The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-01

New York, April IA special dis
patch from Washington to the World,
timed a m, gives the following out
line OF SPANS reply to the note pre-
sented by Minister Woodford:
Spain neither accedes to, nor de-
ciines President Mcninley's PROPOSE
lions.
She makes d counter argument that
Spain should herself be allowed to pro-
pose terms as to what should be done
regarding her own territory; that the
United States should not do So
PROPOSITIONS REJECTED.
New York. April IA special to the
Journal and Advertiser from Wash
ington says: President Mckinley has
received a reply from Spain in answer
to the ultimatum he sent to the Sa-
gasta cabinet
Spain has blandly asked, for the
tenth time at least, if the United
States does not think an effective
scheme of autonomy can be put into
operation in Cuba.
The president sent to Minister Wood
ford the information that all negotia-
lions must have for a precedent condi-
ton the freedom of Cuba and Spain
was given "A hours in which TO make
definite answer.
About , o'clock word went round that
Spain had rejected the propositions.
This. in effect, is what she actually
did. but the president failed to con-
strue the-repiys that way on the
Charitable supposition that the Sagasta
cabinet did not understand the purport
of his intimation.
The president sternly sent back word
that Spain might have "a hours more,
and that a scheme of autonomy was an
impossibility.
1t is extremely unlikely that Sagasta
will make a defiant reply. He is al
most certain to suggest further delay
on the ground that the cOrtes does not
meet until April %. and that definite
reply for that reason is impossible.
Should this expectation be realized. it
seems incredible that the president will
attempt to defer congressional action
WANTS MORE TIME.
The HeraId's Washington correspond
ent says: Had the reply been favor
able all Washington would soon have
known it. Sagasta wants more time
The statement is made that only the
cortes can make concessions of terri
tory. The receipt of Minister Wood
ford's message has not changed the sit
ua.ion. Evidently Spain has endeav-
ored to make a show of yielding. She
has not made a formal request fof
more time. but she is going to do So
HANNA DON'T KNOW.
Senator Hanna, when asked if it was
peace or war. replied that he did not
know. The message from General
Woodford, which is very long one,
was not entirely translates While he
did not give Spain's final answer to our
nroposition, it contains the general
opinion of Minister Woodford on the
whole situation, gathered from talks he
has had with members of the cabinet,
as well as from communications wnlch
have passed between him and the coun-
Gil
RECEIVED IN WASHINGTON.
washington. March S1.-Spain's OFF,
rial reply to President McKinley's lat
ae+ demand on the Cuban situation was
received in Washington tonight An
anxious party, comprising most of the
cabinet and several close friends OF the
administration. waited till late in the
evening. in expectation of developments.
Abo,,t 1890 the message began TO
come in cipher, and the work OF trans
citing was begun at once. 1t was ofii-
eialIv stated however, that no lntiIna-
ion as to the nature of the reply could
De divulged tonight.
DESTINED TO DISAPPOINTMENT. 1
Among those at the White House
we're Senator Hanna, Secretary Alger I
secretary Bliss, Assistant Secretary of
state Day. who dined with the presi-
lent. Second Assistant Secretary OF /
state Adee. to whom IVES confided the /
Translation of the message; Senator
snooner and Senator Aldrich. There
vas an intensely expectant crowd of /
,a-csnauer correspondents, larger than
,ften gathers at the White House at (
,isht waiting in the lobby outside the I
residents Office But they were des- /
ined 10 disappointment, for after the 1
telegraph instrument in the adjoining !
,fice had steadily clattered for half an (
,our Mr.. Porter, the presidents sec /
etarv. appeared with the announce
nent from Secretary Day that it was I
rnnossible 10 translate the message in (
ime 10 give out any statement to-
light. The telegraph instrument was /
ill clicking when the correspondents
led out indicating that the message
ras at least quite lengthy.
NO IDEA OF IT'S PURPoRT. !
The visitors gradually sifted out from
he presidents Office, until at midnight