The herald., 1898-04-10
INDEX
TO TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

r With the exception of the queen re- .
+ gent, all Spain is bowling for war !
+ with the United States. !
r English public opinion shows gen. !
r eral and hearty sympathy with the
l. aims of the United States concerning 4
r Cuba.
l. The Russian czar and the Chinese !
1, emperor exchange compliments and .
r make protestations of mutual and un- .
4. dying friendship.
i. The first of the Stanford Berkeley .
4. tournament ball games won by Berke- I
4, ley; Satsuma gathers in the Burns i
j. handicap at Oakland; racing on east :
r ern tracks.
/, Much doubt is expressed by officials .
r at Washington whether the news .
+ from Spain will not cause delay In ,
l. the presentation of McKinley'S Gu 4
+ ban message.
+ Spanish pride prevents submission .
4. to American demands, but the friend .
+ ly counsel of European nations would .
+ be very welcome. if war could there .
4. may be averted.
r Mrs. Mitchell, the lady manager of .
i, the board of managers of the Whittier i
4, state school. makes an effective pre- =.
4. sentation of the needs of the institu- .
r ton to the state board of examiners. 4
/, All Americans in Cuba are expect 4
r ed to leave the island before sunset .
/ this evening; Washington officials 4
4. are somewhat anxiously waiting for !
1, news of Consul General Lees depart !
4. ure.
r English merchants advance some 4
+ reasons not found in the law books !
4, why Spain Is likely to refrain from 4
4, exercising her right to search British .
/, merchant vessels in case of war with 1
i, the United States. .
r European governments have pro- 4
+ posed very effective scheme Of me- 1
1, diation in Cuban affairs, whereby 4
+ Spain shall free Cuba and be there !
+ after protected against attack from !
+ outside and insurrection at home. !
1, McKinley's Cuban message has been 4
i. read by a favored few outside the 4
r cabinet membership; opinion Is unan- 1
+ imous that war will follow its presen- 1
i. tation to congress, though Cuban in .
+ dependence is not to be recognized. .
+ 1t is formally announced that no 1
+ change has been made in the presi- ,
4 dental plans regarding Cuba. and the 4
i, message Is promised for Monday; 4
l. Consul General Lee hauls down the i.
L flag AT the consulate and sails from l.
4. Havana !
i, Under the terms of the armistice 1
i, granted to Cuba the insurgents must .
4. lay down their arms Wlthln nve days, 4
i, otherwise war will be resumed, SpainC1
1. receiving the open aid OF the powers; 1
/. q British battalion is ordered from i
+ Dublin to Halifax, and a few more I
4, cruisers to Jamaica. !
+ Germany watching the Hispano- i
+ American crisis with motives not alto i
r gether disinterested; 1t is suggested i,
/, that the outbreak of hostilities will /
1, mark a proper date for the seizure Of 1
!, Samoa, and possibly of a few coaling i
1. stations in the Gulf Of Mexico. i
+ Spain, on invitation Of European /
4, powers and at the urgent request of 4
f. the pope, will agree to an armistice I
4. in Cuba; the really serious objection i
r. to the plan Is the fact that the insur- 4
+ gents will accept no armistice, and 4
+ the United States will wait no longer /
+ mot even fivs days. 4
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