The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-04-11
RUNBLINGS OF WAR.
Developments Of the last SO
Hours as Told by Cor
respondents Of the
Daily Press.
FITZ HUGH LEE RETURNS.
We Are Promised the Message Today
and Then for the Fire Works,

Yesterdays Republic SUMMARIZES
the events of Saturday in the fol-
low manner:
Consul General Lee boarded the
Fern yesterday afternoon and sail
ed from Havana for Key West,
where he is expected to land early
this morning.
The British flag now floats over
the American Consolate at Cuba's
capital. General Lee hauled down
the stars and stripes before he shut
up shop.
BIanco was too busy preparing to
defend Havana to receive the
American party when they called
to say their farewells.
Washington, April 9,-Senator
Hanna, who was with the presi-
dent this evening, in discussing the
proposed armistice, said that he
did not believe that it would be
satisfactory to the administration.
He said positively that the mes
sage would not be held back later
than Monday.
The Uuited States is now clear of
Spain, having all its Gags taken
from the consulate buildings at all
points where they once so proudly
famed the breeze, and the Ameri-
can eagle is now watching develop
ments and will scoop down on the
first Spauiard that winks his eye.
We are clearing our decks for a
fight and unless Spain reverses the
wheels on its fotilla now said to be
under sailing orders for the West
ern Hemisphere, we will teach the
Spanish that they are not so many
as they imagined.
The British flag is now protect
ing whatever property we have in
Spain and its provinces and will see
that we are not worsted along this
line, and when the war is opened we
will again run up the stars and bars
on these buildings and Spain will
not dare to pull them down. This
time we will be the master of the
situation and we shall dictate to
Spain what authority it will have
over the island resting under the
shadows of our country.
1t is said the President will send
in his proclamation today and it
will have the true ring of Ameri,
canism and will not deal with Spain
as a baby but as a man.
The Spaniards have offered an
armistice but the insurgents have
spurned such offer and they will not
listen to anything but freedom
from Spanish rule.
The fruit is ripe and now is the
time to pluck it, and we believe the
United States Congress will act
and that quickly in the matter.
Madrid, April 9, 3:l5 p. ma
visit OF the Foreign Ambassadors
to Senor Gullon, Minister of Foreign
affairs, resulted in a meeting of the
Cabinet, at which a decision was
reached to grant an armistice to
the insurgents in Cuba.
6 p. m.-United States Minister
Woodford has been officially inform
ed that the Spanish Government
today telegraphed to the Pope thai
in view of his urgent request, forti-
fed today by visit from the repre-
sentatives in Madrid of the great
Powers, they (the Spanish Govern
ment) have telegraphed to General
Blanco in Cuba, instructing him to
issue an armistice proclamation to-
morrow, the duration of the armis-
tice to be as he decides.
General Woodford has no infor-
nation relative to the withdrawal
of the American warships.
The general opinion this evening
| is that to days events settle salts
tactoriIy the first stage of the
Spanish-American difficulty, and In
sure peace.