Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-04-09

ports. received here to-day stateo tha'
,.rpe numbers of Americans were leaving
or the several steamers from Havana ana
otb.r ports. Entire quiet has prevailed
there up TO this time. The United STATES
,onsul at Porto Rico is also preparing to
leave.
No instructions, II is stated defniteiy'
have been sent TO Minister Woodford con-
cerning his withdrawal from Madrid 'ha'
being left TO his discretion. The prospects
of his withdrawal have been fuly coisiu-
cred, however and there Is reason 10 De-
ueve that. in the event of his retirement
,be british ambassador at Madrid Will
Iook after American interests and anord
protection to such Americans as reiia'A
in Spain. This, II is stated in authoritative
quarters Is part of comfy between 'i''
United States and Great Britain. ana re-
ciprocates the action of the United States
government in affording protection to Brit
ish subjects on former occasion.
The Spanish minister at Washington has
received no instructions as to his depart
ure nor has he made preparations 10 CO.
although his establishment is in such
condition that he could leave within a lew
hours after receiving orders from his gov
ernment 10 depart. As an evidence oi 'Ae
,ornIete cessation of negotiations. it can
he cited that to-day closed the seventh con-
secutive day since the Spanish hii''i7'
called at the state department.
AT the capitol, senators, who are oe'o'iHs
themselves to the task of securing ieso-
luton on the Cuban question OH "N..'
practical unanimity on the part y. .''~
senate can be obtained. were quite "@''
and when the day closed felt that 'hes ''"o
made appreciable progress. Ihere "a'
Joint meeting of the leading members oi 'i'e
s,eeripp committees of the various parlies
a,r;,,,, the day in the rooms of the COM
mi,tee on appropriations. in which 'hs
whole situation was canVassed anu ''''
reasons for prompt action in the senate
after the matter is once taken up "ef'
rome over. much as they had been In pre-
ceding meetings.
The managers of this movement are en-
deavor,nc to secure reversal of the de
cis,on OF the committee pn foreign reia
,ions to report for both Independence an
intervention, but they do not yet coun
upou a majority of the committee thoue
asserting that they have made head"a!
They recognize the fact that even VII
the majority of the committee their Wa
thor. still would remain several sen;
tors. including Thurston. Pettigrew, da
linger and Mason, whom it will be vel
difficult to win over to any line Of actit
that does not provide for the recognize
of the present Cuban government, al
who will insist upon debating contra
noIicy. They are finding fewer obstacl
to progress among Democrats, Popuhs
and silver Republicans than among I
straight Republicans.
The movement to consider the whole
ban question in executive session Is ga
ing ground. The senators who have looH
I'M the precedents find the only para
case to the present to be that when v
was declared against Great Britain
1Sl2, the declaration was considered In
ret session.
Tonight the conservative senators
are opposed to any recognition OF the pl
ent Cuban government claim that a
,oritv Of the committee on foreign r
tions will now support this position,
tenting themselves with general de
ration for the freedom and independents
the island, coupled with proposition
Intervention in the present war betV
Spain and Cuba They. count upon
ting the votes of six Of the eleven n
bers Of the committee. and say this
Der may still be increased.