The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-15
sAeASTA A COOL STATESMAN.
SAYS HIS GOVERNMENT WILL NOT
PROVOKE HosTILITIEs.

Striving with All His Might to RE-
press the National Excitement.
University Students Make RiOtOus
Denominations at BRrcelona-Res-
olutionS of Congress Excite Indig-
nation at Madrid--SeveraI Powers
Alleged to Have Advised Spain to
Declare War.
London, April 10, s a. m.-The Madrid
correspondent of the Daily Mail. tele-
graphing at o'clock Thursday afternoon.
says: II have just had a conversation
with Senior Sagasta, who assured me that
the government was absolutely resolved
not TO provoke hostllitles with America. He
added: I should be extremely sorry were
the country to lose its present self-pos-
session because of the incessant menaces
addressed to us by the United States. We
are striving with all our might to repress
the national excitement
The Madrid correspondent of the Daily
Mail says: News has been received from
Barcelona that the university students
there made a riotous demonstration as
they were leaving the lectures to-day
Thursday. After giving 'Vivas' for the
army and navy, Spain and Cuba, they
uttered cries against Yankee pigs and
against Senor Moret. the secretary for
the colonies The rector of the university
endeavored to persuade them to disperse
quietly, but they refused and marched m
body down the Rambla, the central
boulevard of the city. Eventually they
were dispersed by detachment of the
civil guard"
The Madrid correspondent of the Stan
dard, telegraphlng Thursday night, says:
''The dispatches, announcing the resolu-
tions proposed in the United States Sem
ate, and passed by the House of Repre-
sentatives, caused more Indignation and
displeasure in Madrid than even the pres
idential message. Not a single paper ad-
mits the supposition that such pretensions
could be tolerated by any Spanish govern
ment desirous of keeping in harmony with
the unanimous feelings of the nation"
The Berlin correspondent of the Times
says: THE vote in the American House
of Representatives is universally regarded
here as rendering war inevitable. 1t Is
asserted on good authority that the Euro
pean powers have no intention of making
any further attempts at joint mediation -
"The Krupps will arm the Columbia
and Normannia. 1t is reported at Kiel
that negotia ations are afoot between the
United States and Japan, Chile, Argentina
and the Netherlands for the purchase of
cruisers"
The Vienna correspondent of the Daily
Mail says: Several European powers in
cluding Austria, are reported to have ed
vised Spain to declare war because further
delay or concessions would be likely TO
provoke a revolution
The Madrid correspondent of the Morn
ing Post, telegraphing by way of Biarrltz,
says: The Queen Regent has informed
the members of her court that 1t is her IN
tention to abdicate Immediately if the
cabinet takes any steps derogatory to
Spain's honor and dignity"
The morning papers are filed with dis
patches from the continent, nearly all OF
the same tenor The belief that war is
inevitable is universal as well as the feel
ing of hostility to the United States.
The papers contain also numerous ar
ticles specializing upon the effect of war
upon securities, the markets and other in
teTests.
The Times says editorially: "Spain's
note to the powers can have no effect,
except perhaps to delay the issue The
powers certainly will not intervene, while,
if they did, neither the United States nor
Spain would listen. 1t is doubtful whetn-
er, even if President Mckinley regained
his authority over the situation he could
now stem the side of popular sentiment in
America for war"