The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-09

MADRID. April s.-(M!dnight.).-At
this hour there Is absolutely no news
s.lrras. The government Offices ore
empty and political circles and places OF
public resort arc deserted. owing 10
Good Friday.
General Woodford remained at the
United States legn ton until a late hour.
MADRID. April S.-The political bar
yometer has taken another upward turn.
The bOurse to-day showed an advance
Of three points in response to London
and Paris. and the general talk OF the
town Is peaceful
So Tar rs Information yet obtalnable
goes. the powers have not addressed
collective note TO Spain similar to that
presented a; Washington, although Il Is
known that their representatives hero
have long been working with the Span
lsh government to secure peace.
Upon receipt Of the dispatch from
Senior Polo y DernaDe, denying the re-
rort that the Spanish legation ut Wash
ing;on had heea attacked. an official de-
rial was issued to the public. Much ln-
dIsnat!on was expressed, even among
Spaniards, at this sensational attempt
10 excite the crowd. II was deliberate
attempt The statement that Senior
BeTHabe had been attacked was made
IN flaming hsnd-iines; and hundreds OF
boys and men were crying the paper in
!iont OF the church doors and wherever
the crowd was thickest all day long.
The square In front OF the American
legation. except for the police. was al
mos, deserted. Press censorship has
now almost reached prohibition. I'm
partial news sent to the Associated
Press, also obtained In many Instances
direct from the Spanish government,
meets with the same fate as tile most
.ahli lingo dispatches. Twenty-four
1ours Stter films, the fatal "sin CURSE"
/o.der reaciies' che correspondent
Woodfor,i I2aA Little Bope.
General Woodford has sent cable
message to Washington. setting forth
that tite p:t.cstlon OF his statement,
yesterday has done good In Madrid and
Will do good throughout Spain, but che
end is still doubtful The general Is
---ne!dfI sfromc a senaesot duty, y,trati,er.
than with strong falihIl SUCCESS. The
basis q! what hope Is left rests upon
the evident fact that the sober sense OF
Spain Is slowly coming to the front, and
that In few days (ls few days can
sill be had) we shall see "a crystalliza-
ton OF public sentiment that will sus-
tain the present Spanish government,
II Il has the courage to do at once the
things that are necessary for pence"
cabinet minister in an interview on
shf present situation Is quoted as say
Tag: esss
ALL THE MINISTERS HAVE
SUNK THEIR INDIVIDUAL oPIN-
IONS AND ARE WORKING UNANI-
MoUSLY IN THE INTERESTS OF
TIE COUNTRY. IT IS ENTIRELY
USELESS TO ATTEMPT TO AR
RANGE a COMPROMISE IN THE
FACE OF THE ATTITUDE OBJ
AMERICA, WHICH HAS DECIDED
TO SEEK a RUPTURE AT ANY
COST. THE SPANISH GOVERN
MENT WOULD WEAKEN ITSELF
BY CONCESSIONS ANTAGoNIsTIc
TO PUBLIC SENTIMENT.
Neither the government nor the
country desire war, but the government
must save Spaia's hcnor. II President
Mckinley succeeds in withs,andlns
Congress It will certainly be an Iadica-
ton favorable 10 peace. II he does not
succeed II Will be because he has lost
control OF the situation, In which case
'he Spanish concessions are absolutely
useless" -S '-
dispatch from Washington Just re-
ccivsd says no negotiations have been
Initiated there and that none would be
undertaken abroad except through
General Woodtord, who is Instructed to
negotiate only on the basis OF the notes
presented at the recent conference.
l'oprs nf PnpnI Intervention.
Senior Gullon. the foreign minister, has
had several conferences With the am
t'ssaeors OF the powers.
Rumors having been crcula ted that the
failure Of tho pope's efforts was owing
10 the altitude OF the United States. the
suncit;ure here has Issued the follow
my note: "The nunciaturc has to-day
arhrr hopes than ever OF the SUCCESS Of
;AHa! Intervention. 1t Is not true that
resident Mckinley has rejected the
ilope's Intervention In favor OF peace.
hach !mpollteness would be the moro
lnipoltlc. nt only because II would jlo-
pay barbarous Intolerance. but be-
TuSo however much any person might
We ne pope's enemy. It would be i'm
possible to mis!nterpret the voice OF the
venerable old man who recommends
We Preservation OF peace"
=, On the other hand the Catholics OF
HEIih America would never pardon euch
disregard for tho vicar general OF their