The herald., 1898-04-09
ALL AMERICANS IN CUBA
MAKING PREPARATIONS FOR
LEAVING
GEN. LEE WILL DEPART TODAY
Captain General Blanco Waiting in
Stoical Indifference for the Cap
ture Of Cuba's Capital
Associated Press Special Wire


| Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON. April s.-Assistant-sec-
retary Day announced this afternoon that
all the citizens Of the United States now
In Cuba, who desired to leave would
positively be out Of that island by Satur-
day. He added that Consul-General Lee
would leave Havana on that day. This
statement was made yesterday. but it's
positive reiteration on the day preceding
the date set shows that there has been no
delay In getting the Americans out. and
that nothing has DEVELOPED that would
keep General Lee at Havana longer than
tomorrow. Judge Day said there had been
no important communication from Gen.
eral Woodford at Madrid.
A Cabinet Minister, In an interview on
the political situation, is quoted as say
Ing: THE Ministers have sunk their in
diVidual opinions and are working unani-
mously in the interests Of the country. II
is entirely useless to attempt to arrange
compromise in the face Of the attitude
Of America, which has decided to seek n
rupture at any cost
1.-THE Spanish government would weaken
itself by concessions antagonistic to public
sentiment.
Neither the government nor the coun-
try desires war. but the government must
save Spain's honor. II President McKin-
ley succeeds in withstanding Congress 1t
will certainly be an indication favorable
to peace. II he does not succeed 1t will be
because he has lost control of the situa-
ton, in which case the Spanish conces-
sions are absolutely useless"
DELAY is DANGEROUS
NEW YORK, April S.-A special cable
dispatch to the Commercial Advertiser
from Havana today says:
The expected exodus of Americans and
others has not occurred yet except on a
small scale. When the Bache and the
Mangrove arrived on Tuesday, following
the official notice from the State Depart
ment that they had been sent to take
away Americans who decided to go, 1t
was believed that many would leave i'm
mediately. The Bache and Fern are still
here. The Mangrove was prepared to go
on Wednesday, but only twelve persons
applied for passage and General Lee
thought It unnecessary to send the vessel
out then. She left last night with fifty
persons. On Wednesday word came that
all quarantine restrictions were removed
and that the Mascotte and the Olivette
would make extra trips to take the people
away, and that the Yucatan from New
York to Mexico, via Havana, would also
go to Key west for the same purpose. But
only ninety-six people left on the Mas
cotte on her regular trip.
On Wednesday she returned from Key
West and took away seventy-three more.
Yesterday the Yucatan arrived six days
from NEW York. She stopped at Palm
Beach over night to ascertain II 1t was safe
to come here and left for Mexico without
going to Key West. The Olivette has been
waiting at Tampa. 1t Will arrive here
Saturday, and at the special request of
General Lee.
A list of passengers has been prepared
for the Bache and Fern.
General Lee and the newspaper men ex-
pect to 90 to Key West on the Fern. They
may leave Saturday. but that program is
subject to change.
Tho alarm of the people, which was very
PRONOUNCED three days ago. subsided when
It became known that the President mes
sage was not to be sent to Congress this
week, and the unofficial news that the
Queen had taken Cuban matters out of the
ministry's hands and would accede to the
demands Of the United States also allayed
the feeling. People who had arranged to
leave. decided, with the usual Spanish pro-
clivity for procrastination. to wait, and
they believe the indications point to an i'm
mediate settlement. If they are mistaken
in this, there may be no boats to take
them In case of sudden excitement next
week. The United States government has
given them every opportunity to escape If
they desire to go, but does not propose to
urge them to get out.
CQSUL HYATT LEAVES
WASHINGTON. April S.-The steamer
Brookltne arrived at Port Antonio this
morning from the City Of Santiago de Cuba,
having on board the United States Consul
Pulaski Hyatt, and twenty-five Americans,
children included. All was quiet at San
tiago when the Brookline left that port.
There are three small Spanish warships
there and the entrance Of the harbor is
protected by torpedoes.
American interests at Santiago de Cuba
have been left in care Of the British Consul.
The Brookline is loading at Quarantine
and Will sail for Boston tonight.
Mr. Hyatt has not determined whether
he will go to Key West or stay in quaran-
tine at Port Antonio. Some Of the refugees
will go to Boston, among them being the
Ward Line agent.
BLANCO DESPERATE
NEW YORK, April 8.-A dispatch to the
Tribune from Havana says:
This community awaits developments
with stoical indifference. Among the offic-
ials, from Blanco down, the feeling is one
Of resignation. They are desperate, but
they have done what they could to save the
remnant of Spain's sovereignty in Cuba.
They have also made the best preparation
possible for repulsing q hostile attack.
Some navy and army officers have real
faith in the extensive system Of land bat
teries and in the harbor defenses of Ha-
vana. The higher officials. however, fear