The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-05

WASHINGTON, April i.-The Presi-
Dent has completed his Cuban message
ard 1t will be presented to congress on
"Wednesday. Secretary Long after the
rpecat cabinet meeting to-nlgh, author
lied the Associated Press to make this
statement: y
The message. which in Itself is long,
will not be accompanied by the consu.
Jar reports dealing with the state OF af-
fairs in Cuba These will go to the
committee on foreign relations OF the
senate for their private information and
MIL not be made public just now. The
diplomatic correspondence between the
United States and Spain VIII not be sub
an!tted at present. SIX
The cabinet meeting lasted from s
O'Clock till after IL and was devoted en-
tlrely to the careful! reading and dis
cusslon OF the Presidents draft OF his
message. Every member OF the cabinet
was present The document was gone
over point by point and met with the
approval of the cabinet In every way.
The only changes made were in a few
points Of verb!age. WHEN THE
MEETING WAS OVER AND TIID
MEMBERS DISPERSED THERE
WAS y GENERAL AIR OF RELIEF
AND SATISFACTION ON ALL
FACES AS THOUGH THE AIR HAD
BEEN CLEARED OF DOUBT AND
THE MEMBERS. FIRMLY RESOLV-.
PROPER COURSE, OF ACTION, HAD
SET OUT ITS COURSE TO ITS LOG
!CAL CONCLUSION.
The two foremost branches OF the Gu
ban question In Washington to-day
were the Presidents message and Eu-
ropean mediation which now has taken
an active form int courts OF Europe,
according to advices received at foreign
embassies here. though no proffer has
been made TO the United States.
AS TO THE MEDIATION OF EU-
ROPE OR THE POPE. THEY DE-
CLARE THAT THESE MATERIAL.
AND MORAL POWERS MUST En-.
ERClSE THEIR SUASION ON SPAIN,
FOR THIS GOVERNMENT WILL IN
SIST on INDEPENDENCE OF CUBA
AS AN ULTIAuATUM SINE QUA NON
UNLESS THE INSURGENTS THEM
SELVES SHOULD CONSENT TO
LESS. AND THIS THEY HAVE
FLATLf REFUSED TO DO
WAL Mot Listen to Mediation.
SPEAKING on THIS POINT, ONE
OF THE CABINET OFFICERS SAID
TODAY: "YOU- CAN SAY FOR ME
THAT ALL THE POWERS OF Eu-
ROPE AND THE HEADS OF ALL
THE CHURCHES MAY PROPOSE
MEDIATION TO SPAIN IF THEY
DESIRE, BUT THE UNITED STATES
Will POSITIVELY NOT LISTEN TO
MEDIATION OF ANY KIND THAT
DOES NOT LEAD TO THE ACCEPT
ASCE OF OUR CONDITION.. WHICH
IS INDEPENDENCE FOR CUBA"
Notwithstanding the many reports of
European mediation they assumed their
first tangible form this afternoon when
az leas. Two OF the foreign establish
mcnis In Washington received official
information tha. an exchange of notes
between the great powers was now Ia
progress with i view 10 arriving at 4
basis on which they could make Il joint
proposal for mediation. It Is evident
;hat the exchange has not yet been
productive OF common understanding,
as IN" Ambassadors and ministers at
Wash inStOn have rot yet received in
slructiOns 10 Initiate the movement.
Their only information thus far is that
the notes are passing by telegraph be-
tween the capitals Of Europe. It had
been understood that France and Aus
ira were most active In bringing about
th's movement, and ;ha. Great Britain
ha6 held aloof from 1t, but 1t developed
in'day that the British government
was Also taking part In the exchange.
ard that in case Of concerted action by
the powers Grea; Britain probably
would act with the others.
what common ground the powers are
seeking TO rcach can only be conjec-
tured. The general view OF the dtD!o-
mats ia that the movement Ia not SO
much one toward reconclling the United
States and Spain as 1t Is to preserve the
peace of the word by combined action.