The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-05

Day. the assistant secretary. started
for the White house in compaz4J with
Secretary Long. He started in re-
ponSe to an inquiry that no reply a
been received from Madrid. He added
that he had hoped to aceive the repty
this event. but he began 10 fear sI55t
there might be sone delay until tor.er-
row.
ATTITUDE OF EUROPEAN POWERS
The attFeCle of European powers con-
tanued TO be seriously discussed in Off
cial quarters, as il was felt an Offer
or European mediariCn was almost
certain to follow q war crisis. No ds-
ti1ct offer has been submitted up 10
the present moment. In this ccnnec-
ton, the cable report from Berlin shat
Germany was menacing Spain OF an
Old claim, and was about ID make a
naval demonstration in CuFa. atJrac
ID much attention. The Cuban amb2S
sado- said that he had received no
information as To this reported move
nor was he acquainted with the Can
namaOT case referred to in the dis
patch. The Spanish minister is also
un~acquainted with Cannamabra caSe
and o not credit the report that Ger
many q taken steps of a decisive
character.
II was the general feeling that if Ger
many had taken any such ~cJiOn, il
would have a most decided influence
upon the Spanish-AmeTfcan
and one seriously p~TejudiciaI TO Spain.
For this reason it was the opinion Of
diplomats that Germany would not
choose a juncture as the present in or
der to make emergency demands in a
claim against Spain.
Said a prominent diplomat today:
Spain seems to be under the impreS-
sion that her national honor forbids
I1, r~@ro ,-- .~:1- 1865 - h1. -
lonial domain under the pressure of the
United States. There are, however,
~precedentS showing that European
powers have preserved their dignity
while making similar concession. 1t
may be remembered that the Ionian
islands, a part of the Turkish empire,
were aNteTWard coded to Greece by
Great Britain, and that the Venetfa
was not SURRENDERED by Austria direct
ly to italy but to France who rams
feTred lit to the government of Victor
Emanuel"
CONGRESS TO WAIT TILL MON
DAY.
Congress will wait Until Monday be
fore any action is taken. The presi-
lem has asked delay until that time
and assurances rave been given by
those in charge of affairs that there
| would be nothing one until then.
THE NAVAL RESERVES EXPECT
ED TO DO THEIR DUTY.
The most important action taken by
the navy department. today was the de-
termination to nave the naval miliuta of
of the several states prepared for i'm
| mediate service should this be found
necessary. This conclusion was the
outcome of a conference of the MEM
bers of the naval strategic board dur
ing the afternoon. Letters will be sent
to THE governors and to the adjuuant
generals of all states where there are
| naval militia organizations asking them
to set in morton the machinery for drill
| ing a~ndequipping the state organizations
| promptly, SO they may be ready with
in a. few hours notice of q call o arms.
| Assistant Secretary Roosevelt has
| charge of all matters pertaining to the
naval militia and he feels that the re-
Spouse to this request Will be hearty
and prompt. The officials express the
hope that there will be unanimous sem
timents on the part of employees TO
| permit such of their men as are men,
bers of THE militia free opportunity to
| JOHN their
! SPANS ANSWER RECEIVED AT
THE WHITE HOUSE.
Washington, March 31.-Spain's Of
1 lISIdl ISply ~ . lA-
test demand in the Cuban situation was
received in Washington tonight. An
anxious party, comprising most of the
cabinet and several close friends of the
administration waited till late in the
evening in expectation of developments,
About 1920 o'clock the message began
to come, i'm cipher, and the work OF
translation was begun at once. Tt was
officially stated, however, that no in
| ri m a tinn &C 10 tho nat11ra of tho rnn1 L
could be. divulged tonight. Among
those at the White house were Senator
Hanna, Secretary Alger Secretary
Bliss, Assistant Secretary of State Day
who dined with the president; Assistant
Secretary of State Adee, to whom was
confided the translation of the mess.
age; Senator Spooner and Senator Aid.
rich. There was an intensely expect
ant crowd of newspaper correspond.
ents, larger than often gathers at tht
White house at night, waiting in tn
lobby outside the presidents flee. Blu
they were destined to disappointment
for after the telegraph instrument il
the adjoining office had steadily clat
tered for half an hour, Mr.. Porter, tn,
presidents secretary, appeared will
the announcement from Secretary Da.
that it was impossible to translate tn,
message in time to give out any state
1iICIIl l. III. II ICICSl dpll MY wa
still clicking when the correspondent
filed out, indicating that the massag
was at least quite lengthy.
The visitors gradually drifted gu
from the presidents office till, at mid
night, no one was left but Secretar.
Porter. He departed half an hour la
ter, leaving only the telegraph opera
tor and the translators struggling wit
the message Adjutant General Corbi,
came Over from the war department
at 1890 o'clock, but did not go to tn
White house. Meeting Secretary Por
ter at the door the two walked nom
together All those who had been wit
the president were reticent on leavini
the executive mansion, most of then
declaring they had not seen any OF tn
translation OF the cipher dispatch an
that they had no idea OF its
SPANS REPLY EvASIvE.
Madrid, March 31.--Ih has been a da,
Of great enXiety. The evening papers
without exception, consider the situa
ton unchanged, notwithstanding tn
recent conferences. They generally ad
mith that Minister Woodford's conduC