Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-05
SPAIN Is PROCRASHNAT|NG
The Expected Reply Through N. Cam
bon Did Not Come.

The Expected Reply Through N. Cam
bon Did Not Come.
NO GOOD REASON APPARENT ON
| THIS SIDE WHY A RESPONSE
| SHOULD NOT BE PROMPTLY
| MADE-THE TERMS OF THE UNIT
| ED STATES WE'RE NOT. MODIFIED
AND SPAIN HAS BEEN GIVEN
TO UNDERSTAND NO DIPLOMAT
&c SPARRING WILL BE TOLER-
| ATED-SPANISH POLITICS MAY
| FURNISH AN EXCUSE FOR THE
GOVERNMENT = PREPARATIONS
FOR THE WADE EXPEDITION.
| THE WATSON SQUADRON TO GO
ABROAD EVEN If PEACE COMES.
Washington, August 4.-There was
| an expectation at the State Depart
ment that perhaps at the close Of the
afternoon some word might be re-
! ceived from Spain through the
French ambassador in reply to tho
Presidents dellverance yesterday
upon the subject of peace conditions.
| This expectation was based upon the
| fact that the terms themselves had
not been modified in any essential
point, so that here was little occa-
| sion for prolonged discussion by the
! Spanish cabinet, which was presumed
to have thoroughly considered this
matter before rendering the first re-
| ply. However, it was perceived from
| the news dispatches that the Madrid
cabinet meeting had been inconclu-
sive, so it was then presumed that
nothing definite could be expected
before tomorrow noon at the ear
Hest.
j There is confident belief among
the administration officials that the
Spanish government will accept the
terms laid down by the President,
and that the delay of a day or two in
recognizing the inevitable is to be
| accounted for by reasons of Spanish
internal politics, which would not
cOuntenance an unresisting submits
sion without at least display of a
purpose to improve the terms. This,
however, cannot be accomplished, and
the French ambassador, who is well
aware of that fact, unquestionably
has so informed the Spanish govern
ment, though that government has
preserved it's record in good form to
meet the criticisms Of it's political
opponents by submitting the counter
proposition presented yesterday by
M. Cambon to the President.
Meanwhile preparations fer the
Wade expedition go on steadily, a
number of general officers being to-
day ordered to attach themselves
thereto, among them General RAN
dali, who was assigned only yester-
day to command the new military
camp at Montauk Point.
Navy Department officials also in
sist that no change has been made
in the orders
TO THE WATSON SQUADRON.
Indeed, there seems to be now evil
Gent purpose to dispatch this fine
squadron to European waters re-
CARELESS of the termination of the
war, the idea being that the splendid
dlspiay which will be made by the
American ships will have a beneficial
effect in inspiring respect for orr
naval strength
colonel Theodore Roosevelt. of the
Rough Riders, has succeeded in hurry
Ing the movements of the War Depart-
ment in fetching Skaters army away
from Santiago, though in his disregard
OF the conventionalities he has drawn
upon his head a rather sharp rebuke
from the Secretary of War, who evil
IDENTIFY regards the course pursued by
Colonel Roosevelt as being calculated
to injure his discipline, though insured
by the most worthy motives. 1t is
cnly fair to state that the War Depart
nent for some time has been intent
upon removing these troops, and it is
now more than a week ago that Cen
eral Shatter was instructed by a special
| cablegram to cheer up the soldiers by
publicly informing them of this deter
mination. 1t was rather a question of
ways and means than of lack Of inten-
ton to redeem this promise that caus-
| eG delay. AS far as the question of re-
moving the rtoops back into the noun
tains was concerned (the question
| which seems to have precipitated the
| Indignation meeting among the Ameri-