Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-03-27


Made by Spain to Relieve the Sit
nation Have Not Seen Fulfilled
and Justice to a Starving People
Demands That Hostilities Be
Broughtto Speedy Termination.
Definite Action Already May
Have Been Taken.
Washington, March 26.-It can be
stated ou positive information that
l1i. Government will, if indeed it mas
1o- already done so, inform Spain that
1s conditions now existing in Cuba
.4ala become intolerable to the people
Nj this country and that hostilHies
or he island must close. This policy
a h direct line with the views of the
President as expressed in his last mes
.age t0 Congress on December g. IN
that message he said:
4Tho Instructions given to our new
minister TO Spain before his departure
FIR his post directed him to impress
uuan that government the sincere wish
>cf the United States TO lend its aid
towards the ending of the war in Cuba
bv reaching a peaceful and last result.
iusr and honorable alike to Spain and
the Cuban people These instructions
reai,ed the character and duration of
tho contest, the widespread losses it
entails. the burdens and restraints it
imposes upon us, with constant dis
-urbance of national interests and the
injury resulting from an indefinite con-
finance Of this state of things. No
solution was proposed to which the
slightest idea Of humiliation to Spain
could attach and indeed precise pro-
pcsals were withheld to avoid embar-
rassment to that government.
After reciting the substance of
Spain S reply received on October %,
last. the President says: THE immedi-
ate amelioration of existing conditions
under the new administration of GU
Ian affairs is predicted and Herewith
all the disturbance and all the occasion
Tor a"v change of attitude on the part
of the United States.
SINCE THE DELIVERY
If this message evidence has accumu
ated showing beyond question that the
promises made in. behalf of the new
administration to relieve the condi
items in Cuba have not been fulfilled
or accomplished On the contrary. the
evidence which has reached the Pres
ident shows conclusively that the stu
alton is daily becoming more serious
In view of these facts this government
has decided to take, if it has not al
rfadv taken definite action by inform
ing Spain that. while disavowing any
interest other than that dictated by a
sense of honor and justice to a stricken
and starving people it must insist that
hostlities be brought to a speedy ter
mination. So far as known no spe-
ci(ic date has been fixed for ending the
war hut it is possible that it will not
eXtepd beyond the first of May.
II is known in high official circles
that many Of the people highest in
authority in Spain, including members
of the ministry. are extremely weary
of he conflict in Cuba and would will
lugly accede to any reasonable terms
f0r a settlement of the whole question
Ay granting to Cuba her independence
on an indemnity basis The opposi-
ton TO this plan comes from the fac
tiors opposed to the present admins
irafion who demand extreme measures
If necessary to retain control of the
island In view of these conditions
what will be the answer to our de-
mand cannot he foretold.
THE navy department issued orders
To day placing officers in command
OF number of the single turreted
monitors which have recently been
called into service Lieutenants r. G..
I'eek viii command the monitor
l'ehish, which is to go to Boston;
Lieutenant w. NJ Irwin will command
.he Alontauk. which goes to Portland
Ne Lieutenant A. r. Fickbohm VIII
command the Nahant which goes TO
New York, and Lieutenant M. E. Hin
VIII command the Catskill, which goes
To Boston. These naval officers
WILL BE FIRST IN COMMAND
Of the several monitors and will be
aided by officers and men from the
naval militia of Massachusetts, New
YORK, New Jersey and elsewhere The
monitors are still at the League Island
navy yard, being QUILTED as rapidly
as possible, and reports received at the
navy department indicate that they
WHY be ready to proceed in from ten
GAYS to three weeks.
Another order issued by the Navy
.'pdl ment to-day assigns Lieut. Y.
N''i at once to commaEd the Nezin-
H'll This tug is a flne now craft
~l'ca VIII he used as supply boat
que Is now at New York. and when
LFut Noel takes command she will
p''teod TO Key West to further aug
HFhl the fleet there To-day's order.
a,'P give tho Neziuscott a full COM
P,ShlFhl OF officers. The commanders
4ue various monitors above refer.
,U 70 are drawn from the faculty OF
I'.e United States Naval Academy al
annapolis, Md, and from steel in
..p'ouon. as the emergency is such that
NeSe officers can be better utilized for
a.'lfe sea service than for the educa-
lonal work at the academy and for
Inspection.
=. lAent. J. L. Lane is to- command
.ue torpedo boat Rodgers. The Rodg-
Nv recently made her trial run from
pal' more to Norfolk. but she has not
'"matly been accepted, although the
p'Sishment OF naval commander to
.0HhSHADOWS HER ACCEPTANCE
81" commission. She doubtless will
daded 20 the fleet of torpedo craft
'"sadE AT Key West.
secretary Long had an early con-
sH'V to-day with Senator Hale.
''''l !uah OF the Senate naval commit
to 'dSting over an hour. The secre-
,,, then mad talk with Lieut.. Com