Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-12-17

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The state de-
partment has received unofficial adj
vices that the Spanish government is
greatly incensed over that portion OF
President Cleveland's message which
practically demands prompt termina-
ton of the civil war in Cuba, with the
alternative of action by the United
States.
The cablegrams published to-day
from Madrid report that note from
Spain to the European powers will
protest against the attitude OF this
country toward Cuba and it's hint that
active Intervention in the near future
may be necessitated. The state de-
these reports, because there is prac-
tically no European power to which
such note could be addressed which
has not been called upon to forcibly
intervene to protect the property of its
citizens in other countries or colonies
where the nominally dominant govern
ment was unable to do so.
There is no disposition on the part of
administration to change its attitude
towards Spain with respect to Cuba,
unless it shall be compelled to do so on
the lines laid down in President Cleve-
lands message, or unless Spanish inso-
lence shall compel reprisal on the part
of this government. At the same time
it cannot be denied that there is a
growing sentiment in congress in favor
of forcing in some way settlement of
the Cuban question before the entire
island shall have been laid waste or
entire provinces desolated and their
inhabitants eXterminated by the saw
age methods of warfare of the Span
iards.
The reported assassination of Maceo
was almost the sole topic of converse
ton on the floor before the House met
to-day, and there was general expec-
tation that some sensational resolu-
tiOns would be introduced.
CALL BITTER ON MACEO's DEATH.
In the Senate this afternoon Mr..
Call of Florida presented three sepa-
rate resolutions. One announced the
killing of General Antonio Maceo, as
follows:
Resolved, That the killing of GEN
eral Antonio Maceo, renowned gen.
eral in the service of the republic of
Cuba, if true, while under flag of
truce and with an assurance of fety
from the Spanish captain general, was
n violation of the rules of civilized
war, an outrage of base treachery,
murder cowardly and dis rlreful,
which demands the execration of every
government and all the world, whether
civilized or savage; that the govern
ment which authorizes, permits or
fails to punish the assassins who are
connected in any way with the guilt
of this crime, with the extreme pen
atty of the law, is an outcast from the
family of nations and from the pale of
civilization and public law; that the
committee ON foreign relations be di-
rected to make inquiry as to the facts
and report to the senate at an early
day.
Another resolution by Mr. Call re-
quested the President to demand the
release of all United States citizens i'm
prisoned in the Spanish penal colony
on the island of Ceuta, off the coast of
Africa.
A third resolution from Mr.. Call
asked the secretary of state for q list
of all United States citizens imprisoned
in Spanish settlements, with the cir
cumstances of arrest, charges, convic-
ton, etc.
The three resolutions were referred
without comment to the committee on
foreign relations.
Senior Quesada has documents bear
ing on the treatment of soldiers in
Cuba which he intends to place before
Congress in attempting to secure from
that body action favorable to the in
surgent cause. The Spaniards. he
says, agreed to abide by the terms of
the Geneva Red Cross agreement for
the treatment of soldiers captured in
the war, but failed utterly to keep the
agreement, Notwithstanding the Gu
bans treated the Spanish captives with
great magnanimity.