The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-05
OUTLOOK Is OMlNOUS.
President Has Exhausted DipIo.
matte Resources.
MESSAGE NOT SENT TO CONGRESS.

Meeting of the Senate and House Commit
tees on Foreign Afairs-senor Quesada
SAYS That Cubans Will Not Consent to
an Armistice Until Their Independence
L. Declared-General Lee Ready To
Leave Havana-spain's Torpedo Fiotiiia'
Washington, April 5.-Conservative
senator's who were at the Capitol early
in the day announced that the outlook
in the Cuban matter appeared very
ominous to them. One OF them, VINO
has been especially optimistic ana
anxious to avoid war; stated that ev-
erything possible had been done and
failed and that the president had de-
cided to inform congress definitely that
he had exhausted all diplomatic re-
sources to settle the Cuban question
and to leave the matter to congress
There had been a hope, he said, that
Spain might be controlled by the finan-
cial interests, but he thought the time
had gone by for that as the people or
Spain could not be restrained.
The Coming Message.
The president will probably not have
his message in before Wednesday, and
II is barely possible that he may ask
for still further time. Such time as he
NAV say is necessary in the prepara-
ton of that message will be accorded
him by congress, but there Is strong
disposition among the members or the
war party to insist that he restrict MS
demands for delay to the time actually
needed in the preparation of that docu-
| ment The war spirit was never strong
| er in congress than 1T is now, and any
| theory built on the, assumption that
| there is any weakening on the part OF
| the "house insurgents" will be an er-
| ror. The war party is solidifed to a
| greater extent at this moment than
it has been at any time.
| Committees on Foreign Affairs.
The house committee on foreign al
] fairs met at 10 o'clock. Gillett, Rep.
said a few minutes after the committee
| convened that the committee woult
take no action. Every member OF the
foreign affairs committee of the house
| was pledged to secrecy before the com
\ mittee adjourned. Ore of the Repup
| lican members. however, said IN re
| Spouse to persistent Inquiries: W.
| did nothing
The senate committee on foreign re
| lations resumed it's sitting. The com
| mittee has arrived at definite conciu
! sion as to the resolutions 1t will rec
ommend and Senator Davis has pre-
pared the report to accompany the res
. / olutions This report will deal with IN
situation in vigorous language and
is understood that much will be mao
/ in II of the Maine disaster.
Pope Not to Mediate.
President Mckinley announced TO
, | leading member of congress who ma
, | the confidence of the administrator
, | that there was no truth in the report
: | ed mediation of the pope in the CUBA
I incident and he (the presidenD had n
| knowledge of il whatever.
He also announced that he was houl
ly expecting a cablegram from the 81
gasta government notifying this goN
o ernment of the formal proposition II
an armstice to the insurgents.
l 1t has Just been learned here definite
n Iy that an exchange of notes betwee
= the great powers of Europe has begu
. | concerning mediation on the Spanish
O | American question. At least two or II
:, | embassies in Washington have receive
: | information that this exchange is no
| IN progress, but no definite instructor
. have been received by the diplomat
representatives here.
:. Cubans VIII Not Consent.
a Senior Quesada, representing the q
y ban junta in Washington, said to Il
4 | Associated Press:
: "The Cubans will never consent to
- armistice until their independence
recognized. Until that time they w
= not cease fighting. When indepen
! ence is recognized the Cubans w
" consent to an armistice for settleme
"A of conditions in the island"
n This statement is made in reply to
query as to what the Cubans would
=. with regard to the recent appeal
"A | the Cuban autonomist cabinet.
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