The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-03-25
THE CABINET MEETS.
The Spanish Situation and the
Maine Report Considered.
Any Demand By spain to Have the Maine
Verdict Referred to Arbitration WIN
Be Denied-A Cuba Message
Report on It's Way.


Report on It's Way.
WAsHISeroz, March 23.-The cabi-
net meeting yesterday lasted some
thing over an hour, and was devoted
exclusively 70 the Spanish situation IN
general and the forthcoming report Of
the Maine court Of inquiry in particu-
lar. The tone Of the discussion was
very firm and It was determined that
there must come an end to the present
state Of affairs in Cuba Secretary
Long authorized the statement that
the understanding before the cabinet
was that the report would reach Wash
ingtOn on next Thursday or Friday;
that It was very vOIuminOus, and that
the publication and transmission to
congress would not occur until next
Monday or Tuesday, as the presi-
dent would require time to give the
document that mature consideration
that its mOmentOus character required
Other cabinet officers stated that the
general plan included the sending Of a
presidential message along with the
report, stating that Spain had been
called upon to make suitable response
to the case presented by the court Of
inquiry. While the cabinet associates
Of the president maintained their
usual reserve as TO the exact character
Of their deliberations, yet 1t was con-
ceded that the discussion proceeded on
the theory that the coming report
would show that the Maine explosion
was not the result Of an accident, but
was due 10 an external cause
NATTER FOE AMERICANS TO SETTLE
CHICAGO, March 23-The Posts
Washington special says:
The time taken By the court Of inquiry to in
vestf-ate the Maine disaster has given the
president opportunity 70 test the sense Of
Americans and to formulate course OF action
All doubts may be set at rest, and the people
may feel certain that their viii with regard 70
Cuba viii be executed There has never been
any doubt on that question but there has been
uncertainty as TO TIE time and methods which
ft might be found best 20 employ 1t Is as good
as settled that any demand from Spain for ref
erence OF the issues growing out Of the Maine
verdict TO q neutral court Of arbitration VIII b.
denied The position taken is that. IL the report
Is ANYTHING short OF an explosion from clearly
preveurible causes the question OF national
honor cannot be disasSOciatad from the issues
and that no question in which national honor
IS involved. even IN the remOtest degree, can
be submitted TO arbitration BY outsiders It IS
coutended that il is . matter for Americans "a
settle for themselves and in their own way,
through q president and . congress OF thelI
own selection They hold that If spain has q
defense 70 make OF facts TO present, she must
make them 20 an American tribunal court
owing allegiance only TO the hag Of the United
States
CUBAN SITUATION MESSAGE
WASHINGTON, March 23-Speaking
of the Cuban situation, the Post to
day says:
Having formulated no plan to solve thc
problem and being anxious 70 gain all the
time possible the president viii not immedl-
ateIy make any suggestion 10 congress I'M
message which he viii send in on Monday VII
treat alone Of the Maine, and congress viii b
informed that the president Will az late
date communicate with IL on the Cuban sltua
ton The report OF the Maine and the accom-
psnying papers viii therefore, be at once re
ferred in both houses 70 the committee on for
efrn affairs. and then congress viii anXlOuSiI
and patiently await the president 5 next recon-
incubation If the policy Of relief be mail.
agreed upon, an appropriation viii undoubted
" be made for the purchase Of supplies ant
the work Of wholesale succOr VIII be entere'
upou- If Spain should regard this act as q hos
tile one. the responsibility for provoking va
would be uDOn her The president still hope
that in the meantime. something viii occur Z
diminish the likelihood Of opposition or. II tn
programme is inaugurated- that spain VIII &C
cent the action Of the United States IN fr1endl,
spirit
THE kEEOhL IN lis "
KEY WEST, Fla, March 23--Lieuten
ant Commander Mark left Key Yves
Yesterday afternoon on his way t
Washington, taking with him the re
mort of the court on the Maine disas
ter. He should reach Washington
Thursday evening. The decision
reached by the court IS still matte
of surmise- Perhaps some signiticanc
NAV be attached and conclusions draw
from a remark made by Adm Sicard
when he said to a correspondent: ''Ih
case Of the Maine is most peculiar, pei
haDs the most peculiar WHICH has eve
occurred in the history of the world
Within the last i've days minOrit
sentiment has been steadily growing
that the court has been unable to de
termine definitely the cause Of the ez
plosion. Still it Is true that major
itv hold to the conviction that the re
port will find and prove that the Main
was blown up Intentionally
Walls OF a Burned warehouse FAN
ST LOUIS, March 23.-The walls c
Nay. Stern & Co.'S furniture ware
house at Olive and Seventeenth street
have been blown down and several me
are thought to be buried in the ruins
The building was partially burned las
week. The BODY Of Philip Brady Ia
been taken from the ruins and the hr'
men and police who were called to tn
scene are searching for others 1t
not known how many men were abOu