The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-05
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Celery
Com pound.
TO Be SETTLED TOMORROW
The Presidents Eiessage to Congress will!
be to the Point in Arraigning
Spain.

Washington, April S.
President Mckinley has comhleed his
Cuban message. 1t will be sent to Con-
gress at noon Wednesday.
1t will BIO vigorous arraignment Of
Spain.
| time has come when it is tho duty OF the
United States to intervene and end tho war
| in Cuba.
1t will leave Congress untrammeled In
the character Of action that should be
| taken.
Ii will be message that may not please
| the extremists, nor will 1T meet the Views
of the peace ut my price people
That it is strong and vigorous is por.
| haps best indicated by tho fact that two of
the members of the Cabinet who are fay
orable to peace object to some OF the sentl-
ments which have been Incorporated in 1t
by the Chief Executive.
London. April 5.-A despatch to tho
| DAILY News" from Rome says that, fail
ing to purchase Italian warships, the
United States has bought several mer-
chantmen, including the steamer North
American, formerly the Stirling Castle,
the fastest vessel belonging to the Veloce
Company of Genoa.
Washington, April 5.-The war feeling
among the Republican members of tho
House gets hotter AS tho hour for voting
on the Cuban independence resolutions ap-
| prOacheS.
Tho failure to hold the conference, yes.
terday afternoon, docs not mean that
there has been tho slightest weakening on
tho part of those who ten days or mora
ago, made up their minds that tho mana
gers Of tho House could no longer prevent
All expression on tho Cuban question.
A meeting Of the fiery clement of the
House Republicans is called for 1880 to-
MORROW. and II there is any Indication that
further delay is the progra mmc, they will
take some action.
Madrid, April 5-Spain hopes that
when an armisice is proclaimed in Cuba
tho United States will show her. friend
ship by withdrawing her warships from
| Key West
A prominent Spanlard, who is in the
confidence of tho government, has assured
a correspondent that if the United States
withdrnws her fleet. Spain will imEeui.
| II! ely withdraw hers from Havana, and
Will order her torpedo flotilla o return to
the Canary Islands, and even 10 Cadiz.
London, April 5.--lhe cruiser Diogenes
will probably leave the Thame; tonight.
Tho cruiser D.ogenes just purchased by
| the American Government and over which
the United States flag was raised on Sat-
urday, WAS built in Germany for Peru.
Washington. April b-The disposal Of
the militia in case Of war is matter OF
considerable concern to the citizen
soldiers in the interior cities. 'Will we
be sent to the 'front.' Or kept here to guard
our homes? is query frequently sent to
the War Department.
"That is q question that can be answer.
cd only after hostiltics begin" said Ad.
jutant-Goneral Corbin, this morning.
The duration and severity of the war
will play II largo part fin determining the
slutus of the militia. remember at
the outbreak Of THO last war, tho depart
ment made all sorts of plans and entered
into contracts OF different kinds that after
events made utterly useless. 1t will prob.
ably he the case in this threatening trout
bic. We will have to shape our course
largely by events
Officers at Leaguo Island were amused
to-day over the report that the members of
the Naval Brigade at Boston arc much
alarmed over the alleged unseaworthiness
of tho old monitors to which thoy have
been assigned.
Ut was learned to-day that the bold ma
rines of "bhe HUB are averse 10 making
the voyage up the coast from Philadelphia
t. Boston 1t is said that they fear these
vessels would 60 to the bottom If they Ell.
countored anything like ii storm or a
heavy SEA.