Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-14
THE SPANISH WAR RUMoRs.
No Foundation for Thcm-Whnt the
ErcsIdcnf snNs.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. November 10
Senior De LONE. the Spanish Minister
received the following cablegram to-day
from the Duke dc Tetuan. Spanish Min
lister OF Foreign Affairs. dated Madrid
| yesterday:
"rhc cablcgrams from New York and
! Washington. published IN London. re-
! ferring 20 supposed notes Of Mr. Taylor
/ end the Spanish Government. are entirely
| raise There is not the slightest founda-
! ton Tor such rumors. which are unc oubt-
/ edly OF hlibustering origin"
! To senator who called upon him
! to-day 10 inquire In respect TO the war
| rumors in regard TO Cuba. President
| Cleveland replied that the position OF this
| government was as stated I'm his last an
| nual message 90 Congress-onc Of tradi-
uonal sympathy with people struggling
| Tor autonomy and freedom; but. never
| theless. this government felt that its plain
| duty was TO honestly fulfill every lnterna-
tlonal obligation Tho President further
SAID That every pTecautlon had been taken
SO that 81 occasion should arise in Cuba
the United States could assert itself with
| force but he did not think that occasion
would arise.
secretary Lamont was more outspOken.
and expressed his individual opinion that
some authoritative statement should be
made 20 put an end 10 these disturbing
ana unJustncd rumors OF war.
SITUATION UNCHANGED.
WASHINGTON, u. c.. November
l3.-The Cuban situation remains
exactly as IL stood when the Southern As
ISOLATED Press sent out, on October 9th.
the following dispatch:
so far as can be learned from the best
sources OF Information. the rumors put
in circulation on Wall street to-day as
TO the probability OF a warlike message
from the President on Cuban affairs. and
a possible extra session of Congress. have
no foundation I'm fact. and were set ahoat
Tor stock-jobbing purposes only. There
nave been anuclpations that Spain. failing
10 negotiate the loans she is trying 20
place on the European market. for tho
further prosecution Of the war i'm Cuba
might seek TO provoke some antagonien
snort or actual war with the United
states. IN order 90 allay excitement al
nome and 10 give plausible reason for the
failure TO suppress the Cuban rebellion
This possibility. 1T is understood was dis
cussed IN Cabinet meeting some days ago
mere have been no new or startling de-
Velopments since. and none are expected"
FOR THE MAJOR"
One Of President Clcvelands Cabinet
""f4''iE ltlIdI hfA, WIN smile. when
the published statements about imminent
war were shown him to-day. "The cleo
ton Is over; / suppose the newspapers
must have something 20 talk about. but
think the Cuban question VIII be left for
the Major to settle"
officials of the War Department deny
without qualification the story published
by Chicago paper to-day 10
the effect that the War De-
uartment had called on railroad
companies for rates for the transporta-
ton of troops and war materials from
the West to Gulf ports. Some six week.
ago, the department. i'm the ordinary
course Of routine business. called on the
transcontinental roads for bids for the
exchange Of troops between Florida ana
California. This call is the only basis for
the absolutely unjustifable and alarming
publication I'm the Chicago newspaper.