direct, and then
await the issue OF events. For myself. I be-
lieve that when peace and reconciliation in
tervene in Cuba the intelligent Judgment Of
the people will by an overwhelming majority
favor annexation to the United States, and
when that time comes | will favor it also. !
believe that there is enormous value to the
United States in the possession, the abso-
Lutte acquisition of Cuba and I believe that
the people of Cuba will be greatly benefited
by such a result, and l earnestly hope it
may be brought about.
&C. II. GROSVENOR."
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-16

This is not an open question. The honor
Of the United States is pledged to assist
Cuba TO its independence. That this pledge
should be honorably fulfilled goes without
saying.
A the volunteer troops are being
brought HON from Cuba as fast as trans
ports can be obtained. Secretary Alger is
now in Cuba TO hasten their return. II
after the cubans have organized an indie
pendent government they ask admission to
the Union that question will have to be care
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-16

fully considered. The action Of congress
upon it is problematical. It Is very doubt
ful whether 1t viii be admitted. 1 do not
believe that It is best for the United states
that It should be.
The south as a body may be expected
to oppose 1t. The southern people have had
some experience OF the race problem and
know that any further entanglcmon's should
be avoided if possible. The conservative
American New England states will not be
inclined TO favor the admission Of a foreign
element to affect our national affairs.
Louisiana will oppose CUBAN sugar coming
in free. The farming states OF the west
will do the same for the same reason; they
are now husily engaged in building up the
sugar beet industry. The iron ore states of
Michigan. Wisconsin and Minnesota, as we'll
as those Of Tennessee, Alabama and Vir-
ginia, will oppose the free admission Of the
ironstone Of Cuba, being mined by 60 cents
per day labor.
"Under these circumstances l am glad to
believe we shall be saved from soon in
cooperating any other race than our own
into the American union. Should Cuba be
largely settled by our own people in the
course of time the chief objection to in
corporation in the Union will be removed.
AN the advantages that can be obtained
by the United States from annexation will
be ours If Cuba becomes Independent. 1t
will be under the Monroe doctrine and free
from foreign interference.
ut is to be expected that there will be
some, and perhaps a good deal, of disorder
in Cuba before a stable government is
evolved, but the school of experience is the
only one in which a people can be taught
the art of self-government and any sacrifice
that is required is fully justified by the
blessing which is bound to come sooner or
later.
THE Stars and Stripes should not float
over a subject people, but always and every
where over citizens OF the Union.
CARNEEIE"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-16

Edward Atkinson OF Boston writes:
by the signing of the treaty Cuba has
become a free and independent state;
whether capable. or not of organizing the
forms of stable government may be an open
question.
81 ask. by what authority Of law are United
States troops kept to do police duty in Cuba
at the expense of the taxpayers Of this coun-
try?
by what authority OF law do officials of
the United States collect taxes in Cuba?
However beneficial may be the super
vision of General Wood and others in
cleansing and policing cities, all of which
is admitted. by what authority of law can
they now remain in charge, Cuba being an
independent state?
by what authority of law Will our troops
be subjected to the dangerous conditions
which affect Cuba in some measure during
the fever season?
"The exercise of power by the president
of the United States in maintaining these
conditions is either that of an autocrat as
Stunning powers for which there is no con-
stitutional or legislative basis or else we
have no more right to keep our forces in
Cuba than we had to keep them in Mexico
after the treaty of peace had been signed.
EDWARD ATKINSON.'
hooker u. Washington MOI tODeiu'.
Booker T. Washington, the best known
negro in the United States. though agreeing
on the main points with the others, is not
wholly hopeful,
my general feeling is that the Cubans
ought to be left free to govern, themselves.
They may make mistakes at first, in their
attempts at self-government. as all people
are likely to do. They may not reach an
Anglo-Saxon standard of self-government,
but If they have a government suited to
their climate and conditions 1t seems to me
as If that was all we could expect OF
them.
I'm bringing Cuba into our American life
we must bear In mind that Notwithstanding
the fact that the Cubans have certain ele-
ments of weakness they already seem to
have surpassed the United States in solving
the race problem, in that they seem to have
no race problem in Cuba. ] wonder If II
is quite fair to the white people and the
colored people in Cuba to bring them into
our American conditions and revive the race
antagonism so that they will have to work
out anew he race problem which we are
now trying to solve in this country. | be-
lieve that we should give the Cubans our
protection and moral support and encour-
agement in every possible way,
COOKER T. WASHlNGTON."
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-16

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Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-16

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Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-16

Office Of Secretary of War.
Generals Office.
Surgeon Generals Office.
Adiutant Generals Office.
Office of the Chief of Engineers.
Library of the War Department.
War Records Office.
Soldiers Home.
Ordnance Office.
Inspector Generals Office.
Signal Service.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-16
FOR THE LIBRARY OF THE
PRESID

The L. S. Supreme Court.
The L. 5. Court of Claims.
The Department of Justice.
The Office of the Judge Advocate Cen
eral.
The Solicitor of the State Department.
h Assistant Attorney General for the
PostotfiCe.
The l.. S. National Museum.
The Department of Labor Statistics.
hi Interstate Commerce Commission
The L. S. Els Commission.
The Senate Library.
The Editorial OffiCe of the Smithsonian
Institution.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-16

Bureau of Equipment.
Division of Construction and Repairs.
Inspecting Board (by request of AG
m!ral Porter.)
Surgeon Generals Office.
Bureau of Ordnance.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-09

Chill TO Advertise Her Products.
Chill Is going to lit up Il vessel with
the products Of the country to he taken
to the principal ports on The Pacific for
exhibition.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-09
CORRESPONDENCE GLASS.

Clever Idea Of u Young Woman Who
Needed the Money.
1t seems u very strange fact that In
these days Of higher education for both
men and women any woman seeking u
means of earning living should DO
nblc to make I'm excellent income
teaching people how to write their let
tors properly. And yet such IL the
case. ana the woman IN question not
only makes II fur living, but has more
to do sometimes than she can attend to.
According to the woman herself 1t
came about like this:
Il was hard pressed at one time for
sOme way of earning an honest penny.
and had thought and thought Of how
I might do II, and there were no tangible
results to he obtained. seemingly.
One day a girl came to see me. and In
the course Of conversation said:
'Airs H., would give anything In the
world to be able to write as well as you
do. You never seem to be dazed by any
complication. You always write the
proper thing In the right place. DO You
know. wish you We're poor, and |
would get You to teach me your art
"'My dear cried. 4 am poor, and ut
my wits end to get some way of max
Ing money. YOu have put an Idea into
my head, and you may help mo to
make u beginning. Let MS form ''cOr-
respOndcncc class"
1T was rather uphill work at first.
hut after the first class was formed
another soon followed, until l have as
many as IL or II going ut once. find
that class IL most beneficial, as the
pupils correspond among themselves,
and, by reason of their numbers. pro-
vide II greater variety OF subjects.
1T does not necessarily follow that
girl IL unintelligent or badly educated
who IL poor correspondent This gift
comes naturally to some, while to 9TH
ers 1t IL denied, and these latter I'M.
fOrtunates would do better to cultivate
it than to be Indifferent to their pro-
iiciency In the art of letter writing"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-09
The Death of Inther.

The question whether Luther COM
mitied suicide Is again being discussed
In Germany. An authoritative denial
of the story, based on exhaustive and
critical research, Is made In the eight.
ecnth edition of .lansen's History OF
which has Just appeared,
by Prof. Pastor of Innsbruck, who de.
clarcs that the medical evidence proves
Luther to have died of II stroke of par
alysis. York Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16
Serious Injury to Frnit Crop.

Prof. John Craig, head OF the Depart
ment of Horticulture and Forestry in
the Iowa State Agricultural college,
was seen about the amount of injury
sustained by Iowa fruit trees during
the recent cold weather. Prof. Craig
is, perhaps, the best informed man in
the state on the condition of Iowa
fruit crops, and, from reports received
from all parts of the state. he says
that peaches are undoubtedly badly
injured in many localities.
Plums are also badly damaged, es-
pecially the Japan and European va
rieties. Native American plums have
escaped in most places and will prob
ably give a fair crop. Pears may be
expected to be a light crop. Varieties
of hardy apples, as the Duchess and
Wealthy, are probably not severely III
jured but orchards of Jonathan.
Greening and Baldwin are probably
considerably damaged. The tender va
rieties of grapes, like the Roger hy-
birds, are hurt where unprotected
Raspberries and strawberries were also
considerably damaged where uncov-
cred. The latter are unusually well
protected and may be expected TO have
escaped.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16
Volunteers Coming Home.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE VA
department has determined to NUS
ter out and bring home all the yolun-
teers in Cuba with the exception of
the volunteers engineers and immuues.
The necessity for immediate action has
been brought to the attention of The
war department on account of the
quarantine regulations against Cuba,
which go into effect about the 1st Of
May and which are especially strict
at all southern ports.
When the troops are brought to
this country they must, under the law,
be mustered out in United States
camps and they no doubt will be
brought to camps nearest to their
homes. 1t is desired also to have them
brought to places where fumigation
can be done and it is possible that the
troops for northern states may be
brought to Montauk and Camp WI
koff again be established, although the
present intention is to have all north
ern troops sent to Cambp Meade IL
Pennsylvania.
The troops of North Carolina South
Carolina, Louisiana and Georgia will
probably be brought to Savannah: the
Texas troops to Galveston and the
Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia
troops to Old Point Comfort. Va.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16
WATCHING AMERICA.
Diplomats Keep the Home Governments

Diplomats Keep the Home Governments
Posted on Every Movement.
WASHINGTON, March 14.-The am
bassadors and ministers in Washing
ton representing those powers having
large interests in China have commun-
icated to the foreign Offices the sub
stance of the recent answer that this
country would maintain, an attitude
Of disinterested neutrality in reference
to the Italian designs on San Nun bay.
Some of the diplomats have advised
their governments that they regarded
the announcement of the Unitel
States attitude as of s'spreme import
ance in the Chinese situation. The
reasons for this are summed up by
a prominent member of the diplomatic
corps, representing one of the powers
OF Europe, as follows:
The answer of the United States
to Italy Systematically brilliant stroke
of diplomacy. The natural inclina-
ton of the United States government
would have been to favor the move
Italy, for the opening of San Nun bay
would give another port to the grow
ing trade in China. But as this would
have excited the animosity of China,
youI 6ONtI1lutuI ucClutS
course of 'disinterested neutrality
This gives no offense to China, and at
the same time Italy and the world at
large take notice that the United
States will interpose no obstacle in the
acquisition of San Nun bay or other
Chinese ports. 1t is most important
to all the powers to know that the
United States has no purpose to inter-
fere in behalf of China, even to the ex-
tent of exerting her moral influence
toward continuing China's integrity.
For that reason l look upon the
American answer to Italy as the most
important development in the Chinese
situation that has arise in recent days,
and / think 1t will be so accepted in
all the foreign Offices"
This diplomatic official further point
ed out that IL Italy secured San Nun
bay from China it would prove a port
of inestimable value to the United
States interests in the Philippines. 1t
is one of the southerly ports of China,
and about the closest for the big trade
to and from Manila.
The Chinese authorities were at first
inclined to accept the answer of the
United States to Italy as rather favor
able to China. But the more it is
turned over the more it appears to in
directly favor Italy, as it gives it as
surance that it's hands will be free in
executing the move on San Nun bay.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16
Children Burned to Death.

The farm house on the Wells place,
six miles west of Onawa. burned 10
the ground, creMating two children.
The house was occupied by Joshua Nc
Gee, with his wife and two children,
a boy less than three years old and
girl of months. Mr.. MCGEE crossed
the river to Nebraska yesterday, leaE-
ing his wife and children at home.
Mrs. MCGEE was in the barn attend
ing to the stock when she smelled The
smoke and discovered the house in
flames. She rushed to rescue the little
ones, but was driven out by the flames.
Her clothing was burned from her
and one side of her head and face wf:i
completely baked. Her ems and
wrists are burned to crisp and her
recovery is doubtful. She is crazed
with pain and grief and cannot account
for the fire.
The charred and blackened bodies
of the children were taken from the
ruins by neighbors. The McGees lost
everything they had, as all their
money was in a trunk in the house.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16
Iowa Has Won Honors.

Ames dispatch: Prof. H. c. Eckles,
of the state agricultural college in this
city, who is temporarily engaged by
the Massachusetts agricultural college
to conduct the dairy school of that
state at Amherst. has won eminent
success in his work and new honors
for the Iowa dairy school. At the
recent state dairy convention held IN
Massachusetts, butter from the state
dairy school of which Prof. Eckles has
charge won the highest score. 1t is
not long since the people of the cast
were asserting that the west could
never compete with the east in butter
making, but they have lately been
compelled to send to Iowa for a young
man trained in its agricultural college
to teach Massachusetts to compete with
Iowa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16

Postmaster Metzger of Davenport
states that the "first-cless" postmasters
of Iowa have decided to be in line with
other business men of the state. by
holding a state convention. The post
masters from all the first-class offices
in the state, about thirty-five in num-
Der, will meet in Cedar Rapids April
20 to discuss suggestions for improve
ments in the service and systems for
the more perfect handling of the Al
fairs of the individual offices. The
meeting is the result Of the Marshall
town postmaster, who succeeded in
securing the unanimous vote that a
meeting should be held. Des Moines,
Davenport, Iowa City, Marshalltown
and Cedar Rapids each extended an
invitation through their respective
postmasters to the convention. Cedar
Rapids, because of it's eacy accessible
ity to the majority of the cities, was
selected.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16
Death of an Iowa boy at Manila.

Webster City dispatch: ]. Fl.
Smith, at Eagle Grove, has received
a cablegram from Manila announcing
the death of his son. VIM. b. Smith.
from the result IF wounds sustained
IN a skirEish with the FiliDinos en-
the oath of last month. William joined
Company M, First South Dakota vol
unteers. His regiment was in the fore"
most rank of the skirmish line. and
while it met with no serious loss, ..
few of the soldiers were wounded,
and from his wounds he died. This
is the first loss of any one from this
vicinity known at Manila. He was
one of the brightest young men in tn.
regiment. Last spring he graduated
at Rapid City from the School Of
Mines, and proposed to follow mining
engineering as business. which
opened to him great future. With
the opening of the war he enlisted and
served with the same faithfulness he
devoted to his StudNs.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16
TOWN OF PASIG BURNED
Gen. Wheaton's Column Meets
With Sharp Resistance.
THE ENEMY HAS RECOURSE TO FIRE


MANILA, March 15.-Late yester-
day General Wheaton's column encoun-
tered the enemy in such force between
Pateros and Taguig as to necessitate
a change in the original plans.
The cavalry attacked rebel strong
hold in the jungle, driving the enemy
into Pateros.
and three wounded
Scott's battery shelled the city and
woods effectively.
Later the enemy crossed the river
from Pasig. Two companies of the Sec
ond Oregon infantry cleared the right
bank AFTER sharp engagement and
then retired with three wounded. In
the meantime the Washington volun-
teers closed in, driving small bodies
OF the rebels back upon Pateros.
One man was killed.
During the night the enemy burned
the town of Pasig.
Branlis Zorita and Jose Ruiz, the
Spanish officers who were recently
tried by military commission for the
embezzlement tGfss1o, 54S, FUNDS devot-
ed to the maintenance Of prisoners,
and who were sentenced to pay a fine
of $4,000 in gold and to undergo three
years Imprisonment at hard labor,
have had the term of Imprisonment
committed to six months in view of
previous confinement and certain cir
a cumstances justifying clemency. Car
los Aymerich, who was implicated with
them, has been acquitted and released
on the ground that he established an
alibi.
MANILA. March 15-General Wheat
on's brigade continues the work of
clearing out the rebels around Pasig.
The Washington volunteers have
captured and burned Pateros meeting
with sharp fire from the enemy while
crossing the river.
Todays fighting was like that of the
last week, the insurgents occasionally
making stand. but eventually fleeing
Their loss is supposed to have been
small, as the Americans were unable
to see the enemy in the thickets.
The progress of the American ad-
vance is slow.
WASHINGTON. March 15.-This
cablegram from General Otis was re-
ceived at the War department.:
Adjutant General, Washington: Until
yesterday field operations here since
the capture of Calcoocan have been of
minor nature, consisting of driving
back small bands of insurgents, with
considerable loss to the latter. Yester-
day General Wheaton, with the TWEEN
tieth and Twenty-second infantry, the
Oregon and Washington troops, sec
ton of the Sixth artillery and a squa-
dron of the Fourth cavalry, attacked
large force of the enemy, drove it
back and took up it's line on the Pasig
river, which he now holds. Two i'm
provised gunboats in the lake have
captured considerable property. In
Surgents' loss is heavy. our own killed
and wounded is slight, aggregating
thirty-fve, mostly slightly wounded.
Insurgents made no determined stand.
OTIS.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-03-16

BALTIMORE, March 15.-Five sis
tiers of the American Order of the Sa-
cred Heart have, according to a dis
patch from Pinar del Rio, been or
dered away from Cuba by Archbishop
Chappelle, the papal representative re-
Gently appointed to investigate the af-
fairs of the Catholic church in that is
land. The news was received by cable
in this city by General James r.
O'Bierne of New York, who is reg
istered at the Hotel Rennert. The
message came from Rev. j. M. Craft,
and Indian missionary priest who
founded the American order of the sis
ters and who went to Cuba last No
vember with five nuns, who are all
daughters of Indian chiefs. The cable
gram, which came in Latin, was thus
translated by General O'Bierne:
archbishop Chappelle orders us to
get away from here on account of the
old hatred against the Qndian) sisters.
l have written you about it,