The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-09
Streets of Madrid Crowded ON Good
Friday. but No Demonstration
Against Americans.
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS
SENSATIONAL FAKE CIRCULATED ny
a YELLOW JOURNAL.
Rigid Censorship Established, and
Little Real News Permitted To
Leave the Spanish Capital.

MADRID, April S.-General Woodford has
sent cable message to Washington setting
forth that the publication of his statement
yesterday has done good in Madrid and will
do good throughout Spain, but the end is
still very doubtful The general Is working
from a sense of duty, rather than with
strong faith in success. The basis of what
| hope he has left evidently rests on the be-
| lief that the sober sense of Spain is slowly
coming to the front and that in few days
| (if few days can still be had) there will
be "crystallization of public sentiment
that will sustain the present Spanish gov
ernment If 1t has the courage to do at once
| the things that are necessary for peace"
| A dispatch from Washington, received at
5 p. M, says no negotiations have been
| initiated there and none will be undertaken
| abroad, except through General Woodford,
| who is instructed to negotiate only on the
basis of the note presented at the recent
conference, namely, the immediate cessa-
| ton of hostilities and furnishing of aid to
| the reconcentrados. With reference to the
i foregoing Senor Sagasta says the Spanish
government has no intention of opening
further negotiations.
| The statement published in London to the
effect that United States Minister Wood
ford is to leave Madrid on Sunday is un-
true General Woodford to-day reiterated
his statement that he would not leave unit.
directed to apply for his passports or until
they were handed to him. The minister
added that he had no intimation of his gov
ernment fixing a date for his leaving
Madrid. and it might be taken as a fact
Al .1akO
dent McKinley's message has been sent to
Congress, as to leave the Spanish capital
before that would PREJUDICE the whole case
The ministers at yesterdays. Cabinet
council considered General Woodford's
withdrawal note the collective action of the
powers, the warlike preparations and 1t is
alleged, something else, which has not yet
transpired. The greatest curiosity is felt
regarding this unknown subject, but rigid
silence is maintained regarding ii. It is
supposed not to concern another note from
General Woodford. His communications
yesterday were limited to his withdrawal
note 1t Is said the unknown subject of de-.
liberation was not a Spanish note to the
United States, as 1t is claimed Spain Is
neither sending nor intending to send one.
Finally, it is asserted that it was not the
collective action of the powers which
formed the subject for deliberation. Spains
at present being, according to the official
point of view, a spectator, and not an
agent in the negotiations, 1t is tntimated
that the secret matter refers to something
officially formulated by the Pope. The gov
ernment to-day remitted to Rome its full
reply to the Pope's suggestion OF an
armistice.
NO DISTURBANCES.
els d. nn--The streets were more crowded
to-day than yesterday, large numbers OF
people gathering to witness the religious
procession, which is one Of the features Of
Good Friday 1t passed near the United
States legation in which vicinity the crowds
were the most dense, but there was no DEM
enstration In fact, perfect order prevails
everywhere.
A decree establishing national naval sub
scription has been drawn up, but the Queen
Regent ha postponed placing her signature
to it. Tie name of the Queen Regent APP
pears at the head of the subscription list.
The minister for the colonies, Senor Moret,
is indisposed. On account of his indisposi-
ton, which is said to be the result OF q
cold. there was no Cabinet council to-day
but it Is expected that meeting of the
ministers will be held tomorrow to deal
with Washington dispatches which are
hourly awaited.
$50 D. m.-The political barometer has
taken another upward turn. The bourse
to-day showed an advance of three points
i'm response to London and Paris, and the
general talk of the town is peaceful. The
attitude Of England at Washington is much
approved, as she had hitherto been regarded
as siding unreservedly with America So
far as information yet obtaiuable goes the
to Spain similar to that presented at Wash
ington, although it is known that their rep-
resentatiyes here have long been working
with the Spanish government to secure
peace.
Upon receipt OF the dispatch from senor
Polo y Bernabe denying the report that the
Spanish legation at Washington had been
attacked an official denial was issued to the
public. Much Indignation was expressed
even among Spanards, at this sensational
attempt 10 excite the crowd. II was IA de-
liberate ;ettempt Tie statement that SenOr
Bernabe had been attacked was made Ia
flaming headlines. and hundreds of boys
and men were crying the paper in front or
the church doors and wherever the crowd
was thickest all day long The square in
front of the American legation, however.
except for the police, was almost deserted
Press censorship has now almos. reached
prohibition. Impartial news sent To the AS
sociated Press, news also obtained In many
instances direct from the Spanish govern
ment, meets with the same fate as the most
rabid Jingo dispatches Twenty-four hours
after filing the fatal ''ssn earsos order
reaches the correspondents
1915 p m.-The ministers continue their
reserve respecting Yesterdays Cabinet
council But u is believed to have been oo-
cupied principally with a telegram from
Cardinal Rampclia. papal secretary AZ