The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-03-05

state department to watch the future
movements of Spanish warships. 1t Is
stated that Span, urged on by the
party in power at Madrid, Is preparing
To begin hostIliIIes against the United
States without waiting for a formal
declaration of war. She believes thai
the United States is unprepared for
war, and that by forcing the conflict
soon, our navy msy be crippled ire
~trievably before the administration
could reinforce 1t.
The state department, the president
and the law department nave taken
energetic efforts IL offset this new
Threatened danger. Definite plans Tor
II under such circu nStHuc r>
and conditions have been formulated
II Is believed that Minister Wood
ford knew what he was about when he
cabled the warning In the event
that Spain should seek to attack Ameri
can seaports aud wuh"u
first having notified the United States.
this country would at once establish
relations with Gomez and his army
and by furnishing them with ampl"
munitions of war, enable them To
attack all the seaport cities of Cuba.
including davana, from the land side.
" hIle the American baIIlrshIp bonn
barded them from the sea. By this
course the Spanish army could b.
drive. out of Cuba possibly without
seniiug an American army TO he island.
Disclosure of the secret plans of Spain
have intensified the preparations for
war.
President Mckinley Is dong all he
can to keep the peace for Wall street
but the matter seems 10 have escaped
his control, and If Spain should fire
the first gun even Wall street would
have to take a back seat.
TO IMPEACH SECRETARY LoNG
Secretary OF the Navy Jonn d. Long
Is to be i%mpeaohed by congress if plans
now being formulated can be carried
out.
His statement of Tuesday that Spain
was freed from official responsibility
for the accident to the Maine, seems
now to have been part of a gigantic
plot on the part OF Hanna, Long and
Wall street manipulators to control the
market.
Within an hour after Long made the
statement the listed stocks in Wall
street showed an aggregated gain of
$50. 600 600. The direct brneticiaries
of this vast manipulation are said to be
friends Of Hanna and the admInIstra-
lion and The evidence that Secretary
Long was made the too of Hanna
seems oyerg helming.
Congressman James Hamilton Lewis
of Washington, has prepared resolu-
tons of impeachment of the secretary
of the navy. They may be ruled Out
by the speaker, but the fact will get
before the country and the finger of
scorn will undoubtedly be pointed at
the secretary of the navy.
REPUDIATED On L NOW
That the president regards Longs
blunder as most unfortunate, Is indi-
Gated IN the official disayOwal made by
Secretary Alger of the war department
who said it was not fair TO the admin
lstration / o attach official Significance
TO the remark of the secretary of the
navy, intended simply as an expression
of his own Judgment. Ayers inter
view is believed TO have been inspired
by the president, and in 1t the observa-
ton is made that Long had no inful-
nation upon which to base such an
opinion.
The glnring error which Secretary
Long committed and the grave Predica-
ment IN which he has placed the admin
istraIion, are conclusively shown IN the
following interview:
..Secretary OF State John Sherman;
Il is not u proper time for any membr
Of he cabinet To express opinions. Ii
any TALKING Is done ut this time it
should be ms by other. than cabinet
Officials. am surprised to learn thai
Secretary Long said anything IN regard
10 the present strained relations be.
tween Spain and the United States"
NOT WARRANTED. A Y ALICE.
Secretary of War Il A Alger: |
have oonyersed with several cabinet
members and they seem To ngree trat
the statements made by the secretary
Of the navy were not Official.
Secretary OF Agriculture james Will
son Il am Ger ain that the ~sIatrnIenI
mnde by Secretary Long was not an
off clal opinion by any Means. | am not
the only member OF the cabinet WHO
believes there 10 II probability that The
Spanish government was the Instlgator
OF tbs atrucious deed which sent SO
MANY OF Onr brave sailors to eternity. |
think this government will not hesitat
to take some decisive steps as s0oa Is
The official report Is made, !