The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-27
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spsin Nili Not Make Publlc Her IN
sver to Noodford.
AN OUTLINE OF THE DOCUMENT.
United States Practical, slamed
for Mars Contiu ass.
CONGRESS WILL FIRST SEE IT.
Then the People viii BE Permitted
to Read It.
a VIGOROUS POLICY TOWARD CUBA
VIII Nc Pursucd by tho spanlsh,
who win Make Last nca-
pcrate E6ort.
United States Prnctical famed
for Mars Contiu 10. mi 3l
MILL FIRST SEE IT.
Then the People Viii be Permitted
to Read It.
A VIGOROUS POLICY TOWARD CUBA
VIII Nc Pursucd by tho spanish,
Who win Make Last nca-
perRtc Efort.

Madrid. October 26.--Thc Spanish gov
crnmont refuses to furnish for publication
the text of tho note OF Spain which has
been handed to the United States minister
as an answer to the note OF Secretary shcr-
man. handed to the Duke Of Tetum last
September.
The United States minister admits hav-
ing received spains reply. but refuses to
discuss IT beyond saying that the text Of
the Spanish answer Will be immediately
transmitted To Washington.
From other sources &c was learned that
| the officials OF the United States legation
were engaged III transating SPANS an
swer.
Although the government OF Spain Will
not give out the text of its reply to tho
United States, It was officially announced
that the reply OF the Spanish minister for
foreign affairs, Senior C;ullon, Ia on the fol-
lowing lines 1t Expresses regret at tho
fact that the instruction In Cuba ere
coives support from American f'ihustering
in Cuba would probably not exist, II is
hoped by tho Spanish government that by
granting autonomy to Cuba and withdraw
al VI American support OF the insurgents.
tho instruction win speedily be put down.
According to reports In official circles
4 The United States minister will conhne
..,,,aelf to acknowledging the receipt Of the
Spanish reply and after forwarding It 70
the United States government will re-
quest Instructions from Washington before
proceeding any further IN the matter. 1t
is not expected that the note to Minister
Woodford will BIO published here before
the senate hns had opportunity to deliber-
ate upon 1t, ana therefore Il Is understood
that the text may not be published In the
United States until offer the reassembling
Of congress.
Finally. II is announced rom official
sources that the Spanish government has
determined TO actively pursue new pol
Icy toward Cuba and to take more ener-
ge,ic military action against the Cuban In
surgcnts.
Natal fvflnf
from official sources is given that the Span
ish authorities at Madrid delivered 10 Min
lister Woodford last evening the answer OK
4 Spain To the representations OF tho United
States contained in Mr.. Woodford's In
structions Under the circumstances. II ID
doubted the United States minister has adj
yiscd the authorities here OF the essential
features Of tina reply. Tho text OF the re-
ply Ia known TO be very lengthy. 50 much
SO that it is doubted whether the full an
swer will DO sent by cable. II this 10 at
tempted, however 1t viii be a long and
laborIoua process OF translation and trans
mission the original Spanish being first
translated to English. and then reduced TO
cipher, then cabled. then translated back
from cipher to English. As the actual de-
| livery OF the document TO Mr.. Woodfords
hands did not occur till late Yesterday.
these processes would delay the receipt
OF the text probably beyond today i any
attempt was made to cable It IN full
The statement liz reaffirmed BY officials
that no publicity of the Wcodford instruc-
tons or Of spain's answer win be made ct
Madrid or Washington until after congress