The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-12
Blanco Ordered a General Cessation
of H0stilities.
AN UNSYMPATHETIC ECHO
sPANIARDs NOT FAVORABLE TO
THE DECREE.
Firmer Tone Prevailed On the Bourse,
However-La Lucia Has a Vigor-
Gus Attack on General Lee-Army
Observation-Disclosures Lottery-Cu-
ban News.

washington, April 1.-THE state de-
partment today received General Blan-
cos proclamation ordering a cessation
of hostilities in Cuba. 1t was cabled to
the Spanish minister here and by him
delivered to the department. The proc
lamation is as follows:
His majesty's government, yielding
to the reiterated wish expressed by his
holiness, the pope, has been pleased to
decree q suspension of hostilities with
the object of preparing and facilitat-
ing the restoration of peace on this is
land in virtue whereof l believe it con-
verient to order:
article From the day following
the receipt in each locality of the pres
ent proclamation, hostilities are ordered
to be suspended in all territory of the
island of Cuba.
1.-The details fer the execution of the
above decree will be the object of spec
ial instruction that VIII be commune
Gated to the several commanders-in-
chief of the army corps for the easy
and prompt execution according to the
situation and circumstances of the
case.
Csigned.) "BLANCo."
INTEREST IN ITS EFFECT.
Havana, April 11.-Noon.-Consider-
able interest was felt in political and
military circles here this morning in
the suspension of hostilities between
the Spaniards and Cubans, it being
known that a decree to that effect was
to be issued during the day. The mill
tary men and others were anxious to
know the conditions of the So-called
armistice and the time of its expira-
ton. At the clubs and in the cafes the
matter was much discussed from va
riouS standpointS. The SpaniardS al
legged that they were not in sympathy
with the decree, but in any case when
il appeared it caused q firmer tone to
prevail on the bOurse.
At the palace only q few unimportant
sIIirrnishes in the provinces of Pinar
del Rio are announced as having taken
place.
The Ward line steamer Seneca ar
rived here last night, and on her de-
parture will carry a number of passen-
gers.
Senior Juan Rameriez, the former
chief, who fought in the ten years war,
has returned here from Manzanillo.
Senior Chavez has also arrived here
from that port. The latter will return
there.
LEES FLIGHT"
La Lucha today publishes an article
headed, Mr.. Lees Flight" which fur
nishes another example of how badly
The paper says the manner in which
General Fitzhugh Lee left Havana
does not become the representative OF
civilized nation" adding:
After exciting public opinion. he left
in q great hurry with his staff That
his leaving was fight, was demon
strated by the fact that Captain Gen
d
English consul to represent Mr.. Nc
kinley's government on this island.
The United States did not withdraw her
consuls from Cuba, nor her represen-
tative from the capitol of Spain. At the
last moment General Lee was as fright
eIed as if he had not been an army
man. If General Lees correspondence (
is revised. he will be found guilty of /
alarming his government ana reSDo-- Z
sible for the Maine affair for asking |
her to be sent here to protect United /
States citizens. He was the chief OF the I
jingoes here while looking out for the /
interests Of his country"
General Pando has arrived from |
Puerto Principe. where he published /
Governor General Blancos armistice /
He has been busy at the /
palace today.
ARMY MOVEMENTS.
This morning The Spanish naval !
transport Legashi left Havana with an .
division under command of I.
General Emile March. VINO viii relieve [
General Castellanos. military comman- /
der at Puerto Principe. General Cas- /
tellanos having been appointed to Cen
eral Blanco's staff.
1t is rumored from Iaranzas that !
the authorities ordered boat near the
coast to come 10. AS the crew did not
comply the boat was fired upon and
oDe Of the crew killed. Three others
Of the crew and the beat we're seized.
The authorities also captured a guam
-ity of mail matter. which is said to
compromise" several prominent resi-
dents OF Matanzas. and some money
To-day was the day for drawing in the
Havana lottery. OF the 1000 issuable
tickets only 256 were not sold.
a Spanish lieutenant who was in
,harse Of supply Of hospital provi-
SONS in he Arroyo Blanco district near
sancti SDiritus has deserted.