The herald., 1898-04-19
the MALAGA RIOTERS
KILL A NEGRO SERVANT OF THE
AMERICAN CONSUL
SPAIN HOPES FOR MORE DELAY
Putting Her Trust in the United
3 States Presidents Use Of His
y Veto Privilege
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
= LONDON, April ia dispatch to th'
Daily Telegraph from Gibraltar says a
telegram received there from Malaga re-
ports q resumption of the riots at Malaga
.on Monday and that the American consul
(, negro servant was killed and persons In
the crowd were injured.
= Spanish Anxiety
MADRID, April 1S.-6:3O pm.-Govern'
mental and diplomatic circles are anXiously
expecting developments at Washington.
The council is sitting to discuss the text
of the speech from the throne, to elect
number of life senators and to settle other
parliamentary details for the Forthcoming
session The town is tranquil.
Ell Correo, Ministerial, says: 1t is re-
ported from Washington that In the event
of the senate's resolution prevailing Presi-
dent Mckinley will avail himself OF his
privilege of ten days ere giving the resolu-
ton his approval, provided he does not en-
ploy the actual Veto Amid much excite
mont the notes of war with Spain prevail
in Washington, but further delays will
probably occur, owing to parliamentary
routine or President McKinley's vacilla-
tion."
gp.m.-The cabinet council, after reading
the last dispatch received by Senor Gullon,
the foreign minister, ieom Admiral Ber-
mejo, minister of marine, and Lieutenant
Correa, minister of war approved the
speech from the throne as drafted.
a.m.-The queen regent holds the
speech from the throne to study its con-
tents. which will be modified according to
or IL
surgents' camp. Pessmsm prevails in all
quarters.
The queen regent will open parliament
accompanied by the king and the infanta
Isabel. The opening ceremony Is expected
to be of an exceedingly interesting nature
in view of the crisis.
The cabinet today discussed various dis
patches relating to the Cuban question and
the attitude of the United States. Senor
Moret read a dispatch from General Blanco
containing unfavorable news with regard
to- the attitude of the Cuban rebels II
seems that when the American senate
commenced the discussion of and voted IN
favor of the recognition of Cuban independ-
ence the rebels abandoned their intention
of yielding to Spain in,return for broader
measure of autonomy, and there is gen
eral popular distrust here as to any out
come of the negotiations with the'rebels.
Leo Still Hopes
LONDON, April 1S.-The ROME corre-
spondent of the Daily Chronicle says: Some
of the powers including France and Italy
are acting in concert with the vatican IN
an effort to persuade Spain to abandon
Cuba 1t is said Spain is secretly inclined
to, this course, but prefers to wait thd out
break of war in order to have the appear
ance of yielding to force so as to be justified
by public opinion. Al the vatican and sew
eral of the foreign embassies it is still be-
lieved there will be no war.
An Active Market
LONDON, April 19-The Daily Mail pub
fishes this morning an interview with Hi
ram Maxim, the inventor of the Maxim
gun, in the course of which he is de-
scribed as saying that both America and
Spain have purchased war materials to the
utmost from his firm and that if he had the
material he could have sold ten times as
much.
1.-THE coming war; said he. will be
great test for modern weapons and inven-
tions. 1 believe it will prove the monitor
is In fact the best fighting machine yet
produced. So far as torpedoes are con-
cerned, am positive that no Spanish tor
pedo will get north of Cape Hatteras. Ac-
cording to my ideas the torpedoes will be
at the mercy of a fast cruiser of the Col
umbia or Brooklyn type"
Sitting the Truth
LONDON, April 19.-The Times an
nounces this morning that its correspon-
dent has been expelled from Havana
Against the expulsion the Times protests
editorially, characterizing the act as
Another of the Spanish efforts to stife
the truth
The Berlin correspondent of the Times
says: I'm well informed quarters all re-
ports of fresh efforts on the part of the
powers to avert war are described as un-
founded"
Buying Vessels
ST. JOHNS, N. F., April 1S-The Span
ish government is negotiating for the seal
ing steamer Algerine, formerly a British
man of war. The United States buys the
British steamer Regulus for a coal car.
rier.
A Fast Liner
LONDON, April 19.-The Berlin CORE
spondent of the Standard says that Lieu
tenant Commander Nblack United States
naval attache at Berlin and at Rome, is
still negotiating for the purchase of the
Hamburg g-American liner Fuerst Bis
marck.
A Vessel Secured
Montreal, April 1S.-It is announced tha
the Allen steamship Lucernine of abou
2OO0 tons has been sold to the United
States.
New York Spaniards
NEW YORK, April 1S-Arturo Balda
sano, consul general of Spain in this city
said today, acting under instructions from
the Spanish minister, that arrangement
had been made to afford transportation t
all Spaniards in this city who are anxiot
to leave this country and that about Il
would sail on April Goth by the Panama.
Weyler in Command
LONDON, April 1S.--The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Daily Telegraph says:
Several influential and outspoken jou1
nails believe that in the event of war Liey
tenant General Weyler will be placed /
the chief command in Cuba. He learr
that a member of the cortes intends I
make a proposal in that sense, but it
questionable whether there is any hor
of success.
Clearing the Decks
OLD POINT COMFORT, Va, April 1S.
Captain Philip, of the battleship Texa
is angry over a newspaper publication tn:
nf ha