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also had condensed his opinion into a few
lines. which he proceeded to read. 1t Is
understood that he touched, one by one,
upon all the questions raised by the United
States and indicated the limits to which,
In his opinion, 1t would be possible to go
dignity.
All the ministers. including General Cor
rea, minister OF war, saw their thoughts
reflected in Senior Sasastas expose. which
they unanimously approved
The ministers then proceeded to the pal
proceedings to the queen regent. who ap-
proved them
At Minister Woodfords conference with
Seniors Sagasta, Gullon and Moret, Senior
Sagasta's note, translated into English.
was submitted to General Woodford, who.
after reading It, said:
'I am solely authorized to negotiate, ad
referendum. and, therefore, I will transmit
the cabinets reply to Washington
The text Of the Sagasta note has not been
made known, the ministers maintaining
absolute reserve, but the cabinet is said to
have given proof of sentiments of the
greatest concillation.''
The feeling in Madrid to-day is pessimis-
tic. The newspapers here are ignorant OF
the actual proposals OF the United States.
but are urging no surrender. The Heraldo
independently and the Nacional tConserva-
tive) opposed even the suggestion Of armis-
tice, and the Correo UiberaD makes a furi-
Gus appeal to Don Carlos.
FL Liberal calls upon the ministry to
identify itself with the unanimous feeling
of the country. to place before everything
the primary interest Of the nation and pro-
ceed with discretion and coolness; but, at
the same time. with undaunted firmness.
for there is limit which Spain cannot
and viii not overstep-that limit is marked
By the respect It owes the world and its
own sovereignty
The Imparcial independently says:
Despite the hopes Of the last few days.
It Is now believed that a conflict is near.
whatever may be thought. President Nc
Kinley cannot change. The nerves of Span
iards are being hardened to resist coolly
the consequences Of this danger. We are
all Spaniards: our mission is to save the
national honor. and it rests with the gov
erument to take energetic resolutions.
1T is urgent that should prepare
warships and send them to Cuba The
cruisers Cristobal Colon and Princess de
Asturias, and the Destructor. now at
Cadiz should start as soon as possible, and
the first class ironclads Pelayo and En-
perador Carlos W. should follow promptly
1.-THE United States, who during the DEL
icate and strained relations between the
two countries has sent ships to our waters
or thereabouts. cannot complain at our
sending a squadron to our own waters.
It would be curious, in the face of the uni
versal law of right, for the visitors to over
ride the master Of the house Such visit
or would be simply bandit 1t would be
icnoninious not to send our squadron for
fear that Yankee vessels would try to pre-
vent it.
The article concludes by counseling the
neople to be calm and not to embarrass the
government in its difficult and tickIish task
task.
Ell Pals Repudican) characterizes the
statement regarding the reconcentrados in
Cuba as fable and declares that the
United States could not Intervene without
provoking the protests Of Europe nor seize