The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-08
ULTIMATUM PULLED BACK
wooDFoRD ALLOWS SPAIN A
LITTLE ADDITIONAL DELAY

News From Madrid Vague and Con-
hicting, but the Latest Advices
Indicate That the Cabinet Still
Has Hopes of Preserving Peace
-Early Dispatches Ominous In
Their Tone-Warships to Sail.
MADRID (via Paris), April Tiff
teen Spanish men-of-war will leave
Cadiz Immediately for Cape Verde
islands, and several battalions have
started to reinforce the garrison at the
Balearic islands in the Mediterranean.
The provincial militia in the Canary
islands will be placed on war foot
ing.
Lieut.. Gen. Correa, the minister of
war. and Admiral Bermejo, the minis
ter of marine, are actively at work
in their departments, despite the holi-
day.
MADRID, April Il a. m.).-From a
source that is unofficial, but trustwor-
thy, 1t is learned that the cabinet coun-
Gil tonight discussed Senior Polo y
Bernabe's telegram, saying that the
European representatives in Washing
ton had delivered a collective note to
President Mckinley, the probable re-
| suit of which would be pacific solu-
ton. The initiative Of the note is sup
posed to have come from France and
Russia.
The cabinet saw an apparent con-
nection between the note of the pow
ers, the papal nuncio's action and Car
dinal Rampolla's confidential telegram
late last evening, and thereupOn decid-
ed to send an official reply to his holi-
ness, supplementing the previous COM
plimentary reply.
1t is believed here now that the
powers note explains the fact of Presi-
dent McKfnley's postponement Of his
message until Monday, rather than the
preteXt given QUITO enable Americans
to withdraw from Cuba prior to hos
tilitieS.
This seems to bear out the informa-
ton sent to the Associated Press as to
the tenor of the Heraldo's leading
article prior to it's issue tonight.
Cabinet Council.
MADRID, April 7. I'll p. m.)-The
cabinet council terminated at $50 to-
night. No official note has been issued
and all the ministers maintain absolute
reserve, declining to give any informa-
ton.
United States Minister Woodford, in
a note sent to the council, declared that
when he sent the confidential note
y
patch from President Mckinley an
nouncing the postponement of the pre-
Sentation Of the message to congress
and las that changes the aspect Of af-
fairs, he withdraws the statements
made in the previous note"
It Is stated that the outcome of the
cabinet council Is that the ministers
considered and replied to a message
from Rome, delivered late last evening,
and transacted the current business Of
the different ministerial departments.
One member Of the cabinet informed
the representatives Of the press that
the aspect of affairs was more pacific
than yesterday.
The evening press Is war like In tone,
but reports no new facts.
La Nacional reasserts that United
States Minister Woodford sent an ulti-
matuml last evening demanding a re-
ply within six hours. The paper con-
cludes it's statement by expressing the
opinion that war is only question Of
a few days.
La Correspondence de Espana dnde-
pendent and semi-officiaD says: Spain
has yielded until there is nothing but
honor left to yield, and in defense Of
her honor she will go to war;" E..fc ~
To the question whether United
States Minister Woodford had demand
ed his passports, negative reply is
that he will soon quit Madrid.
No Crisis.
Several Of the papers publish state
ments by Lieut.. Gen. Correa, minister
of war, apparently authentic, in which
he denies that the government is
threatened with a ministerial crisis. He
is represented as saying that when
the dispute with the United States en-
"a cyta rictpr Oh
a cabinet council remarked: Gentle
men, since in accepting this post of
honor we must be unanimous showing
ourselves ready, If necessary, to sacri
flee our lives, we are all resolved to
stand firm in this attitude.
LAS might be expected continued
the minister Of war, 1.-The answer was
a unanimous affirmative. Having ex-
amined the Cuban cabinets manifesto
I Loyalty informed my colleagues that
I could not sanction the expression
Cuban nation in relation to an armis-
tice or certain other expressions, es-
pecially suspension Of hostilities,'
dishonoring the army unless a petition
emanated from the insurgents. Senior
Moret, desiring to avoid conflict, criti-
cised the attitude of myself and other
ministers, but OUR arguments convinc-
| EIDE him.
"A cable message was Immediately
| dispatched to the governor general of
Cuba to the effect that the peninsula
| government accepted the manifesto as
| an accomplished fact, but adhered en-
tirely to the energetic note already
sent. Consequently, there has been
nothing to warrant crisis.
Referring to the possibility of a con-
fiict with the United States, Gen. Cor
rea is represented as expressing a hope
that "a
| it is known" that President McKin-
ley's message to the American con-
| gress will refer neither to independ-
ence nor to intervention"