The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-08
TO BRING CoLoRED TROOPS EAST

ST. Paul. Mimi. April THE contract
for transportation of the colored troops
from Montana to Chickamauga Park,
Tenn, near Chattanooga, was awarded
today. The troops will be moved not
later than Monday, probably Sunday.
several forts in Montana. The Northern
Pacific and the Great Northern will bring
the troops to st. Paul. The Chicago
Great Western will be the route to
Chicago. From that point the troops will
go over the following lines: Chicago and
Eastern Illinois, Evansville and Terre
Haute; Louisville and Nashville; Nash
vile, Chattanooga and St. Louis. and
Chattanooga. Rome and Southern. There
will be three or possibly four special
trains. The first class slaepers will be
used for the officers. The enlisted men
will occupy Is tourist cars. The horses,
camp outfits cannon, commissary sup
plies will be loaded into first class box
cars. s1,
WILL ALL BE OUT BY SATURDAY.
Washington. April IA telegram re-
ceived at the State Department late this
afternoon from Consul General Lee re-
ported everything quiet in Havana. Gen.
Lee thinks 1t probable that all Americans
in Cuba who desire to leave the island
will be able to do SO unless something un-
expected should happen to prevent them
by Saturday, when he will depart himself
for the United States.
MISS BARTON ADVISED TO LEAVE.
New York, April 7.-Stephen Barton,
chairman of the Central Cuban Relief
committee, said today that he had re-
ceived cablegram from Miss Clara Bar
ton, President of the National Red Cross
society, who is at present in Cuba, saying
that she had been advised by Consul Gen
eral Lee to leave the island at once as it
would be unwise for her or any other
American to stay latsr than Friday. Miss
Barton said nothing of the condition of
affairs in Cuba.
GOOD REASONS FOR DELAY.
Washington, April lit was pointed
out at the navy department today that
an advantage will accrue to the United
radical action, since it will assure the
safety of recently purchased warships,
the delivery Of ordnance material now
afloat and the departure from what
would be neutral ports of several other
vessels recently acquired for the navy.
The New Orleans and her convoy, the
San Francisco, are expected to reach
are proceeding leisurely and it has been
calculated that it would take them about
IA days to make the trip. 1t is under
stood that they carry valuable oargoes,
including ammunition and general or.
dnance stores. Consequently the naval
officials will be relieved when they arrive
at their destination.
1t is also expected that the cruiser To-
peka, formerly the Diogenes and the tor
psdo boats Somers and Manly, will have
cleared for the United States from Euro
pean and English ports before Monday
next and SO have put them selves out of
the danger of detention in case of de-
claration of war.
wooDFoRD'S LETTER.
Madrid, April 7.-ll.l5 a. m.--Inqui.
ries show that Gen. Woodford yesterday
believed Spain would accept the proposed
would be Immediately promulgated in
the Official GazsJte Other diplomats
also expected satisfactory solution of
the crisis, but at the moment when the
cabinet council was commencing the
minister for foreign affairs, Senior Gull
lon. received the following letter from
the United States ministers:
"Having fruitlessly awaited since noon
Yesterday for the decision OF the Spanish
government. it is my duty to announce
to you that I will still wait until mid
night. beg of you to kindly oommuni-
cate this decision before midnight, and
that this decision may be oouched in
terms which may prevent the said con-
seouences that I should greatly regret
hut which believe Inevitable If things
continue i'll their present state. "
The letter was sent as private nommu-
nication, for it commenced "My dear
friend"
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