The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-08

jAnssican int4sests n thar isissd and The
'm4tpsensrcs Of tbs honor Vt Spain
80 snA1gn1sy 00sfsA - n1uu1a1er.
10 ,. m.-Today hang Holy Thursday.
~ trs6lc h suspended Tbs streets arc
crowded with ladies. many wearing tss
nationai coiors in shssr hstr. going from
one church u another. Ths spectator sss
- num<rous IN the priHetpaI streets that
Oh haye - pfoceed ~ . very slow walk.
While the crowd wss fhiekszs Gen. WOOD
ford. the United States minister, and Asss
Woodford walked from the United States
isxation 70 their rsssdencs. They were ree-
osnssed By many. but their promenade was
not marked b. any special incident
Great disappointment In expressed ~ the
lsnitsd States legation at the hitch. nov
proaeu1esd q ~ seTsosB, which seems to
have eeeuxred wednesday night.
. Aftsr the meNtknx Of the cabinet and The
Issue Of the semi-cfsciaI note there Was
much excitement and beiiicoss talk In the
city. The cafes were crowded With people.
iii eagerly discussing the sitnssion. and
eenssally s7provsng the attitude Of the
cabinet.
Ths pAwspa2ers today ass vesy visisas
n atsera1ces agains, the Cnltsd states.
Tas morning papers are unanimous IL ex-
pressing the opinion that the situation -
xsry grave. Several papers announce that
Woodford viii leave Madrid tomorrow.
Al noon the guards around the United
States legation we're treblsd. The city -
perfectly quiet.
HnpeP Estes 70 Cause a. outeseak.
! so .. m--Ei Pals publishes . ssnsa-
I sionai account OF an alleged attack upon
shs Seanish legation In Washington. which
3 being cried al over town. The paper -
not regarded seriously. but the purpose o.
ths article II evidently to foment feeling
against the American legation here. ana
thu civil governor Of Madrid has called the
sttsntipn Of the olaciais 10 the matter
With ! view Of stopping the sale Of the
paper. The town h absolutely quiet
r., correo. the ministerial organ. recoun,s
ihs .sv4nts Of yesterday. and says that
Gen. Woodford delivered no ultimatum.
but asked for documents which did not
exist and never were promised. Its aft'c'e
concludes BY remarkins that all are work
Ing for peace. but that the undsrcnrsent
i, undoubtedly wariike.
a Message Seat - ns1..
e3o o. m.--The outcome Of the cabinet
conference IL that the ministers consid-
essd and replied to measags from Rome.
delivered last evening. and transacted the
currsn, business Of the different minis.
tsriaI departments.
One member Of the cabinet informed the
representative Of the press that the aspect
IL affairs was more pacific than yester-
az.
Il Tho evening press II warliks In tone.
but reports no new facts
Y La Nacionai reasserfs that United States
Minister woodfora sent IN u.timatum
hast evening demanding reply within
Sbix hours Tho paper concludes its state
sment by expressing the opinion that war
~ only question OF days.
La Correspondence dc Espana Qnde-
PENDENT ana semi-otic.aD says:
ssBpain has yielded until there Ii moth
tng but honor left TO yield. and IN defense
oe her honor she will so to war;
All the steamship companies OF Valen-
c.a have offered n their vessels as pri-
vateers. and number OF ship captains
have called upon the naval commander
at Barcelona asking for letters Of marQue.
aimilar requests have been received from
abroad. especially from France.
The Offers OF money from tho provinces
towards the increase Of the strength OF
the navy are raid 10 be- encouraging 10
the government II In said that Biscsy
alone has offered over =. $4,000 pcsetas
csrsco speaks for War.
Spain's minister Of war. Gen. correo. has
at last broken his silence. In an inter-
View he ays:
..War ia the better OF the two evils II
IL better TO figh, foreigners than TO fight
spaniards rising In indignation. II their
honor and rights are frampisd under foot"
Several OF the papers published ssate-
mcsts by Gen correo. minister Of war.
apparently authentic. In which he denies
that the government Il threatened with
mtnis6essai csisix
Mtnisters De~tfa~ te Talk.
II .. m.--The cabinet council terminated
ct SO. No ofsiciai notice has been is
sued and all the ministers maintain ao-
solute reserve declining to give any in
formation. Minister woodtord In a note
sent to the council declared that when ne
sent the confidential note yesterday he
had not received a Dispatch from Presi-
dent Mckinley announcing the postpone
taent Of the presentation Of the message
to congress-. and .as that changes the
aspect OF affairs he w,,hdraws the state
menss made IN Use previous ao,e,"
discussion OF reto's telegram.
April AL a. m.-Frosn a ssurce that IL
unofficial, hp. srasgw av,hy, IL Is learned
that the cabinet council tonight discussed
Sencs Pole reraAbe's telegram. saving
that the European representatives IN
Washington had delivered collective n,tc
TO President Mckinley. the probable ress,.
Of which would be pacific solution. TIE