Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-18
FLAT REJECTION
OF the Claims of his Country Of the
Right to Interfere in Cuba, the
Stand Taken by the Spanish Min
istry--An Interesting Review.

London, April 1S.--The Madrid cor
respondent of the Times, telegraphing
Friday, says:
Throughout it's recent negotiations
with the United States, with reference
to Cuba, the Spanish government has
never taken firmer stand than at
yesterdays council. II President Nc
Kinley, by issuing his last message,
has set his seal upon his country S
claim to intervene in Cuba, SO do the
Spanish ministers respond by finally
setting their seal upon this country S
fat rejection to that claim.
THE nature of the intervention APP
pears to be immaterial. 1t is the prin-
ciples which the Spanish government
now pledge themselves to resist to the
utmost. The drastic decisions of the
council are taken by the public at
what will probably prove their true
value.
'.The war fever has been raging
many hours. One newspaper alone
thinks peace family possible. Some
people, trusting to vague kilograms
from Havana, indulge a hope that the
insurgent leaders, fearing American
annexation, will voluntarily come to
terms with the autonomous govern
ant nd hot TOrocT-
dent Mckinley pause; but no definite
information has yet been received in
that sense. There is a semi-panic on
the bourse. Stocks are falling badly
and evidences of a grave situation is
heard and felt in all directions. But
in spite of this, the government and
the governed are pulling well together
and profess themselves ready to con
front what seems inevitable"
The Madrid correspondent Of the
Times, telegraphing Sunday, says:
I'm official circles to-day there is an
impression that a rupture of negotla-
lions may not take place quite so soon
as was expected two days ago, but it
cannot be said that the prospects Of a
peaceful solution are much improved
Among the leading representatives of
all parties, there is an almost unanlm-
Gus opinion that the United States Will
accept nothing less than the termination
of Spanish sovereignty in Cuba, and as
any concession of that kind is consid-
cred utterly incompatible with national
honor, war seems inevitable, unless
some unknown dens eX machine should
suddenly intervene.
"a few sanguine people imagine that
Europe may possibly awake at the last
moment TO the dangers of aggressive
Pan-Americanism ard recognize IN
Spain the champion of the vital Euro
pean interests of the future. In that
ease the dens ex machine would natur-
allv take the form of a collective inter-
vention by the great powers, but such
illusions are not INDUCED in by practl-
cal statesmen, nor do those latter attrl-
butte very much Importance to the per-
sistent rumoTs of the likelihood OF the
insurgents making terms with the al-
tonomous government, in order TO avert
annexation by America
ct is no doubt probable that the in
surgants were disagreeably surprised
by 4 o terms of President McKinley's
message which vetoes their independ-
ence aspirations, and those who know
personally the two most influential
leaders, Calixto Garcia and Maxine
Gomez. believe the former would not
be insensible to lne call of Spanish
patriotism. But Gomez is regarded as
impeTvious TO such an influence, and it
is clearly perceived that the American
annexationists could easily counteract
any such tendencies to Cancellation.
Nowhere can | perceive any indica-
ton of a peaceful solution acceptable
TO both parties General Woodford, the
American minister, is reportedy TO be
most anxious to avoid a conflict and
still to be not without hope; but Off
cially he remains absolutely quiescent.
The patience of the country at large is
rapidly exhausting itself to Judge by
kilograms from the provinces; and
more or less expansive demonstrations
of the popular feelings are taking place
r in many cities ~