Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-20
CUBAN QUESTION.
Both the House and Senate Think In
terVention Is Near.
MEAT INSPECTION REPORT.
A National Quarantine Service Favored
Bill to Refine Mixed Flour-BilI Author
iElng the President to Bid on the
Kansas Pacific Railroad.

Bill to Refine Mixed Flour bill Author
Izlng the President to Bid on the
Kansas Pacific Railroad.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Every thing
quiet" Gen. Lee reported by cable
from Havana yesterday Everything
may be quiet in Havana, but that con-
dition does not hold fer Washington.
There have been some symptoms of
anything but quiet at this end of the
line. The pressure upon the president
to ''do something" has become strong.
For nearly week the diplomatic and
consular bill has been ready for con-
sideration. Those in charge of it have
not dared to bring it before the house
because they know there would be an
outbreak of debate upon Cuba, which
in the present strong feeling might
precipitate serious results. And so
the bill remains shelved to avert an
expression of sentiment by the house
upon the Cuban question. There is
hardly a member of either senate or
house who does not think Intervention
is near So much impressed are sen.
ators and representatives with this
view that partisanship has given place
to patriotism and there is disposition
to approach the crisis carefully.
Only fragments of the messages re-
ceived from Gen. Lee in the past six or
seven days have been made public.
While the consul general has reported
quiet prevailing, he has at the same
time informed the state department
that it must be prepared for any kind
of demonstration on short notice. Sew
eral times after reading Gen. Lees de-
scription of conditions the president
has felt strongly inclined to send war
ships without waiting for overt acts.
He has refrained only because of the
feeling that such step will mean
hostilities with Spain. He clings to
the hope of peaceable settlement
but more than once recently he has
felt that hope slipping away from him.
There is official authority for the
statement that the condition of affairs
in the Cuban capital borders upon an
archy, and, almost at a minutes no.
become the victim of mob or be shut
up close prisoner in the vice regal
residence The situation has reached
that point now where the safety of the
Spanish government officials appears
to depend solely on the possibility of
American interference. If it were not
for this possibility. it is said, the vol
unteers and regular army officers
would run Blanco out of Havana inside
of week. President Mckinley and
his principal advisers are now fully
convinced of the fact that interven-
ton in Cuba has become almost abso-
lutely necessary. and they have made
their preparations on the theory that
unexpected events almost any day
may require the dispatch of the ships.
Meat inspection Report.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The secretary
of agriculture sent to congress yester-
day a report on the operation of the
bureau of animal industry for the last
fiscal year, with special reference to
meat inspection. 1t shows that the
work of meat inspection was in opera
ton at 1913 abattoirs and packing
houses. located in 80 cities. 1t urges
an increased appropriation to entirely
accomplish the intent of the law and
secure inspection of all the animals
which the law contemplated. Of1,SS1,-
800 specimens of pork microscopically
examined. 1895 were found infected.
Experiments are being made in killing
only the plainly diseased animals and
treating those exposed with hog
cholera with anttoXin, which evident
ly has been beneficial. The laboratory
and experiment station are now inves.
tigating, looking to the production of
an antitoxin of greater productive
power and less expense.
NAtiunal Quarantine.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-A favorable
report has been ordered by the senate
committee for public health and quar-.
antine on the bill introduced by Sena-
tor Caffrev, of Louisiana, providing
for national quarantine service, un-
der the direction of the secretary of
the treasury. Congressman Hepburn,
in the house, and will not only urge
its adoption by the inters ate and for.
eign commerce committee, of which he
is chairman. but will champion the
bill on the floor of the house.
To Define Mixed Flour.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. -Congressman
Pearce. of Missouri, introduced a bill
yesterday to define mixed -four and 70
regulate the sale and the importation
of the same, and to require persons,
firms and corporations to mark pack
ages of mixed -four so as to indicate
their true contents, weight and place
of manufacture and packing.
The Kansas Pacific Railroad.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator For
aker yesterday reported from the com.
mittee on Pacific railroad bill au.
thorizing the president, IL necessary
for the protection Of the government,
to bid for the Kansas Pacific at the
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