The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-04-06

sailed for the Canaries today. The crew Of
the French training ship Ipnigene cheered
the departing troops, who. with the crowds
on the quays, warmly reciprocated. max
ing a Franco-Spanish demonstration.
ADVICE FROM SPAIN
| MADRID, April 5.-The Impartial (1nde'
pendenD says today:
ut is President McKinley's duty to re-
strain the jingoes, and it Is the duty Of
Senior Sagasta to avoid Stacking SPANS
propositions. We think neither the Amer.
lican kilograms nor sound opinion justify
the optimist views of yesterday. Following
the cabinet meeting of last night tele'
gram was dispatched to Captain General
IBlanco, ordering him to adhere strictly ia
the instructions given him respecting the
suspension of hostilities, and 1t is also re.
ported that the cabinet resolved to main
tain ifs entire answer given to the Ameri'
can pretensions, though runors are afioat
of q division in the cabinet"
The Globo considers that the "manifes.
to-" of the Cuban government to the +
surgents, following the one to President
Mckinley, decided finally the permanence
on the island of the Spanish flag, and adds
.If the American warships remove from
the vicinity of the island, the last sparks
of the instruction are entinguishable with
the foot"
The liberal remarks: amid the con-
ficting versions of papal Intervention, 1t is
Impossible to decide the real truth. One
thing is certain-the necessity for ending
this ambiguous situation. which. If pro-
longed, ruins Spain as we'll as loses Cuba.
The nation will stand no more delay.
w. no CT y>o a 1v,,-
mediate solution"
ORDERED EAST
SAN DIEGO, April 5.-A letter received
in this city from one of the officers of the
Albatross, the United States fish commits
sion steamer, now at San Pedro, states that
the officers of the vessel have been ordered
east for duty. The Albatross will go to
Mare island and go out of commission.
AT HAVANA
HAVANA, April 5-The Bache and the
Blake arrived this morning from Key West
to take American citizens to the United
States who do not desire to remain on the
island. It appears that the yellow fever
prohibitions are modified In Florida only so
far as Americans are concerned.
All the newspapers accept the reported
mediation Of the pope as certainty, believ-
ing that the danger of rupture is averted.
WHEAT PRICES
LONDON, April GA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Odessa says that, owing
to the American war scare, the price OF
wheat is rapidly rising there, the stocks
being small.
NIBLoCKs BARGAINS
BERLIN, April s. All the purchases
made by Lieut. Com. A. P. Nibock, the
United States naval attache here, in Ger.
many and Austria. have been safely
shipped. The war material consists large
ly of Schwartzkopp torpedoes.
Com. Niblock has received many offers
of vessels and materials. including North
German Lloyd steamers, but the ships Of
fered vii not be finished for months, so
the negotiations were dropped.
Spain has not purchased any vessels in
Germany.
WAR INSURANCE
NEW YORK, April 5.-Of!cers Of one
of the marine insurance companies de-
INJURED today about accepting war risk
upon an American sailing vessel weel,
hence for the south side of Cuba. The
rate asked was 10 per cent, but the offer
was not accepted. The rates quoted today
were about the same as prevailed yester-
day.
At the office Of the Lone Star Steamship
company it was said today that, owing to
the unsettled condition Of affairs between
this country and Spain. 1t has been def
nitely determined to withdraw the steam
ships Miami, Menemesha, Mattewan and
Merrimac from the southern trade.
LEE COMING HOME
WASHINGTON, April 5. - The United