Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-07
TINE 70 FLEE CUBA
Americans Given Another boy
10 LeQYe The |S|Qnd y.
MESSAGE HELD BACK
Upon Advices from Consul
General Lee.
SPAIN 4' MAY YET YIELD
This, too, is "a Reason WHY the Docu-
mcnt Was shelved for the Day.
.... Crowds Throns the uall
of the Capitol and
.". Leave in Disgust.
SPAIN MAY YET YIELD
(By Te1egranh.l

Wy iSIeS lS1Qu.J
WASHINGTON. Apr.a 6.-Svift as a
caHngn's flash changed the Cuban SIT
ration today. The galleries OF Congress
We're crowded. Senators and Represent
I',rtlVels We're anxious and asitatev. eyer,
pne GlE7.oGiltiS; comps was in 1, fe,-n1espt
a"a.,Nng ll1t-St.aEse from the Presid snt
3l tae United States to THE Congress
0u ttlv American people that l.is,nt
mean a Wal' when. With excttrennsnt at
oile Very ialghtsE, Hike an eNeSt,X. fla 81,
NE Word was passSsl ,llut there would
DC nt' message today. Its stl4lpisArlness
stunned the public WE1islh heard tine
news IN distorted forms and amazed
Veteran members of Congress. IGlt,
filat'sEy .'t became Known that not only
"SFuVd itivie I've no message today but
no message tlai,s week, and that it Was
at beast a lo.,sssLbLg: the message v1,li
ten and approved might never go 10
congress alt aA'l- 1N.le first reason for tn.
de-luy was t.!at the administration re
sS.Fed ddHioeis Gro.n General Lee a;
Havana f.ldtca Sing shat AN Americans
could rot be s,1'pJvn off the i.s,tarpl to.i,y
and WPu.u be in grave peAil if TIN.
message preceded tlllsir depa rture tNhe
s-Sesos1d MASON. and perhaps equally DO
ieiht WIN the oEGlvr, SLOWLY dltlt ed into
pubic comprehension late lin the day.
rt&eiiy through the medium of pub
.,snea -AssoclaNed Press dispatches from
Alaa6 w, for eMtre'ne renticsnce was
il.alVlsaAliea on the subject y the few
an w ashingtou who knew the facts
,off
vased- ON the subject l,hGa iunportunt
news was that the Spanish govern
t1lelH, aG(er WHAT lGxlinEy had been
nles't exciting times in inner Spanish
ciu'ctes At Alstdi,il. had decided to re-
dp@n the case closed, SO far as rlla gov
eminent Was concerned, by the refusal
ot Spain to make satisfactory Response
70 THE Representations lrasle by the
United States ls,s7t Week and i'm order
80 avert impending war. had decided
20 make CONCESSIONS hesret osore refused.
me "details remain 10 be worked ON
Out ut is expected THAT between now
AMID Monday Il clearer lisalt will he
3rEoW'l ON tha future by action at
tieudllL, ct which one Important feature
al leu>.J is the declaration of an ar
-n!ssGce by tlhe Queen Regent. This
Intimate Independence OF Cuba from
SPANISH rule but by What i'm ternled:sats
steps perhaps even the governing pow
As do nos at this time know. Much,
/ its h',lloItasea WIFI dvpeiIl upon the
cuban Insurgents and the peoples of the
mo countries OF the United States .lull
Spain. ItaE- powers of Europe, ma terGal
md ilN2rs,!, ii is KNOWN brought to bear
all their irl.lufsclsce on the government
II lsleSiss sjnll are s';1Gq actively at work
seeking by the wts.est and MOST police
.9u!ise n~s-esstlay in vts7w of the circunl-
ST anc!ees uld sentiments of the two
great ntt'aiuns fGlv9tNed No bring peace
ut off the gathering War clouds. ALI
he c2Tlt,uLis sof Europe nave been IN
communication to this end, a fac, ev
J!enGesl by iilt- as7ssnbltage at the Brit
: s,h en.tNlsisS in this c'tE yesterday of
hv iepi'ess.al ia,lyss of the great six
powers of Europe Who then and There
we're unelde muiuG!y acquainted with
what ihEtd been done abroad and w!ta
ms dsla;re of those who ac'cred.ted
,'hehn 10 WusrlingtbEl that they should
work 81, accord here. this concert, how
ssver. in the United States, not to SO
beyond a m.id tender of good offices 10
secure peace and delay q definite declar
y5ion of war If hostill;Les finally be-
came inevf. aioie.
The IrEa lowed cor.s.tHiou OF affairs was
reflected throusll0u'; l'l public quarters
.,a!te in tine Gay. Ii was man! fets,ed III
.le W7maye House, among cabinet ottl-
ce;s AND at tila embassies aEd Legal
t4ons, iI,I,lui.ng 't1ae Spanish legation.
At tile Master establishment Senior Polo
sGril ttaell WlllLe me co1lal not ,l!Sc.ASe
.,ay OF tine information reacling him
n nn official character. Yet he fe.I that
the str ain of a few hours ago was ma
..eI'..l'ly relieved ana that the prospects:
For peace locked much better. lie in
no way confirmed. nor would he even
l1ss''ss; views entea','alned in othea
.:stn official quarters that Spain Weus
Slowly but surely Yielding, and confined
this u,;elanls4aS TO iila general statement
That conditions were improving.
ACCOMMODATING the alsuitil develop
merits OF the day came 4 flood Of re
polit and r'mrnGr OF Il sensational char
aater. lit',ile of III. however. having amy
authentic basis. TINE 1llrlions Of DIS
gurhan%5. at Hslv ana We're mott born,
.ut by any official a,lviccs hers.
TNhe unceu1t ai:nny following a Slta; dis
ointment was che condition exist
an.s at the capitol at the claEsa or the
lazy when the expected did not happen
Ssnl.a5rs and me,n?beigs were AT SEA as
(, w'nls Nyngs corning n'eNt. WINS the
,,la,.ssge was awaited There came u nur-
ried siInGn1rss OF leaders OF the senate
| and House to the White House, ana
| hey We're gihere Uniformed that The mes
saige was to De W;!thGle,d upon the tIl-
| formation received from Consul General
Lee The re .tsons he gave We're deemed
I..ntireiy satisfactory 70 aM, and Senator
| Davis Uniformed the Senate While tlie
| House leaders carried tht news ITO that
body The danger to American lffe was
considered sufficient reason tor NON ac-
li.ln, appeared in 'sht. postponeunent on
all proposed meetings to coIls!der the
saituation-
AT the WAR and navy departments
where i'm contrast TO the feverish ex-
,,iteur,ent OF the past Week, the feeling
was almost apa,th e'tic WHITE there was