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f \ & THE OMAHA NDAY BEE. * ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , APRII/ , 1898-TWENTY-IfOUR PA.GES. NGLE COPY 1TIVE CENTS. POPE WANTS PEACE Leo XIII May Try to Bring it About b ; Mediation. _ - irm I VATICAN WOULD LIKE TO STAVE OFF WAR Thinks. Europe May Tot Be Able to Save Spain from Itself. f.i SYMPATHIZES WITH SUFFERING IN CUBA l. * Hot Likely , However , to Succeed in Us , , Desired Objjot , fRANCE THE ONLY FAVORABLE NATION heelingIn Pnrln , However , No ( Likely to I'UHli tlic Country on to More Than KxprcNxluii of Sentiment. ( CopyrlKht , HOS , by Presi Tubllshlns Company. ] LONDON. April 2. ( Now York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) I can state or high diplomatic authority that the pope If energetically exerting himself to bring aboul European mediation between Spain and the United States. The pope Is In constant communication with the queen rcgcn ! through the Spanish ambassador. The Vati can fans abandoned all hope of staving ofl war except by mediation , but It Is laighlj iKiilflcant that while , until the last few ijUhye , the papa ! view was adverse to Cubar /Independence , the Vatican's policy U now di rected tow aid obtaining terms which wll ! provide a financial solution and other con ditions In return for Cuban Independence which wh ! save the face of Spain in thi eyes of the world. The London Tablet , th ( organ of Cardinal Vaughan , publishes todaj Fl * * cry noteworthy editorial faithfully rep rcaentlng the changed attltudo of tlio Vati can , while expressing sympathy with thi ' queen regent. The Tablet sajs : "But tbero are mothers In Cuba who have Buffered v erse sorrows and It is carnestlj hoped the powers will unite to press ct the Spanish government wisdom In accept ing the Inevitable without adding to it thi & r& further evil of disastrous war. It Is in thi IV power of Europe to save Spain from heraelt What she might decline to yield to nrmet humanitarians In America she , could vel afford to concerto to the representations o European powers. " MEDIATION A FAILURE. But nil Indications point .to . a failure t attempt to enlist mcdlition of the Euro pcan powers. National rivalries may caus the press of different countries to cxprcr conflicting views , but In diplomatic circle It is recognized Ihat no combination o powers Is feasible for mediatory purposes and as Franco isthe only one eufficlentl Impelled by material considerations to t < ak Isolated action , it Is not Jlkely under th present clrcumstnnceo to Incur such a re eponslhlllty. And , moreover , the marke- ' animosity c-f the Parisian press toward th United States docs not truly reflect Freno : puMlo opinion BO much as It proves th activity of Spanish agents In Paris In securing curing Journalistic good will -where fror friendship or Interested motives It may b obtainable. But the British government will oertalnl not Interpose In he-halt of Spiln. The con ttnued absence ot the British ambassador a Madrid In London during Ihe present crls' ' Is much relented by the Spanish govern mcnt. The present tone of prees commen hero shows a tendency , with few exccr. tlons , to glvo more thorough support to th American demands. The Standard , the mos influential and Independent of the mlnlsterla organs , while sympathizing with Spate phone plainly the futility of the Unite States relying on any undertakings Spa ! may glvo ot restoring peace or security 1 Cuba and advises the rego.it and jthe Spanls people to "show the noblcet heroism an the finest eenne ot dignity by preferring lion orable peace to war -which , whatever ltn In cldente , must In the end be disastrous ! ( weakening to Spain. " The Pall Mall Gazette thts evening , dls rft cussing the Spanish evasive reply to th ( American note , says : "It Is all too late nov and It Is clear Spain la chiefly anxious t gain tlmo and financial aid. The prospect o threatened war Is eagerly discussed In clt ; circles , but today the belief Is expressed tha there will bo no change and that Amcrlcai ocurltlca are not likely to bo much affectci by war. In France , where Spanish 4 nro held largely , especially by financla bouses , it Is thought securities would bo hi very hard and It is fully expected that ai outbreak ot war would have serious consc quonccs on the Parts bourse. ANTI-AMERICAN TONE. The Parts Herald seems to bo strongly In fected by the anti-American tone ot It Parisian contemporaries and its attltudo con etltutes a source ot perpetual wondcrmen to Englishmen , who cannot understand th position ot the journal , which almost In variably sides against Us own country. I has Just given the. fullest prominence to , letter signed "Ancient Mariner , " In which laborious attempt Is made to turn the \\hol official report on the Maine disaster to th disadvantage of the American navy and It officers. In an editorial the eamo Issue 1 made * , suggesting that the Insinuations c "Ancient Mariner" are sympathetically em phaslzcd , traversing as they do points decide by the board of Inquiry. The letter raise quite a number ot points v > 1th regard to ma rlno explosions which do not seem to hay been fully cleared up , yet certainly deserv the amplest elucidation In the Interest c that peace that McKlnley and the sobe cctlon on both sides of the Atlantic ar trlvlng to preserve. First , If the exploslo was due to Internal causes , are not othe war ships liable to the same fate ? Second , I the explosion was external , were the Woyler lies or the Cuban Insurgents responsible Thirdly , was sufficient care exercised by tb officers ot the lost ship In view of Its beln Stationed where two sections of the popuU tlon , Weylerltes and Cubans , had Interest li .wrecking It ? " The question 1 discussed here whethe the Atlantic cables would be cut by elthe belligerent in the event of war , but the gen eral opinion Is that they would not. Th ubmarlno telegraph convention expresil declares that freedom of action by the bel llg'rents la not restricted by It. Beside : one- cable company's linea from Valencia t Halifax is on British territory at both th end * . The United State * , on the other bond could , If deemed advisable. ever communl cation between Spain and Cuba , thus cuttln ot completely from Uu iilaud. Mean white , one ot the most significant symptoms of Rtato tension at Madrid Is afforded by the severe censorship exercised over press dU- patchee. Some dispatches show twelve or Fourteen hours' delay hy the censor , white Internal evidence proves that they have been rigorously sub-edited to exclude all facts In the slightest degree distasteful to the Span ish ministry. GERMAN OPINION 19 CHANGING. Sentiment In Nnnr More Fnvnrnhle to the United Staled. ( Copyright , 1S99 , by the Associated I'rcss. ) BERLIN , April 2. The rcnttment In Ger many , In official and unofficial circles , curly today , was that the Hlspano-Amerlcan crisis has veered considerably during the course of the week and la now decidedly more favorable to the United States. This , it Is assorted , Is partly due to the moderation of President McKlnley and the conservative manner In which the United States minister , General Woodford , has dealt with the authorities at Madrid and partly to the blttcrncns engendered by the alleged wanton attack of a band of Insurgents upon the German sugar refineries at Cannamba , In the Trinidad district of the province of Santa Clara , Cuba , and the murder of four psrsona connected with the refinery on March 18 , which ihaa taught Germany that Spain la unable to protect even the lives ot foreigners < n Cuba. As previously announced the German for eign office Is demanding Immediate and full redress for thte outrage and a German war shin will soon be sent to Havana If satis faction is not forthcoming In short order. The Spanish ambassador here , Scnor Men- dcz do Vlgo , has had lengthy conferences with Baron von Buelow , the German min ister for foreign affairs , who convinced the ambassador that Germany Intended to have complete satisfaction , Including an Indemnity for the property destroyed nnd for the lives taken. The ambasador was also Informed thai un less the redress was forthcoming Germany would Itself act , icciiro damages , end pun ish the offenders. As an Incentive to quick reparation , Baron von Buelow added that provisional orders had been cabled to the commander of the German war ship Gleer to salt In tlie direction of Cuba , The Spanish ambassador promised that he would exert himself to the utmost to com ply with the German demands. The newspapers hero are also changing their tone , nnd now concede In the main the justice of the- American demands , ac knowledging that Washington has acted with the moderation which many another government would nol have shown under similar circumstanced. The Cologne Gazette , the Vosslsche Zcl- tung , the Lokal Anzelger , and other leading newspapers highly eulogize President Mc- Klnley'o calm statesmanship , and express confidence that whatever he ultimately de cides will be dictated by some good reason. The United States ambassador , Andrew D. White. In an Interview said that thus far , acting under Instructions from Washington , ho had not formally Inquired of the German government what its attltudo would be In the event of war. Ho had , nevertheless , been repeatedly assured Informally by Baron von Buolow that Germany will in no case assume an unfriendly attitude toward the United States , nor Join In any possible com bination of the powers having that end In view. In regard to Emperor William's personal vlewo , Mr. White said his majesty has been grcssly misrepresented by the foreign press. The emperor has repeatedly given Mr. White to understand that he felt most favorably disposed toward the United States , and hie sympathies are with the United States in this crisis. It Is learned on unexceptionable authority that so far from the London Sunday Special's dispatches from Berlin of Saturday last be ing Emperor William's views , ths facts are that soon after the loss of the battleship Maine , during a dinner party , his majesty asked a number of admirals for their oplrlon as to the cause of the disaster. The ad mirals thought It was due to an Internal ex plosion , whereupon the emperor briefly re marked that ho differed with them. Since then he has repeated this opinion on several occasion * . Ambassador White hopes to be teen eo far recovered from his Indisposition as to bo able , to go to Welsbaden. There Is a curious condition of affairs Ir the Prussian cabinet , occasioned by Em peror William appointing Couot Posadow- sky , the minister ot Interior ; Barco vet Buelow , the minister for foreign affairs , QUL Admiral von Tlrpltz to bo members , In ad dition to the three cabinet ministers with out portfolios , with the right to vote on al matters. This has changed the complexion of th < cabinet materially. A lack of harmony ha : already developed , and serious doubts art expressed In parliamentary circles as tc whether his majesty hr.a not exceeded hi : constitutional rights In making the appoint ments. The /agrarian / leaders and thcli organ vigorously attack the appointees , fear ing they will exert an Influence unfavorabli to agrarlanUm. Emperor William has given evidence oi great elation at the passage of the narj bill by his telegram appointing the grain duke of Baden a la suite ot the marine In fantry , the appointment of Admiral von Tlr pltz as minister ot state , the conferring o many decorations and characteristic utter ances 'verbal and In writing. His majestj has received many congratulatory telegram : on the subject , Including one from Prlnc ( Bismarck , and messages from most of thi German sovereigns. The officials of the United States embass ] are preparing , under Instructions from Wash Ington , an exhaustive report on the currency question In Germany , giving Its wealth am official data on the silver shrinkage , In addl tlon to facts concerning the currency rela tions between Germany and other countries The ex-empress of Germany has presentee Van Weyk , the Milwaukee singer , with : diamond and emerald pin In recognition o the pleasure with which she has listened U his singing In the Episcopal church. IllmiinrcU' * Alleved Statement. ( Cop > right. 1558 , by Prci 'Publishing Company. BERLIN , April 2.-Now ( York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) Nothing U known hero ot the Interview with BismarcV relating to the Maine disaster. I tele graphed to Hamburg , but received a reply tat nothing Is known there about It. Three weeks ego a statement appeared In certain German papers that Bismarck had proposed the pope as arbitrator between Spain and America. The statement Is quite apocryphal. Nuvnl HeeruUn fnim Northn-eit. ST. PAUL. Minn. , April 2. The first In stallment ot naval recruits from the north west , forty-one lo number , left for the coal tonight. Twenty others have been cnllated and will follow later , wltb such others u may be accepted by the recruiting board non at work In this city. ' GRASPS AT STRAWS Spain is Glad of Any Excuse to train More Time. WANTS PROOF OF INTERIOR EXPLOSION Asks Captain Wylie of Wrecking Tug to Give Testimony. OFFERS HIM MONEY TO TELL HIS STORY History of Gnbin Autonomists' Letter tc President McKinloy. BLANCO FORCES THEM TO WRITE IT Order ItcNelnilliiMT Ilcconeontrntlou Simply a IMny to the Gnllerles Spain. Hun Xo Money ta Speuil for Food. ( CopyrlRht , 1598 , by Press Publishing Company. ] HAVANA , April 2. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) Spain Is grasp. Ing at cacti straw possible to buttress Us fccblo claim for an Interior cause for the Maine annihilation. This morning Spanish Inspector of Eulpo Perez and Second Inspec tor Purl , boarded the wrecking tug Under writer as It lay careened against the mam moth barge Lone Star alongside the Maine disintegrating wreck. The Spanish presc says that Washington or New York hat cabled the authorities hero that Captain Wyllo of the Underwriter had stated at New port Kens upon bis return from Havana that he was convinced , upon a superficial examination , that the Maine blew Itself up So Perez and Purl boarded the tug , asKed foi the captain and requested him to appear before fore tbo Spanish Investigating committee t < reiterate his former statements and swear tc them. It Is understood that considerable consideration was offered. Captain Wyll < refuses to fay whether he still thinks tin Maine disaster accidental or whether h ( will swear bcforo the Spanish board. It 1 : not likely though that be will. To a Fcrr officer ho said hlo Newport News remark ) were misquoted. It Is now Intimated thai be Is convinced the Maine was blown up , ai shown by the divers' and experts' evidence The ctralts to which Spain Is forced to EC cure any testimony on their side Is showi by this attempt to secure alleged tcstlmonj from a tug captain who had only been Ir Havana harbor two or tbreo days , and wi < Is far from an expert on such matters. Tw < officered launches ot Spain still keep clos < vigil and watch every movement. Havana newspapern are now proven guilt : of deliberately falsifying the cabled aynopsli of the board's report. AUTONOMY A FARCE. The true suplnencss of the autonoml- cal cabinet and weakness of thi alleged Cuban autonomy was provei clearly and conclusively yesterday. : am conservatively informed from thre < good sources that Captain Genera Blanco called the council ibcfore him am commanded them to wrlto McKlnley a let ter stating how free and Independent la thi present autonomlcal regime and how Its offl cera ( themselves ) felt aggrieved at America ! Interference in Cuban matters. They did eo They bowed down and lied officially. Thi sarcasm of the affair looms up when It It known that two of the six are rank rebel : at heart and two more are en the point o resigning , and that ths majority of the part ] they repreient recently demanded real con ccss-lcns and acknowledged present reform ! to bo little more than a farce. The Vlzoiya and Oquendo are general ! : supposed to have gene to Porto Rico. Botl are Joaded t low the regular load line am are supposed to have extra water and coa for -the torpedo fleet , It the same Is pre vented from touching at Porto Rico. I wai politely received yesterday morning by Cap tain Eulato of the Vizcaya. When asked hii destination ho replied : "I h > ave sealed or dcrs. Tlley are -to be opened when we ari clear out at eea. I do not know Just whei I start/l I 'then asked If he was going to Porto Rico Eulato looked at the deck " " , said "No" an < changed the subject. A rumor ta also afloat that toe ships ante to make a northern trip. The secretary of the treasury yesterda ; afternoon paid J2.000.000 for rushed supplle ; for the army and fiavy. I am Informed tha both services now have two months' rations This Information comes from headquarters Again a largo force ot boiler makers t working on the Alfonso XII. If the stean making apparatus Is ever put In condltioi this cruiser now cleaned will bo in vcr ; good ehapj. Although larger It carrlcl about the same armament as the hcavll : gunned Montgomery. The flcatlng desk 1 now in readiness for cleaning the Spanlal transatlantic liner auxiliary cruiser Colon one of the best boats of the company and o Spain's good merchant marine. HAVANA EXCITED. Havana Is now excited over the news leak ing from the palace that Spain will not ac cede to McKlnley's demands. I am In a posl tlcn to state that ' 'Blancoexpects war am that recent preparations grow greatly hur rled by provisioning. Blanco expects antl American and anti-autonomy riots In Havana Last night ho called on all the colonels o the Havana volunteers , told them that In th troublous times now to como ho relied upo : their coolness and patriotism to suppres disorders. Inasmuch as 'Blanco ' Is unable ti secure for the volunteers arms under th regular army guard this speech seems a for lorn hope. The public shows symptoms o expectation ot Internal disorders. The rumor here that congress has give : McKlnley sixty hours to act aggressive ! ; has aided greatly In intensifying the preset ) congested condition of affairs. The nava attache of the Spanish legation at Washing ton , Carrenza , stated Wednesday that Spall Is now willing to give the Cubans evcrythlni but Independence and that also In five years He has Just come from the Spanish court b ; mall steamer. The statement Is regarded a , semi-official. No business whatever is doing In Havanj now. Leading Importers have all advisee their agents In the United States and Spali to hold orders temporarily. The Havana ex change is practically deserted after a fev minutes of languid business each morntag. Both Dlanco's order abolishing reconcen tratlon and the Mexican Spaniards' proffer o $200,000 worth of food for starving Cuban : are regarded only as time gainers. No fur ther utepa are yet known to have been takct to collect or ship the Mexican charity , wblli with the Spanish army , civil official * in < school masters are year * la arrears , It Is not thought possible thatBlmrlea can really spend money feeding th * CubtM. Spaniards In want and owed would Hoi NO MONEY FOR i-aOD. DUflected , Blanco' * proclamation only prom * ISM as far as economic kltcjhen go. As to working In the fields the recoficcntrados have no money nor tools , while public Improve ments are things Spain htrdly cares to upend much money on Juit now. Reliable Information from the field cbowi another and about the twenty-fifth "combina tion" of Spanish troops against Gomez , simul taneously with a military movement of the government in Santa. Clari. Ex-Rebel Chief Marcos Garcia has sent a messenger to the Cuban commander asking for an Interview. The Cuban mulatto leader Zornandez has given Qarcta'a- emissary Rate conduct to Gomez' camp. It la hardly likely that Gomez cares to treat under present circumstances. Ills letter recently printed shows hlo real views on the situation and he told me ones "when the enemy begins to treat they are conquered. " As to the general content ot the revolutionists , the Spanish official re- porto of the "war" tell the tory with meager simplicity. Outside ot the one movement against Gctncz , military movements are nil. SYLVESTER SCOVEL. THKY HAVE bHJIlTS AS -RESULTS. . EnKllnlinien Are Not Prepared to Pre dict Wnr or P nce. ( Copyright. 1608 , by the Associated Preys , ) LONDON , April 2. The nervousness of the stock markets , which was emphasized by a sudden drop of three points In 'Spanish 4s at the opening ot the Stock exchange , has been fully reflected In diplomatic circles , which have experienced almost as much difficulty as outsiders In extracting , facts from the mass of contradictory statements regarding the Hlspano-Amerlcan crisis today. 'Beyond ' opining generally that matters were nearlnc a crisis , there- was not a man In London of real weight who was willing to risk an opinion as to whether the outcome would bo peace or war. Even now there la a difference of opinion , but the distinctly warlike tone of the great mass of evidence , and the marked divergence of the United 'States' ' demands , and Spain's proposals , have led the majority to conclude that the parting of the -ways has been reached , unices within a lew hours Scnor Sagasta Is able to glvoaiisurances that the ( delay ho asks for will insure the complete freedom of Cuba. . It U not too much to eay that all Europe regrets It , though for different reasons. Some because genuinely friendly nations are Involved , and others became they dread that the war bacillus will spread and aggravate the feverish spirit of unrest already In evi dence In the old world. To the last , there fore , It Is hoped that 'a Solution will bo found , even when Spain 4 , apparently In tractable , 'fa The best Informed persons believe Spall Is only temporizing , as U 1st recognized there Is difficulty In the SpanlsB government ac cepting , without demur , the domanda of the United "States , in view pthe danger of a revolution , and' the overth > o * of the mon archy. ' J " " - - So , though realizing the > jmmlnc'aco of hos tilities , the apparently hopelessness ot avert. Ing war has come as a shock. It was generally believed that the enor mous majority obtained by- Senor Sagaata In the now Cortes would make him master In Saln and permit him to yield to the inev itable , but it seems some 76 per cent of the voters did not participate in the elections. Including the army , and the Barcelona and other merchants who are vitally Interested in Cuba do not propose to allow him a free hand. They have been among the most fer vent In the patriotic demonstrations of the last few daya. fleneral Interest In the situation la In tense. Nevss bulletin * are eagerly scanned and In the lobby of the tjoute of Commons there were hot discussions on the crisis , which have given enhanced Interest to a statement of a prominent ship-owning mem ber ot the House ot Commonc that the United States during the day had been offering very large sums for nlnctcen-knot steamers. Although the consensus of opinion is that there is to be hostilities , the unforeseen , as so frequently happens In politics , changes the course ot event ? , and there are a few hopeful people left. Mr. James 'Bryco ' , il. P. , the former presi dent of the Board of Trade and author of "The American Commonwealth , " is quoted as saying : "Somehow , I fancy that , u near as the two powers have drifted toward war , we are not going to witness so frightful a calamity. I know President'McKlnley ' and all his admin istration , and I know they do not with for war. In fact , none of the really clear-headed men in the United States.want war. , They can sco too far ahead. ' , ' * ' ' Spanish circles hero have been greatly ex cited by the publlcatlon-ot an interview'with the Spanish consul genet l here , Senor Ju- rado , who conveyed the Impression that if the settlement of the 'difficulty was left to the Spaniards ot London Spain will fight. But other people here point out that the Spaniards do not realize the volcano which is beneath them. They suspect the United States of "bluffing , " and Relieve it is afraid to como to close quarter ; . In addition the Spaniards have a profound faith in the in fallibility of their fleet. J Senor Jurado terselxVxnreBsed the feeling of hlo compatriots , saying : "If my country wants mo , my monejr , my clothes , every thing , It shall have all ' , even to my last eblrt butten. " " I From the extraordinary activity at the Spanish legation hero it If'evident that Spain is seeking the friendly 'oBccs of the foreign office. Indeed , it laV generally thought that the frequent visits of tha French , Austrian , Russian and Spanish Ambassadors to the British foreign office are connected with the Cuban situation. | The newspapers , reaching the stage of re garding war between the United States and Spain as Inevitable , are printing maps ot the area ot the probably operations , " details regarding the fleets , tb facts concerning troop ? , armaments , preparedness of the medi cal corps , etc. i The naval experts dwey upon Spain's diu- advantage , having to act at such a distance from Its naval base. One high authority re called an Interesting ' impression derived abroad from a SpanUh man-of-war , that the element which will tend seriously to the detriment of the Spanish payy wlll be found In the contempt with which the superiors re gard their Inferior * . Ho Mid : "They all looked upon the rank nd file an completely beneath them , and entertained a uort of feudal ecorn for their subordinated. " We Get Another Cruller. LONDON , April 2. -j Lieutenant Com. cnander Colwell , the United States naval attache here , thte afternoon purchased from the Thames Iron works , for this govern * a cruiser ot 1,800 tons displacement ( Continued w Seventh Face. ) EXPECTS MORE TIME Spain Thinks McKinley Will Show Further Foibearanoa , MAY WAIT TILL THE CORTES CONVENES Much Enrpriso and Disappointment in Official ( Hides , NOTE FROM PRESENT HOURLY EXPECTED Foregone Conclusion that Spain Will Hot Lit Cuba Qo , QUEEN REGENT IS PREPARING TO FLY Dny Fleet Ynclit In. Which She nntl Her Son. 'Mny ' Sail A way It llostllltle Should. llrenk Out. ( CopyrlRht , 1S38 , by Pre crubll hlnic Company. ) MADRID , April 2. ( Now York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) Even among the governing classes everybody. Is so con vinced that the Spanish memorandum would get some answer In the shape of a con tinuation ot negotiations or concessions that anxiety rose to a high pitch In political and financial circles today. The bourse closed weak. Spanish Interior 4s were quoted at 57cj exterior 4s at CSc ; exchange on Paris , 43c. Cuban bonds lost three points and all securities followed suit. Tha minister of foreign affairs was visited by all the ambassadors and ministers , eager to hear the course of events. He was only able to tell them that the Spanish minister at Washington telegraphs unfavorable Im pressions , fiagasta was visited by all the members of the cabinet , many leading states men and Marshal Campos , who , as usual in critical circumstances , came to offer his un conditional support. All visitors carried away the Impression that Sagasta , though naturally anxious , Is qulto determined to face all events with resolution and confident In the hearty assistance of all parties In Spain. i The foreign office received from Spanish representatives in the European capitals assurances. Both the memorandum and tel egram of the Cuban autonomous cabinet to President McKlnley produce an excellent im pression and are approved by the courts and the covernments. La Correspondencla and Correo say to- nlghT that Spain Is more than over per suaded that European sympathies are en tirely platonlc. Even such usually moderate papers are very bitter In their criticisms on the supposition that McKlnley will next week place a solution ot the crisis In the hands of congress. There Is no foundation yet in the rumors of preparations for the departure ot the Woodford family. On the contrary , they have made an excursion of forty-eight hours to Toledo. MUCH SURPRISE. Much surprise and disappointment Is caused by Washington telegrams putting the Spanish Memorandum in so differ ent a light from what the people ot Spain had been led to .suppose by the Inspired press , who styled the Spanish re ply a proud rejection of American pretensions Instead of a mild , dilatory document to gala time. The presidential decision Is now ex pected with hourly Increasing impatience and anxiety. Most of the papers reflect the gen eral impression that it will be unfavorable. Some personage ? in official and diplomatic circles fancy President McKlnley will grant Spain another delay until the Cuban parlia ment and the Spanish Cortes meet , though It Is quite a foregone conclusion that neither would ever assent to the Independence or sale of Cuba. All the papers say the government and statesmen attach great Importance to the attitude ot the Cuban Insular government , whoso volunteers , army and the Spanish party are resolute agalnot foreign Interfer ence and treating with the Insurgents as belligerents In any form. TORPEDO FLEET IN A GALE. Official telegrams confirm the report ot a heavy gale In mid-ocean , which forced the torpedo squadron to disperse , each vessel making for St. Vincent in the Capo Verde island as best it could. Captain Vlllamll reports that some of the torpedo vessels suf fered , hut can bo repaired at St. Vincent. After a conference with Sagasta the minister ot marina telegraphed Vlllamll to remain nt St. Vincent for repairs and victualing and await instructions. Senor Moret and two other members of the cabinet v > ere strongly Inclined to make con cessions t > i avert a conflict with America , whilst Count Xlqucna , Senore Qullon and Grolsert wcro enthusiastic for cncrgetlo re sistance , under the impression that the Span ish attltudo would make McKlnley hesitate and also command the sympathy of European governments to whom Spain had communi cated a memorandum ot the ministers o ! war and marine. Both showed reserve , but joined the resistance party when Sagasta stated he believed it unadvlsable to assent to the American pretensions , as the patriotic feeling ot all classes was against a surren der. When Sagaeta Informed the queen of tbo divided opinion ot her councillors she again , as at previous councils , showed much energy in advocating a defense of the rights of Spain , her ambition being to band her son on hli'coming ot age , four years hence , In tact all the territories his father left under the SpanUh flag. The weary , preoccupied ex pression on her face was noticed at the opera house. i The El Liberal states that the eteamer Al fonso XIII , just arrived , brought from Cuba In irons nine prisoners , all native * ot the colony , recently allowed to return home from exile In the SpanUh penitentiary eta- tlon * , where Wcyler had icnt them , and wlio THE BEEK.L.ETIN. Weather 1'ortcatt for Variable Wlndi. 1 I'oiio Pone * nit Spill ti ! ( { rnn Snicniiln Look * nBonTlmet I'rohuMo Cunt 2 Cuhitn lntleprmltTrcp\Uone floe * . tl Nctirimkn New * . Tlhlilrx' Kick tAliont llnlm. Kmlirm from HIP Lincoln Plre. 4 I .nut Week In Oiiinlin'M Soelnl Whirl B HuIcH far the I2M > oltl < m CltariiM. lawn' * K\po Ulon I'liinn. AlVulm lit South Oiiiiilin. ( I Council 11 1 u IT I.ornl Mnttrm. 7 Illlllurilliit It en Uvntn .Hohnefer. 8 Hunt AITnlr Still u M > ntery. 10 "nilnnn , " hy Illiler llnttunr.l. 11 Cnnilltlun of Oninhn'it Trnile. Commercial anil Fliinnvlnl Menu. li ! Gilltorlnl nnd Comment. 14 In the World of Amimrment. Munlcnl Itoilew of the Week. in ( lorilon Sum for HIM Snltiry. | Kchoctt of the Ante Iloom. j 1(1 l.lfv In the Southern rn.-lllc. 15 In the Donuilii of Woman. | ID SprliiK 'nnhtoiiN for Men. -O The in n * A. Kitlxoit on Snceenii. Home I.lfe of ( irovcr Clctelniul , 21 "KnmotiN Trees. " Sir Innnc IIolilen'M Life. 22 Snorting llevleir of the Week. Slzliiir Up the Omaha TiMim. 2l ! Amonic Wheeln nnd Wheelmen. 24 PIctnrcN by TclcKrniih. Teiuueruture > nt Umnhiii Hour. Dctr. Hour. TICK , no sooner reached Havana than they took part In a conspiracy to blow up the Spanish cruiser Oqucndo In the harbor of Havana , El Liberal says a torpedo was found In their possession \\hen arrested with two accom plices , still in a prison at Havana. I ARTHUR E. HOUGHTON. QUEEN MAY FLEE. LONDON , April ? . ( New York World Ca blegram ( Special Telegram. ) The queen re gent of Spain has bought Hugh McCalmont's fast yacht Glrclda for herself and her chil dren In case they have to fly from Spain. This fact leaked out today when the men who negotiated the sale of that crack 1,200- ton steam vessel said : "Nono of the newspapers hero or , so far as I know , In the United States , have appre ciated the true significance of the purchase of the Glrelda for Spain. I can tell jou that though It was bought ostensibly for the Spanish government , the money for It was paid by the queen regent herself. The Glrclda Is not Intended for ordinary war service. It U to bo kept on the Spanish coast ready to putIn at any port ordered and take on board 'the queen regent , the young king and his Dialers In the event of an emergency. The queen regent and her advisers evidently ap prehend either a Carlist or a republican revolution as a sequel to the loss of Cuba. The Glrelda Is not to undergo such altera tions as would bo necessary M It v.os In tended for war service. It Is sumptuously fitted Inside , has six Maxim Nordcnfeldt ma chine guns and 100 stand of Leo-Metford magazine rifles. TOKI'KUOES Aim A IIIG PACTOn. If Well lined AVII1 Cripple the Nnvy. ( Copyright. 1688 , by Press ( Publishing Company. ) LONDON , April 2. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) "Spain has a few fine war ships , but her most formidable naval arm Is her torpedo destroyer flotilla , These vessels can do Immense damage II properly handled. " So says an admiral of the British navy , whoso reputation for practical and expert knowledge Is world-wide , but he forbids the use of his name. The remark was made today in answer to an Inquiry for his estimate of the fighting capacities of the American and Spanish navies. "As for Spain's big ships , " the admiral continued , "unless I am greatly mistaken they will prove utterly ineffective , apart from the department difficulty ot coaling , which Is not Insurmountable. The Spanish officers are quite Inexperienced in big gun practice and can hit nothing with them unless by a fluke. "I can tell you from personal Investlga tlo.i that Spain has spent no money to ppeal of In training her officers to use these bit guns. She can't afford It. Why , our navj spends more annually In gun practice thar all the navies In the world together. Still our handling ot these weapons leaves , Ir my opinion , at least much to bo desired The Spanish sailors are courageous and fine seamen , but these qualities are ot lltUo aval If they are mere apprentices at utilizing thi n capons In their hands. "I know both the American and the Span ish navies. I have been on most of the ships of both. I repeat , except for tin Spanish torpedo destroyers , the Amcrlcai fleet will have no difficulty In asserting 1U unbounded superiority. If the torpedo dc stroyers were eliminated It would bo as un equal a content as that between China ant Japan , where the main reason for China1 ! helplessness was Inexperience in using th ( big guns. " PARIS , April 2. ( New York World Cable gram Special Telegram. ) Admiral Prcmes- nil , a high French naval authority , asked to day his opinion as to the respective fighting capacity of the American and Spanish navies replied : "I still doubt war will ensue , bul it It does I consider the Spanish navy more than a match for the American. The greal weakness of the latter U want of cohesion owing to the mixture of nationalities among Us sailors. Spanish Bailers have Immense patriotism and will enter war with the same ready spirit as they showed ten years age when the Caroline Incident threatened nur , Spain will fight under the disadvantage ol being cut oft from a base of coal supplies but the war will bo the affair of torpedo de stroyers largely and It Spain makes effective uao of Its fine- flotilla at the outset of hostil ities the United States navy will be crippled. " Flotilla at Cape Verde Inland ! . ( Copyright , 1S3S , by Press Publishing Company. ] ST. VINCENT , Cape Verde Islands , April 2. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Tbo Spanish torpedo flotilla , bound from Cadiz for Porto Rico , under com < mand of Captain Vlllamll , has put In here , New Torpedo Hunt * lleuily to Sail. NEWPORT , R. I. , April 2. The new tor pedo boats Qwyn and Talbot went Into com- mUsloa today. It la expected the boats will Mil for Key West looa. WHAT IT WILL COST Estimated Expanse of Fighting with the Spaniards. * ONE HUNDRED MILLION PER MONTH Figures Prepared by Secretary Gugo and Chairman Diugloj. THINK WAR MIGHT LAST SIX MONTHS Will Ask an Appropriation of Six Hundred Million L'cllars. ' GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION CONTINUES WiiNhhiKtan Omdnln Ilnrbnr Mtiotl Anxiety n M to the 1'rolmlilllty of nu IniiirnilliiK Cluxh ot Arm * . WASHINGTON , April 2. ( Special Tel * , gram. ) How dons would war with Spain last In a question heard In every public place la Washington thcss stirring limes , anil every person has a different IJca an to Its dura- tlon. 1'rcsklent McKlnfcy , his cabinet ami someof these enjoying the confidence of tlio president on Capitol hill , however , have about reached the conclusion thit It would not bo ended under six months and would , cost 1100,000,000 a month. That this vast sum Is fixed as a minimum of what It would cost monthly to go to war with Spain Is said to have been reached by Secretary Gage and Chairman IXngley of the waya and means committee , the proposltloa being to ask congress to appropriate $600- 000,000 as a war measure , after which plans will bo formulated as to the manner In which to ralso this enormous amount , whether by a horizontal levy In customs duties or by taxation on Internal commodities such a * beer. beer.For For the first time since the civil war In formation as to the movements of the vcs- tttls of the American navy -was not to bo had toJay , and Captain Crownlnshleld , chleC of the bureau of navigation , eald that the bulletin board which has usually chronicled the movements of our war ships would prob ably continue bare until after the present crisis had rastcd. SITUATION IS GRAVE. The gravity of the situation continue' ! , the grave faces of these In high command in the Navy department telling their own story of what la thought about an Impending con' , fllct. Captain Crownlnshleld , head of the navi gation bureau , was In consultation with Secretary Long much of the day , preparing plans for Increasing the fleets at Hampton Roads and Key West. Commodore Sampson , In command of the fleet at Key West , was ordered to complete the coaling of his ships at the earliest possible moment and bo ready for any emergency. Late , this evening them was a rumor that Spain had presented an other proposition to the president through "Minister " Polo , but confirmation could not bo had. In. the event of the army taking the field , It Is confidently believed that Colonel Hum phrey , depot quartermaster aad a soldier well known to many people In Omaha , would bo assigned to duty at the base of operations and would have solo charge ot that Important branch ot the military arm ot the service. Captain J. D. Gage ot Lincoln , who Is la the city , lias tendered his services to As sistant Secretary ot War Melklejobn. In case of war and says that ho is anxious to smell powder oaco more. JUST WAITING 1C011 TUB WOHO. Situation \Viinlilnurton U Ilcported IIM Unchanged. WASHINGTON , April 2. The situation be tween the United States and Spain remains the same , no communications having any bearing on the matter having passed slnco Thursday night , when Minister Woodford transmitted the reply of the Sagasta's min istry to the president's propositions ot two weeks ago. Both governments appear to ac cept this tssua as made up. and are shaping their course accordingly. This being the case , the view Is univer sally entertained , even by representative men ot the administration , that congress upon receipt of the president's message early , next week will take action , which It Is al most universally expected must result In the sovcranco ot relations between the two coun tries. This was In part foreshadowed by the action of the senate committee on foreign relations today In agreeing to a resolution favorable to the Independence of Cuba and for armed intervention It necessary to secure Independence. With the crisis so near at hand It Is be lieved that If any European mediation U to como It Is to bo within the next two days. It 19 said , however , at the State department this afternoon that no offer of European me diation had yet been officially transmitted to. this government. It 'was the general understanding that friendly overtures ot this kind were looked for at any time from France or Austria , and It was reported during the day that tie presence in Washington of Cardinal Glbboni and Archbishop Ireland was in connection with mediation from Homo , but it wan said on high authority at the State department that no overtures ot this character had taken official form , nor was the State department advised that any such steps were In con templation. U Is the understanding In official circlet , based upon Information ! , that Die recognition of Cuban Independence would not in Itself bo regarded by Spain as a casus belli. Out at tbo same time there la little doubt that sucU recognition ot Cuban independence would bo followed by tbo withdrawal of the Spanish minister and bin entire eulto from Washington , and the termination of 8p la' diplomatic corps at Washington. It la probable that the withdrawal ot thft Spanish minister , following the recognition ot Independence , would bo not so much an ln dlcatlon of war , as It would bo an emphatlo protect by the Spanish government