The age-herald., 1897-09-30
RUMORS ARE RIFE
 AS ID AUSTRIA Her Attitude as Regards Span
 Interesting. THE RETURN OF MINISTERS From Summer Vacation to the National
 Capital Sets Tongues Wasgins. MAsyv ,.E OF HAzELToN MINERS Ms .surnish Pretext For a Beginning g of HOstiIities. V
 I'LL AUSTRIA FORM AN ALLIANCE S
 With the Castilians in Cuban Affairs? Is the Question of the Hour-De Lome's Visit
 to Washington Was Brief-Em-
 bassies Are Watching.
syv~ .E OF HAzELToN MINERS
S .surnish a Pretext For a Beginning :
 of HostiIities.
I'LL AUSTRIA FORM AN ALLIANCE

Washington, Sept. 29.-A number of the foreign representatlv S have returned from the.r foreign trips, some of them
 temporarily and others to open the eni-
 bassies and legations for the winter.
 Baron von Henrmuller, ths- minister
 from Austria-Hungary, came back for a,
 day, leaving again this afternoon. His
 visit caused some comment in connec-
 tion with the reports that the Austrian government Is about to protest against the killing of a number of Ausa-o-Hun- garians at the recent min:rs' tuoubla at Hazelton, Pa.
 of the British embassy, and charge d'affairs in the absence of Sir Julian Pauncefote, has returned from Man. hssserIby-thsrSsa and the Bri ialsh en- bassy is opened permanently. The staff of the embassy, Messrs. Tower, ObelTn and Jamss came with MT. Adams. The latter called at the state d:part- msrft today and saw Secretary Sherman. It wals a. social visit and is said to have
 no significance in connection with Beh-
 ring sea or Cuban questions. MT. Adams has been twice before stataorlsd
 at Washington and comes here from Brussels!
 The Spanish minister, Dupuy de Lome, Left this afternoon for Lenox. He did not call at the state departm mt again today and up to the time of his depart ure there has been no developments at Madfid on the Cuban question. The retrrn of the queen regent to..,Madrid yesterday permits the holding of a cab- met council before which 1t Is said, any definite action on the part of Spain would be determined. The regular meet, ing day of the council is Thursday, but from the departure of the minister it is concluded that no important action by the council Is expected in the immediate future. -,
 The French ambassador came up from his summer home at EIberton, N. J., for a. brief stay. He has not yeo received official word of his transfer to Madrid, but he continues to receive cable Solicitations from friends in Paris and this is taken as confirming the trans. fer. M. Jules Cambon, who will suc- ceed him here, according to latest res ports from Paris, comes of distin- guished French family, one of the Cam bons 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 communicat- ing with their lhclme governments as to the status of affairs. The cable dis patches from various European capitals ttat have ministers abroad and have teamed that Austria was favorable to an alliance with Spain, and tha Germany and France were considering what ac. tion the Euroean powers should take in the event of American intervention, have given the Cuban question a new and broad significance 10 foreign repre- sentaI.ives here. At least one of the embass has Ibeen directed to keep it's foreign office fully advised of all de1 ve1opmen.s, and this, 1t Is believed, ap- plies Ito all leading foreign establish- ments. There is general desire to get ilfle exdcL Iext or N1lnlsLcT WOOQrOrQ3 instructions. As to these Jhe s;ate de- paritment maintains the same reticence to diplomatic officials that 1t does to the general public. The presence of the Spanish minister has pesmitted a,1 ex- charge of courtesies and confidence. The general conclusion among diplomats and the one which they are conveying to their governments, Is ithat the Woodford instructions do not tmbody an ''ultimat- um." At the same time these officials take the view ,hat he United States has taken an advanced position, although not one involving any polbtical critical issue.
 In commenting on the situation dips iomat from one of the com ries forming the ripple alliance said that the reports of Austria's attitude were of interest," owing to ,Austria's being meanoer of itna driebund of Germany, Italy and Austria, but added that it was generally understood that the alliance applied only to con.inerItaa questions, and to be mutually defensive nalther than offensive, For this reason he did not believe tt would apply if Austria became the ally of Spain. as that would be a voluntary action of Austria in behalf of Spain and no; in defense of the integrity of sta