New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-27
WHATLONDON TALKS ABOUT

served to whct peoples appetites IL mas IN no way
| alevated the suspense or the ahNie'S !" 'ee"'u
| 10 the Immediate effect produced ny the report "o
the cagerness TO know the position which President
| Mckinley and his Cabinet propose TO take IN
| this difficult and delicate situation DO intense Is
the interest in the latest turn o. the h"'e'osopo
| that II has mmeasurably increased ''e "e''o"'
| tension which has been agitating Europe ior '"e
last three months There Is littie hope ne'e ''
hostilit,es can be averted. and IL ~ pe"eFeu '"e
I revelation, now officially made Will so compinc the
| other factors OF the situation as To make war IN
evtable though 1t is still regarded aS po's'ole 'nd'
| Spain at the last moment VIII see u'e nopo'eSS
| ness Of maintaining her position ana ''e'u W ''o
! inevitable without. as n British Ani''",'' INCA,
/ said having the lesson unmercii"'F
! into nor although the hammerirg may possibly not
he accomplished until after her spirits nave "ee"
/ raised by a temporary success
| 1t IL AT last realized here that the movement ~
end the Cuban scandal is no longer in the hahds OF
| the LIMOGES but that the solid sentiment VI t'e
United States bids the Executive to act "nen tAe
| rro,.r n,om.nt arrives: that the risks nave oeen
| estimated and that the great oody OF h'"e''oa,s
are ready 10 face them. SO far as II - fv'''''0
to ascertain the general diplomatic op''o'' ~ 80
be summed up In the words "a f0'o
official who remarked: 49,.
Tho conservation OF peace depends upon inc
tenn.r Snain displays whsn the Inevitable notlnca'
ton is delivered The President proposes 10 fene'
the sufferers b. distributing 1000 clo''es az"
medicines from American warships ana transports.
precisely as Great Britain Is no~ unofhciahy' anu
on "A smaller scale. doing In crete, ana u"iesS
Spain rockets her overweening conceit, whicn mas
| hitherto made the recognition OF her lanure I'M
possible to her rupture must come i'o'" '"a'
| quarter. and Spain will put herseH nopeies"'y !"
the wrong. Span's pretensons OF preparedness IL.
war and her Finance Minister'S assurance mat
| she has sufficient funds therefor are equally I'M
| ,enable unless the latter con,emplates the i'm
mediate suspension Of specie payments ana the pay
| ment OF the interest the debt In paper Inc
| truth is that Spain IS no more IN a posiioh 10
| fight the United States than was Greece 10 hght
| Turkey The one great hope OF the European CHAR
ceIeres Il that the President will succeed in delay
ing the explosion until under the guise OF auton-
| omy ARRANGEMENTS may possibly be made 10 facli-
| tate SPANS giving up Cuba 1t must be remem-
| bered that for two years, although SPAN Hds at
times assumed vigorous attitude. she mas IN
varably failed TO maintain II when the crux was
reached The suggestion OF the Continental press
of Intervention upon the part Of the European
Powers Is nischievous. and nothing is more certain
to provoke hostil.ties."
It has been suggested that the presence in Lon
don OF the Infanta Eulalie IS connected In some
way with diplomacy. but the list OF guests at the
official dinner given In her honor at the Spanish
Ambassadors hardly lends color 70 the assump-
zion
The nervousness OF the Stock Exchange Is evil
denced hy the crumbng In prices and Il is further
indicated by the fact OF the insurance against war
risks done at Loyds at Is ner cen; premium. The
Statist' says:
While the outbreak Of hos;llit!es would seriously
affect New-York Madrid would be much worse OF.
payments, and either the suspension OF interest on
the debt or paper payment The financial crisis
throwing the whole OF Nev-York's demands for
gold on London, and so indirectly affecting the
p continu ms The statis, remarks
The Government is Indebted to the Bank OF Spain
hot ~ ls0 and hour
per than in 1897 and the position OF the
bank is such that me suspension o, specie payments
bullion Is only 20 per cent Of its note circulation
AAcGGans 10 M1qd s adyses the papers 1Srs are
with the doctrine that de facto was declared
nsh rs to h fhe ses snRp9r to be
Why then an official declaration OF war with all
the possible Intervention OF other Powers the BON.
parchment OF American ports the possible landing OF
spaniards on the mainland and privateering when !
without these extreme measures the United States
Is Is, quietly making war on US without, indeed. the
grave responsibilities attaching to war;
ne Eorl dnrns the week strict censorship denuded
alarm This was enhanced by the suppression OF all
news Of the movements OF the Spanish torpedo 40 |
una ana the announcement that cruiser would |
accompany the destroyers. which was taken to |
MADE ny the United States to stop the iotilla on it's
way S,, TO Porto Rico.
o members Of the Spanish chamber Of 6nnm
IT IS reported that General Weyer has telegraphed
L.
daturcs for seats in the Cuban Chamber. >'''''''
PASSENGERS on THE ST. LOUIs-Robert
Barr. the novelist and Professor Burckhalter. OF
the oakland Observatory. and conductor OF the
eclipse expedition to India passengers on
board the American Line steamer St Louis which |
sailed FOR Network from Southampton to-day
IL pIoIehSor reports that his Photographic obser-
VatlohS were most successful.
THE LAST PEER OF FRANCE-Nothing
proves more curiously than the death Of the Duke
of Talleyrand- Sagan the change which has oc-
CURED s IN french social life during the last quarter
Louis Philippe. and was the las, Peer OF France
and the last French Knight Of the Order OF the
ing Prussn War Of is7o7l BY his Rei
ross YORK and ne was great patron Of the
opera, OF which he was immensely fond particu
larly Of the ballet Most OF the wealth Of The
family was obtained for them by the great Talley-
rand
DEGREE FOR BARRTE.-The degree OF
Doctor OF Laws was conferred on James Matthew
Barrie. the novelist Friday. by st. Andrews
University.
LEGAClES TO ROYALTY-H w Gibbs who
from 1852 to 1888 the tutor OF the Prince OF
Wales. has wilied to Lincolns Inn the plate which
presented to him by the Queen and the Prince
OF Wales finishing his tutorshlp In addition |.
he has willed his pictures to the Prince OF Wales
and the Empress. Ffederick. and has .willed l9t
guineas to the Duke OF York and to the duchess
Of Fife. $500 gulneas each to the Princess Victoria
OF Wales and to her sister. Princess Maud Prin-
cess Charles Of Denmark codcillng Princess
Mauds legacy to 100 gulneas on her marriage
MR.. WEBBS MISSION-Sidney Webb, chair
OF the Technical Education Board is a pas
senger board the White Star Line steamship
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