The San Francisco call., 1897-07-18
SPANISH
MINISTERS
STARTLED.
Given Official News as
to the Attitude of
Uncle Sam.
MUST SOON END THE
CUBAN WAR.
WeyIer's Methods of Barbarity
Not to Be Tolerated
Much Longer.
THIS NEWS CAUSES A COUNCIL
CT THE CABINET.
Woodford to Ask England and
France to Cooperate In De-
manding Indemnity.
WeyIer's Methods of Barbarity
Not to Be Tolerated
Much Longer.
THIS NEWS CAUSES A COUNCIL
CT THE CABINET.
Woodford to Ask England and
France to Cooperate In Do
manding Indemnity.

MADRID, SPAIN July II. "A dispatch
from the Spar ish Minister at Washington
has been received. Ii relates to the in
strnctions given to Woodford bv Sherman
and which purport to be that the Cub IN
war has contirue long enough; that the
United States cannot consent to an in
definite prolongation of the struggle, and
conse Quently a short space of time is
designated within which Spain must end
the war or the United States will interfere.
In the meanwhile Spain will be urged to
discontinue the method of warfare w 'yler
is practieing. as the United States cannot
permit civilized country almost within
sight Of her coasts TO be longer the theater
of a war of determination.
The news fell like bombshell among
the Ministers The dispatch was received
shortly after they had held a Cabinet
council. Premier Canovas and the Duke
of Tetuan Immediately returned TO the
palace and had long conference with the
Queen. Then Canovas and Tetuan went
to see General AZclrraga. They were
with him several hours. Woodford is eX-
pected 10 arrive here August 20, and will
present his creden tials about Septe m ber l.
The Herald says the reason Woodford
will stop in London and Paris before COM
ing to Madrid S that he ha, been ordered
10 see the American representatives in
those cities, and instruct them TO invite
the Governments of England and France
to cooperate with the United States in
demanding from Spain the recognition of
the claims for damages to foreign prop
erty in Cuba.
The aggregate amount of claims filed by
American, French and British citizens of
which the State Department here has
cognizance is nearly 100000 600.
All this news has caused new outburst
of feeling against the United StaieS, whose
conduct is considered EN- pnatically in
favor OF the insurgents. The Heraldo and
other newspapers declare the recent ac-
quittal OF the Dauntless filibusters was
decreed upon instructions from Washing
ton. According to q stateme mt of the War
Department, the loss to the Spanish army
in Cuba from the beginning of the war is
p, 1872 dead, and II, 434 soldiers have teen
sent back to Spain. The sick in ho. .pitals
nunb4r 10000, and the available part Of
The army now in Cuba is estimated at
140 900.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 17.-Sec.
retary Sherman has directed Minister
Woodford to formally present and press
the claim of Mrs. Ruiz for indemnity on
account of the death of her husband The
amount asked by Mrs. Ruiz, $3.50 GOO has
been red uced to $75, 0o0 The instructions
to Woodlord say:
This Government, animated solely by
love of truth and right and spirit of JUS
tlce, after mature consideration of sub
stantlally uncontroverted facts in the
case, has reached the conclusion that I'M
der the treaty of 1875 and the protocol of
1877 bstweea ;he two Govern ments
and the law OF 1921, made part OF the pro-
tocol, all of the proceedings againt Ruiz
after his arrest and the notice given to the
Cuban authorities OF his American citizen
ship, were illegal, wrongful and arbitrary,
in VIC alton OF his treaty rights and re-
suited in his death, ana warrant the de-
mand for the paymen OF indemnity there
for. While the circumstances would JUS
tiiy demand for a much larger sum, yet
in proof of the spirit of moderation and
absolute justice with which the United
States Government is animated, the Gov
ernment OF Spain is only required to pay
indemnify in the sum named"
Woodford will present the demand per-
sonally after his reception by he Spanish
Government. He will sail from New York
IN Ir1lu