The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-09
.W0ODFORD HAS ARRIVED,
Americas Minister to Spain on
American Soil.
WHICH WERE SUFFERED.
Windows In the Cars Were Smashed
by the Mob-reeIinE In Paris IL
Against Americans. s..

1 n. Il.
woodford United States minister to Spain,
arrived on La Touraine this morning and
left for Washington this afternoon. La
Touraine had on board a number OF the at
taches Of the United States legation at
Madrid. including George Stanford Sickles.
first secretary Of the legation; Captain T.
H. Bliss Colonel T. n. Kellogg, military
attache, and Captain c. T. Dyer, naval ut
| tache
General Woodford declined to be Inter-
| viewed by reporters. stating that he was
still in the diplomatic service of the gov
| for publication.
Mr. Sickles, when informed that cable
dispatches had stated that the train on
which the members OF the legation had
| come from Madrid TO Paris had been al
| tackled by a mob and that stones had been
thrown at the party, said; We'll some
things were thrown at the train, but the
demonstration was not of serious char
acter number Of students, not large
number, had gathered at valladolid and
cried Long Live Spain and few other
patriotic cries. They were not directed
against us particularly, but were the result
OF patriotic feeling on their part A few
windows In one OF the cars next to the
party were broken, but none of us were
lnjurel no one at all was hurt. While at
Madrid we were treated with the utmost
courtesy"
When asked how 1t happened that Min
lister Wcoiford had received his passports
previous to his handing to the Spanish gov
eminent the ultmatum OF the United
States, Mr.. Scltes said: I'VE rather ex
pected that, at least we were not surprised
when the passports arrived, as we knew
that when the Spanish minister at Wash
ington received his papers the Spanish
cabinet would probably issue ours TO us,
thereby severing all diplomatic relations
But any further information | can not
give"
Naval Attache Dyer. when asked about
the reception Of his passports by Minister
Woodford. said that he had not been pres
ent at the time. as he had accompanied the
wife and daughter of Minister Woodford to
Paris. and had left on the day preceding
that on which the passports had been hanu-
ed In.
j. S. Highlands. another American on tic
steamer, said he had gone abroad to visit
his son al Madrid. He bad intended stay
ing for about six months hit the anti
that he was forced to leave that place
within three weeks after his arrival, and
that his son was forced 10 flee To Lisbon
Mr.. Highlands said that the signs on the
offices of the American houses had been
smashed and torn down.
Mr.. w. G. Cannon OF Denver, who had
been travelling abroad, said he was forced
to return TO this country and he could not
continue through Spain during The p,esens
state of Affairs.
In Paris Mr.. Common said the feeling
Is very bitterly nti-Amcricnn. Every per-
sor who Ia thought to be an American Is
obowed off the sidewalks. jostled by tho
crowds and everything possible done to
show the antipathy Of the French Petty
annoyances are practiced. For instance tho
cars will not stop :or Americans. Rates
OF exchange In money are eXtortionate and
small purchases are not encouraged by
many of the shopke spers except at figures
three or four times the actual value.
Bishop John l.. Spaulding CT Peoria stat
ed that the feeling of tho French toward
the Americans was intensely hostile. He
said that he understood that one OF the
reasons for this was that four fifths OF
the public debt Of Spain was held by the
French people. and that the latter country
also owned nearly all of the railroads in
operation in Spain.
III, Il,
Woodford, United States minister 10 Spain.
arrived in Washington from New York
| this evening, He went almost directly
| TO the White House where he was given a
most cordial reception by the president He
| remained In conference with the presid ent
until late hour. the entire Hispano-
(, American situation being informally and
|
declined to be interviewed on the subject.
! 1t is said that the president not only
gave General Woodford n cordial recep-
| ton, but warmly congra .ulated him upon
| his conduct of American interests in Mad
! rid. The president assured him that his
work in Madrid throughout the delicate
| crisis met with his entire approval.
| II was learned tonight that the admin
| istration had purpose in transmitting to
| General Woodford the ultimntum OF the
| United States to Spain in open English
| instead OF the department cipher, which Is
usually employed in cable correspondence
with diplomatic representatives. II was
expected that the message to Minister
| Woodford would be laid before the Sagasta
ministry before 1t was delivered to General
| Woodtord, and this was not Incorrect. as
| events proved.
The message was delayed many hours in
| delivery and General Woodford afterwards
learned that the ultimatum had been in the
hands OF Premier Sagasta. and had been
| considered by the cabinet long before he
learned that 1t had arrived
| II was said that the Spanish government
was able to give him passports before ne
had an opportunity to deliver the ultl |
matum formally to the Madrid authorities |
The fact that the utima,um was not prc- !
scented to the Spanish government was sat |
In accord with their ideas.