The herald., 1898-04-27

Blanco would fuifill his promise to come
through the conflict, dead or victorious.
| The congress Qower house). which met
for the first time since the assassination OF
Senior Canovas del Castillo, passed reso-
luton of coincidence. A deputy then raised
the question of the rise in exchange. Senor
Puigceiver in reply said the government
would do its utmost to prevent further
rise. adding: 1.-The fall in Spanish funds Is
| due to exaggerated fears based upon the
! conflict with America. The payment OF the
| coupons is assured, and even admitting
that Spain has to traverse further dificul
ties, the country will recover easily. We
are believed to be in a worse position than
we really are in, and there is no reason for
the present pessimism."
| General Blanco cabled that the situation
is unchanged. His dispatch adds: "This
| (Tuesday) evening a division of five Amer
lean vessels approached Mariana. The
Spanish gunboat Nigera repulsed three de-
stroyers, which entered the port of Car.
denas and compelled them to retreat. !
believe the Americans will not dare to dis
embark in Cuba
Spain Won't Fight
LONDON, April 27.-The Washington
correspondent of the Daily News says:
| president Mckinley thinks Cuba can be
reduced by hunger, when the powers will
| intervene to compel Spain to recognize the
loss of the island and to abandon the war.
There is a growing impression that there
will be no real fighting. especially since
| the Spanish fleet seems to remain on the
ether side Of the Atlantic"
Spain, according to dispatch from
Rome to London news agency has bought
! the Italian Navigation company's steam
ships Sirio, Orione and Regina Margher-
| ita for auxiliary cruisers.
Six British warships. 1t is reported at
Kingston, Jamaica, will patrol the seas
| in the neighborhood of Cuba during hostil-
tiles between the United States and Spain.
The Times correspondent at Hongkong,
telegraphing Tuesday, says:
1.-THE Esmeralda brought 600 refugees,
| mostly Chinese, from Manila. On Satur-
day. the 2Sd the American vessels in Phil
| ippine ports put to sea, with one exception.
The British consul is protecting American
interests at Manila and the Americans will
| take refuge on the British vessels.
THE guns have been taken from the
Spanish ships to assist in the defense of
| Manila, where the fortificatons are USE
less, the guns obsolete, the torpedo mines
of doubtful value and ammunition of all
| kinds scarce. The Spaniards have an ef-
fective military force of 5000.
Despite official contradictions, the reb-
els continue raiding the towns of the island
of Luzon, and the appearance of the Amer
lean squadron will be the signal for de-
scent on Manila. 1t is expected that the
Spaniards will make but a feeble resist
ance."
The Madrid correspondent of the Daily
| Mail. telegraphing Tuesday evening. says:
"A proposal has been submitted to the con-
gress for obligatory military service The
Republicans propose revolutionary cam
paign in the chamber, in which case it is
practically certain that the constitutional
guarantee will be suspended.
Seeing the Signe
LONDON, April 27.-The Vienna corre-
spondent of the Standard says: "It is
probably due to complete understanding
reached between Count Goluchowski, the
Austro-Hungarian minister, and Prince
Hohenlohe, the German chancellor, that
all the inspired organs Of the Vienna Of
flee are propagating the idea that, after
the first serious encounter between Spain
and the United States the intervention OF
the powers will bring the war to a close.
The Intervention would consist of rec
ommendation that Spain should give up
Cuba, after having saved her honor. 1t is
in keeping with this idea that the foreign
! office organs express extreme impatience
at the slowness of developments, while ad-
mitting that Austria and Germany are
united in politics."
Mails Delayed
NEW YORK, April 26.-The exchange of
mails between this country and Spain and
all Spanish colonies has been stopped.