The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-21
FEELING THEIR WAY
GOVERNMENT PREPARING TO IN
TERyESE IN Cuba.
Amsassaaers TnqufrfnR How Europe
would Like 1.-THE Precedent OF
weyfer's Barbaritfes - Another
Boms Goes On Among the Turks

WASHINGTON. Aug. s.-Onclals Of tns
state Department were very reticsnt today
when asked concerning a report Il cIrcu-
lzsl0n raAe Gshnats Instructions have been
given al foreign ambassadors ard minis
ts.s 20 European countries 70 sound and
ascertain tie attitude OF European govern
raents e case tire United States should
interfere Ia Cuba While general denl2Is
we're made By some Of them others intiEnat-
81 that the United States vas ready TO
assume the position taken hy Gen- Grant
Il isss as shown b. the instructions of
Secretary Fish to Minister Gushing.
Although Il never appears that these In
strsctions were carried out. and there Is
nd knowledge what Spain Fczla have done
IN the premises 4 Is possible thai Minister
W00dfo-d VII have different report TO
make. Minister Woodford's instructions
are 30 Intimate 20 Spain that the United
States wiIl intervene ualess the situation IN
Cuba speedily improves. These. In effect.
were the Instructions which were given Mr.
Gushing By Dir. Fish and ii is understood
thar the attitude Of the United States Is
almost Identical with the position taken
during Gen Grants administration.
WASHINGTON, Aug. z.--Gen. Weyler
has Informed Consul General Lee. under
the date Of august Il. that the ''so-cailed
insurgens captain. George Newton. an
American citizen. has been placed ar lib
column Of the First battalion Of Cuba
Fear Baracoa-" Although the state de-
partment interceded IN behalf OF New
ton. the language OF Gen Weyler's orders
does not acknowledge that he was re-
leased because requested TO do so BY this
government, but another reason is as
signed.
LONDON. Aug. a0-The Daily Graphic
publishes the following from Berlin: Gen.
L. s~xsa.g
minister 70 Spain from the United States.
has been instructed By President Mckin-
ley 10 ascertain the limit OF neutrality OF
the European powers In the event thatthe
United States should decide On an often
slve policy against Spain. and he has been
IN communication with the various Amer
lean ambassadors on the subject.
Col John Hay. the American ambassa-
dor 20 Great Britain. has received no en-
coursg cement from Lord Salisbury. "
Hanotaux. the French foreign minister.
has refused 10 discuss the matter with
Horace Porter. the American ambassador
10 France. and for some days avoided
granting an audience 10 Gen Woodford.
AS a last resort, Gen. Woodford and Gen.
Porter telegraphed for SIR. White, who has
Joined them. DIR. White, who 10 the clev-
crest American diplomatist in Europe.
knows better than. any one in President
Mckinley's cabinet the fuuiity CT the step
now being taken. lie raS ANOl0ed even
mentioning II to the German government,
and went TO Paris resolved TO do all in his
power 10 dissuade Gen. Woodford and Gen.
Porter from any course but one of nodera-
tion towards Spain.
LONDON, Aug. 20.-The correspondent
of the Daily Chronicle, in a letter from
Cuba. tells Of further cruelty and distress
Ia that island. He says the paciaeos are
dying by the hundreds. their bodies tagnt-
ing the air close 10 Spanish fort"
The Chronicle correspondent, continuing.
remarks that a private letter has been re-
ceiycd at Havana from Senior Sagasta,
the liberal leader in Spain. In which he
says: The atrocities are raising a thrill
of horror In Europe, and / fear IL is inn
possible to raise a fresh loan, without
which we cannot retain Cuba"
The correspondent further says:
German syndicstes are buying the devas-
tated estates at nominal sums and intend to
go in extensively for coffee planting. aban-
donlng sugar This will directly concern
the United States and French sugar trusts,
and Will probably lead TO extensive sugar
growing in Georgia and Florida.