| Show PRAYERS OF POPE LEO XII They are for the Success of Spnish Arms In Cuba MJrlt In I lour 0 Ibn Drift Apilixt biIUnurt 1 0 ehook I he Fl I lUIVeltiltlou New York March SA dispatch to the World from Madrid says The panic on the foreign bourses to get rid of BpoJns securities has puzzled puz-zled the people of Madrid all day They llre DI n ore 10 understand the reason for It In sjmpathy with that panic there wan some fall In stocks on the Madlld I bourse accompanied by a sharp rise In foreign exchange The government govern-ment took steps Immedately to contradict contra-dict olllclally both the reports that Spain had asked for the mall of Consul General Lee from Havana and the report re-port that Pope Leo XIII had made any declaration favorable to Cuban Independence Inde-pendence or rebels The latter rumor Is I positively denied by the papal nuncio ut Madrid On the contrary it Is well known that since the blnntn ot whe Cuban Inurctlon the p has sent hlblplotFr pellledly t Spanish troops starting for Cuba and haaakepual y all often announced an-nounced he loll prud for the success suc-cess oC tile Spanish army Reflecting the Impreslons In financial and political quarters most of the Madrid Mad-rid newspapers attribute the scare to inaccurate statements set Afloat by telegraphic agencies and sensational nwspDr concerning both Incidents The Spanish nevvsnnpeis still print criticisms based upon the discovery of goods smuggled Into Cuba under the cover oC relief CThe Item it believes this Incident 1 damaging for General Lee MADRID HAVS 1EACK Senratlonal lliilflio nllrelr Wrong In Interring to Diplomatic ItlUllon Madrid March SA semloinclal news agency of this city Issued today1 the following announcement After brief uneasiness there Is a general belief now that peace will not be broken and that the relations between be-tween Spain and the United States will continue amicably i 1 cntinue llmlcbl Political personages assert that the late I sensational dispatches ore completely com-pletely wrung In attributing an ag grtwlve tone t the diplomatic relations rela-tions betvcen the 10 governments mlitch haw nol for a Ingle moment lost thdr friendly character blAINS WAR IVILCIIASI die Orders for ltaililt Ire UuiuLunnot tiny VVurlil 0 hi I mini New York March According to tile Paris correspondent of the Herald the Spanish government ha given order or-der for the purchase of rapid lire guns of the Cal type of 1 and 10 centimetres In Trance They are supposed sup-posed to be for the Spanlh Ironclad Cailos V now at Havre completing her arnalkinent BlnJn In Said 10 have tried 10 purl chase warhll Crom Iracbut without with-out SUCCESS GUN 111111OXI8 TRIP Start Tomow Ill Tur 01 Ipe thin 01 Utorl lor New York March 8 bpeclal Interest Is taken In military circles In the trip l of Gen Wesley Men Itt commanding the department of the east to Key West and the other southetn Atlantic defenses As Key Well Ii I the nearest point to Spanish Possessions the Ins In-s > ctlon by Uen Merrltt of the formi cations them Is of particular Importance Import-ance DneUen Merrltt said last night My purpose Is to start on my visit of Inspection In-spection to the fortifications on the cnsl oC the mouth tomorrow III noon Whn 1 wo II New Orleans 11 wk ago I contemplated going across the country to Key West but I found It could bo easier to make railroad connections con-nections b teturnlng to New York and starting from this point I shall go dl rel 10 SI Augustine and then visit Key West and other point 011 l the Coast ot Florida j shall also go to our defenses on the coast of Georgia and both North and South Carolina l do not think that I will goto the forts and barracks ibout Washington and Red Umor or to Port Monroe on this trip but will leave I them to lie Inspected later In the Spring when the weather will 14 I liner In that Vicinity l shall be assay for Iwo or three wlk Have the nw developments In the relations of this ountry to Spain ally hearing upon your trip Gen Merrltt me a asked Non whaler WD l the reply 11 made all m > plans last I week anti a no reason 10 change them I 11m glad that Congress bus passed the bill for two more regiments of artillery That will enable us to Property strengthen the garrisons al our sDboDld fortifications and to put Some men nt unrrlsond liolnts where they are needed We know just where we need men the rot I 1 1 i |
