Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-07


to special dispatch from home, rub
lisbed bere this sftrrnoun, tho Pope is
disappointed at the reception of his
overtures in America, hut is not dis
couraged. The dispatch AIDA: This
morning. His IiolinesR dispatched q
cAbe OF 800 words 20 Archbishop lrs.
land, urging incrpased efforts in tue
interests of poace and further immediate
representations TO President Mckinley.
An important conference has been
called for this purpoa0. Archbishop
kenne and Mgr. y Cornell will attend.
Washington, April s. = Aembers Of
tho House were informed to doy that
vessels have heen dispatched TO Havana
to take OIL Gon Lee and other consular
officers, as well as nil Americans who
desire to leave the islnnd.
A cableeram, received to day from
London, says that the movement OF
the Powers of Eurupe for a joint offer
| Of mediation hetwoen the United States
and Spain has received severe and
probably fatal rebuff in the form OF
det:nits refusal upon the part OF the
British government to participate in 1t.
Washington. April 3. Mr.. Turner Uf
| Washington, in the Senate to day, made
u vigorous speech 10 favor of Cuban
| freedom. He said that the admi istra.
| tion bai not acted as it should, or il
| would baye freed Cuba before this lie
| laid great stress upon the destruction
Of the battleship Maine, saying that
spain was responsible. lie would cheer
| fully vote for declaration Of war. Hu
said that Spain was nation OF cruelty,
deceit aud blood.
! Mr.. liarria OF Kansns followed Mr..
| Turner 10 u speech on the same line.
Tbs Cubans had earned liberty by
blood and tears, be said. lie charged
tho destruction OF the Maine to official
treachery on tho part of Spain. The
BLACKLIST crime Of oil the nations, lie
declared, would not be allowed to he
come mere incident. lie was APP
plaudad by the galleries.
Mr.. Kenney Of Delaware said that his
State was united in favor of Cuban in
dependence, ami the people of Cuba
deserved the aympathy OF the civilized
world. lie statsi that, had tho resolu-
ti0n of belligersnpy boon adopted by
tho House. Cuba woull have heen free
aud thousands Of lives and millions OF
treasure sayed. Those who had refused
to adopt that resolution were re-
aponsible before the country. lie de-
clared that Spain. true to her tradition
Of blooi and brutality, held Cuha in
starving bondage. The destruction of
the Maine was the crime of the Minis
tenth century. War was hell, but it
would be better than the he'll IN Cuba,
better than the hell of February 10Th.
No longer should go unavenged the
hloodshed in Havana hnrbor, no longer
should diplomatic elap.trap stop ven
ceance for Innocent blood or prevent
Cuban freedom.
Mr., Chandler Of New Hampshire said /:
''1he United Stataa ought Immediately
to declare war against spain, and main
tain that war until tho people OF Cuba
ara made free from Spanish starvation
and cruelty. and the government OF the
island firmly established aa m indie
nepdent republic. The reasons for de
claring war are apparent To the world.
Spain has Justly forfeited all title to
my possessions in the Western hemis-
phere By her prolonged misgovernment
thereof. Unjust taxation caused the
French revolution, the American revo-
. luton and tina Cuban revolution. Al
, France helnsd the Americans, SO the
/, United StateH should help the Cubans.
Spaip has lost all right to suppress the
Cuban rebellion by resorting to in
, human methods of warfare-continuoui
military murders Of persons in oper
: arms or suspected OF disloyalty, and by
the deliberate and wholesale starvation
| OF non. combatant mon. women ant
children. Spain has surrendered al
! claims to the forbearance OF the Uniter
States by disregarding all friendly re
a monstranGes, by practicing decei
through false promises OF local govern
= ment for Cubn, by insulting the Presi
! dent of the United States and by DIES
!, troying, through the explosion OF |
!, mine, the bsttleship Maine and th,
lives of 266 American sailors while thu
. ship was under the protection OF SPAR
= on peaceful visit To tho hnrbor o
n Havana. Spain, having thus begun th
y war, the United States ought to ucuep
the issue without waiting for the enem,
q to concentrate all her fleet in American
waters. We have an army and nav.
i equal TO the emergency. For no iuste
: cause, with no halter motives. did an.
- nation ever taku up arms. We ma
vote for the coming declaration will
clear conseiences and hopeful anticipa
y tions Of auncoss, having performed
: high duty to humanity. civilization
/, and liberty, 10 the Unttod Statea an
n to tho Cuban Republic. F"
IL Washington, April 5.-The IIous
n committee on foreign affairs met a
4 10. 90 o. clock this morning.
Cart. Sigshee OF tho battleship Main
,. was tho first witness examined by th
committee.
Giant Sipabsa. in the course of hi
! examination hsfore the committee
stated it to be his opinion that hi
,e vessel. the Maine, was blown up by
a submarine anne lorated ly tho Spania
- authorities As to whether it WAS fire
il by the Spanish authorities or not,
IA deeliuod to express an opinion. II
told the committee, what he had teat
,, fiet to hefore the court of inquiry
n about the buoy to which tle Maine wa
> anchored heing the most unfreGuente
n buoy in the barber. Tho position !
10 which the ship was placed, he sale
n was such that he could have fired upo
4. both forts at the same time.
Id havana, Cuba, April 6.--Tho qua
rt antine appears 10 have been removed,
r. far as those living in Cuba, who co
show clean bill OF health are cor
be cerned. 1t is regarded as probabe th,
!, the Olirrtte and also steamer plyir
% between Tampa and Mobile will lie hci
IS, to. morrow, capable Of carrying away
10 least 1000 people. The government
Nv fully apprised of tho movements
to Washington. Still there are no outwai
tie sigma of great excitement. Cnnsul Coz
eral Lee 10 as cool as the proverbs
he oucnn,har IIn sAya TINT he has recBi yC