Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-06
WAR Or PEACE WHICH!
Presidents Message Ready Bu|
. Il h0y be Held Up.
CHANGES At MADRID
No Telling What a Few Hours
m. May Bring Fourth.
ACTIVITY AT EMBASSIES
Foreign Diplomats Cuuf- r. tsut NO ID edia
ton Was offered. State Department.
Exercised Over the Safety OF
Counsel General Lee and
U.a ..n Americans in Cuba.
(I;y Te,vsraph.)

(Ey Telegraph
WASHINGTON, -Api4l o.-ThaH the
Presidents message VIII go to Congress-
i4;iltu.iuw Is ln=, 'oeSt lnitrrmatlon k'D-
l1lnah..- in Washington this evening,
l.Ls4s'n this. Kaleidoscope OF 1alteTn1tioh-
al s.re:.lts seems 10 De moving 50 rap
.dly at Ma!d!.u as ~ muke. possible
some new and possibly renan able
l,..slnse IN the aspect of lltails thai WELL
prevent this sisrtenlent h,,ttisns guyd.
llle ms, sage Isl l1eldy. 1t makes
about eco words and has been ap-
proved by the cabinet. l recommends
a:meid intervention Out 50 far es
known Without stating that this should
b. Immediately By the United States TO
prevent lI2tsaAities ami suctpn thu starry
my people. 1t makes an argument
against recognition OF independence at
THIS tins e-..G. .72.es il clear that I'll the
opinion .: ~ administrator it as the
duty of Us Eovernrlet TO supervise the
att air, OF the island until, in the light
Of fufie. and later knowledge, a Stable
goveHnmerr can he established. The
altitude OF Congress on this policy can
KIT ID. fprttoll. g..
The day has been prolific of rep.rts
of mediation on thu part of the Euro
pean powers, but a summary OF all tue
news on this point is that the powers
of Europe. cannot .!g.ee. and that their
interference Would be Unacceptable To
;'le government Of the United States.
The safety Of General Les. CUR q M
80 s.a''f o..sl ns''eu -. = ~. - u
-. sa.!tSi II ~ lts s.asS qspa4
~ 80. - :, M o. -.
o.i9 80 IL .4, ti,e, .- rv
a.'sf sappIleh.lS saio'"ei una ne uiui nor
SNARE fully. i'm the appre.hen sioN.. felt
&hsre s...s
Throughout the day unusual activity
WAS naahilesseG OF TIE foreign eulbas-
sieS ana lessatsons reisresenr:HS the
nf 1tsFN
s.7ntA,!ves ere the British ambassador,
ar JuMan iauncefoie': the Trench am
haSs;'ri' IL NJ NanM'lI; The German am
passssa't@r Dr. Won Hollenben: the ltal,
.,ha ~ S.l;,aes. e9uii' III; a'l''
~. ~ ~ - III NJ ss w.. Ni eiS
f.I,n, 49,, ~, If, nul
~ - 4, - .ui'. ~ e.7ii oiii.'ss;
,,'s, ~ 49, NJ 'Nat = so4..'-s, N
m.ors-sn, AhnII, n7i,.3aN The Rritisb
a r,i,a S,s ,,1or yart Ia ,,s. E,...ny.h .,nhas.
w .,i conferred with M C5mho,, An
,,le i.jtuari,n and shI r-tly aft.r rro,nt
VInei was ar The British embassy.
Ar,sn Ell > n'5rSrk II vas uni,s,sst on,i
.h9ar the French, anbassaslnr and Aus
trEan minister conferred with sir I'm
ian u; ,h.4 ,Rr;rish enrr,..sn- Rut ve,ila
cJ,cser..n..as were mas going on and, an
;,rsl!lssn sion was Keen uysi- an antici
lsated move. it could not be Earned up
10 a late hour that any, actual offer of
n.a,iiat;cn had e,yent1,ai,d r. ce,.h,in,Iv
had no. hee,nl mad. up un t.,,, y-ttsa Of
,dfiee luu.s at the state Department
'rlhe Ci5lr1lan ambassador. DR. Won Hol-
.eban. appears to Ire the only ore not
ac,itvr,v pal-ti e.iy,. ting in the confer
enczs today hut tllsrt, is reason 10 be-
s:tve ht. is kept fully advised on the
-fantiinen;s at Berlin concerning the
SPANISH si:nation. Accompanying the
diplomatic comment was am unsler cur
rent Of stuggs-stin that developments in
N111, ~ a..
the pres ure of The powers and the
pope of Spain might yet bring a bomt an
.rnlistice in which both SIP :l%sh troops
and Insurgents would participates
Viewed from t:,s offic;r,j STANDPOINT
here, thx. time so:> that has GONE. by. and
a:?ere is little. likeihooSi that the irsur-
ssnts Could Ike induced 10 lay down
their arms even for a time .
The Spanish minister. Senior Polo V
Re.na.b<, did NOT take part in amy OF
lie diplomatic conferences. nor did he
have occasion 10 visit the state depart
ment during the day. If the negosia-
tons have taken any new irsc.ion, it
has been between Minister WondfUrd
ard ti!<. auuhorities at Madrid. and not
at Washington. Tonight the Spanish
| mini =ssr dned With Postmaster Genen~-
al Gary. AT THE capitol today a tire
s,less support the outlined policy of the
President. a general belief was ex-
pre- SD whsn the House adjourned
| that a lnajo.Tiy of tie Hnuss. committee
| en- foreign affairs was really to support
! Mr. R1cKi.Esy'ss plan and the Impression
G!:,evualssi that a resolution i'm line with
| the recommendations of the President
would be reported from the commit tee.
Theirs, is a grsat deaf OF uncertainty re-
| ,garGtng the Senate committee.
An Important conference of the com
,.lyatiyt. Senators was held d,MEnr the
| 1,,- ,vp-wn i, vas ,1a,s-,,,int43 thar, i'm