Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1898 — Praise for Woodford. [ARTICLE]

Praise for Woodford.

Madrid, April 19. —Great Indignation has been caused in English-speaking circles in Madrid by an "unwarrantable personal attack upon Gen. Stewart L. Woodford appearing in two iseuee of an American journal.” The American minister’s courtesy is much appreciated by all In English-speaking circles, and eepeclally by the newspaper representatives. While maintaining the high level of America’s diplomatic reputation, he ha* done eo without losing personally the esteem of the people whose oourt he is accredited. London. April 19.—The Madrid correspondent of the Daily Mail **ya: Tho fantastic stories published In the American papers have elicited much ridicule in Spain. One of them accuses Gen. Woodford of cheating both governments, whereas the American mlnleter’s attitude 1* praiseworthy aad straightforward In the extreme.