The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-31

Madrid, March so, 1870 p. ma cabi-
net council was held this afternoon to
consider the American proposals. An
other will be held tomorrow. at noon,
presided over by the queen regent, and
at o'clock tomorrow there will be
final conference between United States
Minister Woodford. Senior Sagasta, the
premier; Senior Gullon, the foreign min
lister. and Senior Moret, the minister
for the colonies.
While the situation here is outwardly
of the calmest description, the actual
position of affairs is regarded as cr1t-
cal by both the United States legation
and the Spanish government.
MINISTER WoODFORD.
The United States minister. General
Stewart l.. Woodtord. is working ener-
getically on, and will continue to work
theoretically for SPANS peace until the
first gun is fired. 1t is known the
Spanish government admits the deslr-
ability or necessity of complying with
the demands of the United States, and
it is only on the dissemination of the
ministers TO put this willingness IN con-
crete form that the danger lies. If
conference were to be held with Brit
ish. German or French diplomats, the
matter would be settled without ques-
ton.
CEASE IMMEDIATELY.
The point which General Woodford is
now pressing is that in the interests OF
humanity hostilities in CUBA must
cease Immediately. No date was llXeu
either in the first or in the present
note but the United States is now
dwelling upon the meaning of the word
Immediately" and insisting that Spain
accept its general Interpretation me
nublic generally is taking little appar-
ent interest in the situation, but there
is a general dissemination to believe
that war is likely.
A dispatch from Barcelona says that
the armed steam yacht Giralda, pur-
chased by the Spanish government
from Harry McCa,mont, the English
race horse owner, after the vessel nad
been rejected by the United States, IS
now being fitted up as a dispatch boat.
Ell Pals says four warshlps nave peeh
obtained by Spain in France, and that
negotiations are pending for the pur-
chase of several torpedo boats in Great
Britain.
MOBILIzINGj WARSHIPS.
FL Pals also says that orders have
been issued to mobilize all the Spanish
warships. and that the torpedo boat
4 HalcOn is 10 Seili iltlultuleAtSAS yin
! Carthagena for Cadlz, where d secohu
| torpedo squadron is being prepared
Military engineers are starting Tor
I the Canary islands, and the Balearic
islands are being fortified. Italy, 1t Is
/ said by FL Pals, has decided to sell the
/ arnored cruiser Giuseppe Garabaidl OF
! 6.S4O tons, and well armored, sister
/ ship of the Varez, TO Spain. Two regi-
ments more, according to El Pals, are
going to the Canary islands to
strengthen the Spanish garrison there.
THERE WILL BE WAR, UNLESS
The Armstrong; Spanish agent, a
Spaniard. who is in touch with the
government and commercial people of
! Spa:n. has expressed the belief that I'M
! less the powers intercede there viii be
war. He added: IF the United States
offered money for our clearing out OF
Cuba. we could not accept but II the
proposition emanated from another
/ power. il is not unlikely that II would
be accepted. This view OF the case is
echoed by a portion of the spanish
press. which advises Spain to wash
her hands of Cuba.
WILL CAVE IN.
Senior Ortiz de Sarato, a prominent
| former CarlIst deputy, who has just
been defeated at Vittoria, expresses the
\ opinion that there would be no war.
saying: we have neither ships, sail
ors, soldiers, plans nor money. and the
government knows IL. IL will struggle
to the last end, then cave in
! Senior Sarato, who was recently at