New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-27
SPANS FORLORN HOPES
TRUSTING THAT THE POWERS WILL BE-
COME INVOLVED IN THE WAR

COME INVOLVED IN THE WAR.
sI1,vF1A SAYS SPAIN HAS ALREADY LOST ALI.
SHE CAN LOSE AND THE CAMPAIGN WILL
COST AMERICA DEARLY UNITED STATES
BELIEVED TO CovET CUBA.
Madrid Apr,l % midnight--Thc general tone
Of the evening papers bears out the oP'"'oi' '"''
cahlcd that the will he long one AS
Sonor SIlvela. leader Of the Dissdent Conserva-
,ives has said Spain has already lost the ma
terial advantages resulting from the p"ssess'""
OF Cuba hut will fight 10 the last on tne PueS
ton Of maint aiming the flag. prcfcrring I" "sn'
America openly rather than America se'reo!
fomenting insurrection
The result Of defeat. as Senior sivea puts IT,
will only mean loss OF what has already s"h''
as Europe would not allow m army Of occupa-
ton In Spain pending the payment OF war III
dennty The Conservative leader saws.
.I. daily becomes clearer that America has
h,undered into a war that Will be disastrousY
exnensive TO her whatever the outcome IN"
fault lies with the lingo papers in. urging
American statesmen beyond the bonds ~ r'a-
sonable demands Of good government for cuba
America Is justified that point. but not )ist-
fed beyond it,.
LAID TO THE LIMOGES.
Tn. general opinion among Spaniards is that
America has coveted cuba from the first.
better balanced opinion. held 10y few. Is that
she wished to secure a peaceful and prosperous
Cuba owing to mutual commercial interests
but that this obtained. the American Govern
ment could not Withstand the ling" wave"
which has swept he country
II is argued that the war must be disastrous
70 the true interests 81 tho United States Spain
intends 10 prolonC it until European interests
nre involved and tho Powers are compelled To
intervene in self-defencc. or until the expected
general confagrajion Of Europc against Anglo
Saxon domination is brought about
SPANS termination 10 sct tho world ahlaz"
rather than 10 withdraw from the conflict dis
honored is marked
PATRIOTIC CARDINALS
Cardinal Ciriaco Maria Sancha Hcrvns.
Archbishop ~ Toledo. in patriotic discours"
this evening extolled union IN face " IN"
enemy" and declared In his own nam" and m"
name ~ Cardinal Cascatares Azara. Arch
bishop ~ VallAdod. that they both adhered -
tho sentiments expressed in tho spcoch from m"
throne Tho attitude thus taken by the high
clergy in Spain Is much appnudei
INCIDENTS ~ THE SENATE
In the Senate Marshal Count Chase eulog'zed
forty-fve years ngo. when. Captain General
81 Cuba he ordered the forts 10 nre on III"
Angio-American feet. which was obliged % r.
tire He said he hoped that General Rlanco
would fulfil his promise t. come through III"
conflict dead or victorious. Cheers
Senior Puigcerver. the Minister % Finance. re-
piled that the Government had great confidence
in the Army and Navy
Senator questioned the Government respect
Ing the reported sailing ~ the American squad
ron for Manila and asked II the former rebel
chiefs in the Philippines. notably Chicf Agui-
naldo. were board the American wnrships
Senor Moret Secretary FOR the Colonies
piled that there was no official information on
the subject. and that tn" Government dis
credited the report regarding AGuinaido
The Congress G.owcr House 81 the Cortes).
which me, for the first time since the assassina-
ton Of Senior Canovas dol Castillo, passed "A
resolution Of coincidence.
TOO MUCH FEAR SAYS Pr1GCFRNER.
Deputy then raised the question ~ the
rtse Of exchange. Senior Puigcervcr. In reply.
said the Government would do its utmost TO
prevent further rise. adding:
The fall in Spanish funds in due to exag-
gerated fears. based upon the conflict with
America The payment OF the coupons is
traverse further difficulties the country will
recover easily We believed 10 be In n
worse position than we really are In. and there
IL no reason for the present pessimism.
MESSAGE FROM BLANCo.
General Blanco cables that the situation Is
unchanged. His dispatch says
This Tuesday evening division Of five
American vessels approached Marianne. The
Spanish gunboat NIGERIA repulsed three destroy
ers. which tried to enter the port Of Cardenas
and compelled them to retreat believe the
Americans will not dare 10 disembark In Cuba"