THE: citizen. WILLIAM C. NEGLEY - - Publisher THURSDAY. APRIL 11. IS9S. REPUBLICAN TICKET. FOR CONGRESS. DK. J. B. SHOW ALTER, of Mlllerstown boro FOR ASSEMBLY. JAMES N. MOORE, of Butler. JOHN DIN DINGER, of ZellenopU. FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY. J A*'OB M. PAINTER, of Butler. FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR. PRANK E. McQCISTION. of Butler. The Congressional Delegates elected "lit District, John Wonier: 2nd, C. M. Brown 3rd. Geo. Maxwell, 4th, H. D. Hockenberrv; sth. John Clark: 6th. A L Timblin; 7th, Matt Bippus: Bth, R. M Johnston: 9th T. H. Greer: 10th. W S. Dixon; 11th. C. F. L. McQmstion: 12th, A. C. Zeigler: 18th, Sid. \\eihl, 14th. Joseph Graham: loth, Reuben Shanor. War News. Yesterday the House at Washington, nfter a hot "debate and one scrap be tween Brtunm. of Pa., and Bartlett, of (ia passed the following resolution . "Resolved, etc-., That the president is herebv authorized and directed to in tervene "at once to stop the war in Cuba, tii the end and with the purpose of se curing peace and order there, and es tablishing by the free action of the people thereof a stable and independent government of their own in the island of Cnba. and the president is hereby authorized and empowered to use the land and naval forces of the nation to execute the purpose of this resolution The Senate split on the majority and minority reports of their Foreign Com mittee, and debated all day, Spain got an awful scoring. Final action will probably be taken to-day. The Government has purchased the liners St. Paul and St. Louis. The Squadron at Hampton Roads were out practicing yesterday. The Official Report of the "Maine" Disaster. It i not within the province of the Scient:i ■ American to discuss the politi cal asp • :£ of the problem which con fronts • ■ s country with regards to Cnl a. I: is not for us to determine wh< tail represent condition of the unhappy island, blighted as it is by all the miser. of a two years' war, can be considered as affording a casus belli between ourselves and Spain. The blowing up of the battle ship "Maine," however, presents a problem of an entirely different complexion one that has touched the nation to the quick. How deeply we have felt the loss, and appreciate the terrible circum stances attending it, is shown by the significant, the portentions, calmness and self restraint with which the situ ation has been endured. The attitude of the public has been one of anxious and pntient expectation, in which hasty conclusions and precipitate actions have met with universal disapproval. The report of the Naval Court was made public by the President without a word of comment on Monday, March 28, and with regret we have to say that the worst fears have been realized and the suspicion that the "Maine', was de stroyed by a submarine mine is fully confirmed. The summary of the official report has been published in the daily press and is already widely known. The appearance of the wreck, as in dicated by the dra.vings, proves not only that'the ship was wri eked by an ex plosive placed beneath her, but that the mine must have been of vast size and power. No automobile torpedo could have blown the central portion of the hull out of existence and forced the keel at frame 18 right up through the body of the ship through a vertical dis tance of thirty-four feet. We have on record, thanks to Chilean war, concrete evidence of what effect a Whitehead torpedo will have against the hull of a ship like the "Maine." In that war the "Blanco Encalada' was struck below the water line, at about the same point on the port bow as the "Maine," by a torpedo carrying 175 pounds of guncot ton. The result was a horizontal rent in the plating, twenty-five feet in length and not over five feet in width at the widest part. The ship was raised and repaired, the injury being quite local. If it took 175 pounds of gnncot ton to produce a local rent in the "Blan co Encalada," it must have taken a simply enormous amount of explosive to produce the awful wreck of the hull of the "Maine" which is shown in the official drawings referred to. The tearing open and throwing back of the decks was undoubtedly the result of the subsequent explosion of one or more of the magazines within the ship The scale on which the scheme of destruction was carried out was too elaborate for execution by private indi viduals, and it is unlikely, on account of the risk to general shipping, that the mine was left to be exploded by being struck by a moving vessel. The "Maine," lying at anchor, would swing about with change of tide over on arc some 700 feet in diameter. The exact location of the mine must have been understood by the conspirators on shore, and careful observation of the exact position of the "Maine" must have been obtained in order that the mine could have been electricaliy ex ploded at the exact moment at which the ill-fated battleship, floated over the fatal spot. The authors of this horrible catastro phe are unknown. Iu all probability the solution of the question will ever remain a mystery. It seems, however, impossible that a mice containing many hundred pounds of guncotton or similar explosive could have been placed under the vessel after she was anchored there. If a mine had been placed there before this particular point of anchorage had been selected, it must have been with the knowledge of the authorities. The fact that this place of anchorage was an unusual one and that, according to the reported eyibence of Capt. Stevens, of the "City of Washington," it was the least used buoy in the harbor, and no war ships had been moored there, to his knowledge, for five or six years, lends food for a terrible suspicion.—Scientif ic American. • WASHINGTON. Congressman Showalter has recom mended Dr. J. C. Barr, of Mars, for pension examining surgeon for Butler county vice Dr. J. C. Campbell, re signed. The National government has de manded that Turkey pay over $40,000 reparation to the mother of Frank Lenz, the Pittsburg wheelman, who was murdered in Armenia three years ago while on a trip around the world on his bicycle. On Friday W. G. Bassler was ap pointed pestmaster at Zelienople, vice Frank Zehner removed. Pensions have lately been granted to Daniel MeMackin, Coylesville, (supple mental) *4; Martha Eckman, Butler, SS. The pension of Tatty Speer of Mur rinsville wars increased for $6 to per month. Samuel Newell McFann. sl2. POLITICAL. Lycoming Co. went for Wanamaker last Saturday, his friends securing 46 delegates to the County Convention to W. A. Stone's U). in Williamsport 12 of the 14 precincts elected Wananiaker men. Crawford Co. elected three W A. Stone delegates to the State Conven tion. but two of the three nominees for Assembly are said to be independents. Erie Co. defeated the C. W. Stone delegates to the State Convention, and the delegates elected are uninstrncted for (Governor but instructed for D.iven pori for Congressman-at-Large. In tiie fight for Congress in the Erie-Crawford district liiggins of Erie won over Bates of Meadville by a small majority. INTERVENTION PRESIDENT'S SUGGESTION Washinoton, April 12.—The presi dent's message on the Cuban question says: To the Congress of the United States: Obedient to that precept of the consti tution which commands the president to give from time to time the congress in formation of the state of the Union, and to recommend to Its consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient, It becomes my duty now to ad dress your liody with regard to the grave crisis that has arisen in the relations of the United States to Spain by reason of the warfare that for more than three years has raged in the neighboring island of Cuba. Ido so because of the intimate connection of the Cuban question with the state of our own Union and the grave relation the course which it is now incum bent upon the nation to adopt must needs bear to the traditional policy of our gov ernment, if it is to accord with the pre cept laid down by the founders of the re public and religiously observed by each succeeding administration to the present l ' l 'i'iie present revolution is but the suc cessor of other similar insurrections which have occurred in Cuba against the dominion of Spain, extending over a period of nearly half a century, each of which, during its progress, has subjected the United states to gnat expense and effort in enforcing its neutrality laws, caused enormous losses to American trade and commerce, caused irritation, annoy ance and disturbance among our citizens, and by the exercise of cruel, barbarous and uncivilized practices of warfare, shocked the sensibilities and offended the humane sympathies of our people. KfTccts of the Rebellion. Since the present revolution began, in February, ls'-'o. this country has seen the fertile domain at our threshold ravaged t.y lire and sword in the course of a struggle unequalcd in the history of the Island, and rarely paralleled as to the number of com batants and the bitterness of the contest by any revolution of modern times where a dependent people, striving to be free, have been oppressed by the power of the sovereign state. Our people have beheld a once prosperous community r. due- d to comparative want, its lucrative commerce virtually paralyzed, its exception s! pro ductiveness diminished, its fields laid waste, its mills in ruins, and its people perishing by tens of thousands from hun ger and destitution. We have found our selves constrained, in tho observance of that strict neutrality which our laws en join and which the laws of nations com mands, to police our own waters and watch our own seaports in prevention of any unlawful action in aid of the Cubans. Our trade has suffered; the capital in vested by our citizens in Cuba has been largely lost, and the temper and forhearanco of our peoole have been so sorely tried as to beget a perilous unrest among our own citizens, which has inev itably found its expression from time to time in the national legislature, so that issues wholly external to our own body politic engross attention and stand in the way of that close devotion to domestic ad vancement that incomes a self-contained commonwealth, whose prime maxim has been the avoidance of foreign entangle ments. All this must needs awaken and has indeed aroused the utmost concern on the part of tills government, as well dur ing my predecessor's town as In my own. Attempt* Made to Mediate. In April, 1896, the avlls from which our country suffered through the Cuban war became bo onerous that iny predeossor made an effort to bring about a peace through the mediation of this govern ment in any way that might tend to an honorable adjustment of the contest be tween Spain and her revolted country, on the basis of some effective scheme of self-government for Cuba under the flag and sovereignty of Spain. It failed, through the refusal of the Spanish gov cinment then In power to consider any form of mediation, or Inctood any plan of settlement which did not begin with the actual submission of the Insurgents to the mother ccjpntry, and then rely on such terms as Spain herself might see tit to grant. The war continued unabated. The resistance of the insurgents was in nowise diminished. The efforts of Spain were increased, loth by the dispatch of fresh levies to Cuba and by the addition to the horrors of the strife of a new and inhuman phase happily unprecedented in the modern his tory of civilized Christian peoples. The fiollcy of devastation and concentration naugura'.ed by the captain general's banilo of Oct. 21, 18i#i, in the province of Pinar del Kio was thence extended to em brace all of the island to which the Span ish arm was able to reach by occupation or by military operations. The peasantry, including all dwelling in the open agri cultural interior, were driven into the gar rison towns or isolated places held by the troops. Tho raising and movement of provisions of all kinds were interdicted. The fields were laid waste, dwellings un roofed and fired, mills destroyed and, in short, everything that could desolate the land and render it unfit for human habi tatiou or support was commanded by one or tho other of the contending parties, and executed by all the powers at their disposal. Awful Suffering of the People. liy the time the present administration took office a year ago reconcentration—so called—had been made effective over tho better part qf the four central and west ern provinces, Santa Clara, Matanzas, Havana and Plnar del Rio. The agricult ural population, to the estimated 1 umber uf 300,u0u or more, was herded within the towns and their immediate vicinage, de prived of the means of support, rendered destitute of shelter, left poorly clad, and exposed to the most unsanitary condi tions. As tiie scarcity of food increased with the devastation "of the depopulated nreas of production, destitution and want became misery and starvation. Month by month the death rate increased in an alarming ratio. 1# March, 1897, accord ing to the conservative estimates from offi cial sources, the mortality among the re concentrados, from starvation and the diseases thereto incident, exceeded 50 per centum of their total number. No prac tical relief was accorded to the destitute. The overburdened towns, already suffer ing from the general dearth, could give no aid. Socalled "zones of cultivation," established within the immediate area of effective military control about the cities anil fortified camps proved Illusory as a remedy for the suffering. The unfortu nates, lieing for the most part women ami children with ageil aud helpless men, en feebled by disease and hunger, could not have tilled the soil without tools. eed or shelter, for their own support or for the supply of the cities. Reconcentration. adopted avowedly as a war measure i:: order to cut off' the resources of the in surgents, worked its predestined result. As I said in my message of last Decem ber, it was not civilized warfare; it was extermination. The only peace it could beget was that of the wilderne.-s and the grave. While the military situation in the island had undergone a noticeablo change, the extraordinary activity that characterized the second year of the war, when the insurgents Invaded even the hitherto unharmed fields of Plnar del Itio and carried havoc and destruction up to the walls of the city of Havana itself, had relapsed into a dogged struggle in the central and eastern provine< s. The Span ish arms regained a mea-ure of control in Pinar del Rio and narts of Havana, but under the existing conditions of the rural country, without i 111 mediate improve Tll. Nt of their productive situation. Kv :n thus partially restricted the revolution ists held their own and tleir conquest and submission, put forward by Spain as the essential aud sole basis of peace, seemed as far distant as at tho outset. Spuulsli Policy Changed. In this state of affairs my administra tion found its.'lf confronted with tiie grave problotn of its duty. My message of last December reviewed the situation, and narrated the steps t iken with a view to relieving its acuteness and opening tiie way to some form of honorable settle ment. The assassination of the prime minister, Canovas, led to a change of gov ernment in Spain. The former adminis tration pledged to subjugation without concession gave place to that of tt more liberal party, committed long in advance to a policy of reform involving the wider principle of home rule for Cuba and Porto Rico. The overtures of this gov ernment. made through its new envoy, General Woodford, and looking to an ini mediate and effective amelioration of the conditions of tho island, although not ac cepted lt> l)ie extent of admitted media tion iu any sh >|>e, were mil oy assurances that ii-.m - ral . 111 mi advanced plia e, would l>c foi;tr. ith oil", io.l to C'.ioa, with out waiting for the war lo end, and that more human.* methods should th 11 efortii prevail in the conduct of hostilities. Co insiileiitully w:*.h these declarations the new government of Spain c mt nucd and completed the policy already begun by iis prei.eee.isor, o. !■ -iitying frh nilly regard lor this nation l y releasing American citi zens held under one charge or another conoe. ted with the insurrection, so that, by the 1 nd of November, not a single per son entitled in #hv wav to our national protection remained in a prison. While these negotiations were in pro ress, the increasing destitution of the u_i fortunate reconcentrados and the alarm ing mortality among tliem claimed earnest attention. The sucueiii which had at teu the American p«*o ple, Inviting contributions in money or in any kind ior the succor of the starving sufferers in Cuba, following this on Jan. $ li_v a similar public announcement of tile "formation of a central Cuban relief committee, with headquarters in New York city, composed of three members representing the American National Red Cross anil the religious and lusincss ele ments of the community. The efforts of the committee have been untiring and ac complished much. Arrangements for free transportation to the island of Cuba have greatly aided the charitable work. The president of the American Red Cross and representatives of other contributory organizations have generally visited Cuba, and co-operated with the"consul general and the local au thorities to make effective distribution of the relief collected through the efforts of the central committee. Nearly fc-lxyMM in money and supplies has already reached the suffcri rs, and more is forthcoming. Thesupplh - ar ■ admitted duty free, ana transportation to the interior has been ar ranged so that the relief, at first neces sarlTv confined to Havana and tho larger citit s. is now extended through most if not till "f the town- where suffering exists. Thousands of lives have already been saved. The necessity for a change in tho condition of the rec .ncentrados is recog nized by the Spanish government. Within a few days past the orders of General Weyler have been revoked, the reconcen frados are. it is -aid, to be permitted to re turn to their homes, and aided to rc.-umc the self-supporting pursuits of peace; public works have been ordered to give them employment, and a sum of $(>00,000 has been appropriated for their relief. The war in Cuba is of such a nature that short of subjugation or extermina tion a final military victory for either side seems impracticable. The alternative lies in the physical exhaustion of the one or the other party, or perhaps both—a con dition which in effect ended the ten-years' war l>v the truce of Zanjon. The prospect of such a protraction and conclusion of the present strife is a contingency hardly to be contemplated with equanimity by the civilized world, and least of all by the United States, affected and injured as we are. deeply and Ultimately by its very ex islence. What This Nation Should I»o. Realizing that it appears to Ik 1 my duty, in a spirit of true friendliness no less to Spain than to the Cubans, who have so much to l« se by the prolongation of the struggle to seek to bring about an imme diate termination of the war To this end, I submitted, on the 27th ultimo as a re sult of much representation and corre spond! nee, through the United States minister at Madrid, propositions lo the Spanish governmi nt looking to an armis tice until O t. 1 for the negotiation of peat*' w.'.ii the good ollices of the presi dent. . In addition. I asked the immediate re vocation of the order of leconeeutration, so as to permit the people to return to their farms and the needy to be relieved with provision; and supplies from the United Sie.'es to operating with the Span ish authorities - > ;.s to afford *.h:it relief. The rei y of the Spanish cabinet was received on iho night of tli-- 31st ultimo. It oi.ers. tho means to bring about peace in Cuba, to confide the preparation thereof t > the Insu'ar parliament, in is much as the concurrence of that body woul'! '< nee- s ary to reach a linal result. It be ng, however, understood 'iiat the power served by the const it utio. lto the centr:! government are not lessened or diminished. As the Cohan parliament does not meet until the itli of May next, the Spanish government would not object, fo. its | art. to accept at once a suspension of hostilities if asked for by the Insurgents from the general-in-chief, to whom it would pert en, in such case, to determine the duration and condition of the armis tice. The proposition submitted by General Woodford and the reply of the Spanish government were both in the form of brief memoranda, the texts of which are before me, and are substantially in the language above given. The fuuetlon of the ('u . in parliament, in the matter of "preparing'' peace and the manner of its doing so .ire not expressed in the Spanish memorandum; but, from General Wood ford's explanatory reports of preliminary discussions preceding the final conference, It Is understood that tho Spanish govern ment stands ready to give the insular con gress full powers to settle the terms of peace with the insurgents—whether by direet negotiation or Indirectly by means of legislation, does not appear. i'luns X'ropofted For Intervention. With this !a-t overture in the direction of Immediate peace, and its disappointing reception by Spain, the executive was brought to the end of his effort. In tjiv annual message of December last I raid: "Of th" untried measures there remain only: Recognition of the insurgents as Lelllgerc-n recognition of the Independ ence of Cuba; neutral Intervention to end th : war by imposing a rational com promise- between u:e contestants, and in tervention in favor of one er the other party. 1 e.iU. not < f forcible annexa tion; that cannot be thought of, That, by our code of morality, would be crim inal aggression." Thereupon I rcviewcu thes ■ alternatives, iu the light of I'resident (Grant's measured words, uttered in 1875, when after seven years of sanguinary, destructive and cruel hostiliths in Cub i. he readied tlie couelu sion that the recognition of the indep ii l ence of Cuba was impracticable and inde fensible; and that the recognition of lel ligercnce was not warranted by the facts according to tests of public war. I com mented especially upon the latter aspect of the question, pointing out tiie incon venience- and positive dangers of a recog nitlon of belligerence, which, while add ing to the already onerous burdens of neu trality within our own jurisdiction, could not in any way extend our influence or effective oilii os in the territory of hostili ties. Nothing has since occurred to change my views in this regard—and I rccognir.o as fully now as then that the Issuance of a proclamation of neutrality by which process the so-enllod recognition of belligerence is published, could of itself and unattended by other action, accom plish nothing toward the one end for which we i.ibor, the instant pacification of Cuba and the cessation of the misery that a fillets the island. Opposed to it* coftni/.iii£ Ilitlcpemleiice. Turning to tiic question of recognizing at this time the independence of the pres ent insurgent government iu Cuba, we find safe precedents in our history from an early day. They are well summed up in President Jackson's message to con gress, Dec. 21. IB:{t>, on the subject of tho recognition of the independence of Texas. He said: "In all the contests that have arisen out of the revolutions of France, out of the disputes relating to the crowns of Portu gal and Spain, out of the separation of the American possessions of both from tho European governments, and out of the numerous and constantly occurring strug gles for dominion in Spanish America, so wisely consistent with our just princip! s has been tho action of our government that we have under tho most critical cir cumstances avoided all censure and cn countered no other evil than that pro duced bva transient estrangment of good will against those whom we have b. en by force of evidence compelled to decide." Thereupon Andrew Jackson proceeded to consider the risk that there might bo imputed to the United States motives of seltisli interest in view of the former claim on our part to the territory of Texas, ami of the avowed purpose of the Texans in seeking recognition of independence as an incident to the incorporation of Texas in the Union; concluding thus: "Prudence, therefore, seems to dictate that we should still stand aloof and main tain our present aUltude, if not until Mexico itself, or one of the great foreign powers shall recognize the independence of the new government, at least until the lapse of ( me or the course of events shall have p'o.ed beyond cavil or dispute the ability ol the people of that country to maintain their separate sovereignty and to uphold the government constituted by them. Neither of the contending parties can justly complain of this course. By pursuing it we are carrying Jont the long established policy < f our government, a policy which nass •cured to us respect and lnlUt 'nee abroad, and inspired confidence at home." These are the words of the resolute and patriotic Jackson. They are evidence that the United States, in addition to the test imposed by public law as the condition of the recognition of independence by a neu tral suite (to wit: that the revolted state shall "constitute in fact a body politic, having a government in substance as well as In name, possessed of the elements of stability," anil forming sident Van liaren. who commissioned a charge d'affaires March 7, 183 T. after Mexico had abandoned an attempt to re conquer the Texas territory, and when there was at the time no bona fide contest going on between the insurgent province and its former sovereign. I said in my message of December last: "It is to be seriously considered whether the Cuban insurrection possesses beyond dispute the attributes of statehood which alone can demand the recognition of bel ligerency in its favor." The same requirement must be no less seriously considered when the graver is sue of recognizing independence is in question, for no less positive test can be applied t > the greater act than to the lesser; while on the other hand the inllu ences and consequence of the struggle upon the internal policy of the recogniz ing state, which form important factor« when the lecognitlon of belligerency is concerned, aro accessary, if not rightly jliinirmMe factors when toe real question is wheth r the community claiming recog nition is or is nut independent beyond peradvi nture. Nor. from the standpoint of expedience ilc, I think it would be wise or prudent for this government to recognize at the pres ent time the independence of the so-called Cuban republic. Such recognition is not necessary in order to enable the United states to intervene and pacify the island. To commit this country now to the rec ognition of any particular government in Cuba might subject u.s to embarrassing conditions of international obligation to ward the organization so recognized. In case of intervention our conduct would be aubjeet to the approval or disapproval oC such government; we would be required to submit to its direction and to assume to it the mere relation of a friendly ally. When it ahull appear hereafter that there isid the island a governm tit capable of performing the duties and discharging the r.mrti ins of a separate nation, and having as a matter of lact the proper forms and attributes of nationality of such govern ment can be pr> :nptly "and readily recog nized and the relations and interests with such nation adjusted. Thcre remains the alternative form of Intervention to end the war, either as an impartial neutral by imposing a rational compromise between the contestants, or as the active ally of the one patty or the other. As to the first, it is not to lie forgotten that during the last few months the rela tion of the I'nited States has virtually been one of friendly intervention in many ways, each not of itself conclusive, but all tending to tho exertion of a potential influence toward an ultimate pacific result just and honorable to all interests con cerned. The spirit of ali our acts hith erto has been an earnest unselfish desire for peace and prosperity in Cuba, untar nished by differences between us and Spain and unstained by the blood of American citizens. The forcible intervention of the United States as a neutral, to stop the war, ac cording to the large dictates of humanity, and followed many historical precedents where neighboring states have Interfered to check the hop -less sacrifice of life by internecine conflicts beyond their borders, is justifiable n rational grounds. It in volves, however, hostile constraint upon both the parties to the contest, as well to enforce a truce as to guide the eventual settlement. Grounds For Intervention. The grounds for such intervention may be brielly summarized as follows: First —In the case of humanity and to put an end to the barbarities, bloodshed, starvation and horrible miseries now ex isting there and which the parties to the conflict are either unable or unwilling to stop or mitigate. It is no answer to say this is all in another country, belonging to another nation, and is therefore none of our business, it is especially our duty, for it is right at our door. Second—We owe it to our citizens in Cuba to afford them that protection and indemnity for life and property which no government there can or will afford, and to that end to terminate the conditions that deprive them of legal protection. Third—Tiic right to intervene may he justified by the very serious injury to the commerce, trade anil business of our people and by the wanton destruction of property and devastation of the island. Fourth —And which is of the utmost im portance. The present condition of af fairs in Cuba is a constant menace to our peace, and entails upon this government an enormous expense. With such a con ilict waged for ye irs in ail island so near us and with which our people have such trade and business relations —when the lives and liberty of our citizens are in con stant danger and their property destroyed and themselves ruined —where our trad ing vessels are liable to seizure and are seized at oar very door by warships of a foreign nation, the expeditions of filibus tering that we are powerless to prevent altogether, and the irritating questions and « ntanglcmcnts thus arising—ail these and others that I need not mention, with the resulting strained relations, are con stant menace to our peace and compel us to keep on a semi-war footing with a na tion with which we are at peace. The Maine Kxplosiou. These elements of danger and dishonor already pointed out liavo been strikingly illnrated by the tragic event which has deeply and justly moved the American people. I have already transmitted to congress the report of the naval court of inquiry on the destruction of the battle ship Maine, in the harbor of Havana, during the night of the lath of February. The destruction of that noble vessel has filled the national heart with inexpressible horror Two hundred and fifty-eight brave sailors and marines and two officers of our navy, reposing in the fancied se curity of a fr cndly harbor, have been hurled to death, grief and want brought to their homes and sorrow to the nation. The naval court of inquiry, which, it is needless to say, commands the unqualified confidence of tbe government, was unani mous in its comlusion that the destruc tion of the Maine was caused by an ex terior explosion, that of a submarine mine, it did not assume to place the responsi bility. That remains to be fixed. In any event, the destruction of the Maine by v.-lia' ever exterior cause, is a patent and im:ir. sive proof of a state of things in Cuba that is intolerable. That condition is thus hoivn to lie such that the Spanish gove.-nment cannot assure safety and security i > a vessel of the American navy in the l.arbor of Havana on a mission of peace and rightfully there. l-'urtlu r rcf- rrin lln this connection to recent diplomatic correspondence, a dis patch from our minister to Spain of the Kith ultimo., contained the statement that the Spanish minister for foreign af fairs as-ured him positively that Spain will do all that the highest honor and justice require in the matter of the Maine. The reply above referred to of the 31st ultimo also contained an expression of the readiness of Spain to submit to an arbitra lion all the d fferenees which arise in this matter, which subsequently explained by the note of the Spanish minister at Washington of the 10th inst., as follows: "As 10 the question of fact which springs from the diversity of views be tween the report of the American and the Spanish bo:irds. Spain proposes that the fact be ascertained by an impartial in vestigation by experts, whose decision Spain accepts in advance." To this I have made no reply. Opinion of l'reitiilent Grant. President Grant, in 1575, after discuss ing the phases of the contest as it then appeared, and its hopeless and apparent indefinite prolongation, said: "in such event, I am of opinion that other nations will be compelled to assume the responsi bility which devolves upon them, and to seriously consider the only remaining meas ures possible, mediation and intervention. Owing, perhaps, to the large expanse of water separating the island from the peninsula the contending parties appear to have within themselves no depository of common confi dence, to suggest wisdom when passion and excitement have their sway, and to assume the part of peacemaker. In this view, in the earlier days of the contest, the good offices of the United States :is a mediator were tt-nder.-d in good faith, without any selfish purpose, in the interests of humanity and in sincere friendship for both parties, but were at the ime declined by Spain with the declaration nevertheless that at a fur are time they would be indispensable. No ii tima* toil lias been re ceived that in th opinion ot' Spain that time has been reached. An l yet the strife con tinues with all its dr horrors, and all its in juries to the interests 0;' th" United States and if other nuti-n: "Sachpirtj :a ; quite capable of working s" it injury and daraaee to the other, as well . ouilth relations and interests dependent iSi th" xi.-t'-nc'. 01 jwaee in the island; but tli . r.t vpa o of reaching any adjust ..it.L 1,. 1 t y.- thus fiir failed of achiev i*.success whereby one party shall pos si ss and CDiit.'ol th • island to th" exclusion of the other. Und r th" circumstances, the te-y of others, nth r by mediation or I>> inttirrentkm, seems to bo the only alterna tive which must, sooner or later, b* invoked for the termination of the strife." Li the last annual message of my immediate predecessor, during th" 1 tending struggle, it was -ail: "When the inability of Spain to d al -ueeessf'iily with the insurrection has be cor.i manife-.:, aM • ,1 is demonstrated that her si verei;;uty is 11-t in Cuba for all puriioscs of its rightful • nee. a'.i I when a hopeless struggl ; for • -t.ibli am at li:ts degener ated into str: 1 1 111. .tus nothing more than the list 1 vs -lerill • of human life and the utter destrueti m of the very subject mat ter of tlie conaiet, si i i.i! i- it will be presented in >vl>ich our oblig it • to the sovt reign ty of Spain \v!i b■ • 1 - -.1 11;;. higher obligations, which we can hardly li itate to recognize and discharge." Untold d I'aclUration Needed. In my annu.il m- t.t/ '.<> co::gn s December last, speakingof thi-, question, I said: "Tho near future will de:uo;istate whether the in dispensable condition of a righteous peace, just alike to the ('abans and to Spain as well as equitnbl" to all our interests so intimately involved in the welfare of Cuba, is likft'y to be attained. if not, the exi rency of furtl.fr and otln r action ly th ■ United "stat'"l will v« main to !»• taken Wh.-a that time com . ta.it r. ■ tion will be determined ia tile line of indis putable ri.'ht and equality. It will bi faced without misgiving or hesitancy in the lisht of the obligation this government owe. to itself, to the people who have confided to it the pro tectiun of their interests and honor, and to hn manity. "Bnre of the right, keeping five from all of fense ourselves, actuated only upon upright and patriotic considerations, moved neither by passion nor selfishness, the government will continue its watchful care over the rights ami property of American citizens, and will abate none of its efforts to bring about by peaceful agencies a peace which shall be honorable ;ind enduring. If it -hall hen-after appear to lie a duty imposed by our obligations to ourselves, to civilization and humanity to intervene with force. it -hall be without fault on oar part and only because the :n cessltv'for action -ei _'lld lie *o clear as to command the support .?" .l ap proval of the eiviliwd world." The lone trial has that the object for which Spain has waged the war cannot lie at tained. The fire of insurrection may flame or may smoulder with varying seasons, but it ha not lieen. and it is plain that it cannot be, ex tinguished by present methods. The only hope of relief and repose from a condition which can no longer 1»- endur.-d is the enforced pacification of Cuba. In the name of humanity, in the name of civilization, in behalf of endangered American interests which ■ us the right and the duty to speak and to act, the war in Culiamu-st stop, l'robleiu Left With Congress. In view of these facts and of these consider ations, I ask the congress to authorize and em power the president to take measures to secure a full and final termination of hostilities be tween the government of Spain :uid the people of Cuba, and to secure in th 'island the estab lishment of a stable government capable of maintaining order and observing its interna tional obligations, ensuring peace and tran quility and the security of its citizens as Well as our own, and to use the military and naval forces of the United States as may be neces sary for these purposes. And in the interest of humanity and to aid inprcserving the lives of the starving people of the island 1 recommend that the distribu tion of food and supplies be continued and that an appropriation be made out of the pub lic treasury to supplement the charity of our citizens. The issue is now with the congress. It is a solemn responsibility. I have exhausted every effort to relieve the intolerable condition of affairs which i- at our dnors. Prepared to exe cute every obligation imposed ui>on me by tin constitution and the law, 1 await your action. Latent Move of Spain. Yesterday, anil since the preparation of the foregoing message, official information was re ceived by me that the latest decree of the queen regent of Spain directs General Blanco, in order to prepare and facilitate peace, to proclaim a suspension of hostilities, the dura tion and details of which have not yet been communicated to me. This fact, with every other pertinent consideration, will, I am sure, have your just and careful attention in the solemn deliberations upon which you are about to enter. If this measure attains a suc cessful result, then our aspirations as a Christ ian, peace-loving people will be realized- If it fads, it will only lie another justification for our contemplated action. W11.1.1 AM MCKINLEY. WANAMAKER'S LABOR RECORD He Tells the Story of a Conspiracy to Blackmail Ills Finn—All tlio Facts Laid Bare Before the People of Penn sylvania—Tliev Should He the Judares. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Harrisburg, April 12.—Everywhere that ex-Postmaster General Wanama ker goes he is greeted with crowds and attentive audiences. His progress dur ing the past week has been an ovation. Everywhere that he has spoken he has dealt sledge hammer blows at corrup tion and bossism. And the point of it all is that he presents facts to em phasize everything he says. The enemies of Mr. Wanamaker—the An&Vews-Quay crowd —have assailed him personally and politically, and es pecially upon what they term his "la bor record." Mr. Wanamaker has per mitted this to go unnoticed until last Wednesday night, when, at Athens, Pa., he replied to his traducers in the most energetic and convincing way. He denounced as unmitigating false hoods all the stories that have been told about his so-called "labor record," and revealed some facts concerning himself and his firm that are of the greatest interest. Mr. Wanamaker prefaced his speech that evening by reading newspaper clippings attacking him. He then said. "Clippings of newspapers like these I have just read have been sent out from Philadelphia to the country newspa pers by the Andrews-Quay manage ment, endeavoring to poison the work ingmen of the state against me by ail effort to make it appear that I had im ported foreign workmen, who take the place of American laborers. To prove this charge a single case in nearly 40 years is cited where my business house, composed of John Wanamaker, Rob -rt C. Ogden, T. B. Wanamaker and Rod man Wanamaker, doing business un der the name of "John Wanamaker," was fined for employing a man contra ry to law. "Let me say that I was never charged personally of even so much as trying to evade any labor or importation law. The case on which the iirm of John Wanamaker was fined was during my absence in Europe. No papers were ever served upon me. I was not a wit ness in the case; in fact, I had no knowledge of the latter until long after It was over. I would dismiss this mat ter here if it was not so apparent that the Andrews-Quay candidate fcr gov • ernor, who dare not face you upon the real issues of this campaign, which are of broken promises, unequal taxation, machine corruption and legislative de bauchery and dishonor, proposes to raise this irrelevant and false and mis leading question to divert your atten tion from vital issues, and because I wish to embrace this opportunity to emphasize the position that I have con sistently maintained on the question of immigration for 15 years. THE ALIEN LABOR CASE. "The case in question hinged on two points. First, did the head of a de partment make a contract with a for eign workman in violation of law? Second, had he authority from the firm to employ such workman? It is an in flexible rule of the firm of John Wan amaker that no one shall be employed in any capacity whatsoever except by the head of the employment depart ment, and so strict is this rule that I myself have no authority to employ any one, and cannot do so except Uirougli that medium. "The man who instituted this suit against the firm brought a letter of in troduction and recommendation to one of our buyers, when in London. The man asked many questions about America, about the chances of secur ing employr.*"::t and tie: possibilities of advancer..en'. The buyer, an En glishman by biith, t ok an in'erest .n the man, and ;>• : .uaJed him that 110 country aff< . •:« d >ucl« opportunities as did Ameii". . Our buyer told tlie man that he cou'.d net gu irantee him em ployment. but v . uhl u•**.* his best ef forts to assist him if he would come to Philadelphia. Th' u;,'l the influence of the London 1. e, hich introduced the man to • ur buyer, he loaned him the money to \ ay the man's passage, and upon his arrival in Philadelphia made good his promise to a -.-ist lifm. "Without communicating the pecu liar circurof tnces to our firm our buyer on his return from l.is visit to Europe instructed the man to apply for em ployment in the regular way. The ap plicant was given tin- same examina tion that all others are given, and an swered every question satisfactorily. His name v. as placed upon the eligible list. Scon after an opening for such a man was reported and he was given employment. TROUBLE STIRRED UP. "The man was recommended as a skilled laborer of a class that is un known in America. I>ut after a trial, while he proved a competent workman, he showed himself to be a man of bad instincts, and he was removed for in sulting a lady customer. He refused to work in the new department to which he was assigned and left our employment, not, however, until after he had attempted the worst kind of black mail —appearing in person in our gen eral office and demanding S2OO or he wouhl bring suit against our firm for the violation cf the contract alien la bor law, claiming for the first time that he had a contract with our silk buyer, though it was a year after he had entered our employ. As I learned afterward, for many weeks, our firm was threatened with prosecution by certain lrr«.sponsible lawyers, unless we paid the man several hundred dollars. Of course our firm refused. "Suit was brought, to which our at torneys attached little significance, and much to their surprise, and wholly un known to me. a verdict was given against our ilrm. and not until months ufter did it dawn upon any of our peo ple that the prosecution could have oeen Inspired by politics, and that the verdict might not be accident, but the result of methods. FROM ANOTHER STANDPOINT. "This is viewing the case from the most unfavorable standpoint, to out firm. Let us take the other view; that our buyer did employ this foreigner, and that he did pay his passage to America. This fellow was recommend ed as a skilled laborer of a class un known to the American trade, was said to have served an apprenticeship ot many vears—unlike the American salesman, he had picked pins and wound ribbon for a year. He had la bored a term of years in a factory, and knew how every silk product was made. "He had learned the ladies' tailoring business. He was able to suggest har monious and becoming colors. and to tell accurately the number of yards of a given width required for any style, for a person of any size. He \\ as a skilled and artistic window dresser: in fact, it was believed that he combined the learning of the manufacturer, the knowledge and taste of the dressma ker. the ability of the salesman and the art of the window trimmer. To attain this proficiency required a dozen years of plodding work, such as the Ameri can salesman will not do. "But our silk buyer, believing he saw an opportunity to increase the efficien cy of his department, did encourage this man <■> make Philadelphia his place of residence and shaped things so that he became a salesman in his department, believing that the smart, quick Yank* e sab -r.tan would learn from the Englishman in a few months ali that i- had taken him years to leam. thereby giving our salesman the benefit of the Englishman's ex perience and long term of apprentice ship. without the years of drudgery, making our American salesman more efficient, tluir services more valuable and their wage earning capacity greater. "Under the alien labor law our buyer could have made a contract with this man and agreed to pay his passage to America, not as a pauper nor a com mon or unskilled laborer, but an artist in a new line. He did not come in any competition with any American work man. but was really an instructor in a new field of work, secured for the edu cation and betterment of every man employed in our silk department. FIRM'S PROUD RECORD. "This is the cn'y case where we have been fined for vio:ating the labor law in 40 years. Upon the payroll of our firm are nearly 8,000 people, whose wages range annually from $20,000 each to the boys at $250. We have employed in the past 30 years more than 100.000 persons, and have never had a strike nor a threatened strike. We are never obliged to seek workmen, but only to choose from the 5.000 people who apply to our employment department for work every 30 days. It would be ab surd to !»•• 1 d..Clare for higher duties on st! "He na:..ed T.;,:;-hman of Pittsburg, as minister to Switzerland against the protests of all the state labor organ izations, Vt ho i.ad n> t forgotten his ar bittnry me Intis in the Homestead strik ■ as Cf 'i gie's boss. "He cause your schools' money to be withheld while you pay interest to banks for iv ney to pay your teachers. "He causes the personal property tax to lie withheld while your county issues bonds. STATE TREASURY METHODS. "lie plans indemnity bonds to tak Improper and dishonest advantage of the state tt. ,sury to assist In carrying R. payroll for unauth tir.ed employes. "He protects the mileage crabbers and has committees appointed on the pretense of helping starving miners, and his committees rob while on mer cy's mission. "He has attempted to take t1.000.000 from your public schools to relieve the brewers from paying their share of the taxes. "I want to be just to Senator Quay and give him all the credit due him. He did read in the I'nited States senate part of a large tariff speech that was prepared for him in Philadelphia. He threatened to read more, which forced a compromise. Broken pledges to all except the corporations mark his po litical pathway, yet he still finds ways to favor corporations and to fool the workingmen. "Thi« year he is trying a nev. scheme. He thinks he can win your votes for his slate candidate upon the issue of an immigration bill, a copy of which I hold In B V hand. It is as honest as any claim they make, although as a matter of fact, his slated candidate is the author of #nly the enacting clause, consisting of 19 words, while the bill. I am reliably informed, belongs to Sena tor Lodge, of Massachusetts." At Royersford on Friday night last. Mr. Wanamaker held up the record of William A. Stone to a great audience He showed how false had been William A. Stone to his constituents in the past: how he had broken his sacred v.ord in promising to vote for McKin ley and then voting for Quay. It was a most startling and scathing arraign ment of William A. Slone. Mr. Wana maker said: MR. STONE AS A DELEGATE. "The Republican voters of Allegheny were almost a unit for McKinley, and the known relations existing between Mr. Stone and Senator Quay, who was also a candidate for the presidency, were s tch as to arouse a storm of op position to Mr. Stone. To save him self from defeat Mr. Stone, together with his Quay colleague, signed and forwarded to the Republican county chairman of Allegheny county, and caused the same to I published in the Allegheny county papers, the following pledge, bearing date of March 25. ISJ>6: 'We pledge that we will honorably and fully represent and vote in accord ance with the will and preference, for president, of a plurality of the Republi can voters of the congressional dis trict within which we are candidates for delegates, whenever expressed by a plurality of those voting a prefer ence at a primary election held pre vious to the meeting of the national convention, in which we are delegates after due notice has been given by the chairman of the "nty commit tee that they will have an opportunity in said primaries to express such pref erence. (Signed) ROBERT M'AFEE. ■W. A. STONE. "The publication of Mr. Stone's pledge 'to vote in accordance with the will and preference of a plurality of the Republicans in his congressional dis trict, as expressed at the primaries.' relieved him of all opposition and he was chosen a national delegate and In structed by an overwhelming majority of the votes cast to support William McKinley. But in the face of liis pledge and the binding instructions he had received for McKinley he voted for Senator Quay: and I am informed by a close friend of Mr. Stone that his moral obligation did not trouble him In the least, but so anxious was he to know what effect It would have upon his political future, if he disobeyed in structions, that he went about asking the judgement of other delegates. THE MENACE TO TAXPAYERS. "If Colonel Stone made a solemn pledge in '96 upon a most vital ques tion and defiantly broke it to please his master, on a question purely of senti ment. as his vote could do Mr. Quay no real good, dare you as taxpayers place faith in his promises to protect your in terests, and dare you make him the custodian of your affairs and the guardian of your moneys? Can you be lieve that he will be less false to his promises now than to his pledge in '96? It is because of this condition of things in our state that I am here to say to you that you do ivell to think before you continue the old regime. 1 do not ask you to take me. I do not want you to save anything for me. Save yourselves. Save your taxes, your honor, your work, or Quay and the corporations who keep him in office will own the state. "Electing W. A. Stone Is to elect Quay and Andrews for four years. Breaking up the slate now will save the Republican party, which, if it does hon estly and honorably, is Invincible. If It does not it goes down like the old VVhig party, and woe to the blind lead ers who plunge the party of Lincoln .nd Grant over the precipice." I Royal makes the food pure, wholesome and delicious. mi &AkiHo POWDER Absolutely Pure | ROYAL BAKING POVkDrR CO.. NEW YORK JMFpaperJ v 7, 8, and 10c to 30 and 35c J C Some are new patterns V and some are old, but all S 1 recent patterns, and we \ v defy you to name the v \ new ones from the old, r unless you have seen ? 7 them before. s I Prices at other places 7 P are in the neighborhood \ / of 75c and 80c. They C S are making a profit, but % S we are selling out, hence r \ we must lose money. 7 I Many are buying paper J P that they do not expect S ) to use until fall. The V 5 prices bring them to C l DOUGLASS' I y 241J3. Main St. Butler. Eyes Examined Free of Charge R. L. KIRK PATRICK. Jeweler and Graduate Optician Next Door to Court House, Butler, 1 a r!t . :• sjkisr . *\\ t AffiCtf V »• )'I M INK. *VU : i V : ; v ; GOOD FARM FOR SiILS. The Ford farm in I>. r.cgal twp., i ear Mi!!, . town is for sale. It o'n tains ,i!.ui;t 150 acres, is v\«.• 11 watered and in good condition I'or terms in.'jutre a his oTice StPiacribj lor the C>ti*ES jj A COMPLETE STOCK OF :§ 1 FURNITURE 1 'ore. Reason is we b>u>jht it cheaj>er. No matter which room t3s> you want ; ■ fnniish you will find suitable furniture here for it. ''arlor goods stock i < larger than ever Bed room furniture in ». —mahogany. <»ak or maple Dining r.»ii) furniture was never s<> low in pric< as it is to l.i> |w I'otne in ainl s.-e tiie farges'. and best stock of Furniture we I«SS have ever shown. I b-M >• " <•." • • <•- I*—*? •» t «%. «t> / «v gl A: COUCHES 5i5.00 A: ® Sh Made up with.mt fni:_-< .iinl nieely finished at the bottom with :i mahogatiizi 1 tiii:-«■! wood. It's a better i. ";*h than we sold Bed or gna rel >ur jrou wish Have fc=>{ other couches at SB, SlO and $12.50. §j A ODD CHAIRS, 55.00 X|| Y»j Suitable for the Parlor or Sitting m Jf>ll.ir one. r.° wc consider it one of Va ' n6a ! !l *'" there are They are worth seeing before you j^jj| 1 Campbell fiTempleton 1 M•>. > ,3>^ ©<;.[ <;j. pg2 A NEW DEPARTURE in the CAHPtT UuSIIESS SOttETHiNG NEW, SOMETHING ECONOHICAL, SOMETHING SATISFACTORY. We are pleased to announce to our patrons anil trade at large that we have added A NEW DEPARTMENT to our store. A cut order Carpet Department. Also a new and iai proved method over the OLD WAY of i'oiiig a carpet busi ness. We will try and make this clear to you, and our reasons for making this statement, In the first place, v.e do not have to invest a large amount. Do not catrv big ro!is of out of style Designs and Colorings. J\ BIG FACTOR We have no remnants to eat up profits. I)o not require an exlri salesman to handle carpets. Buy direct from first hands, tbus saving to you and ns the middleman's profit. If you want a new Carpet this Spring for your Parlor, Library, Dining or Bedroom. "iVe can furnish it at a saving of 25 per c „'.it. Before y u buy come and see our Sample line of Carpets, consisting of l'ine Velvets, Axminster, Body Brussels, TapesLery ;;-itextra Supers and Ingrains, Mrs. J. E. ZIMMERMAN. j MILLINERY! % 4 All this store sssks to obtain of you i 3 your con3idera- m « tion, and Ist the gooJs—Variety, Quality and Style # » for the price—Prove whether it pays tJ buy here. We 9 0 are prepared to do a bigger business than ever, and P V are going to get it on merit. Come and see the hats we are selling at Si 50, S2 50 and $3 50. ? J STYLE RIGHT IN LINE WITH THE £ J DEMANDS OK FASHIONt - 4 5 HEADQUARTERS FOR HOSIERY £ J AND UNDERWEAR. ? I MARKS' J 108 S. MAIN ST. 4L'4- TtvX- V>"v aad up-to date styles in tine lan. Dongola and patent leather shoes with fancy vesting tops at BICKKL'S They are beantus. All sizes and all widths to fit and suit nil. TO EACH CUSTOMER WE WILL GIVE FREE A PACKAGE OF BICKLE7S PREMIUM SEED CORN One of the most productive corns in the market. Guar anteed to ripeD, ia strong and hardy, • bushels t) the acre. The FARMER who brings the best selection of corn from this n\d to my store before the FIRST OF OCTOBER, 1 898, vi/t be given a premium on that ,hy of s\o.oo worth of shoes. Call And Get a PACKAGE. JOHN BICKEL. House Cleaning mixed with the paste before P apcrin K the result will be very satisfactory. We are also headquarters for Moth Balls, Insect pjwder, Ilelnbore etc. REDICK & GiIOIIJMAN -! t :r , 109 XORTII M.VIX ST. BUTLER. WE SELL DIRECT TO FARMERS. % Farmers be Wise, Deal with us and Save 40 percent, on your Fertiliser#, g 5 YOU SAVE SALESMAN'S EXPENSES AND AGENT'S PROFIT. i • 5 Analvsls. I'hos. Acid, Ammonia, Actual I'otash, S "-S per cent. per cent. per cent. S •2 Pure Raw Bone Meal :2t<>i!s 4 to 5 saa.oo per ton. jfc >5 Four Fold Fertilizer ato 10 2 M 3 2 to 3 16.00 jfc 5 Smoky City * " Bto 10 lVjtoi!}* > Big Bonanza 44 9to 10 22 to 5 Potato Special 44 , 9to 10 3 , ll to4>J Cto 7 a3-o» £ | Tobaceo Special 44 *.« 11 to IS 3to 4 4to 5 ai.oo « | ;■ Bone and Meat 15 to 16 4 to 5 XB.OO j. For samples and pamphlet, write W*LKBR. STRATMAN A CO., Herr's Island. PITTSBURG. PA. S; Subscribe for the CITIZEN.