| Show POLO READY TO LEAVE VE spanish IVi PI inister will probably I 1 depart today STAFF TO ACCOMPANY HIM all the legation archives find and zt ef facts will be transferred to tho the french embassy he will probably go to halifax and sall sail on one of 0 the atlantic linera linard from that port ambassadors who had hoped for or reace peace concede such a move MOTO is now impossible WiL washington oll april 13 19 the spanish minister senor y Der bernabi nabe ha has s made ills his annl for dc da par lure and Is calmly amai awaiting tIng notification fi that hat the president Pre EMent lias has affixed ills his signature to tho the cuban resolutions sit at which time tile the minister will take lila his leave he to hod had expected this would 0 come 1 like today find and every arrangement had 11 ad been made with that in flew now that taftt the sig shamim ll Is deterred deferred until to mairow moir 0 w it Is probable that thai the AM minister lis and ills his stafa scarf will depart before another twenty four houra fall puns pass by he tore fore leaving he will tran the legation at ai chives and effects to tho life french I 1 embassy 1 whether tile state department will bond senor polo tito lila passports or he be I 1 will ask ak tor for thom them 1 li ailt I 1 to be an immaterial detail he intends to go reference to these formalities find and there li Is every reason to believe that the state department mill bill afford him the protection of passports and any other attentions usual in the enforced departure of a minister on the be out of war STAFF WILL ILL GO ALSO the anthe staff mate of the legation will accompany the minister their exact movements after leaving leading are not made known knon except that they will lit retura to spain at the earliest possible S moment it would not be surprising if the minister anti and lila ills start staff we went t by way of canada instead of N new ow york taking one of at tho the atlantic liners from halifax tho the spanish legation has been the center of great aali activity ity the today tile the minister was wa up lip practically all of last night retiring after daylight this morning after having informed his loverrine Go government verrine ent of the final passage ot of tho the cuban resolution lie ile was again at his desk by 9 a tn communicating muni cating with his government and awaiting the next and final fole movement in making the although of sturdy physique the minister showed c d s signs 1 g ns 0 of f tho jhc 1 intense ante n q e 0 strain tr FL i n a and nd anxiety x t y p put i it u upon p on hi him m d during u r in g t tho h 0 1 laai a at few lays days he saw A number of friends lenda fr duain mainly n ly 0 of f I 1 the lie t diplomatic 1 I 1 p 1 L t I 1 0 corps and to them ex expressed p r s ie 1 t tho i i onvil view w that all hope of a peaceful settlement ment appeared to be b at an end and that spain now flow left w m ith tile the united states slates tile the responsibility for war aar being convinced that all hope of peace was over tho the ministers peli po bonal cle desires gires were more that tho the remaina rc ng formalities might lc be dissat dispatched hed as 09 e readily as har flaa lather surprised late in ill tho the day when told that the presidents or of the resolution would bo be deferred until tomorrow tomo tonice irow WORK OF VANDALS bally this rev orning tile the large lareo metal sign bear indr the words ollice of tile tho spanish legation leR atlon was meta from its place on the rate gate lendi nir to the legation and carided off by vandals VAn dala the minister made no complaint to the state department or to the police as lie he has sought to minimize t tho he p petty fly depredations against the le legation gaelon al though this was mus the most flagrant ni grant one commuted committed the various foreign embassies and legations were intensely active today in the ilia that cheit hostilities more near at hand the several foreign oali cers acie cie fully advised of the ilia passing of if the resolutions res and were kept keld posted as to the prospects ot of the presidents signature some of tile tho and alin ministers refilled at the state stale department 19 loam learn 1 w bother hather the Preside president ent would sign the resolutions they were informed by judge day that the president intended to sign them this lit in turn was waa communicated to the foreign and was regarded as placing the matter beyond any question of doubt the reper representatives of the powers ol of europe held no m meeting during the da adny y N nov not la Is any meeting at present in prospect those who liae hae been most moat hopeful of the li about of european coalition now navy concede that such a moie la Is impossible TO STRICT neutrality there seems to he be a general purpose among foreign governments to observe FL strict neutrality Al leadY it la Is said paid great britain ling has taken steps not only to maintain a passive neutrality but t to a e enforce n force it with fill arms it if necessary amo regiments of british soldiers ale aie now lie in the fhe west inell indies and ghete e are arc about to be augmented eav bv another regiment en route front from liall halifax fax they are arc concentrated in the belief that the west indies will be a center of conflict and that the of war may lead one or the belligerents to occupy neutral british territory it if that occurs it a bailish PI llesh foice will see itee that the y invaded Is cleared and that BrI british thili soil Is 14 not used aged ns as a base ot of operations for hostilities for either party to the conflict so far as Is known tho the french government will oracle tile the same neutrality Us its west indian rote sessions are considerable end and it 11 has hag several ships in those waters germany and other pc poV wm Lr ale expected to take the lumc neutral attitude TALK OV A ru lie in connection with the cable that tile hie deel bund has hah sought to chycot a 1 11 ll b ila C i tc i in n C cuba u b a I 1 tha it ma a mated t e d a at t c one ti e 0 of t 1 ii e n ilia s s le that ll 11 tills I 1 antu b branch r a elc 1 i ot of tile the I last laatt ok and embraced yonie some not it A jovn lit in tile the cable dispatches dispatch about the middle of oc last week one ot of the embassies here was informed from flora ith foreign inive that its ambassador fit at AID madrid darld advised them that woodnoid Wood foid foill lead surgeN ted in 1 a I tentative way a plebiscite as a possible pos solution 1 to the cuban problem this ter dor also advised lila his foreign botn th that a t the suggestion did not meet with tai fai and lid 1 not been followed up since then thre there hoy hom been no talk or of a plebiscite so PO ta fa ras raa la Is irown here |
