The herald., 1898-03-30
WORK FOR TODAY

we shall yet arrive at an open quarrel"
WORK FOR TODAY
The Foreign Relations Committee Will
Favor Delay
WASHINGTON, March 2s.-Much inter-
est is felt in the meeting of the senate COM
mittee on foreign relations, which is called
for 1890 a. m. tomorrow, to consider the
various resolutions introduced in the sem
ate.
The only question of doubt is whether the
tomorrow. In view of the records of the
members on the Cuban question ana their
present attitude, there is no uncertainty
that their action will be pronouncedly IA
vorable to the Cubans. Members of the
committee, individually spoken with, ex-
press the opinion that the committee will
report a resolution declaring for forcible
intervention. Such is the purport of all
the resolutions introduced today, and the
general feeling is that any less radical ac-
ton would be of no avail.
Senator Gray of Delaware is the only
member of the committee VINO did not vote
for the recognition Of belligerency and in
utpcuucHCC WhCh lhS iCSOiutiOliS LUZ tiio
purpose were formerly before the commit
tee, but the fact is recalled by other COM
mitteemen that at a recent meeting he ex-
pressed the opinion that Intervention would
be necessary.
On the other hand, Senator Morgan ap-
pears to be disposed now to regard the
presidents wishes to the extent of oppos-
ing precipitate action without careful in
l~of
not reach conclusion tomorrow, 1t would
be asked to delay until something can be
agreed upon.
WAR INSURANCE
NEW YORK, March 29.-The demand for
war risks" strengthened today, and the
marine insurance companies did consider
able business in rates slightly lower than
those quoted yesterday.
DIFFICULT POSITION
LONDON, March 3O.-All the dispatches
OF the American correspondents of the
London morning papers deal today with
with President McKinley's difficult posi-
tion in the face of revolt in congress and
the attitude of the 'jingoes." George W.
Smalley cables the Times that he believes
that President Mckinley still holds the
key to the situation.
OPPOSES MEDIATION
LONDON. March 30.-Count Coluchow-
ski, the Austro-H Hungarian foreign minis
ter, has proposed, according to special dis
patches from Vienna and Berlin, to NJ.
Hanotaux, the French foreign minister. a
joint mediation by France and Austro-
Hungary between the United States and
SPAIN The initiative is left to NJ. Hano-
taux, but the Austrian representatives at
Madrid and Washington have been in
structed to assist the movement.
SPANISH FILIBUSTERs
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March GA
special to the Express from Carrizo. Tex.
says:
"A well planned filibustering expedition
into Texas was frustrated by information
furnished by the Mexican authorities to
the sheriff of this county. Mexican Of
ficials at Curreo, Mexico, arrested Joaquin
Marti, Spaniard from Havana, and two
accomplices. The Mexican troops cap.
tured a courier of Marti with letters giving
full data Of the intended raid. The cross
ing was to have been made at Carrizo on
the breaking out of hostilities between
Spain and the United States. Robbery was
troops are now hunting parties implicated.
Some four hundred men were ready to
cross, armed and mounted. Mexican cav
airy is now patroling the river front. Great
excitement prevails on this side, and in
case hostilities open, state or federal
troops will be necessary on the frontier.
EUROPE'S INTEREST
VIENNA, March 29.-The Marquis of
Hoyos, Spanish ambassador to Austria
Hungary, who is about to leave Vienna,
and is therefore able to speak frankly, is
reported as describing in an interview what
American possession of Cuba would mean
for Europe.
"Cuba," he said, "is the key to the At
lantic. Directly a pan-American or other
canal is cut it will also become the key
to the Pacific"
The marquis referred to the SERIOUS con-
sequences to the United States of block
ade of New York harbor''
THE TRUE VERSION
MADRID, March 29.-In the course of an
interview after the conference Senor Sa-
gasta said to the correspondent of the AS
sociated Press that Minister Woodford, at
the conference, asserted that he desired on
that occasion to express the desires of his
government on the subject of the situation
in Cuba and the reconcentradoes.
Senor Sagasta added that the conference
decided some of these points, and that he
had promised to study General Woodfords
propositions, and to submit them to the
queen regent, and then to a cabinet coun-
ell, considering them from every point of
view, in order that the cabinet might take
a resolution thereon.
Senor Sagasta authorized the cores
pondent of the Associated Press to deny
any other version of the conference as un-
true.
WANTS TO KNOW
WASHINGTON, March 29.-Representa-
tive Lewis of Washington today introduced