The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-10

assure you, but were the result OF a ga.
! triotic feeling on their part. A few win
dows in one of the cars next to the party
were broken, but none of US was injured
No one at all was hurt. While at Mad
rid we were treated with the utmost cour-
| teousy."
When asked how It happened tat Min
lister Woodford had received his passports
| previous to his banding to the Spanish
government the ultimatum Of the United
States, Mr.. Sickles said:
eve rather expected that; at least we
were not surprised when the passports
arrived. as we knew that when the Span
ism minister at Washington had received
! his papers the Spanish cabinet would
| probably issue ours to US and thereby sew
er all diplomatic relations. But any fur
| Their information I cannot give
| Naval Attache Dyer, when asked about
| the reception OF the passports OF Minister
Woodford, said that he had not been pres
ent at the time, as ne had accompanied
the wife and daughter of Minister Wood
ford to Paris, and had left on the day
previous to that on which the passports
had been handed in.
Captain Kellogg. Of the Fourth United
States cavalry. the military attache al
Paris, said
81 am simply going to Washington to
beg to be permitted TO take part in the
active operations in the army when they
take place. Captain Rogers, Of the Fourth
cavalry, is compelled to remain abroad,
but will make every effort to be trans
ferred TO this country as soon as pos
sible."
j. s. Highlands, another American on
the steamer, said he mad gone abroad 60
visit his son at Madrid. He had intended
staying for about six months, but the
anti-American demonstrations had been
so great that he was forced 10 leave that
place within three weeks after his ar
rival, and he and his son were forced 10
fee to Lisbon.
Mr.. Highlands said that the signs of the
Office at the American embassy had been
smashed and torn down.
Mr.. w. G. Cannon of Denver, Col, who
had been travelling abroad. said ne was
forced 20 return to this country, as he
could not continue through Spain during
the present state Of affairs.
In Paris, Mr.. Cannon said, the feeling Is
most bitterly anu-American. Every per-
son who Is thought to be an American Is
elbowed off the sidewalks. jostled by the
crowds and everything possible done TO
show the anupathy of the French Petty
annoyances are practced. For instance
the street cars viii not stop 30 take on
American passengers. Rates OF exchange
on money in most cases are exorbitant
by many OF the shopkeepers except at
figures three or four times me actual
value.
Bishop John L. Spalding Of Peoria, III.
stated that the feeling Of the French to-
ward the Americans was intensely hostile.
He said that he understood that one of
the reasons for this was that eght-tenths
of the public debt Of Spain was held by
the French people. and that the latter
country also owned nearly all Of the rail-
roads in operation in SPAIN.
Shu Ting, secretary of the Chinese lega-
in that country. He said that he was en-
route to Washington to report TO his coun-
trys minister there, and would probably
remain there until all hostlitfes between
this country and Spain had ceased. Asked
as to the feeling OF his country as TO the
present situation. he saidi
my country is In favor OF the United
States. We have been friendly for many
years and we shall continue to be so.''