Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-21

same lines, encouraging Spain to sub
NIT to the inevitable and abandon Cuba
They cite the recent example of Greece,
which rejected the disinterested advice
OF the powers Contrary to custom, at
yesterdays papal mass Baron Won Blu
low, Prussian minister to the Vatican,
and NJ. Poucelle, the French embassa-
dor, were present and afterward had a
long conference with the pontiff on the
Spanish question. Both the pope and
Cardinal Rampolla, the papal secfeta-
ry OF state, expressed satisfaction that
the Turpie amendment. recognizing the
Cuban government, had been passed by
the American senate. considering that
1t is new delay and means the contin-
uance of President McKinley's policy Of
giving Spain time to decide upon the
best way to evacuate Cuba"
Don Carlos Again Active.
dispatch received from Vienna says:
Don Carlos, in an interview here
which is mainly a repetition Of his
manifesto. has declared that Spain has
mismanagcd the Cuban difficulty from
the first.
''She should have sought a casus belli
a year ago." he said, "wnen the United
State was unprepared. and should have
had the courage to lombard New York
and to disembarlS troops upon the coast
of Florida. The United States would
then have given way. n Spain were
now to be vanquished, Cuba would
shnre the fate of California, Texas and
Louisiana and be absorbed by the An
gio-Saxdn element"
In reply to n question as to what
would happen to Spain after a dsas-
irons war Don Carlos said.
THE future is in the hands of God,
but Spaniards would not he likely to
rebel against the government which had
known how to vindicate the old Cas-
titan honor"
The Situation In Madrid.
The Paris correspondent Of The Daily
Mail says:
~ hear from one of the most influen-
tial followers of Don Carlos that the
threat Of his chief to intervene In Spain
and assume the throne II the present
government recedes Is but an empty
boast
The Carlists have established several
military depots with material enough
to furnish an army. The greatest store
of arms and ammunition is IL Milan,
and arrangements are complete for
transferring this stock by way of Genoa
to the Carlists in the north of Spain"
The Rome correspondent of The Daily
Chronicle telegraphs ostensibly to the
same effect as the Paris correspondent
of The Daily Mail.
The Madrid correspondent of The
Daily Mail. telegraphing Sunday. says:
The situation is identical with thai
of yesterday, the ministers preserving
waiting attitude. They believe that
by Wednesday or Thursday the two
houses of congress will have definitel,
agreed as to their line OF action and
that the course of events will then de.
pend upon President Mckinley,
In the meantime the draft OF ills
speech from the throne, which Is to be
laid before the cortes on Wednesday
has been substantially drawn up. II 10
short and strongly worded, but prob.
ably Will undergo notifications in ac.
cordance with events that may tax.
piane In America during the next few
dnye.
IN Official circles It 10 said that the
CUBAN rebels are waiting for the out
come or affairs in the United States
pc'ere deciding on a liae of conduct.
~ america decides to recognize the in
dependence of Cuba, they will carry on
,he campaign with greater vigor than
before II, on the other hand, armed
intervention is only to be recommended.
WIN me prospect of possible annexa-
t'on % follow, there viii be such a feel
my OF disgust among them that they
VII prefer pacific solution OF this
s,'wi by means of the promise of q
'""sr measure of autonomy.
~ internal questions are rapidly be-
Mns merged in the external crisis.
inm senators and deputies are arriv-
cies ' ,. ~ is believed In political cir
hsr, ny ,, tne debates in the two cham
par,, WI ne very brief and that no
party or any shade of opinion will re.
iuse TO grant the government the fumes,
financial assistance In case Of an "a
ternatlonal conflict"