Show WAR RUMBLINGS NEW nov 12 A special to the herald irona irom washington says bays im portana developments in the cuban affairs may be expected at an early date but not irom from this ibis end of the line the administration thoroughly under stands bands the situation la in cuba as ae it exists today and does not regard the time as ripe for any motion action by this country many sensational reports are aal at abut about immediate intervention by the united states and extensive military preparations for prospective trouble with spain it cn cm be stated author the president regards the military situation in cuba as far too critical to warrant any action by the united states afi ac this time it is the first brat convie conviction tion of the administration officials that a real crisis is approach tog lag to in cuban affairs and that the only safe a course 0 u roe for t this b to cou country u try to pu pursue ran a is to await developments the presence in this city today ol of admiral bunco and his bis long confer enoe knoo with too toe secretary mr herbert has boo given rise to many reports as to prospective trouble with spain one of the alarming reports told with much detail by pessimistic naval officers is 18 that their ail ministration administration has baa not be come enC entirely irely convinced that spain pa naval preparations at home and the recent large augmentation aue sua of the military forces in cuba are to la an on of a conflict with the united states to be provoked by the lormer lox for the purpose ut of preserving prea erving her ehg dignity in ill the ibe joas 1098 ot of cuta chua of the incidents which have given rise fleeto to the many sensational rumors which the alarmists alarmiste alar mists are circulating is a alory which comes from spain to the effot that minister Mini ater taylor has diso die covered that the he madrid authorities have been consulting the represents tives of the european powers in that hat city as an to their attitude in the event 9 ol 01 1 war between the united states and spain according to the report minister mi aister taylor discovered that a note was addressed to eacia each of the foreign ministers at madrid making the in and upon learning of the matter tie went to tile ibe spanish minister of loreign foreign affairs and demanded an explanation tiou hie interview it is ia said resulted to in the notes bring recalled all of this ahia happened several weeks ago and was duly reported to the stute state it is further stated that mr taylor has reported the existence of a bad state of feeling toward americans to 10 various parts of spain and the danger of the inability of the spanish government to prevent outbreaks there is 18 no justification for this in sane aane talk about war at this time secretary herbert is not unmindful of the possibilities of the cuban war but he be has hais not changed his naval policy by reason ot of any recent developments hoth both the military and naval establishments have been bee unusually active during the last year in the way ol of military preparations and orders have been issued oy by the secretaries of both departments to expedite work in varl one JUH branches nut not because ot oi may any certainty of any immedi we trouble with spain or auy otner other country but solely ur or ibe ut of being prepared tor for any emergency the vit it of admiral bunco here yesterday had something to do with me eno repair work on the vessels of his squadron and his hie lintela wint win tela eid cruise after the fleet to ie got together again the 60 feLary and admiral spent sume time together going ever charts of southern waters water the malo main object of to the 0 con torence terence was io 10 map out a winter cruise lor for the fleet and plan ot of manou maneuvers vers abe secretary is anxious to avoid the necessity of keeping the squadron in rendezvous at ki Hao upton ampton bunds as he be did aid last year because or of the fear that too venezuelan and cuban controversies might become faither complicated by the presence of the ships in the car sea aea the question to Is now out of the way and unless there should be a crifie oriels lu iii cuban affair during the comicz month the squadron will ably make a cruise at toine of 0 the venezuelan ports but careful carefully jy avoiding waters A definite program however will not be outlined until the Equa aron is brought together at hampton early in december and admiral future movements will then depend upon the situation in ia cuba ST louis nov 12 A special to the globe democrat irom from key west fla saye captain general weyler beylor has at last met the cubans on the field and has a repulse according tx to the liao a per steamer Oli olivette from havana last night weyler it Is eau was attacked lacked at while encamped in the gobernadora hills in pinar del rio bio tro province vince by the cubans under peno patio delgado and perou diaz dias the cubans surprised the outi outposts oets and for a time great confusion prevailed in wellers Wey lera lers camp weyler la in said field to have fallen back about eight miles milel during the retreat the cubans killed thirty four spaniards arda and wounded sixty othere MADRID nov 12 with regard to the dispatched from washington on the subject of the possibility of trouble bet between weca the united states slates and spain it to la officially denied that the spanish premier senor canovas del castillo has communicated with the powers howera with the view to seeking support against the united states it Is ex the story is probably pro ably bibly a revival of a report circulated circulate a last au i list when spain prepared ared a memorandum on the cuban relations with the united states suggesting that the be powers assist spain in bringing bring inic amicable pros pres ure to bear on the united states on the occasion indicated and by we toe ad vice of the ambs amba of the powers the spanish minister for foreign affairs consulted with the united states minister at madrid detore sending the memorandum it was vie tle view ot of minister taylor that a despatch of such a note directly after Clevelan landd proclamation calling forthe for the observance ot of the neutrality laws woultz won id be calculated seriously to affect the relations beaw en an spin spain and the united states stated and in deference to that expression the spanish minister of foreign affairs assured minister taylor that the memorandum would be with held also stating that no offense was waa intended to president cleveland or to the he government of the united states and that spain desired to sound the powers with a vi alt w to a contina contingency ency which might arise out of the presidential ejection it is now added that the possibility of a war between the united states and spain to is regarded is as most remote it to la poi pointed out that spain remained perfectly neutral during the presidential election |