The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-09-29
WHAT SPAIN WILL Do.
II Is a Question That Is Now
Difficult to Answer.
OFFER OF THIS COUNTY.
n r. Evident chat spain wm Not
Psrt Win Cpba aud That oar
Consies VIII Have g. lake
Some Action In ID ofmb r..

New York. SEPT "a "a special 90
the Herald from Washington sass;
The possibility OF O. rupture between
the United states and Spain growing
out OF the representations recently
made 20 the Madrid authorities by MG
Woodfogd % regarded as very remote
by state department officials.
AZ the time ar Wo1di0fd'F lna,uo-
lions were written 90 was the opinion
Of administration officials that a ten-
der or the good offices Of the United
States would hc rejected hy Spain.
Their yiowa have changed on this
point ], o. said that the authorities
are now confidently expecting that
Spain VIII accept ,ho offer OF media
ton in che same couc.liat0ry spirit in
which 10 was made and express O Will
lngncss 90 consldcr amy suggestion
which this government may choose 20
make Ia the direction ~ O restoration
OF peace in ,ho island
Tho optimistic view which The au-
thorltios take OF spaln's prospective
reply to Mr. Wooiford's note % based
upon the belief ina, there win be a
new ministry In Spain with Senior sa.
gasta as premier
hut even with sagnsta IN power tho
authorities here DO not anticipate that
Spain will be In q humor TO entertain
q proposition Tor the purchase % Gu
ba, which u now considered hy evers
body a. the only peaceful way In
which the Cubans can ever secure
their independents.
They do expect however. that the
new ministry will Chceriully accept
whatever assistance the United state.
may be able to render Ia bringing
about a solution ~ the Cuban problem
/ which will give the Cuhans more
liberal government than that which
they now enjoy. but which viii not re.
suit Ia the loss q srlins sovereignty
Of the Island, And then win come the
rub.
u Is very easy matter 90 tender
I good Offices and o. comparatively eagy
] one Co gci them accepted. hut. as % b
/ argued in certain Quarters. with The
CulsnH declaring they viii not accept
I anything short 90 complete lndepend.
cnce and Spain firmly ldhoriug to hol
! declaration that she viii not With
draw her Gag from tho island the al.
minlstration viii probably hnd q "a
dlhlculi 10 end the war peacefully al
Spain has her efforts 10 close Il by
force OF arms.
Should the spanish government re-
Jet the offer OF the good Ofnces OF IN,
United States rendered by Nr Wood
ford. u will then BE- necessary fol
President Mckinley Co consider whaI
shall be the further course ~ thil
government
| Tho statement from Madrid that h,
/ win make on "oricntafl0us prrc'ama
lion io the world a' the iuprrural o
I the Cuban Vglm. by usp0ui.nr dip
/ loultc relations WEB Spain and with
/ drawing tho luICl states minister
F. C3ur1t lc confirmed url 10 o. believe.
/ to ho premature ai .clHl
/ a member oi thr uhI0. ia nigh
gave yCur Oorlcr0n lCrt ,o uUI ratan,
that the rr lient u.l'l uot ac. hla.i
| ly in such on event DO H probable
] according Goo mY information. tha
. thUo would be further correspondence.
/ between Washington and Madrid. an.
that unless some solution of thn dIM
/ cuhy should be r0l.hC1 In the mean
time. the president uuu'I communal
cato CON Information i0 congress al
thc beginning ci tlC .Io1 n 90
cemher and bo guided tr tho action o.
thaf l.Hr.