Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-26
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Confirmation from official sources here Ia
gwen to the report that the Spanish au-
tkorities at Madrid delivered to United
States Minister woodford last evening the
reply of Spain to his representations on
be half of the United States with regard
to the case of Cuba. Under these circum-
stances 1T is reasonable to assume that the
President and cabinet are in pos
session of all the essential fea-
lures of the Spanish reply. The
text Of the communication is known
to be long, SO much so that ii Is doubtful
If the entire communication has been or
Will be sent by cable that method of trans
mission being adopted merely for its ma
terial features. If the whole is sent by
cable 1t will be a long and laborious pro-
cess, involving translation and transmits
sion, the original Spanish being first trans
lated into English, then reduced to cipher,
then cabled ard then again translated back
from cipher to English.
AS the actual delivery of the document
into Mr. Woodford's hands did not take
place until last evening, the processes men,
toned would undoubtedly delay the re-
ceipt of the full text beyond today even
If an attempt was made to cable it,
The fact that 1T was not delivered until
last evening leads to suggestions in some
official quarters that the published extracts
which came from Madrid several days ago
were premature and unauthorized, partic-
ularly in giving alleged literal extracts
from the document. The statement is re-
affirmed by officials here that no publicity
of Mr.. Woodford's instructions or the SPAN
ish answer will probably be made either
at Madrid or at Washington, until after
their submission to Congress in December
next.
1t is asserted that the two governments
have reached an understanding on this
point, and that the correspondence will be
held back for the present.
An UnfOunded Report.
A denial is made by an authoritative
source that Minister Dupuy de LONE has
ir timated to the State Department that
Spain would resort to the search and
seizure of suspected American vessels on
the high seas if filibustering expeditions
continued to leave this country. The re-
PORTS grew out of visits made by the min
lister to the State Department last week.
At these visits he called the attention of
the officials to the circumstances OF the
departure of the alleged filibuster Silver
Heels, after the authorities were put In
possession of explicit Information of the
plans of the vessel. Regret was expressed
by the minister at this occurrence, as 1t
was felt tina. IL would create q bad i'm
preston at Madrid at time when the
was maturing its policy. Be-
yoEd this, however, the minister made no
reference to retaliation upon American
vessels, or as to searches on the high seas.
1t is said prerequisite to such action
would be an announcement by Spain of the
blockade of all the ports of Cuba, and GER
tainly no step alorg such radical lines has
been proposed thus far.
No Indications of Anxiety.
Affairs were unusually quiet at the State,
War and Navy Department, and If there is
danger of an international crisis over the
Cuban troubles there were no outward In
dications of 1t. The officials at the State
persist in the statement that
nothing has been received from Minister
Woodford to cause the least change In the
present diplomatic relations between the