The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-04-13
WAR IS CERTAIN AND CUBA Will Be FREE

munication, and after it the Senate
returned to the Legislative session.
NEW YORK, April Ga special TO
the Herald from Washington says:
y dispatch of the highest signif-
cance was sent to Consul General Lee
in Havana by the State Department
late last night. 1t contained orders
for him to leave Havana at the ear
lest possible moment.
WASHINGTON. April 6.-Attorney
General Griggs stated at half past ii
today that he understood that Consul
General Lee would leave Havana to-
day. That all the Americans would
be got out of Havana at this time he
was not sure. but Assistant Secretary
Day is credited with saying that all
of them would leave today.
NEW YORK. April Ga special to
the Times from Washington saws the
lying squadron under command of
Schley will move on the Canaries in
side Of twentv-eight hours. This is
the program of the Navy Department
It is both reply to the dispatch of
the torpedo tlotilla and feet of cruis-
erS toward our shores and preliminary
to a decisive blow at the sea power of
Spain.
MADRID. April Ga Ministerial
crisis is imminent. 1t is understood
that Senior Silvela. leader of the Dis
Sidept Conservatives and the Conser-
vatiyes. will. if necessary. accept Of
flee on a program Of immediate ar
mistice, with full authority TO the
autonomiSt government to negotiate
and conclude an effectual peace in
Cuba.
BARCELONA. April G.-Spansh As
are quoted here today at G7.S0 against
1928 yesterday.
PARIS, April G.--Spanish Is were
depressed on the Bourse today. selling
at 41as eN in, the closing price yes
terday being 50 1916.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 6.-The
Senate has passed the Riley bill APP
propriating $l,000,0O0 to put the Ohio
National Guard on war footing.
There was not dissenting vote.
LONDON. April 6.-On the highest
authority the Associated Press can
assert that the British government
has assured the United States of its
fullest and most cordial sympathy in
its Cuban policy. This assurance was
given with the most complete knowl-
enge of the latest developments in the
negotiations between the United
States and Spain, and on the under
standing that events are tending al
most steadily towarded armed inter
yention in Cuba.
The British government is even
more friendly to the United States
than the newspapers here. having
more accurate knowledge of the real
nature and purport of the dealings
between the United States and Spain.
MADRID. April 6-Midnight.-At
this hour there are no important de-
velopments of arrangements that have
been concluded to place American cit
izens and their property throughout
the country under the care of the
British diplomatic representatives in
case United States Minister Woodford
is compelled to leave.
1t is known however that no in
structions have been received by Cen
eral Woodford to place American cit
i2ens and their property under the
protection of the British representa-
tives.
General sWoodford left the United
States Legation for his residence at
1890 \. NJ. The prevailing impress
sion in political circles as this dispatch
is sent is that Spain will strive to the
utmost to avoid war. but doubts as TO
her being able to do so are expressed
in all quarters