The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-20

He Will be Accorded the Protection of l Passports and Will be Shown Every
 Courtesy-Spanish Archives to be Trans l ferred to French Embassy-Insult Offered |
 to Spanish Legation-vandals Tear Away |
 the sign-The Spanish Minister Made
 No Complaint to State Department or the
 Police.
 Washington, April 19.-The Spanish minister, Senor Polo y Bernabe has made his final preparations for depart ure and is calmly awaiting notification that the president has affixed his sig nature to the Cuban resolutions, at which time the minister will take his leave. He had expected this would come to-day, and every arrangement had been made with that in view. Now that the signing is deferred until to- morrow, it is probable that the minis ter and his staff will depart before an- OIUtI lWCAly ~lOul llOul Ps.oo oS' 1@S will not move preclpitately, however, as the transfer of the legation archives and effects to the French embassy must first be accomplished, and, more over, there is felt to be no disposition on the part of the authorities as to un- duly hasten the movements of the min ister.
 Passports.
 Whether the state department will send Senor Polo his passports, or he will ask for them, is felt to be an im- material detail. He intends to go with out reference to these formalities, and there is every reason to believe that the state department will afford him the protection of passports and any fur ther attentions usual in the enforced departure of a minister on the break ing out of war. The entire staff of the legation will accompany the minister. Their exact movements after leaving Washington are not made known, ex- cept that they will return to Spain at the earliest possible moment. It would be no surprise if the minister and his staff went by way of Canada instead of New York, taking one of the Allan tic liners from Halifax.
 Activity at spanish Legation.
 The Spanish legation has been the center of great activity throughout the day. The minister was up practically all of last night, retiring shortly before daylight this morning after having in- formed his government of the final passage of the Cuban resolution. He was again at his desk by a. n1., com municating with his government and awaiting the next and final move in making the resolution effective.
 Signs of Anxiety.
 Although of sturdy physique, the Spanish minister showed signs of the intense strain and anxiety put Cpon him during the last few days. He saw a number of friends, mainly of the diplomatic corps and to them expressed the view that all hope of peaceful settlement appeared to be at an end and that Spain now left with the United States the responsibility of wsr. Being convinced that all hope of pace was over, the minister's personal de- sires were that the remaining forinali- ties might be dispatched as speedily as possible He was rather surprised late in the day when told that the pres ident's signing of the resolution wouli be deferred until tomorrow.
 Insult to Spanish Legation. Early this morning the large metal sign bearing the words "Oaice of the Spanish Legation" was wr,nched from .4. Il, ta 1o, E. To gation and carried off by vandals. The minister made. no complaint to the state department or the police, as he has sought to minimize the petty dep relations against the legation, altht ugh this was the most fragrant ono tnm- mitted. The various foreign embassies and legations were intensely active to- day in the expectation that hostilities were near at hand. The several for eign officers were fully advised of the passage of the resolutions and were kept posted as to the prospects on the presidents signature.
 Foreign Representatives. Some of the ambassadors and minis- ters called at the state department to learn whether the president would sign the resolutions, They were informed by Judge Day that the president in- | tended to sign them This in turn was communicated to the foreign officers. The representatives of the powers of Europe held no meeting to-day nor is any meeting at present in prospect. Those who have been most hopeful of brining about European coalition now concede that such move is impossi- | ble.
 Too Late for Mediation. One of the best posted members of | the diplomatic corps stated tonight that it was now too late for mediation or intervention, even if the powers | could be brought together. It was rec | ognized on all hands, he said, that the United States and Spain had chosen recourse to war. It was a decision which sovereign nations had a right to make, lamentable as it might be, and | the only course now open for other nations was to determine their attitude | of neutrality between the two bellig- erents. Already, 1t Is said, Great Brit ain has taken steps not only to main tain a passive neutrality, but to en- | force it with arms, if necessary. Two l regiments of British soldiers are now | in the British West Indies and these are about to be augmented by another regiment en route from Halifax. They