The herald., 1897-05-24
VERY BAD
GUNNERY
Leaves the Fruit Steamer
Unharmed
TIE DISAPPOINTED SPANIARDS
FAIL TO CAPTURE THE WANTED
FILIBUSTERS
TIE DISAPPOINTED SPANlARDS
The Tetuan- -Comas Incident Leads to
a Spanish Cabinet Crisis and
Other Complications

PHILADELPHIA, May 23.-After being
twice chased by Spanish gunboats and
passing through perfect storm Of shot,
vessels prov, the British fruit steamer
Ethelred passed through the exciting or
deal unscathed and arrived at this port
tonight after five daye run from Port
Antonio, Jamaica.
When the Ethelred left here, May 18th,
it was the intention of Captain Hart to
accompany her, but he was arrested as
he was about to step on the gang plank
daughter was a passenger. 1t is sup
posed that agents of the Spanish govern
ment in this city had notified the Span
ish authorities at Havana that Hart
would be on the vessel, hence the at
tempt to hold up the Ethelred in Cuban
waters. The fret encounter with the
spanish cruisers occurred off Cape Maysi
on the trip down. Just after dusk Sun
day evening, May 18th, gunboat with
out any lights shot out from under the
Maysi capes and, crowding on all steam,
eteered directly for the fruit vesselAf-
ter steaming for an hour without gaining
an inch the gunboat turned a search
light on the other vessel. All steam was
crowded on the Ethelred, which was be-
ginning to show the Spaniard clean
pair of heels until a cloud of smoke
belched from the cruisers side, and
second later solid shot cut the water
a half mile ahead of her bows. Then
came second and third shot, each near
er than the others.
Captain Israel kept on his course and
after an hours chase the Spaniard
dropped from the race.
The second chase happened last Thurs
day afternoon in the exact epot the at
tempt to hold the vessel occurred. Just
as the Ethelred rounded Cape Maysi, a
big Spanish gunboat of the newest type
started out from under the cape and
gave chase to the Ethelred. For two
hours the chase was kept up, enlivened
now and then by solid ehot throwing
up sheet of white spray just ahead Of
the swift vessels bows. 1t began to look
as if the Spaniard meant to chase the
Ethelred clear to the Delaware capes,
when another steamship was sighted,
and the gunboat sheered off and gave
vigorous chase to the newly discovered
steamer
THE TETUAN INCIDENT
LONDON, May 23.-The Standard 8
correspondent at Madrid says: In the
conference held on Saturday between
the senate the premier and Senior Sa-
gasta with reference to the Tetuan-
Comas incident, the president said he
would not be justified in interfering, and
the affair had not occurred in the SEN
ate chamber, but in the lobby. The pre-
mier declared that the opposition ought
to be satisfied il the Duke of Tetuan an
nounced in the senate chamber that he
never intended tc slight or give offence
to the Liberal minority. He added that
the government could not dispense with
the Duke of Tetuan's services, as minis
ter of foreign affairs, because he alone
was acquainted with and able to conduct
important and delicate impending nego-
tiations with foreign governments
(meaning America). Senior Sagas,ta
promised to give his followers concilia-
tory advice, but said he must be guided
by their decision. Accordingly he sum-
moned meeting of the Liberals, who
were in no conciliatory temper. How
SNSiy 0IlCI a PlOIOuS Gu OlSCuSSVOH, Cney
gave note of confidence to Senior Sa-
gasta, with instructions to settle the
conflict on the understanding that they
would no enter the cores until the gov
eminent had given them such satisfac-
tion as Senior Sagasta deemed proper.
The dissenting Conservatives s. declared
that they would follow the decision of the
Liberals, and therefore ministerialists
only have been present in parliament
since Friday.
The premier, on receiving the petition
of Senior Sagas'ta, went to the palace to
inform the queen regent, who summon
ed a council of miniters. The crisis has
withdrawn popular attention from the
attitude of the United States senate,
which majority of the newspapers af-
feet to consider without Importance as
bearing upon the immediate relations of
the two countries.
The cabinet sat in council this evening
until O'Clock, and it was decided to ap-
pear before the cortes tomorrow and
give explanations of the Tetuan-C Comas
incident on Friday last, even if the Lib
erals should absent themselves.
A special committee of the chamber of
deputies will be instructed to consider
the budget BILL
The Madrid correspondent of the
Times says: Seldom in the history OF
the cortee has an event created such a
sensation as the Tetuan-Comas Incl
dent. 1t is difficult to conceive how a
staid and experienced statesman like
the Duke of Tetuan could have SO com
pletely lost his self control on GO slight
| provocation.
1t is believed that Senior Sagasta is
willing to do all he consistently. can tc
minimize the difficulties of the situation
but it seems impossible that the Duke OF
! Tetuan should retain his portfolio.
SPANISH ANXIETY
MADRID, May 23.-The position OF
the cabinet is the theme of most anxious
discussion on all sides. Some Of the
government organs think the ministry
should meet the cortes tomorrow, en-
deavor to secure the adoption of such