Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-09
ON THE BRINK 0 WAR
No Ch0nge in IhgjD0niSh-
American SIIu,0Il.
PROGRAM MAE Up
Spain Must YieId:t the De-
mands or Fht.
NO CAUSE FOR DELAY
Americans Will be Out of ca by Monda!
and the Message VIII tto Con-
srcss Without Any l,era-
tons. Active IL
NO CAUSE FOR DELAY
{RY Jelegr0h1

| '.. p.rations
! 45M (By Telegrah)
! WA Sill NGTON, Apr iS-Gu-N F1u-
day passed in WaS.!ln;,n with not
,.ttpple on the su.Ga. e, EaGher at tine
| Wnrte HOUSE or the tlA,tsa, to snoN
that the limited States ion the BRINK od
war.
Both houses of Congrss had adjourn
| ed until AlonGay und ttJs, executive
mansion llgele was no rsh of eager and /
excited public men. 4 only the Wal
| and navy departments feie thsle signs
eli an impending contlio in the rush OF
| Immediate olCerS to a bSt of naval OIL
| iicera TO report at u1lce 5r duty IN YES
| Sis 70 which they wee assigned ana
liz conference among b!eau chiefs on
! details of Way prepara toms.
| And Yet, tie resolve vas firmsr than
ever ihat unless Spain yeldsed' to Amer
tcr's Cuban demands TIL Unllsd States
by force of arms wouN 1lp5Ne ON tia-
vana.
Thele WAS stilq some discussion Of
Cuban affairs which r:olved ar,.u1sd
TWO propositions, nanlsly in uerven!tion
without recognition OF nnConaA snde-
| pendence of the Cuban insurgents and
| tnt-rvsn lcn With c.ulturl'ent reeoynu-
I'tion OF the independence OF the PIE ent
| in'Slurgelrt government Jf Cuba Some
public men hovered between These two
propositions and favouea q compromise.
There was no dsfinite lead by which 1T
| could be stated with anything like an
| lhoritiveneSs which course wcsld be
adopted, but the Unsettled state OF pub
3utuerlfG ee from our eoi2su, general to
Cuba mis- ht be strong enough 10 include
| the balance To either curse.
The caiHIst held its usual Friday seS-
sion, but its meeting b.cught Ms, change
in one Spanish situation. Indeed it
was chiefly significant i'm establishing
| Il
was eNl$scteI, and that the program of
action on the part of the United States
| 81 yeiaMnent was already made lp. The
| Presidents message renna5nls unaltered,
and this being tdle last cabinet day be-
| fore t9l= massage viii so to Coglgl Sss,
u'iisroIpys?.. arg unlikely between now
and Monday, burning altogether uneN-
! Ioe4ctsd developments from Madrid. AZ
| Ter the meeting cabin,5't officers stated
that the message would be sent TO Con-
gross on Monday. no change in that ie
| :pect having bsen considered, and all
eet,ses for delay having been removed.
! The feeling that AN end had come to
! diplomatic talk and that action alone
| remained Wa shared i'm ALL quarters. in
Guiding the foreign embassies and lega-
| TONS where the ambassadors and min
| iste.S expressed TIE EsteiEng that all has
been done in Warrington that can or
Will Ire done in the cause of pea.ss. What
Is gstnS on at Madrid gives sill stht hope
|
The present situation. There are TO ne
gotiaui- MS in the sense of exchanges, on
pending propositions. Both parties APP
pa!e'ntly have said their last VOID cTn-
cernHsg the respective propositions. Ger
;ail-ly this is true as TO the United
S;ale AID there We're no evidences to-
day that the Spanish government would
reeedse Ii is even doubtful wi5e tibet, a
concession o: an arTni:stEce by Spain
would be sufficient at this late moment
ia IElrQ rlS SitlliuiOn Entn
nels.
Preparations for all eventualities are
being HURRIED to e,rnpletiorl. General
Lee will leave Havana tomorrow. prob
| AMY ON the small naval vessel Fern,
1ioW in Havana harbor, although it was
said at the State Department. that le.
might take one of the Plant Line steam
| ess. AT that time also the other United
states consus and most of the AnmeTi-
can citizens residing in Cuba will be out
~ the Inland. Official reports received
here to-day stated that large numbers of
Americans were leaving ON the several
steamers from Havana and other ports
Entire quiet has prevailed there. up
to this time. The United States CONSUL
at Porto Rico is also preparing to leave
NJ Instructions, it is stated dstiTi tely
have been sent to Minister Wpodfotd
concerning his withs1Ta wal from Madrid.
that being left ID his discretion. The
| prospects If his withdrawal have lysen
| ftllly considered. however. and there is.
reason to believe t,..at i'm the event of
his retirement the British ambassador
At Madrit! Will look after American in
| terests and afford protection, to such
American as remain i'm Spain. This, it
is stated in an authentic quarter is
part of a comfy between the United
States and Gr5nt Britain. and recipr>o-
| tat'es the action of the United States
government in affordiTg prtotectiten to
british subjects on former occasion.
| The iSpamis7y minister al Washington
! has received no instructions as to his
| dapartrrc, nor has he made prepa ra-
! tinnsto go. although his establishment
! Is i'm such a condition that re could
HsGvt. within a few hours notice from
| his siavern1rEnt
AS an evidence OF the complete ces':a-
| ton of negotiations it can be cited that
| to-day showed the seventh consecutive
day stree tine Sparisfs minis ter, called at
! the State Department.
| Naval and war preparations are pro-
| es'9lfia,g systematically. rat the larger
details Ge preparations have been shap-
e.! and there is lft tile nr,e TO do than
10 see thEsa regularly executed. While
| there are many naval movements. there
has n7t yet been any decisiva order aft
| fecting the movement If the fleets.
| A report wa: current today that tbs
Spanish fleet of cruisers had sailed from
Cadiz fer American waters. There was
mo confirmation of this either at the
Spanish Tsgation or at THE Navy De
| nartlrent.
At the capitol the Senators who are
dtavoting themselves 10 the task OF Sc
curing a resolution en- the Cuban quss-
| tin on which practical una'nianity ON
| the part Of the Senate can be obtained
were quite active and when, Ih'ei da V
| closed felt that they had made appreci-
able progress. The.,a' was Joint meet
| ing OF the leading members of the
steering committees Of the various par
ties during the day in the rooms Of the