The herald., 1898-04-18

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!, LONDON, April 1S.-The Paris CORE
| spondent of the Daily Mail says: hear
from one Of the most influential followers
| of Don Carlos that the threat of his chief
| to intervene In Spain and resume the
throne is not an empty boast.
The Carlists have established several mil
itary depots with material enough to fur
nish an army. The greatest store Of arms
| and ammunition is in Milan and arrange
ments are complete for transferring this
stock by way of Genoa to the Carlists in
the north Of Spain.
Carlos Talks
VENICE, April 17.-Don Carlos, IN an
interview here which is mainly a repetition
| of his manifesto, declared that Spain had
misma anaged the Cuban difficulty from the
first.
"She should have sought casus belli a
year ago." he said," when the United
States was unprepared and should have
| had courage to lombard New York and to
disembaYk troops upon the coast of florida.
The United States would have then given
way. If Spain were now to be vanquished
Cuba would share the fate Of California
and Texas and be absorbed by the Anglo
| Saxon element"
The Pope at Work
LONDON, April 1S.-The Rome corre-
spondent Of the Daily News says: Accord
| ing to news received at the Vatican the
queen regent agrees with the pope as to
the necessity of doing everything to avoid
| the risk of a war In which Spain has all to
lose and nothing to gain. Still it is very
difficulty to find formula TO allow Spain
10 renouuce sovereignty over Cuba.
The pope has renewed his efforts to con-
vince the Madrid government that al
| though 1t may be painful to abandon the
island 1t is not dshonorable. Spain yield
| ing to superior force, while with war Cuba
would hardly be the only possession lost
aud II others went also internal troubles
would be inevitable.
| At the Vatican 1t is asserted that Austria
| and England have acted on the same lines,
encouraging Spain to submit to the tnevit-
| able and abandon Cuba. They cite the re-
cent example of Greece which rejected the
| disinterested advice Of the powers.
| Contrary to custom, at today's papal
mass Baron Won Buelow, Prusslan minis
| ter to the Vatican, and NJ. Poubelle, the
French ambassador. were present and af-
| terward held long conference with the
pontiff on the Spanish question. Both she
pope and Cardinal Rampolla, the papal
| secretary Of state, expressed satisfaction
| that the Turpie amendment, recognizing
| the Cuban government, has been passed by
| the American senate, considering that it is
a new delay and means the considera ton
of President McKinley's policy Of giving
Spain time to decide on the best way to
| evacuate Cuba.
The Rome correspondent of the Times
says: In Vatican circles the opinion is still
held that an outbreak Of war may yet be
prevented and rumor is afioat to the ef-
| feet that the pope is endeavoring to per-
suade Spain to recognize the independ ence
Of Cuba. Among continental diplomats q
certain degree of irritation is observable
at what is alleged to be The attitude of
England. Some of the powers, which have
| special reasons to fear the consequences
| of Spanish defeat, are evidently of the
| opinion that Europe has lost a good oppor-
tunity of affirming her interests as COM
| pact political organization in opposition to
the in interests of America. At some future
| time it is thought England may rue her
failure to cooperate with the other pow
ers in creating a precedent for united Eu-
| ropean opposition to American highland
edness.
The Rome correspondent of the Daily
News says: I am assured that the queen
| regent herself as well as the pope and EN-
| peror Francis Joseph Of Austria would IA
vor abandoning Cuba as the only means
to avert war. Archbishop Ireland cables
| that renouncing the island is the only pos
| sibility Of avoiding war.
Spain's Foreign Trade
WASHINGTON, April 17.-Secretary
Wilson of the agricultural department has
authorized the publication of bulletin
on the subject of Spains foreign trade
from 1891 to 1895, inclusive, prepared by
kFrank H. Hitchcock, the chief of the Sec
| ton of foreign markets.
The yearly average tonnage for the five
years was 247S4,939. while that for the pre-
ceding five years was only 22,499,59O. This
increase was due to the growth in the ton
mage of the Spanish merchantmen.
On December, 1895, the latest date for
which there are available statistics, the
merchant marine of Spain comprised 1883
vessels, having an aggregate tonnage OF
| 719,752
Compared with the statistics of 1896 the
figures of 1895 show a slight increase in
the size of the fleet and rather marked
| increase of tonnage. The steam vessels
| increased from 431 in 1856 to 523 in 1895.
A Call to Catholics
| CINCINNATI, April 1.-THE Enquirer
says Judge Fl. w. Reeves, chairman of the
supreme council of Young Mems Catholic
| Institutes of the United States, has di-
rected every council to designate men,
ber to whom to telegraph in case of war,
and to enroll at once all willing to go to
the front the moment the president calls
| for volunteers. Hon. j. J. McDade of Sa Z
Francisco is the supreme president of the
| order, which numbers 50,0OO
California Militia
MONTERREY, Cal, April 1Z-It has Just
| been learned that at a recent conference
between General Shafter, U. S. A., and
General Dickenson, commanding the CAL
ifornia National Guard, it was decided to
place one of three batteries of light artil-
| lery to be organized from the state mill
| tia at Monterey. The other two batteries
will be stationed at Santa Cruz and Santa
| Barbara Steps for securing guns and
equipments have been taken and it is ex-
pected that the batteries will soon be in
position.
| Troops in Camp
| SAN FRANCISCO, April 17-Troop A,
| N. G. c., Captain M. Burnett commanding.
returned last night from an encampment
of one night in the hills back of Oakland.
Provided with shelter tents, army rations.