The sun., 1873-11-25
Queer story-what rs the Truth,

Queer StoTy-Nhat Is the Truth!
one of our industrious and irrCprCssiDlc
correspondents in Washing ton sends us
the following interesting but not stupiis-
ing Information:
"w.suisoroS. Nov. gi.-A careful survey Of the
situation cuuyirccs me that the probabilities If war
with spain are growing less and ai, .iv.oy brought
down to IttttJ nac point. lam as urcl Nv senator
Mont %. that thc President expects peac iul touton
vt tap rr,sunt compile. ton. Oic u the Cabinet Las
4, tlc s,uc cuisJ.u- assurance. There g. an
lulr tepu. asa.t var ON the p-t. OF
l,aIips senator's and R,pr,sc ita,Nc.. ih,y CSC ah
men " ptaco, pee ally secretary Itsu dnd his s1n 10.
Law. ia fact they 4ic men ~ pieces.
Notwithstanding that pe-cc 10 THIS certain with thc
continuance II fees there are set OF rOws here MAO
ale lab ring night and ay to bring about awir. Prcsi
dent GE,Srs tu, onc OF these men, lie Is conscrNa-
tive. aad docs not want to do any more hghtiug at
lcatt uuul ihc e s,c currency 10 established and the
country put condition to CApsnd us tcs0r. .cs 10
any dcs red eKtcnt But tac queer thing lat some
Of She mcnbcts Of his Cabinet engaged IN prVacy
iomclting war on their own account and ar. do'ns
their best to manufacture war feeling Throughout the
couAtty. Among these statctncn Is CHurrt"NtNd
Cnr~wsL who. seeing that the Post oulcc Depart
mrut not having tlr show with tNc NaN3 Depart
men sent tor ir,cnl % Als, neWai aptrcYr,spoud
g. t. and requested Inn to write up an A,,icv With
hm. 1l, result was quarter of column Illlishrd
u olc . fac url l- ..uft-, ntug The Po'tuI.fcr
G,Acf4i o.. t&ct,liasy .'t,sc Ind te Post office
iu admirable cull.utu Tor DJut With spHlA 10 tny
icr power N,Nt cim' the secretary oi .r. Who ca
Saturday s.ut fpr another nov paper cHtrt W nlvut
] hNl.mAcI. intimate anl wien tie clrrc.po.Gcnt
so, 90 tlc var Department tic seer tJry ni Ac Aad
couNcr .toH, ..ter Ntci hc utscl Oh Aad ws't' thc
floul.g &c. patch, wAch Was t,c-rAaien an over tt
I eor.l-..
"'H' .n,.'y Ne, seems ..' &c.. a'' 70 i'. .,
/ r1.l. .-v o. li. cn.'s We, y. A' ~
'..i
'.t .. iu ... III. iH rt-, of " FOL. 10 f.t
clul't on thc 80 4acnt of our ill tc."i, .ur te
Gek by iro. esd. lae crdran,r dcparlintut oi ne
army p o.. i meat ln a'y'' 1c.Ny fr.pafs'i"a i,t
cutie cG. m,u. oi VAR material tCniius tic o. 81
'+nsSS ~ 'a,,cr,' ywh ,,e-y Swd Of amauriuon.
r'n , i,in g., ''sirS,li i " @,s1 " " S
pu.ui1. The oItnanre "ihcc's are iui} hHN, 10 tt
/ lraNit' OF iAc oc,..'op 5hl 60 iht h't -''5 ~.
tt Of our r..eat comri cations. We' from ~ a..
.t.,. OF tn. case tIc navy sad e. tIar '.r rtr M Do.
ft. tlD Il u n,ftur.t Is fuIr alive o. ti, tti.s u
quiet ptcr ratiou tor the future.
"wlat Gcr. RFtxv,p's object could have n,c, ia
sctt.rt such rlug sent cut o ro. know. Or, l.e
.rmc De eat explain Il he Wishes. Perhaps u, lot
t.c cause ~ tgn1.
"lu ui evmio.i cii,sor, ,tc'.U i;on--os'- .put
tcrins about tc navy N.r, ald spending tlrcc or tout
millions Of money whicA have never b,cL appropriated
~ Coustcss vii pr btby become OH ct Of i'tcrc.
10 tne country: lLt .s EoEX>oN's crollDs Will make
% ouv5 out Of thyrc Nil bee good ground iur euu
planning. c.pcca!D II they behave hAc Discreet ncD
ana ,a4he an occasional present TO Hdy VI 80 us
.tctofy ya.Gc.
But the s.saagc.t nirg " ~ = tac isct HAT IN.
le.patch pUbnsAtd ~ tie Nc" loth I,cr. oA !iiaal
uo nn,e ia,t purpofuns to come from Madrid ~.
reals s,ut fr ~ here 10 the H.rdti office ani VS. fur
'','''' W '',' ,,.' c.,.rn ,,,
mn. le,p.tch /. the one de.criplns the mol ing OF
Gcn. s.cNLEs In Madud. ami hc information 1t Sci
i''th was ,u1s' Du"! correct ''' D'' re- IL "-' i"r
-, w '', , ,',, ,'.i ,., -,...'y.,,tt.st
Department .t.t. Tat tue ia % had been d pc.,,d %!
tac spanish au'uorice ana tlit ,acre was no long,
.ly reason To- "'p'e',Ad '''"'' 10 "' '"' N'' A--'