New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08
AMERICAS FRIENDLY NOTE.
NEITHER AN ULTIMATUM NOIt y
THREATENING DOCUMENT.
TIE QUEEs REGENT PREsIDEs OVER CABINET
COUNCIL WHICH DISCUSSES SPANS ANs"@h
SYSTEM oF WARFARE IN CrBA

COUNCIL. WHICH DISCUSSES SPANS ANsw"R
SYSTEM on Warfare N crBA
To BE CHANGED.
Madrid. oct 1T IS senni-oiicially announced
that the note which General Stewart l.. Wood
ford. tic United States Minister. communicated
to the Duke Of Tetuan. the Spanish Minister
Cor Foreign Affairs is no more an uitimatuin
thar Il s Il cOmninatory document. In spirit
and textually IT is couched in friendly terms.
The Cabinet at Washington expresses Nish ~
know when Cuba can be pacified, ana requests
Spain 10 reply before October 80 In o:dcr that
President .IcKinlcy may be able to incorporate
SPANS answer In his Message u Congress
Premier Sagasta. in agreement with Senor
Gullon, the Minister for Foreign Affairs. pro-
poses to send moderate reply. declaring SPAN
will await events and Is taking such measures
a. consideration and prudence dictate. until
the change of policy in Cuba smoothes the re-
lations between the two Governments. The an
swer of Spain VIII not be drawn up until the
programme for the reforms in Cuba has been
published
MEETING OF THE CABINET.
4 Cabinet council. at which the Queen Regen.
PRESIDED was held here to-day When the
Ministers separated the Premier senior sagastl'
announced to the inquiring newspaper men that
10 final decision had been taken In regard 10 the
reply which Spain will make to the note OF the
United States.
The Impartial" however. says 1t learns that
the reply of Spain Will satisfy Spanish suscepti-
bitics in making clear to President Mckinney
the resolute attitude which Spain maintains in
regard to Cuba
According to "El Heraldo" spaiIrs reply to
tho United States will point out that II Ameri-
can interests suffer by reason OF the war in
Cuba they Uhe Americans are themselves 10
blame for il. IL ,smuch as the insurrection IS
assisted from the United states"
'El Heraldo" says also: We understand that
the Government will express i,s confidence that
the now policy to be pursued with regard 10
cuba will produce change in the attitude OF
the United States
II il semi-onicially announced to-day that
Captain General Weyer will be recalled from
cuba this month and that II is probable the
Cortes will be dissolved in December. and that
a new Parliament will be convoked in March.
London oct s.-The Madrid correspondent o'
The Times" referring to the Cabinet Council
yesterday Thursday. says:
The Cabinet was unanimous in the opinion
that the system ~ warfare in cuba must be-
completely changed Special attention was
drawn 10 the deplorahle condition ot the SICK
and wounded soldiers now arriving. This aspect
OF the case was considered al the direct lnlta-
ton Of the Queen Regent
.urgarding the finances. although the op-
timist views - the recent Minister OF Finance do
not appear 20 have been justified. II is believed
that with prudence sufficient resources may p'
counted upon at least until the COrtes meets
in the spring to authorize supplies.
ANARCHISTS TO BE RELEASED.
..rhc Daily Malls" Madrid correspondent says
that the Premier announced 10 the Cabinet ihat
the Anarchists now IA prison at Fortress Mont
iuIch FOR the mountaineering outrage Al bar-
celona during the procession of Corpus Chrls,i
will he Immediately sent Into exile or released