The morning times., 1897-02-11
ANTICIPAToRY AND FUTILE

lAlSulb. ia THESE We ND SdltlJ u
ANTICIPATORY AND FUTILE.
Although Senor Dupuy de LONE, the
Spanish Minister to the United States,
admits that the government OF Canovas
del Castillo has exceeded its constitutional
powers in formulating the recently pub
lished schemes OF Cuban reforms, his ex-
cellency observes that this is anucipatory
and the fault is certain of being remedied
on tie meeting Of the Cortes
Unless all the reports from Spain are
this view Of the legislative prospect. The
so-caned reforms, which do not give
practical autonomy to the island. and
which do attach a prerogative, nominatiye
orveto strngto every proposition havingthe
outward semblance Of self government,
are yet too liberal to please the Spanish
people, and we are mistaken If the cur
rent outcry at home does not find retlec-
ton in unfavorable action 10y their repre-
sentatives. Senor Dupuy de LONE and
others in the Spanish interest, are naturally
and nervousiy anxious to now fastcn some
sort Of commitment Of policy upon the
United States, before the expiration Of the
present Administration. What good such
a commitment would accomplish. in case
it should prove obnoxious to the Mckinley
government and the certain sentiment OF
the American people, it is difficult to un-
derstand 1t is probable, however, that
Spain has been assured from Lombard street
that if she can get anything here now to
hang a hat on, the British financial and
political powers will make it stick in some
way.
In popular estimation the character OF
Hamlet is a rather necessary incident to
the play of that name, and { may only be
necessary to point to the fact that Cuba
denounces and rejects the proposed re
FORMS and will fight 80 the death rather
than even consider them to show that they
are hardly worth discussion. 1t may be
that Senor de LONE imagines the United
States could be brought to take u hand in
coercing the Cubans into acceptance. The
AmericanAdmi whichshouldmake
that attempt would be likely to have some
thing a vast deal more lively than a Con-
gress on its hands.
South Carolina concludes that she will
not secede. The new Navy is on its way
down there, you know.
Evidently the Senate cannot hope to
keep the secrets Of its executive sessions
unless Col Dolph of oregon comes on to
see about it.
So far as we are concerned the ex-
element Of the 4th OF March won't be a
circumstance to the excitement and humor
Of the 18th.
Meantime what has become of Hon.
Bellamy Storer?
1t is reassuring to know that none Of
the Washington legislators were bribed.
Nobody had honey enough.
'Robins will soon be here" News
from a Philadelphia paper.1
Only policemen were allowed to appear
at the Bradley-Martin ball in such vulgar
things as dress suits.
If Major Mckinley hopes to make the
| Englishman understand American humor
| thoroughly he had better not send DR..
Depew to the court OF st. James,
Pingree proposes to plant potato patch
where the state capitol at Lansing once
! stood.
"Skates have been put away" says the
Philadelphia Record. Not all kinds of
skates, Col Singeny; at least not here.
1t is doubtful if Mr.. Dingley puts through
his higher tax On lumber. II isn't In the
wood.
A portrait of the late Gov Russell is
soon to be placed in the city hall at Cam
bridge. Gov. Russell was the gentleman