Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-28

Their Desks, and Many kilograms
Were Received, Including One
from Minister Woodford-Very
Little Definite Information AL
lowed to Leak Out-Commarder
Schley Off for Norfolk to Take
Command of the Flying Squadron.
He Will Hoist His Flag on the
Brooklyn To-Day.
Washington, March 27.-The Pres
ident saw a number of the members
of the Cabinet at the White House to-
day. They dropped in one by one I'M
til those present included Secretaries
Bliss, Alger, Gage and Attorney
General Griggs. With them also was
Assistant Secretary Day Of the State
Department, who probably had some
dispatches to show the President The
gathering was not special Cabinet
meeting, in the sense in which that
term is generally used, but was simply
a talk between the President and his
advisers, such as occurred last Sun
day, concerning matters on which he
desired to consult them. The Cuban
question and the report of the Maine
court of inquiry were the topics dis
cussed, but SO far as could be ascer-
tanned, nothing conclusive was deter
mined. one of the members of the
Cabinet saying subsequently that there
was
NOTHING NEW OR STARTLING
in the situation. The presence of
Judge Day would infer that there were
advices from Minister Woodford, but
further than an acknowledgement that
communication is in progress between
the State Department and the Minis
ter, nothing could be ascertained.
At the State, War and Navy De-
partments during the earlier portions
of the day there was little sembIance
of the Sabbath Chiefs of bureaus,
clerks, messengers and telegraph oper
ators were at work. Probably never
since
THE DAYS OF THE LATE WAR
have so many officials gathered at the
War and Navy Departments on Sun
day. Dispatches that came over night
regarding the movements of ships, and
other matters, were received, and as
many of them required prompt an
swers in the present emergency replies
were forwarded.
Secretary Long, however, did not
appear at the Navy Department during
the day, as most of the matters re-
quiring attention were those that could
as well be attended to by bureau Off
GERS and their assistants.
Assistant Secretary Day spent
Department, and there received a call
from the Spanish minister. a rather
unusual procedure, indicating import
ant. matters for consideration. The
conference lasted some time, but its
nature
COULD NOT BE LEARNED.
Tonight Commodore Winfield S.
Schley, just appointed the commander
of the flying squadron left here for
Norfolk. 1t is expected that tomorrow
he will hoist his flag on the Brooklyn,
which is to be the flagship of the fleet.
The only other vessels of the squadron
now at Hampton Roads is the Massa-
chusetts Of the remaining three the
Texas is in New York receiving her
ammunition hoists, and the Columbia
Island, where the final work prepar-
atory to their sea service is being
hurriedly done. The two latte will be
at Norfolk about the middle of the
week
The developments of the day in the
Cuban situation indicate steady prog
government of this country and that
of Spain looking to the maintenance
Of the peace,
FOR THE PRESENT AT LEAST.
There is good authority for saying
that Spains present wish is to secure
cessation of hostilities in Cuba rath
err than to engage in a war with the
United States and that it is more than
probable that the negotiations between
the government of the United States
and the Sagasta ministry will take
that turn in the immediate future.
| The present Spanish ministry has pro-
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