The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-21
Entered ct the post once at Red Cloud, Neb. ~
secoad class mail matter.
WASHINGTON T

49,
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 it by
trying to prevent u c~areing for our
own citizens who are suffering in Cuba
although 1t Is extremely doubtful
whether anything less than driving
the last Spaniard out Of Cuba would
satisfy the just wrath of the people Of
this couRtry, IL all the official docu-
ments recently received by the admin
~istration, were made public. They
deal with the suffering of American
citizens, native or naturalized, and tell
tales Of horror and barbarism and
quite equal the Turkish atrocities in
Armenia which caused such u wave of in
dignation to sweep over this country al
though accomplished in a different way.
The Turks ~butchered the Armenians
outright. Gen. Weyler, by compelling
American citizens residing ia the coun.
try districts Of Cuba, to choose between
remaining whore they were ~peaceably
pursuing their avocations and being
shot down ~ rebels by Spanish
marauding parties, Of giving all their
live stock aud removing themselves
and families to the nearest town, mere.
ly took . slower method of killing.
There was no employment il the town
for these without means, aud no help
from the Spaniards. Consequently
disease and hunger, have been with
them and death o constant visitor. Az
yet, the administration has only asked
congress 10 appropriate money to pro-
vide for the immediate necessities Of
our suffering citizens In Cuba. Con.
gress will do that all right and at once,
but what more either it or the admins.
tration will do remains to be seen, bu,
Spanish interests in America never
confronted a more serious crisis than
is now spon them. It would require
but a spark TO start an explosion OF
American anger that No power on earth
could sTp until every Spauiard wa.
driven of this continent.
A largely attended mass meeting OF
Cuban svmpathizers was held in w
ington Sunday afternoon, and MANY
prominent members of both branches
OF congress, participated theria. The
spirit OF the meeting was shown by the
enthusiastic applause which was giver
the speakers who advocated the mos
radical coarse on the part of this o
ernment in dealing with the Cubar
question.
The custom Of the president and tn,
vice.president travelling on differen
traIas when both go TO the same place
was broken when President Mckinley
Vice. president Hobart, and all Of III,
cabinet, except Secretaries Sherma,
and Long, went to Philadelphia, I,
participate In the unwilling Of tn,
Washington monument. They al
went on the same train. The idea O
having them travel on different train
was that in case Of an accident to tn,
train upon which the president travels
his successor would escape II.
The silver men in tho senate &c
another vote by the election Of Q,
Congressman Mallory to I'LL tn
vacancy in the senate from Florida.
There Is more or less trepidation |
the sugar trust, and among its friend
10 and out OF congress, there has bee
such q howl about the efforts to secur
pardon for Broker Chapman, that
has been concluded best that he shout
90 to Jail and serve his sentence, an
he WAS today locked mp, The cases q
the members Of the sugar trust, undo
similar indictment, were called toda
for trial but were postponed until ne,
week. The talk started by Senate
Allen of a new sugar investigation b
the senate, has not added anything