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THURSDAY. DECEMBER 24 1896.
a . AUSTIN WEEKLY STATESMAN
vvucvming
Austin Statesman.
by the amain publishing com.
Entered at the postofGce at Austin
Texas as second-class mail matter.
PEYTON BROWN K. J. HILL
President and Gen. Mgr. Vice Pres.
ROBERT M. IIAMBY Sec.
GEO. W. MACDONNELL
Advertising Mgr.
Office 003 Congress Avenue.
TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION.
IN TUB CITY.
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Three months in advance 2 75
Six mouths in advance j
One year in advance uu
Sunday only one year. f w
Sunday only six months i w
All subscriptions in the city not paid in
advance will invariably be charged at the
rate of $1.00 per month.
BY MAIL.
One month in advance $1 00
Three mouths in advance i u
Six mouths in advance g -
One yeur in advance
Weekly Statesman one year. .... l w
Weekly Statesman six months... OO
Sunday only-one year. u
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ADVERTISING RATES.
Advertising rates will be made known
on application.
Eastern business office "The Tribune"
Km Vnrli (litv: Western busl-
aess office. "The Rookery" Chicago. The
. 0. Bcckwitn Special Agency bvic
Igents for foreign advertising.
TRAVELING AGENTS.
Maj. J. S. Crawford.
H. A. Reilly.
The above gentlemen are our only au-
torized traveling agents. The public Is
rationed not to pay money to any one
kho may represent dim or themselves as
traveling agenis for this paper as all
minority heretofore Issued to any other
person is hereby revoked.
The senate of the United States has
finally been called "the tomb of the Cap-
ulets." That enps the climax and estops
further comment.
The protest in some way is more gen-
eral this year than usual by the press
against writing Christmas this way
Xmas. Don't degrade the day by such
nn abreviation.
It wos thought a few days since that
congress was out for a regular fox chase
but it is now suspiciqiiod that it was
nothing but the trail of an aniseed bas-
er in other words that the Cuban resolu-
tions are all political buneomb.
Congress has about come to the con-
clusion to do nothing until nfter the hol-
idays. It would be some consolation if
we had any assurance that congress will
do anything nfter the holidays but the
prospect is not promising even then.
It in well for nil sympathizers with the
Cuban patriots to remember that the act
of enlisting or offering to eulist in "the
service of any foreign prince state colo-
ny district or people" makes them amen-
able to the pennl laws of the United
States which declare such action to be
"a high misdemeanor" punishable by a
line of $1000 and imprisonment for three
years.
If a dramatic writer would get up a
tragedy opening with a ragged Cuban
captive led up to a reliel camp fire with
the following dialogue
"Who are you?"
"One who will fight to the death for
Cuba libre."
"Your name?"
"Antonio Maceo"
and conclude with the last scene of the
bertyal ntid death of Maceo his fortune
would be made.
The Louisville Courier-Journal voices
the demand of the whole country for a
more versatile liar to send the Weyler
dispatches to tiis country one who has
the talent to slightly vary the monotony
as it were of a dally victory for the
Spanish arms with one killed and three
slightly wounded. It would be exceed-
ingly refreshing if the stories told by
these correspondents were not so con-
stantly stereotyped. They might give the
'rcl." that are raiding in sight of 1 la-
va aa a few victories.
The newly elected members of the leg-
islature seem to think the conspiracy
charged against them to rule the roost in-
dependent of the old members is more a
newspaper conspiracy than one concocted
by the new members. They sny they
have heard nothing of it from each other
and only know of the suspicion of such
a conspiracy from its repeated reitera-
tion in some of the Texas newspapers.
Correspondents are sometimes hnrd up for
a sensation at the fabrication of which
they are adepts.
We have received from our embassa
dor at Constantinople a very interesting
copy of the "Journal Illustre Ture Mnlu-
mat" or rather we suppose it is inter-
esting or Judge Terrell would not have
sent it to us. Our only regret is that
lie did not send it by his "drngonman"
who could have translated the articles
to os. There is however a gauntletted
haad directing our nttention to one par-
ticular article with the sentence running
along the arm of the hand ' Of course
you understand." Of course we under-
stand that sentence because it is writ-
ten in a white man's language but that
is the only thing we do understand. How-
ever the judge is excusable as he knows
we are learned in all ancient and mod-
ern languages but when quite a young
man we declined a consulship to Constan-
tinople and in that way lost an oppor-
tnnity to master the gibberish of the
Turk. Come to. think of it that gaunt-
letted hand may mean war. Save us
from the Turk until the Spaniard tires
f wiping op the ground with us.
" tft ' disputed I so. "
out
tide" wrapper.
TriE AUTHORITY TO RECOGNIZE
NEWLY CREATED GOVERN-
MENTS. The legal mind of the country is now
in mortal travail. The question is who
has the authority to recognize the au-
tonomy of a newly organized government
the president or congress? The question
would be much more important if the
newly organized government in Cuba
could be found and located. Congress
ought to send a junketting committee of
their own members to Cuba to find the
civil government nnd if they could find
it then the question of whose right it is
to recognize it would be a question of
importance.
In the mean time Mr. Olney seems to
have the best of the argument in his
clnim that it rests exclusively with the
president under the constitution. His
opponents say that Gen. Jackson when
president invited congress to act in the
recognition of the newly created South
American governments. While Gen.
Jackson invited the action of congress
he thought it important to waive the
right of the president which makes that
citation endorse Mr. Olney's position.
We are very much inclined-to the opin
ion of Gen. Jackson and that seems to
have been that while a strict construc-
tion of the constitution lodged the author-
ity with the president that it is para-
doxical in the light of the fact that con-
cress alone can declare war. The act
of recognition is the minor act and should
bo involved in the major or larger right
to declare war. Again the recognition
might be considered as a declaration of
war by the government attempting to
suppress a rebellion of the "de facto"
government proposed to be recognized.
That is a strong reason why the author-
ity to declare war should also have the
authority to recognize a newly created
government but as we remarked the
nuestion is not practically important until
some "de facto" government in Cubn has
been found to recognize. We would feel
very cheap if we recognized the rebel
government in Cuba and sent our embas-
sador or other representatives of the
Uuited States there who failed to find
the locality or capital of the government
nn.l waulil he enmnelled to come back
home wouldn't we?
RELATIVE VOTE OF CLEVELAND
AND BRYAN IN TEXAS.
We have been invited by a county of
ficial. which invitation amounted to a
challenge to write "a little editorial" on
the subject of the relative strength of
Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Bryan in the
state of Texas. The same gentleman
challenged us to write an editorial last
summer on a similar Issue which lie
said he would demolish with the facts.
We wrote the editorial then takiug the
same ground we had taken iu a conver
sation with him but he failed to furnish
us the facts that refuted our position.
The challenge made yesterday was in
the declaration that Mr. Bryan ran SO
000 ahead of Cleveland's vote manifest
ing his suerior strength to Mr. Cleve
land in Texas as established by the vote
he got iu 1802. The investigation has
renlly surprised us. . The total vote of
Texas for presidential electors in 1S02
was 421314. When the contest was be
twecn the democratic and republican
party. The total vote in the recent cloe
tion was 52(5500. The increased vote of
1800 over the vote of 1802 was 103285.
Mr. Cleveland's vote in 1S02 was 230148
and Mr. Harrison's vote was 77478 giv
ing Mr. Cleveland a clean majority of
101070. Mr. Bryan's vote in the late
election wus 284208 and Mr. MeKinley
vote 158811 giving Mr. Bryan over Mc
Kinlev a majority of 125487. Thus it
can be seen that Mr. Cleveland's -ma
jority over Mr. Harrison was 30193
votes larger than Bryan's majority over
McKinley. Or. again it appears that
Mr. Cleveland's majority over Mr. liar
rison was over 300 per cent while Mr
Bryan s majority over McKinley was
only 185 per cent.
In considering the increase iu the vote
in Texas this year Bryan to keep up
with the proportion of Mr. Cleveland
vote should have gotten over 10000
more votes. Or iu other words Mr. Bry
an fell behind Mr. Cleveland 115 pel'
cent nlthough as Governor Culberson
says the thoughtful part of the negn
vote went to the democracy.
There is another suggestion that we de-
sire to make to our friend and that is
that we can count within our acquain
tance nt least 100 voters in this cit
who voted for Mr. Bryan who are firm
suporters of Mr. Cleveland but wh
yielded to the argument of the necessity
of party organization and voted for Mr.
Bryan and if that is a fair illustration
of that kind of the vote all over the state
the tables would have turued much
larger in the per cent in favor of Mr
Cleveland as against Mr. Bryan.
We nre very much obliged to out friend
for raising the issue and challenging us
to write "a little editorinl" on this sub
ject.
The original Santa Clans was no other
personuge than St. Nicholas who was
archbishop of Myra iu A. D. 342. and
the name took the German form which
came with the German custom of the
Christmas tree to this country'. With all
Teutonic and Scandinavian people St.
Nicholas was a great saint. The old cus-
tom of choir bo.vs in the cathedral rec-
ognizing Santa I'laus as the guardian of
the young was shown by their choosing
a boy as bishop on the day of St. Nicho-
las. December (J. These boy bishops ex-
ercised authority until the 2Sth day of
the month. One of them dying within
that time was buried as a bishop in Sal-
isbury cathedral and honored with a
stone monument near the altar. In north
Germany the custom is for some oue rep-reseiitii-g
Sarta Claus to pay from house
to house visits giving the children pres-
ents and written advice. He comes at
nwTht after the children are asleep and
finds the shrea of the children on a ta-
ble but this Is on the 6th of December.
We have changed the custom for Christ
mas eve aud onr children hanging np
-- ' iuuui trougiug up
stocking! to receive tl-e gifts. On behalf
' None other genuine.
I Assets aoot siuuv;
of the children we implore the saint to
infikt Austin a visit and leave tokens of
his himrt vol m the stockings of all good
hildren but we w ill amend that for fear
he would leave nothing leave them
ar.tu. in the blockings of all the children
good and bud. for all are good in degrees.
When wheat touched the dollar it re
dacted the law repealed last summer
to wit. the law of supply and demand.
FIELD OF SPORT.
FOOTBALL CAPTAIN DEAD.
Altooua Pa. Dec. 20. Frank Krenier
Cessna who wus re-elected captain of
the Franklin and Marshall college foot
ball team died at his home in this city
today.
THE TIGERS TRAVEL FAST.
Report Says They Are A1xut to Leave
Columbia for Mexico City.
Columbia. Mo. Dec. 20. -The Missouri
Tigers the crack football team of the
Missouri State liuveiity received un
invitation from President Diaz of Mex-
ico to nlnv a came of football in that
country and have made arrangement; to
tart for the Uity ot .Mexico linmcomn.-
iv. The game will bo played at the in-
tlianallo grounds on December 27. The
; igers returned homo recently after plny-
ng a series ol sueecssiui games m lexas.
At Austin (Jeo. A. IMI was Rtruck witn
the fine work of the team nnd began ne-
gotiations with President Diaz which re-
sulted in the tendering of the invitation.
YACHT RACING RULES.
Rochester N. Y. Dec. 20. It was 3
o'clock this morning wheu the delegates
of the meeting of the Lake Yacht Racing
assoeintioa concluded business. They
had met to accept cr reject two clauses
in the racing rules nnd regulations. The
most Important of these two clauses was
the. one which required thut the midship
section of yuchts built in the future
must have 35 per cent immersion. The
other cluuse was that the vessel should
have their low water line measured with
crews aboard. The first one was not
ndopted as it was formulated by the del-
egates who met at Buffalo u mouth or
n nan to formulate rules wmeu snouiu
be accepted by a yacht racing union of
the crent lakes yet to no lormea. inc
second was also amended somewhat.
WHIST CONTEST.
Philadelphia. Pa.. Dec. 20. The Amer
ican Whist team of Boston defeated the
Hamilton team of tins city today in the
contest for the American Whist League
challenge cup. The game wns begun
lust nurht and continued until this morn
ing. Straight whist was played and the
Bostoniuns made frequent gains D.v leau-
nig trumps
The score was: American l-.i; iiamn
ton. 24.
HOW HANNA GOT HIS BRIDE.
Gill's Father at First Refuses Consent
But Finally Yields.
New York Dec. 20. Mark Hanna has
been successful iu love as well as m pol
itics and in business. Nearly thirty
years ago the chairman of the republican
national committee was a struggling gro-
cer in Cleveland poor a plodding and
to the casual observer a very everyday
sort of young man. One day he me
Gussie Rhodes only daughter of Dnnie
Rhodes a wealthy coal man. The young
people soou becanif- lovers and it wns not
lone before Mark called on Gussie
father to secure his consent to their mar
rince. It is needless to say he Uidn
get it nnd when the father next saw his
daughter he entreated her to forget "this
unknown man lianna. i.ussie toiu ner
imront. that she would never marry with
out his consent nnd she added: "But
nana. dear. I shall never marry any man
but Mark Hanna."
Then she promised her father not to
see her lover or write to him for a year
nt least. She kept her promise and in
the course of n few weeks nlthough sh
never audibly murmured and was sweet
ly gentle and loving to all about her she
crew nn e ami wan m appearance
neither nte nor slept. The old fathe
was nt his wits' end. Some one proposed
a foreign lour for that change of scent
which is supposed to work wonders
heart affairs and. presto at a few hours'
notice father mother and daughter were
on lwnrd an Atlantic liner.
For nearly a year the "change of
scene" prescription was faithfully pur
sued and the patient always a cheerfully
submissive gentle and charming girl ob-
viously grew frailer day by day. Al-
most in despair the old man brought bis
idolized child home again and one morn
ing he gathered the courage to ask her
it she still cared for Mark lianna.
"Why. papa" she replied. "I shall al
ways love Mark! I told you that yon
know a year ago.
Poor old Uncle Dan Rhodes. That
was a'-bitter day for bim but he was
equal to the occasion. Sending for the
obscure young man. he said to him:
"Mr. Hanna Gussie loves you; that
is my only reason for accepting you ns her
tutnre husband lou are poor. 1 II nx
so Gussie can live as she has been ac-
customed to. and" I suppose I must see
you marry her."
"Mr. Rhodes." he said "I most grate
tuny accept the gift of your daughter
love. To marry her is for this world to
become a paradise to me but I can not
make her my wife unless she will be con
tent to live as my means will enable us
I can neither accept aW nor permit my
wite to accept it troin anyone.
So Mark Hanna and Gussie Rhodi
were married nnd the bride went from
her father's big house to live in a tiny
cottage where with one maid of all work
she was as happy ns a queen.
uire
" Cures talk " in favor I
of Hood's Sarsaparilla H 1 I if
as for no other medi- H dl ""a
cine. Its great cures recorded in truthful
convincing language of grateful men and
women constitute its most effective ad-
vertising. Many of these cures are mar
velous. They have won the confidence of
the people; have given Hood's Sarsapa-
rilla the largest sales in the world and
have made necessary for its manufacture
the greatest laboratory on earth. Hood's
Sarsaparilla is known by the cures it has
made cures of scrofula salt rheum and
eczema cures ot rheumatism neuralgia
and weak nerves cures of dyspepsia liver
troubles catarrh cures which prove
Inloodl'
Sarsaparilla
Is the best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
wj njif cure uyer ins; u
nOOa S PlIlS take easy to operate. S6c
cure liver ills; easy to
naoiimes not Known. - tmn
A CM OF WAKHINU.
" i suffered for years and years witk
womb and kidney trouble iu tbelf
worst forms.
"I had terrible pains in my abdo
men and bak
could hardly
drag myself
around; had
the 'blues'
al.vhe time
was cross to
every one (
but Lydja E
PinkiiamV
Vegetable
Compo'ind
has enUrelj
exited me of all my pains.
" I cannot praise it enough and cry
aloud to all women that their suffer-
Ing is unnecessary; go to your drug-
gist and get a botle that you may try
It anyway. You owe this chance ot.
recovery to yourself." If bs. J. Sten
Asr 2218 Amber Si Kensington
Pbiba. Pa
TKn niuin nf lmw nrnvcd the wine of
life to Gussie Rhodes Ilanun and her
father reconciled only because ot nor
happiness died beloved and regretted by
an entire community known for hun-
dreds of miles around as "Uncle Dan
Rhodes oue of the shrewdest ot unios
pioneers ana always ot me coiiticuu i
that "Gussie had thrown herself awny.
It was a love mutch." the old tatuer
would say. "There is no accounting for
a woman's taste but what Gussie could
see in Mark Hanna has always been a
mystery to me. I'd almost as soon have
her marry one ot tnose anrneu uook
that were continually chasing nfter her
on the other side but. Lord bless you!
he never would even look at anyone out
Murk lTiinnn. She would have .Hist
quietly died for love of Mark Hanna if
l una 1101 fciveu ut cuum-m.
FOUND DYING.
Dr. ('. M. Secoin. Drummer for a Drug
House Died in tountone.
:iii Antonio. Tex.. Dec. 21. (Special.)
Dr. C. M. Segoin who has been in the
city some days stopping at a notei nnn
who. from wipers and letters in his pos
session evidently represented the Zumo
Pharmaceutical company nnu jieyers
Bros. Drug Co. of St. Iouis was found
this moraine nt 8:30 o'clock in a dying
condition on the east bank of the river at
Guenthers upper mill in the southern
part of the city ine ponce were noiiu-
ed nnd Secoin was conveyed to the city
hospital where a nurse attended mm nnu
administered antidotes and treatment for
morphine poisoning but without success
onrl ho A'nu nnn hour Inter.
Justice Jones was summoned and held
.a eornorer's inauest on the remains and
took charge )f the papers and effects of
the deceased ueceasca nas oeen staying
nt. the Mencer hotid. but left there last
Saturday moraine. '1 wo truiiKs ot ms
mil sumin mnil nre still held at this hotel
His wife resides in Morgan lexas and
has been notified of his death.
-
WILL NEVER GET TO USE THEM
Madrid. Dec. Stl. El Heraldo assert
fhnt the minister of war. Gen. Azecar
rago is prepa-ring numerous pamphlets on
tne geogrnpmc lypogrupme nun mmw
ry conditions of the united Mates to ins
tribute to the chief officers of the Span
ish army.
LA BO R F E DER ATIO NISTS.
How the Delegates Employed the Day i
Indianapolis.
Cincinnati. O.. Dec. 20. Many of th
delegates to the sixteenth annual conven-
tion of the American Federation of La
bor returned home last night nnd yes
terdav but all the olheers. committer
men and others interested in unlinishei
business remain for tomorrow s session
Mass meetings were held today tor tut
Iwik-nrs. hrnwers. building trades and oth
ers to which addresses were made by
the national officers of the ditterent or
gnnizations. All organized trades na
ing union labels held a joint meeting t
nrirn nnionists to purchase only Slid
cmn.la 99 horn the union luliel. The com
mittnnu cnmnleted their work today and
it is stated that the convention will be
able to conclude tomorrow mgut.
Thia ovpninir President Gompcrs occu
pied the pulpit of Wesley chapel speak-
ing on the interests of organized labor.
Bishon Waldf and most ot tne ministers
of this city occupied seats on the plat-
form. His subject wns "A Rough
Sketch of a Rugged Struggle."
THE CHURCH WAS PACKED.
Many Chieagonns Attended Church
See Maj. McKinley.
Chicago Dec. 20. President-elect M
Kinlr-v. necomminied by Mr. and Mr
Lafayette a Mr. Williams and their two
sons attended divine service at the Sixth
Presbyterian church on incennes nv
mm this mnrninor. Mrs. McKinley Wi
unable to accompany them. Every inch
of seating room in the auditorium wus
filled and mnny sat in chairs in the aisles
and iu the foyer to tne rear 01 tne pews
Rev. W. P. Merrill's discourse contain
ed not the slightest allusion to politics
An thrnmrh it Mni. McKinley looked in
tently at the preacher and seemed to be
taking iu every word wnen u wus uu-
ished nnd the collection basket was
passed he put a coin into it. After ser
t-inn tha mninr shook hands with a num
hnr of the concrcgation. There were
fnllv 1000 neonle outside the church wait
ing for the distinguished visitor to come
out. The neighboring windows were
turned into grandstands. As soon as
Maj. McKinley appeared outside a mtid
rush to shake hands with him was made.
Thn ivilicemen kept many away. The
nnrtv finally reached the carriage
through the window of which Maj. Me
1C i n 1 ixr cli An If Imnds with the crowd.
Mr. and Mrs. McKinley dined nt the
home of Mrs. McKinley's uncle. Thomas
Goodman in Fulton street nnd left for
Canton at 11:30 o'clock tonignt.
TTTTiKP. HOUSES BURNED.
Pilot Point. Tex. Dee. 10. (Special.)
Two frame business houses and one
dwelling burned this morning. No insur
ance.
TTPKKT OFFICE ROBBED.
Dallas Tex. Dec. 19. (Special.)-! ho
Texas and Pacific ticket office at the
Union depot was entered it an early hour
this morning nnd tne saie openea nnu
a sum of money variously estimated nt
from $30 to $300 taken.
a"quTet WEDDING.
Sherman Tex. Dec. 19. (Special.)
Tomorrow W. W. Jones of Cooke county
and Miss Maude Terrell of this county
will be married at the residence of W.
S. Spears in this city. The contracting
parties and their host are all deaf mutes
and guests will be almost exclusively deaf
mutes.
SMALL HOUSE BURNED.
Sherman Tex. Dec. 19. (Special.) A
small house property of Floyd Roe col-
ored and untenanted burned. Origin
oreu auu uuitunme-u uuiucu. vi
nnknown. Loss $500; no insurance.
A
Great
Traveler
The woman who does
the washing travels
from pole to pola and
crosses the line many
times. She soon learns
from experience that
she can save time money
the best purest and most economical soap made.
She also discovers that clothes washed with
Clairette look better and last longer than they
do when -washed with ordinary soap. Clairette
is sold everywhere. Ask for it Made only by
THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY St. Louis.
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OWING TO HOLIDAY ADJOC RN-
MENT LITTLE LEGISLATION
IS LOOKED FOR.
1 CUBAN RE101I0N REPORT.
It Will Be Delivered to the Senate To
day and Will Be the Chief Attrac-
tionSeveral Appropriation Bills
in the House.
Washington Dec. 20. The senate will
be in session only two days this week
and comparatively little will be accom
plished iu this time. Ordinarily a quorum
would not be present with the holidays
so near but interest in the Cuban ques-
tion will have the effect of attracting n
good attendance tomorrow when the Cu-
ban resolution as agreed to by the com-
mitter on foreign relations will be re.-
poftcd to the senate. The report will be
written and is quite voluminous. Whether
its presentation will be used ns a pre-
text for discussion of the Cuban ques-
tion at this time is as yet uncertain. It
is contrary to the policy of the committee
on foreign relations to have the matter
discussed previous to the holidays and
it is possible that some senators not mem-
bers ot" the committee may want to ex-
I less their opinons nt this time. There
is. however no probability of nny effort
to secure actiou on the resolutions now.
Senator Pettigrew's free homestead bill
is the unfinished business on the senate
calendar and the senator will make a
strong effort to secure its passage before
the adjournment fcr the holidays on
Tuesday.
Mr. Pottigrew seems confident of suc-
cess by a large majority and says that
be will not require more than an hour
to get it through when consideration is
once began.
Senator Piatt and some other eastern
senators nre opposed to the bill.
Senator Gear will make nn effort to
get up his bill authorizing the settlement
of the Sioux City and Pacific debate but
his success in this will depend upon the
disposition of the free homestead bill.
HOUSE FORECAST.
Washington Dec. 20.-The house will
adjourn en Tuesday for the holiday re-
cess and as members nre leaving by
every train it is very doubtful whether
a quorum will be present agaiu until
after the holidays. This being the case
whatever is done will have to be done
practically by unanimous consent. The
legislative executive and judiciary appro-
priation bill is still unfinished. This bill
and the bill for the maintenance of the
military academy the leaders hope to
pass before; the recess. The ouly thing
which may stand iu the way of carry-
ing out this program will be the fight
which the library committee will wage
against the provision relative to the li-
brary in the legislative bill. The library
committee agreed on a bill for the future
government of the library which the ap-
propriation committee rejected. They
will seek to have the house adopt this
as an amendment to the legislative bill
but as a point of order will be raised
against it there seems to be no chance
of its adoption. They can then of course
if they so desire retaliate in case a quo-
rum is not present and prevent the pass-
ing of the bill. The provision in the bill
will retain Mr. Spofford ns librarian and
increase his salary from $4000 to $0000.
This provision abolishes the position of
liluarian and creates a director of the
library at $0000.
Tomorrow under the rules is pension
day but it is probable that the appropri-
ation bills will consume the session.
THE CUBAN RESOLUTION.
Secretary Olney's Statement is the Sub-
ject of Much Discussion.
Washington Dec. 20. There is very
little probability that there will be any
change in the program of congress for
nn adjournment for the holidays on the
22nd instant because of the Cameron
Cuban resolution which will be report-
ed to the senate tomorrow morning. The
rules of the senate provide that in cape
of a single objection reported it shall
go over till the next day. Consequently
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an attempt will be made to have the
resolution considered tomorrow this ob-
jection would be forthcoming.- A great
mnny senators have mnde their prepara-
tions to leave the city for the holidays
and it is thought unlikely that a quorum
can be mustered on Tuesday by which
business can be transacted and this
point would be raised if the Cameroa
resolution was brought forward.
The statement made by Mr. Olncy
yesterday is still a subject of earnest dis
cussion. On some hands his proposition
is fully sustained while on others it is
admitted from a purely technical state-
ment of law the secretary's position is
correct but that certainly he violates the
principle of the constitution. Those who
make this contention reverse the circum-
stances supposing they say that the
president declares that he intended to
recognize a republic and that congress
should pass a resolution declaring it their
judgment that no such action should be
taken would it be possible for the pres-
ident in face of the position of both the
senate and house to use the executive
perogative nnd recognize a republic? This
constitutional point has for the time be-
ing supplanted in interest the resolution
itself and it is known that when the res-
olution is brought forwnrd for discussion
that a debate of considerable interest and
length will ensue on this subject
Thn noKition of Mr. Olncv Netting forth
the position of the administration
undoubtedly believe its citecis iu w;v
qunrters of the senate and it is said to-
night that sufficient opposition can be
mustered to defeat the resolution.
FLOODED THE DUCK MARKET.
Washington Dec. 20. The president
and his companions who have been hunt-
ing in South Carolina waters for a week
returned to the city nt nn enrly hour this
morning via the Atlantic coast line hav-
ing left Georgetown yesterday afternoon. ;
The president had a restful time and . ;
feels much invigoratyl nnd refreshed
nfter t lie fatigue brought on by his ex- ?
acting duties preparatory to the meetinp '
of congress. The president's good luck .
attended him in this sport and the string !.
of ducks brought home were distributed i
to friends iu the city.
OPPOSES OLNEY'S VIEWS.
Cincinnati Dee. 20. The Commercial- ;
Tribune wired Senator Sherman for his . J-
views on the power of congress to recog- i
nize the independence of Cubn and to- )
night received the following answer by j
wire:
"Washington Dec. 20. There is no .
foundation for the statement that con-
press may not if it will recognize the
independence of Cuba as a nation nor '
do I think Mr. Olney contests it but -think
the matter ought to come from the";
president.
"If however congress should pass si
resolution and the president should veto
it it can be passed by a two-thirds vote
of each house nnd would become a" law
which the president must respect nnd
cbey."
COINCIDES 'WITH COOLEY.
Cincinnati Dee. 20. The Commercial-
Tribune telegraphed Judge Cooley's let-
ter on the power to recognize Cuba u
Senator Daniel nnd asked his opiuion.
He telegraphed tonight as follows:
"Washington Dec. 20. I concur in
the opinion expressed by Judge Cooley
as set forth in your telegram.
(Sigurd) "JOHN W. DANIEL.
DAVIS DISAGREES WITH OLNEY. '
Cincinnati O. Dec. 20 Senator Davis
of Minnesota telegraphed the following
tonight to the Commercial-Tribune anent
Secretary Olney's position in recognizing
Cuba:
"Washington Dec. 20. I think that
Mr. Olney's position is untenable. In my
opinion congress has the power by stat-
ute or by joint resolution to recognize
the independence of Cuba. If the presi-
dent approves the mensure there can of
course lie no controversy. If he disap-
proves it nnd it is pnssed over his veto
it becomes a law of the land as effec-
tually as if he had approved it and his
duty to execute it is equally imperative
in either case.
loigned) "C. K. DAVIS."
CELEBRATED HIS SEVENTIETH.
Georgetown Tex. Dec. 20. (Special ) -Judge
T. S. Hughes was 70 years old
yesterday and he commemorated the event
by giving a family dinner at which sixty-
four of his relations were present.
The dinner was prepared in -true Ken-
tucky style under the supervision of the
judge's amiable wife and from the fact
that two hours was spent at the festive
board proves that the guests left well
satisfied.
Judge Hughes is yet vigorous and well
known over the state and his many
friends will be glad to know that he i
rounding out a well-spent life in a happy
manner.
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY. (
John Martin charged twith the murder
of Elbert Rayrield was today adjudged
by a jury "not guilty." Some highly sen-
sational testimony was given and the
tacts as proven were 6omewnat sensational.
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