The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-08
Preparations For War to Maintain
Spanish Rule In Cuba.
ONLY ONE WOMAN'S HAND
STRETCHED OUT IN BEHALF OF
PEACE.
Arrival of the Torpedo Boat De-
structor at Cadiz-Cristobal Colon
and the Infanta Maria Teresa
Patriotic Subscriptions-Great En-
thusiasm All Over the Kingdom.

New York, April IA dispatch to
the Herald from Madrid says:
OF all the great surprises in this ex-
traordinary diplomatic struggle be-
tween the United States and Spain, the
greatest is yet TO come.
At the present time there is on foot
one great and final attempt for peace
which has every prospect of being sue
cessful. If it comes, it will be from the
| hand of a good and pious woman,
speaking in the name of all that is
most holy upon earth, beautiful mes
sage of peace to Cuba
The preparations for war continue.
| Mr. McCalmont's yacht Giralda is be-
ing fitted out with rapid-firing guns
and will be used for a dispatch boat.
THE INSTRUCTOR.
The torpedo boat Destructor, after a
peIilous voyage has arrived at Cadiz.
The Infanta Maria Teresa, the Girls
tobal Colon and the Carlos V are due
from Havre at Ferrol. The warships
are undergoing final fittings of arma-
ment which were made on the journey
in order to make good speed to Cadiz.
The torpedo fleet Alcadiz has, by the
reinforced by the Habana, the BARGE
Iona, the Retamosa and the Orion. The
first three will be attached 10 the sec
ond torpedo squadron, should ii start.
The Audaz and the Osada, torpedo
boat destroyers, are still wanting to
make up the second squadron.
GO TO HAVANA.
1t is now decided that the Cristobal
Colon and the Infanta Maria Teresa
would go in case of need to Havana,
and the Carlos V and the Pelayo would
remain about the Spanish coast.
The Cardinal Cisneros has left her
dock and is at Ferrol. The Osada has
left Queenstown for Ferrol, and the
Audaz, which is in dock there, is being
repaired.
PATRIOTIC SUBSCRIPTIONS.
From all parts of the country reports
come in of patriotic subscriptions, pat
riotic bull fights and patriotic theat-
rical performances. Officials, operatives
and factory hands donate their days
wages. Bishops, archbishops, clergy
and the laity are all volunteering in
the same task of raising funds for the
national benefit. The Duke de Veragua,
direct descendant of Columbus. do
mates his best bull for the coming cor
rida on Sunday here, and would will
ingly give all the six necessary for the
performance, were ii not that other
breeders wish to contribute th5ir
shares. A matador a la mode offers TO
kill all six of the bulls without his
usual pay, which almost equals that
of a fashionable prima donna.
A committee has been formed to re-
ceive the national subscriptions. tt has
kilograms offering support from. almost
all the mayors and heads of the cham
bers Of commerce through the country.
OFFER THEIR SERVICES.
Hundreds of captains and officers OF
the merchant navy have offered their
services to the government. Valencia
offers ten boats of 500 tons each for
privateer work. Historical Saragossa
is getting up a patriotic function ut
the Royal theatre, where the boxes are
being sold at 1000 pesetas each, pro-
vincial deputation from Leon sends
$50 900 pesetas to the war funds, and
spectacular performances to the same
end are being organized in the town of
Soria, where they are getting ZIP half
a dozen different kinds of patriotic
performances, concerts, theatricals-
bull fights.
DAYS PAY GIVEN.
Every official gives a days pay in
patriotic movement. and where the
youths of the best families in town are
forming themselves into civil guard.
At BurgoS the subscription, which
promises TO be substantial in its re-
suits. is fostered by the combined press.
In Valladolid Cardinal Casca -Jares adj
dresses an allOcution to the people, in
viting them TO assist in the cathedral,
where he gives a patriotic sermon. The
- a : No
setas in case Of war breaking out. and
the town of Trujillo offers to pay for
three first-class cannons.
FOR THE CANARIEs.
Battalions from the Luchana and !
Afaiorca regiments of the line, l,l9l |
strong. embarked for the Canary Is
ands Wednesday,
GREAT ENTHUSIASM.
AS they marched from the south sta
ton to the quay through the main |
streets. with colors flying and bands
rlaying the Cadiz military march, they |
we're enthusiastically cheered by All
classes of the people. Not only ala the
wealthy citizens and republicans flock
10 see the troops embark on the trans
Atlantic liner Lopez, but so did the
socialist workmen, who are so numer-
1us IL Barcelona.
TRANSPORTS are getting ready to take
-wo battalionS OF line artillery to rein
cree the troops in the Philippine
stands
1t is reported in shipping circles that
he government has taken 40 fast new
transatlantic vessels for the auxiliary
ieet.
BARCELONA INTERESTS.
The Barcelona bourse, which is even
,,cre important than the one in Madrid,
s much agitated There was a heavy
ecline in all securities Wednesday. and
.Achange went to ~ per cent premium.
Barcelona being the chief center OF
spanish industry, and the most import
mt port in the kingdom, it's 10000 in
,abitants take more interest even than
he rest of Spain in the Cuban ques-
ion. The prosperity of Barcelona's
extensive banking. shipping, mercantile
md manufacturing interests is in
-Clved.
The Catalan provinces have long de-
ended upon the West Indian markets,
o which they used to send $S0,000,000
worth of goods annually, before the
resent insurrection in Cuba.
The practical Galatians often say that
/ autonomy in tariff costs them all the
advantages Of connection with the col
ny. it is hardly worth while to prolong
nd increase the sacrifices to retain it.
nevertheless, the Catalart show pa
riotism, and are willing to contribute
essels and money, should war en-
Ne.
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