Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-04-04

Der, during which interval the United
States is to use its good offices with
the insurgents to make this temporary
peace permanent; second, Spain will
do her best toward relieving the suf-
fering and starvation on the island,
with America to be allowed to assist
in this work"
A cabinet council was held yester-
day to consider the American propos-
ais. Another will be held today pre-
sided over by the queen regent, and
later there will be final conference
between Minister Woodford, Premier
Sagasta, Gullon, foreign minister, and
Moret, minister for colonies.
While the situation here is out
wardly of the calmest description the
actual position Of affairs is regarded
as critical by both the United States
legation and the Spanish government.
Minister WOodford is working ener-
getically, and will continue to do so
until the first gun is fired. It is known
that Spain admits the desirability or
necessity OF complying with the de-
mands of the United States and it is
only in the Discrimination of the min
listers to put this Willingness into con-
crete form that the danger lies. If a
conference would be held with the
British, German and French diplo-
mats the matter will be settled with
out question. The point that Wood
ford is now pressing in the interest
of humanity is that hostilities in. Cuba
must cease Immediately. No
date is fixed either in the first
or present note, but the United States
now is dwelling upon the meaning of
the word Immediately and insist
ing that Spain accept its general in
depreciation. The public generally
is taking little apparent interest in
the situation, but there is a general
Discrimination to believe that war is
likely. A despatch from Barcelona
says the armed steam yacht Giralda,
purchased by Spain recently, is now
being fitted up as dispatch boat.
81 Pals says: -Four warships have
been obtained by Spain in France and
negotiations are pending for the pur-
chase of several torpedo boats in
Great Britain. Orders have been is
sued to mobilize all the Spanish war
ships and the torpedo boat HalcOn
will sail Immediately from Cartha-
gena for Cadiz, where a second tor
pedO squadron is being prepared.
Military engineers are starting for the
Canary islands and the Balearic ISL
ands are being fortified. Italy has
decided to sell the armored cruiser
Giuseppe Garibaldi, $40 tons, well
armored, to Spain. Two regiments
are going to the Canary islands to
strengthen the Spanish garrison
there
Armstrong; Spanish agent, Span
lard, who is in touch with the gov
eminent and commercial people in
Spain, expresses the belief that unless
the powers intercede there will be
war. IF the United States offered
money for our clearing out of Cuba
we could not accept" he says, "but
if the proposition emanated from an
other power it is not unlikely that it
would be accepted This view is
echoed by portion of the Spanish
press, which advises Spain to wash
her hands of Cuba.
Senior Zarato, a prominent former
Carlist deputy, expresses the opinion
that there will be no war, saying:
eve have neither ships, sailors,
soldiers, plans, nor money, and the
government knows it. 1t will be a
struggle to the last end; then cave
in" Zarato says that the warships
Polayo and Carlos V, which the gov
eminent announced as ready for sea.
cannot possibly be made ready
sooner than two months.