The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-04-03


1t il understood he told the Executive It
would be impossible to prevent the For
eign Affairs Committee or the House from
taking immediate action and that a delay
beyond Tuesday was impossible.
PAPAL INFLUENCE
ROME. April 1.-The vatican circles an
nounce that Archbishop Keane, Bishop
assistant at the Pontifical throne, in the
name of the Pope, has sent to Archbishop
Ireland the expression Of the earnest de-
sire of his holiness that Archbishop Ire
land use his influence with President Nc
Kinley in favor Of a pacificatory settle-
ment of the Cuban question.
1t Is explained that Archbishop Ireland
was to do this because of his friendship
with President Mckinley.
SPANISH HOPES
MADRID, April 2.-La Liberal today ex-
presses the opinion that. as a result of the
manifesto of the Autonomist government
of Cuba, the United States will find
interference difficult in the names of lib
erty and humanity and in behalf Of the
factionist minority who oppose liberty and
disgrace humanity. The Liberal adds:
Spain, aided by Justice and right, will
successfully defend herself
In conclusion the Liberal quotes the case
of the Alabama being against the United
States action in the case of Cuba.
MADE AN IMPRESSION
MADRID, April 1.-The Spanish Ambas-
sailors to the powers have telegraphed to
Senior Gullon, Minister for Foreign Affairs
that Spain's note of Thursday has created
an excellent impression abroad.
WOODFORD'S RECALL
WASHINGTON, April "A report was
circulated early this morning that Minis
ter Woodford had been recalled. No Cabi-
net officers knew anything Of the recall
at 10 o'clock this morning and the report
was discredited.
DYNAMITE DEALINGS
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The Spanish
Minister here has given publicity to the
following:
ION Friday. the 25th ultimo, after the
Spanish Court Of Inquiry had made its re-
port. the Spanish Consul-General in New
York filed officially with the United States
District Attorney In New York, an affida-
Wit by man named John D. Bennett, Of 2O1
Forty-Fourth street. New York city. Mr.
Bennett announces himself as an inventor
of explosives and tells how he was called
upon by Gonzalez de Quesada, Horatio 8
Rubens and others Of the Cuban Junta IN
New York, who were greatly interested in
his explosives, which he says emit light
and flame and have four times the strength
of gun powder He does not say that he
sold any explosives to the Cubans. Tie
Spanish Consul-General in New York
took occasion to investigate the charac.
ter of the man who makes the affidavit.
and not only filed a copy of the document in
the District Attorneys office. but sent 9
copy to the Spanish Minister here. The
affidavit, 1t is said. will be laid before the
Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs
which meets today, and is pursuing line
of investigation regarding the Maine, II
the belief that Spain's official responsible.
ity can be fixed
THE GERMAN DEMANDS
BERLIN, April 2.-Germany proposes tc
take prompt action to obtain indemnity ir
the CANADA case. The Spanish Ambassa-
dor has been formally notified by the Ger.
man Minister for Foreign Affairs that the
warship Geie has been ordered to sail In
the direction of Cuba (she is now believed
Ito be in West Indian waters) to punish the
insurgents for burning German sugar
refinery and numbering four persons there
and to collect an indemnity unless Spair
Furnishes the offenders promptly anG
makes monetary compensation for the
damage done and the lives taken.