The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-03

that Senior Moret, the minister for the
colonies read the Spanish note. Gen
eral Woodford, without expressing ar
opinion, promised to transmit it tc
Washington, and after the most friend
ly Interchange of compliments, the con-
ference ended.
The Spanish counter proposals are
brief. They begin with a reference to
the Maine, which did not form part of
the United States suggestions. Spain
expresses regret at the accident" and
that Ii occurred in Spanish waters,
suggesting that the question of SPANS
responsibility be referred to arbitration.
The note then denies the good clhces
of the United States government in re-
gard to the reconcentrados and an ar
miStice In regard to the armistice,
the note says that the matter is in the
hands of the Cuban government, init
mating that an armistice would be
granted if the insurgents asked for it.
MANUFACTURED JOY.
The newspapers today are extremely
1ubilant over the display of patriotism
at the opera house last evening, but it
was to q gerat extent manufactured
enthusiasm. All office holders We're
expected to subscribe, and did so. The
same is true of the army officers From
entirely reliable information it can be
asserted that the government had
adopted measures TO mobilize, at any
moment, the available military officers
of the country.
WAR PREPARATIONS.
Orders have already been given the
garrison at Madrid and other captain
generalships TO reinforce all the mari
time posts at a given moment, ana the
sappers and miners of the garrison or
Logrono viii proceed Immediately to
the Baleric islands
The newspapers announce that they
have periodically agreed to obey the
expressed desire of the government ana
publish nothing respecting the move
nents of the army or navy.
Spain viii Immediately get out OF Tor
eign waters all the warships she has al
ready purchased, lest an outbreak OF
hCstilities render it impossible. she is
adopting the same measures Tor war
material contracted for.
Large orders for coal to be used for
the Cuban service have been given
1t is reported that the Spanish naval
DEPARTMENT has received numerous
overtures from the native and foreign
mercantile marine to prepare priva-
teers.
senior Sagasta- is alive to the gravity
OF the situation, and inclined to belleVe
this bold front will deter the United
States from pushing its demand for
war.
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
Up to noon today there were no fur
Their developments in the political SIT
uation. No reply from the United
States government has yet been COM
municated to the government mere.
Senor Moret, the minister for the col
onies, has cabled his congratulations to
the Cuban autonomist cabinet on the
latter's manifesto to the government or
the United States.
The report published in the Impair
cial that United States Minister Wood
ford is preparing to leave Madrid, is
entirely without foundation Although !
there was a heavy decline on the
bcurse. which the general public re-
CARDS as OminouS, il is learned that ne |
gotiations are progressing which Will |
much improve the situation.
PRESSURE ON QUEEN REGENT.
Strong pressure is being brought TO |
bear. by some of the European powers
upon the queen regent and the cabinet, /
for the granting of an immediate arms /
tice, to take effect as soon as the insur-
gents shall accept the proposition, thus
securing time for negotiations in Cuba
between the autonomist government
and the insurgents. looking to the es-
adjustment of a permanent peace. 1t
is not known what decision Spain will
make in the matter.
The Spanish ambassadors to the pow
ers have telegraphed to Senior Cullen,
the minister for foreign affairs, that
SPANS note of Thursday has created
an excellent impression abroad.