Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-05-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(F,om onr Regular Correspondents. y

Washington, ID. g. May IL
Volunteers for a war with Spain
Will not be called for this week,
although several days ago things
looked as though they might be.
There will he no trouble, unless
Spain makes it by trJ ing TO pre-
vent our earning for our own
citizens who are suffering in Cuba
although it Is extremely doubtful
whether anything less than div
ing the last Spaniard out of Cuba
would satisfy the Just wrath OF
the people of this country, 1t all
the official documents recently Fl.
ceived by the administrator n F.,
we're made public. They deal With
the suffering of American citizens.
natives or naturaliztd, and tell
taIesOi horror and barbarism that
qnte equal the Turkish atrocities
in Armenia, v hich caused such a
wave of Indignation to sweep over
this country, although accomplish.
ed in different way. The Turks
butchered the Armeuians outright.
Gen. Weyler, Ivy compelling
American citizens residing ia the
country districts If Cuba; to
choose between remaining where
they were peaceably pursuing
their avOcatiOns and being SHOT
down as rebels bl Spanish maraud-
ing parties, or of giving all their
live stock and removing them
selves aud their families to the
nearest town, merely took a slower
method OF XII Hing. There was no
employment in the town for these
without means, and no help from
the Spaniards. Consequently,
disease and hunger have been with
them and death Il const ant visitor
AS yet, the administration has
only asked Congress TO approprl'
ate money TO provide for the I'm
mediate necessities of our suffering
citizens in Cuba. Congress will do
that all right and at once, but
what more either it or the admin
lstration will do remains to be
seen, but Spanish interests In
America never confronted more
serious crisis then is now upon
them. 1t would require hut a
spark to start an explosion OF
American anger that no power on
earth could stop until every Span
lard was driven of this continent
A. largely attended mass meet
ing of Cuban sympathizers WAS
held in Washington Sunday after
noon, and many prominent mem
hers of both branches of Congress,
participated therein. The spirit
OF meeting was shown by the en-
thusiastlc applause which was
gwen the speakers who adyocAied
tue most radical course on the
part of this government With the
G l6an question.
The custom OF the President
aud Vice.President travelling on
different tralus when both go TO
the same place, was broken when
President Mckinley, Vice -Presi
dent Hobart, and all of the cdbi
net, except Secretaries Sherman
and Long. went TO Philadelphia,
to participate in the unvAiling OF
the Washington monument. They
all went on the same train. The
idea of having them travel on
Il tfcrent trains Was that in case
OF an accident to the train upon
which the President travels, his
successor would escape it.
The silver men IN the Senate
get another vote by the election of
ex Congressman MAllery TO fill the
vacancy in the Senate from F.ori
da.
There is more or less trepidaliOD
in the sugar trust, and among is
friends in and out of Congress.
there has been such howl about
he forts to secure a paTdJn for
Broker Chapman that it has been
concluded best that he should go
to jail and serve his sentence, AID
he was today locked up. The
cases of the members of the sugar
trust under similar Indictment,
were called today for trial but
we're peetpOned until next week.
The talk started ly Senator Allen
of new sugar investigation by
The Senate has not added anything
to the peace of mind of the sugar
men and their SenstOrial friends.
They fear that falling Chapman
may not satisfy public opinion,
and there is ground for their fears.
The democratic Senators are moi
agreed on the tariff policy of their |
party. Senator German represents