The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-02
spain APOLOGIES.
Very Satisfactory Disavowals
Of the Outbreak at
Barcelona.

WASHINGTON, March 2, 1S96-After
a long conference with President Cleve-
land this morning, Secretary Olney gave
out for publication the following cable
gram from Minister Taylor at Madrid
under date of March Il
Minister of State has just called to ex-
press deep regret that mob has insulted
Barcelona Consulate, breaking windows,
and offered complete reparation.
TIe informed me that Government on
its own motion has taken every precau-
tion to guard legation and my residence
I have asked no protection.
Prior to the receipt of the dispatch,
messages reporting the assault on the Bar
celona Consulate had been received from
both Minister Taylor and Mr.. Herbert
Bowen. the Consul at Barcelona Senior
Dupuy de LONE. the Spanish Minister
also was Informed of the news and he
waived ceremony and called on Secretary
O1ney at his residence yesterday to ex-
press in advance of instructions the re-
gret of his government over the occur
renee These indications of the desire of
the Spanish Government to make every
amend for the insult to the Consulate
were carefully considered by the President
and Secretary Olney at their conference
this morning They were convinced that
no affront had been given for which the
government was responsible and it is un-
derstood that Secretary Olney has sent
a dispatch to Minister Taylor instructing
him to make known to the Spanish auth
critics the appreciation of this govern
ment of their prompt disavowal of the in
suit.
The incident is believed in official circles
to be practically ended with Spain's re-
pudiation of any responsibility for the
attack of the mob and her evident de-
sire to do ali that Is possible to make
amends satisfactory to the United States
There as contingency. however, that
THE administration fears may interfere
with the speedy termination of the affair
in gratifying manner. and that is the
growth Of the intense feeling in Con~
gress over what may be construed into
an insult to the United States The
view Of the Administration Is that the
assault was committed by a crowd Of
irresponsible persons, and that the
prompt explanation of the Spanish Min
lister for Foreign Affairs and the evident
desire Of his government to show a
spirit of friendliness to this country in
the promise to make reparation,, should
be accepted in good faith by the United
States. 1t is feared, however. by some
of these officials who take this
view, that our already strain
ed relations with Spain over the
Cuban resolutions may be put to further
tension by discussion of the affair in Con
gress. This. 1t is thodght may hasten
action on the Cuban resolutions by the
House and result in their adoption in
such form that the President will be
obliged to commit the Executive branch
to some definite policy with regard t.,
Cuban be1Iigerency. As the President and
Secretary 6lney are endeavoring at the
present time to formulate some plans
with reference to the United States and
raised Il matters take the turn Indicated
Beyond the Information in the dispatches
quoted nothing can be learned at the
State Department concerning the present
likely however. that the facts may po