Evening Star Newspaper, April 6, 1898, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. “d x AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, ¢ : ; The Evening Star is the only 11¢1 Fenpeyivanis Avenue, Cor. 11th St, by } afternoon paper in Washingtot The Ba a eS Company that receives the dispatches of Kew York Ofice, 49 Potter Building, 4 a the Associated Press. It is ‘The Evening Star ts served to subscribers In the 5 therefore the only one in which eel eta en te comtmeer maeth pe Copies an the ; ; : the reader can find the complete Gites stutee + Gaonde yostege preveid ae cones : : * news of the world, directly trans- Pe<aturdey Quintuple Sheet Star, §1 per year, with ‘ fitted by telegraph, up to the Slpatered at th moment of going to press. (Entered at the Po t Office at Washington, D. ©. as second-class mal matter. ‘All il subscript! it be paid in advance. Fe oop pe rw lpn og ge eee| AS Od WASHINGTON, D. O., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1898—TWELVE PAGES. TWO OENTS. and Adee were with the President. All force would determine the elvotion in favor T 0 RESS gallery arose and stood with bowed head Judge Day would say was that tho message INDEPENDENCE FIRST of annexation WAI INGINC NG sb the blind chaplain of the House de- had been delayed “for prudential reasons.” ‘Tho Cubans are resolved to make no livered a solemh invocation for the Divine Then he coolly lit a cigar and walked on, - oe nee Bor tah choice for _ sheet aid in this day's scrapes while all around was a suppressed excite- % = selves. vy ‘nly an al lute a ‘Thers was a gen understanding upon ment, such as never before felt at the | Insurgents Will Not Submit to Inter-| tree choice, and that ohotce has been, is | Crowds Demand Admission to the | the ftoor soon after the House assembled White House. # € and will-be one thing @Mly~ebsolute inde- Halls of 4 that the message would not be sent to ‘A semi-official plece of news was given vention Without It. pendence. They will net have the United of Legislation. Congress probably until 2 o'clock, and the out to the effect that General Lee had States step in at the eleventh hour of the tmembers settled in their seats to await wired asking for more time in which to most heroic and self-sacrificing struggle with what patience they could for it to ap- feracennen eta against tyranny recorded in all history | i Pear. In the packed galleries this fact ce Anevcoe azoy sem ee. = | WOULD FIGHT AMERICAN TROOPS |Sex‘cs'crxz geste f° cau | ABBIVED AS EARLY AS SIC ('CLOCK|=",.' Petes cores tc manded It encugh to take all the refugees away. amcng other things, with the financial cost Peoted its appearance. ° This somewhat quieted the excitement, of ite unweloome intervention, As the families of many of the members but there still a great deal of doubt “But should the United States recog- could not obtain admission to the gallerics : Many expressed the bellef that Spain had elie esgergent ces ee Mr. Bailey asked if the Speaker could en- = rou! ye most welcome @ Cubans, in & request that the members be per- suddenly changed the whole tenor of af- and the expense would gladly be defrayed — ra be pe fairs by either sending in a new proposi- Rathod mitted to bring their families upon the TELEGRAM FROM GEN. LEE Honor byplimak ing @ complete backdown: from the treasury of the republic, fioor, The Speaker answered in the nega- Members of the cabinet and others who left the White House refused point blank to say a word about the mysterious change tive. The rules strictly prohibit Believe He Was Misquoted. - § sect arad in the plans of the President. One put it frcm entertaining such a request. ‘When the above dispatch wae shown to 1: baying been arranged last Friday that : Tomas Hstrada Palma, the representative In the Interest of Humanity Action | that conditions in Havana were serious. Conference With Democrats. through its counsel, Horatio 8. Rubens, the army reorganization bill should be a in the Untted States of the Cuban republic, srecial order for today (not to interfare who arrived in Washington this morning, aaa a hey een the committee on for- Another phase was added when President | made an important statement today. It | Minister Palma turned the dispatch, after eign affairs) the Speaker recognized Mr. Was Deferred. Mciciiley telepioned Hepresentatye Hap | aesesaiG) ine aca unequivocal language | Perusing it attentively, over. to Senor Gon- Hull, chairman of the military affairs com- kins to secure a delegation of representa- | that the Cuban provisional government and | #910 de Quesada, who read it carefully and mittee, to call it up. tive democrats of the House foreign affairs | the Cuban army would reject absolutely in-| Slowly. The two gentlemen exchanged aa wrangle followed as to whether the committee and come to the White House. | tervention by the United States unless it | lances, plainly signifying their disbeltef in Par Should be considered in committee of ™% Just before 2 o'clock Mr. Hopkins drove } should be preceded by a recognition of the | the report that Horatio Rubens had made : afrissen. or in the House, and there fol- STATEMENT MADE BY SENATOR DAVIS up with Representatives Dinsmore, Sayers, | independence of the Cuban republic; that | 2M announcement contataing such a state- the 2 cid debate. The galleries watch+d Berry and Newlands, the three first named | if the United States persisted in intervening | %ent about the Cubans turning their arms Raineet iminaries impatiently, but with Sane ia ape he democrats and the latter a silver republi-| without recognizing Cuban independence | ®gainst the United States...Then, turning Suscee e the leaders on both sides, Mr. can. the Cuban government and military forces | to The Star reporter, Minister Palma said ngley and Mr. Bailey, and others parti- Z : Z e F The conference with these men lasted f-] would refuse to co-operate; and that if| “I cannot say anything about this dis- Eight Minutes’ Executive Session | teen minutes. At its conclusion there was | United States troops should bz cent to Cuba | patch until I communicate with Mr. the same mystery and lack of information. | upon the bas's of intervention without rec- | Rubens.” Finally the official announcement was ENGLAND IS WITH US Cordial Expression of Sympathy From High Authority. AIR OF EXPECTANCY AT MADRID ———— Authoritative Statement Made by H. S. Rubens Today. Speedily Filled All Seats When the Doors Were Opened. The Pope Active in His Efforts to Preserve Peace. STATEMENT BY QUESADA A MEMORABLE SOENE LAST REPLY TO WOODFORD —_ NEW YORK, April 6.—The Cuban junta, Never in recent years, if ever at any time, has there been such demand for ad- Mission to the halls of Congress as was made today. People who appreciated what the condition of affairs would be were the doors of the big building before 8 o'clock, and they were there in such num- bers at this time that when the doors were opened not to exceed half of them could find seats in the galleries of e:ther the Sen- ato or House. The people began to arrive at the east front of the Capitol as early as 6 o'clock, and notwithstanding the fact that the ther- mometer registered below the freezing LONDON, April 6.—On the highes’ au- thority the Associated Press can announce that the British government has as-ured the United States of its fullest and most cordial sympathy in its Cuban policy. This assurance was given with the most com- plete knowledge of the latest developments in the negotiations between the United States and Spain and on the understanding that even these are tending steadily toward armed intervention In Cuba. The British government is. even more friendly to the United States than the newspapers here, having more accurae knowledge of the real nature and purport cipated in the sparring. It was tnaily agreed that the bill should be considered im the House, but all efforts to arrange a ognition, the Cuban army would, in the last | It was made more evident.in the manner | point, they took their places at the doora | mit upon the debate failed, owing to the | of the dealings between the United “tates of the Senate. made that the message would not go in| resort, turn its arms against the United | of the two gentlemen further on that they | and held them with a ca'm steadfastness | bccticn of Mr. Marsh (Ill), who is one | ona spain. teday, and it was then undecided when | States. did not for 8 moment consider the posel- | and a determination of purpose worthy of a | 0 the most bellicose members upon the Peed cage eee it would go in. After quoting from the address to the | bility of such an unwise statement being | most important quest. The arrivals were | "°0F- tea ; ~The message, the President this after-| people of the United States, iseued by Mr. | made by their associate and counsel. Paima, on March 17, Mr. Rubens says: “In the face of the present proposal of in- Mesmase: te Mabees: tervention without previous recognition, it} Mr. Quesada at 2 o'clock went to the | front of the bul!cing were well covered with is necessary for us to go a step farther and | telegraph office and sent an inquiry to Mr. | strugging people seeking ingress to the say that we must and will regard such in-| Rubens. It 1s understood that Messrs. | building in which they evidently expected tervention as nothing less than a declara-| P#lma and Quesada think Rubens has| history to be made during the day. The ticn of war by the United States against | been misquoted, and that ‘the statement | large stone steps leading to the Senate and| _ the Cuban revolutionists. mentioned above was net made by him. House wings and to the rotunda were*lit- | Usamimous Consent Given to Consider Would Treat Us as Enemies. Minister Palma did not hesitate to re- | erally covered. When the doors were open- the Sundry Civil Bill. “If intervention shall take place on that | !terate, with great emphasis, his recent | ed they rushed into the Capitol through the| A memorable scene was presented at baeis, and, the United States shall land an | declaration that interventicn for the pur- | various openings like water from aswolien| the opening of the Senate today. An armed force on Cuban soil, we shall treat | P98 of establishing autonomy in the | river break:ng through a defective levee. eudience that tested the full capacity of that force as an enemy to be opposed, and, | ‘sland would not be accepted, and that Gnlleries Filled in Five Minutes, | © #¢commodations had filled the galleries if possible, expelled, so long as the recog- | CUb® would become independent. heurs before the Senate convened. It was nition of a free Cuban repubiic is withheld. Bond Story Denied. by no means an ordinary crowd of gallery tes were filled and the crowds in the corri-| habitues. Members of the families of th I do not mean to say that the Cuban army} yy, Se) 5 : ‘s 3 s e families of the Pill Sansom ble conutheCoaststo <rematt the Quesada sald today: “I’wish to deny | dors were so dense that it was difficult m.cst distinguished men in American pub- the story that is belng used for the purpose | believe that any had found seats and been | ie life y-cre there, i landing of federal trogps. but that 1¢ will lop preventing the recogsiMemeof the inde- | 1emoved from the throng tves of the several (aor separate ee remain in the interior, refusing to eee Pendence of Cuba, which)says that $50,000,- | Upon the issue of the day the tens of thous-| cupied the diplomatic gallery and persons ate, declining to acknowledge ale ne 000 of Cuban bonds have been issued. In | ends:who swarmed to the Capitol believed | distinguished in all walks of life had come can authority, ignoring and relecin °| the first place, the government has never | depended peace or war. Within the people | to witness a scene that promised to form ee eS 2q | Atthorized the issue of but $10,000,000} alrost overran the blue-ceated policemen | an important page in American history. Ssnould the United States ceeets Seal bonds; but $2,000,000 of ‘these have been | who struggled to hoid. them in check. In| A message. was to be received from the injexpelling: the, Spanish -shou te over the | Printed, and only $1,000,009. sold, but even | great waves the irresistible stream surged | President of the United States that might, Mind heterar provisional or tentative. | if More had: been sold, it wae'for the pyr-| on up the marble stairways to the galler-| in its results, mean war between awe coeet island—however, provistonal or tentat! Mine | POS® Of acquiring. independance, and we | ies, in front of the doors of which the great | nations and intense interest bordering upon sou eee beget pope abe! ith, | 284 @ right to do so,.Phe: Cubans will | mass pressed, women fainting’in the press, | anxiety was depicted on every countenanes Scacn ee would resist with force of arma | ‘2X° care of thelr bonds.” old men and children crushed by those be-| In the private gallery sat Mrs. John A. When the remarks of Mg Rubens, coun-| bind. Logan, widow of the brilliant “Black Jack as bitterly and ee ee as we have | 1 for the Cuban jitnta, was shown Secr2-| . The arrahgements for the reserved gal-| who won fame on many a hard fought fo.ght the armies of Spain. tary Long he declined. te make any state-| leries were excellent. Special cards had | tield and served long in the body upon A special dispatch from Madrid this aft- ernoon says the situation there this morn- ing was one of expectancy. The govern- ment and the public were anxiously await- ing President McKinley's message to Con- gress. The dispatch adds that the Spanish cab- inet Giscussed the situation this morning at length, and it is further asserted that the prevalent opinion among the officials 1s that @ peaceful solution of the crisis is impossi- ble. Mr. Hull, in a calm, dispassionate state- ment, explained the features and purpos-s of the bill and the advantages of the pro- Pcsed three battalion formation, which have been fully covered in The Star's re- ports. scattering up to 7:30 o’clock, but after that hour they came in large gfoups, and by half-past elght the concrcted grounds in noon decided, will not go to Congress until THRONG AT THE CAPITOL] next Monaay. : Fresh Offer From Spain. ——— It is now definitel¥ learned that the post- ponement is not chiefly because General The President decided not to send to Con- | Lee wants time, put because Spain has gress his message until Monday owing to | again opened negotiations, and intimates % that she has further promises to make. General Lee's intimation that It would im- | 5’vothing will be known of the outcome peril American lives. of these negotiations between now and The republican conference, which has | next Monda:. been opposed to delay in the Cuban matter, | A high authority late this afternoon says that the situation has again assumed a “better outlook,” and that the promise of peace is once again greater than a few hours ago. Whatever the telegram from Madrid it had the effect of halting every prepara- tion. It is declared to have held out prom- ises that Spain this time means to concede scmething valuable. If the object was only to delay the Presi- Gent it will be wo for the Spanish na- tion. Threatening Situation Disclosed. It is stated at the Capitol by some who know the character of the communication sent by the President to the Senate in ex- ecutive session that the reasons for his not sending in the message today were not stch as to hold forth any hope of a peace- ful settlement, but on the contrary, the IN THE SPNATE. Activity at the Vatican. The Pall Mall Gazette this afternoon pub- Ushes the following dispatch from Rome: “The Vatican today is the scene of the ut- most activity. Distinguished personages are coming and golpg and telegrams are pouring in. The hopes of a solution of the Hispano-American difficulty through the Pope have been revived. Ti2 pope is in di- rect communication with the queen regent, but his approaches to President McKinley were made indirectly. Th: Vatican people are sanguine of an armistice. They appear to base their belief of a peaceful solution on the fact that the supposed unprepared- ness of the United States ior war will make Washington cautious in going to extrem- ities.” decided to call a conference of republicans this evening in case of any considerable number of representatives not agreeing with the policy outlined in the President's message. The House foreign affairs committee met and decided to take no action until after hearing the message. The Senate foreign relations committee met and discussed policies, but adjourned without reaching any conclusion. The representatives of Great Britain, France, Germany, Austria and Italy met at the British embassy yesterday afternoon and agreed upon terms of a joint note to be handed this country offering mediation in the Spanish-American dispute. In five minutes’ time all the public gailer- Peace News at Madrid. MADRID, April 6, 10:15 a.m.—Washing- ton’s reply to the last suggestion of the reason was based on the threatening and Declaration is Official. ment in connection »th , saying it| been issued, and though many failed to| which his widow now looked. Accompany- United States minister, Gen. Stewart L. hestile situation. The statement made by Mr. Rubens was | was a matter for the Presi and he was} gain-admission, owing..to. the lateness of | ing her was Miss Cisi Woodford, by which, it is understood here, On the return of Senator Davis to the] It was positively stated that there was | Preceded by the following: not at liberty to speak on That‘hase of th: | their arrival, those holding special tickets | was rescued from a Spanis! ope henerable-penc>, satisfactory to hott” Capitol from his visit to the White House | no indication or suggestion of the possibili- | ‘The declaration I am about to make 1s | Cuban question. were well cared for. she had been incarcerated for allegiance to | Countries, can be secured, was received at this afternoon he saw his colleagues on the | ty of Spain yielding, and the withholding | OMcial, for I am the legal representative of On the Floor. the cause of the Cuban insurgents. In the ia the it. Its contents have foreign relations committee and informed | of the message was not based on any com- | the junta, and I know thelr unalterable con- Madrid during the nigh mot been divulged. ~ The Imparcial (independent), commenting ‘today upon the political situation, says: i .. diplomatic Me victions and position. It is in line-with the | TREFARING TO" LEAVE HAVANA. one ee ihe FRES exeitersent and | Sir Julien ter nos : re legate of the Cuban —— act y revatled. ie leaders rushed bassad aint Se vepeaet to the United | @e™- Lee Has Notitied the Amerieans | hither and thither rallying their forces. | GTe®t Britain. It was the first time he them that no message would be sent in to- day. Senator Davis immediately moved an executive session of the Senate. munication from Madrid, or on any condi- tions in Madrid. The President represented @ very threatening and hostile situation, had been in the Senate since the inaugu-| _ “President McKinley thought to frighten Division was demanded) and the vote, 25-| the details of which ware regarded by | States, Tomas Estrada Palma, when the ie ecapened Tae eee eee aeeae oe re enation was | ration of McKinley, and at that time ne} SPan with warlike preparations, inaking 41, disclosed the absence of a quorum. these who know them as being so grave | Suemestion was made that this government | Special Cablegram.From a Staff Correspondent. riot against the report that the President the same error as Napoleon, judging the peninsula by its rulers; and, thus judging, he opsned the flood gates of American pa- trictism now threatening to overwhelm him’ Continuing, the Imparcial says the Ameri- can plan at outbreak of hostilities is to “simultaneously attack Cuba, Porto Rico end the Philippine Islands,” edding, “Ha- vana will be blockaded by day and bom- barded by night.” Thereupon the Imparcial urges the gov- erpment to “take prompt action and so dis pose the Spanish forces as to counteract the enemies’ scheme.” WII Not Join the Concert. The statement made by the Associated Press as to Great Britain's refusal to join with the powers in the mediation proposals advanced by Baron De Courcel, the French ambassador, has been entirely confirmed. The Aastrian ambassador, Count Deym, had a two hours’ conference with the offi- ciais of the British foreign office on Sat- urda; enceavoring to imfluence Great Britain to join in the scheme, but his ef- ferts were entirely ineffectual. The ambas- sedor at Washington, Sir Julian Paunce- fote, will participate in no joint represen- tations to the State Department at Wash- irgton unless first assured that they will not be distasteful to the President. Spain Juggled Facts. The highest officials in London are con- vinced that Spain designedly juggled the facts of President McKinley's connection with the pope’s attempt to mediate, in or- der to {nfluence public opinion in Europe against the United States, using the Span- ish ambassadors at the capitals as the mouthpieces of the misinformation. This, apparently, had the desired effect upon con- tinental opinion, but it had exactly the op- posite in Great Britain. The United States ambassador here, Col. John Hay, and Mr. Balfour, the acting sec- retary of state for foreign affairs, had a long conference at the foreign office this should counsel the Cubans, and, if neces-} HAVANA, April 6. ete tranquil- | Would ask for discretion as to when inter- ae ey Motes real “ the eae sary, coerce them, to an acceptance of au- | iity reigns In Havana w! Presiderit Mc- vention should take place; there a stanch ~ ved fi t = ery en tonomy.” zz supporter of the President was counselling | *°S°T ‘or a party from the White House, EGS Kinley’s message is awaited. There is 3 Sf but their occupants were late in coming. F it of President’s Message. tj calmness; here a group was discussing the Ss Bate see Rabie from the most | ™UCh expectation, but the¥e hes been no | probability of an alliance between the dem- | Senator rissa! Sgr was the first t Bator eee patent of information, | “emorstration of any kind against Ameri-] ocrats and the dissatisfied republicans; | orvator te =e cease ——— — = caved oe ths newspaper reporters the |cans. The people are calm. Consul Gen- | there an appeal to a group of republicans 2 y through the desks to his seat the people 5 was bei made to stand idly by thi forecast of the burden of the President's | cral Lee has notified Americans to prepare| Presigent and party organization.» ‘The | 1 the galleries recognized him and a slight message—intervention without recognition | for leaving. The vessels Fern, Mangrove | pattie was already on. ripple of applause ran through the great of independence. The forecast has been | ang Bache are in port. It is expected t In a corner of the Capitol the House com- | TCW4. Mr. Proctor seemed to be embar- confirmed by subsequent public advices, | 1° 4, eee ae pete as a Pein ete ites Dieiech ‘was meeting. In | '#S8ed by. the attention which he attracted, sree oper ease eee Benita inal Ieawe onthe ern the old brary hall the “reconcentrados,” | 274 Soon afterward disappeared in the this particular should give authority to the See a = information, even more important, which 1| The news that the quarantine laws will oe gr epee par maces a ne Pee of peanibtat Raster mes occupied am now to divulge. It has been in my | not prevent departureshas caused satis-| jatest phage of the situation with stormy the a of Mr. Foraker when the Senate possession for many hours, and I have hes!- | raction. Some Cuban families will leave by | words. Everywhere was the militant spirit See aikeaas atesbiin' Doeaae tated between my duty as an American | 11. special vessels whfch have been or-| which cores with events that stir the ¥ ri Sees tr eran citizen, on the one hand, and, on the other, ; blood and quicken. the pulsi that the Senate resume consideration as the legal representative of the Cuban | 1ered to Havana. General Lee said last | Pim Bie GENIN the Pues. a pe wit- | the sundry civil bill. This was agreed to junta; but I regard the time as now ar-| Might he had not received instructions to| nossed than was presented by the great | 284 amid a buzz in the galleries the clerk rived when I must make these facts known. | notify other American consuls. Some] hail of the House of Representatives just began to read the bill. = “I have it from a Spanish authority high] Americans are leaving by the regular.| before the House met. Tier upon tier of in financial circles that-the whole course | steamers, 2'. PEPPER, | people from gallery rail to wall stretched eo new proposed by the President is in Dur’ | By Asscctated Press in unbroken Ines about the pit where the suance of an understanding between HAVANA, April G—The government ae: | Members alt, the gay colors of the gowns ington and Madrid the object of which is to ana bats andi -fowers of the ladies relleving secure peace in Cuba through Cuban ac-| *€rves great credit forthe fact that ina} oo alae of the cachiimin at es ceptance of Spanish autonomy, without oe ce oe oe chen Khives ‘phe iiisekane sek’ tho take f American blood Gr the sapenditure of another dollar of St 85 aulet an the mogt exacting could | toned silk fag of the American republic Co ESL YEO F aaa eee tne crainary-evocations are Dur- | ocrictism which throbed in the breast. “Bee how perfectly the proposals,with this | Sued without break or molestation. And opposite the Speaker's chair the great light upon them, are adapted to work out| It is safe to say that Havana at this hour chick ‘sath’ tis, puerta: wanteig” thet to that end; the intrinsic evidence alone | !# far quieter than Washington, New York away the minutes ‘as the vast assemblage is almost sufficient to prove the accuracy | 0” Chicago. Of course many business men| 7 oit.4 the message which carried the of my information, which runs thus: have. made: thetrsprepgrasans: to suspend | 4 ies of the American people. “It has been agreed between Spain ana ‘rading until times are quieterand the vex- ed questions are settled, In the Diplomatic Gallery. the United States that this government, P wile declaring for intervention, shall re-] Mounted police, contrary to custom, sur-] When the Senate met the diplomatic gal- fuse to recognize the independence of Cuba. | Tound the guard at Central Park and are|lery was crowded and a number of mem- confined to the important part the queen} 7.1. Fiutually hoped by the two govern-| stationed in the neighboring avenues and | bers of legations here were unable to se- ets ama es pe fe has ene at ments that the Cubans will then become} St the Palace. of pdepdip Aira acta Ppigrse gre? ooeagion wince | ‘the Naty Department has been informed ticaHy en matters out oi ie . nt convinced that the object for which they Spanish reports from Pinar del Rio say| the Cuban question has been before Con- ok the departure af the batBe aba a her ministers, and fs dealing direct'with the | Jo. heen fighting all these years—inde-| that when the reconcenjrados left the cap- | gress that the diplomatic gailery has been Beart Sey . So : United States minister, Gen. Stewart L. | dence-carnot be obtained, and that | ‘tal of that province yesterday for the sirst | filled with members of ine legations and | Stove from racers paced sit “ena Woodford, through the German and Aus-| 11) win accept perforce, first, an armis- | time four of thém were asfassinated by the | their ladies. On several other accasicns the | Americans on board. ———- > tien ambassadors, and is working earnest- | 1, —— and, eventually, autonomy under Span-} insurgents. ; : gallery has been opened to friends of sena-| that Gengrai Lee has not sailed. A call of the Senate was then requested. While this was proceeding the hundreds in the galleries awaited the action of the Sen- ate with almost breathless interest, as all realized that after waiting for hours to, hear the message read in the Senate they were likely now to be disappointed. The call of the Senate indicated the pres- ence of seventy-three senators. Mr. Mills (Texas) expressed the hope that the call of the yeas and nays upon the mo- tion of Mr Davis would be withdrawn and that the Senate might without division go into executive session. On a viva voce vote the motion prevailed and the Vice President at 1:37 p.m. ordered the galleries cleared. After the galleries had been cleared Sen- @tor Davis explained the: reason for the elay in sending the message. He said it was due to tne fact that there had been some delay in getting Consul Gereral Lee and other Americans of Ha- vana and that more time was absolutely necessary for this purpose. Hence the President did not consider it wise or hu- mane to send in the messege, which might Frecipitate serious trouble and endanger the lives of these people. Mr. Davis stated that the President had gent for him for the especial purpose of asking this delay and had shown him as @ reason for the request a telegram from Ccnsul General Lee, saying that if the message should be sent in before Monday he would not be respensible for the lives of Americans in: Cuba. No comment whatever was made upon the senator's communication. Eight minutes afterward the Senate re- sumed legislative business in open session. As soon as it became noised about the cor- riders that the galleries were again open @ tremendous rush up the stairways began and a few minutes afterward the galleries were again nearly filled. Hundreds, how- ever, tired and disappointed, had already left the Capitol. At th> request of Mr. Allison, considera- as te compel absolute concealment. The Peril in Havana, One reason certainly was the danger to General Lee and cther Americans in Cuba. A dispatc’i from General Lee was read in executive session, representing a threaten- ing state of affairs in Havana. It is said that this dispatch from General Lee stated that there were a large number of Amer- icans there, and that the volunteers were armed and threatening in their attitude and that the Americans would be massa- cred if the messrge was known there be- fore the Americans could be gotten out, and that it would be impossible to get the Americans awzy befcre Sunday. CRISIS IN SPANISH CABINET. Silvela Will Take Office and Make Pence in Cub: MADRID, April 6, 12:15 p.m.—A ministe- vial crisis is imminent. It is understood Senor Silvela, the lzader of the dissident conservatives and the conservatives, wiil. if necessary, accept office on a program of an immediate armistice, with full author- ity to the autonomist government to nego- tiat2 and conclude an immediate and ef- fectual peace in Cuba. SPAIN YIELDS EVERYTHING. Many Alarming Rumors Afloat Re- garding His Situation. Many alarming rumors were afloat this afternoon regarding the safety of Consui General Lee and the other consular offi- cers stationed in Cuba, seme even going to the extent of declaring that some of them had been attacked by mobs. The Officials of the State Department attach no importance to these rumors. Assistant Secretary Day said in reply to an inquiry regarding the safety of Generai Lee that it was more than probabie that he would leave Havana during the atter- noon, and that every precaution had been taken for the safety of all the other con- sular ofticers and citizens of the United States throughout Cuba. Queen Regent Now Dealing Direct With Minister Woodford. ™ MADRID, April 6, 11:40 a.m—It is sald here that a satisfactory sattlement has been arrived at between the United States and Spain. s ‘The developments in the situation today are ly for peace. —.+——— tors after it was seen the seats would not] Secretary Long said that it had been de-| (Or os “Cans was the main subject dis- yoke ish flag. : case vert the White Howse the definite aevte: | nay eee eeyene Gouve that Spain ts | “uA part of the program 1s that Congress RUMORS AT THE | CAPITOL. be applied tor by the diplomats themssives. | ci00% eee cn asked If this Geason naa | cussed, but the eastern situation was also oe ao ah ot cana: poo ae sod crepes: pee ae nat thet fi prgecnialas ion | Shall empower the President to intervene, —— Sir Julian reer re a are: touched upon. The foreign office officials ar ne message | ed, a Ssege cession | vt shall not direct him to do. so. The | Comfuston of Mind Among the Wait- | bassador, arrived iplomatic gallery ESP ee admit that the conference was of a most would not go in today. must be gilded to suit Spanish palates and Object. of this will be (6° ghin ample cima ing Crowds. « a few minutes before noon and secured the | in Havana he dec! to wer, Disappointment in the House. must take into consideration the political . ; ‘A bulletin issued by one of the teegraph rb ies a in which to petsuaée the Cubans to make| ‘The confusion ef mist "about Congress | 8 Syallable seat thera on the rear row. rested af ttle War De- eee niece ce are eies: terms directly with Spain. I assert again | tcday while waltias San shommbarnns, Wis | ere fone en ee tts Cnt in nr] qartiner Gale atamion saving: teat Gaal ROME, April 6—It is semi-officially an- | t#t this information is trustworthy, and | indescribable. Several: aes Lee left Havana 4t 1 o'clock on the Fern. pounced hive thas (he Spanish guravomne| eit enim ae perp The Buch officials of the State Department as —the op! ic tol rvabl = na . pansy aegis eaigpiagootes ion Prominent officials oth at Washington and | hour after hour. Phey“were-keyed up to |could be seen said that no such informe. os Pr cident MciKinioy’s reply is now Madrid, despite the strong sentiment for | a high pitch of exeftcment: Im the halls of cemited. Upon it depends the possibility | £¢felble intervention prevailing both | Congress the atraim was:no less. All sorts and Washington. It is believed the powers = of the stock market both here and abroad, will now tak2 joint action to prevent |) (cL Orent firmness of Spanish securls rupture. ‘Gea: A feeling of the greatest disappointment was manifested in the House when the word went around that there would be no message from the President until Monday. Members in the lobbies discussed the cause of this further delaying in groups. Some of them, krowing that General Lee had cabled for more time, harangued their augry colleagues, who seemed to believe that there was a trick in the proposed de- lay. Mr. Cooper (Wis.) announced that he be- Meved It was to get time to bring pressure to ovar upon the insurgents. Another said be was surprised that Gen. Lee had “weak- ened.” But the members will acquiesce in the delay. The meeting tonight will be adjourned. Republicans anxious for action | there are no important developments up to said that if lives of American citizens were | this hour, arrangements have been con- endangered, the delay must, of course, fol- | cluded to place Airerican citizens and thelr tow. property throughout the country under the When the news reached the thousands in | care of the British diplomatic representa- the galleries, who had been there for hours, they left in intense disgust. As they push- ed their way out into the corridors some facetious individual remarked: “Are we en- titled to rain checks?” Waiting in Suspense. The early rumors, about 1 o'clock, that the President's message might not go in at all, or be delayed until 8 or 4 o'clock, excited the greatest suspense and anxiety among those who had been waiting to heay from the message. Until 2 o'clock Assistant Secretaries Day Cubans Are Informed. “The Cubans are already informed of this ‘ —— WILL SEEK BRITISH PROTECTION. Madrid wm Be Notified in Time. MADRID, April 6 (Midnight).—Although q thts | Tq the senators” ° age, > permit all ss ‘ Americans