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tude he has assumed throughout the

titude he has assumed throughout the
crisis.
1t is further semi Officially asserted
that the Spanish Government, believing
it correctly interprets the sentiment of
justice and lofty aims. of the President,
asserts that Spain will not hesitate to
do everything necessary to preserve
peace without other limits than national
dignity and territorial integrity
The views from an authoritative source
already bulletined to the Associated
Press from Madrid are the substance of
an official note on the subject published
here to-day. The Spanish Government
takes a bright view of the relations with
the United States, and believes peace Is
secured. The important newspapers
comment on the note in this strain. But
Inquiries made last evening of United
States Minister Woodford failed to Sc
cure anything confirming the optimistic
| impressions prevailing here. He has so
earnestly been the friend | OF, peace
| throughout, his silence causes much
anxiety in diplomatic circles.
General Woodford was busy at the
United States Legation until late last
night. The substance of yesterdays
proposals of the Spanish Government,
! the Associated Press correspondent
learns. is:
First, that the insurgents should ask
for an armistice and not the United
States.
Second, that the request for an armi-
stice should be dealt with by the au-
tonomist Cabinet of Cuba, and without
the intervention or good offices of the
/ United States,''
1t is curious to note how little inter-
est the general public took in yester-
days important conference. Only few
reporters witnessed the arrival and de-
parture of the conferees. General Wood
ford was the first to emerge, and, smok-
ing a cigar, he walked quietly to his
residence The Ministers soon followed,
and drove separately to their homes.
When informed of the proposed Gov
ernment measures for the relief of the
reconcentrados, the Queen Regnt an
nouncd that she would appoint a ladies'
committee, over which she will person
ally preside, to take charge of and edu-
cate the orphans of the war, both
Cubans and Spaniards.
At midnight a workman at Bilboa
arrived at the box office of the Royal
Opera house, where the performance
to raise funds for the Spanish navy
took place, and presented 500 pesetas
as a subscription to the national fund.
He refused to give his name. simply
replying that he had fought in two Car
list wars and the first campaign in
Cuba. 1t is proposed to bestow the til
tie of Grandee upon this workman.
According to the scheme of the ma
tiCnal subscription, every well-to-do is
expected to contribute LOCO pesetas
and upward, and it is calculated that
million Spaniards will subscribe the
amount named.
The most important comment upon
the situation this afternoon is that OF
the Ministerial journal, lei Liberal"
which may be looked upon as undoubt
edly rejecting the position of the
Spanish Government. The paper says:
I'VE have done all we can to remove
a pretext for rupture. If President
Mckinley refuses our concessions, we,
with quiet conscience will await any
trials which may come, and defend our
honor and our rights. The entire ma
ton supports the Government. This
was the meaning of yesterday even
ing's enthusiasm. Rich and poor are
working together. No one asks wheth-
er the sum collected goes for warships.
It suffices to know that it will be en-
ployed to resist any foreign pressure.
Spain must no longer live under the
continual menace and unrest of the