Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-11-27
,TIhe cuban war

mo exists between SlckltS al!u buo y SPo1itol. ;
Cabinet. On thc arrival Of the news sa OF
the capture Of The Nirgnius, President
CASTELAR,, at the United States Legation,
EXPRESSED regret and ordered q suspension
of the sentence When Secretary Fish
telegraphed the news Of the execution,
Gen. Sickles senta note, at 2 o'clock IN the
morning, demanding q stay OF proceed
incs, The Foreign Secretary answered,
questioning the accuracy Of thesint9lrna- MO
ton. and ntin.atpd that Sicklcs' actlcn
WAS not authorized. Therrupon Sickl9s,
in the maine of the United States, address
ell a formal protest against the innuman
butcheries and insult to the United States !;
and again demanded that Spain should
enforce obedience to orders In Cuba, and
insisted on the rights of Americans to trlal
under the treaty of 1896. He complained
that the American Consulate, ut Santiago,
was prevented using the telegraph to
Washington. The Spanish Secretary an
swered that the matter was wholly mu-
nicipal affair between Spain and the Vir-
ginus' pirates, Spain could not tolerate
any interference. The interview ended oy
Gen. Sicklcs demanding that Spain should
enforce the order Of the Cabinet to Cuba
for suspensions OF executions. The Span
ish Minister of Foreign Affairs haughtily
declined to permit Gen. Sickles to discuss
the municipal affairs of Cuba. Tie in
terview terminated angrily, Sickles saying
he would hold no more personal only ON
cial relations with the Minister. Public
feeling ruins high. The Spaniards blame
United States for Cuban insurrectlon. and
saw they will welcome war. Minister
Sickles does not see how war can avoid
ed as Spain will concede nothing and
public opinion will prevent President
CASTELAR, from making any concessions. He
SAYS there's no use in the United States
trifing any more ON the subject, Spanish
stubbornness making concessions inlpossi-
BILE. The extreme Republicans favor the
views of the United States in the affair.
NEW YORK, November 2l.-The Off
cers of the City of New York give the
names of the passengers seized: Mrs. Dom
itola de Monte, willow and her child
Rycardso Sancis and his entire family
consisting OF his wife and three children
and Donna Catalena Pales Nothing sus-
picious was found in the clothing OF the
women or children All were discharged
except Sancis. Over two hundred per-
sons were implicated by captured cores
pondence. No executions when the New
York left.
WAsHINaroN, November r2l.-Dispatches
received by the Secretary of State are con,
6rmatory in part Of the special kilograms
from Madrid, in regard to the demonstra,
tions against Minister Sickles, though the
Secretary is of the opinion that the spe'
cials are somewhat exaggerated The moi
which collected in front of the American
Legation was promptly dispersed by the
Government, and there is no doubt here
in ofic.a al circles but that the authorities al
Madrid are fully capable of preventing
anIy outbreak. The position Of Minister
Sickles is very uncomfortable, but it is moi
believed that any violence will be offered
as Mrs. Sickles telegraphs that the Span
lsh officials are equal to the emergency
! Minister Sickles is hourly in communica.
ton with the State Department, and his
dispatches indicate the existence of a very
s rong feeling against the United States
WasH1NaTnN, November 2l.-The city
is excited ovel probabilities of 8 war with
Spain. Rumors of all kinds are circula.
ting, adding to the interest of the situa.
ton. These, however, found no official
| confirmation beyond the news telegraphed
at noon.
The State Department is investigating
the real status of the Virginius. The
Treasury Department, navigation division,
finds no reason to believe that any irregu,
larity exists in the Virginius registry pa
pers. This fact was coprlunicated to the
Secretary Of State by the Secretary Of the
Treasury, and received the attention Of
the Cabinet to-day. Copies of all papers
were submitted.
The session of the Cabinet opened ear.
lier than usual, and continued until 4
o'clock-all the Secretaries present. 1t
was. the largest session during Grants ad.
ministration.' Subsequently Fish and
Robeson had conference. The whole
time of the session was occupied with the
Virginius matter and attending complica-
tions. Members are dumb regarding de-
tails of proposed action. The feeling
which urged the attack upon the American
Legation was characterized as brutal and
unreasonable. 1t really seemed that no
reasonable ministry could stand at Mad
rid.
ThereN increased naval activity. A
naval recruiting Office ordered to be opened
at New Orleans
1t is still unlikely that other than pre-
cautionary measures will be taken until
Congress acts While the President seems
to be in accord with the indignant feel.
ings of the people. he will do nothing to
place the country in false position before
the world. A leading Senator, who had q
conversation with the President to-day.
has no doubt that when Congress meets
the public will be satisfied that prudence,
combined with due regard to our ma
tional honor, has been observed by the
Executive Department of the Government.
From the correspondence of EI Cronistn,
it appears that after the British Vice Con-
sui found his efforts to secure postpone
ment of the shooting Of persons claiming
British citizenship were vain, the British
Commodore at Jamaica took the matter
in hand and telegraphed the following to
the Governor of Santiago de Cuba: In
the interests of the friendly relations be-
tween our respective Governments, | beg
you to delay the execution OF alleged Brit
ish subjects until the captain Of the Niobe
can communicate with you" Burriel re-
Piled 81 do not possess the authority to
.ccede to the petition you send me. The
law must be fulflled-consequently the
men claiming British citizenship will be
executed"
WASHINGTON, November 23.-Admiral
Polo has communicated the following from
his Government 10 the State Department
The Spanish Government contradicts the
report of any hostile demonstration against
the American Minister, and says that
Gen. Sickles il treated with consideration
and respect; that some intemperance OF
language Of the Monarchial press was
promptly silenced by the threats Of imme-
date punishment. and that the Minister
of the Colonies reports from Havana that
the restoration of embargoed property to
American citizens is being diligently pro-
ceeded with.
MADRID, Nov!24.-President CASTELAR,
had a long conference to-day with Layard,
the British Minister. The result OF the
interview is favorable to the continuance