The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-04-07
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Spanish Flotilla Ordered 10 Remain
At Cape Verde IsIands-Denial4of
s1s Report That Pope WILL Mediate tee
Madrid. April I. The Spanish cab
met has decided that the torpedo flo
tilla shall remain at Cape Verde island
until further orders. The fotilla will
be joined by squadron composed of
the Charles ", the Alphonse Kill, the
Infanta Teresa and the Christopher
/ Colon, which will accompany it to Cu-
ba. It has also been decided that the
Vizcaya and Oquendo, as soon as they
are sighted at Porto Rico, shall be or
dered to return to Havana. ma
The cabinet, which met at. eight
O'Clock Sunday night, discussed the sit
uation until midnight. At the close of
the conference it was declared that no
official news had been received at that
time from Washington, but it was adj
mitted that the ministers were filed
with gloomy impressions. One cabinet
minister declared that he had received
private information confirming the ex-
IRENE gravity of the situation. ~
The minister for war, Lieut.. Gen. Cor
REQ, submitted for the approval of the
cabinet elaborate plans for the organi-
cation of the military force of the king
dom. Officials here now frankly ad-
NIT that the situation is delicate in
the extreme. They consider war as
being imminent, and it is popularity be-
lieved President Mckinley will address
an ultimatum to Spain early this week.
| All parties are offering to aid the gov
eminent. Even the Carlist chiefs are
presenting themselves to Premier Sa-
gasta, proffering their services in the
emergency. The newspapers say there
Is great patriotic movement on foot
throughout the provinces in aid of the
naval fund. The majority of the news
papers here regard war as inevitable.
They think Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford
has communicated final answer to the
government.
Senior Polo y Bernabe telegraphed
from Washington that he considers
President Mckinley is being carried
away by congress. The president, in
the opinion of the Spanish minister, will
decline all responsibility for the course
events will take, while congress will ac-
cept it.
From all the pulpits in Madrid Sun
day the priests read letter from the
bishop of the diocese announcing that
he considered war to be imminent, and
ordering prayers for the success of the
Spanish arms.
Madrid, April 4.-Senor Capdepon
minister of the interior, states officially
that the pope has accepted the task Of
mediating between Spain and the
United States at the suggestion of the
latter, both nations accepting his medi
alton.
Washington, April 4.-Assistant Sec.
rotary of State Day has authorized an
official denial of the statement that the
pope is to mediate between this coun.
try and Spain.
London, April 4.-The Daily Mail il
its second edition publishes a specia
dispatch from Madrid, dated midnight
confirming the announcement of the
pope's offer to mediate. The dispatch
says:
"His holiness applied to Spain, asking he1
| how. in case the United States should in
| vite him to mediate with the sole object OF
| suspending hostilities in Cuba, Spain would
| receive the request. The Spanish govern.
| ment replied affirming their respectful con.
| sideration of the offer and declaring thai
! trusting in his holiness sentiments of benev.
| olent friendship, they would place them.
| selves in his hands, saving Spain's honor
1t is supposed that the pope was induced tt
| offer mediation on Americas initiative
There is much doubt here how the Amer
| lean chamber will accept the proposal, bu
it is hoped it will have a paci1icatory eff
feet"
London, April 4.-The Standard com
menting on the interview of the Madrit
correspondent with Senior Sagasta, con
siders the statement of the Spanis1
premier that America has not de
manded categorically the independence
of Cuba, most important, because, while
Spain amour propre is not involved
there is still chance for peace.
London, April 4.-The Vienna CORE
| spondent OF the Daily Telegraph says:
An interview appears in the Tageblat
with the Spanish ambassador, who de
| MES that the United States has pre-
sent an ultimatum. He says that
Spain will not fire the first shot, but
that if war occurs she will fight fol-
years and to the bitter end. Such war
continues the Spanish ambassador
would paralyze American commerce ant
industry while the Spaniards are born
soldiers of unconquerable toughness
The American navy, according to the
| Spanish ambassador, consists of mer
cenaries who are not used to war.
Cost of the Iowa Assembly.
Des Moines, Ia, April 4.-The genera
assembly passed 81 bills, not including
all of the appropriation bills; five joint
resolutions, the support-fund bills and
the legalization acts. The assembly ap
~ co1r Oos fo~