The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-03
NO "RANANA" POLICY

WouId EuIt resident MeKInIsy-IIS In-
sisted Upon Immediate cOnUIdsFatlon &
the Peace PFopOSalS-SpaniEh CablntG
yVas Never 80 Hurried Before.
LONDON. August s.-The Madrid
correspondent of the Times telegraph
ing Tuesday says: Rumors that Presi-
dent Mckinley insisted on getting de-
finite reply not later than tomorrow,
seem to be confirmed by the unusual
rapldlty Of Official procedure here. Gen
orally, when the Spanish government
has to take an important decision, a
long series Of cabinet councils Is devot-
ed to what Is called In semi-ofiicIal
phraseology Exchanging imprsssIons,"
a euphemism for talking at large, bring
ing recalcItrant members into line and
postponlng a decision until the morrow.
It was expected, therefore, in the most
important question, war or peace, that
these preliminary operations would re-
QuIre many days. In reality n not en-
tirelV dispensed with, they were got
through in a single sitting, and tho
whole procedure OF examining the
American demands, deciding on a
course Of action and preparing a formal
reply was accomplished II we may trust
the Madrid press, In less than twenty
dVe hours,
N. Cambon's note was received Sum
day evening and communicated imme-
dlRtelY to the queen regent by Duke
AlmadoVar de Rio, the foreign minister.
who subsequently paid Senior Sagasta
midnight visit. AZ o'clock Monday
morning the premier telephoned his coll
leagues to assemble at council at 10.
When the council rose AZ midday the
main questions had been decided in
principle, but a full reply could not be
prepared because one or two points in
the american note required explanation
and q supplementary note had been re-
celVed from n. CambOn, containing q
new condition. The existence OF this
new condition was admitted by Senor
| SagastR to a press representative, but
the premier declined 10 say whether II
aggravated or softened the conditions
previously communicated.
At O'Clock Duke Alma doVar de Rio
had an audience with the queen regent
and al o'clock the cabinet had q Sec
ond slUtlng. Before rising the minis
terB had, It is said, completed their for
NAL reply and some authorities affirm
that II was teleBraphed to Washington
during the night. but this statement re-
qutres confirmation,
As 10 the precise nature Of the de-
mands and the contents Of the note In
reply, ministers refuse to give lnforma-
tion. So the current rumors on the sub
ject cannot be regarded as more than
surmiseB; but indications are not wnnt-
ing that Precedent McKipieys proposals
have been considered In n concillatory
splrlt with n view of arriving, II possl-
Bile. at an Immediately solution. All re-
cent Oracular declarations by official
personages point In this direction. Tho
latest OF these declarations IL the eN-
PLANTATION given for maintaining such
unusual retlcence, namely, the danger
OF compromising the success OF the ne.
gotlationB and the desire to give proof
Of slncerc wish to arrive at perfect
understanding.
Here and at Washington the original
assumption wAs that NJ. Cambon was to
act merely as transmitting agency"
but now he Is frequently spoken OF Rs
II he were sort Of mediator between
the two powers, using his good offices
In favor OF Spain. whether this pro.
ceeds simply from popular miaappre-
henSiou OF the procedure actually
adopted and q natural desire 70 obtain