San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-31
NM. N k|NUH AND SPAIN.
Our Presidents Relations
to ThatsCountry.
HE WILL DEVOTE CONSIDER
ABLE TINE ILLUMINATING ON
CUBAN AFFAIRS,
When His Decision Is Reached He
Will Be Firm But Polite In His
Demands = Weyler Has
Gone Into The But
cher Business.

Herald from Washington SAYS;
From now until June 10, when he will
start on his trip to attend the Nash
vile exposition, President McKinley's
attention will be. devoted almost ex-
clusiyely to the Cuban question.
Important Developments NAV be
looked for within that period Al new
minister to Spain and probably a new
consul. general to Havana will be ap-
pointed, the report of Special Commits
sioner Calhoun considered and form
al note to Spain drafted and placed in
the hands of the new minister for de-
livery upon his arrival in Madrid.
Mr.. Calhoun is expected in Washing
ton on Sunday next. By that time the
president expects to announce the new
minister to Spain and has practically
formulated his instructions both in re-
gard to the offer of mediation, which is
to be made and a demand for repara-
ton for the Ruiz outrage. The under
standing is that the report of Consul
General Lee, of the Ruiz Investigation
is now in the mails and will be in the
hands of the state department before
Mr.. Calhoun arrives. -
The president, of course, desires to
have a talk with Mr.. Calhoun, but the
private communications received from
Spain have enabled him to proceed
with the shaping of his policy without
delay. r.s .--.-a- E-.
The instructions to the new minister,
VIII of course, be treated as confiden-
tial until he has communicated with
the Madrid authorities and reply
from Spain has been received. There
is practically no doubt, however, that
the presidents note to Spain will be
polite, but firm in tone, reviewing the
whole. situation in such way as to
show that the United States is deeply
interested in the present devastating
war, and that on the ground of hui
manity as well as for commercial rea-.
sons, we have the right to use all le-
gitimate means for bringing the war to
a close. - rg----s. PISS .u v7
Both administration officials and rep
resentatiyes of the Spanish govern
ment are congratulating themselves
that the furry, Incident to the passage
of the belligerency, resolution in the
Senate, has subsidized at a time when
negotiations are about to, be under
taken for a peaceful solution of the
trouhae. If no unusual excitement oc-
ours both sides are hopeful that a sat
isfactory settlement may yet be reach
ed. 81 - go
1t is still the conservative opinion of
many conservative men her that COM
plete autonomy for Cuba on a Cana
dian basis will be the final outcome, if
the matter is to settled without rup-
ture in our relations with Spain.
The report that a special messenger
has been sent to Havana to receive re-
ports from Calhoun and Consul Gen
eral Lee was denied today by Assist
ant Secretary Day, who stated that he
did not know w. w. Kimball, alleged
to be the messenger.
A dispatch to the Journal from Hav-
ana says --
Weyler has forbidden the sale of i'm
ported meat in Puerto Principe and is
compelling the public to consume only
beef purchased from his own agents
proceeding from confiscated cattle
rounded up and driven in by his troops
from adjacent districts throughout
Santa Clara province. af"
The situation is the same in towns
garrisoned by Spanish troops. Militia
ry operations having been virtually
suspended, the army is being used to
further speculations of chiefs and mill
tary commanders. In one district, that
of Sancti Spiritus, the entire battalion
of Alfonso XIII has been supplied with
Iassoes and sent in the field as cow
boys. 81 Is-s .s~
: The fact has openly been announced
in local Spanish newspapers that two
steam transports, subject to Weyler's
|ordars are very husy carving off the
confiscated goods to Santiago, de Cuba,
ManziIlo and other good markets.
A strong patriotic force is besieged
the ports of Baracoa by land. On
Tuesday night the Spanish outpost
were driven in and the, besiegers dash
ed into the city but eventually they
were compelled to withdraw under a
ralxing artillery fire from the govern
ment warship, Vasco Munoz de Balboa
at anchor in the harbor. During the