The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-05
THE SPANISH SENSATION.

THE QUESTION OF AMERICAN INTERVENTION
IN THE AFFAIRS OF CUBA AGAIN AGITATED.
The New York Herald of Wednesday has
the folio wing dispatches, the first a cable tel
egram from Vienna: The secretary OF state
OF the United States has transmitted to
every European government circular,
dated in Washington, asking an expression
Of the views of each foreign
executive regarding the question
of American Intervention in Cuba
The objsct of the American cabinet minister
Is the obtaining of data to bs used in the
preparation of President Grants supple
mentary message to congress. All the for
eign governments have replied satisfsc-
torily. England is ready to indorse the in
terventiOn movement at the present
moment. Tie other nations express their
Willingness tn support Intervention, but
hesitate to take the Initiative.
AGITATION AT WASHINGTON.
The following special is from Washington
and appears in the same issue: The Spanish
question is naturally much discussed in
diplomatic circles, where every change ia
carefully watched. They say in this circle
that Gen. Jovellsr, who is to command in
Cuba. is an ADLER and more energetic man
than Valmaseda, and that be will make a
more energetic governor. Is Is believed
that he comes over with orders to put the
principal barbors of the island in a state OF
defense, and that he will mount heavy siege
guns and may even prepare TO block up the
mouths of some of the harbors. How much
time will be required to do all this is not
known here, nor what material General
Jovellar may fiud ready at hand to work
that TWO Spanish ironclads Rave
been ordered to Cuba and that
they win stop in New York on the way.
The general impression among diplo-
matte people Is that Eoglau and
F,ance viii not be parties to any set
of Intervention in Cuba; but that if they
were a. ked to join in mediating between
Spain and the insurgents It would pro bsbly
be with the condition that the United States
should not carry intervention 50 far as TO
lead to our possession OF the island, and the at
tiLude of these powers in 1923, while Pierre
Soule was minister to Spain, is mentioned
as warranti9g such an opinion, Cuba, they
say, now owes q deot of $40, 900 600,
and depends on Spain instead OF yielding
revenue to Spain. There is a general i'm
pre- ssion that the Spanish ministry have
been extremely careful and ssgsci0Gs In
their replies to this government, and that
they have 80 far taken extraordinary care to
keep out OF trouble with us. Mr.. Fish is
understood to have reiterated in mis- last re-
ply tn Spain the determination OF the
United States to insist upon the settlement
of ell unsettled claims of our citizens against
Spain, and also upon measures required TO
aDeliorate the unhappy condition of
Cuba, and it Is also understood
that Mr.. Gushing has demanded
the revocation of all sentences again st
American citizens and property holders in
Cuba pronounced by courts martial, and
which involved loss of either liberty or
property, bat that Spain has put in Opposi-
lion her unsatisfisd claims against this
Virginius. It is also asserted that, in 70
cent note, Mr.. CushiOg has remarked o the
Spanish minister of foreign affairs that,
though the presidents message seemed to
close all DISCUSSION on thequestion of bellig-
erent rights Tor the present, this would not
preclude the reopening OF that question in