West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-05-19
THE CAPE VERDE SPANISH LPEET
HAS TURNED UP ON THE SPAN.
ISL COAST IS, 900 NILES AWAY.
The Administration COnferS the Rank
Of Rear Admiral upon Admiral
Dewey.
"fighting Joe" Wheeler, the First or
the New Major Generals to take the
Field.

whip The Spanisrds just as fast az
we ear get at them. but when Their.
Is chance for trickery Spain can
give this government seven points
In game OF ten and win ont avery
time. This was proven again Inv
the wild goose chase rpon which
Admiral Sampson and the stron gest
vessel OF his fleet have been for
more than week-hunting for the
Cape Verde Spanish fleet, which
INSTEAD OF being headed for Porto
Rico has turned up on the COST OF
Spain, 5000 miles away. Now
when everybody is disgusted aud
disappointed, some officials have
the nerve to say that they never
believed the Spanish feet was
coming this way at all. This
Spanish feet has been the bup.boo
given by the administration as an
excuse for the delay in INVADING
Cuba. AS soon as it was known
tn"t II was on the other side OF the
Atlantic. it was announced that
tue INVASION was to begin at once.
Zen. Miles, who was to command
engaged Pullman birth on a train
TOT FLORIDA and hotel quarter, for
Aimself at Tampa. Then. nr.s,o
change the engaged Pullman
Osrth was not used. and Gen. Milee
postponed his trip from WASHING.
ton. Still the public is assured
that there has been no doph. or
hesitation on the part Of the adj
ministratIon that Mr.. Mckinley
s not waiting to give Spain a
Chance to sue for peace, and that
the invasion of Cuba will be an
accomplished fact in the next few
days. The men will be in Flor;do
's""y 70 DO the invading, rs thew
are being rushed there as fat a.
steam can carry them. 1t is tho
opinion OF such men as Fjtz Loo
VINO know what they are TALKING
about that the Cuban war need net
last longer than thirty day, If as
maby as $4,000 men are sent over
*.*
There has been no room 10 find
any fault with the promptness OF
'ne administration in sending Ad-
nirai Dewey-the rank Of ResrAd-
mlrai' which was conferred upon
MIN by the President and Senate
TINS wsek-reinforeements 10 aid
MIN IN holding and governing the
Philippine Islands. The crpi,er
charleston has already started for
mania from San Francisco. and
O1ner ships are being prepared to
start. 1t will take the Cbsr,eston
Aoout three weeks to make the trim.
-"
1here IL no truth in the charges
80 persistently being made in Re.
publican papers that Democratic
Senator's are responsible for the de
lay on the war revenue bill passed
py the House. The fact IS the bill
as passed by the House was q very
crude and imperfect measure. and
the Senate Committee on Finance
has been trying to whip it INTO a
more satisfactory shape by amend.
ing 1t. More amend ments have so
lar been offered by Republican
senators than by Democrats. The
democrats are too anxious to sec
thi' war fought 10 a speeds and sue
cessful close TO refuse 10 do their
part towards furnishing the gov
eminent all The money it needs.
bot there is money enough on hand
for oil present needs and they do
not intend being STAN pedod into
supporting obnoxious methods Of
raising money just because the bill
IS Labelled war measure"
Major General Joseph Wheeler
("Figbting Joe" WheeleD was the
nrst one Of the new major generals
to take the field. lie b4do bis
many friends in Congress good bye
and left for Chattanooga. where he
Will take his command. lie took
no steps concerning HE seat in the
House, and will rrobibly .ake none
until it becomes apparent whether
the war is to be matter Of weeks
or months. Many lawyers contend
that the acceptance Of com mission