El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-08

last night q cable message was receiv.
I'd from Minister WOcdford. It wa
delirered to the White House. Mr..
Woodfnrd reported that be had be u
notified that the answer of the Spanish
government to ths note addressed b.!
him to Prime Minister Sagassa was
about completed, and he would be able
to furnish this government with a
synopsis of the same in two or th' ee
days. He had been given to under
etaud in general terms that the Span
ish ministry required the y ed States
to give the policy of autor omy fuller
and fairer trial before taking any act
ion in the Cuban situation Minister
Woodford also gave the important in
form alton that the note did not change
.he situation between Spain and the
United States in the least.
In official circles Cuban Intervention
still meets with prompt denial. In un-
Official circles there is a conviction
that trouble with Spain is certain to
occur. Among the friends of Cuba the
demand for intervantiOn is cOnstan tly
on the increase. The fulfllment of
their desire for action has been post
por ed to give trial to autonomy.
When Spain admits it's failure the Un-
tied States must interfere. This will
be followed by war, as nothing else
will satisfy Spain's pride. Observers
of events here, however, say that the
most ominOus sign is In the Vancouver
ing of the fleets of the two countries.
Offic ais do not remove the impression
that the two navies are simply playing
for positions.
1t is stated on good authority that
the president is preparing to send con-
eress q special message on the Cuban
question, transmitting cOrrespOnden
which has taken place between this
government and Spain since the fret of
December last, aod to see that no action
be taken by congress which might
strain the amicable relations now ex-
isting between the United States and
Spain. The MESSAGE may go tOmor-
row or be held day or two.
THE SENATE TO THE RESCUE.
Allen, o: Nebraska, gave notice in
the senate that he would offer an
amendment to the diplomatic bill rec
ogniz ng Cuban belligerer cy. He in
sisted that the foreign relations COM
mittee should carefully consider it
He said his resolution was w"rded the
same rs that which passed the house of
last congress. In answer to Chandler
Allen said he desired his resolution to
go before the house attached to the
diplomatic bill so that it could not be
stifled in that body.
Senator Cannon introduced red hot
resolution calling on Mckinley to no.
tify Spain that unless the war on the
island was ended by March 4, 1898, the
United States government would on
that date recognize the belligerency of
the Cubans. Mason, of Illinois. follow
ed with q much hotter resolution recit-
irg that the war in Cuba was brutal:
that women and children we're being
murdered and that disease and stsrva-
ton exists everywhere in the unfortuu-
that the United States should inter-
restore peace and prosperity to Cuba,
by stopping the war.
Both resolutions went over until to-
morrow.
HAVANA, February S.-Reports from
he seat of war today are extremely
important. In Havana province, al
most within sight of the capital, five
serious engagements with the insur-
gents are officially ackrowlede ed to
ave taken place yesterday in which
the Cubans we're victorious. In one in-
stance they killed the Spanish colonel,
Aldans, seven other officers and many
soldiers. Severe fighting has been in
progress this week in this p ovinre and
the insurgents have bea victorious.
MADRID, February s.-The Hera'Go
this afternoon says by February 20
Spain wi have an immense feet in
Cuba waters. All the naval officers
on leave Of absence were today called
into active service. 1t also states that
the trars-Atlantic company will be
obliged to plscs its feet at the disposal
of Spain in case of war.