The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-08

w d-olIAl1 NO"y
has completed his cuban message and 1t
will be presented to congress on wed
nesday. Secretary Long, after the Spe-
clad cabinet meeting tonight authorized
the Associated Press to make the fol-
lowing statement: The message
which in itself is long, will not be &C
companicd by the consular reports with
the state of affairs in Cuba. These
will go to the committee on foreign re-
lations of the senate for their private
information and will not be made pub
lie Just now. The diplomatic corre-
~spondence will not be submitted at
present"
THE cabinet meeting lasted from .
till after II o'clock and was devoted
entirely to the careful reading and dis
cussion Of the presidents draft of his
message. Every member of the cabinet
was present. The document was gone
over point by point and met with the
approval of the cabinet in every ma
terial respect. The only changes made
were in a few points of Verbiage. When
the meeting was over and the members
dispersed there was a general ar OF
relief and satisfaction on all faces as
though the air had been cleared OF
doubt and the members, flrmly resolved
on what they deemed the proper course
of action, had set out to follow the
course to it's logical conclusion. The
suspense evidently was over.
Secretary Long apparently a been
deputed as spokesman for tthe meeting
and gave the above brief statement.
AS to the character of the message he
-~c,-~ - uyNnoly II yxvn 90 ynG6 from
other sources, however, That the mes
sage is in part a review of Spain's
course in the present and previous wars
in Cuba. That it will contain some
definite recommendations may be in
ferred from the remark of one member:
''W1hile I cannot say anything explicit
concerning the details of the message
said ne, Il may say that it is a strong,
explicit statement and one on which
congress will be thoroughly in accord
From the fact that the diplomatic
correspondence is not presented with
the message, it is inferred that its main
features are touched on in the message
itself, either in the form OF extracts or
in substance.
Washington, April 4.-The w fore
most branches of the Cuban question
in Washington today were the presl-
DENTS message, and European media
ton, which now has taken an active
form in the courts of Europe, according
to advices received at foreign embds-
sizes here, though no proffer has been
made to the United States. Regarding
the first it can be stated that it is
fully expected by the administration
THAT the message will be sent to con-
gress on Wednesday,, in all probabiIi-
ty, and certainly by Thursday. Mem
ers of MIR. McKinley's cabinet and his
friends in congress stated definitely to-
n low ~ I 1T rUAl1I6 deal J-ipQrAllSlV With
the question, will include the Maine in
cident and will make definite recon-
to congress, one or which
will be recognition of Cuban ~independ-
ence. AS to the mediation of Europe
or the pope, they declare that these
material and moral powers must eXer-
else their suasion ON Spain, for this
government will insist On independ-
ence of Cuba as IN ultimate sine qua
non, unless the insurgents themselves
Should consent to less, and this they
have fatty refused to do. Speaking on
this point, one of the bin officers
said today: You can say for me that
all the powers of Europe and the heads
of all the churches may propose medi-
alton to Spain if they desire, but the
United States will positively not listen
to mediation Of any kline that does not
lead to the acceptance of u condi-
ton, which is independence for Cuba"
PROPOSAL FOR ARMISTICE Elk
. PECTED.
President Mckinley announced today
to a leading member of ongreS who
has the confidence of the administra-
ton that there was no truth in the re-
ported mediation of the Ope of the Gu
bar incident and that ne, (the preSi-
dent) had no knowledge of it whatever.
He also announced that he was hourly
expecting a cablegram from the Sa-
gasta government notifying this gov
OF the formal proposition for
an armistice to thei~ insurgents.
ACTION AMONG EUROPEAN POW
ERS FOR MEDIATION.
Notwithstanding the many reports Of
European mediation they assumed
their first tangible form his afternoon
when at last two OF the foreign estab-
lishnents in Washington received Off
cial information that an exchange Oh
notes between the great powers was
now in progress with a view to arriving
at a basis on which they could make
a joint proposal for mediation. 1t is
evident that the exchange has not ye'
been productive of a. common under.
standing, as the ambassadors and min
listers at Washington have not yet re
ceived instructions to initiate the move
ment. Their only information thus fal
is that the notes are passing by tele'
graph between the capitals of Europe
1t, had been understood that Frame
and Austria were most active in bring
ing about the movement, n tina
Great Britain had held aloof from 1T, bu
1T developed today that the BrltlSh gov
was also stalking part IN tbs
exchange, and that in case of concerted
action by the powers Great Britial
probably would act with the others.
What ommon ground the poweTI
are seeking to reach can only be cen
jectured. The Spanish government
seems to he hopeful of results from thi
movement, and this inspired additional
ground for the belief that it will not b.
regardedwfth favor by the United State
The diplomats, however, THINK that i