The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-30
6IpLOMATS AT THE CAPITAL.
-oaEIGN REPRESENTATIVES, RE-
TURN TO WASHINGTON.

-, interest Centers in the Cuban
o,estion-The Diplomats of All
roYntrfes Instructed to Watch De-
.tooments-The State Department
lens an Impressive SiIence-Aus-
is part in the Matter COnsid-
cred.
Wellington, Sept GA number of the
.-,, rspresentatives have returned
..,o their summer trips, some of them
..r,norarily and others to open the en-
Isles and legations for the winter Bar
-. von Hengel Muller, the minister from
,rstrfa- Hungary, came back for day,
,,aving again this afternoon. His visit
used some comment in connection with
10 reports that the Austrian govern
mont is about to protest against the kill
mo Of number of Austro- Hungarians at
,ba recent miners trouble at Hazleton,
Pa.
Mr.. Charles F. F. Adams, first secre-
tarv of the British embassy, and charge
rsrsfres in the absence of Sir Julian
pauncefote. has returned from Manches-
,sr-bv-tne-Sea, and the British embassy
is raopened permanently. The staff of the
embassy. Messrs. Tower, O'Beirne
and Kavanaugh, came with Mr.. Adams.
The latter called at the state department
to-day and saw Secretary Sherman. 1t
vas a social visit and is said to have
had no significance in connection with
Boring sea or Cuban questions. Mr.. Adj
ans has been twice before stationed at
Washington, and comes here from Brus-
sells.
The Spanish minister, Dupuy DeLome,
left this afternoon for Lenox. He did not
call at the state department again to-
day, and up to the time of his departure
there had been no developments at Mad
rid on the Cuban question. The return of
the queen regent to Madrid yesterday
permits the holding of a cabinet council
before which it is said any definite action
on the part of Spain would be determined.
The regular meeting day of the council
is Thursday, but, from the departure of
The minister it is concluded that no i'm
portaut action by the council is expected
in the immediate future.
The French ambassador came up from
his summer home at Elberton, N. j.. for
a brief stay. He has not yet received Off
cia word Of his transfer to Madrid, but he
continues to receive cable Fluctuations from
friends in Paris, and this is taken as con-
tirming the transfer. NJ. Jules Cambon,
who will succeed him here, according to
The latest reports from Paris, comes of a
distinguished French family, one of the
Cambons having been minister of finance
following the revolution.
The relations between the United States
and Spain have become the main subject
of comment among diplomatic officials,
some Of whom are communicating with
their home governments as to the status
of affairs. The cable reports from various
European capitals that our ministers
abroad have learned that Austria was ia
Nora0e TO an alliance with Spain, and
that Germany and France were consider
ing what action European powers should
take in the event of American interven-
ton, has given the Cuban question a new
and broad significance to foreign represen-
tatives here. At least one of the embas-
sles has been directed to keep it's foreign
office fully advised of all developments and
mis-, it is believed, applies to all the lead
ing foreign establishments. There is a
genera. desire to get the exact text of
Minister WoodfCrd's instructions. AS to
these, the state department maintains the
same retlcence to diplomatic officials that
II does to the general public.
Inc presence of the Spanish minister has
permitted an exchange of courtesies and
confidence. The general conclusion among
the diplomats, and the one which they are
conveying to their governments, is that
Inc Woodford instructions do not embody
an uIumatum." AT the same time these
oihcials take the view that the United
states has taken an advanced position,
although not one involving any present
critical issue.
III commenting on the situation, a di-
ponat from one of the countries forming
me triple alliance, said that the reports
OIL AuStria's attitude was of interest owing
10 Austrias being a member of the drei-
ound OF Germany, Italy and Austria, but
ADDED that it was generally understood
the alliance applied only to continental
questions and to be mutually defensive
rather than offensive. For this reason he
qua not believe it would apply If Austria
became the ally of Spain, as that would be
voluntary action of Austria in behalf of
spain, and not one in defense of the in
tegnty OF its territory.