The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-02-11
THE CUBAN OUTLOOK
Col. Funston Says the Insurgents
Will Come Out on Top.
SPAIN DECLINES OUR MEDIATION.
Minister Woodford Sends This Information
to President Mckinley in IA Cipher
Dispatch-Relief supplies for
Cuba Free of Duty.

Dlspdtcn-'NeileI supplies TOT
Cuba Free OF Duty.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 7.-Frederick Fuus-
ton who, as lieutenant colonel and
chief of artillery, held until the close
of last year the highest position occu-
pied in the Cuban insurgent army by
an American, since the death of Col.
Gordon, spent yesterday in this city
as the guest of Mrs. Mary Norris
Berry. He departed last night for his
home in lola, Kan, where his mother
and the other nom OerS of the family,
whom he has not seeh for nearly two
years, reside. Tha most important
information furnished by Col. Funs-
ton is verifcation of the re-
port that hostilities are nearing an
end. 81 fully expect TO see the war
/ terminate in six MONTHS" said he.
/ "Thc Cubans are confident that the
conflict will not last until June and /
/ do not doubt that the insurgents will
come out on top They are willing to
make almost any kind Of a fair agree-
ment with Spain TO indemnify her for
the expense of carrying on the war.
The Spanish army is on the verge of
revolt. Whether or not the govern
meut desires to continue the war, the
army will refuse TO proloug the con-
iiict many months Asked what the
feeling is in Cuba concerning the atti-
tude Of the United States, Col. Funston
said that the insurgents had ceased to
hope for Intervention ON the part of
this country.
SPAIN DECLINES OUR MEDITATION
CHICAGO, Feb. THE Tri0une's
Washington special says:
! Premier SapuStu has declined the third Offer
Of friendly meditation on the part Of the United
States. mis- information was conveyed in II
cipher me ssage received from Minister Wood
ford by President Mckinley on Friday. The
message was a most unusual On. Instead Of
being addressed to the secretary of state, II
was addressed to the president, thing which
has not happened since Consul q ,neral Lee's
famous cabegrams to President Cleveland Of
nearly n year ago This cubl gram from Wool
ford was not long, but r2cited the fact that
Premier Sasasta refused to admit that Spain
had reached the end OF her rope in Cuba that
she was unable to suppress the instructions
that autonomy was failure; or that she
needed the assistance OF the United States in
bringing the Cuban struggle TO IN end
ARMS AND POLITICS TO BRING PEACE.
HAVANA, Feb. 7.-Senor Jose Maria
Galvez, president of the autonomist
cabinet, says there is no disagreement
among its members, nor anything in
the nature of crisis Under no con-
ditions, declares Senior Galvez, is it the
mission of the members of the cabinet
to address the insurgents officially or
to negotiate for peace unless they
should he"o "a guarantee as to the out
: come of their efforts. Peace will come,
he declares, by the combined action
, OF arms and politics." but it is abso-
= lutcly necessary TO demonstrate the
= efficiency of Spanish arms at the same
= time that the beneficial influences OF
the new regime are being made known.
RELIEF SUPPLIES FREE.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. IA telegram
} has been received at the state depart
nent from Consul General Lee at Ha
vana stating that the government
there consents To the admission of sup
3 plies for the destitute and suffering
Cubans into any Cuban port free OF
duty, This privilege was formerly
limited to goods entered at Havana
John X. Elwell who has had much ex
perience as shipping clerk and who il
/. familiar with the Spanish language
has been appointed by the centra
Cuban relief committee to accompany
. Miss Clara Barton, the president o.
! the Red Cross society to Cuba to as
slst in receiving and distributing sup
plies for the sufferers. They left Wash
ington last night for Cuba