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THE CLIMAX
War Against Spain Will
Probably Be Declared
This Week.
CONGRESS IS IMPATIENT
Will Wait, However, for
President's Message.
iropeot of Enropenn Mediation Arc
fliplil--Spnliis Elforl to Secure
Direct Intervention in liar llchull
Arc Not Productive of Encouraging
Roiiult--l'crmiRion i 1 1 Ho Adcril
of Pemurk to Eslnbllsh n Cubic
Station on tlio Inland of St. I'homui.
Minlilcr Berunbe'i Activity.
Washington, April 3. The opinion al
most universally held In Washington
tonight by leading public men and dip
lomats is that the crisis will reach Its
climax this week and that the question
of war or peace will be determined
within the next seven days. Senators
nnd representatives met and conferred
all day about the gravity of the situa
tion and at the White House the presi
dent counselled ulth several members
of Ills cabinet and other confidential
advisor? regarding the message which
ho is preparing to send to congress. At
the state, war niul navy departments
active work wn.s going on and alto
gether it has been a day of suppressed
feeling. No absolute day has been yet
announced when the message is to be
pent to congress nnd all that seems to
be absolutely certain tonight is that
it Mill not eo in tomorrow, Tuesday
possibly, but more piobably Wednes
day or perhaps Thursday. In addition
to the physical woik of preparing the
comprehensive document upon which
the president expects to rest America's
case with the world, there are other
reasons why those in charge of the war
preparations will welcome overy houi's
delay. War material which we have
ordered abroad is not yet shipped and
the factories In the country which are
at work day and night making powder
and projectiles are anxious for delay.
Some of the factories In Connecticut
with contracts have telegraphed Rep
lescntative Hill urging all the delay
possible. They say every day now is
precious.
There Is still a divergence of opinion
as to what the president will teconi
mend in his message; Indeed there
seems to be still a question as to
whether the president will make any
specific recommendations. Some of his
most Intimate friends, however, assert
emphatically that his recommendations
will bo specific and vigorous and tiuch
that his party and wie country will
willingly follow where he points the
way. One of these said tonight that
the president In his strong desire for
peace and his earnest hope that war
might possibly be avoided was yielding
somewhat to the sentiment of the lead
ers of his party and the country. He
has not given up hope yet that hostil
ities may be averted. There a:e those
who believe the president has not yet
made up his mind aB to the exactcourse
he will put sue and there seems to be a
question as to whether tho consular te
ports and the diplomatic couespond
ence Is to be tiansmltted with the mes
sage. TRYING SUSPENSE.
The suspense caused by the neces
sary delay In the preparation of tho
message Is very trlng upon members
of -both houses and the most universal
ly discussed question In Washington
tonight is whether congrees can be
restialned until the message Is trans
mitted. All realize the difficult and aiduous
task of preparing our case for the
woild's inspection and the care which
1nust be exercised, and there seems to
be no disposition to "unduly" hasten
the president. Tho patty leaders aie
extremely anxious to avoid a bieaeh
with the executive such as would occur
If congress were to take the Initiative.
After a careful canvnra of the situa
tion today they believe the radical Re
publicans can be held in line a few
davs longer, until Wednesday at leat
The confeience of Republicans of the
house who have been Insisting upon
prompt ivtlon hold another meeting
tomorrow night While many or them
nie now in favor of giving the presi
dent more leeway than they were last
week. It Is realized that twenty-five
Republican votes In the house would,
with the Democratic ami Populist
votes, be sufficient to net. n can be
pretty confidently aeited that all the
Republicans of tho house, with possibly
exceptions which could be counted on
the fingers of one html, can bo con
trolled until Wednesday. After that
what might happen if the president
nsks for further delay Is problematical,
Mr Uromwell, of Ohio, for Instance.
who says ho hopes he will not be
obliged to part company with the pres
ident, says he will vote with the Dem
ocrats if necewary to oveirule the
speaker after Wednesdui. Mr Cooper,
of Wisconsin, had made a similar
statement. The Republicans of the
house committee on foreign affairs
have held Informal meetings today and
have practically agieed to report a re
olutlon of a tenor Blmllar to that agreed
upon by tho foreign telatlons commit
tee of the senate yesterday. Tho house
resolution will probably follow the lan
guage of those of the senate regarding
the blowing up of the Maine. These
resolutions will bo practically agieed
upon by tho committee tomotiow, but
will not he reported until the president
. send his message to congress, al
though there Is at least one of tho Re
publicans of the committee who Is In
favor of fotmally reporting them to
IHJS-flffiSTSiK
morrow. Mr. Adams, the acting chair
man of the committee in the absence
of Mr. Hltt, saw the president today
and Informed him of the probable ac
tion of the committee. All the Repub
licans called on Mr. Hltt at his resi
dence during the day. Mr. Grout
(Rep., Vt) said that while fiome of
tho Republicans bf tho house were very
impatient lie thought they would re
stialn themselvefl If the president de
sired a few days additional Mr. Grout
has prepared a resolution which he will
introduce tomorrow, appropriating $1,
000,000 to raise the hull of the Maine.
"If she wns blown up," said lie, "we
can well afford to spend a million to
demonstrate that fact. Her hull could
bo raised by building coffer dame If
she was blown up the truth will be
known. Murder will out."
WILL GIVE PRESIDENT TIME.
Representative Blhop (Il-p . Mich.)
sas that the members of his delega
tion, although stioni'ly for action, are
willing to give the president a leason
able time. "There may be Influences
making for peace of which we know
nothing," said he, "and we ought to
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BIG FLOODS AT
SIIAWNEETOWX
Over Two Hundred Are Drowned.
Entire Town Mibmergcd-llulicf
flout Despatched lo the Scene.
Evansville, Ind., April 3. The levee
at Shawneetown, 111., broke this eve
ning, and tho entire town is flooded
from ten to twenty feet. The levee is
in fiont of town and the IiIHb are in
the rear. It !h teportcd that more than
two hundred lives are lost. All wires
are down, and no particulars can be
had. Evansville has sent two steam
boats with food and blankets.
Chicago, Apt 11 4. At 12.30 tonight,
the operator in the long distance tele
phone eompanv'a office nt Mount Ver
non, Ind,, Informed the Associated
Press that the estlmnta of tho loss of
life at Shawneetown was at that hour
two' hundred. Mount Vernon is but
thiity miles from Shawneetown, and
the Information on which the estimate
Is based is believed to be reliable. The
operator stated that the company's
wires to the stricken city failed soon
after four this afternoon. At that hour
It was known that tho dam was giv
ing way, Init It was not thought that
It would go to pieces quickly enough to
cause loss of life. By 8 o'clock It was
known In Mount Vernon that many
people had been di owned, the estimate
then being 100. A relief boat bearing
food, blankets and suigeons was start
ed down tho river, and was expected
to reach Shawneetown before morning.
Gradually the reports of loss of life
lnci eased the estimates, storien coming
from various points near the scone of
the flood, showing cleat ly that the dis
aster was far more Ecrioua than at
first believed. People from Mount Ver
non nnd the surtoundlng country be
sieged the telephone nnd telegraph of
fices frantic fjr tidings from relatives
and friends in the flooded town. The
crowds stood all night before tho bul
letin boards, on which were posted the
meagre reports being received.
FIRE AT ROCK HILL.
Itlnze Destroys I wi Ive Buildings in
the North i-rolinn Town.
Charlotte, N. C, Apt 11 3 Flro at
Rock Hill, S. C, this moinlng, de
stiojcd twelve buildings involving a
loss of $.'00,000 upon which there was
an Insurance of $130,000 The otigln Is
yet n matter of speculation.
The following firms were buined out:
S E. Tiuo and A. W. Klutts, New
York racket stoie; R. T. Tew ell & Co.,
merchandise;. J. II. Johnston, drugs;
Geoige T. Each, Jewelry. A. Filend
helm & Rrother, general merchandise;
August Friedhelm, diy goous and
clothing; A. E. Smart fiz Co., general
merchandise; J. H. Milling, groceries;
J. Kvans, drugs; J. W. O'Neal, gio
eerles; H. E. Cox, groceries; R. J.
Haglnn, drugs; the Arcade Cotton
mills; Globo & Standard Cotton mill
odlce.
ItrcrnlllnCIhe Illinois 1llin.
Springfield. 111., April 3 Gov. Tnnnor
this oveulng received n request from tho
war department at Washington, to have,
the naval mltlta of Illinois In readiness
to meet any call for their services from
the national government. Ho at once Is
sued orders to rocrult tho commands to
the maximum strongth and be readv to
take special trains on receipt of oiders
to move.
"nrppnlrr " n Mrll.e,
Chlctgo. April 3. Three thousand Jour
nal men carpenters will go on strike In
this city tomorrow morning. Men to the
number of about 20.000 probably will be
laid off on building repairs, etc., as they
cannot work unless the carpenters do.
The strike in due to the refusal of the
Journeymen to acrreo that no work shin
tie ilano for bosses out&ido of tho build
erH' association.
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lr. ' rewer Demi,
Washington, April 3. The wife of Jus
tlco llicvvur, of tho Supreme court, died
tonight.
WEEK IN CONGRESS
A Largo Element In the Scuate Op
posed to War.
rilEY DEUEVE IN 4 DELAY AT LEAST
I'lio Sonnto Committee on Foreign
Relations Not Impressed by I Ins
J.I no ol Reasoning and Urge 'lluil
Spain Is no Better Prepared Tlum
f he United Slates.
Washington, April 3. Tho exiecta
tlon in the senate Is that the lepo t of
the committee on foreign telatlons on
tho Cuban situation will be made to
tho senate not later than Wednesday
nnd if the teport should be made at
that time the probabilities ure that It
will engage the gi eater Bhare of tho
senate's time for the temalnder of the
week.
Tho committee will make an effort to
secuto action upon tho it-solution which
it will report without having thorn de
bated, but with very little ptobabil
Ity of success Undoubtedly a largo
majoilty of tho members of the somite
aie favorable to some dcclaiatlon ap
propos of tho Cuban situation but then
Is certain to be difference of opinion on
the tourse to be puisued and on the
language to be used which will be suf
ficient to prevent Immediate action ex
cept in one contingency. This contin
gency Is the possibility of an agree
ment as to details between the presi
dent and tho committee. If the com
mittee's report should prove to bo in
accord with tho president's recom
mendation In all essential partlculais,
the senate likely would adopt the reso.
lutions brought without debating them.
ELEMENT OPPOSED TO WAR.
There Is, however, a considerable ele
ment In the senate which Is opposed to
war except ns a lat extremity and
there are several otheis who think
there ought to be delay of at least a
week or ten days before action is tuken
in congiess In order to insuie the safe
landing of ships and war supplies now
on their way to this eountr from Eu
rope. The committee on foreign relations Is
not Impressed with this line of reason
ing and the members urge that Spain
lsnobetter prepared for hostilities than
aro we. The members of this commit
tee do not expect the president's mes
sage before Tuesday and they are pie
pared to wait until Wednesilny. under
tho gieat pressuro there might be delay
beyond that time, but a lequest lor
such delay would caue great lestlve
ncs on the part of a majority of the
committee. Whllo desirous of giving
the president all the time ho may ac
tually require for the prep-uation of
his message, they are very Impatient
of the outside influence which Is being
exerted to hold then in cli -ek This
rresuro is In the shape of letters anl
telegrams fiom people throughout tho
country who are opposed to a war pol
icy, nnd with thee the members of the
committee nie being flooded. "Tho
writers," said a member of the commit
tee today, "geneially ask us to main
tain an iionoiablo peace' Of course
we all want an honorable peace, but
the time has gone bv when that can be
seemed under eiistirg conditions In
Cuba, We cannot allow our conduct to
bo contt oiled by such expieslons. '
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
When the president's message id re
ceived It will, on Senator Dals" mo
tlon, be uferred to tho committee on
fott-ign lelations, which may bilng In
its report later In the day or it may
not do so until the .following day. So
far as It is Informed as to the piobable
lino of the piesldeut's communication
the committee Is now prepared to re
poit, but the mcniberH leallze that
there may be some detail of the mes
sage that will requlie careful consid
eration, and In that event they will
give moie time to It than an hour or
two on the day of its ptesentatlon.
Unless theie Is a change In the com
mittee's conclusions after the president
is heard from, the tesolutlon3 leportc-d
will recommend the recognition of in
dependence with a declaration of armed
Intervention to make independence
practicable. Tin y will also include the
Maine explosion us one of tho causes
set forth for this action. The lesolu
tlons will bo nccompanled by a careful
ly diawn report written by Senitor
Davis, Justifying them.
Tor tho i est of the week the senate
probably will give Its attention to ap
propriation bills and miscellaneous
measures on the calendar.
IN THE HOUSE.
There is little In the way of a pro
ginmme for the house this week.
Eveiythlng awaits the piesldeut's mes
sage and the momentuous events w hlch
are to follow Its presentation Tonioi
row the bill for the le-organlzatlon of
the army Is to be called up Chairman
Hill, of the military commlttee.hellcvea
It will be parsed without opposition. It
Is considered a part of the war piepar
atlons and us such It.s urgency would
pieclude the opposition which It might
encounter In ordinary time. Tho sen
ate District of Columbia naval batal
llon bill is on the speakers table and
It too, may be pated. Thursday and
Friday are private bill days. The de
ficiency appropriation hill Is almost
ready ond could he consldeied any time
after Wednesday If the message doo.s
not come in on that day.
I.nrd Mtllinsrinu Ueiid
London, April 3 Lord lllllltif-tlnn
(Chnrlerf Her.dv Mills), chairman of the
commlttte of London rlc.it Ins bankm
died suddenly In church, nt Wi'ton. lodny
He was born In IS'O was the son of the
late Sir Charles Mills Hut., and was cu
voted to the peerage In ISM Ho was a
partner In the well known bunking houe
of Uin, Mills & Co.
Detroit' Nit mi I 1lillli.fi.
Dntrolt, Mich., April 3 Governor l'in
gree tonight received a dispatch fiom Ah
slstunt Sec-retail of tho Navj Roosevelt
requesting that the naval teservo be lulh
equipped und made teady for Instant xet
vlco In caso ot a call from tho govern
ment. Pone ill Sol Hedl'ite.
Washington, Apill $ Assistant Secre
tary of StHto Day has authotlzed nil of
ficial denial that the pope Is to medlato
between this country and Spain, At the
white houso tlio dispatch was promptly
and emphatically denied,
ILYINQ SQUADRON.
Commodore Schley's I'leot tlll Soon
lie lti-iid lo Sail.
Port Monroe, Viu, April 3. Commo
dore Schley will tomortow notify the
authorities at Washington that with
the arrival of the Texas the flying
squadron will bo ready to movo nt an
hour's notice. The most formidable
squadron of fast fighters ever gotten
together Is complete with the exception
of tho Texas. The cruiser Minneapolis
began at noon today to change her coal
and tho painting will bo finished to
morrow afternoon.
Commodore Schley expects the bat
tleship Texas within the next 4S hours.
The divers continued woik on the bot
tom of the battleship Massachusetts
at Newport News today ond made such
progioss that Captain Hlgglnson be
lieves they will be ablo to finish by
nightfall tomorrow.
Tho work on the Brooklyn has been
fully completed. The Columbia has
finished painting and coaling and Is in
splendid condition Comtnodoio Schley
probably will take the Brooklyn out to
sea tomorrow to try her tunet guns.
SAGASTATs"ST0inr.
I'lio Piimo .Minister Mnkcii Out nn
Attractive Cimo vl hen Viewed
Irom n piuiisli Miindpnlnt.
London, April 3. Tho Madrid corres
pondent of the Standard ttlegrai lied
late tonight saying: "I have been able
to obtain an inteiview with Kenor Sa
gasta, tho piemitr, nnd to elicit fiom
him abtief statement with refeience to
the prtsent polltit.nl situation. In the
course of Hit conversation Senor Sa
gasta said:
"In our recent negotiations with the
I'nlted States we Iinve used filendly
and concll atory langungo .n explain tig
our views. Repiesetitlng the matters
in dispute witli legttrd to the Maine
disaster, we said we considered the
question to be one for diplomatic nego
tiation, and that If we and the United
.States found It Impossible to come to
an undt-i standing on the conflicting
opinions of the American and Spanish
eummlssloneis as to the cause of the
disaster, the matter then ought to be
submitted to technical experts and to
the arbitration of a naval or other pow
er, who might be selected by mutual
apt cement between the two govern
ments. "On the second point we were able
to Infoim United States Minister
AVoodfoid that Govetnoi Ger.etal Blan
co had Issued a proclamation autlioiiz
lng the letuin of the reconcentrados
to their homes and that the Spanish
government had sent $000 000 to the ic
lief of the distressed Cubans and would
devote to the same object all the pro
ceeds of lellof In kind and money,
nmountlng to $1,000,000 which had bon
sent by Spanish residents in Mexico.
These measuies aie supplemented by
the assistance nlieady givm by the
Cuban Autonomist rovernment. We
have neve objected to tellef being also
sent by the United States on condition
that It did not have an official ciuunc
ter or bear the appearance of interven
tion. "We did not object In principle to an
aimlstlce for the Cuban Insurgents.
We nie. howover.of opinion that it does
not behoove Spain to take the Initia
tive, and that a suspension of hostil
ities ought to lie nked foi by the In
stil -jents. We suggested that th United
M tes government might, If o Inclined,
iNeitise it-s Influence with the Insur
gents to induce them to apply for an
aimistice, with a view to further securo
peace, on the undeistanding, howevci,
that the armistice would be destined to
lead to the submission of the insur
gents to the new autonomous regime.
"Senor Sagasta assured ms that the
question of the Independence of Cuba,
or the s-alo of that colony, or of any
Invasion of Spanish rights was not
mooted in the recent negotiations. Al
luding to the report that Marshal Prim
had Intended In 1S70 to sell Cuba. Senor
Sagata said that such a suggestion
was made to Marshal Prim by the
Amei leans but was never aecepted.nnd
that the parleying on tho subject was
only kept up for some time to avoid
Increasing the acute tension which then
existed between the two countries.
"Senor Sagasta considers that since
he took office In October last ho has
done everything possible to .-satisfy the
Cubans nnd to preserve gAert relations
with tho United States, and that con
sequently no responsibility for the
present crisis, should It lad to a rup
ture, will rest with Spain. He, how
ever, does not believe that the last
Spanish memorandum closes the door
to fin titer negotiations Those who had
conducted them, he said, had on both
sides shown a disposition to promote
coidlal lelntlons- nnd ho only nppte
110111101' tiouble from the pressure of
the Jingoes on the executive In Wash
ington "Senor Sngata proceeded to say that
his rovetnment lind addressed a mem
orandum to the European powers, hut
had not officially taken steps to solicit
their Intervention. He called inv at
tention to the fact that the people nnd
press of Spain had hown prudence
forbearance and pstilotlsrr during the
crlls even tho opposition having put
no obstacle In the way of tho govern
ment This, he fit Id, led him to be
Ilev" that all classes would co-oneiate
In the woik of renlllmr peace In Cuba
ond facing the contlnencUis of tho
futuie He spoke throughout with
calm subdued energy of n statesman
alive to the eventualities of the situa
tion and conscious that he had done
his duty In endenvoiing to nvcrt war,
without sacrificing the rights of Spiln
in a manner that would create equally
grave consequences nt home.
"I legiet to say that some of tho
Mndtld papets show III humor against
England for not showing as much sym
pathy with Spain in her trial n.s the
continental courtB nnd governments, as
well as the press aie supposed to do.
The hnparclal today has a long and
angry nttlcle denouncing England ns
seeking an American alliance to make
up for her Isolated position In Europe
and to strengthen her position In the
far east und in China especially."
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Cleveland. O. April 3 Tho llrown
Hoisting and Conveying cnmptny Ins
Just received an aider for hoisting ma
chinery for four cni.l stations on tho Gulf
of Mexico, two of which will bo located
on the Dry Tortug.ts. Tho contract price
Is 1191,(100.
TORPEDO BOATS TO
COME NO FURTHER-
Spanish Flotilla Will Remain at Cape
Verde Islands.
WILL BE JOiNED BY CRUISERS
I ho Spnnisli Cnhinet lint Decided tn
Keep Hid Little VcsnoIs nt the
Islands Until Tliev Cnn llo Joined
by Armored llottleslilp.-.Tho Vis
cnyn.nnd Oqnendo ill Return to
Hunt tin.
Madrid, April 3, via 'Paris, April 3.
The Spanish cabinet has decided that
tho torpedo flotilla Is to remain nt tho
Cape de Verde Islands until further
orders. The flotilla w 111 be Joined later
by a squadton composed of the armored
cruiser Emperor Charles V., of !.32"i
tons, the cruiser Alfonso XIII. , of r.,O0O
tons; the nrmored crulserlnfnnta Mnila
Teresa, of 7,000 tons, and the atmored
cruiser Cristobal Colon, of 6,810 tons,
which will accompany the toipedo
flotilla to Cuba
It has also been decided by the gov
ernment to send the armored cruisers
VUcaya nnd Almliante Oquendo, both
of 7,000 tons, back to Havana. They
will receive orders to this effect so soon
as they sight Porto Rico.
A national subset Iptlon to .strengthen
the Spanish fleet will be organized by
a royal electee, but the decree will not
now be published before a declaration
of war.
The cabinet which met at S o'clock
last night discussed the situation until
midnight. At the close of the confer
ence It was declared that no official
new.s had been received nt that time
from Washington. But it was admitted
that the ministers were filled with
gloomy lmpiesslons. One cabinet min
ister declared that he had received pri
vate lufoimation confirming the ex
ttenie giavitv of tho situation.
The minister for wat. Lieutenant
Genet al Correa. submitted for the np-
I ptoval ot the cabinet elaborate plans
I for the organization of the military
I forces of the kingdom. The minister
for the Home department, Don Ruiz y
Capdepon, In an Interview declaied that
everything pointed to war
The cabinet has examined proposi
tions for the nimlng of meichant ves
sels as pilvnteers, but It has been de
cided to await events before coming to
any decision on th's subject.
Flnai'y a telesram fiom the Spanish
minister nt Washington, Senor Polo y
Beinabe, was toad at the cabinet meet
lug. In which Senor Bcrnabe said Presi
dent McKinlev will be overruled by
c ii'.gres3.
OUR NEW CRUISER.
'I ho Stun and Stripes float Otcr n
Ship 'Mint "as Built lor
Chili.
London, April 3. The cruiser which
Lieutenant Commander Colwell, United
I States naval attache heie, purchased
yestetday afternoon from the Thames
Iron works nnd over which he hoisted
the staus and stripes, was built by the
Thames Iton works for Ptitt. It was
finished dining the war between Peru
and Chill; nnd the Btltlsh government
would not pcimlt It to leave, on ac
count of the neuttallty law.
The cruiser has been entliely to-fitted
during the past vear and modernized
at an expense of C23.000. The negotia
tions for pui chase were kept a secret
as Lieutenant Commnnder Colwell
wnnttd to secure the ciuiser nt a good
batgaln, which was accomplished. The
pi Ice asked was SO,000 ($400,000), but
It is understood that sho has been
secured for about half that amount,
after the owner had been given to
undei stand that there was onlv a for
lorn hope of selling her. The price paid
Is considerably below the cost of build
ing. When Lieutenant Commander Col
well raised the stars and stiipes over
the cruiser, which he did most inform
ally and without his uniform, n ctowd
of English sallois on tho docks cheeted
heartily.
The cruiser will coal and piovlslon
tomorrow nnd sail nn Tuesday. Lieu
tenant Commander Colwell will enlist
a part of his crew tomorrow, having
filled the applications of American sea
men, many of whom have applied at
the United States embassy and consul
ate for enlistment.
PEACE EFFORTS OF THE VATICAN.
Archbinliop Ireland Aftl.cil to Plenil
with l"reii. nt Knlv.
Rome, April 3 Vatican circles an
nounce that Archbishop Keane, bishop
ns-istant at the pontifical throne. In the
name of the pope, has sent to Arch
bishop Ii eland tho expiesslon of the
earnest deslro of his hollne. that Arch
bishop It eland use his Influence with
President McKlnley In favor of a pacifi
catory attitude In the Cuban question.
It is explained thnt Archbishop ire
land was asked to do this because of
his ftlendshlp to President McKlnley.
BUSINESS MFN LEAVE HAVANA.
'tankers mid tleicliniits l.eine th
libtin it y in n llnrrr.
Key West. Fin., April 3 The steamer
Mnscotte, from Havann, which ai lived
tonight, brought a dozen oi more
French and Ei.glish bankers nnd mer
chants, who had left Cuba under tele
gi.tphle Instructions from the houses
they represent In their tespectlve coun
tlies. The urgency of their Instructions was
such that no delay was Incurred by the
winding up of their business.
THROUGH TIIH BALTIC CANAL.
I orpedo Hunt Irom cfilrhiin nuU
mi the UhvI" lltiginnd.
Berlin, April 3. The torpedo boat
purtiiused at Schlchau for his govern
ment by Lieutenant A. P. Nlbluck, the
naval attache of the United States
legation here, passed through tho Bal
tic today on Its way to England, the
government having granted permission
for it to do so.
Lieutenant Nlbluck Is negotiating at
Pillau for two more torpedo boats.
THIS A'EWS THIS MOKNINU
Weather Indications Tojayi
Partly Cloudy) southeasterly Winds.
1 Telegraph Spanlsh-Amctlcnn Climax
Is Near.
War Regarded as Inovitablo by Span
ish Newspapers.
Spanish Torpedo Klotllla Hold nt the
Capo do Vvidc Islands.
Woik of tho Week Bcforo Congress.
2 The Tribune's Popular Want Columns,
rinauclai und Commercial.
3 Local West Side and Suburban.
4 Editorial.
Comment of tho Press.
C Local Councils Will Reorganize To
il ay.
Story "A Check Mystery."
B Local Old Company I Reorganizing.
"Dr." Komevvskl Practicing In Detroit.
7 Local Innocent Man Victim of nn As-
sault
New Orthodox Greek Church,
8 Mercantile Appraisement.
3 Lackawanna County News.
10 Telegraph-Quiet Sunday in Madrid.
Chinese Ofilcltls Accused of Having
Accepted Russian Bribes.
JACOHUS DEPARTS.
Tim Genial Lnndlord of the American
IIoiino Is Pursued ti a Cnrbon-
dale Constable.
Special to tho Scianton Tilbune
Cnrbondale, Apill I T" he re weie ex
citing scenes about Hotel Ameilcan In
this cltv last night. About S.30 Pro
prietor Geoige S. Jacobus put on his
storm coat and said he was going for
a walk. At the same time two loads of
goods, Including wlne.s, liquors, cigars
and a piano, left the rear of the hotel.
Landloul Williams, upon learning of
the ti ansae tlon, had an attachment
Issued nt Alderman Baker's for two
months' back lent and Constable Gllby
attempted to serve it. But the goods
slipped awny fiom lilni. After tlio
goods hnd disappeared the constable
and Oai field Williams started down the
valley In hot putsult. T'p to midnight
no woid had been received from them.
Jacobus was driven out of town by
Liveryman Thompson. His destination
is unltnow n.
Mis. Jacobus and son weto at the
hotel at a late hour last night.
An outgrowth of the leave-taking
was the an est of Engineer Isaac Ham
ilton, who had wotds with the chief
clerk.
Hamilton, it Is snld, watched the
operations in the alley while the goods
weie being loaded Into the dtavs, and
informed Landlord Williams of the
fact. As a result of o wi angle be
tween the clerk and engineer that fol
lowed the latter was iuii in on a charge
of having eieated a disturbance about
the house.
Soon after midnight a telephone mes
sage was received from Constable Gllby
to the effect that the goods had been
located In the bain of Attorney Shutt
leff, of Green Ridge, and had been at
tached In due fottn by the officer.
It Is undeistood that Mr. Jacobus did
not take out a license at tho last teim
of court, and tho house, which Is one
of the finest in this section of tho state,
1 will thercfoie be without a license this
i year.
Mr Jacobus is well known in Scran
ton, hnvlng for many years been land
loirt nt the rot est House, and the pres
ent financial difficulty will be asurptise
to many acquaintances.
WOODFOHD'S STATEMENT.
Will Not Desist from His Eflorts lor
Pence Unlil Guns Aie I'ired.
Mndlid, April 3 In answer to a re
quest from the Associated Pi ess, Gen
eral Stewart L Woodfoid, tho United
States minister, thin evening made the
following statement.
"The obligations of my diplomatic po
sition absolutely forbid my giantlng
an Interview or giving the slightest In
tlmntion ns to the ptesent condition ot
the diplomatic negotiations entrusted
to my cute. I came to Spain under in
structions from Piesldcnt McKlnley to
secure peace In Cubi, with a peima
nent peace betwi en the United States
and Spain, a peatv that should be
built upon bed lock conditions; condi
tions of Justice to Cuba, with assuted
protection to the gteat inteiests in
that island.
"I have laboied steadily to obtain
tills icsult. I have not lost my faith,
and doubtful as conditions may seem
today I still believe thc-e great und
good pui poses of m ptesident may
yet be secured I shall not desist from
my labors for a just and honorable
peace until the guns actually open fire;
and my faith Is still strong thut war,
with all Its honors, can be uverted.
"Enough blood has been shed in
Cuba alreadj, and 1 iiinnot believe that
the cloilng hours of the nineteenth cen
tuiy will be reddened bj a conlllct be
tween Spain and the United Smtes. My
country asks for tieace based upon
conditions that shall make peace per
manent and beneilclent; nnd I have
faith that Spain v-111 jet do what Is
nccessaiy to assuie Justlco for Cuba.
And with justice peace Is certain."
lull in'n-r iig
Madrid April 3 Genetal Woodford, the
Ameilcan minister, ncelvcd a long cipliin
mtsiitge from V mhington toiinj. This
was supposed In diplomatic mil newtpa
lior circles to lie Prei dent's MeKlnley's
icply to Spain's memorandum General
Woodfoid. howevci explained that It
wih not a replj to Spain. Jlu said it re
ferred to otliet matter.
i l nl Kcr M rut.
Key Wcsit, Flu . April 3. Today has
passed very qulotli. ami tlicte was no
movements of the fleet. Tonight the
Nashville will take the p.itiol, and at all
times extremo vigilance is inalutalnod
The first message over the new cable
from Key West to the Tortugas was sent
today.
Spun nil miser nll.
Madrid, April 3 Tho armed cuilser Em
neror Charles V has been oidcred to
eavo toilny for Fcrrol. A ilotlllu of tor
pedo boatH and torpocio boat destroyers
Is being prepared for active set vice nt
Cadiz.
ronidcnl'n Pilv "lindiiv.
Washington. April 3. Ptosldent Mc
Klnley did not zo to e hui ch today but
was husll) engaged, Quito a number of
executive clerks vvero ulso at work dur
ing the day.
WAR REGARDED
INEVITABLE
No Hopes of Settlement
Are Entertained at
Madrid.
THE SITUATION DELICATE
Officials Believe That Nothing:
Can Check It.
Tho Newnpapern Aro Denouncing tho
Bishop ofllnrcclomi on Account of
a Letter Written Proposing tho
Abandonment of Culm Other
Bmliopn Cull on tlio Government tn
Resist tho United Status.
Modi Id, April 3. The majority of the
newspapers hero today regard war as
Inevitable. They think General Stew
art L. Woodfoid has communicated a
final answer to tho government. The
Liberal sas: "It Is clear that no con
cession will satisfy the United States
except the Independence of Cuba, and
wo hnd better Immediately end the un
certainty." The whole article of tho
Liberal on the subject Is bellicose In
tone.
Tito Pals asserts that "great uneasi
ness ptcvallfl at Washington concern
ing tile attitude of the southern states
In case of war with Spain, nnd also be
cause the Spaniards aie organizing In
Mexico to invade the Btutes vilely
wrested fiom the Mexican republic."
In conclusion the Pals asserts that "It
will not be all 'beer and skittles' for
tho United States."
Much excitement wa3 caused during
the dnv by the receipt of a dispatch
saving it is expected that the passports
of the Spanish minister at Washington
will be handed to him on Tuesday.
WAR IMMINENT.
Officials here now frankly admit that
the situation is delicate In the extreme.
They consider war as being Imminent,
and It Is populaily believed President
McKlnley will address an ultimatum
to Spain early next week.
All parties are offeilng aid to the
government. Even tho Caillst chiefs
are piesenting themselves to Piemler
Sagasta, proffering their services In the
cmetgency.
The newspapers aio denouncing the
b'shop of Bnicelona on uccount of the
letter which lie vviote proposing the
abandonment of Cuba provided Spain's
commetcinl and religious Interests tiro
guaranteed.
The other bishops are calling on tho
government to leslst tho United Stntes
and are offering money to uid tho mlll
t try and naval prepai.ttlons.
The nowspapeis sav theie Is a great
patriotic movement on foot tluoughout
the provinces In aid of the naval fund.
The trial of the now ciuiser Alfonso
XIII. is repotted to have been carried
out with satisfactory results. It is
added that she will be commissioned to
join the Havana squadion forthwith.
DERNABE'S 0PIM0N.
Telnernphs Thnt Mr. McKlnley Mill
He Overruled by Congress.
Madrid, Apt II 3. A national subscrip
tion to stiengthen the Spanish lleet
will be orgunUed by a loyal decree:
but the electee will not be published
before a declaration of war.
The cabinet which met at 8 o'clock
last night, discussed tho situation un
til midnight. At the close of the con
ference it wai declared that no otllclal
news had been received at that time
fiom Washington But, It wan ad
mitted that the ministers were filled
with gloomy Impressions. One cabinet
minister declared that ho had received
private Infoi mutton confirming the ex
treme gravity of tho situation.
Tho minister of war Lieutenant Gen
eral Cot i en. submitted for the appi ov
al of the cabinet, elaborate plans for
the organization of the military forces
of the kingdom.
The milliliter for the liome depart
ment, Don Ruls y Capdepon, In an In
teiview, declated that evcty thins
pointed to war.
The cabinet has examined proposi
tions for the arming of merchant ves
sels ns pilvateers; but, It has been
decided to await events boforo coming
to any decision on tlil subject.
Finally, n telegram from the Spanish
minister at Washington, Senor Polo y
Bernnbe, was read at tho cabinet meet
ing, in which Senor Uernabo said Pres
ident McKlnley will be oveuuled by
congiess.
FRENCH MACHINISTS HIRED.
Ilnvo Been Engaged lor the Spanish
v nrxhip i nro V.
Washington, April 3 The navy de
partmeut has received a dispatch say
ing thut the Spanish wurshlp Cat low
V has been delayed from sailing for
Fen oil up to this time beeuuse nho
was waiting for tho arrival of 20
Fietith machinists. Seven ot those
machinists weie selected and taken
nboanl and tho vessel depaited for
Feuol.
This confirms Infoimatlon which tho
nuvy depaitnient. has tecelved fre.
quontly, that the Spanish navy Is voiy
poorly supplies! with machinists for
war vessels and has been booking ex
perienced men ill France.
he lleiuld's Uenthcr I'nrecant.
New York. April ) In tho middle states
and New England todaj, fair to partly
cloudy weather will prevail, preceded by
fronts with slowly rising temperature and
frenh variable winds, becoming mostly
northeasterly to southeasterly and fol
lowed by light local lain In tills section.
On Tuesday. In both of these sections,
cloudy to partly cloudy weather with
rnln, slight tcmpenittun cIuiivm ana
trash caa teily to soutlu'rly wlnda,
.