Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-08
No LONGER ANY DOUBT
NuI win SpoIl is Nov
| r.. !nev!!llIe.
SIX GREAT P0WES ACT
Mckinley Replies That He
Has a Duty to fulfill. "
LEAVES CUBA TOM oRRow
General Lee VIII Withdraw FROM the H.
lard and Return to Amer RIGA. Til.
Candle OF Hop. is Elick-r-
ing. ana Diplomacy Has
En-. Been Exhausted. "H
LEAVES CUBA TOMORROW
(By Teiegraphl

! CBy Topography r.
! WASHINGTON. April There is NO
son ger AMY doubs as TO the pu,-pos,.
| ~ ti'is government with respect to The
riuua.sion iul Cuba. War; i'm the opinion
| Of the administration, is inevitable
| except in l,ila unlovl1pd for event OF a
surrender ON the part of Spain Tine
| Presidents message wtnitAh had been in
| ttG!Ied 10 send to Congress yesterday
.31t. NOT ben cllanged i'm amy lsln-ticusul
'si!! c!l!ttCd.,zs the unan-'ilg US, Views, vi
The cabinet without; the slightest va1H-
iils7e or eNce'ptance. Amy movement To
AVER; war NOM must Come from Mad lid.
| md must cCmcede American demands
| nciuiing Avn end 10 SPANS dominion
! n Cuba.
Three ftncures stand out plain1y i'm
'le developments OF the day. AT moon
ne SIX great powers of Europe,
| thorough ins,v representatives here,
<4clel at tLle W7Nite House and pre-
snted 10 President Mckinley a joint
note sSarecssing urgent hope for a
| peaceful audi stment between the Uni
| ted States ard Spain, TO Which the
! Fl-e,..hent replied with ,lIh.1lh!S'ta ka.5le
| ls.,.,tti:less as to the duty and unrsenish
| =.l'icavo1s OF this government to ter
nl.rll.e tbs. insufferabie colrdit IONS IN
| Cu,oa.
| Another, snlNl probably the most sig
| !siticant actual s'.ep, showing the tinen!-
| .uy Of the action Of Hthe government
here WIS the Authoritative statement
ifiA; Consul General Lee would lsav G
| Havana on Saturday. This step, 1t is
| l1.lNtwll, wifl be regarded by Slra,bn as
| akin TO an overt act, preceding war,
! us lit WIFI terminate the medium OF
! official intercourse between the 'Onfteo
Sa!;siS ,al'd the t:siand esSsu pas haIldty
| a ND !nls.ir equally important, was the
o.nnious tci:.,a of press advices from
! Madrid, where the war fever seemed 10
| avs. been DONNA led, instead OF this con-
1estsiuns. the opening of prison doors
| ana o;iiei manifestations or peace an
| -lsol VIM (which EIUy Thursday was
| expected TO bring forth and the more
| aeiiI!t. announcement of acton that
would bring peace TO CUBA.
| ON the highest authority 1t can De
stated that no INSTRUCTIONS nsSe ,oee,'
| n5ys.,, as Vet TO Minister Woodtord,
| contemplating his Withdra VAL me
| o,ly step in that direction being the
| determination that General Lee wl4
.e.ve Havana ON Saturday. -.
II was stated I'm a 4f4sh uoiSH!'ti "
on 9,,ts.r today that the action OF the
| r,sl,,.el.enta tiv,ps OF tihe great powers OIL
europe un,a.ned at the British embassy
1,lIsii.,, night and exclusively alH'io'lilc-
"a ,hl,,, ON the Associated Press yester,
iay. WAS communicated No the oah''eo
state: government lSast eN eu'4''s, wars
frne representa- lives of 'tne loMe e4, .
,ri.5 m President Mckinley AT hs'oh
IS,5ay .,tn.. government W eI1eie
;sI,,,lian, Franee. G'ermnmy, -Aus'slisA'
RUSSIA AND Irrry We're relteseir.su !,
.rI. PRESIDENT receivd his dlstInSu .snl l..
w! .is.:t - Sr, ma Blue Room. Sir
Julian Pauncelose ae'eo
~ ..Nr" f,s. idrent: We have been com on,
n,fssjorsd by the great powers a. "a
rop. w!,%m We rel9rtsen. he .yir a mes-
20 20. If friendship and peste az ny
rslzst,,t critical juncture in The reg. yrs
r,.twean the United states alIo si>. ~
ana convey 10 YOU the sehl!s''sais
pressed by tn cohl5ct'Ne hole Mt', r,s.s
save ahis. honor 70 pace III youi i'-''
The. note is as :o!IoMs: .,s
...rna. ut.e-ls.:y.-d re'lmessntatlVss OF
Germany. Austria Hungary. 'u .,,,,
5lieat Britain. Italy and Sn ts:a, aug =,
authorized in that hehali, ADDRESS ~, r''
| M. name of their :esp7% tive govern
n1ss,r;!s a pressing appeal 10 t:;e 1se!iElEs
II, hu;ua1li,N and 1no5er2 ton of the
President and or the AIMS rican PeoPe'
in their existing differences With spain
They eal.,nlsst.G hope that TURNER neso.
which While securing the maintenance
Of PEACE. Will afford all necessary srFaT-
ante'e for the re-ast .hlishment or "raer
| IN Cuba. The powers do not dcn,ot that
! The hllmani tartan ard pun e1y d.sih L Ter
| ,st.d ,1hat at-ter of this representation
| Ivy the American na;tfm.
| TIE ,eply Of President Mckinley was
as follows:
The government Of the United staies
! .tacsocyciZes THE good VIII which has
| prompted thi= friendly communication
| IT thu representatives OF Germany,
| Austria Hungary. France. Great Bri-
| ;ain. Italy nEd Russia. as set forth in
| .rhs add ess of your eNcelhentles. and
shares tire hope ttaa can expressed that
| ~ nf
| may he the maintenance of peace be
| tween the United States and Spain by
| affording the naee sary guarantee for
! the re-esta blishmer,t of order in the is
| land. 50 tei'mina ting me ciEonie cHndi-
| ton of disturbance ta.e:e which Eo
| deeply injuries thu interests and mem
aces the tranquility of the Am+rictm
| nation by the character and conse-
cuence. of the struggle thus kept up AT
our do,s. beside shocking its sentiment
Of humanity.
! ..Th,. government Of the Omitted States
|tIp.!sc,ates TIE t.!man itarian ard dis
| Interested cfara If thu cOnlmunicsi-
sion n.aw made on behalf of the powers
named. and for his part is coa:tident
| hat equal anprs citation Will I've shown
or IT'S own earnest ana rG1selfi=h en-
| Veav-fs TO fulfill II duty to humanity
by ending a situation the indefinite
| orolongation of which fas become in
! suffe!!a BE
department. and rapainsd in body tt
The diplomatic room where they he!G
L conference with Judge Day. a. sis an
eo'etary of state Secretary Sherman
saving gene home to lunch bsfore their
arrival This conference took a wide
ange and went considerably outside o
ME address delivered to the President.
ShcI7lVy after the conference Jrl dtqe Dan
eft the state department., declining t,
say more than to rsser inorlirers to tn.