The record-union., 1898-05-16
Spain Will Call Attention Of Powers
to the Matter.
Extraordinary Spanish Version Of a Wat
Episode, Claiming That Two Gun
boats Routed Seven of
Our Cruisers.

4"<ADT1D, May 10 - Noon. - (COpys
right, 1898, by the Associated Press. -
Spain is not pleased with the utter
ances on the subject of the possibility of
an alliance between the United States
and Great Britain The Spanish Enl-
passador at London, Count Rascon,
telegraphed an extract of the recent
speech of Joseph Chamberlain, the Brit
lsh Secretary of State for the Colonies.
at Birmingham, on Friday evening last.
TO Senor Gullon, the Minister for For
| eign Affairs, who Immediately conferred
on the subject with the Premier, Senor
| Sagasta, with the result that the latter
requested the Minister for Foreign Af-
!, fairs for a more detailed account of Mr..
Chamberlain's remarks. Consequently
the Foreign Minister cabled to Count
Rascon for fuller report of the speech.
This, it is understood, has been re-
ceived, and the Spanish Ministers were
to discuss it at their meeting Spain.
1t is said upon good authority, will draw
the attention of the Powers to the
transcendency of the suggested Anglo
American alliance with respect to Eu-
| ropean interests. The Spanish news
papers and the politicians here of all
classes discuss Mr. Chamberlain's
speech most angriiy. They consider it
bury's warning to Spain, whose domin-
ions, it seems, are to be absorbed by
strong enemies.
The Liberal" referring to the sug-
gested Anglo-Saxon alliance, says: "If
any alliance, defensive and offensive, is
signed, the same day the general con-
f1agration will burst out which has been
so long suppressed by the Powers.
IAN Anglo-American union will be
faced by Russia and Germany, with
their allies, and our Western and East
ern possessions now on fire will be an
insignificant episode compared with the
conf1agration in India, South Africa and
China. If the Anglo-American alliance
succeeds, Europe, which has before
been Indifferent to our case, will take
our part, not to favor US, but to defend
her own preponderance in the world"
The "ImparciaP'' contrasts the speech
of Mr.. Chamberlain with the reported
action of the crew of the French cruiser
Admiral Regualt de Genouilly in cheer
ing for Spain after the bombardment of
San Juan de Porto Rico, which was
witnessed by that vessel, as being in
dicative of a coming great war in Eu-
rope against the Anglo-Saxons. Con-
tinuing. the Impartial" points out that
"as Spain single-handed makes head
way against the United States she
would prove a valuable factor in the
combination against the Anglo
Saxons"
1p m-The "Imparcial' to-day pub
fishes a dispatch from Havana giving
another extraordinary Spanish version
of war episode. 1t says: "On Friday
the gunboats Conde de Venadito and
Nueva Espana steamed out of the har-
bor and attacked an American squad
ron of two cruisers and five auxiliary
cruisers, which were outside. The
Spanish vessels fired two shots, and the
Americans eight, the latter apparently
retreating damaged. Three crowded
tugs followed the gunboats, the people
on board cheering them"
1t would seem possible that the facts
upon which the "Imparciaps" dis
patches are based are to be found in
the dispatch from the Associated Press
dispatch boat Katie Spencer filed at
Key West to-day and sent out early
this morning. Two Spanish ships did
steam out of Havana harbor, end tried
to draw some of our vessels under the
guns of the heavy Spanish batteries
The ruse was unsuccessful, though the
Santa Clara sent some badly aimed
shells at our ships, which replied by
driving the two Spaniards back into
Havana.
The American report, however. says
the Spanish vessels engaged were the
Alfonso XIII and the Legazpi, cruls-
er and a gunboat. which have peen
blockaded in Havana harbor
II o. m-The official Correspondent
cia publishes note as to Cuban al
fairs which is much commented upon
The note asserts that affairs in Cuba
wear a more reassuring aspect. that
the submission of numerous insurgents
is expected and that the Spanish ne
gotiations with the principal insurgent
chiefs offer possibilities of success.
The Madrid press and people are
elated over the alleged smartness OF
Admiral Cervera in sending Admiral
yillamil to Martinique thirty-six hours
after the former was we'll on his way
toward Havana While it was sup
posed the Villamil was scouting ahead
he was really the squadron's rear guard,
the Spaniards thus gaining invaluable
time.
Senior Gullon, in reply to newspaper