The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-05-19
SENTIMENT AROUSED.
In Washington in Behalf of Suffer
ing Cuba.
Great DestitutiOn Reported Among
the Americans ON the island
Congress May BE Asked to
Furnish Relief.

Washington, May 14.-There was
sudden and violent outbreak of Cuban
sentiment Thursday at the capitol, and
during the early hours the drift of opin-
ion was strongly toward speedy and
radical action by both congress and the
executive, but later there was some
what of a reaction upon it's becoming
known that the president, while keenly
alive to the situation and anxious to
learn everything possible that could
guide his conduct of our Cuban and
Spanish relations, felt that further in
formation was necessary, and that for
the immediate present the question
was not one of recognition of the bel
ligerency or independence of the Gu
ban insurgents, but of relief for the
American citizens destitute and help
less in the towns of the queen of the An
titles. The senate foreign relations
committee, it should be stated, while
agreeing with the necessity for relief of
the suffering Americans, is favorable to
more radical measures. and number
of its members are earnestly DESTROYS
of instant action by the executive in
aid of the insurgents.
Great Destitution.
The event of the day was report to
their colleagues by the subcommittee.
of the foreign relations committee,
which examined the state department
Cuban reports. This statement, though
not given to the public. was SO far dis
closed in character as to give rise to
! good deal of excited comment among
senator's and members. The report,
based upon facts presented by the
United States consul in Cuba, it is
said, brings out in strong relief the
restitution which exists not only
among Cubans, but among the Ameri-
cans and pacifcos now on the island,
who were driven from their farms and
into the towns by Weyler's orders and
thereby prevented from supporting
themselves.
Cabinet Discusses the Question.
Washington, May 15.-The meeting of
the cabinet Friday was devoted almost
entirely to the consideration of the
| Cuban situation. The cabinet discus
sion of the Cuban situation was upon
the ACCESSIBILITY of asking congress to
| provide immediate relief to the Ameri-
cans who. according to the reports re-
ceived from Consul General Lee, are
| penned up in the cities and in actual
danger of starvation.
| Every phase of the matter was dis
cussed, the ACCESSIBILITY of asking con-
gress for an appropriation, Spain's at
titude. the methods of distributing re-
| lief if it should be decided to enter upon
| it, the necessity or ACCESSIBILITY of hav-
ing a warship accompany food supplies.
But the final decision of the question
was postponed until Consul General
Lee and other American consuls in
Cuba, and probably Mr.. Calhoun, make
their report by cable to the depart
ment.
| Admits Suffering Exists.
The Spanish minister does not ques-
ton the existence of misery and suffer-
ing in the island, but declares that it is
such only as accompanies instruction
and war. heightened in this case by
| the diseases peculiar to low tropical
countries. 1t is stated that these condi-
tions have existed for months, and have
been well known. AS to the severity of
the suffering, it is said that ii consists
mainly in the lack of adequate food,
medicine and nursing for the sick and
destitute. The statements that the
people are dying in the streets are not
admitted at the legation, but are dis
credited, and as to Americans it is
said that there are number of well-to-
do Americans in Cuba who would re-
lieve any extreme distress on the part of
their fellow-countrymen.
VIII Press His Resolution.
Senator Morgan said Friday that the
message of the president, if it should
apply only to relief measures in the
way of food and clothing, would not
cause him to deviate from his purpose
of pressing his resolution for the recog-
milton of a state of war, as he had given
notice he would do so before it was as
sumed that the president would send in
such message. The friends of the
Morgan resolution will not antagonize
measures contemplating temporary re-
lief, but they are not disposed to accept
such measures in place of more gen
eral and far-reaching declaration.
Important Cuban Victory.
New York, May IA dispatch to the
Herald from Havana, Cuba, via Key
West, Fla, says: Apparently reliable
news of the most important insurgents
success in months has just reached Ha-
vana. 1t appears that Gen. Calixo
Garcia and Gen. Rabi fell on Spanish
force which was carrying food and sup
plies from NIanzanillo to Bayamo early
| L.