The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-07
STOCKHOLDERS
SEE SAW
Washington Thinks OF
Nothing But War
Again Today.
THE RUSH FROM HAVANA
Woodford and Lee Expect
ed to Start for Home
Monday.
SPAIN WON / BACk DUWN
Last Nights Cabinet Meeting
at Madrid Makes Fight
ing Inevitable.
DIPLOMATS PARADE AND TALK
No Change in McKinley's Mes
sage and None Is
Expected.
REBEL IHNTA STANDS PAT
Intervention without Freedom
Tan,amount 10 a Declaration
OF War.

WASHINGTON, April Z, 1sss.-On the
surface at least affairs in the Navy and
War Departments We're quiet today, but
tfere was constant inquiry among officials
as 10 the latest phases of the Cuban
question The near approach of the Eas-
ter holidays was responsible for the pres
ence at the departments of a large num-
Der of visitors, many of whom We're
strangers in the city.
Captain Sigsbee, who was in command
of the Maine and who happened to be in
the secetary's reception room when
number of ladies called was introduced TO
them and indulged in few moments
conversation.
Assistant Secretary Day, after con-
ference with the President this morning
said he expected Consul General Lee
would leave Suba by Saturday. He said
the Americans on the island were being
gotten off rapidly and about Saturday N ne
believed the situation would permit Gen
erai Lee to vacate his post and return 10
the United States.
cablegram from Consul General Lee
received this morning announces that 2oO
Americans have taken their departure
from the island and that ali is quiet IN
Havana.
A cabIegram was received at the White
House today from Minister Woodford,
ernbodyirlg the results OF yes
terday's Cabinet meeting. 1t had been
expected that the Cabinet meeting al
Madrid would be an important one, ana
that its action would be highly significant
on the diplomatic situation General
Woodford however, wired that there was
no important action taken, and that II
had adjourned without accomplishing any
material step that would lead to any
change in the status or throw new light
on the situation. Its tenor was somewhat
f71Sa in view the GXDecIa-
tions.
Up to late in the forenoon there had not
been any importan5 degeiopmehKti 1earang s
nounced to some of his callers that he
regarded his message to Congress as
closed document unless there is an un-
expected radical change in the existing
situation. Representative Grosyenor
said that unless there was revision OF
the facts which he did not deem at all
probable, there would be no revision OF
the Presidents message.
Mr.. Mckinley, he said, was conscious
of the criticisms passed on the Admins
tration for delay of action but said he
expected it would follow, despite the act
ual facts of the danger threatening our
people on the island. Up to eleven
Assistant Secretary Day had been with
the President. They were Secretaries
Sherman, Long and Bliss and Attorney
General Griggs.
The representatives of six powers of
Europe seeking to avert war between
Spain and the United States, called on
President Mckinley at noon today; The
Germany Austria, Russia and Italy were
represented. Sir Julian Pauncefote, the
rive. followed by Ambassador Won Hole
ben of Germany. Within few minutes
all the ambassadors had been ushered
into the Blue Room and President Nc
Kinley Immediately left his office and
went down to meet them.
The call was quite brief and at l2:12
o'clock they went over to the State De-
oartment and made an official visit They
were headed by Sir Julian Pauncefote
Their entire official suite of attaches ac-
companied them. The call evidently was
by appointment for they were at once
shown into the diplomatic room of the
State Department where they were joined
by Secretary Sherman and Assistant Sec
retary Day with whom they were closeted
behind closed doors.
1t was stated in a high diplomatic quar-
ter today that the action OF the represent
Btives of the Great Powers of Europe,
framed at the British Embassy Tuesday
night was communicated to the United
stated also by equally high diplomats au-
thority-one of the Ministers of Euro
pean power-and also by permission, from
an Ambassador of one of the first Cont
mental powers of Europe, that Russia,
through her representative at Washmg-
ton, joins with the other five great pow
Senator Gray, of Delaware, a member
of the Senate Committee on Foreign Re-
kaItions was with the President for some
believed that ali the Americans who in
tended to get out of the island would
be gotten out safely in due time. He be-
lsved that pSt1 9th General fa M4odIqa1 Hauana a.
opening 9Ualfl of Of next week. He Thought the
pnd pfe the threatening state of affairs at
Havana with relation to the. American
citizens thought to be imgerilied tended