Evening star., 1898-04-15
Queen Regents Gift Changes Senti-
ment Toward Her in Madrid.
ANOTHER NOTE 10 TEE POWERS
Sagasta Resents the Charges Con-
cerning the Maine Disaster.
ALL QUIET IN HAVANA

MADRID, April 15.-Great enthusiasm
queen regent has headed the national sub
scription to increase the strength of the
Spanish navy by giving 100000 pesetas
toward the fund.
The impartial dnderendenD. commenting
on her majestys action today, says:
Until yesterday many people only saw
in the august lady a virtuous queen, but
since yesterday she has been known to all
as a Spanish queen. Her gift of 1,O00.00O
pesetas gains her millions of blessings"
Referring to the political situation, the
impartial remarks: "Senor Sagastas s gov
crnment finally struck the Spanish note yes
terday, The result being a reunion of the
government and the people. Today We are
all Spaniards, We forget party lines and
We are united around the state"
Don Carlos Censured.
The Globo QiberaD this morning severely
censures the Carlist manifesto, saying Ii
considers 1t mot patriotic, but revolution
ary," and adds: THE government requires
no spur to calmly defend the rights of the
nation. 1t will not strike first. but it will
return blow
The Liberal approves the "energetic
measures adopted by the government yes
terday.'' saying: "Only through parlia-
ment can all which the nation should know
be made kEown."
Continuing, the Liberal advises the press
to 'confine itself to tanning the warlihe
enthusiasm" adding: NO new discussion
is possible while Spanish sovereignty in
Cuba is challenged
That Note to the Powers.
LONDON, April ia special dispatch
from Madrid. published this afternoon,
says:
The note to the powers formulated at
the cabinet meeting last night will review
the whole Cuban question, pointing out
that all the trouble with the United States
arises through the clamor of the sugar
manufacturers, who, it Is claimed, foment-
ed and organized the entire revolt. Atten-
tion will be recalled to the alleged unmo-
Tested American filibustering expeditions
and it will be asserted that the chief insur-
gent leaders are not Cubans, but adven-
turers of all nationalities, whose sole pur-
pose is plunder and robbery.
Charge Against COnsuIs.
"The concessions made by Spain will le
enumerated, and the note will say that
while Spain has done everything possible
to pacify the island, the corsuls of the
United States have constituted themselves
insurgent agents, and the further state
ment will be made that when autonomy
promised the desired result an American
squadron was sent to Cuba to encourage
the insurgents to hold out
'"These contentious, it is added, will be
supported by documentary evidence. which.
it is alleged, will prove the bad faith dis
played throughout by the United States
| toward Spain"
The note to the powers will conclude with
declaring that Spain having exhausted
every means of peace, is reluctantly COM
PEELED to prepare for war and to fight for
the maintenance of it's rights and honor
The Maine Incident.
Senor Sagasta, the Spanish premier, is
quoted in a special dispatch from Madrid
as saying, with reference to the destruction
Of the Maine having been caused through
| Spanish agency:
This infamous calumny merits the repro
| baton of the whole world. All the nations
| know the true cause of the disaster, and
| many American officials know it, too. For
| For the American government to base a
| plea Of intervention upon heartless calumny
| of this character is to rebel against reason
| and justice. For this reason it Is impossi-
! ally to the powers against the imputatior.