The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-04
SITUATION UNCHANGED
Congress Is Awaiting the Presi-
dents Message.
MANY RUMORs IN CIRCULATION.

President Mckinley In Almost Constant
Communication with His Advisers-sec-
retary Gage and Congressman Dingioy
Consulted in Regard tn the Passage by
Congress of "A War Measure-spanish
Torpedo FIotilla Not Yet at Porto Rico.
Washington, April AT IL O'clock in
the morning a cabinet officer said that
there was no change in the situation
from that shown the day previous, and
that he expected events would move
along the present lines until the presi-
dents message was sent TO congress
early in the coming week. The prepar-
alton of the momentous message was
begun by President Mckinley at a COM
parative early hour in the morning, aft
er long conference with his cabinet
advisers and public men on the lines 1t
SHOULD take in order that the position
Of America in this crisis may stand
'orth in clear, intelligent and justifia
BILE way before the present and future
generations The advise proffered most
urgently upon the president has been
recognition of the independence OF Cuba
and Intervention at once to end the
horrors of the situation. This course
has been urged especially by senators
and members of the house. The presi-
dent has listened to all these views. but
has not expressed his own so freely.
At the Earliest Moment.
Appreciating the wish of congress
that the message betransmitted to that
body at the earliest practicable moment
and the fact that a document OF its
significance and it's historical charac-
ter requires the utmost deliberation and
consultation with his official advisers,
he has determined to put aside all but
the most important matters until the
message has been put in shape for sub
mission to the national legislature. With
this end in view he denied himself to
long line of callers, but saw quite
number Of persons whose knowledge
and experience might be OF service to
him in his task. Throughout the day
there were rumors of all kinds in cir
culation and there was much subdued
excitement among those who formed
the throng of visitors. Reports were
even in circulation that special ses-
sion of the cabinet had been hastily
CALLED and held during the early morn
ing hours, but it's falsty was proven
quickly
satisfactory to the Country.
very prominent member of the house
!, who saw the president. says that the
president IN his message will recon-
mend action which will be perfectly
satisfactory to the Republicans and
which with possibly with a few excep-
tions will rally them and the country
| to his support. He says the diplomatic
| correspondence will be such that the
| Republican party and the country will
be proud of it, and further. that the le-
gal facts in the case are very ably
| handled by Attorney General Griggs.
| The message probably will not be sent
| in before Tuesday.
The Maine affair, ii is said, will not
| be touched on probably. This Is re-
| garded as very unfortunate by many
prominent Republicans. who believe
| that If we are to have war the blowing
| up of the Maine constitutes the strong
| est ground Some of them have ap-
! pealed to the president to include that
| In the message. AS a sample of the ex-
| pressions that are heard the opinion
| of Representative Hull of Iowa, one of
the house leaders. can be given: Il re-
\ gard war as inevitable as the future"
| said he.
No More Correspondence.
An important result of the night cab
| met meeting is a decision on the part
| Of the president to notify Spain that
| there will be no more correspondence
| relating to the Cuban question. The
] communication will bear the intima-
| ton that the United States will now
| proceed to stop the strife between the
| insurgents and the Spanish soldiers,
{ recognize the independence of the Gu
ban republic and intervene for the pur-
| pose of preventing the oppression of
the new republic by any foreign power.
Diplomatic negotiations between our
government and Spain have not been
| severed, but Minister Woodford may be
| recalled at any minute, and the Span
ish minister here, Senor Polo Ber-
nabe, is expecting his Sassports. He
has already arranged to leave his
property of Spain in the custody of the
Austrian legation, and he can depart
at any time.
For War Measure.
Secretary Gage and Representative
Dingley OF Maine, chairman of the
house ways and means committee. were
summoned by the president during the
forenoon and were soon In conference
| with him on business tnat, Wnlle tney
would not discuss 1t but left 1t to con-
lecture, can be safely said to have re-
lated to the national finances and to
measures to put the treasury on war
footing, involving, as hostile operations
will, IL once begun. largely increased
expenditures and appropriations. 1t is
thought this phase of the question may
figure to some extent In the presidents 8
message. Although an appropriation
bill in the regular order would go to the
committee on appropriations. there is
reason for the belief that q war rev.
enue measure has been under consid-
Grafton, and 1t is now altogether i'm
probable that bill of this character
may be introduced at the same time II
It is not. indeed. made part of the
expected bill or resolution authorizing
the president to Intervene forcibly to
| a atom to the hostilitiea In Cuba-