Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-05

among the supporters of the govern
ment. Autonomy is dead and Spanish
| sovereignty paralyzed No further
comment can be made on Calves
statements and nothing further re-
mains for the autonomist cabinet now
! that its last manifesto has been issued
If the war pendulum swings back and
period of peace prospects with nego-
| tiations for indemnity comes into
view. that would have to be through
Madrid The members of the auton-
omist government realize that their
| day is past. They know that so far
| from the insurgents seeking armistice
no proposition will be received by the
| insurgents for an armistice unless it
is accompanied by the concession of
i independence.
At first !. was thought that the au-
economist cabinet
MIGHT BE USEFUL
as a foil in making a pretense of car
rying out Blanco's order permitting
the reconcentrados to return to their
homes in the country. The hollow
ness of that order was apparent so
quickly that the pretense could not
be made. The reconcentrados will re-
ceive neither food nor money from the
Spanish government, because it has
neither to give If they go back into
the country they will not receive mil
itary protection, because the military
authorities are impotent to give it.
| The immediate necessities of the re-
concentrates have been met by food
supplies from the United States. II
the agencies of distribution are not
interfered with during the next ten
days, enough American relief will be
| distributed to provide for them for a
month. After that their fate is
| mystery.
The tone of the Havana newspaper
press grows more violent if that were
possible All the papers are filled with
bitter attacks on Americans, with the
abuse of President Mckinley and Con-
gress and with charges of perfidy
| against the United States. They have
succeeded in raising public expectation
| to such a pitch that
GRAVE DISAPPOINTMENT
| will be felt if war is averted. One or
two of the papers frankly declare that
a war measure means the loss of both
Cuba and Porto Rico. but that it is the
only policy consistent with Spain S
honor. This is not the popular view.
The Spanish classes prefer to believe
that if Spain engages in war with the
United States the European powers
intervene and compel peace on basis
which will save the island That is
one reason why anxiety for hostllltles
| is so pronounced Any suggestion OF
action by Congress is bitterly resented.
| Actually. little is known of what Con-
week, and little is likely to be known
| of what it does next week. The press
censorship sees that too much news
from Washington is not printed.
A dispatch to the World from Mad
rid saws: The impression that the
cruisers Vizcaya and Almirante Oquen-
do. which leately left Havana for Porto
Rico will Join the torpedo fotllla at
CT Vincent, Cape Verde Islands
Cadiz presents scene OF great am
nation and activity with the gamer
tho Of war vessels. Admiral Cervera
is there with the protected cruisers
C,.;s+obol Colon. Alfonso XIII. and In
fanta Marie Teresa, the torpedo cruls-
orc Dona Maria de Molina and Destruc-
FOR the torpedo vessels Orien' Barseio
49, havana and the torpedo destroyer
Proserpina.
Tbe torpedo boat destroyed Osado is
q, the way from Queenstown aiter
| driven hack there by storm. TO
Ferrol. for her equipment anu sun 60
She will then join the squadron at
Cadiz. The torpedo boat destroyer
Audaz. her mate, is also assigned
TO THIS SQUADRON.
The Audaz is in dry dock in Queens
town undergoing repairs after her en-
counter with the gale on the Bay OF
| Biscav.
Reinforcements will be dispatched TO
tho Canary Islands forthwith Two
batteries of artillery. with heaVs
Krupp guns for the Notifications ana
war stores. and three battalions OF IN
fantrv will embark at Barcelona tues
day: two battalions OF infantry anu
one of engineers will embark at Cadiz.
All these forces will be equipped for
| war.
| A dispatch to the World from Ha-
| vana says: Forty floating submarine
mines were secretly planted in Havana
| harbor last Wednesday by the Spanish
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