The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-21

| met yesterday morning. A few shots were
exchanged, when a general embracing
took place between the soldtery-snd the
| troops Of the regency Joined the tnsur-
gents. I consider this blow as de-
cisive of the political existence of the
regent. Other troops from various points
are marching upon, the capital, where
the insurgents will concentrate a force
of between thirty and forty thousand
men,"
Two days afterward the insurgents had
possession of Madrid.
On November Mr.. Irving, in his dis
patch to A. P. Upshur, who had succeeded
Daniel Webster as secretary OF state,
wrote:
THE chamber having been constituted
on Saturday last, the subject Of the
queens majority was taken UP on the
Monday following.
1.-The instruction IN the meantime still
exists at the principal points. and appar-
emily, is not much nearer its termination
than several weeks ago"
After the telling of the vote Mr.. Irving
continued:
Upon the official announcement Of the
secretary that the cortes declared Of age
Queen Isabella II. the galleries and trfb-
unes broke into loud vivas. in which they
were soon joined by the senators and depu-
ties, who rose in their seats and cheered
unanimously, waving their hats with
every expression of joy
Following up the events Of the first
few months of the young queens reign,
To Mr uyrifaG
I'm this critical state of affairs at pres
ent-in a lull between political convul-
sions, but experienced lockers on dread
further and more violent paroxysms, and
lament that these continual shocks and
changes lead to no definite good, but
threaten national exhaustion and decay"
THE CUBAN QUESTION.
On the last pages Of the preserved rec
ord of correspondence. under date of
March 2, Mr.. Irving in etaoinshrdlu...
March 2, 1874, Mr.. Irving in his dispatch
to Secretary Upshur refers to the island
of Cuba
"In respect TO the policy Of the United
States regarding the island Of Cuba" he
wrote, 81 had taken occasion to have that
full and frank conversation with Mr.. Con-
salez Bravo the present minister of for
eign affairs, which this legation is in
structed 10 hold with each succeeding
Spanish government. I was quickened to
this by fresh reports of plots and insur-
rections In the island and by some sur
prise expressed in ministerial paper at
the avowal of Mr.. Ingersoll in the United
States house of representatives of read
mess to go to war with England on the
subject of Cuba l am satisfied,
however, from all that I can Judge OF
the present tone of feeling Of the actual
cabinet and Of the people at large, in
respect to England. there is no danger Of
any views she may have with regard to
the island Of Cuba meeting with en-
couragement IN this quarter.
81 do not apprehend and pecuniary
pressure that would induce this govern
ment TO concede TO her control over that
island. Indeed, any measure Of che kind
would be one of the most unpopular ex-
pedents the government could adopt. both
from the jealousy of the public with re-
gard to English Interference OF all kinds
and from the sensitive pride Of the Span
lards respecting the few, but precious
relics. left OF their once splendid Ameri-
can domain.
This war talk. however. though furious
for time. has rather cooled for some
days past there being doubts Of the safety
OF detaching a large military force TO a
distance under the command Of ambitious
officers, lest It might produce another
revolution"