The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-09
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Yet these boats werc only the partial
filing OF an order from Spain given
more than a year ago, when four tor
pedo catchers were contracted for from
the Fairfield Shipbuilding company. 1t
is proof OF the supreme eXigency of
{ SPANS requirements that these two
completed torpedo catchers are ac-
cepted, notwithstanding that they fail
ed in speed trials ard showed other de-
fectS, which there has rot been time TO
make good.
They We're contracted for as S0-knot
boats, but they only attained %.
The work on. the remaining two boats
is being strenuously pushed, but it can
not be completed under six weeks at
the earliest.
RAPID-FIRE GUNS.
According to the Paris correspondent
of the Herald. the Spanish government
has given orders for the purchase OF
rapid-fire guns of the Canet type of II
and 16 centimetres. in France. They
are supposed to be for the Spanish
ironclad Carlos V, now at Havle, COM
pletiug her armament.
Spain is said TO have tried to pur-
chase warships from France, but with
out success
SIMPLE PEOPLE PUZZLED.
A dispatch to the World from Ma
drid says:
The panic on the foreign -bourses to
get rid of SPANS securities has puzzled
the people of Madrid all day. They are
at a loss to understand the reason for
it.
In sympathy with that panic there
was some fall in stocks on the Madrid
bourse, accompanied by a SHARP. rise in
foreign exchange. The government
took steps Immediately to contradict Of
ficially both the reports that Spain had
asked FOR the recall of Consul General
Lee t-om Havana, and the report that
Pope Leo XIII had made any deciara-
tiCn favorable to Cuban independence
or rebels. Tho latter rumor is posi-
lively de2ied by the papal nuncio at
Madrid. On the contrary, il is we'll
known that since the beginning of the
Cuban instruction, that the pope has
sent his blessing repeatedly to Spanish
troops starting FOR Cuba, and has
equally as often announced that he has
prayed for the success of the Spanish
arms.
INACCURATE STATEMENTS.
Rejecting the impressions in financial
and political quarters, most of the
Madrid newspapers attribute the scare
to Inaccurate statements set afioat by
newspapers concerning both incidents.
The Spanish newspapers still print
criticisms based upon the discovery of
goods struggled into CCba under the
cover of relief.
The Hera,cO believes this incident is
damag:n- for General Lee.
WHAT SPAIN BOUGHT.
London, March S.-The English news
papers today confirm the news of Span
ish purchase of warshiDs. The ST.
James Gazette. which yesterday pub
lished the deaials of the Spanish EN-
SIGN which has an Office in London, says
today:
1T is ascertained on very hish au-
thority, in spite of denials, that the
Spanish government has a,moS> GER
tainfy succeeded in buying three nearly
completed cruisers here, AID two coast
defense vessels, which are about to be
launched il France. Experts are al
most as much surprised at the success
of Madrid in raising money as by the
clever diplomacy which secured the
Chilean ard Brazilian cruisers of the
Armstrong;, at a cost believed to be
million pounds sterling, almost before
the mova was suspected"
The article goes on to say that much
competition between Spain and the
United States for these various ships
constructing was expected. but Amer
lea has come to the conclusion that its
naval resources are strong enough to
confront Spain and is playing a waiting
game"
WILL BE OURS IN TIME.
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