The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-02


ceiyed here by the government. Steps
Undoubtedly vii be taken very prompt-
ly Tomorrow to ascertain the situation
through state department channels, "
Minister Taylor at Madrid or Consul
| Bowen at Bnrcelenn do not anticipate
the officials and make a report.
Tho Spanish minister, Senor de LONE
heard OF the happenings In Spain TO-
day through the press and he was be-
slegad by the reporters for an express
sion OF his opinion. He automatically
declined. however, TO say anything tor
publication pending news from MS gov
erntnert, which he expects TO receive.
The violation OF the consulate OF the
United States at Barcelona makes a
dlsavowal necessary by Spain and the
United States probably will enquire OF
| the Spanish government what nmendS
will be made. The case iInds an anal
ogous one In an event which occurred
In this country probably sixty years
ago when mob OF persons In New Or
leans assaulted the Spanish consulate
at time when the Florida question
was uppermoBt In the public mind. II
was case OF mob violence and the gov
| ernment OF che United States made
compensation to Spain for the damage
done.
Caution Demanded.
The outrage against the consulate at
Barcelona is looked upon here by those
who have given an opinion on the mat
ter as that OF the work OF mob for
| which the Spanish government is not
| directly responsible. on the contrary,
It has as shown in the dispatch. taken
precautions to protect the consulate
and exercised due diligence In the mat
ter. This being the case, Spain may be
expected TO make an expression OF gen
uIne regret or proper explanation for
the unfortunate occurrence and possi-
bly, repaFatlon for the damage done.
This, at least Is the opinion Of Chair
man Hit, OF the house committee on
foreign Affairs, who from his actual e&-
perience in diplomatic usnges, Is well
| ounllted to say what the requirements
OF international law and custom are IN
such cases. Mr.. Hit Is confident that
the attitude OF our own government Will
be one OF great caution ut this juncture,
and II is improbable that any act or ex-
precision that may enanate from It VIII
add TO the difficulty OF penceable and
| honorable settlement OF the trouble.
| The danger to be apprehended in his
mind Is solely in some intemperate ut
| terance in Congress that may add TO the
excitement and precipitate collision
unnecessarily.
Mr.. Herbert Brown. the United States
consul general at Barcelona, Is be-
| lIeved to be very good official TO nave
| in this troublesome place at this time.
He Is man OF about forty years or age,
a New Yorker by birth and n son OF the
| late Editor Bowen, OF the Independent,
| and Yale man, having graduated
therefrom in the class OF 1873. He has
| the reputation of being man OF excel
lent judgment, cool and well prepared
| 10 face an emergency with great sta
| bliity OF character and plenty OF nerve.
| Now that the Spanish officials have
taken steps TO protect the consulate 1t Is
not doubted that his personal safety 10
assured. no matter what the issue may
senator Lodge, Of Massachusetts,,
speaking OF the attack on the consulate,
said to an Associated Press representa-
tive:
| patches Is grave, for II shows that the
spanIsh people and the Spanish editors
| utterly fail 10 comprehend the situation
| here. They forgot that they recognized
the belllgerency. OF the CnnfederacX
| within three months after Sumter,
while we allowed ten years 70 pass IN
| the last Cuban wnr aud one year In this
/ before moving. We have shown long
forbearance which they failed to show
us. / cannot believe that the Spanish
minister has been Instructed TO protest
against the action and speeches OF tho
senate. Such q step Is lnconceivable.
| As Mr.. Webster said In the famous
| HulZmnnn letter, II would be an Inter-
ference with our domestic affairs which
| no Independent state could admit for n
| moment. trust and believe that the
Spanish government understands their
| altuAtion and ours better than these
Spanish newspapers and popular meet
ings appear to do and / have no doubt
they do.
"There is nothing in all this which
should affect US. The United States
must do what is right and what It Is
| their duty to do. We cannot suffer that
useless brutal warfare to go on and that
| slaughteEhouSe to be maintained and
/ our large business interests In Cuba to
be destroyed right at our doors and un-
| der our eyes without protest and with
out every protest which great and civ
IlIzed nation should make TO end it,and
! To restore peace to the island and to a
| people struggling for the freedom which
we ourselves enjoy"
Other Views.
Senator Sherman, the chairman Of the
senate foreign relations committee.
after carefully reading to.day's dis
ratches. said: "ot course the Spanish
people felt hurt at the passage OF the
resolution by the senate and expected
some such outbreak. II does not, how
ever. change my opinion OF the wisdom
OF the action by the senate. ! do not
| think the Incident will lead to any
trouble between the two governments.
Senator Lindsay, OF Kentucky, who
I made n speech In the senate favorinE
| Cuban independence. said: THE out
| rage seems to be the act OF an ire
sponslble mob. Trouble may come out
| OF II, but there Is no cause for such a re-
suit. The mob spirit seems to be doml-
mating two or three towns. but there is
nothing TO indicate that Il has the up-
proval Of the government"
Secretary Herbert and other promi-
nent officials OF the government who
were called on could not be seen.
| Probably one statement In the news
| dispatches from Madrid that will at
tract the instant attention OF our naval
authorities is the lntimntion that q
swarm OF privuteers may be let loose
upon our commerce in the event OF war
and the reference, that may or may
not have been accidental to the United
States vessels In the Mediterranean sen.
Probably this may mean only merchant
shipping. but again II may have refer
| ence to the little fleet OF United States
| cruisers under command OF Admiral
| selfrldge, now OF the Syrian coast look.
| ing after the interests of American mis-.
sionarics IN Turkey. These are the
ijagsh!p San Francisco, the swift triple
screw cruiser Minneapolis and the
Mnrblchend. These are all modern and
efficient cruisers but OF course are not
expected 10 meet and engage armored
ships, so Il viii bchoove our naval au-
thorItIcs to get them out OF the Medi-
torTanean in short order, lest they be