Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-27
GETTING WARSHIPS READY
Spain Seems to Expect a Conflict With
United States.
strong Sentiment I'm Madrid Fayorto.
the Policy Outlined i'm Answer
to Woodford Note,

The Madrid correspondent of the New
iorh 1ournai Sends the following. under
date of October 20:
Following SPANS explicit declarations
contained in the note just handed to Gem
eral Woodford to TIE effect thar sba Min
not submit 10 American interference under
any circumstance OF in any way. and tina,
IL any more fili1ustering expeditions leave
the coast of The United States she viii in
sist upon the right OF search of American
vessels by her cruisers. comes the an
houncement tonight by the minister of the
navy That the great ironclad Cristobal
ooioh VIII try its new twenty-eight cent?
meter guns In a day two. and tina. she
VIII be ready Immediately for any emer-
geEcy.
Inc minister has likewise made known
tnat ne has telegraphed today 20 the
fiench shipyards at Toulon, where a num-
Der OF vessels are being constructed and
repaired for the Spanish government. de-
irahains the utmost activity on the part of
Ine builders In hitting for sea the ironclaI
Peiayo. which Is already completed TIE
iisate victoria Is to be ready by the mid
Gle OF December and the minister adds
.rat the cruisers Alphorso y and Lepanto
VIII DE ready by the end of Del enber The
Few destroyers Andaz and Pluton will.
according TO the minister, undergo their
Trials this Week. In conclusion he states
mat the floating dock intended for Ha-
Vana has arrived at Porto Rico, and will
be Installed Immediately il reaches Ha-
vana.
These announcements by the minister Of
the navy, coupled with the notification that
the government has decided upon more
energetic military action against the in
surgents, have given Widespread sa:fsfac-
ticn here, and the S3Easta cabinet is re-
ceivlng tonight more unanimous commen-
cation and praise than at any time since
its advent into office.
Want II Powerful Navy
The impartial and other papers today
pupHsh articles insisting upon the neces-
sity of d rapid increase OF the navy 50 as
70 nave SPAN > nag respected in America
rive large cruisers adds the Irnnar.fa,
could be quiz with the money that Is
spent 10y the government every two months
IN me Cuban war, ana If Spain had an I'M
PoShiS navy the emitted States would never
dare to oppose her
Meanwhile Spanish funds continue falling
IN consequence Of fears of a conflict win
the United States.
Matters are complicated, not only by the
lrdlsposiiion of the queen who has been
sufficiently i'll To prevent her from trans
acting any Kind OF official business since
the close of last week bat also by th,. fact
th2t Premier SdSasil is altogether tIps.-t
by the critical Illness of his ol.ly grandson
CT whom he is passionatcly fond I, US
On tins account that III was at the las, mo-
inent decided 10 postpone until tomorrow
the cabinet council which was to have be, n
nel1 iod ~ IN orier 10 consider the financial
dihlcultles wfich 3re of SO acute cnarac-
Ter as TO demand imme late measures with
a view 10 Their REMEDY. Ii seems that NOR.
tnan Si2,Un,o5o are needed for ;he imme-
clate payment OF Liabilities incurred i'm con-
Eectlon with pressing necessities relating
to the insurrec ions in Cuba and the Phil
ippine Islands. Moreover the military and
naval departments, as well the various
branches of the civil service are All In
heavy arrears in the payment of the vari-
Gus soldiers, sailors. officers AMI officials
of one kind and another on their pay rolls
Must Borro,. More Money.
The minister of france intiinates that a
large new loan is urgently necessary, as
the funds az the disposal of the govern
ment will b. entirely exhausted by the end
of May, 1Sas. The Cuzan war, he declares,
is putting the country 10 a monthly expense
of 5o.oo0,oo0 posetas, or about $4,000 900,
which is regarded here rs being rather be-
low than above the real figure. In order TO
meet the imnie Hate needs OF the govern
ment a new issue of treasury bonds Is TO
be placed upon the market within the next
two or three weeks.
A number OF long cat,egrams We're re-
ceived today from Minister Dupuy de LONE
at Washington. Their nature has not been
disclosed But immediately after receiv-
ing them the minister of foreign affairs
and remained for long time in conference