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SPAIN CANNOT YIELD.
Sagasta Says She Must Preserve
Her Honor.
The Limit of Concessions Has Beep
Rcnched-Iier Territory Shall Not
he Taken from Her-Cubnn Res
oIutions an Infamous Insult.

Madrid, via Paris, April 20.-The sup
porters of the government in both
houses of parliament met in the senate
chamber at five o'clock Tuesday after
noon. Senior Sagasta, the premier, add
dressed them as follows:
''The times are so grave. and the cir
cumstances are so exceptional that acts
and not words are necessary TO face the
present difficulty. Attempts are being made
10 sully the glorious history OF Spain by
an Infamous calumny. The different Span
ish governments have done their utmost
to avert war, 10 which we are being pro-
voked. We have now reached the limits
or concession compatible with honor and
territorial integrity. We consented 10 tho
last concession at the instance OF the pope
and the powers. We yielded, In fact; but
now attempts are made upon our honor.
and menaces directed against our terri
tory. That Is thing TO which Spaniards will
never consent. This is not the moment TO
trace parliamentary programme. but the
moment to unite ourselves. as our fathers
have done. In the face OF an odious attempt
against the Integrity or our territory. The
insult offered us to-day Is the most infa-
nous that has ever been offered"
Continuing Senior Sagasta counselled the
rapid constitution OF the chambers In or
der to accord TO the government the means
TO defend the country's interests. Spain.
he added, will not allow parcel OF her
territory 10 be taken from her with i'm
punity; nor will she be party 10 any traf
Kicking for her possessions
Seldom has there been witnessed a
more impressive and significant scene.
The large hall of the senate was densely
crowded with liberal senators and dep
uties, who listened with breathless at
tention to the short speech OF Senior
Sagasta, only interrupting him with
unanimous and loud applause. IL the
idea still existed In the mind of any
one here that war could be avoided.
Senior Sagasta's firm speech is regarded
as finally settling all doubts.
Feeling Mt Madrid.
Madrid. April 2o.--The general be-
lief here is that the joint resolution of
congress makes war between Spain and
the United States inevitable.
The one absorbing topic is the pros
pect of war. El Ilerado de Madrid says
that war is inevitable and even immi-
nent Even the forthcoming meeting
of parliament is unheeded. I'll Heraldo
compares the indifference of the mass
of the people" to "Mussulman fatality"
considering il highly dangerous and
fearing terrible reaction. The paper
says a serious task lies before parlia-
ment which, IL hopes, will prove equal
to facing the great dangers now gath
ering around Spain"
SPANS Last Appeal.
Madrid. April 20.-On the receipt OF
a dispatch from the Spanish minister at
Washington, Senior Polo Y Bernabe, Civ
ing the result of Mondays voting in
congress, the minister of foreign af-
fairs, Senior Gullon, forwarded TO all
the Spanish ambassadors memoran-
DUN to submit to the foreign govern
ments, setting forth the grievances of
Spain, showing all Spain has done to
avoid war and saying the responsibility
for war rests entirely upon the United
States.
Trouble Feared.
London, April 20.-The Madrid cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph tele
graphing Tuesday, says: Popular in
dignation against the attitude of the
United States is increasing day by day,
more especially in the big towns like
Barcelona, and in spite of the govern
ment having energetically repressed all
such demonstrations, II is always with.
in the bounds of possibility that at some
place or other deplorable events may
occur.
Polo Ready tn Go.
Washington, April 20.-The Spanish
ministed, Senior Polo y Bernabe, has
made his final preparations for de-
parture, and is calmly waiting notifica-
ton that the president has affixed his
signature to the Cuban resolutions, a
which time the minister will take his
leave. He had expected this would
come Tuesday, and every arrangement
had been made with that in view. Now
that the signing is deferred until to-
day, IL Is probable that the minister and
his staff will depart before another "a
hours pass by. He will not move pre-
cipitately, however, as the transfer OF
the legation archives and effects To the
French embassy must first be ac-
complished. and moreover there is felt
10 be no disposition on the part of the
authorities here TO unduly hasten the