Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-14

psrtmens and >oufh~rn Gaiiuaye-teoe-
xusis Agreement Summarized.
Washington. Nov. LIT e. quite a
job To keep up with and run down all
the special fakes tina; ar. being sent
out from this silly nowadays on various
subjects. The latest one was wired
Thursday night. The story was that
the presidcn; has called on the south
west coast railroads Tor n statement;
Of their ability 60 carry rolaicFs In care
of war with spain. = prominent war
department official says this H. a lie.
u lie not only unworthy reputable
journalism hut so absurd A. TO he fun
ny " u were not harmful The story
spran. from no one here knows where.
IL has not even the merit Of freshness.
because u was originally published sew
ersl months ago and denied then. too.
IL may haV. come from some one who
has just heard that before exchanging
the troops OF the country from one
station to another the war department
asks FOR bids from railroads on the
elade between army posts. The south
wet reads conncttirE ~lth :h.' .rp g..
of Florida were asked for bi IL. and
the lowest hid was accepted. and thu
troops then In Florida sent elsewhere
and troops elsewhere sent to Florida"
T-tuan Nail. Another ope.
Another fake that has given a good
many editors and hcadiiners a great
chance TO display their abilities WAS
to th'. effect that the Spanish govern
! ment had prepared a note some time
ago asking the European governments
what would he their attitude in case
,, Of n Standardization war. that our
minister. Taylor. Mt Madrid. set the
! eagle to screaming I'm the ear of the
| Spanish premier and he withdrew the
note. puruy Il. Lone. the Spanish
| minister. in response to an inquiry A.
TO reports Of notes passing between the
United States minister at Madrid. and
| the authorities theIc. showed the fol-
! lowing cablegram from the minister of
| foreign affairs at Madrid. dated Nov.
| l.. and addressed To DE LONE: THE
cabieerams from New York and Wash
, ington. published In London. referring
to supposed notes Of Mr.. Taylor and
the Spanish government. are entirely
| false. Their. II not the slightest founda-
| ton for such rumors. which are I'M
doubtedly Of filibustering origin.
-TETrAN.-
| some Things Iha, Won't Happen.
= well informed correspondent here
saws with reference to the recent SEN
| sational specials regarding Cuba. The
| officials at the state department are
! curious to Know where ana how these
! war dispatches originate. They have
! been informed that they emanate
from the headquarters Of the Cuban
| committee here. and that r. probably
the case. But at the treasury IL b.
claimed that they are intended for
stock johhinI purposes and originate
with certain brokers in this city. Bu;
| whatever may bs published concerning
| the Cuban controversy. ~ may he CON
fidently asserted: That the president
viii rot recognize the Cuban revolu-
tionists and that all Information off
cially received at the department al
state leads 10 the belief that the revc-
lu;icnisis are weaker numerically and
I'm n military and n political sense than
they were n year ago.
| our spanish Relation. Friendly.
That the president intends that IN.
United States shall maintain "a post
tinn of neutrality at all hazards. That
the relations between the United State.
and Spain are quite as friendly as th.y
have been for years. and that Their. 3,
no fear or expectation Of possible hos.
tilities on the part Of either nation
That sensational publications Co th.
contrary are either inspired by friend,
Of the revoiutionists for the purpose ~
encouraging their compatriois in Cuba
and Influencing public sentiment In ths
United States. or are invented 10y spec,
ulstors for the purpose OF affecting IN,
l stock market