The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-04-02
1T is USELESS.
To FroIong Hopeless War, Says
Minister DupuY Del ONE.
Maj. III. p. Lloyd Wants to BE Minister to
Belgium-Frank Palmer, of Illinois
Nominated for Public Printer-The
Cabinet Meeting Foraker's Bill

WASHINGTON, March 31.-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 He
has intimated that the official admins
tration of the island was honey
combed with either dishonesty or
incapocity, and that in view of this
fact it 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
sish minister, who has usually been so
guarded, it 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
ostepsibly fight to the end, but it is
almost ready for surrender. provided
something can be done to cater to
Castillian 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 if they, the insurgents,
independence, Spain would be ready
to meet them half way.
WASHINGTON, March 3L-Maj. Ii. P.
Lloyd, of Cincinnati. has been here
since Saturday pushing his application
for minister to Belgium. He 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 M. Thackar.r 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 10 the cabinet meet
ing. 1t was the easiest business day
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-
nence.
The Arbitration Treaty.
WASHINGTON, 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 2 o'clock the
vote will be taken on the amendments
that are pending up to that time,
and the next morning the amended
copy of the treaty, if it shall }eave
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.