Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-23

Duke of Tetuan Say- lie Did No. and De
Loms says There Il No such Thing I'm
Exisience-I;ut the Special Corre.pon-
dent Knows Better and Says so-Japan
suspected of sending soldiers to Hawaii
Disguised a. Immigrants.
Madrid. Sept. 23-,The Duke Of Tetuan,
the Spanish minister OF foreign affairs.
In the course of an interview with the
correspondent of the Associated Press.
denied that the government has re-
celved an ultimatum from the United
states with regard to Cuba. and said
ne had received cablegram from Senor
DE LONE. the Spanish minister to the
United States, to the same effect an3
also denying the existence OF an ulti
fnatum. The Correspondence de Espana
asserts that pour rarlers are proceed
ing between the United States and
Spain for a friendly settlement of af-
fairs In Cuba. IL EDoca after de-
nounCing av Sensational" the story of
an ultimatum. points out that the
Cuhans have not been q. war with
Spain without the moral and material
cooperation of the American people.
There is a great deal of comment as TO
the origin of the ultimatum canard. 1t
has been attributcdt to a foreign ambassa-
dor; but all the ambassadors deny re-
sponsibIlity for it. The people do not
think that war is inevitable.
Tho minister OF marine. Admiral d.
B.rdngui. srNs that three cruisers will
shortly be finished and ready fer ser
vice.
Insists on the ui:imatum.
London. Sept. ga dispatch to The
Standard from san Sebastian says
Fresh communications have passed
between United states Minister Wood
f7rd and thu Duke OF Tctuan conlrmlnc
the views of the United States as stated
by the American minister last Satur-
Gay. Both press and public received the
'ntmation q tn attitude of the Amer
can government with surprise and in
credulity. Even now most Spaniards
.re 10th to believe The United State
- In earnest In Offering In the middle
Il September mediation. which Is GER
ain 10 be followed IN November by :
declaration that IL t. too late to stop
american n dion because opinion in the
United stat els for q decisive policy.
md beCduse iac Cuhirs will accept
nothing short OF independence. The
Spanlards realize tina. President Nc
Iinlry had finally made up his mind be
Ilre he entrusted Minister Woodford
with rrecis" instructions, polite. but
clear and reromptory."
At the Washington End Of the Wire.
Washirgtou. Sept 23--The state de-
Ta-tmcrt officials refuse to discuss the
important stat ucnt made in the cable
dispatch from Madrid that the countries
of Europe, with the exception Of Aus
trl1. Justify the internosition of the
United states IN favor of a termination
Cf tht Cuban war; II leaked out some
time aro that the United States minis
tcrs at various European courts had
been instructed II sound the govern
incnts To which they were accredited
with view to- learning how interven-
iiuu In favor Of Cuba would be regard
90. Although It was generally supposed
ut the time that this effort would not
succeed. there Is now good reason "a
accept the statement in the Madrid
cable rs fully Warranted by the facts
with such lever in the hands of Wood
fCrd-and OF Its existence the Spanish
government must be aware by this time
1t Il regarded asextremely improbable
that II would reject any tender of ouI
good offices.