The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-17

Special Dispatch TO the Post-lntelligeneos.
WASHINGTON. April is.--Austria ~
moving heaven and earth TO get the con-
cert of European powers to demand that
the United States renounce Its expFsosea
determination Of forcing Spain TO Aben-
oon sovereignty in Cuba This govern-
nent 10 fully advised and has nothing -
fear. England Will never Join In suoh
demand. and without England there caA
be no concert.
The black war cloud comss On ewlftlys
Army and navy orders issued today aro
with tho fullest expectation X not coe-
tainty ofSwar. Yet no one thinkn g =
long struggle. The bombardmsnt q
Havana Is the first plan Of naval canx
of The island by American troopA
Consul Barker. just returned fre0
cuDa, says the spanish viii surrendss
havana within four hours.
Tho result In the senate tonignt ipdi-
Gates no backward step. Nearly hait ee
the housA wants to adopt the senate roo
lutions without changing word. 1nks
leaders and friends Of the administratleos
who want to postpone recognition - ~
dependence nstii IN sassno M hs6n Das
fed, will Try 10 prevent thin ~ yeooee4
the sxtrsmssu lack tvslvo veesA III
may Get them by Monday. If a. -.
buttons 50 to ccnferencs the rseoonltt69
OF Independence win - STRICKEN sut
II must not be thought the advoea4eo
Of peace have abandoned their sfIoetA
Those senator's who hoped to aveid wa1
are stili active, and sons startling o.
:omatic propositions are iooksd Ter g The
beginning OF the week.
The strangest OF all IL the utmsst Co.,
placency exhibited by rsadsnts Of -
capital While Dispatches tell Of n
tense feeiing AL over the country. 80
would think here. wcrs It not tor nsus.
paper extras and scurrying nswsp1pee
men. that washington citizens haA no1
heard the news that agitatss the wesiA
This comes from feeling of soms thao
the powers will patch up pesea ana -
others that II will prove litGe mego thar
. picnic to whip Spain.
ALLAN =. sr4AU0o1k
CIsngiag - = Delaslve meDo.
LONDON. April 1.-THE msmbsss q
the diplomatic corps IN this city hGyo
now abandoned all hope Of effsctuaa mo6ls
alton on the part of the powers haeWson
the United States and Spain. The 0pan.
iss ana Austrian ambassadors howsvsss
cling tcnacion.ly TO the deiusion that thoY
will be able to arrange al the last mo-
ment a compromise that win avert wast
They have haunted the British for
eign Office for week past. calling daily
and occasionally more often. They ars
rived this morning. and for = long tina
conferred with Sir Thomas Anderson.
the permanent secretary Of thu foseaeu
office. who appears to be wearted of sheiu
opportunities. Their efforts wsrs r.
warded with little encouragement.
Queen Victoria. 1t II nndentood. kas
WATCHED with deep concern the courss ot
the crisis. special service teiesrams hav-
inE apprised her OF every turn of tho diplo-
matte camnaign between the ARRIVAL Of ne
London papers on one day and th0es Of tho
day following. Her majesty has consulted
the Marquis OF Salisbury as 10 the poeul.
biiity Of ayersing war. and II Is announced
here:
when the secret pages OF ovr fore1En OF
fice are made public. u VIII be founA thne
her usaicrty's personal mediation reaches
both the queen regent OF spain and Prue
dent Mckinley"