Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-18
SPANISH AFFAIRS.

a dispatch from Madrid, dateo on
Saturday night, says: "The week
closes with unrelieved tension, all
awaiting action at Washington. United
States Minister Woodford il still work.
ing for peace, and is still hopeful of
securing it. Important negotiations
were held to-day. 1t is learned that if
the United States Congress finally
agrees on resolution similar to that
passed by the House of Representatives,
Senior Polo y Bernabe, the Spanish
minister at Washington, will not be re-
called, and General Woodford, conse-
quently, will remain in Madrid. Fur
thermore, it is not unlikely in the event
of a resolution on those lines passing,
that the friendly Offices of the United
States will be invoked to assist in the
restoration of permanent peace in Cuba.
Another important factor IN the situa-
ton which also tends toward peace is
the official news that conference had
been arranged for Sunday between
General Maxine Gomez and two Span
ish generals iu Cuba
A dispatch from st. Petersburg says :
The diplomatic body, discussing to-
gether and with Russian statesmen the
desirability of q second friendly peace
representation to the United States,
have agreed, strongly desiring that a
last effort be made to avert war. 1t is
believed such a step is about to be taken.
An exalted Vatican prelate in Rome
says that the Pope has declared his ia
tcntion to labor night and day to stave
off war as long as possible. He even
hopes for peace through Archbishop
Ireland, whose efforts hitherto have
been sympathetically received by Presi-
dent Mckinley.
Gendsrmes at Malaga, Spain, charged
mob on Saturday which was indulg-
ing in an anti-American demonstration.
Many arrests we're made. The governor
of Malaga has spologized for the assault
on the American consulate there.
The Spanish cabinet has decided to
submit Spain's foreign relations to the
coming session of the Cortes.
The committee appointed by the
Cuban autonomists left Havana yester-
day to confer with the insurgents.
A dispatch from Madrid says: The
action of the Senate is likely to para
lyze any possible mediation by the
Pope or the powers in the interests of
peace, because, the resolutions exclude
all intermediate solutions, like Canadi-
an autonomy, which Spain would &C
cept.
4 decisive turn is inevitable before
the end of the week, when Minister
Woodford will communicate to the
Spanish government President Nc
Kinley's intentions.
In consequence OF the resolutions the
course expected here is that Mr.. Nc
Kinley will lay the American preten-
sions before Spain, demanding both a
reply on the principal points of settle.
ments and the cessation of all naval
and military re.enforcements implying
the possibility of renewed of the strug-
gle in Cuba.
All such pretensions are sure to meet
with firm refusal on the part of Spain,
who, however. will say nothing aggres-
sive in her reply as the government is
determined to fix on the United States
the responsibility for provoking war
against a country which has made
every honorable concession short OF the
surrender of its rights and territory, to
preserve peace.
All classes will fervently support the
government if it comes to extremities.
A dispatch from Vienna says: THE
Austrian and the governments of the
other powers have abandoned second
attempt at intervention, which they
consider hopeless from the manner in
which the first attempt was rejected by
the United States. The representa-
tives of the powers asked their re-
spective governments to make another
effort. 1t is undoubted that personally
the Queen Regent continues pleading
with the Emperor for interference and
assistance, but the Emperor considers
it his duty to ensure peace in his own
country"
Senior Bernabe, the Spanish minister
at Washington, in an interview with
the CORRESPONDENT of a German news
paper says the Monroe doctrine is now
being used for purposes Of ofiense in
slead of defense.