The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-23

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the Cuban Problem or Take the Come.
qusnee. OF intervention ON tho Fart Of
the united Slater. 4. 4.
WASHINGTON, March 2e.-Thc cab
inet session to-day was even shorter
than usual. Al OF the members arrlv-
ed promptly ut Il o'clock but before
noon the secretaryio of state and the sec
retary of the navy had left for their
respective departments and tho other
members followed soon after.
THE STATEMENT WAS AGAIN
MADE BY SEVERAL MEMBERS
THAT IT WAS NOT EXPECTED,
THAT THE MAINE REPORT WOULD
REACH HERE BEFORE SOME TIME
NEXT THURSDAY, AND THAT IN.
ALL PROBABILITY THE PREsI-
DENT WOULD REQUIRE UNTIL
THE FOLLOWING MONDAY AT
LEAST TO GIVE IT PROPER CON-
SHERATON. It therefore may be ex-
pected that on Monday or Tuesday at
the latest the report, which is said to
he very volumInous. will be transmit
ted 10 congress together with mes
sage from the President indicating that
It's substance had been communicated
to the Spanish government through
Minister woodford at Madrid, and fur
thcr that he had indicated that this
government would expect a prompt re-
ply 10 the findings OF the court This
will be substantially the course pur-
sued In case the report shows that the
disaster came from outside causes.
While no one having knowledge Of
the matter Is able or willing to speak for
the President, It is believed that a
question OF arbitration in connection
with the disaster to the Maine Is no
longer under. consideration. The recent
speech Of Senator Proctor seems to
have cleared the minds of the members
OF the administration as to the real
conditions in Cuba and 1t Is now be-
lieyed that the disaster to the Maine
wiz be treated only as an incident to
the main question. 1t is asserted that
the two are so intimately connected
that ore necessarily involves the other.
and II IS believed to be the Presidents
nuFpose'to bring about, in whatever ac-
ton he may now take, a settlement OF
the whole Cuban question. Whether
tAis Involves awar with Spain It Is be-
'IEtnI to nv ttra1,r 1t-ttI tn, har
PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED
WITH THE ADMINISTRATION BE
LIEvE THAT SPAIN WILL ULTI-.
MATELY BE COMPELLED TO SOLVE
THE CUBAN QUESTION HERSELF
AND TO THE ENTIRE SATISFAC-
TioN OF THIS GOVERNMENT, OR
TAKE THE CONSEQUENCES OF IN
TERNENTION. s.s q.
While the cabinet associates OF the
President maintained their usual re-
serve as to the exact character OF their
deliberations. yet It was conceded that
the discussion proceeded on the theory
that the COMING REPORT WOULD
SHOW THE MAINE EXPLOSION
WAS NOT THE RESULT OF AN AC-
ClDENT, BUTWAS DUE TO AN EN-
TERNAL CAUSE. There Is no doubt
that substantial unanimity exists on
the part or the President and all his
cabinet both as to the Maine question
md the general subject OF Cuba.
The possibility of n recourse to inter-
rention in case Spain declined to make
suitable response to the representations
We will make after receiving the Maine
report. has been fully discussed, al
though necessarily It has been an alb
stract discussion thus far and no con-
clus!on has been reached. or Is possible
until the Vital question as to the courts
findings are before the President and
cabinet. sss n t,5'TTI
1t is believed to be the intention OF
The President to bring about very ma
t,erial and satisfactory condition In Gu
oa by what shall seem to be the best
and most practicable method of OBJ
iaining this end. 1t Is the hope OF tho
administration that Spain herself will
so far realize the situation as to see the
necessity for such radical action on her
part with,respect to Cubn as shall COM
mand the appreciation OF this country
and thus at once put an end to all dIt-
ferences. ~.
Outside OF the cabinet meeting the
day was exceptionally quiet. Secretary
Long was able to clear his desk at $3.50
o,cloekfor the first time since the Maine
alsastor occurred and he left the de-
paetmcnt before office hours closed, to
enjoy n walk, n, :. (
During the afternoon the bureau OF
navigation posted the notice that the
Salticship Massachusetts had snIled
rom Key West for Hampton Roads
following the Texas. which left yester-
uay. The cruiser Brooklyn Is at New
port News and the monitor Puritan Is
Inder orders to proceed there, SO that
.nesc vessels will be near the Hampton
roaGS rendezvous IL It is determined to
eSGaDltsh the squadron there.
me navy department continue to
heep informed as to the Spanish torpe-
uo Hotilla now stopping at the Cannr-
,S ~ 1t can be stated positively that
"ac report that President Mckinley has
mno.ested against the coming OF this
mosilla Is unwarranted.t There has been
no such protest. i5s,
serious attention is being given by
one M navy department officials 10 tho
h,uest'on OF the acquisition OF n suitable
"tn ,%taIion for a coaIing station some-
""Vte IN the West Indies. s;,y H..
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