The Press., 1897-05-20
WashinxtOn Letter.
Washlngton. May

Washington Letter.
 Washington, May 10th, 1ss7.
 Volunteers for war with Spain will not be called for this week, although several days ago things looked as though they might be. There will be no trouble, unless Spain makes 1t by trying to pre- vent our caring for our own citizens who are suffering in Cuba, although 1t is ex- tremely doubtful whether anything less than driving the last Spaniard out of Cuba would satisfy the just wrath of the people of this country, If all the official documents recently received by the ad- ministration, were made public. They deal with the suffering of American citi- gems, native or naturalized, and tell tales of horror and barbarism that quite equal the Turkish atrocities in Armenia, which caused such 8 wave of indignation to sweep over this country, although ac- complished in different way
 The Turks butchered the Armenians out right. Gen. Weyler, by compelling the American citizens residing in the country districts of Cuba, to choose between re- msining where they were peaceably pur- suing their avocations and being shot down as rebels by Spanish marauding parties, or of giving all their livestock and removing themselves and their fami- lies to the nearest town, merely took B slower method of killing. There was no employment in the town for these with out means, and no help from the Spain- ards. Consequently, disease and hunger have been with them and death constant visitor. As yet the administration has only asked congress to appropriate money to provide for the immediate necessities of our suffering citizens in Cuba. Con. gress may do that alright and at once, but what more either 1t or the administration will do remains to be seen.
 A largely attended mass meeting of Cuban symathizers was held in Washing ton, Sunday afternoon, and many prom inent members of both branches of Con- gress, participated therein. The spirit of the meeting was shown by the enthusias- tic applause which has giving the speaker who advocated the most radical course on the part of this government in dealing with the Cuban question.
 The custom of the president and the vice-president travelling on different trains when both go to the same place, was broken when President Mckinley, Vice President Hobart, and all of the cabinet, except Secretaries Sherman and Long, went to Philadelphia, to participate in the HRveiling of the Washington monu- ment. They all went on the same train The idea of having them travel on differ ent trains was that In case of an accident to the train upon which the President travels, his successor would escape 1t.
 The silver men In the senate get another vote by the election of x-Congressman Mallory to fill the vacancy in the senate from Florida.
 There Is more or less trepidation in the. sugar trust, and among it's friends in and out of congress, there has been such a howl about the efforts to secure pardon for Broker Chapman, that 1t has been concluded best that he should go to jail and serve his sentence, and he was today locked up. The cases of the members of the sugar trust, under similar indictment, were called today for trial but were post pOned until next week. The talk started by Senator Allen of a new sugar investi- gatiOn by the senate, has not added any thing to the peace of mind of the sugar men and their senatorial friends. They fear that jailing Chapman may not satis- fy public opinion, and there is ground for their fears.
 The democratic senators are pot agreed on the tariff policy of their party. Senator German represents those who favor the introduction as substitute for the amend ed Dingley bill, of 8 democratic tariff bill, which shall represent the party as they claim the Wilson bill did not, not with any expectation of passing 1t, but merely to show the attitude of the party towards the tariff. A majority of demo- cratic senstors, headed by Jones, of Ark ansas, who Is 8 member of the finance committee and chairman of their national committee, oppose the idea of asubstitute tariff bill, and favor standing by their original position and continuing the argu- ment that no taEifflegislation is necessary and that none will give the country the relief 1t needs, and which it must get from financial legislation. The opening of the. debate on the tariff bill has, by general consent been postponed until the 24th inst, but the bill will be called up on the 9th by Senator Aldrich, who was chairman of the subcommittee that draft ed the amendments, for the purpose of making . statement as to the effect of thpsa aasndments.