The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-12-03
REPoRTEB ExPREssLY FOR rHE MoRSrSs LEADER.
MIG HIT r. EP o X Il.
Uncle Sans Warlike Pre-
paratioas.
Su1mises on the Subj ct.
The Presidents Message.
The Speakership.
Chicago's Latest Horror.
Sale of the Philadelphia
Navy Yard.

Chicags, Dec. "A Washington
special says that there seems to be no
plunged into a war with Spain, by an
unsatisfactory termination of the ne
gotiations which Secretary Fish and
Minister Gushing have been conduct
ing with the Spanish government
during the past two months. All the
information that can be obtained leads
to the belief that the negotiations are
proceeding favorably and that the re-
suit will be favorable to our govern
| ment. At the same time our relations
with every other foreign power are of
the most friendly character, our only
/ serious troubles being upon the Rio
Grande, at point inaccessible to the
navy. Naval officers are therefore
convinced that Robeson's extensive
preparations must be in view of some
thing that is likely to happen in re-
gard to our attitude towards Spain,
| and they very naturally look towards
| Cuba for an explanation, but there has
been no recent occurrence in Cuba to
cal. for naval demonstration on that
\ Island. American citizens may have
| been ill-treated there, but no very ag-
| gruvated case of this kind has recently
| occurred. so that the present state of
| affairs in that Island, considered in
| connection with the favorable progress
which our negotiations at Madrid
seem to be making, cause the theory
that war with Spain is likely to
arise out of the existing state of affairs
| to be promptly dismissed.
One theory alone remains, and that
| is that the President intends either
| to recognize the belligerency of the
Cuban insurgents, or recommend to
| Congress to take some special action
ON the matter, aud this is the theory
| held by many naval officers. II this
were the purpose of the President,
they say the present extraordinary
naval preparations might be easily
explained. Surprising our treaty with
| Spain remains unmOditied, such recog-
milton would give the Spanish cruisers
the right under the 18th Article of the
treaty, to visit and examine all vessels
bearing American flags. 1t is not be-
lieved in naval circles that Spain
would consider the recognition of
Cuba 10y the United States casus belli,
but it is believed that the officers of
her naval vessels would seek to eXer-
else the right above noticed, and that
they might be tempted to do so in an
offensive manner, or i'll cases not
contemplated by the terms of the
treaty. In order TO prevent this and to
assure himself that American COM
merce shall not suffer on account of
the action of the government, our
naval officers think the present prepar
| tions are being made. These opinions
may or may not he well founded, but
il is q fact that others beside naval
officers are beginning to suspect that
something of this kind is in the Prest-
dents mind.
The Presidents message this year
will be much longer than usual. 1t
will contain upwards of eighteen
Thousand words, and on account of its
great length, will not be ready to send
into Congress until Tuesday evening,
if the House should elect speaker on
Monday.
The body of the woman which was
sent in barrel, together with that of
a newly born child, to the United
States Express Co.'S Office. has not
yet been identified, and it is by no
means certain that the woman was
highly respectable. Kruger, the ex-
pressman, who took the package to
the office, was arrested this morning,
and pointed out the two men, Jackson
and Darrow. who got him to do the
job. These men are carpenters, aud il
is asserted that they have done a body
| snatching business before! They said