The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-05

ua.hnr4on y. c.. April 3.-Assist-
nnna7ary of State Day has author
led an Official denial of the Sta'eni'a'
| ~ the Pope i TO mediate between
this country and Spain.
A. tho White House the dispatch Was
| also promptly and emphatlcaiIy deilien'
INTERVIEW WITH sAGAsTA.
The Spanish Premier Says NJ Eases
VIII Cooperate Toward Neailzihs
Pcace IN Cuba
London. April THE Madrid CORES
pondent of the Standard. telegraphlhs
late tonight. says:
Il have been able to obtain an int +
view with Senior Sagasta, the i'rci'lltf.
and to elicit from him : orict Site
uent with reference TO the present crltl-
| cal situation. In the course Of the con-
verSation Senior Sagasta said:
In our recent negotiations with the
United States we have r>el friendly and
| conciliatory language in explaining on:
views. Respecting the matters III dis
, Dute with regard to the Maine disaster.
we said we considered the question to
be one for diplomatic negotiation and
| that If we and the United States found
it impossible TO come t. IN understapd-
ing on the conflicting opinions Of the
American and Spanish commissions az
, 10 the cause of the disaster. the matter
| then ought TO be submitted to technical
| experts and to the arbitration of Il naval
or other power. who might be selected by
! mutual agreement between the two gov
cTnmentS.
"On the second point we were able to
inform United States Miuister Wood
fnpI t1,t (tnrnn,ar INn,..t N H1n,.n h1I
issued 4 procla nation authorizing the
return Of tie reconcentradas 10 their
homes, and that the Spanish govern
ment had sent 20.O0O pounds sterling
6OO.OOW to the relief OF the distressed
Cubans. and would devote 10 the SANE"
object all the proceeds Of relief IL kline
! and money. a~moInting to 2-G0,O 600 pounds
sterling G1 900. D0O, which had leen
sent by Spanis., residents in Mexico.
These measures are supplemented by
the assiStarc" already gwen by the { u
ban autonomiSt government, We have
never objected to relief beng SEM by he
United States on coni;fiou ihat il did
not ave All official character or bear
Z, the appearance OF Intervention.
WANTED IN .ARMISTICE.
I'VE did not object in principle to m
aImisticc for the Cuban insurgents. We
are, however. of opinion tiiat K does not
behOovc Spain to taxi" I'll" Initiative,
and that q suspension of hnstilitics
ought to be asked for by the insur-
gents. We suggested that the United
States government might. If so inclined,
exercise It's influence with the insur-
gents to induce them to Apply for an
arnllStIcc. with a view TO further the
ends of peace, on the IN Outstanding,
however. that the arlnisti,e would be
destined to lead to the submission of the
insurgents to the new autonomous reg
ime.'
"Senor SagaSta assured me tina the
question of the independence Of Cuba
or the sale of that colony. or of any
invasion Of Spanish rights was not
mooted in the recent negotiations. Al
hiding TO the report that Marshal Prim
had intended III $40 to sell Cuba. Senior
SagaSta sad that such a suggestion was
made to Marshal PPM by the Amcri-
cans, but was not ever accepted. and
that the parleying on the subject was
only kept up for some time to avoid in
creasing the acute tension which then
existed between the two countries.
'SenOr Sagasta considers that since
he took office in October last he has done
everything possible to satisfy the Cubans
and TO preserve good relations with the
United States and that Consequently
no responsibility for the present crisis,
should it lead to d rupture, will rest with
Spain. He, however, does not believe
tbat the last Spanish memorandum closes
the door to further negotiations. Those
who conducted them. he said. had on
both sides shown a disposition to pro
mote cordial relationS: he only a1e
pretended trouble from the pressure Of
the jingoes on the Executive in Washing
+ ton.
NOTES TO THE POWERS.
Senior Sagasta proceeded to say that |
his government had addressed a memo
raIdum to the European powers but hau |
not officially taken steps to solicit their
Intervention. He called my attention |
to the fact that the people and press of |
Spain had shown prudence, fOrbcarance
ana patriotism during the crisis, even
the opposition having put no obstacles
III the way of the government. This. he
said, led him to believe that all classes |
would cooperate i'll the work of rca!i-
Eng peace in Cuba and facting the con
tiheenclcS OF the future. He spoke
throughout With calm, subdued energ,
of a statesman alive to the eventualities |
OF the situation and conscious that he
had done his duty in endeavoring 10 |
avert war, without sacrificing the rights |
OF SPAIN III a manner that would create
equally grave consequence at home.
Il regret to say that some of The
Madrid papers show i'll humor against |
England fer not showing as much svm-
pathy with Spain in her trial as the
continental courts and governments rs
well as tAc press are supposed to do
The lmparcial to-day has Il long and
angry article denouncing England as
seeking an American alliance TO make !
up for her isolated position in Error.
and to strengthen her position in the |
far east and i'll China especially