The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-18
CabIeEram from Emperor William
Conveying His Regrets to Prea-
fdent Mckinley.
COMMENTS OF FOREIGN PRESS
VIEWS OF THE NEWSPAPERS or
LONDON AND MADRID.
General Weyler of the Opinion that
the Disaster Was Due to the IndO-
Ience of the Names Crew.

MADRID, Feb 1.-THE disaster to the
United States battle ship Maine is sincerely
lamented by the press and public here. and
especially by the Spanish officials. whose re-
gret is mingled with apprehension lest the
accident augment American hostility. The
Queen Regent was visiby affected and dis
played emotion and pleasure at the friendly
conduct of the Spanish sailors and authors
ties at Havana Gen. Stewart l.. Wocdford.
the United States minister, is receiving pri-
vate, as well as official, expressions OF sym
pathy. and the government is confident that
''the able policy of President Mckinley and
the good sense of the majority of Amer.
leans will maintain peace.
The Queen Regent presided at a Cabinet
meeting to-day The subject chiefly dis
cussed was the loss of the battle ship Maine.
The minister for foreign affairs. Senor Gull
Ion, read a dispatch on the subject from
Washington and the Queen Regent ex-
pressed sorrow at the catastrophe.
The premier Senor Sagasta, has held an
important conference with the minister OF
marine, on the subject of the voyage of the
first-class armored cruiser Viscaya to the
United States. 1t is said at the Ministry of
Marine that a long cabIegram in cipher has
been sent to the Spanish charge d'affaires at
to give instructions of a precise character
to the commander of the Viscaya so soon
as that vessel reaches the American coast
so that he may be prepared to avoid all
eventualities." 1t is possible that the charga
d'affaires will personally go to New York.
1t is also said the Viscaya will receive her
instructions by semaphore" before she en-
ters New York harbor.
A Spanish minister, who declines to have
his named used, said to the correspondent
of the Associated Press here to-day: "AlI
the official dispatches agree that the loss
of the Maine was due to an accident. We
keenly regret that the jingo element, with
palpable bad faith, is endeavoring To make
capital out of the catastrophe"
The United States minister, Gen. Stewart
Woodford. accompanied by his secretary
and the naval attache of the United States
legation, Lieut.. G.. L. Dyer, called at the
Admiralty to-day to thank the government
for the proofs of consideration it has given
for the assistance of the Spaniards OF
Havana in saving the survivors of the
Maine.
There is much comment here at the re-
ported sending of a United States torpedo
fotilla to Havana from Key West.
Eel Liberal, commenting to-day on the loss
of the Maine, says: "Such catastrophe to
humanity claims indefeasible rights. and
the rancours of politics are silenced. Every
great calamity brings home to the two peo-n
pies, divided though they be by arinlositl
and rivalry, that they belong to one and the.
same family. Our noble-hearted nation, see-
ing the victims of the Maine, forbears to
think Of it's difference with the United
States Tomorrow it will return to the de-
fense Of its rights against all. But for to-
day it feels only sincere and loyal compass
sion for the immense misfortune Happy.
indeed, were the Spanards who. by saving
the lives of the crew OF the Maine at the
risk of their own. were thus enabled to
prove the sentiments of all Spaniards and
the traditions of Spain. We do not know
what may happen tomorrow. We are pre-
pared for any event. But to-day let us pass
the sword which we have been forced to
keep drawn to the left hand and let us
stretch out the right hand, not to those who
insult u.s. but to those who weep
The Impartial says: I'm the presence OF
this frightful disaster we may associates
with our expressions of sincere and genuine
sorrow warm eulogy for the crew of the
Alfonso XII"