The silver star., 1898-03-03
DR., Lie. HAEFELl
Physician and
Surgeon,
Calls answered both day and night.
Residence in the Johnson house,
next door to William Brumley's
residence,
DOLORES, / COLORADO.
LETTER.

From our WaRnlngtnn Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS, 1893,
Senator Morgan's plain talk, in a
speech against Senator Aliens at
tempt to make the recognition of
Cuban belligerency rider to an ap-
preparation bill, was refreshing in
these days Of tricky craftsmanship.
He said that he had voted for the
belligerency resolution that the SEN
ate adopted last Maybe was its
author--and that he was not only
ready to vote for the same thing a
gain as an independent measure, but
was ready to vote for declaration
Of war against Spain, which he re-
garded as more proper than attempt
ing to sneak belligerency declara-
tion through by attaching.it to an ap-
preparation bill. He added that he
had always believed that Spain and
the United States would fight oyer
Cuba and that he still believed it;
that lie had always believed that as
soon as Spain realized that it had
lost Cuba, it would seek war with
us, in order to save Spanish pride
by making it appear to their people
at home that it was the U. S. that
secured Cuban freedom.
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Things are looking decidedly bet
ter in Washington, to those who be-
lieve that it is better to fight than
to be trampled upon and spit upon,
than they were last week, Mem
bers of the administration are still
talking peace, but they have quit
trying to cram the accident" theory
of the loss of the Maine down mems
throats. and what is better than all,
they are preparing to fight. They
still claim to have no more inform
ton than they have given to the
public, and to be waiting for the re-
port of the Naval Court of inquiry,
now sitting in Havana harhor, in
order to ascertain whether the Maine
was accidentally blown up or was
blown up by a Spanish torpedo
Their claims are not worrying any
body. so long as they are going a
head energetically making prepara-
tions for that war with Spain which
majority of Congress now regard
'as inevitable. In fact, Mckinley is
said to have become convinced b,
reports from Gen. Fitz. Lee, ant
other United States Consuls in Cuba
that regardless of the Maine catas
trophe the time has about CONF
when he must either intervene in be
half of Cuba or eat the threat of do
ing SO, after giving Spain an oppor
tunity; to"try its autonomy fake
made in his annual message to Con
igress. Those consular reports
which show beyond the shadow of
doubt that autonomy In Cuba Il
dead beyond hope Of resurrection
have been called for by both tn
House aud Senate. Mckinley ha
held them back, he says because o
the excitement caused by the wfecl
of the Maine; but it is probable tina
his knowledge that lie must act al
!. tier they are laid before Congress al
$50 had something to do with the dc
LAY. Unless all signs fail he is get
/ ting ready to act, and not minute
'too soon, either. s.s's.
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The administration IL much a
! Harmed about the success Of Hawai-
! ian annexation, and fresh efforts ar
being made to get enough votes e
rrAify the treaty In the Senate II
'cfder to keep the matter from &c.
ting before the House at all. Thi
fresh .aiasn was sstartcd by -Repse