Evening journal., 1898-05-21
SPANS HOPES GONE.
Castillo Will Make q Last
Effort to Win France.
LOSDON'S OPINION OF CERyERA.


tion OF Anglo Saxon Alliance DsHp-
points Spanish statesmen--Try-
ing TO Negotiate a Big loan.
LONDON, May 21.-The Madrid cor
respondent OF The Daily Mail says;
Lieutenant General Correa, minister |
Of war, assures me that nothing definite |
has been decided upon with respect TO !
the expedition " the Philippines. The |
government viii be guided by circum-
stances.
In official circles here It IS believed !
that Emperor william win not for the |
moment answer Mr.. Joseph Chamber
{ lains utterances about an Anglo Amer
/ ican alliance. but will wait for better
opportunity for doing so. l am unable
I TO state precisely the reasons why this
purpose Of the kaiser should be known
/ here earlier than In any other Euro
pean capital, but II IS so and ministers
are most positive about II.
"Rumors regarding a now big loan
have been In circulation for some time
1 know from good source senor Puig-
cerver minister OF finance, Will wait
until the cortes IS closed before taking
action in that direction. He will then
negotiate a loan in gold for El2,OoO,-
300 (S6O, 600. O0O) sterling"
A dispatch 10 The Daily Mail from
Las Palmas the Canary islands. says
THE Spanish torpedo boats Ariete.
Azor and Rayo, together with the
armored transports San Francisco and
Ciudad de Cadiz. arrived here May Z
from the Cape Verde islands. II IS re-
ported that the armament of the latter
two has been increased recently. The
| Rayo is said TO be badly in need OF re-
pairs"
Tho Madrid correspondent Of Tho
Times says:
"A newspaper which ia occasionally
inspired makes the oracnlar announce
menf that Senor Leon y Castillo. the
Spanish ambassador ~ France, is en-
gagged In effecung rapprochement With
the French government for reasons
which must not be made public
The Madrid correspondent of The
Standard says:
Emperor Williams silence has caus-
ed intense disappointment. II had been
expected that his speech at Altoona
would declare In favor OF European
coalition against Anglo-SaXons, OF at
least against an American invasion "a
Spanish colonies, Now tho press IS taB-
ing back on the assistance Of Russia Or
France. IL Senor Loon Castillo, the
Spanish .embassador 20 France. returns
to Pals. It ia probable that Senor
, Gutierrez Aguera. undersecretary 20 the
council OF state VIII be gazetted as for
eign minister"
The Madrid correspondent Of The
Daily News says:
Admiral Cerveras dispatch from
Santiago de Cuba 10 the minister Of
marine contained further details for the
I a. ont Iona
1t ts pointed out here that the Amoficah
plan was 70 get command Of the sea ae
a condition to future moyensents. Ad-
uairal Cervera's brilliant unoVe--Teppina- 3
4, ING one Of Lord N9lsOQ's raea qolp TN
! I West indus to HVRfaagar end biz -
cape hrom the French--deprives AsnoC
? 4 ica Of the command Of the seas and
d | demonstrates to tho world that th'
D / blockade og Cuba is merely nouinal
n Admiral ceFvera has givtn the sir
/. to two powerful fleets that hava baaS
8 ! securing the ocean for a fortnight ia
4 / an ehdeavor 10 catch him. All tAi
: I American schemes depended thereupon
1 Admiral Cervera, with four cruisers ant
! a few destroyers alone in the Atlantic
d ignoring events I'm Cuba and I'm Puerto
y Rico and the position OF the American
i squadron, has outmaneuvered, disorgan'
+ | lied ana dispersed tne lhttefi Ilihlllt
the Americans believe they were threat
oned on every side.
, Tho torpedo boats Azor. Rayo and
Ariete steamed from the Cape Verde is
'' lands 20 the Canarios with the utmOa
e procaution. hugging the coast by DAY
d and covering their lights by night Tn
, Ariete. slightly damaged, was towed b'
y the Ciudad de Cadiz. and the transport
p carried the smaller boats Of the viz
caya, the Almlrante Oquendo. tho Girls
tobsl Colon and the Infonta Marii
= Teresa. probably in order that thes
d vessels might be kept cleared In Wey
e Of possible Battle
s. The Daily Chronicle, on the othe
II hand. thinks Admiral Cervera ha
d walked into a trap from which no can
! not escape, thanks partly to the i'm
becillty Of the Spanish government q
publishing his dispatch which wa
" doubtless done to avert domestic evils.
p The Daily Chronicle concludes:
g "As to hinted negotiations by Spai
s. with the powers. the best answer I
II them would be an American victory
IS which we hope 70 record Monday O
| Tuesday"