The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-11-06
HER SHARP REPLY.
spain'e Answer to the Note Of
Minister woodford.
she DOES NOT WANT OUTSIDE AlD.l
Will Use Her Own Pleasure as to the
Time and Methods of Pacifyln1
Cubu-Other Nations Must
Not Interfere.

Madrid, Oct. 25.-In the special note
to United States Minister Woodford tho
government declares that Spain has
done all in her power to end the war III
Cuba and cites the many sacrifcek
which have been made by the nationi
the number Of troops sent to Cuba and
the reforms which are to be carried Out
in the island, and which arc fully de<
scribed. The communication is courA
teous in tone, but very determined In
rejecting the substance of the American
note. Spain resolutely asserts her de-
termination to settle the Cuban ques1
ticn herself without foreign assistance
or interference of any kind. She de-
clines to fix any date for the pacihoal
ton of Cuba, which she proposes ia
bring about as she sees fit by force Of
arms and by political reforms culminat-
ing in autonomy combined. While re-
GREETING the losses and damages the In,
surrection has inflicted on foreign resi1
dents, Spain argues that it would NOT
have happened if international law had
been observed by the United States es!
pecially. The note ends with the states
ment that "spain will not admit the
right of any foreign power to interfere
in any of her affairs" !:
Initiates a New Policy.
The Spanish answer initiates new;
policy toward the United States. The
tone of the instructions sent to Mins
lister de LONE about filibustering expe-
ditions emphasizes this new line of con-
duct. The ministers declare that the
government considers intolerable any;
foreign pretension to interfere in Spans
ish affairs, and it is ready to maintain
with energy its resolutions.
After the cabinet meeting here Sat-
urday, at which the reply of Spain to the
note was unanimously approved, Gen.
Woodford, 1t is said, cabled 1900 words
in cipher to Washington, which it ID.
supposed was the text of the Spanish
reply to the United States.
Right to Search Vessels.
Senior de LONE has sent long tele-
grams reporting his conferences with
the American secretary of state. He
says the attitude of the American gov
eminent is expectant. il
If flibustering expeditions continue
to be organized in the United States tho
Spanish government will instruct De
LONE to give warning to the effect that
Spain will again exercise the right Of
search on such vessels Us Spanish war,
ships consider suspicious. In the mean
time the naval forces in Cuba will ba
strengthened. RI. ..-..- ..a.
May BE Modified.
It is asserted that the note Of tho
Spanish government to Gen. Woodford,
the United States minister, will prob
ably be modified, as n result of ling
conference between NJ. Gullon. nhin-
lister of foreign affairs, and NJ. Motet,
minister of the colonies.
NJ. Moret has received a cublegr&mi
from Lieut.. Gen. Weyler announcing
that he will leave Havana on the goth
inst.
According to dispatch from Ha-
vana, Lieut.. Gen. Weyler has ordered
the Abandonment of demonstrations
that were being prepared there in his
favor and against the government.
Ell Liberal thinks I; rupture is possible:
MS result of the negotiations which are
about to open between Spain and the
United States, and thinks eve ought to
avoid this RUPTURE SO far MS duty and
honor permit; but though the govern
ment should act in a spirit of modera-
ton, the nation will under no circum-
stances authorize the Remuneration of
Spanish rights"
Cabinet to Consider Cuba.
Washington, Oct. 25-Thcre is good
ground for the belief that Tuesdays
cabinet meeting will be decidedly:
warm one, for the Cuban question ID!
then to be considered in it's various
phases, and it is thought by that time
full details will have been received from
Minister Woodford as to spnln's inten-
tions. There is authority for the state
ment that the president does not intend
to let any base Instructions from Spain
MS to the insincerity of this government!
in pursuing filibustering pass unre-
scented. He will challenge any such
statements promptly and in unmistak-
able language.
MURDER IN MISSOURI.