The herald., 1898-04-08


bun the Spanish censor at Madrid probably
| "edited" President McKinleyA
The Rome correspondent OF the Worio
obtained at the Vatican the text Of the
Presidents reply In the following words'
IAN armistice Is q question which con.
cerns Spain and Cuba alone. But betweea
Spain and the United States another QuNss
tiou is pending, and I must receive dis
tinctly submissive and conoiliatory answer
from Spain"
THE SPANISH NAVY
NEW YORK, April 7.-Battanons frcg4
the Luchana and Majorica regiments OF
the line, 1191 strong, embarked for the
Canary islands Wednesday, says the Bar
celona correspondent of the World. Trans
ports are getting ready to take two bat
talions Of line artillery to reinforce the
troops in the Philippine islands
1t Is reported in shipping circles that the
government has taken forty fast now
transatlantic vessels for the auxiliary
feet. The Barcelona Bourse. which Is even
moro important than the one In Madrid. 10
much agitated. There was heavy de-
cline Of securities Wednesday and ex-
change went to AZ per cent premium. Bar
celona being the chief center of Spanish
industry and the most important port In
the kingdom, its 100000 Inhabitants take
more interest even than the rest of Spain
in the Cuban question. The Cataiin prov
inces have long depended upon the West
Indian markets to which they used to send
$50, 900 900 worth of goods annually before
the present insurrection In Cuba.
MILITARY PROTESTS
NEW YORK. April IA dispatch to the
World from Madrid says:
Distinguished Spanish generals and some
members of the Cabinet have waited upon
the Queen to protest against the surrender
ing OF Spanish rights in Cuba.
There is visible agitation in military
and naval circles in Madrid, Barcelona,
Cadiz, Ferrol and other places where there
are garrisons or arsenals The feeling
among military men Is so strong that 1t Is
rumored that at the next council of minis
ters. the heads Of military and marine de-
partments General Correa and Admiral
Bermejo will join Count Xiquena and Senior
Gullon in making strong objections to
granting further concessions to the United
States Premier Sagasta, according to his
custom, will try to concIliate the opposing
factions in his Cabinet. his intention being
to endeavor to keep all his present coll
leagues until the Cortes meets.
Weyler, with his military and political
following, and Senior Romero Rohledo
have been very active lately in oriticising
the conduct of Sagasta with reference to
Cuba and the Spanish relations with the
United States.
wooDFoRp's REPORT
WASHINGTON, April IA cablegram
| was received at the White House today
from Minister Woodford containing In.
formation concerning yesterdays Cabinet
meeting.
It has been expected that the Cabinet
meeting at Madrid would be an important
one and that its action would be highly
significant on the diplomatic situation,
General Woodford, however. wired that no
important action was taken and that the
Cabinet had adjourned without accom-.
plishing any material stop that would lead
to any change in the status or throw .
| light on the situation. It's tenor was
somewhat disappointing in view Of the ex-
pectations
APPEAL TO VICTORIA
LONDON, April 1T is reported that
the Queen Regent of Spain has again ap-
pealed to Queen Victoria direct asking her
| to exert her influence to avert war. and,
| IL Is added, "touchingly recalling that Vic
toria and herself are widows and thuA
deprived Of advisors"
WOoDFORD'S FAMILY
MADRID. April THE family Of Gen.
Woodford, which left this city last night,
has arrived at Hendaye. on the frontier.
and proceeded to Biarritz.
INTENSE EXCITEMENT
| MADRID. April Z. p m.-An extraordi-
rary Cabinet council has been summoned
| to meet Immediately. The session has
created more psssimistic Impressions. The
ministers refuse to furnish any explana-
| tion. The excitement in Spain has reached
the boiling point. but there are no demon-
strations recorded anywhere yet. All the
steamship companies Of Valencia have Of.
| fered all their vessels as privateers and
number of ship captains have called upon
the naval commander at Barcelona, asking
sor letters of marque. Similar requests
have been received from abroad. especially
from France. The offers of money from
the provinces toward the increase Of the
strength Of the navy are said to be enoour.
aging the government. It Is said that Bis
cay alone has offered over 2500O, 900 pesetas.
THE PHILIPPINE REVOLT
VANCOUVER, BIC, April News from
the Orient says war is raging in tho island
Of Luzon, and is rapidly assuming a. So
rious proportions as the rebellion Of 1885,
81. Attacks were made upon the Span
ish quarters at Subg and Apalit and the
rebels succeeded in capturing and carry
ing Off large quantities Of arms and am
munition.
The whole of the northern provinces are
affected. The natives refuse the taxes.
Many of the rich natives and half-castes
are closing their business places and are
preparing to leave the islands. The pro-
vinces of Zamabales. Tarlac and Pangasin
are in open revolt.
News has just reached Manila that the
telegraph land lines connecting the cable
| with Manila were destroyed by the rebels
March 7th near Bolenao.
PORTO RICO UPRISING
NEW YORK, April 1.-THE Quebec Line
steamer Fontabelle from st. Thomas
| brings news that an uprising has taken
place in Porto Rico and that in an en-
gagement between the insurgents and the
| Spanish troops a score Of men were killed,
Two fillbuetering expeditions landed In
Porto Rico a month ago and this fact
gives color to the rumor Of an insurrec.
| ton.
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