Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-20

| 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 here to unduly hasten the
! movements of the minister.
! Whether the state department will
| send senior Polo his passports, or he will
ask for them is felt to be an immaterial
enee to these formalities and there is
| every reason to believe the state depart
| menf will afford him the protection of
| in the enforced departure of minister
| on the breaking out of war. The entire
| staff of the legation will accompany the
| minister
| Washington are not made known. except
| that they will return to Spain at the earl
lest possible moment. II would be no sur
| prise If the minister and his staff went
| bv way of Canada instead of New York.
| taking one of the Atlantic Liners from
| Halifax.
| ter of great activity throughout the day.
| The minister was up practically all last
night retiring shortly before daylight
| this morning. after having notified his
| government of the final passage of the
| Cuban resolution. He was again at his
desk. by y. NJ. communicating with his
government and awaiting the next and
| final movement in making the resolution
| effective. Although of sturdy physique,
the Spanish minister showed signs of the
intense strain and anxiety put upon him
during the last few days.
He saw number of friends mainly OF
/ the diplomatic corps and TO them he eX-
presse the view that all hope of a peace,
full settlement appeared to be at end, ana
that Spain now left with the United
States the responsibility of war. Being
convinced that all hope of peace was
over. the minister's personal desires were
that the remaining fOrmalitieS might be
dispatched as speedily as possible. He
was rather surprised late in the day when
told that the Presidents signing of the
resolution would be deferred until tomor-
row.
Early this morning. The large metal
Spanish legation was wrecked from its
place on the gate leading To the legation
ami carried off by vandals. The minis
ter made no complaint to the state de
partment or the police as he has sought
to minimize the petty depredations
against the legation, although this was
the most fragrant one committed.
! The various foreign embassies and lega-
tons We're intensely active. tonight. in
| the expectation that hostilites We're near
! at hand. The several foreign officers
were fully advised of the passage of the
resolutions and We're kept posted as to the
prospects on the Presidents signature.
Some of the ambassadors and ministers
called at the state department to learn
| whether the President would sign the
| resolutions. They We're informed by
| Judge Day that the President intended
TO sign them. This in turn was communi-
| Gated to the foreign offices. The repre-
stutativeS of the powers of Europe held
no meeting during the day, nor is any
meeting at present in prospect. Those
| who have been most hopeful OF bringing
about European coalition now concede
| that such a move is Impossible.
| one of the brSt-pUSted members of the
| diplomatic corps stated. tonight. that 1t
| was now too late for mediation and inter
vention. even if the powers could be
brought together 1t was recognized on
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