The Red Cloud chief., 1898-04-01
IN MADRID.
Outlook for Peace Considered Better
Public Feeling Changes.

Pubic fecliHE SNunEeH.
MApnrp, March 80. Complete tran.
guilty prevails here and in the pro-
vinccs. Public opinion is q%uieted by
the belief that the difficulties between
Spain and the United States will be
arranged in a friendly manner. and
the newspapers place great store upon
the conference between General
Woodford, the United States minister,
and Senior Sagasta, the premier, which
is to take place at A o'clock this after.
noon, expressing the belief that it
will have important pacific results,
The Spanish newspapers also say
the government of Spain "has decided
10 do everything possible to AVOID war,
" the honor and dignity Of Spain are
not affected"
LONDON. March 20 "A dispatch from
Madrid to-day says: Tine ne ws that
Congress will not Immediately discuss
the Maine report, thus giving time
for European diplomacy to work and
prevent q conflict, has caused rise
In stocks
During the course OF q conference
with Scnor Gnllon, tho minister for
foreign affairs. yesterday. General
Woodford, the United States minister,
expressed the unusual desire to have
a conference with Senior Sagasta, the
premier, personally. IL is believed he
has a message from President McKin-
ley to Senior Sagasta."
Spanish Is closed at a2a9 to-day on
the London stock exchange, n net
gain Of two points over yesterdays
prices
WONDERFUL CHANGE IN MADRID
New YoRK, March 30. - A dispatch
to the New York Herald from Madrid
says: 1.-THE sequence OF events during
the last few days here has been moth
ing short OF miraculous. At the
present moment, when all seemed lost
and war only short OF declaration. the
exact opposite o. what everyone ex.
pec,ed would be the case turned up.
IL is ms IL n miracle had occurred.
unless tho impression given by
a highly experienced parsonage is
wrong. He said: Knowing more,
Iregret to say l am In the unfortun-
ate positio on of not being able to con.
vcy IL to you, but you may print in
the largest tvps, double spaced, with
the feeling that IL is fully worth IL,
tho following somewhat stiff state
mont and read between the lines:
Tho most important Of events is forth.
coming, onc which will calm the dcs.
pernte situation, avert war, settle all
International differences and end the
fighting in Cuba
although the American minister,
General Woodford, sturdily refuses to
be interviewed, he has stated to u
prominent gentleman in Madrid that
he was entirely confident that an
early and effective peace would soon
bc assured between Spain and the
United States, q peace which would
he consistent with the honor Of the
Spanish people and that would secure
justice to Cuba and effective protec-
ton to the great American interests
in that island.
Tho more tranquil feeling is attrib.
utcd by the ministerial organs Correo
and Correspondence TO pressure ami.
cably brought to bcar on the Ameri-
can government by the European
powers, headed by Austria.
"The feature Of the Presidents pol
icy which causes the most anxiety in
official circles in Madrid and Havana
is the proposition to relieve the dis
tressed Cubans."
NOT PROMISING IN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, March 30~.-Senators
and others who have talked with the
President last night and to-day say
that the proposition for the armisticc
came from Spain, and while it is being
considered by the President In con.
u~ection with other negotiations, ne
has insisted that any proposed arms
ticc must be coupled with other con.
diticns which spain has not shown a
disposition to accept and perhaps will
not accept The tenor OF the condi-
tons are not stated, but look to per.
manent peace and self government by
the Cubans. 1t was stated by one
senator that matters would be