The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-04

poets for mediation appear to be grow
Ing. the Spanish authorities seem to be
less inclined toward this course. This
may be due to the fact that Spain had
looked upon mediation as an indirect
form. of Intervention of the European
powers In favor of one of their own
number The Spanish note developed.
however. that the powers were not
ready for any such radical step. France
made the first declaration through
Premier Hanatoux in the French cham
ber that France would treat both par
ties alike as friends. This was an
unexpected reverse for Spain. as she
felt that the French ownership of
Martinique Guadalupe and other ISL
ands could incline her to sympathy
with Spain in defending her sovereignty
over Cuba.
The Spanish minister. Senior Polo Y
Bernabe. and his staff had busy SUM-
day. although 1t did not bring any de-
velopments changing the situation. The
minister did not see state department
officials during the day. His last Of
ficial exchange with the authorities
here was on last Friday after Spain's
answer had been received, since which
time the negotiations have been at a
halt. This. however, has not lessened
the Spanish minister's activity in keep
Ing his government fully apprised as to
the general aspect of affairs in this
country. The elaborate manner in
which this cable intelligence has gone
to the authorities at Madrid is prob
al 1x,if bn i,
that when the situation began to as
sumo its most serious aspect single
cable dispatch sent by the minister to
the foreign office at Madrid cost 81. 900.
Another dispatch cost $500; another
$500.
More Additions to the Navy.
Lieutenant Commander Colwell has
purchased for the government from
the Thames Iron works, in England,
16 gun cruiser Of 1890 tons. and capa-
BILE of 16 knots an hour. The vessel
was built for the government Of Peru
during the war between that country
and Chile. and was detained by the
British government on account of the
neutrality laws. She has Just been
modernized at cost of $25, 900, and
was purchased for considerably below
the cost of building. The government
has also purchased from p. A. B.
Widener, of Philadelphia, the steam
yacht Josephine, and from M. c. D.
Borden, of New York. the steam yacht
Sovereign. These will be quickly trans
formed into war vessels.
The Spanish minister has received
dispatch from Havana stating that the
autonomist cabinet there has address,
ed an appeal to the insurgents asking
to arrange an armistice for the pur-
pose of arriving at terms for peace.
The insurgents are appealed to on the
ground that they are all Cubans and
should unite for peace and liberty,
which all want. The appeal also states
that Spain is willing to enlarge the
present scope of autonomy.
A dispatch from Galveston, Tex, an
nounces a visit by General William M.
Graham, commander of the department
of the south, who Is on a tour Of in
spection of the Notifications of his de-
partment. When asked if there will be :.
war the general replied: ut looks that
way"
Dispatches from Madrid and London
asserting that the pope has been agreed
upon as mediator between this country
and Spain are officially denied, so far
as this country Is concerned.
A Paris dispatch says: The fact that
NJ Cambon, French ambassador at
Washington, has been instructed to act
for Spain In the event Of the departure
of Senor Polo y Bernabe shows that M.
Hanotaux has made another clever
move, in which the neutrality of
France is qualified by show of in
fluence exercised necessarily on behalf
of Spain and placing France in the po-
sition of humane protector, without
more than moral responsibility.