The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-26
NO RESPONSE FROM SPAIN
HER REPLY 10 OUR NOTE HAS NOT
BEEN RECEIYED.

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Conciliatory Tone-London Times Fear
the Situation May Develop N Crisis o
the Gravest Character.
Washington, Oct. 25.--It is not doubt.
ed among officials that the basis of the
Spanish reply to Mr.. Woodford's note
VIII be the charge that the United
States has not observed the require
ments of International law in the mat
ter Of preventing filibustering. In this
case the state department will have
some pertinent facts to present, which,
It's officials believe, will completely
ALLEVIATE from Spain any sympathy 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
nave brought to the attention Of our
government the fact that an illegal ex-
petition was about to start from our
shores for Cuba has it neglected to use
| ail the means permitted by our laws
10 prevent the start 1t has been so
moulgent in this respect as to accept
statements from the Spanish officials,
not accompanied by proofs of the facts
alleged, but mere suggestions that they
mad reason to believe that an expedi-
ton was forming.
IN cases our government has pro-
ceeded to lengthen restrain of Amer
lean commerce on insufficient evidence
Iurnlshed by the Spanish government
| that has resulted in the preference of
large claims by American ship owners
| Tor illegal detention of their ships.
Ihen the expense of maintaining the
patrols along the Atlantic and Gulf
eoasts nave been very heavy. Every
tine the state department has been
opllged to call upon a collector at a
port the result has been a heavy bill
ol expenses for tugs, special officers
ana other charges, while the attorney
seherals office, and in fact most of the
executive departments, have been put
u, u more or less trouble and expense.
Inc navy department especially has
peen embarrassed owing to the neces-
slty Tor diverting vessels from other
places for the disagreeable Florida pa
trql. One official roughly estimated
the expense the United States has been
put to to protect the Cuban coast for
Spain at about 100000. This is prob
ably large estimate.
Up to the close of office hours TO-
Day, Spain's reply on the Cuban oues-
tioH had not reached the president or
state department. 1t was stated also
IN other quarters by those In a posi-
tlon TO know what had occurred at
Madrld, that the answer had not been
delivered to Mr. Woodwford up to to-
day. 1t has been approved by the cab
met, however, and is to be communi-
Gated to Minister Woodford late to-day
or Tomorrow
An authoritative denial was made
OF the report that Minister Dupuy De
LONE had intimated to the state de-
partment that Spain would resort 10
the search and seizure of suspected
american vessels on the high seas If
hlloustering expeditions continued to
leave this country
The report, 1t is believed. grew out
of visits made by the minister to the
state department last Monday and
Thursday, At these visits he called the
attention of the officials to the circum-
stances of the departure of the alleged
Silver Heels, after the gov
ernment was put In possession Of the |
plans of the vessel. The minister made
no reference to retaliation upon Ameri- |
can vessels on the high seas. 1t Is |
sald prerequisite to such action |
would be an announcement by Spain |
OF the blockade of all the ports of |
Cupa, and certainly no step along such |
radical lines has been prepared thus |
far.
The diplomatic procedure in connec-
ton with Spain's reply to the Wood
ford note, Is that 1t would be commun-
Gated to him by the minister of foreign
affairs at Madrid. 1t will not be sent
% Minister Dupuy De LONE as it is dis
.inctly part of communications be-
.ween Minister Woodford and the Mad
i'd officials, and is not an exchange of
notes between the state department
Ind the government of Spain. AS init
nations have been made that the in
to Minister Woodford would
De made public at Madrid. the state
nent was made by officials here that
10 publication of the Instructions be-
ore the assembling Of congress would
,e approved by the United States and
NiIiLplt ILLS dIpIbNttl IL WOulu ne con-
rary to the usage Of diplomacy for the
Madrid authorities to make public the
correspondence.
Madrid, Oct. 25.-A dispatch lust re-
eived here from Havana has caused
considerable stir in political circles
t declares that the opponents of auton-
my are seeking to create difficulties
or Marshal Blanco, who succeeds Cen
raj Weyler as captain general of
'uba, adding that the situation in that
5land is the same as it was six months
go. The dispatch further says that
he military operations of the Span
ards are suspended. that the troops
re solely employed in guarding the
ailroads and that it is estimated that
1000 soldiers are on the sick list.
Finally, the dispatch asserts that the
situation in Cuba is frie.htful.
nat commerce is paralyzed and that
he autonomist committee is not in
ccord with the members of the auton-
mist party.
Madrid, Oct. 26.-It is reported here
nat the Spanish government has ca
ledto General Weyler, the retiring cap
lin general of Cuba instructing him !,
} await the arrival of his successor, ,
Iarshal Blanco, before embarking on
Is return to Spain.