The herald., 1898-03-16
THINK THAT NO CRISIS rs NOW
IMPENDING
REQUEST MADE BY W00DF0RD
Taken to show The Peaceful Attitude
of the United States-The
Pope's Proposal
Associated Press Special Wire

unsuggestive of impending trouble. 1t Is
noticed that his family, consisting of Mrs
and Miss Woodford and Miss Eames, talk
of leaving Madrid for a holiday next
winter but not before. The possibility
of any hostilities following the result of
the Maine inquiry is not for moment
suspected. 1t is now expected that the
report will not be forthcoming for some
time and that when it does it will be
lproved that the disaster was accidental.
But If anything further is needed to
show that the American press and the
stock exchange jingoes and other people
are entirely out in their reckoning in I'M
agining that crisis is impending. it Is
in the statement that at the present
moment the council of Ministers are sit
ting and considering favorably, you may
rest assured, the request from the United
States government, presented by Gen.
Woodford, to extend the decree of 1896 so
long as the present unsettled condition
of affairs continues in Cuba. That de-
cree was one issued in the spring of that
year, on the protestation of the United
States. 1t ordered that mortgages should
not be foreclosed and taxes should not
be collected against property in tse dis
tricts occupied by the insurgents. This
was because it would not have been just
to enforce such liens against property
which the Spanish government could not
protect against the insurgents.
The American Minister in asking for
the renewal, points out that the decree
will expire by its own limitation on March
31st. There is no doubt that the Spanish
government will promptly do this act Of
| justice.
| 1t does not need diplomatic genius to
read that this simple request shows the
attitude of the United States govern
ment.
THE POPES PROPOSAL
| LONDON, March 15.-The Pail Mall
Gazette publishes dispatch from Rome
which says there had been a recent ex-
change of communication between the
Vatican and Spain in regard to Cuba and
the relations with the United States. The
Pope it is added, is ready to do all in his
power to prevent hostilities, (which
might be fatal to the Spanish dynasty"
Continuing. the dispatch says: "The
Vatican has specially exerted influence
at Washington and has tried directly and
indirectly to dissuade the United States
| from plunging into war with Spain. Ac-
cording to information if the offices of
the pontiff are accepted he will propose
that Cuba remain under the domination
of Spain, but that it be ruled on the lines
of an English colony
CHILE HAS REASONS
| NEW YORK, March ia dispatch
to the Herald from Valparaiso says:
President Errazuriz stated to the
Herald correspondent in the presence of
the Ministers of War. Interior, Navy
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| tamirano. prominent statesman, that
Chile had no intention of selling the
O'Higgins or any other of her war
ships. Prominent men declare that
Chile would not dare to sell the O'Hig-
gins, as the sale might cause an out
break throughout the country against
the government. AS evidence that
Chile does not intend to sell any of her
ships, it was mentioned that Costa
Rica tried to buy the old wooden cor
vette Pilcomayo, offering $50, 900 for her
The offer was refused.
THE RUMOR REASSERTED
LONDON, March 15.-It is reasserted
here today that the Spanish government
has secured the Chilean battleship
OHiggins, which has been built by the
Armstrong; for Chile.
BIG BULLETS
BIRMINGHAM, March Is. - The
Kynoches Company has already dis
patched a large Spanish order for spec
ial projectiles standing four and one
half feet high, the largest ever made by
the Kynoches.
CEBALLOS DISCREDITED
MADRID, March 15.-The friends of
Senior Sagasta, the Spanish Premier,
deny that Senor J. NJ Ceballos. the gen.
eral agent of the Spanish Transatlantic
Steamship Company at New York, has
visited President Mckinley at the inspir-
alton of the Spanish government.
BOUND FOR HAVANA
MADRID, March 15-The Spanish tor
pedo flotilla, which sailed from Cadiz
Sunday ostensibly for Porto Rico will
only call there for provisions, ETC., and
will afterward leave for Havana.
A second Spanish fotilla will soon
start for Cuban waters and will prob
ably be stationed at Porto Rico.
CUBAN RELIEF WORK
HAVANA, March 15.-Commissioner
Klopsch is developing great activity in
pushing the work of relieving the desti-
tute all over the island. For that pur-
pose he is taking steps to establish i'm
mediate relief headquarters at Pinar del
Rio, Havana, Matanzas, Cardenas, Sa-
qua la Grande, Cienfuegos, Trinidad,
Manzanillo and Santiago de Cuba, so
as to provide for more prompt aid for
those who are suffering in the small
towns in the interior of the island where
there is great distress. The commission
er is also selecting statistics regarding
the reconcentrados at each of the towns
mentioned, so as to enable the relief
workers to send the quantities of food
needed daily
About 455 tons of supplies are ex-
pected by the commissioner this week
and next week he expects about 5000 tons,
which will provide the sufferers with
food for about twenty days and great
! ly improve their general condition.
1t is reported that the Spanish crus-
er Vizcaya, at the request of the Span
ish residents of Mexico, will visit Vera
Cruz. 1t is reported that the Spaniards
at that place have decided to present
the Spanish government with warship
| of the same size of the ViZcaya.
Spanish troops to the number of 1400
arrived today from Spain.
| Senior Rafel Trazao, prominent res
ident of this place, has presented the
Spanish government with the coasting