To Take Off Consuls

Washington. April 5. - Members of the house liave been informed today that vessels have been dispatched to Havana to take off Gen. Lee and our consular offleers, as well as all Amerleans who desire to leave the island. Washington, April 5. - The state departnient has received a dlspateh from Consul-General Lee, saying that in case war is declared he will not be able to get the American cltizens out "f Cuba before next Sund.ty. Madrid, April 5.- The minister of foreign affairs, Senor Gullon, in an interview said the Spanish government is expecting the speedy arrival of a note from the Vatican, in whicb the pope would indícate the plan by which he proposes to termínate the present situation. London, April 5. - According to a special dispatoh from Rome, the pope is "disappointed at the reception of his overtures in America, but is not discouraged." London, April 5. - The movement of the powers of Europe for a joint offer of mediation between the United States and Spain has received a severe and probable fatal rebuff in the form of a definite refusal upon, the part of the British government to particípate in it. Washington, April 5, - The catoinet is in session, careful'.y reviewing the forthcoming mer-sugre. Hugh Johnson, the restarrant keeper, began suit Wednesday before Justice Duffy against J. H. Lepper, proprietor of the Hawkins home, Ypsilanli, for $100 damages for defamaiiqn of character. It is alleged that Johnson tried to buy a cigar at the Hawkins house last night but that Lepper refused, saying "We don't sell to 'coons'." For this Johnson brings suit as above. Dr. Mosher and Miss Snyder are preparing the ladies' gym class for an exhlbition to be given next Wetlnesday afternoon. The exhibition will be an invitation affair, only members of the faculty and friends being admitted. The best drilled members of all the classes will be picked out for the exhibition. It will consist of the usual fancy drilling, wand drills, and dumb bell exercise.1?. Also a new feature will close the exhibition. It will be a basket ball game between representatives of the sophomore and freshman gym classes for the championship of the University. The team which wins this "game will play a game with the Normal girls. The follOTving will play on the sophomore gymnasium class: Captain, Maude Daley; goal, Miss Quinby; players, Misses McCormiek, Bevens, Bowen, Stevens, Ardrews, Bowen, Dunbar. The plan of the trip which is to be taken by the junior engineers during the spring recess has been definitely decided upon, and admissions to nearly all of the works to be visited have thus far been granted. The party, eonsisting of Mr. J. R. Allen and about twenty students, will leave Ann Arbor April 15th for Niágara Falls. where they will visit the Aluminum Works, Sioux Paper Co., and the Niágara Power Co. From Niágara they go to South Bethlehem, Pa., where the Bethlehem Iron Works are located, and then to Philadelphia, where the places of interest will be the Cramp ship yards, Baldwin Loeomotive Works, Lead Pipe Works and the Edison Power station. On returning a stop will be made at Pittsburg, Pa., where they will visit the Pennsylvania Tube Works, Westinghouse Air Brake and Eleetrical Co., Pittwburg Plate Glass Wo.'ks, Lusy furnaces, water works, Cresc3nt Steel Works, Edgar Tompson or Homestead and the bridge works, consisting of the Pittsburg Bridge Co., Sametz Bridge & Iron Co., Schiffer Bridge Co., and in the evening the Wir.dow Glass Works. Leaving Pittsburg they will arrive in Ann Arbor aibout April 23. The cost of the entire trip will be $50. and will no dcubt be the flnest that has been offered for several years. - U. of M. Daily.