The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-24

note saying that the Maine disaster was
the cumiuatiug point of state of affairs
that must not continue to exist; that the
United states is unwilling to feed indeh-
uite.y hundreds Of thousands OF starving
women and children or chat the commerce
of Cut should be utterly destroyed; that
the war must stop; that the United States
is willing to act as arbitrator aud to use
lis best eudeavors 10 arrange a plan 20
which Spain and The insurgents might
agree
If Spain declines mediation as Is proba-
BILE. and seeks to put off a definite settle
ment. President Mckinley, It is believed
here viii transmit the note as an ult-
matum together with the.consular reports
to Congress, where the Independence of
Cuba viii be declared in strong terms.
Then, If Spain insists upon war. she must
declare 1t. These views are interes ing,
as being the opinion of those here un the
ground as TO what is likely to happen
within the next fortnight
1t win be impossible until the arrival
of the steamer from Holgun. Puerto Erin-
cipe, TO learn anything as to the details
of the meeting between Gen. Pando's del
ogates and Gen. Garcia, Gen. Masso and
the other insurgent leaders. but II Is
known positively from the military move
ments since, that the proposals for peace
We're rejected definitely. Great disappoin5-
ment is felt at this not only among the
autonomlsts but in the palace, as It was
really hoped here that the misstin would
succeed, Gen. Garcia's steadfastness beng
regarded with some doubt
There has never been much hope that
Gen. Maxine Gomez would yield, but II
has been thought that Gen. Garcia might
accept The proposed terms.
Cuba Is now in the throes of election eX'
element Every effort is being made to
induce the conservatives 20 vote, but with
little success thus far The autonomists
are divided inIo bitter factions, one wing
declining to take part in the elections az
all or nominate delegates. The HaVana
conservatives say that even IL they con
sented TO vote their ballots would not be
counted fairly as the boxes are IN the
hands of autonomlst officials and the stun
ed poll lists will be further padded,
II is impossible to predict the outcome
at present since International questions
are So overshadowlng; but II rs nara 'o
see how the present autonomist govern
ment has the least chance, especially since
the last move in the game, Gen. Pandos 9
mission to the insurgents, has proved
failure.
Among the most prominent conservative
nominations of delegates to the spanish
COrtoS are S6HoT Y IdllNeo'o NNN''i'''''
former president of the Cortes, ana Coz.
Mendez. the present censor in Havana.
La Union Constitutional publishes a
strong editorial to-day against Messrs.
Morgan, Call and King because OF the
stand they have taken In Congress with
reference to the Maine disaster. 1t says
the United States will forgive the loss OF
life and money If the Spaniards viii hand
over Cuba, although through American
hlibustering and sympathy thousands of
Spanish soldiers have lost their lives In
Cuba, and the island has been made
desert"
The Advisador Commercial, In an edi-
lorial on the same lines, reproaches the
American newspaper correspondents for
the bad feeling they display and says II
does not know which to admire the more
THE men who write the lies or the fools
who believe them"
On Monday twenty bodies were discov-
cred near a creek in the outskirts Of
Guanabacoa . suburb of Havana. They
were in a fearful state of decomposition.
on the head of one deep machete wounN
could be seen The government Is inves-
tigatlng the case. 1t Is blieved that the
bodies are those Of men taken out Of
Guanabacoa and killed during the regime
of Commander Fonsdevela. one has
been recognized as that OF Santiago Ruiz.