The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-10
MET BY MEMBERS G. A. R.
REFUSED TO BE INTERVIEWED
BY REPORTERS.
SPOKE LIGHTLY OF STONING INCIDENT
Other Passengers who Came Over With Him
Tell of the Intensely Hostile Feeling
Of the French Towards Americans
and Their Petty Insults.
and Their Petty Insults.

ana lneT TeUy Insults
New York. May S.-General Stewart
l.. Woodford. United States Minister to
Spain, arrived OF the La Touraine this
morning and left for Washington this
afternoon. The La Tourainc also had on
board Il number of the attaches Of the
United States Legation at Madrid. in
Guiding George Stanford Sickles. first
Secretary of the Legation: Capt. r. II.
Bliss. Col. Kellog. Military .Attache, and
Capt. G. l.. Dyer. Naval Attache.
\ reception committee from the Union
Leaeuc Club and L. S. Grant Post 327,
G.. A. r., met General Woodford at
quarantine and accompanied him to this
city. General Woodford declined to be
interviewed by reporters. stating that
he was still in the diplomatic service Of
the government. and could say absolute
~ nothing for publication.
Mr.. Sickles. when informed that cable
dispatches had stated that the train on
which the members of the legation had
come from Madrid to Paris. had been
attacked by 4 mob, and that stones had
been thrown at the party, said:
We'll. some things were thrown at
the train. but the demonstration was
not of 4 serious character. y number
Of students. not Il large number. had
gathered at NaIIadolid and cried. Long
Live SPAIN" and q few other patriotic
cries. They were not directed against
us particularly | assure YOU. but were
the result of a patriotic feeling On their
part. \ few windows in one of the
cars next to that occupied by the party
were broken. but none of us was injured.
no one at all vas hurt. While at Madrid
we were treated with the utmost cour-
teSy.'
i. $. Highlands. another American on
the steamer, said he had gone abroad to
visit his son at Madrid. He had intended
staying for about six months. but the
anti-American demonstrations had been
so great that ne was forced to leave that
place within three weeks after his ar
rival. and his son was forced to flee to-
Lisbon. Mr.. Highlands said that the
signs on the office of the American
houses had been smashed and torn down.
w. @. Cannon. of Denver, Colorado.
who had been travelling abroad, said
that in Paris the feeling is most bitterly |
anti-American. Every person who isl
thought to be an American is elbowed
off the sidewalks jostled by the crowds
and everything possible lone to show the
antipathy Of the r7rench. Petty annoy
lnces are practiced, for instance the
street cars will not stop to take on
American passengers. rates of exchange
III money in most eases are eXOrbltant.
and small purchases are not encouraged
by many of the shop-keepers. except al
figures at three or four times the ac-
tual value.
Bishop John l.. S~palding. of Peoria.
that the feeling of the French to-
ward the Americans was intensely hos
tile. He said that he understood that
f the reasons for this was that
cight-tanthS of the public debt of Spain
was held by the French people. and that
latter country also owned nearly all
Of THE railroads in operation in Spain.
WOODFORD SEES PRESIDENT.
Washington. ID. c.. May S.-Gcncral
Stewart l.. Woodford United States
Minister to Spain. arrived in Washing
on from New York this evening shortly
,efore 9 o'clock. He went almost direct
V to the White House. where he was
a most cordial reception by the
President. He remained III conference
with the President until a late hour,
he entire HiSpanO-Amcrican situation
,cing informally and thoroughly discuss
Il.
General Woodford declined to be inter
,icwc uDon the subject.
The President assured Genera Wool
ord that his work throughout the deli
ate crisis met with his entire approval.
1t was learned tonight that the admin
stration had Il purpose IN transmitting
o General Woodford the ultimatum Of
-. 90. - C,ain "a a,An Lnr
instead of in the State Department,
-ipher. which is usually employed i'll ca
de correspondence with diplomatic epre
pntatives.
II was expected by the President that
message to Minister Woodford WOULD
,c laid before the Sagasta Ministry be-
ore it was delivered to General Wood
ord and in this he was not incorrect,
is vents proved. The message was de-
aycd many hours III delivery and MIN
~ter Woodford aftcrward learned thai
ne ultimatum had been in the hands on
.'remicr Sagasta and had been consiG-
reel by the Cabinet long before lie learn
d that il had arrived. Thus it was that
hc Spanish government was e1lablcd 10
him his passports before he had an
opportunity to deliver the ultimatum for
uaIly To the Madrid Government. The
'' mat ilt ulliIllIliiIl1 WIS NV
at 10 the Spanish government was Ell
rely satisfactory to the administration,
Is it was in accordance with the cXpcc
ation of the President.
Consul General Bowen. whose head
quarters were at Barcelona, arrived
-rr" tonight i'll company with General
Noodford. He too. declined to make any
tatement for publication.