The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-03-04
Getting Ready for Work.

Getting Ready for Work.
| MADRID, Feb. 2S.-(New York
| World Cablegram)-T report that a
Spanish squadron had sailed for the
United States has only it's foundation
| in these facts:
Spain is hurridly getting its navy
into fighting trim, and torpedo flo
| tilla will set sail for Havana this
week. learn officially from the
Spanish navy department that no
squadron has sailed from Spain with
in the last few days. The only cruis-
er now on its way to Havana is the
Almirante Oquendo. a sister ship of
the Vizcaya. A fotilla composed of
three torpedo destroyers, three tor
pedo boats and the steamship City of
CadiZ, under command of Captain
Villamil, will leave Cadiz for Havana
this week, as has been cabled already.
The Spanish vessels which could fol-
low Immediately are the cruisers In
fanta Maria Theresa, Alfonso XIII,
three more torpedo destroyers and
three torpedo boats. All the other
warships, including the battleships
Pelayo and Emporandor Carlos V.
and the armored cruiser Cristobal
Colon, are undergoing repairs. 1t will
take some time yet to complete the
repairs, fit them out and mount their
guns, but they are being actively pre-
pared for service.
Sagasta says with reference to the
rumor that Prince Bismarck has sug-
gested arbitration by the powers to
settle the matters in dispute between
Spain and the United States and
Cuba: Only those who did not know
or esteem Spain could entertain the
idea that any Spanish government
would permit overtures implying an
invasion of Spanish rights and for
eign interference in purely Spanish
affairs. We would not accent arhitra-
ton, nor would anybody dare make
such a proposition.
General Weyler arrived at BARGE
Iona yesterday and left Immediately
for his country estate in the noun
tainS. He expects to return to Rar-
celona on Tuesday and reach Madrid
on Wednesday.
ARTHUR e. HOUGHTON.
MADRID, Feb 2S.-The Cardinal
Archbishop of Valldoliod has pub
lished PASTORAL letter blaming Amer
lea for the prolongatiOn Of the Cuban
war His eminence says: '"The hypc-
critical friendship of the United States
fosters the rebellion and wastes
i-,'c
to attack it when weakened" He ex-
horts "all true Spaniards to unite in
defending the rights and honor Of the
nation" The letter has caused wide
spread comment
The Correspondents Militar. organ
of the army, says: "The prevailing i'm
preston is that war between Spain
and the United States will break out
in April
A former captain general of Cuba.
presumably Mortimer Campos. inter
viewed by representative of Cor
respondencia Militar, is reported to
have said: 81 never entertained
doubt that if the rebellion were not
suppressed befor 1898 war would be
an accomplished fact Presumably
my prophecy will be fulfilled. | have
the consolation of having done all in
my power to avert it. and therefore I
do not regret the blame which has
been heaDed upon me. All that is now
possible is that we should all unite to
meet the danger threatening the
country
Senior Polon Bernabe. the new
Spanish minister to the United States.
has started for Gibralter en- route to
New York. He is fully empowered to
continue the reciprocity treaty nego-
tiations. The government is anxious
to secure a firm basis for CONNER
cial and political relations with the
United States before May. in case the
pacification of Cuba should not have
made progress before the rainy season
commences. 1t IS al omen secret that
both the home and foreign depart
ments consider the preservation of
friendly relations with the United
States as no less important in the |
pacification of Cuba than the military
operations, and the unofficial efforts
to induce the insurgents to agree to
autonomy.