The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-21

Correspondence OF tho Associated Press.
MADRID, March IS.-The Madrid
press. with few exceptions, has. during
the past few days. boon trying to con-
vince tho public that there was never
any question of General Fltzhugh Lees
recall from Havana. The facts In the
case, however, are exactly as cabled TO
the Associated Press. Senior sasasta, in
conversation with General woodford,
did suggest that friendship and good
will between the two countries would
be promoted were General Leo to be re-
called, and after consulting his govern
mens, General woodtord did inform the
premier that such step could not be
considered. Nothing would have been
known OF the affair had l. not been that
somo one In the Spanish foreign office
confided the information to the official
news agency OF Spain-the Fabra
agency. The fact that this agency re-
ceIved It and that the censor allowed 1t
to be telegraphed by them abroad. IS.
to those familiar with methods In Ma.
drid, conclusive evidence that It was
correct. It was only when the effect
this news produced In America was ca
bled back here and after there was a
fall on the bourse that there was amy
question Of denying Its authenticity.
The Globo, the Spanish ministerial or
gan, in leading article to-day, says It
can only mislead those who are ignor-
ant OF the traditional constituencies OF
The stock exchange, adding that neither
the government nor public opinion
should pay greater attention to the
phenomenon than Il merits.
THE present blow" /, continues.
comes from Paris and is due 10 two
absurd rumors, namely, tina: the Uni
ted States government refused to re-
move General Lee at the request OF the
Spanish government and that no lesser
| person than his holiness, Leo XIII, had
through his secretary OF state, COM
mitted himself TO favorable statements
with regard 70 the Cuban insurgents.
The first has no basis. whatever, the
government having neither neither off,
claliy nor indirectly suggested Lees
removal: the latter, We opiIe, arises
solely from Cardinal Cascajares pastor
al. But II Is we'll known that the said
pastoral has not been well received at
Havana"
The impartial refers to the General
Lee-rpmors and. 20 the government de-
NAL OF their truth as accounting for tho
fall In prices. 1t declines to decide on
which side the truth really lies. Il
Commenting, however, on the tram
guilty OF the government and especial
~ OF Senior Sagasta, 1t says: I'VE pro-
sumo the ministers have rcassurinG in
formation which discounts In their
minds the panic retsning in financial
circles But" II adds, ST they, have
not. what 4 frightful responsibility lies
upon them! We do not wish 10 admit 1t.
nor even to think It, for II the day
should come when war is inevitable and
the present government tranquility
turns out 10 be guilty OF neg
lect and want of foresight,
then the foreign question will
be az nothing compared to the home
one started in our midst AS We have
already pointed out, the most Danger
Gus thing which can happen Is that the
nation should imagine the government
Is neslecting either the defense OF our
honor or our interests. For that will
leave the road open for some ambitious
man who has name or q political
party OF some strength"
With respect to lae aftG1r Of General
Lee. the Pals says:
1T Is quite clear the government "a
determined to live as divorced as posi-
bic from public opinion and It carries
out this plan with consistency worthy
OF q better cause. At this very moment
when the whole OF Spnir-or rather the
whole OF Europe-.is rejoicing at The ru-
mors OF complaints addressed by the
Spanish government. 70 tina. Of the Uni
ted States. our minister OF state labors
to prove that no such complaints have
ever been made. and that the govern
ment has not .v.n Incidentally occu-
pied itself with the affair
People doubt the srutn Of these
statements. We do no.. We prefer to
credit them rathe- than suspect what
must otherwise have happened, namely,
that the government raie the COM
plant, but In face OF the insolent, re-
fusal Of the Yankees to make sat!sfac-
ton had not the courage to abide by,
them. Nevertheless, the rumors, we
must admit. look true. All the world
believes In their authenticity and those
who do not are OF the opinion that
they ought TO be true"
The Pals says: General Lee may now
quietly. continue plotting in his Havana