The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-04-12
FOREIGN POWERS
Seek to Avert War Between Spain and
the United States.
! Mckinley Says He Hopes the Outcome
of the Cuban Situation May BE the
Maintenance of Peace-Sim-
liar Call on Spain.

WASHINGTON, April8 The rerresen-
tatlves of the six powers of Europe
seeking to avert war between Spain
and the United States, called on Presi-
dent Mckinley atnOon Thursday. The
governments of Great Britain, France,
Germany, Austria, Russia and Italy
were represented Sir Julian Paunce-
fOte, the British ambassador, was the
first to arrive followed by Ambassador
Won HOllenben, of Germany Within
a few minutes all the ambassadors had
been ushered into the blue room and
President Mckinley Immediately left
his Office and went down to meet them.
The call of the representatives CT the
powers on the president was quite
brief, and at 1920 o'clock they went
over to the state department and made
an official visit. They were headed by
Sir Julian PauncefOte, the British am
bassadOr and dean of the corps. The
others included the French and Ger
man ambassadors the Austrian minis
ter and the charge d'affaires of Italy
and Russia. The entire official suite
of attaches accompanied, The call
they were at once shown into the di-
p!omatic room of the state depart
1nent, where they were joined by Sec
rotary Sherman and Assistant Secre-
tary Day, with whom they were closet
ed behind closed doors.
Sir Julian PauncefOte as represen-
tative of the powers presented the fol
lowing:
THE undersigned representatives of
Germany, Austria-Hungary, France,
Great Britain, Italy and Russia, duly
authorized in that behalf, address in
the name of their respective govern
ments, a pressing appeal to the feel
ings of humanity and moderation of
the president and of the American
people in their existing differences
with Spain. They earnestly hope that
fun Their negotiations will lead to an
agreement which, while securing the
maintenance of peace, will afford all
necessary guarantees for the reestab-
ishment of order in Cuba.
1.-The powers do not doubt that the
humanitarian and purely disinter-
ested character of this representation
will be fully recognized and appre-
ciated by the American nation"
President Mckinley replied as fol-
lows:
THE government of the United
States recognizes the good will which
has prompted the friendly communica-
ton of the representatives. of Ger
many, Austria-Hungary, France, Great
RrIf 70 W. of
IN the address of your eXcellencieS, and
shares the hope therein expressed that
the outcome of the situation in Cuba
may be the maintenance of peace be-
tween the United States and Spain by
affording the necessary guarantees for
the re-estabEshment of order in the
island, SO terminating the chronic con-
dition of disturbance there which SO
deeply Injuries the interests and men
aces the tranquility of the American
nation by the character and conse-
quences of the struggle thus kept up
at our doors, besides shocking its SEN
timent of humanity.
The government of the United
States appreciates the humanitarian
and disinterested character of the com
municatiOn now made on behalf of the
powers named, and for its part is con-
fident that equal appreciation will be
shown for its own earnest and unset
fish endeavors to fulfill a duty TO hu-
mainly by ending q situation the in
definite prolongatiOn of which has be-
come insufferable."
The visit was in accordance with an
agreement of an exactly similar visit
10 the queen regent at Madrid Thurs"
day, its purpose being to present salu.
tations, timely with the Easter season,
and to present the wishes of their SOW
ereigns that peace would be main.
tanned
The action of the powers in present.
ing the joint note to President McKin-
ley was to have occurred Wednesday,
but was deferred by delay at st.
Petersburg. 1t was not until o'clock
Wednesday afternoon that the Russian
government cabled its charge instruc-
lions similar to those already given to
the other representatives. At o'clock
Wednesday night meeting was held
and the joint note formally signed, it
having been prepared at the meeting at
the British embassy the night before.
The note is in French and bears
fhe signatures of the representatives
of the six powers. The original note
in French was presented, and in doing
so Sir Julian PauncefOte stated to the
president that it was given to him in
this language. as French is the diplo-
matte language of the world. An En-
glish translation not bearing the sig
natures accompanied the original note
and it was this English translation
which Sir Julian Pauncefote read. The
presidents answer was not reduced to
French.
Uprising in PortofRico.
New YORK, April S.-The Quebec
line steamer Fontabelle, from ST.
Thomas, brings news that an uprising
has taken place in Porto Rico and that
IN an engagement between the in
surgents and Spanish troops a score of
men were killed. Two filibustering
expeditions landed in Porto Rico
month ago, and this fact gives color to