The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-16
A. A FRrKNDLY MEDIATOR
NcFSfnlev oaer~A services 40 Spain
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Exv wa.eh & -5~s- ls s1l2zI4.l-za-tS l-le
lrzc-zet.srs tssasE bF Prez.1e1-t Mckinney
60 Minister 81 co6EaTd
Mere Ele .Ee n.esse kindly reizts1Z e1.zes
-. Neea xhe present aims -sato1 A12
saaln. ana. as sa- As LES IN -as poser =
ere atulEEsera -7sE 81 cc1-l11l@-
Tlse balI.gereney res1lzt4cE. w1-c1 passed
tae senate AZ tAa l2E1 ssssa2 d congress,
rneralg h1re ewsaeace q the treUazllsgl gls
pg-llar Teel5zg throughout Has country -
favor y CEaa TIE house, % 1e saT@
weed dowu the resolution passed sy fns
sonata Bar thlz Eas with v-aw % post
pen -g the issue and n1E ao.ng ANY ytEsasg
for tEs moment ca8t col}d os construed IS
hostile So spsln- Tns a2use. Ike sae ss1-
ass is strongly .a zyEp1rhy ~lth Cana-
Tzl= feeling of 81 uqa-hg telre1gA01- tae
Tinted States w1 1nf.111re.lF take shape
SIS soon as congress eangeEses aE1 il Kas
necessary fer ths prsa.1e1t 70 coznz21sn1-
cars 20 cor EresE ese1 rsc tt1lls -
be 5eerzs best IL regard 20 C4hAG AFFAIRS.
E11er the rirc.sr-1st tarces. tae S1FcF1-
raanr q tae UH5ts8 states tenders irz best
ctfeea GO mediate between Span and
cuba ard Il oEHrs 10 mediate 50 as %
bring ,As war 80 az end On slch terms
as W8It h. honorable 20 both parties
This Governments expresses the hope that
Spain slI reply by lne end a. ocfoher
20 as 80 give The president chance 70
report 20 congress - the u1e ls con-
venes.
The Herald also publishes the follow
i1g vhica. & claims details the real cir
cuus-ancez whtca led % the downfall o.
tse 16 cabinet.
Nearly al of the Spanish bonds have
hseu Hoatea ln FraEce ard tle recent
tsa1s- were placed 1E r.. Bat tne latest
appl1cac{zn E5T fartHer loans has no- 1eea
fawsra bly, responded 10 Ine Cnls means,
fnereg5re. q raising Money was through
tae Bank e Spain. 20 whieh supIlca ion
was made at the rate q 53.fso 90 Dese. .as.
6T gl1eN a88 d month II order 80 carry
en- the war iu Cu5a ard the Philippine
islands. The Bs1k of spain declined 20
nnzke further advances 10 the govern
EaeFt several weeks ago ard the cabinet
/ rhare4pan removed tbe governor OF the
bank his successor tried 70 force upon
she bank committee. or beard q d.
rectors the applications Of tAe govern
meut for additional loans. bGt hls Efforts
| failed Thls was followed ~ tae deter
m.uatiou - The cabinet 10 take steps 70
reduce the interest rate o. the govern
ment bonds from and yer cent 20
and : and ~ per cent- respectively
TfaFra g .1telY the cabinet was ae-ug@d
with protests some from persons hlAn In
! authority and IN a position 20 clct2te
terms. The coEaained. - sat = tae Coa-
! ss-eatlvss IN spain. Ahich embraced, as
indicated the bulk of the holders e
+ Spanish bonds whose interest would ie
e1t fa two. Immediately answered this
( proposition with the suggestion that Il
would be Tar better % stop all var ex-
peusss than % adopt such 8 radical
course ta fact many OF the Couserv1-
.s,es said ls would be better % gain any
tgfng In tna way Of indemnity weieh
Sru,r cou'd obtain hy the sacriHoe Il
s sovereignty and accepting an offer "a
eraat Ubaftv so CuEa. II Il c1li1 be
brought about II a way that would net
IT, dIsaonoFable 10 Spain. The queen
yleIded 20 This. and the result was the
p. zaatlon 81 the Old cabinet and tie
calling upon Sagasta &c form new enc.