The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-13
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p,o,oect Of a Rupture with SPAIN
Nov York dispatch In Saturdays Cincinnati
Commercially
NV York, May 1O-ConsIderablc
,,iE was created In the city to-day BY q
. ,a,% from Washington that a rupture
Tib Spain Is not improbable. II was
'I." stated In the same report that our
nav was to be put into a state OF etti'
ripncy with the utmost energy. In order
N ses how the work was progressing, q
,eporter visited they navy yard In Brook
i'm, today. or course certain amount
II work Is being done Tor the navy OF all
lines but II the appearance Of the yard
Indicated anything to-day II was rather
less than the average Of energy.
The reporter talked with several officers
on the war rumors They were very
relIcent about their Washington orders.
Il is expected, however, that IN very
shor. time the yard will display moro &C:
tivity than at any time since the close OF
The civil war. A new cOmmandant is to
BE- sent 10 the yard shortly, and with his
coming there may be new life and hustle.
In political circles fer some days past
there have been rumOrs that the admins.
ustIon at Washington contemplate o
grand coup d Etdt on the Spanish question,
which would electri(y the country and
tend 10 draw the attention Of the people
from the blunders oil the administration In
regard to the consequential damages and
the Alabama question. This coup d etGt,
rumor says, will be nothing more than q
war with Spain md the capture oil Cuba.
These rumors are further 10 the effect that
Grant expects 10 gain popularity by this
movement, and that II Is TO be bis great
card before the Philadelphia Convention
and the people aiterward. These rumors
have been current in political circles for o
week or ten days past. Advices from
Washington to-day hardly give these ri.
nors significance.
Pom ssturdAy'sN. 7, Herald.
A rumor is again aaoat on the air OF a
probable war with Spain. We are told
that orders have been issued to put such
Of our iron-Clads as are ct for service in
ses.going condition; that work Is to be
done, II necessary, day and night, in our
navy yards; that bills for the construction
Of new vessels and for the improvement
Of our coast defenccs are TO be pushed
through Congress, and, in short, that the
administration asSuddenly become sens.
ibe Of the fact that in case OF a war
crisis we arc in q very indifferent condi.
ton either 10 act on the defensive or to
oppose an invaSien Of our coast and the
destruction Of our seabOard cities. The
whisper comes from Washington that
our relations with Spain are Of such a
character as 10 suggest preparations,
not necessarily looking 10 war, but
to the protection Of the rights of citi.
Iens Of the United States" 1t is even
thrown out as q hint, darby and mys.
terously, that our Minister at Madrid,
who Is on his way back 10 his post after
protracted leave Of absence, carries with
him 10 his pocket instructions Of q bellig.
srent character, and may tind It necessary
tOpresent his letter Of recall II tho dc.
mSnds Of his government should not be
stOnce complied with; although an anchor
Is cast to windward by the suggestion that
stormal exchange Of civil farewells and
expressions ofregret may take place be-
tween the American representative and
the Spanish Minister OF Foreign Affairs,
which, however, will be well understood
at Washington 10 be nothing less than
diplomatic lying" The immediate cause
Otthis foreshadOwed imbroglio Is repre-.
sented to be the delay in the action of the
United States and Spanish Claims Com.
mission and the case Of Dr.. Howard, in
connection with other questions which
may cause further irritation and give
occasion tor more determined policy
towards Sp4in."