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WILL MAKE NO CONCESSIONS.
7fie Spanish Cabinet Gives a Defiant Reply
to Minister Woodfords Latest Commun'-
cation-The Popuiace are Eager for Hos
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cation-The Popuiace are Eager for Hos
Uhties to Begin.
Madrid, April S.-The cabinet min
isters at their meeting Wednesday
evening decided to appoint a committee
to organize and superintend the ma
tional subscription to increase the
strength of the fleet.
A semi-official note issued after the
adjournment says: The cabinet con
sidered every aspect of the situation
on the information of the foreign and
colonial ministers and especially in
the light of the reports of the ministers
of war and marine. The outcome of
the deliberations was the adhesion of
the government to all its previous de-
cisions, without modification, and reso-
lutions to that effect were adopted
1t is explained that the decisions to
which the Spanish government ad-
heres as announced in the semi-otlicial
note refer to those outlined at the last
conference between Gen. WOodford
and the Spanish ministers.
After the cabinet meeting and the
issue of the semi-ofiicial note, which
"uS ItS ditlt' IL Stl louo uiiiicuhNN-
ment. there was much excitement and
bellicose talk in the city. The cafes
were crowded with people, all eagerly
discussing the situation, and generally
approving the attitude of the cabinet.
An extraordinary cabinet council
was held last night. The session has
created more pessimistic impressions.
The ministers refuse to furnish any
explanation.
Minister Woodford, in a note sent to
the council, declared that when he sent
the confidential note on Wednesday he
had not received dispatch from Pres
ident Mckinley announcing the post
ponement of the presentation of the
message to congress, and "aS that
changes the aspect of affairs. he with
draws the statements made in the pre-
vious note"
The excitement in Spain has reached
the boiling point, but there are no dem
onstrations recorded anywhere yet.
All the steamship firms of Valencia
have offered their vessels as privateerS,
and a number of ship captains have
called upon the naval commander at
Barcelona. asking for letters of
marque. Similar requests have been
received from abroad, especially from
France. The offers of money from the
provinces toward the fund to increase
the strength of the navy are said to be
encouraging. 1t is said that Biscay
| alone has offered over 25, 900, 900 pesetas.
Berlin, April S.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Cologne Gazette says:
THE papers of the American consulate
have already been intrusted to the care
of the British consulate. AT midnight
the pope made fresh representations
to the Spanish government and a Sec
ond cabinet council was held, but the
reply was to the effect that the pope's
Intervention had come too late, as a
decision had already been arrived at"
New York, A pril S.-A dispatch from
Madrid says: Distinguished Spanish
generals and some members of the
| cabinet have called upon the queen to
| protest against the surrendering of
| Spanish rights in Cuba.
The ambassadors of France, Ger
| many, Russia and Italy waited last
| night upon Senor Gullon, the foreign
minister, and presented joint note in
| the interests of peace. Senor Gullon,
| replying, declared that the Spanish
| cabinet were unanimous in considering
| that Spain had reached 1.-The limit of
| international policy in the direction of
conceding the demands of the United
States