The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-03
INTERVENTION
PLAN FAVORED BY SENATE FOREIGN
RELATIONS COMMITTEE.
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Congress VIII BE Asked to Pass
Resolution Declaring the Inde-
pendence of Cuba.
SPANlARDS TO BE DRIVEN OUT
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If THEY WILL NOT VOLUNTARILY
LEAVE THE ISLAND.
Similar Resolution Before the House
Committee, and Likely to BE
Reported FavorabIy.
NO FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS
ISSUE BETWEEN SPAIN AND THE
UNITED STATES MADE UP.
Talk of Mediation ReDewed-POssibiI-
ity that Minister Bernabe VIII
soon Leave Washington.
YESTERDAYS DEVELOPMENTS.

YESTERDAYS DEVELOPMENTS.
Congress was not I'm session, and
many members called at the
White House and the Navy and
Army Departments to offer sugges-
tions or seek information. There
was much speculation as to what
the President Will say in his mes
sage to Congress this week. He is
reported to have told members of
the Senate committee on foreign
relations that he will recommend
the recognition of Cuban inde-
pendence and armed intervention,
if Spain cfuses to quit the island.
1t is not believed he will ask for
further delay unless the Spanish
government weakens between
now and the time of send
ing i'm the message. Several mem
bers of the "var party are not
pleased because 1T is intimated the
Maine incident will be ignored.
The consensus of opinion among
senator's and Representatives last
night seemed to be that war is in
evitabIe.
President Mckinley spent most
of the day comforting with menu
hers of the Cabinet and prom
jnent congressman on matters con-
Lected with the message he is
writing. He had a long talk with
Chairman DingIey, of the House
ways and means committee, and
Secretary of the Treasury Gage,
end it is believed the question OF
increasing the revenues to war
basis was under consideration. 1t
was announced i'm the evening
that the message will not be ready
for Congress before Tuesday. The
task of writing it is a IabOriOus
one, and the President wishes to
review the situation thoroughly.
MIR. Mckinley last night attended
the reception to Captain Sigsbee.
The Spanish torpedo hOtiIIa is
now said to be at the Cape De
Verde islands, off the west coast
of Africa, instead of at Porto
Rico, as reported in a cabIegram
from Madrid Friday night. Naval
officers at Washington are in
cIined to discredit Spanish ad-
vices regarding the movements of
the feet, and some intimate the
DOns may be endeav.Oring to mis-
lead our naval authorities. The
Spanish cruisers AImirante Oquen-
do and Vizcaya are said to be en-
route to the island of Porto Rico.
The Senate committee ON foreign
relations has agreed to report a
resolution favOring the independ-
ence of Cuba and armed interven-
ton by the United States, If nec-
essary to secure that end.
The war spirit still pervades the
country, but a "peace party" seems
to be forming. COngressmen yes
terday received more dispatches
urging them to go slow I'm decIar-
ing war, and resolutions of n SIM
liar tenor were adopted by several
commercial organizations.
1T is believed at Washington
that if Congress recognizes the
independence of Cuba the Spanish
minister will at once take his de-
parture, even IL his government
does not regard the act of the leg
isIatOrs as g. casus beIIi.
1t is said the Spanish royal fam
lily is preparing for flight from
Madrid, believing that an OUT
break of CarIists and WeyIerites
will take place unless the differ
ences between Spain and the
limited States are soon adjusted.
The ..bear'' operators on the for
eign exchanges made use of the
war scare to depress American
securities. Spanish fOUrs also de-
cIined.
The Navy Department has aban-
dOned salvage work ON the sunken
battle ship Maine, and the wreck
ing company's boats have been Or
dered to return home.