Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-05-28
WASHINGTON.
The Cuban Embroglio Eclips-
ing all Others in Interest.
Some Action Will I'm
doubtedly be Taken by
the Government. Nor
gan Would Send
Ships and an
Army.
The Proposed Reduction in Bonded
Period OF Whiskey Will not go.

Period OF Whskey Will not go.
That some thing of Importance is
looked for concerning Cuba is evident
by the eXpectant air of everyone con-
nected with the capital. All cores
pondence has been placed in the Sen
ate's hands and Mex inley's message
will doubtless be given the first of the
week. From the papers so handed
over it is evident that not the least I'M
pOrtGpt development in the Cuban stu
alton is the helish policy of the Span
iSh government, as revealed In the re-
ports from the American cOnsulS sta
crops destroyed, cattle killed, cCntis-
Gated and stolen and the Inhabitants OF
tie rural districts driven into the towns
where they are herded together to starvc
or die with disease.
1t is openly stated that these facts
nave all been brought ont fully in tn
documents now on file in the state de
partment. Ii is also shown that not .
massacre, not destruction Of hOspi-
tal and the murder of its crippled occu
pants has been made without view to
ARRIVING out the line of campaigl
,dopted-that of determination, by thu
sword. torch. starvation and disease.
1t is estimated that during the past
lew months fully l35, 900 persons hay
led Of starvation in the cOrrals l.
which they were driven by the Spar
ards.
The feeling of the Spaniards when j
: ascertaned that these horrors hav'
1een published to the world tbroug
american officials can be imagined be o.
er than described. The Spaniard .
heretofore by diplomacy, have takel
the foundation from underneath a CON
ing protest from Uncle Sam aud it j
minated that another such step is no,
contemplated.
De Lone 1t i, reported, has recon
mended 10 his government the reScind
NJ of Weyler's order herding the POI
ulation in towns and by reason of th
Specification" of the provinces, turn ii
Dose again, well knowing that ,tarva
ion still stare, the people in the fac
because of the devastation IF the island.
A member of the foreign affairs com
mittee the other day said that terrible
- have been the newspaper accounts
Of events in Cuba, they have fallen
short OF depicting what the official re-
port, sent to the United States govern
mcnt depict
Tncro can be mo- doubt of the stor
that will arise when these thing. ar
given to the press of the country, "a
official. There can be no doubt Of thu
gravity with which President MrKinlc
ooked upon tine step Of turning the~
reports oyer to lhccommittee ca foreigI
nar~. ! is believed 10y many thai.
10 view Of tine communications wa
With spain will inevitably result:
Srcrcuiy Gr4o's recommendation tha'
1e whisky bond period bee reduced "a
,brrc vr.tfs meets with no favor auo
vim probably bcrciected. Many mem
bcrs favor reduction of time.
e@
The democratic senators held c u
cas- The other day and decided not ia
oacr an, substitute for the tariff biz.
They admit that it viii produce sur
plus in rcycure and viii coaline them
selves to Offering some amendments on
Wool, glass and sugar.
~
A :. Coutant Of Nj Pleasant is eN.
pccted i'm the city the last of this week
70 look after his postoill re interest and
incidentally 30 give Mcmillan and Bur
rows pointers ON how to further Michi-
gan's great interests.
-
An effort Is being made to get bill
introduced TO provide a waterway fol
lake vessel, from Cadillac to lake Micn
igan by utilizing the Clam lakes anc
the Manistee river. X is claimed that
the project is feasible although wha
hey woulh ship from the city of sane
after the pine in that vicinity is cut, i
i - 1871