The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-22
THE HAVANA BOOSTERS.
Newspapers at Cuban Capital Continue
Their loud Talk. W

of troops continue and the Captain
General is holding daily conferences
at the palace with the Spanish generals
and with Admiral Metereta, the COM
mander of the Spanish naval forces in
these waters. All the meetings are pri-
vate, and nothing is allowed to be known
concerning the conclusions arrived at.
The Spaniards say patriotic demon
STATIONS are being made mall the in
terror towns as we'll as in the insurgent
camps, where, it is added, white flags
have been hoisted in the vicinity of such
camps by relatives of the insurgents
| who have been carrying food and pre-
i sents to the men in the field,
| The local newspapers ridicule the idea
of bio ,kade of Cuba, asking "Where
is the patriotism, which does not exist.
of the Americans who have offered $500
4 bounty for sailors?'
1 The Diario de la Marina in it's editorial
this morning, praises the spaniards OF
i Mexico who are said to have raised by
Subscription about 81 100000 for Cuban
relief. The same paper says: "There
is no fear of a scarcity of provisions in
| case of war, owing to the measures
adopted by the government and to the
/ patriotic attitude of the Spaniards OF
i Mexico st
The Union Constitutional refers in
high terms to the stand taken by Spain,
saying: "She does not need sixty hours,
not even one hour, to return the Aneri-
cans insulting challenge.
| Referring to the ultimatum of the Unit
ed States, the same paper adds:
1.-The disappointment of the seventy
millions of people will be great when
they come out of the fight with the peo-
pie over whose possessions the Sun has
never set -
At a meeting yesterday of the directors
of the Spanish bank it was agreed to
declare compulsory the acceptance of pa
per money at its value on the day Of pre-
sentation, estates to receive it at the
previous days value. 1t is currently re-
ported here that the insurgents have de
Iclined to confer with the delegation of
the colonial government which WAS sent
to treat with them for peace on the
basis of broader form of autonomy. 1t
is added that the insurgents will only ac-
cept the Spanish generals as mediators.
| Secretary Sentore has called meeting
of the merchants and bankers to discuss
the financial situation. They have al
ready agreed to help the government.
the volunteers were drilling as usual
on the Prado last night and the Albian
theatre was crowded when the news
that the United States had sent an ulti
| matum to Spain was made public. The
announcement was greeted with enthust
asm by the public and the audience In
the theatre called upon the orchestra tt
play the "Cadiz March, which they
accompanied by singing stirring chorus
In the midst of the enthusiasm In
the theatre, one of the actors brought 6
Spanish flag upon the stage, which caused
another patriotic outburst and enthusi
astic cheers for Spain and Spanish Cuba
were accompanied by bellicose demonstra
tions against the United States.
| SUPPORT THE LIBERIA LIS.
! Madrid, April .-Midnight-Th
Queen Regent has consulted with the
respective political leaders and with thu
president OF the Senate. They advise her
that the existing cabinet. without any
notifications ought to continue to meet
the difficulties of the situation.
| Senior Montero Rios and the Marquis
D'Armijo. in substantially the same
terms AS Marshal Campos, declared to the
Queen Regent their opinion that 1t was
reasonable and patriotic that the Crown
should continue to give full confidence tt
the Liberal party, which expects co-opera
tion and unanimous support from al
other parties in the defense of the coun-
try.
POLO IN CANADA.
Niagara Falls, Ont, April 2l.-Senor
Polo and staff arrived here this afternoon
crossing from the American side in car
riages. There was no reception of any
kind on reaching British soil, and after
registering the minister and party tool
! lunch. The length of their stay here il
} problematical. Senior Polo will not b.
interviewed.
SORE AGAINST ENGLAND.
Madrid. April 21-5.40 p. H. The an
thorities of the different Spanish prov
} inces, through which the train with Gen
} eral Woodford on board passes. have re-
ceived instructions to take the necessar.
steps to protect it until the frontier Of
France Is reached. There Is a bitter feel
ing here against Great Britain, especially
on the contraband of war and privatee
) questions. 1t is the belief of the genera
public that Great Britain is playing il
an underhand manner, the game of the
United States.
TO APPEASE SPANS HONOR.
; New York, April 21.-A special de
spatch to the Commercial Advertise
from London, says:
Trustworthy information is that tn
continental powers will preserve stric
neutrality between the United States ant
Spain until; there has been enough bio OF
she'd to appease Spanish honor. Their
they will try q concert plan, already
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