The herald., 1898-04-26
REPUBLICANS OF SPAIN
READY TO EFFECT A CHANGE OF
GOVERNMENT
INTRIGUES AND DISSENSI0NS
Are Dangers Scarcely Less Grave
Than the Impending War With
the United States

Republicans have signed an address to
graduating him upon his recovery from
illness, but in reality Offering him their
support if he proclaims a republic.
Internal Dangers
NEW YORK, April 25.-spain's dangers
from within are becoming fully as grave as
those from the south, says the Madrid cor
respondent Of the World. The war with
the United States promises to cost her the
last of the colonial possessions in the West
or East Indies. But no one can tell what
will be the result of her rapidly increasing
domestic troubles-the Cabinet crisis, the
dissensions among her statesmen and war;
riors, the intrigues of the Carists, the plot
ting of Weyler and Romero Robledo and
the popular agitations.
The street demonstrations in the capital
and elsewhere have assumed such a
threatening character as to cause the
gravest concern to the Queen and her gov
ernment.
All these political dangers are aggra-
waited by the financial disturbances in
Madrid and dozen principal towns in the
provinces, marked by an alarming run on
fall in the prices of securities of every
kind, a rise in exchange. sending the gold
premium to 15 per cent. These things have
made the politicians and everybody else pay
less attention to the need from America
and Cuba, startling as 1t is.
The press advises the people to desist
from demonstrations which might become
inexpedient and dangerous. The newspa-
t,.;l~ 1,1 81 +l.1
Hebrew bankers and the SPECTATORS.
1t is impossible to describe how bitter the
Spaniards are against the English, and the
feeling increases every day.
England is the only European power"
the Spaniards say, "that is paralyzing the
energetic action of the other countries to
force America to take her hands off Cuba"
This feeling is fostered by the continental
diplomacy, which encourages Spain to hope
that the powers will interpose as they did
between Japan and China and between
Turkey and Greece to prevent any excess
sive settlement after the war that could
damage the finances of the institutions of
Japan.
Warships Ordered Away
LONDON, April 25.-The officials of the
British Foreign Office expect that the
London Gazette, the official organ of the
government, will publish tomorrow an
official notice to the effect that beligerent
warships of Spain and the United States
must leave within twenty-four hours. The
document, it is said, is long and compli-
Gated. 1t contains clauses covering the
case of vessels which are unable to leave
in the stipulated time owing to defects
The authorities of the British ports have
already been notified that the order is tt
be published.
The Order Obeyed
QUEENSTOWN, April 25.-There is
little doubt in naval circles here that the
Audaz, which, in compliance with order!
from the British Admiral, left port a.
5:45 o'clock this morning, will go to Fer
rol or Cadiz from here, as considerable
quantity of her war equipments have still
to be placed on board of her before she
can be pronounced ready for active ser.
vice. Her sister boat, the Osado, which
towed her here from Waterford, into which
port they put after the Audaz was dam
aged, went to Ferrol from Queenstown tc
| be fitted with the equipments not fur.
nished by their English builders.
| In view of the outbreak of hostilities tht
dock company at Cork which has beer
preparing the torpedo boat, has rushed
work night and day on the craft. Since
Friday her Spanish crew has been in high
spirits, continually waving bunting ant
handkerchiefs or otherwise expressing
satisfaction at the prospect of taking par
in the naval movements of Spain.
The Spanish Fleet
| ,riI oioI {o1
from st. Vincent, Cape Verde, dated today
Monday, 1925 am, says:
There is reason to believe the Spanish
fleet sails today. 1t is exceedingly for
midable, including four first class cruisers
six torpedo boats and two armed trans
ports Since the arrival of the transpor
San Francisco, the latter has transhippet
to the cruisers 2OO0 tons Of coal.
Notice of Blockade
LONDON, April 25.-The British For
ign Office today was officially notifiet
of the proclamation of the president O
he United States in regard to neutra
vessels and neutral goods and the block.
ade of the Island OF Cuba by the United
States fleet.
With reference to Spains declaration or
Madrid yesterday, the British Foreign
officials point out that the resolutions an
nounced by the United States on the sub.
ject were taken without reference to any
policy which Spain might adopt. There
fore it is not expected that Spains inten-
tions will affect the decision promulgated
by the United States.
German Sentiment
NEW YORK, April 25-It is becoming
more and more evident that Germany will
cordially follow England's lead in the
treatment of delicate questions Of inter-
national law, especially concerning COM
merce on the high seas, rather than the
lead Of Austria or France, says the Berlin
correspondent of the World.
Although the German newspapers con-
tinue to make hostile criticism of Ameri-
can action, signs are not lacking that the
attitude of the press is not shared by the
government.
The immense German population in the
United States and the evidence the Ger
man-Americans have given of patriotic
sentiments have told here with consider
able force.
A Spanish Protest
LONDON, April 25.-There was a meet
ing of Spaniards here this afternoon to
protest against the meeting in Trafalgar
Square yesterday, when Spanish atroci-
ties in Cuba were denounced. At the
meeting today several English and Irish
speakers supported Spain.
Supported Spain