The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-12
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LIES WITH AMERICA
The Spanish Press Disposed to lnt ,hi
burden of Proof Now IN the United
States.
Madrid Anril Observation-Disclosures
in Transmission.-The Epoci tConserVa-
tivel saws that il now lies with America
m decide whether she Will cooperate
with SDain for peace. If a new uefiidhu
he made or President Mckinney mes
SAG be not conciliatory it will be clear
" nroven that America wishes 10 pro
woke a quarrel. The paper continues:
We do not consider the conflict ended
by this truce. The %jinsoes enormous
influence in America and that OF me
insurgents may turn the truce INTO {"
| fiasco: but despite all this we think the
governments action wise 10 Tx the re-
sponSibility upon America
The \acional Conservative organ OF
Romero RobIedo) Is bitterly hostile 10
to-day's concession, and says that the
| government called IN the European
States Sanitary Inspector at Havana.
and DIR. Dudley. his assistant: and
VI sSrs. Lawton and ChildS. are also
among the passengers bound for Tampa.
NIpsSrS. I.awtO and ChildS are accom-
panied by a large staff of clerks lately
| employed in the banking honseS.
The passengers filed ashore after
undergoing Il cursory examination.
With few exceptions they were either
| colored or Cubans. and spoke the tongue
of rie land. from which they had Just
fled. \ good sized crowd greeted them.
and much kissing. patting on the back
| and jabbered welcome ensued. 1t Is
hard to believe that these were -Amerl-
can citizens, for whose sake the action
of Congress had been delayed. Among
the few educated persons on board the
Olvette. considerable surprise was eX-
hibited at finding themselves once more
in their native land. Even up to yes
| terdav morning they had scarcely be-
| lievad it would prove necessary for them
| to leave Cuba. All said that when they
sailed. everything was quiet III Havana,
| and that externally there were no sign
of anything which would make the
exodus of Americans necessary.
CAPTAIN Barnett has been detached
from the Rachc and ordered to Wash
ington. Lieutenant Commander Davis
! will be temporarily in OF me
vessel. The American consular stan,
| which accompanied Consul General Lee.
Is held here awaiting llrtneI ofutIe anu
the implication IS that the staff may re-
, turn to Cuba. There was no movement
of the feet to-day. The Puritan cOale'i
and tonight the Marblehead will take
| the patrol. There is no fresh news
from the M~oron-Jucaro trocha. though
| there is little doubt that General Maxine
Gomez and General CaliXtO Garcia
have effected a nnion Of forces. The
commission sent by General Gomez six
weeks ago. prior 10 the interview be
tween General PandO'S representatives
and somc of the i%nsurgont leaders. is
now carrying out its work and it is he
licvcd that between four and five thou
sand men. in addition to those that Gen
erals Gomez and Gracia would have.
are available in the provinces OF
Havana and M%atanzas.
a significant occurrence took place ycS-
to-day when the Fern. with Consul Gen
cral Lee and other Americans was
passing MORO Castle. Tn reply to the
Spanish rahble on the wharves. who
hOOted death to the Yankee swinp,'
the correspondent Of the London Times.
who was on the Fern. remarked loud
". May every Yankee shell kill fifty Of
those Spanish dogs"