The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-15
Regent presided was held this after

Regent presided was held this after
noon.
| At the Cabinet meeting the Premier
Senior SagaSta, made a statement on the
| subject of the recent developmnts of the
| Cuban situation, as affected by events
| III Washington. He declared the situa
ton was very serious, and that while
! pointing out that the debates in Con
gress have no legal value" he said he
deemed it advisable to hasten the re-
opening of the Cortes. in order to ALLOW
the national opinion and it's representa-.
tives to declare the will of the people
and enable the Government to act il
accord with the nation
| SPAIN WILL DEFEND HER HONOR
A Cabinet Minister who was inter
viewed on emerging from the council
says: THE true climax is approach.
| ing. But Spain is calm. She has done
everything 20 avert war and is now con
! fident in her right and in the justice OF
| her cause. She is ready to defend hel
soil and her honor. When the Ameri-
| can Government communicates it's de-
! cisions Spain will stand ready to meet
all eventualities.'
The Spanish Government is contem-
plating sending a note to the great
| Powers.
PARLIAMENT CONVOKED.
MADRID, April IA (via. Paris).-The
Queen Regent signed the decree con-
voking Parliament, at o'clock this
evening.
5:25 p. m.-The speech from the
throne on the opening of Parliament
will be short, but impressive.
6:30 p. m.-To-day's action of the
council confirms the general belief here
that conflict is inevitable, and has
produced much excitement. The de-
cision was published in an extra. which
sold rapidly in all parts of the town.
The council decided to instruct all
SPANS representatives abroad to pro
test against the calumnious charges
against her. as embodied in the reports
of the Foreign Relations Committee OF
the Senate and House of Representa-
tives"
The Queen Regent heads the national
navy fund with a donation of 100000
pesetas, and the Infanta Isabel con-
tributes $4,000 pesetas
The preamble of the decree convokng
Parliament says: THE present situa-
ton and the extraordinary Importance
of the resolutions which will be pro-
posed and adopted necessitates that
despite the proximity of the opening
of the COrtes, the date should be adj
vanced in order that the nations coun-
ell which has the duty of guiding and
inspiring the power to which the consti-
tuition has confided the defense of the
honor and integrity of the nation
should be assembled to express its
wishes
MOVEMENT OF WARSHIPS
MADRID, April II via Paris THE
Vizcaya and the Almirante Oquendo
are expected at the Cape Verde ISL
ands tomorrow.
ST. VINCENT (Cape Verde Island)
April 1.-THE Spanish armored cruisers
Cristobal Colon and Maria Teresa have
arrived here. The Spanish torpedo flo
tilla is still in these waters.
WILL NOT EVACUATE CUBA.
LONDON, April 15.-According to a
special from Madrid to-day a Spanish
Cabinet Minister in an interview said
that should President Mckinley notify
Spain to evacuate Cuba this Govern
ment will Immediately and emphatical-
ly refuse, and will add that it is fully
prepared to take the consequences The
Government does not regret according
an armistice, as it thereby proved its
position from an international point OF
view, and made it more difficult for
the United States to intervene without
putting itself completely in the wrong