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Show SPANIARDS LEAVINO FLORIDA. Iinor Tula Chsrlsrrtt a Nlesmer la Take Them lo llxsns. Washington. April 17. Tho Spanish minister, Senor Polo, lias closed a charter char-ter for an American atramcr of tha l'lant line, which will carry practically the entire Spanish colony of Tampa, Flo., to Havana tomorrow. In making tho charter tha minister gave aisur-ance aisur-ance that In case of hostilities tha ateaincr would he cleared from Havana, given umpl protection and allowed In return ta an American port. Tho Spanish party will number i0!, most of them being yoang men who havo offered their services In the Bptnlsh army In case of war. Somo women and children are Included, at they are a part of the colony making th move, and It I said alto that the hostility to Spanish resident In that locality ha becomo marked of late. The consul and vlco contul, with two assistants, will remain at Tampa, This It tha point at which seven regiments of Infantry hat been ordered to mnbll-Ire mnbll-Ire within tho next few daya, although there la no Intimation that the departure de-parture of tho Spanish colony it duo to the concentration of the United States troop at Tampa. |
