The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-19
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THE SHERIDAN.

| THE SHERIDAN.
Quartermaster General Humphrey
has been constantly in touch with the
situation with reference to the strand
| ed transport Sheridan. Capt. Hum
phrey. his son, has sent several cable
grams here about the condition of the
| transport Because of the refusal of
army officers to give newspaper men
any relia BILE information about the con-
| ditfon of the transport, readers on the
mainland have been misled as to the
prospects of saving her. The official
| reports to Washington show that the
army officers at Honolulu have rather
prided themselves on excluding the
press from the transport and from OPP
portunitfes to know the situation.
The Quartermaster General. one of
the most capable men to occupy that
office was quick to furnish all the as
sistance possible to the transport, and
he is much gratified at the official re-
ports, indicating that there is a splen-
did chance of saving the Sheridan.
THE CUBAN QUESTION.
The cuban question continues to hold
a prominent place in the public eye.
The important development of the week
is President Roosevelt's determination
that there shall be no annexation, at
least for the present. He has curbed
the annexation orators of his own par
ty who Immediately began to preach
the necessity of taking the island over
without delay. There can be no doubt
that the President wants to set up a
new government in Cuba which shall
be successful.
Many are skeptical of his ability to
do so. Public sentiment has not been
tested in this country regarding annex
alton. There is a strong feeling against
it in some quarters, but the influences
for it are very powerful and will be
heard from in no uncertain terms after
the Congressional elections.
The conduct of the Cubans during the
crisis in their affairs was very dis
heartening to Washington officials,
who want them to continue under an
Independent government. All the re-
ports agree that the Cuban officials
displayed a very Indifferent attitude.
The leaders are more intent upon win
ming in their own quarrels than in pre-
serving the national independence, and
any such idea as compromise, on which
important differences may be settled,
is foreign to them.
The orderly conduct of the Cuban
people generally has been gratifying to
the administration. AT one time it was
much feared some of the factions would
take to the brush and wage a guerilla
warfare against the American authori-
ties On the contrary, the people have
accepted the new condition with appar-
emily general satisfaction and even the
force of 5000 soldiers ordered there may
be unnecessary. There was talk in the !
War Department yesterday Of sending |
only portion of this expedition, but |
it was finally decided that many SOL
diers might be needed about the time |
the elections are held and that it |
would be safer to have them near by |
as against any emergency which might |
arise
The ships of the navy will be ordered |
home in short time and it is the |
Presidents hope to have the new gov
eminent going alone in about two or |
three months. Provisional Governor |
Magoon and General Bell. chief of staff, |
left here this afternoon for Havana and |
will be put in charge of the civil and !
military affairs respectively early in
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