The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-14
THE CUBAN SITUATION
There Is No Frotabl liY Of a WarllSa HESS
age From President Cleveland.
he STATES THE POSITION OF AMERICA
Wo Must Preserve n strict Neutrality
"a Cabinet official Says the Major
Must Settle 1.-THE Spanish Min.
lister scts Alright False Reports
From Sew York and Washin.ton.

Washington. Nov. lathe Cuban
situation remains exactly rs II stood
When the Southern Associated Press
sent out on October 27ih the following
eiSpaton: $50 far as can he learned
from the best sources of infor,na ion
me rumors put in circulation on Wall
street to-day to the probability OF
warllke message from the President
on cuban affairs and n possible extra
session OF Congress have no foundation
in fact, and were set afloat for stock
JoUbaS purposes only.
mere have been anticipations that
apain. failing 10 negotiate the loan she
- IRVING 10 place on the European mar
ket Tor the further prosecution of the
war In Cuba. nriSflt seek to provoke
,,.;,i' mUn,e ;nhtjaSoniS'ii short OF actual wai
WIKI the United States in order TO allay
excitement at home and give plausible
reason FOR the failure to SiIn.-ess the
CN.an rebellion. This possibility. II *
understood. was discussed In Cabinet
NEE tings ten days ago. Thsre have
heeh no new or startling dev ,lo2m .nts
since and none are expected"
THE "A!AJOR" MUST SF,TrI.E TT
One Of President Clevelnnd's Coh;nc,
advisers remarked. with a smile Vie,
me punished statements about imtni-
nent war was showed him to-day; "Tha
election is over: | suppose the news
papers must have something to talk
-, - nut ! mink the Cuban question
VIII be left for the Major To settle"
Officials Of the War Department deny
without qualification the story publish
eN ~ chicago paper TODAY Ia Tho
"Hoet that the War Department hatl
called ON railroad companies for rates
ior 'ne transportation Of troops and war
n!atclia.i from the West TO Cuff norris
some sl% "eeiS ago the department. II,
i|E "lHin"lY course Cf routine husiucsg
~. 9'. On Inc trdns-cOntnental roads FOR
,.HS ~: '"c exchange Of troops hetv.ccn
NIo~da ana California. This calI Is The
Ia.E p2t.a for TIE absolutely unjust!na-
ne and alarming publication in the
Chicago NeWspapcrs
r,A1.sE REPoPTs.
SENIOR I,o Lone. spanfsb 1fi,lsrar 80.
caivcd the fpNowing cablerran ,o,r,,,
, 4io.1 DHEe De Tetuan. SNarish Minister
81 i'"rt.gn Affairs. dated Madrled yes
te.tay:
w.. ~ .ae enlh'egraMs from New Yorl; ana
y" .n'HEt'n, published in London re
! ''i. .l.& 40 Snrpnscd notes OF MIR Ta,-l5r
.'t TnaH.sh Government are en-
There Is not The slightest foun nlatlon
igr su'N ruunrs, which are unlouht-
e"!y Q! iliouStegins origin"
CLENELAND TALKS.
To Senator who called upon him TO-
DAY 40 enquire in respect 10 the war
minors in regard Ia Cuba, Ti.s,ient
cleveland replied mat the position of
tAis Government was a, s,atal in ,is
asst "n"uai message TO Conr.ass. one cr
IRA ...'louaI sympathy with a r-.p'e
SHnSGiin& for autonomy ana ire dom.
in'' nevertheless, this GoVtrum i...
~ h."iA duty I" honestly fulfil. every
lNt"lHaliora' ob'i"a;i0n
N" Proslbcn, further sail ,hat eye~,.
NSl anton had been taken 81 that. #
occasion should arise in Cuba. Inc