Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-18
NEARLY THE ENTIRE COLONY At
TAMPA GOING TO HAVANA.
VESSEL HAS BEEN CHARTERED.
PARTY THAT IS TO LEAVE WILL
NUMBER 4OS PERSONS.
Most of Them Are Young Men Who
VIII Serve in the Spanish Army
Stories of Alleged Hos
tiIity FIatIy Denied
From Tampa.

Washington. April 1.-THE Spanish min
lister, Senior Polo, to-day closed charter
for an American steamer of the Plant line
which will carry practically the entire
Spanish colony of Tampa. Fla, 10 Havana,
tomorrow. In making the charter, the
minister gave assurances that. in case OF
hostili,ies, the steamer would he cleared
from Havana given ample protection, and
allowed to return to an American port.
The Spanish party will number 40S. most
of them being young men who have offered
their services in the Spanish army in case
of war. Some women and children are in
cluGed, as they are a part of the colony
making the move, and it is said also that
the hostility to Spanish residents in that
locality has become marked of late. The
consul and vice consul, with two assist
ants. will remain at Tampa This is the
point at which seven regiments of in
fantry have been ordered to mobilize with
in the next few days, although there is no
intimation that the departure of the Span
ISL colony is due to the concentration of
United States troops at Tampa
The Spanish minister had a comparative
" quiet Sunday, finding time to take
drive with the Swedish minister, Mr..
Grippe, the two having been associated
here in the diplomatic service twenty-five
years ago. Senior Polo received a number
of dispatches from Madrid. but they de-
veloped no new phases of the question, and
did not bear out the reports that Spain
would seek the good offices Of the United
States in case the house resolutions become
a law.
No official information has been received
here as to the reported negotiations with
General Gomez toward his surrender, al
though there is no disposition to discredit
the report.
At the embassies and legations represent
ing the six great powers of Europe, the
unusual activity of the last three weeks was
noticeably relaxed. as it has now come
to be accepted in these quarters that there
will be no action, certainly none of a radical
character. toward mediation or Intervention
between Spain and the United States. While
| the recent exchange of notes was in prog
ress some of the embassy offices here were
| open nightly until 8 a. m. receiving and
sending cipher dispatches in connection
| with the effort of the powers to get to-
gether. This proved unavailing, however.
| and, as one Of the best posted members Of
the diplomatic corps stated tonight, "the
| powers have too many troubles of their
own to permit them to reach a concert in
| this affair."
The Austrian minister gave a diplomatic
dinner tonight. the British and French
| ambassadors. the Russian charge and the
| Spanish minister being among the guests.
| Although the powers were well represented
the gathering was purely of social char
| acter.
Tampa. Fla, April 1.-THE reported hos
tility toward the Spanish residents in this
city has absolutely no foundation. The
people of this city have been even more
| thar ordinarily friendly toward the Span
ish residents during the continuance Of the
| strained relations. They have thus assured
| the Spanish colony that whatever is said
| by the press or the people is in no way
intended for them as individuals, but is di-
rected against the policy of the Spanish
government solely. Some time ago the
| city council met and passed resolutions in
which were set forth assurances of pro-
lection for their lives and property. The
Spanish residents of Tampa are peaceful
and thrifty, and are looked upon with
much esteem by the entire community.
Philadelphia, April 17.-Joaquin NJ. Tor
RIA, the Spanish consul in this city, ha:
inserted the following notice in the loca
papers:
Spanish subjects residing in this cit!
and its consular district are notified tt
present themselves at the consulate, No
30 South Third street. at their earlies
convenience
Senor Torrija declined to discuss the pur
pose of the notice but from another source
it was learned that the probable objec
was to complete "A registration of all Span
ish subjects in this section.
WITH THE Fl YINE S0IIAnRnN