Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-04-03

Berlin, April 1.-THE sentiment in
Germany in official and unofficial cir
cles carly to-day was that the Hispano-
American crisis has veered consider
ably during the course of the week
and now is decidedly more favorable
to the United States. This. it is as
serted, is partly due to the modera-
ton OF President Mckinley and the
conservative manner in which the Uni
ted States Minister, General Stewart L.
Woodford, has dealt with the author
tiles at Madrid, and partly to the bit
terness engendered by the alleged wan
ton attack OF band Of insurgents
upon the German sugar refinery at
Cannamaba, in thes Trinidad district.
OF the province of Santa Clara, Cuba,
and the murder of four persons con-
nected with the refinery on March IS,
which has taught Germany that Spain
is unable to protect even the lives of
foreigners in Cuba. AS previously an
nounced, the German foreign office is
demanding immediate and full redress
for this outrage and a German war
ship will soon be sent to Havana if
satisfaction is not forthcoming in
short order. The Spanish ambassador
here, Senior Mendez de Vigo. has had
lengthy conferences with Baron Won
Buelow, the German minister for for
elgn affairs, who convinced the am
bassador that Germany intended to
have complete satisfaction, including
an indemnity for the property de-
stroyed and for the lives lost.
The ambassador was also informed
that unless the
REDRESS WAS FORTHCOMING,
Germany would herself act. secure
damage and punish the offenders. AS
an incentive to quick reparation, Ba-
ron Won Buelow added that provisional
orders had been cabled to the COM
mander of the German warship Geier,
TO sail in the direction Of Cuba The
Spanish ambassador promised that he
would exert himself to the utmost to
comply with the German demands.
The newspapers here are also chang
ing their tone and now concede in
the main the justice of the American
demands, acknowledging that Wash
ington has acted with the moderation
which many other governments would
not have shown under similar circum-
stances
The Cologne Gazette, the Vossische
Zeitung, the Lokal Anzeiger and other
leading newspapers highly eulogize
President McKinley's calm statesman
ship and expresses confidence that
whatever he ultimately decides will be
dictated by some good reason.
The United States ambassador. An
drew D. White, in an interview said
that thus far, acting under instructions
from Washington, he had not formally
inquired of the German government
what its attitude would be in the event
of war. He had nevertheless been re-
peatedly assured, informally, by Baron
Won BuelOw that Germany will in no
case assume an unfriendly attitude to-
wards the United States, nor join in
any possible combination of the pow
ers having that end in view. In re-
gard to Emperor
WILLIAMS PERSONAL VIEWS,
Mr. White said His Majesty has been
grossly represented by the foreign
press. The Emperor has repeatedly
given Mr. White to understand that he
felt most favorably disposed toward
the United States. and his sympathies
are with the United States in this
crisis. 1t is learned on unexception-
able authority that SO far from the
sundry special dispatches from Berlin
of Saturday last being Emperor Will
liams views, the facts are that soon
after the loss Of the battleship Maine,
during dinner party His Majesty ask
ed a number of admirals for their opin-
ion as to the cause of the disaster. The
admirals thought it was due to an in
ternal explosion, whereopon the En-
peror briefly remarked that he differed
with them Since then he has repeated
his opinion on several occasions
Ambassador White hopes to be soon
so far recovered from his indisposition
as to be able to go to Weisbaden.
HE WILL LEAD THE SHARP
SHOOTERS.
Duluth, Mimi. April Capt Ran