Spain s Claim to the Carolines LONDON September 13Lhe note of Senor Elduayen the Spanish Foreign Minister to I Prince Bismarck claims Spanish sovereignty over the Carolines on the ground of discovery discov-ery exploration missionary work protection protec-tion recognition by the natives and the existence ex-istence of Spanish trading posts MADRID September 18The German Government appears to be disposed to insist that the disputes concerning the Caroline island be submitted to arbitration Spain is negotiating for the purchase of two menofwar which are being built in England for the Chinese government The British viceConsul at San Sebastian has offered to protect the German Consul I there in the event of another riot BERLIN September 13COTlllt Benomar I Spanish Ambassador has received the Spanish Span-ish courier bearing a complete apology from I Spain to Germany for the insults to the German Ger-man Embassy It is stated that the German steamer Nachtigal which sailed under orders to touch at Corunna and Fernando has just been ordered to stop at Plymouth and await instructions Prince Bismarck I will return to Berlin this week I LONDON September 1Jlhe Ihifly JNVita Berlin dispatch says The Carolines may already be regarded as German property The entire affair can only terminate with the assertion of Germanys claims MADRID September 14 Admiral Babe dilla has issued a circular to officers in the navy instructing them to tell their men that the government has asked for an official report re-port from Manilla which he says will doubtless dispel the cloud over the conduct of their brother officers at Yap General Salamanca declared today that he had no intention of offending Germany in giving up his decoration of the order of the Red Eagle which had been conferred upon him bv Emperor William MADBID September HThere were 1016 new cases of cholera and 625 deaths reported re-ported yesterday throughout Spain