The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-24

III, Report VIII not Fix the Isesponil.
bl,lty for the EIpio.ion &c will be Start.
ling IN its Naturs--Ae,iys Preparations
for Possible War, stili Continue.
WASHINGTON, March ea.-The pres
Willing impression among the Republi.
can leaders Of the house Is that the Pres
ldcnt will intervene In Cuba on humane
grounds, but it is positively stated by
one OF them who Is close to the Pres!-
dent, that the intervention viii not come
until after the report OF the board ot1in-
ou!ry on the Maine disaster goes to Con-
gress. "The two questions will be treat
ed separately" eald he to-day, ''and the
message relative TO Cuba will be sent to
Congress soon after the report on the
Maine question" The Cuban message
as forecas;ed by prominent Republican
will waive the question OF the Maine dis
nsser, and putting aside that awful ioc-
currence. will be In effect A ADBcLARA-
TIoN TO SPAIN THAT THE PRES
ENT METHODS oFl5WARFARE IN
CUBA MUST CEASE. 1TiW1LLlR RE-
suit IN INTERVENTION IN CASE
SPAIN DEMuRS. Z THE MESSAGE
WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE
REPORTS OF THE coNSuLS IN
CUBA. n y . 3
Mr.. Dolliyeri (Rep., Iowa). says that
Intervention on humane grounds will
place our action upon a moral level that
would command the broad sympathy of
the world. We cpuld afford. he says, to
waive all question as to the Maine II the
board does not fix the responsibility for
the disaster on Spain, in order to make
the greater issue. q 4, y
4 PROMINENT MEMBER OF THE
HOUSE, WHO, HAS BEEN SEVERAL
TINES IN CONSULTATIONS WITH
THE PRESIDENT TFRECENTLY,i AND
WHO POSSESSES AS MUCH 5UNOF-
FICIAL 2 INFORMATION 8 OF THE
CAUSE OF THE MAINE DISASTER
PROBABLY: AS THE president,
DOES, SAYS S!THATiWHILE THE RE-
PORT OF THE BOARD WILL NOT.
FIX THE SPoNSIBILITY FOR
THE EXPLOSION * IT! WILL BE
STARTLING IN ITS NATURE. n
The feeling was universal throughout
official circles to-day that the cnlmIna-:
ton OF the Spanish crisis was near at
hand. With the report Of the Maine
court Of inquiry. only a little while OF,
with the white house the center; OF long
and earnest conferences between the
President and the party leaders OF Con-
Sress, and with exceptional activity to-
wards emergency preparations in the
war and navy departments, there was
abundance OF, evidence! that definite re-
suits regarding the Maine disaster and
rhe Cuban question In general were
about to be reached. Among the Presi-
dents callers were Senator's Cockrell,
Turpie and Foraker, General Daniel
Sickles, former United States minister to
Madrid. and Representative William Al.
den Smith, Of Michigan, who has recent
ly returned from trip to Cuba. Z, Z,
The call OF Messrs. Cockrell and Turpie
vas regarded as particularly significant,
as they are representative Democrats In
the senate and the visit followed that OF
Senator Gurman yesterday. It was gen.
orally understood that lhn the present
emergency the President desires patri-
o,ic unity without reference to party.
Secretaries Long and Alger also confer.
red with the President during the day.
Secretary Long later said that the
Maine report probably would reach
Washington Tomorrow night. II, how.
ever. Il did not come before O'clock
Thursday evening, Mr. Long said he
probably would not receive II until FRI
day morning. when 1t would be laid be-
fore the President Immediately. The
secretary did not think the President
would give the document any consjdera-
tton at a late hour. Il was more prob.
able, he though, II Lieutenant Mark ar
rived at n late hour thai he would take
the report TO q hotel for the night, Si z
There has been no change in the rlan
OF sending the report to Congress carly
next week. probably Monday, accom-
panied by a message from the President.
|. is deinitely settled, however, that the
message and the papers accompanying
y WIN reiate exclusively to the Maine
disaster. It Will not take up the fearful
-.ondiuoh OF allalrs In Cuba as shown by
the reports OF United States consuis,
!nese being reserved for subsequent ac-.
eoh' and later meesage to Congress.
-.E# 60 Z y
Secretary Long determined to-day to
oFaer the double turreted monitors Puri-
tan ana Terror to Key West, where they
WI reinforce the squadron In those;
maters. he also determined TO bring
'nto service the eight single turreted
monitors at League leland navy yard,
ihladelpMa.' two OF which will be sent
20 boston. two to New York and four
neid In reserve ut Philadelphia. The
tusitan and Terror take the place Of the
oh'tlesnips Massachusetts, and Texas,
recently withdrawn from the squadron
AZ Key West It was stated at the navy
+ Impairment that this move was in &C.,
eoIdance with programme previously
sSreed upon although this programme
nus nus not 'peen announced heretofore. The
rurltan by many experts Is regarded as
,ne ~, most formidable fighting machine in
!, In addition to its other prepa pre-, rations
.or possible trouble, the navy depart-
so'aay took steps towards utilizing ten
., lhe seagolng revenue cutters for use
Sions the Atlantic coast. Captain Shoe
maxi, maker, chief OF the revenue cutter SER
wee, conferred with Assistans Secretary
roosevelt during the. day on the plans
.ot turning over these cutters 10 the
navy. They VIII bc first sent to Norfolk,
WnsrS additional guns win be mounted
hna Sn then will proceed TO Kew West and
W. ,Tpseoine a part OF the squadron there.
.neIr main service, however, Will be asl
naval pickcts, ~ chain ot these flcct cut;
os,'S osrS being maintained outside or the.
tfu'SsFs and battlcships. =, v N: Y:
ssSt - ny N 5ttte
-,.5 me revenue cutter service no;ss has
iittauyl lor instant and active service j ~
..ae oll'cera, "a engineers, 300 sGniis;pd,
.,fn and 10 lveagels, OF fhwhIch ~ snra !i,f