The herald., 1898-04-21


dictates OF a mothers heart, trusting tc
the Spanish people to gather behind my
sons throne and to defend it until he Is
old enough to defend 1t himself, as we'll as
trusting to the Spanish people to defend
the honor and the territory Of the ma
tion."
The queen regent then referred to the
trouble In the Philippine islands, and con-
tinuing said: although a dark and
gloomy future is before us, the Difficult
ties are not beyond our power. With our
glorious army, navy and the united ma
tion before foreign aggression, we trust
In God that we shall overcome without
stain on our honor the baseless and un-
just attacks made upon u.s."
Midhight-After the opening session
Of the cortes the ministers met in coun-
Gil extraordinary and discussed exclu-
sively naval and military matters. No
statement has been issued regarding the
decisions reached. After the council
Senor Sagasta, the premier, declared that
the government had up to that time re-
ceived nothing regarding the ultimatum.
United States Minister Woodford has
not yet asked for his passports.
| Herbert W. Bowen, American consul
general at Barcelona, will leave that city
on Thursday, after transferring the pa :
pers of the consulate to the British con-
Isul.
A Stirring Scene
LONDON, April H.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail says; On few
| occasions has Madrid witnessed such
scenes Of popular enthusiasm as today
when the queen regent, accompanied by
the king, dressed in the uniform Of the
| infantry cadets, wearing the insignia of
the Golden Fleece, Travelled in state with
! all the pOmp that makes the Spanish court
famous. from the. palace to the senate
| hall.
The distance is very short, not more than
four minutes walk.
The infantry, which lined the way to the
senate, the cavalry and the mounted civil
guards sent to preserve order, had hard
work to keep the crowd. frantic with en-
thusiasm, from approaching the royal
carriage. The queen regent appeared
much moved. while the king looked on the
crowd with evident pleasure, with feelings
as enthusiastic as theirs, and saluted in
| military fashion.
"Long live the queen" Long live the
hAot A<oiS AiNC CPdiut WcIc lIc CIIcS
incessantly given. The spirit of the crowds
In the streets pervaded the secluded halls
of the senate, and when the doors were
trown wide open for the royal persons to
enter thousands of distinguished specta-
tors, who filled the galleries, deputies and
senators, rose to their feet and received
the queen and king with laundering ac-
clamations.
The queen regent and the king, escorted
by commissions from the senate and lower
chamber, who had met them at the gate,
took seats at their throne. Senior Sagasta
advanced and handed the queen regent the
speech from the throne, all the others
standing.
Twice her majesty had to stop when the
cheers, acclamations and vivas for Spain,
the queen regent and the king made her
speaking impossible. The cheering was
still more frantic when their majesties left
the senate, and 90 it was in the streets.
Senior Gullon, the foreign minister, today
received the British charge d'affaires, who
put forward on behalf of his government
an urgent request for an explanation as to
how Spain will carry out her right Of visit
ing ships in the case Of war.
Woodford Going
LONDON, April 21-The Madrid cor
respondent Of the Daily Mail, telegraph
ing at II o'clock Wednesday evening,
says:
General woodford's family left tonight
by the ordinary express for Biarritz.
The American minister himself has
taken tickets for the south Of France by
the express tomorrow. He has received
extensive dispatches Of instructions. It
is doubtful if he will have an opportunity
Of presenting the ultimatum since, in all
probability, Senior Gullon, the foreign
minister, will send him his passports
at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning (Thurs-
day. with a declaration that diplomatic
relations between the two governments
have been broken off.
General Woodford has handed the ar
chives of the legation to the British en-
bassy, where he dined tonight. The re-
publican minority met this afternoon
and agreed to grant the government
whatever measures might be necessary
for war. Some uneasiness is felt at the
Of Don Carlos, which are be-
ing closely followed.
It Is asserted that the government will
not resort to privateering.
Polo's Departure
WASHINGTON, April 2O.-The Span
ish minister, accompanied by six men,
bers Of his staff, left Washington at
7:30 o'clock tonight, and the Spanish gov
ernment thus terminated its diplomaticl
in the United States.
The minister and his party left by the
Pennsylvania road, going northward to
Buffalo and Suspension Bridge and
thence to Toronto. BY 10:40 tomorrow
morning the Spanish officials will be on
British soil. They will stop for day or
two on the Canadian side of Suspension
Bridge, and will then spend some days
at Toronto. From there they go to Hall
fax to take an ocean steamer.
While the minister is on this side Of the
border he has the protection of the pass
ports issued late this afternoon by the
state department, at his request, fol-
lowing tho delivery of copy Of the presi-
dents ultimatum to Spain.
The departure Of the Spanish party