The record-union., 1896-03-02
LEGATIONS GUARDED.
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FASTENED to the White House, and laid
before the President all the dispatches
he had received.
Secretary Herbert was sent for ana
consulted with regard to the prompt
dispatch of naval vessels to the Gulf
Coast, in the event such step should
become necessary The Secretary re-
piled that the Government has effective
ships ready for active service sufficient
for any purpose of emergency.
Secretary Olney was directed by the
President to cable Immediately to Min
lister Taylor for further details. Sec
retary Olney suggested that the Presi-
dent come to his residence at 1870
O'Clock for dinner, and he would invite
the members of the Cabinet to meet
there, and around the table the entire
subject could be thoroughly canvassed.
This plan was carried out, and the i'm
portant conference took place last even
ing.
The dinner conference lasted until
after 10 O'clock During the dinner
Secretary Olney read a letter from Min
lister de LONE, the Spanish Minister,
inclosing a cable message he had re-
ceived from his Government. This mes
sage directed the Spanish Minister to
inform the United States Government
that Spain was exerting all her power
to amply protect the United States Le-
cation and Consulates, and that he
could give assurances that they would
be protected from any harm. Also, that
Americans visiting or residing in Spain
would be made safe from the attacks of
mobs and other riotous assemblages.
The communication from the Spanish
Minister is couched in pleasant and
friendly terms, and reiterated on his
own behalf assurances of his Govern
ment that no outrages should be perpe-
trated on Americans in Spain.
Secretary Olney submitted another
communication which created profound
surprise 1t was message from the
Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs in
Madrid, insisting that the United States
Government disavow the action of the
Senate as a condition precedent to
friendly relations between the two Gov
ernments.
OF course this ultimatum of the Span
ish Minister is regarded as absurd The
only result of the conference at Secre-
tary Olney's was a practical agreement
that the Secretary of State should
promptly respond in kindly terms to the
communication of Minister de Lone
and through him thank his Government
for it's readiness to protect Americans
and American interests in Spain. The
foolish demand for a disclaimer of the
Senate's resolution will be ignored
THREAT OF WAR.
NEW YORK, March "A special
cable dispatch to the Sun from Lon
don says: Spain has interpreted FRI
days debate and vote in the United
States Senate as threat of war. The
Spanish Government so understands it,
but the Spanish people have united in
a great national insult to the United
States The press throughout the coun-
try denounces the action of the Ameri-
can Senate in the strongest terms. Many
papers are clamoring for war against
the republic. The most significant feat
ure of yesterdays and to-day's upris-
ings is the fact that the Republicans,
who are now a very strong party in
Spain, took as active a part as any. The
Republican party's policy regarding
Cuba has been in favor of stopping the
war and granting Cuba home rule. The
mob at Barcelona was lead by four
leading Republicans. 1t is evident,
therefore, that the attitude of the
United States is resented by all classes
in Spain.
4:30 a. m-The dispatches since mid
night indicate that the Government will
at once issue call summoning the army
reserves to arms. All accounts agree
that the demonstration showed far
greater popular feeling against the
United States than has ever been mani
tested in favor of the subjugation of the
rebellion in Cuba.
A special to the STANDARD" says that
even on Saturday the effect of the news
frcm Washington was almost a COM
plete collapse of Spanish securities in
the Madrid market. 1t is feared that it
will be impossible to make the monthly
settlements now pending without seri-
Gus disaster.
The tone of the comments of the Lon
don newspapers this morning is the
same as it has been for month past.
They are unable to condemn the United
States, especially if it acts on the
ground of humanity. But their sym
pathy is with Spain.
is grave reason to belive that General
Weyler's policy has been cruel, inhu
man and indefensible. All warn Spain
of the hopelessness of a war with the
United States.
The Daily Chronicle" is the least
predjudiced of the London papers, but
are unable to disguise their fears that
Cuba is about to fall in the hands of
the United States. The Chronicle
says: THAT the United States Consul
ate at Barcelona was stoned by a mob
is scarcely a factor in the international
situation, seeing that the police did
their best to save it. But Spain may
have learned wisdom about Cuba
through these repeated troubles, and
she cannot afford to hold out forever
against the public opionon of the west
ern world She must remember what
she lost by too rigid adherence to mere
rights of occupation. Cuba is one sof
the few relics of her once grand en-
pire of the west. Will she throw that
away, too, through mere narrow-mind-
edness? If it comes to naval strug-
gle the United States will simply wipe
Spain off the seas
The Telegraph" significantly calls
attention to the fact that General Wey-
| er is a German, as much as to say that
accounts for his cruelties.
COLD WAVE.
Does Much Damage to the Fruit In