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Madrid, Oct. 26.--The answer of SPAIN
TO Minister Woodford's note was delv-
cred to the American minister at oneI
o'clock Monday. Before going to breaks
fast Gen. Woodford read the answer to-
his communication presented a month
ago that has agitated the whole civil
lied world. The answer to Minister
Woodford's note is in Spanish, but it is
being translated at the rooms of the
American minister and will probably
be sent to Washington to-day.
London, Oct. 26.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the, Standard, telegraphing
Monday, says:
United States Minister woodford re-
ceived Spain's reply Monday. 1t is said to
be document of over 30 papers. The
Spanish papers assert that the govern
ment will not send note to the European
powers on the question until events COM
pei. l understand that this rumor must
be received with caution, as when the idea
of memorandum was first mooted by
Canovas and the duke of Tetuan 1t had to
be abandoned under the peremptory rep
reservations of American diplomacy. Since
then the powers. though very friendly, have
shown no disposition to anything more than
Elatonic sympathy. Financial circles in
Spain are more anxious than political cir
cles. The latter seem to expect that the
United States will hesitate when they see
pain Is In earnest.
THE fact that the insurrection was orig
inally Matched in America and Is supported
from there is considered proof that the
Americans mean to possess Cuba. 1t would.
be dangerous error to imagine that the
Spaniards are playing a game of bluff.
They know they would be beaten. but Cas-
tilian pride is willing to accept the conse-
Is he of of o1 to1lr
here, with this addition: we never signed
the declaration of Paris against privateer-
Ing, and we ought to be able to destroy
American commerce all over the world.
Let the Americans do their worst. We are
ready to accept the consequences
London, Oct. 26.-The Times, after
remarking editorially that "the real
danger is that America will take some
step to precipitate n crisis" says
Spain appears to prefer to lose Cuba in
war she foresees will be disastrous to her
rather than to surrender what she regards
as just and right in Difference to menace,
1t Is foolish choice, but the choice of q
nation. on the other hand If President Nc
Kinley and his advisers are really ami
mated by the friendly sentiments they pro-
| fess they may fairly consent to the modest
demand of the Sagasta cabinet for rea-
sonable period to settle the thorny prob
| lem handed down by their predecessors"
Washington, Oct. 26.-It is not doubt
ed among officials that the basis of
| the Spanish reply to Mr. Wood
| ford's note will be the charge that
| the United States has not observed the
| requirements of international law in
the matter of preventing filibustering.
In this case, the state department will
have some pertinent facts to present,
which, its officials believe, will COM
| tn
pathy that she may have attracted from
| other European nations on that score.
1t is asserted positively that in no single
case where the Spanish authorities have
brought to the attention of our govern
ment the fact that an illegal expedition
was about to start from our shores for
Cuba has it neglected to use all the
means permitted by our laws to pre-
vent the start. 1t has been so indulgent
in this respect as to accept statements
from the Spanish officials, not accom-
panied by proofs of the facts alleged,
but mere suggestions that they had
reason to believe that an expedition was
formed. In cases our government has
proceeded to lengths in restraint of
American commerce on insufficient evil
donce furnished by the Spanish govern
ment, that has resulted in the prefer
| cnCe of large claims by American ship
owners for illegal detention of their
ships.
Altogether the officials here are con-
ftent of their ability to show that the
government has more than complied
with the requirements of international
law, which, as laid down in the Alabama
| ,,lNit ein le h.
nation "use due diligence" to prevent
the departure of hostile expeditions. .
On this phase of the question, the
correspondence may be kept alive be-
tween the state department and the
Spanish government until congress
meets, but it is expected that unless
some results in the direction of the sug-
gestons of Mr.. Woodford are forth
coming by that time the president will
refer the entire matter to congress ara
await its order.
New York, Oct. 26.-Hannis Taylor,
for four years American minister TO
Spain, and who has just returned from
Madrid is about to address an elaborate
communication to the people of the
United States on the Cuban question.
He has reached the conviction that
Spanish craftsmanship is impotent to
solve this problem and he feels it to be
his duty TO lay before his countrymen
his testimony upon the whole subject
matter in the hope that it may aid them
in taking wise and just action. In his
communication, which will be pub
lished in the November number of the
, North American Review, he reviews the
matter from every standpoint, basing
> his statements upon the observations
which he made in the course of his me-
. gutiations with the Spanish govern
ment. In summing up the situation he
suggests n plan whereby the United
States may speedily bring the Cuban
war to an end.