The record-union., 1898-04-08

nished of this procedure, but these facts
are furnished on official authority.
The Cabinet Ministers at their meet
ing decided to appoint a committee to
organize and suoerintend the national
subscription to increase the strength of
the fleet.
A semi-official note issued after the
adjournment says:
The Cabinet considered every as
pect Of the situation on the information
of the foreign and colonial Ministers,
and especially in the light Of the re-
ports of the Ministers of War and Ma
rine.
THE outcome OF the deliberations
was the adhesion Of the Government to
al its previous decisions without modi-
tication, and resolutions to that effect
were adopted.
During the sitting the Foreign MIN
lister made several visits to the palace
1t was exclaimed that the decision to
which the Spanish Government adheres,
as announced in the semi official note,
refers to those outlined at the last con-
ference between General Woodford and
the Spanish Ministers.
issue Of the semi-Official note, previously
cabled, which was regarded as a serious
announcement, there was much excite
ment and bellicose talk in the city
The cafes were crowded with people, all
eagerly discussing the situation and
generally approving the attitude Of 'ne
Cabinet. A general rumor was current
that the United States Government had
presented an ultimatum to the Gov
eminent of SPAIN, demanding that the
latter, within six hours, should modify
the note presented as a result of the last
conference. This rumor is untrue. but
it found credence throughout Madrid.
The military papers to-day are very
violent in their utterances against the
United States.
It is asserted here that the commune
cation from Rome which the Palal
Nuncio and the Minister of Foreign Al
fairs placed before the Cabinet after the
regular meeting had adjourned last
night, asked what concessions would be
made. The Cabinet, it is further stated,
decided to reply that the Government
simply reaffirmed it's former decisions,
already known to President Mckinley.
AS previously intimated in these dis
patches, there is no truth in the ru-
NOR current last night in Madrid that
the United States Government had pre-
scented an ultimatum to the Govern
ment of Spain, demanding that the lat
ter modify within six hours the note
presented after the last conference.
WILL NOT CONCEDE DEMANDS.
LONDON, April IA special dis
patch from Madrid says the Embassa-
doris of France, Germany, Russia and
Italy waited together this evening up
on Senior Gullon, the Foreign Minister,
and presented a joint note in the in
terest of peace. Senior Gullon, replying,
declared according to the dispatch,
that the members of the Spanish Cab
met were unanimous in considering
that Spain had reached the limit of
international policy in the direction of
conceding the demands and allowing
the pretensions of the United States"
WAR BETTER OF TWO EVILS.
MADRID. April 7.-Spains laconic
Minister for War has at last broken
his silence. In an interview the Cen
eral has given an interesting account
of the situation, saying: War is the
better of two evils; it is better to fight
foreigners than to fight Spaniards ris-
ing in Indignation, If their honor and
rights are trampled under foot"
QUEEN REGENT APPEALS TO
QUEEN VICTORIA.
LONDON, April T. - 1t is reported
that the Queen Regent of Spain has
again appealed to Queen Victoria di-
rect, asking her to exert her influence
to avert war, and, it is added, touch
ingly recalling that Victoria and herself
are widows, and thus deprived of adj
visers."