THE DAYS DOINGS
SUMMARY OF LATE NEWS
BY WIRE
ASKS AN ARMISTICE
CUBAN AUTONOMISTS ISSUE
A STRONG APPEAL
of Iiife at Shawneetown III
Is Greater Than at First Re
ported Mayor of Town Appeals
to Congress for Aid
Seeks to Arrange Peace Terras
The Spanish minister in Washington on
Monday received a dispatch from Havana
stating that the autonomist cabinet there
has addressed an appeal to the insurgents
asking to arrange an armistice for the pur
pose of arriving at terms for peace The
insurgents are appealed to on the grounds
that they are all Cubans and should unite
for peace and liberty which all want
The appeal also states that Spain is will
ing to enlarge the present scope of au
tonomy and will suggest such a plan to
the cortes which is soon to meet
The Official Gazette in Havana pub
lished the following manifesto The
provisional government by its own in
apiration and also as the faithful inter
preter of the vehement desires of the gov
ernment of the mother country informs
the Cubans that they are struggling by
force to reach that which has already been
secured in all its reality and value and
without the dangers and risks how ex
perienced
The manifesto continues an earnest and
strong plea to Cubans to aceept the out
stretched bands and fraternal embraces
and cordial welcome to a really home
ruled Cuba and its autonomist leaders
and declares that such action is not cow
ardice nor dishonorable but the best for
Cubans and all the residents and interests
of the island that their own personality
will not be lost and that these pleas are
actuated by the provisional government
and always sure of the approbation of
mother country
The document also asserts that the his
tory so far of home rule is a sufficient
guarantee of good faith t The manifesto
is a very strong plea
BRITAIN WANTS
China Will Undoubtedly Concede
the Demand for the Port
Great Britain has demanded a lease of
on the Shan Tung penin
sula after the Japanese evacuation as a
compensation for the disturbance of the
balance of power in the Gulf of
In Chinese diplomatic circles small doubt
is entertained that she will concede the
demand which is believed to be favorably
regarded by Japan-
In addition to says the
Pekin correspondent of the London Tele
graph Sir Claude McDonald ttie British
minister has demanded possession of the
island of Chusan oh the east coast op
posite the estuary of the Tsien Tang
Kiang in which England has already the
rights of pre emption The Times says
China has agreed to Englands demands
for a lease of
MONSTER HORROR
Ltoss of Life at Shawneetown Geater
- than at First Reported
Reports from Shawneetown 111 con
firm first advices as to the disaster Both
rail and telegraph communication is cut
off and the particulars are meager At
Mills Station the river is eight miles wide
and the track is covered for thirty two
miles The mayor of Shawneetown re
ports that 850 to 500 were drowned
Mayor Carney has appealed to congress
for aid for the destitute people He says
the town is absolutely destroyed that
there is not food enough in town for one
meal All goods in the city are lost The
situation is distressing in the extreme
Felt Four Earthquake Shocks
Capt Larsen of the barkentine Port
land has reported to the branch hydro
graph office at San Francisco that four
cUstiact shocks of earthquake were felt by
him on March 7 when about half way
between Mazatlan and the Hawaiian Isl
ands The first shock at 1012 p m
Greenwich mean time was very severe
and lasted twenty seconds Exactly half
an hour later a milder shock was felt and
there were two more during the afternoon
The weather was nearly calm
Steamer Catches Fire at Sea
The Ocean Steamship Companys
steamer City of Macon bound from Bos
ton for Savannah Ga was discovered on
Ire eighteen miles north of Tybe A
stream was immediately turned into the
forward hold where the fire was located
and the shipwas headed for Tybe with all
speed and run ashore stern foremost
The tug Paulsen took the passengers
about twenty five in number to Savannah
The cargo of general merchandise is a total
loss
SO000 Chicago Fire
The roof and sixth story of the Central
Union Block at Madison and Market
Streets ts destroyed by fire Monday
The building which is owned by C T
Wheeler and Charles F Fuller was dam
aged to the amount of 12000 Two
hundred manufacturing concerns in the
building suffered a loss oft 65000 fully
Insured
Masked Robbers Raid an Inn
Four masked robbers entered the way
side inn conducted by Hugo Her tram
three miles west of Misbawaka Ind bound
and gagged the members of the family and
ransacked the premises They secured
20 in money a quantity of silverware
and jewelry and several hundred cigars
Wisconsin Rough Riders
Dr Frank of White Heaver Wis is or
ganizing a regiment to be called the Wis
consin Bough Eiders composed of
recruits from all over the state with a large
ipany f Wtomebajto Indians u allies
HUNDREDS DROWNED
lieveo Above Shawneetown Gives
Way with Disastrous Results
At 480 oclock Sunday afternoon the
levee above Shawneetown 111 broke and
the city is inundated The water backed
up for five miles and rushed down upon
the city like a tidal wave It is rumored
that over 200 lives were lost
A Chicago dispatch says that at 1280
oclock Sunday night the operator in the
long distance telephone companys office
atMt Yernon Ind says that the estimate
on the loss of life at Shawneetown 111
was at that hour 200 The operator stated
that the companys wires to the stricken
city failed soon after 4 oclock At that
hour it was known that the dam was giv
ing away but it was not thought that it
would go to pieces quickly enough to
cause loss of life By 6 oclock it was
known in Mt Vernon that many people
had been drowned the estimate being then
100 A jelef boat bringing food blankets
and surgeons was started down the river
and was expected to reach Shawneetown
before morning Gradually the reports of
loss of life increased the estimates stories
coning from various points near the scene
of the flood showing clearly that the dis
aslewas far more serious than at first
bfiieyed People from Mt Vernon and
thsurrounding country besieged the tele
phone and telegraph offices frantic for
tidings from relatives and friends in the
flooded town No attempt at an accurate
list of the lost is possible however and
the crowds stood all night before the
bulletin boards on which was posted the
meager reports being received
IVES DEFEATS SCHAEFER
Wins the Championship by a Score
of 600 to 427
Frank Ives defeated Jacob Schaefer in
Chicago Saturday night in the match for
the championship at 18 inch balk line bil
liards by a score of600 to 427 He had to
work hard for the honor but there was
not a moment when he did not hold
his old master safe in all points
of the game Jake played splendid
billiards as a rule but the
strain of the game told on him after his
high run of 93 in the 2ilh inning and in
eight innings made but 14 points In the
meantime Ives had pushed up 169 buttons
and clinched the game Ives was given a
fair show by the spectators and that un
doubtedly helped him to keep up to his
work
ORDERS TO CUBAN CONSULS
All Officials in the Island Directed
to Repair to Havana
Directions have been given to the con
suls in Cubato repair to Havana in order
that they -may be able to leave the island
without danger in case of war Arrange
ments have been made for Gen Lees safe
Withdrawal if suchaction becomes neces
sary Tiie newspaper correspondents in
Havana arc also to -be given the utmost
protection and they will be allowed to
leave with Gen Lee Senator Piatt of
New York who has taken great interest
in the arrangements for the protection of
the correspondents has had an interview
with Assistant Secretary Day on the sub
ject t
COIN HARVEY SERIOUSLY ILL
Operation for Appendicitis May
Prove Fatal
17 H Harvey more familiarly known
as Coin Harvey is dangerously ill at
the Presbyterian hospital in Chicago and
his family entertain grave fears for his
recovery Mr Harvey was taken sud
denly ill late Wednesday night and he
grew rapidly worse until Thursday after
noon despite the best efforts of three phy
sicians who were in constant attendance
Ajconsultationtwas held and it was de
cided that the patient was suffering from
acute appendicitis- l An operation was
peforraed Friday and Mr Harvey is
now in a critical condition
FIRES OVER A TUG
Flagship at Key West Gives a Care
less Boat a Lesson
A tug endeavored to pass the flagship
off Key West too close Saturday night
and did not answer the signals of the war
ship whereupon a 4 pound shot was fired
across her bows Those on board the tug
received a severe fright After the inves
tigation which -followed the tug was al
lowed to proceed -into the harbor The
call to quarters arid the firing of the shot
was done with extraordinary rapidity and
showed to what a pitch of alertness the
fleet has attained
Crazy Man Burns a Jail
Charles McGaw an insane man was
placed in jail at Amberg Wis the- other
night He set fire to the bed and all the
lufiamable material in thelockupandthen
gave the alarm A bucket brigade- was
formed and when the people broke into
the jail and began to throw water McGaw
asked for an umbrella The town hall
was partly destroyed
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Wife of Justice Brewer Dead
The wife of Justice Brewer of the
United jStates supreme court died in
Washington Sunday Slje had been in bad
health for se veal years but was not an in
valid Some weeks ago her physicians
decided- that an opera tioh was necessary
It vas apparently successful bufcoir
Friday a relapse occurred and she died
Pope Working for -Peace
Yatican circles in Rome announce that
Archbishop Keane bishop assistant to the
pontifical throne in the name of the pope
has sent Archbishop Ireland an expres
sion ofthe earnest desire oft his holiness
that Archbishop Ireland use his influence
with McKinley in favor of a pacificatory
attitude in the Cuban question
Defunct Mulhanney Bank
The receiver of the defunct Mulhanney
Savings bank of St Louis has asked the
court for permission to sue the directors
for 300000 worth of alleged worthless
notes lie charges mismanagement on
their part
Is in Favor of Zola
The court of cassation of France has
quashed the sentence of one years im
prisonment and 1000 francs fine imposed
upon Emiie Zola but has not ordered a
new trial
DOUBLE TEXAS TRAGEDY
Editor Brann and Capt M T Davis
Mortally Wounded
W C Brann editor of the Iconoclast
published in Waco Texas and Captai M
T Davis fought a street duel with re
volvers Saturday evening The difference
between Editor Brann and Cant Data
grew out of the Brann Baylor feud last
year Capt Davis daughters are pupils
of Baylor University and the references
made in the Iconoclast to Baylor which
was generally construed to mean reflec
tions on the moral character of the pupils
and faculty brought forth from Capt
Davis a violent denunciation of Brann
Editor Brann and his business manager
W S Ward were walking along South
Fourth Street and passed Capt Davis
office The captain was standing in the
doorway The men immediately took up
their quarrel bitter words passed between
them weapons were drawn and the duel
commenced About ten seconds were oc
cupied in the shooting at the end of which
Brann and Davis lay bleeding and Ward
was shot through the right hand the
bones being shattered A wild bullet hit
Motorman Kennedy in the knee and an
other hit Eugene Kepler in the foot
Brann was removed to his home Sur
geons say there is a very slight chance oj
his recovery Capt Davis is also mortally
wounded through the lungs
Both men have since died
CANVAS UNIFORMS
Gen Miles in Favor of Their Adop
tion for Soldiers
Gen Miles commanding the array has
ordered 100 canvas uniformswith a view
to their general introduction as a light and
servicable field uniform by the United
States army The sample uniforms or
dered are of strong canvas of fine texture
but durable material The color is gray
brown These canvas suits are already
in use among frontiersmen and do good
service for rough outdoor work The final
designs show the canvas suit and buck
skin leggings with colored cloth cuffs
collar chevrons and national coat of arms
above the chevrons The collar of the
chevrons cuffs etc depends upon the
arms of the service navy blue for the
infantry red for the artillery
and yellow for the cavalry
The hat is of light felt or canvas
similar to that now worn but turned up
on the left side with a colored rosette held
by the arm of service and the short aig
rette or plume above the rosette The
knee breeches and leggins complete this
serviceable military field uniform
Minnesota Convention Date
The Democratic slate committee of Min
nesota decided that the state convention
should be held in Minneapolis Juno 15
The Bryan vole was accepted as a basis of
representation making a gathering of
1551 delegates Tho geueral expression
was favorable lo again fusing with tho
Populists and silver Republicans
Tanner Honors a Centralian
Governor Tanner of Illinois has ap
pointed G L Pittenger of Centralia a
member of his official staff with the rank
of colonel Mr Pittenger is wealthy a
mine operator and an old soldier who
takes great pride in his army record He
has accepted the place and has placed his
order for the regulation uniform
Well Known German Editor Dead
Jtobert lleitzel editor and publisher of
Der Anna Teuful a German paper pub
lished in Detroit Mich well known both
in this country and Germany died Sunday
from tuberculosis of the spine His writ
ings were of an anarchistic character and
among and anarchist circles he was a
power
Eugene Ysaye to Succeed Seidl
The New York Journal and Advertiser
says Eugene Ysaye the violin virtuoso
will be tho successor of Anton Seidl
Seigmund Berstein manager for Seidl
has signed a contract with Ysaye to take
charge of the organization
Austria to Swell Its Navy
The Austro IIungarian government in
tends to ask for 45000000 to 50000000
florins for the purpose of increasing the
strength of the Austrian navy
Favor Equal Representation
The New York conference of the Metho
dist Church voted in favor of equal repre
sentation from each annual conference
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Chicago Cattle common to prime
300 to 575 hogs shipping grades
300 to 400 sheep fair to choice 250
to 500 wheat No 2 red 103 to 105
corn No 2 2Sc to 29c oats No 2 24c
to 25c rye No 2 49c to 51c butter
choice creamery 18c to 19c eggs fresh
Sc to 10c potatoes common to choice
50c to 65c per bushel
Indianapolis Cattle shipping 300 to
550 hogs choice light 300 to 425
sheep common to choice 300 to 475
wheat No 2 92c to 94c corn No 2
white 31c to 32c oats No 2 white 29c
to 31c
St Louis Cattle 300 to 575 hogs
300 to 400 sheep 300 to 500
wheat Io 2 97c to 98c corn No 2
yellow 26c to 2Sc oats No 2 25c to 27c
rye No 2 48c to 49c
- Cincinnati Cattle 250 to 525 hogs
300 to 425 sheep 250 to 500
wiieatNo 2 red 94c to 96c corn No 2
mixed 31c to 33c oats No 2 mixed 28c
to 29c rye No 2 51c to 53c
Detroit Cattle 250 to 550 hogs
300 to 400 sheep 250 to 475
wheat No 2 93c to 95c corn No 2
yellow 29c to 31c oats No 2 white 29c
to 31c rye 51c to 53c
Toledo Wheat No 2 red 95c to 96c
corn No 2 mixed 29c to 31c oats No 2
white 26c to 27c rye No 2 50c to 51c
clover seed 285 to 290
Milwaukee Wheat No 2 spring 94c
to 96c corn No 3 2Sc to 30c oats No
2 white 28c to 30c rye No 1 49c to 51c
barley No 2 40c to 45c pork mess
900 to 950
Buffalo Cattle 300 to 550 hogs
300 to 425 sheep 300 to 500
wheat No 2 red 98c to 100 corn No
2 yellow 32c to 34c oats No 2 white
30c to 32c
New York Cattle 300 to 550 hogs
300 to 425 sheep 300 to 525
wheat No 2 red 100 to 102 corn No
2 35c to 37c oats No 2 white 32c to
33c butter creamery 16c to 20c eggs
Western 10c to lie
REFIT ON THE MAINE
AS PRESENTED TO CONGRESS
Finding of Court of Inquiry Shows Conciu
sively That the Warship Was Destroyed
by the Explosion of a Mine
nAIN BOARD OF INQUIRY f
COLLOWING is the full text of the report of the court of inquiry delegated to
ascertain the causes of the Maine explosion
United States Steamship Iowa First Rate Key West Fla Monday March 21
1898 After full and mature consideration of all the testimony before it the court
finds as follows
1 That the United States battleship Maine arived in the harbor of Havana
Ouba on the 25th day of January 1898 and was taken to buoy No 4 in from five
and one half to six fathoms of water by the regular Government pilot
The United States consul general at Havana haxl notified the authorities at that
place the previous evening of the intended arrival of the Maine
The state of discipline on board the Maine was excellent and all orders and
regulations in regard to the care and safety of the ship were strictly carried out
All ammunition was stowed away in accordance with instructions and proper
care was taken whenever amunition was handled Nothing was stowed away in
any one of the magazines or sfaellroonis which was not permitted to be stowed
there The magazines and shell rooms were always locked after having been open
ed and after the destruction of the Maine the keys were found in their proper
place in the Captains cabin everything having been reported secure that even
ing at 8 oclock
Usual Precautions Taken
The temperature of the magazines and shell rooms was taken daily and report
ed The only magazine which had an undue amount of heat was the after 10
inch magazine and that did not explode at the time the Maine was destroyed
The torpedo war heads were all stowed in the after part of the ship under the
ward room and neither caused nor participated in the destruction of the Maine
The dry gun cotton primers and detonators were stowed in the cabin aft and
remote from the scene of the explosion
The waste was carefully looked after on board the Maine to obviate danger
Special orders in regard to this had been given by the commanding officer
Varnishers dryers alcohol and other combustibles of this nature were stowed
on or above the main deck and could not have had anything to do with the de
struction of the Maine
The medical stores were stowed aft under the wardroom and remote from the
scene of the explosion No dangerous stores of any kind were stowed below in
any of the other storerooms
The coal bunkers were inspected Of these bunkers adjoining the forward mag
azines and shell rooms four were empty namely B 3 B 4 B 5 and B 6 A 15 had
been in use that day and A 16 was full of New River coal This coal had been
carefully inspected before receiving it on board The bunker in which it was
stowed ws accessible on three sides at all times and the fourth side at this time
on account of bunkers B 4 and B 6 being empty This bunker A 16 had been
inspected that day by the engineer officer on duty
The fire alarms in the bunkers were in working order and there had never
been a case of spontaneous combustion of coal on board the Maine
The two after boilers of the ship were in use at the time of the disaster but
for auxiliary purposes only with a comparatively low pressure of steam and be
ing tended by a reliable watch These boilers could not have caused the explosion
of the ship The four forward boilers have since been found by the divers and
are in a fair condition
On the night of the destruction of the Maine everything had been reported
secure for the night at S oclock by reliable persons through the proper
ties to the commanding officer At the time the Maine was destroyed the ship
was quiet and therefore least liable to accident caused by movements from those
on board
3 The destruction of the Maine occurred at 940 p m on the loth dav of Feb
ruary 1S9S in the harbor of Havana Cuba being at the time moored in the same
buoy to which she had been taken upon her arrival
There were two explosions of a distinctly different character with a very
short but distinct interval between them and the forward part of the ship was lift
ed to a marked degree at the time of the first explosion
The first explosion was more in the nature of a report like that of a gun while
the Second- explosion was more open prolonged and of greater volume This
second explosion was in the Opinion of the court caused by the partial explosion
of two or more of the forward magazines of the Maine
Condition of the Wreck
4 The evidence bearing on this being principally obtained from div
ers did not enable the court to form a definite conclusion as to
the condition of the wreck although it was established that the after
part of the ship was practically intact and sank In that condition a very few minutes
after the destruction of the forward part
The following facts iu regard to the forward part of tho ship are however established
by the testimony
That portion of the port side of the protective deck which extends from about frame
30 to about frame 41 was blown up aft and over to port The main deck from about
frame 30 to about frame 41 was blown up aft and slightly over to starboard folding the
forward part of the middle superstructure over and on top of the after part
This in the of the court caused the
was opinion by partial explosion of two or moTe
of the forward magazines pf the Maine
5 At frame 17 the outer shell of the ship from a point eleven and one half feet
from the middle line of the ship and six from the middle line of the ship and six feet
above the keel when In Its normal position has been forced up so as tobe now about
four feet above the surface of the water therefore about thirty four feet above where
It would be had the sunk The outside
ship uninjured bottom plating Is bent Into a re
versed V shape the after wing of which about fifteen feet broad and thirty two feet In
length from frame 17 to frame 25 is doubled back upon itself against the continuation
of the same plating extending forward
At frame 1 the vertical keel is broken in two and ttie flat keel bent Into an angle
similar to the angle formed by the outside bottom plating This break Is now about six
feet below the surface of the water and about thirty feet above Its normal position
Caused by Submarine Mine
In the opinion of the court this effect could have been produced only by the explosion
of a mine situated under the bottom of the ship at about frame 18 and somewhat on the
port side of the ship
6 The court finds that the loss of the Maine on the occasion named was not in any
respect due to fault or negligence on the part of any of the officers or members of the
crew of said vessel
7 In the opinion of the court the Maine was destroyed by the explosion of a sub
marine mine which caused the partial explosion of two or more of her forward maga
zines
8 The court has been unable to obtain evidence fixing the responsibility for the de
struction of the Maine upon any person or persons
W T SAMPSON A MARIX
Captain U S N President Lieutenant Commander U S N Judge
Advocate
M SICARD
Rear Admiral Commander-in-Chief of the United States Naval Force on the North
Atlantic Station
SAGASTA RETAINS HIS POWER
Liberals Win in Spanish Parliament
ary Elections
The Spanish parliamentary elections
that were held Sunday went by a large
majority in favor of the Liberals the par
ty now in power Very little interest was
manifested in Madrid and the polling
booths were almost deserted Most all
the candidates elected there are Liberals
Riots are reported from many places
troubles being fomented by the socialists
This was especially the case iu the prov
inces of Biscay Navarre Catalonia and
Valencia At Durango in the province
of Biscay one man was killed It is esti
mated that the Government won 300 of
the 432 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
RESENT RELIEF PLANS
Spaniards Will Interpret Their Execu
tion as Intervention
The Madrid Iinp Trial says that if the
proposition attribute to the United States
to send a warship with relief for the re
concentrados next week proves true
Spain will interpret the act as one of in
tervention which would be intolerable
The Madrid correspondent of the Lon
don Standard says that the following is
the substance of Spains reply to the note
presented by Minister Woodford
1 The Spanish reply which is couched
in firm language stated that the Orovern
ment cannot agree to the conclusions the
American Government has drawn from
inaccurate information that does not tally
with the recent activity and progress of
military operations in Cuba and the visi
ble popularity and progress of the new
colonial institutions which have been loy
ally accepted and supported by even old
adversaries of home rule Spain cannot
naturally admit the interference which is
foreshadowed in the American note and
deprecates the sending of official relief
and war vessels to Cuba as being the very
elements that have retarded the progress
of the Spanish rule in the island
Spain reminds the United States of all
the concessions she has made to preserve
cordial relations and conciliate America
the last proof being her willingness to sub
mit the conflicting commission reports to
arbitration In conclusion the Spanish
reply shows that the Government believes
that it has reached the extreme limit of
concessions compatible with the honor and
dignity of Spain and will not admit en
croachments on her rights of sovereignty
in the West Indies
NONE WILL ASSIST HER
Spain Must Stand or Pall on Her Own
Merits
Dispatches from all
tals show that attention is centered on I
Americas preparation for war which
most people believe to be imminent Some
express sympathy for Spain but none i
offers to help her not even Austria which
has been the forcing ground of pro-Span-
ish intervention She is -now displaying a
milder mood A Vienna correspondent de
clares that Austria will probably recom
mend Spain to accept the offered indemnk
ty of 700000000 francs with reimburse-
ment for her war expenses and declare
Cuba independent Then the United States
would be obliged to agree to concessions
regarding the Maine
Wihisky is always a fool so Is Iot
REPLY IS AN INSULT
Spain Wiil Not Tolerate Interfer
ence in Cuba
JQ W
jV III
WAR i
Make Insolent Proposition to Settle the
Maine Affair
SEXOIi SAGASTA
own business and not meddle with the af
fairs of Spain Spain will not submit
to dictation from this government in the
affairs of Cuba She will leave Cuban af
fairs to the Cuban Parliament and she
will consider the question of amnesty
when the insurgents ask for it The Span
ish note answering the demands was tel
egraphed from Madrid to the powers to
gether with a copy of the American de
mands
In this note Sagasta sweeps away all
his diplomatic pretensions of desiring the
help of the United States in settling the
Cuban question and insolently tells the
President to keep his nose out of other
peoples business This reply from the
Sagasta ministry was rather stunning but
it was no surprise to the members of the
cabinet who have for some time urged
determined action and expressed distrust
of Spains pretensions of a desire to end
the war and settle the Cuban question in
a way to satisfy the American people
Sagasta also added insult to presump
tion and offered to arbitrate the question
of the Maine This was more than the
President could endure with patience He
had made no demand upon Spain but had
sent to Sagasta the findings of our court
of inquiry and left to his own sense of
honor the offer of a way for treatment of
this question without that of war But
Sagastas only reply is that he will submit
this question to arbitration It seems ap
parent at this writing that Sagasta is
ready to end all the differences between
this government and Spain with war and
hopes to provoke war by insult
The President is done with diplomatic
consideration of these questions Con
gress the war making power will deal
with it
President McKinley will not unite with
Spain in an effort to relieve distress in
Cuba Spains appropriation of 600000
to feed the starving Cubans at this late
day is regarded here as only a bluff with
no intention of spending a dollar for that
purpose Sagasta realizes that this gov
ernment will intervene in Cuban affairs
drive Spain from the island and then re
lieve the starving people The only ques
tion to embarrass the administration in
its program of intervention is a request
that is said to have come from the insur
gents that this government simply recog
nize Cuban independence and leave to
the insurgents the business of driving
Spain out of the island
The Cuban situation has now become
such that this government--cannot stop
at simply a recognition of independence
without making that independence secure
It cannot recognize the Cubans as inde
pendent and then leave them to starve as
they have been starving for the last year
And since Sagasta has failed to realize
the Presidents hope that Spain would of-
some honorable way of taking the
Maine question out of the situation there
was no way of meeting it except by allow
ing Congress to take it np with the Cuban
question All the evidence points direct-
ly to Spanish treachery in that disaster
Congress so views it
Raising Money for Spain
More than 800000 has been contrib
uted during the past four days by Span
iards in Mexico toward a patriotic- fund
in behalf of Spam
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DIPLOMACY COMES TO AN END
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Negotiations Closed and Time for
Action at Hand
Efforts of the United States for Hon
orable Peace Are Answered Only
Tvith Insolent Defiance and Evasion
of the Heal Issues F pain Seeks to
Justify Her Course and Declares the
American Demands Are Intolerable
No Hope that War Will Be Lonzer
Averted
Washington correspondence
It seems apparent that the administra
tion has been lenient in its dealings with
Spain President McKinlcy sought tc
bring Spain and Cuba to someamicable
arrangement which would satisfy both
and not be too humiliating to the Spanish
government but Sagasta temporized and
deceived until at last the President had
to lay down the definite proposition that
the independence of Cuba was the only
satisfactory solution to the American peo
ple and the United States Congress Sa
gasta sought for further delay but when
he could not secure that his ministry sent
a reply which is an insult to the President
The reply of Sagasta when stripped of
its diplomatic verbiage informs the Uni
ted States that it should attend to it
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