Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-04-07
IT Is USELESS.
To Prolong a Hopeless War, Says
Minister Oupuy Del ONE.
Mai. VI. y. Lloyd Wants to lie Minister 70
belglum-frsuk Palmer. of Illinois.
Nominated for Pubhc Printer-Ths
Cabinet Meeting -Foraker's BnL

Cabinet Meeting Foraker Bill.
WAsmNGToN. March 81 Within the
past few days Minister Dupuy De
Lone has said in private conversation
TO more than one person that the cause
OF spain in Cuba was lost forever lie
has intimated that the official admins
tration of the island was honey
combed with either dishonesty or
incapacity, and that in view of this
fact IL was idle for Spain TO be send
ing soldiers TO the island. for no mat
ter how brave privates might be, the
officers were looking for private gain
or public honor, and sacrificed their
troops for personal considerations.
From the conversations of the Span
| ish minister, who has usually been so
| guarded, il is taken for granted in
the diplomatic corps that Spain is
| getting ready to drop Cuba as grace
/ fully as may be. The monarchy will
ostensibly fight to the end, but il is
almost ready for surrender. provided
something can be done 10 cater 10
Castiliian pride. The Spanish minis
ter has seen Secretary sherman very
often of late. and while no open nego-
tiations have been carried on, he has
intimated that il they, the insurgents,
would accept anything at all short of
independence. Spain would be ready
10 meet them half way.
WAsHINGroN, March 3l.-Mai III. =.
| Lloyd. Of Cincinnati, has been here
since Saturday pushing his application
for minister to Belgium. lie has nu-
merous Endorsements and general pc
tition signed by business and profess
sional men OF Cincinnati and else
where.
Senator Foraker Tuesday morning
| introduced in the senate a modified
form of the Patterson pooling bill,
which permits railroads under certain
restrictions to pool in the matter of
transportation of freights
The president Tuesday sent to the
senate the following nominations:
/ Frank w. Palmer, of Illinois, to be
! public printer.
Alexander NJ. Thackar of Pennsyl-
vania, to be consul of the United States
at Havre, France.
Assistant Surgeon james Oakley, of
Illinois, TO be a passed assistant sur
| geon in the marine hospital service
Neither the Cuban question nor any
other matter of moment was consid =
cred at Tuesdays meeting of the cabi-
net In fact the session was without
| public interest and was spent by the
president and his advisors in chatting
over some minor things. Very few
people called at the white house Tues
day morning prior TO the cabinet meet
ing. 1t was the easiest business dav
the president has had since his in
auguration.
Gen. Draper, of Massachusetts, who
is said to be slated for the Italian mis-
sion, was the only visitor OF promi-
hence.
The Arbitration Treaty.
WAsHISGToS, March 3l.-The last
day of the debate on the amendments
that have been made to the general
treaty OF arbitration concluded with
the discussion of Tuesday afternoon
Wednesday afternoon at , o'clock the
vote will he taken on the amendments
that are pending up to that time,
and the next morning the amended
copy of the treaty, if it shall have
been amended shall be laid before the
senate. The discussion on these
amendments will proceed until Thurs
day at o'clock. when the final vote
on the amendments then pending will
be taken. and after that no further
amendments will be permitted When
the final vote will be taken is a matter
that can not now be determined for.