Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-04-10

suited in a meeting Of the cabinet, at
which a decision was reached to grant
an armistice to the insurgents in Cuba.
Madrid, April S. p. m.-United
States Minister Woodford has been Of
ficially informed that the Spanish gov
eminent to-day telegraphed to the
Pope that in view of his urgent re-
quest, fortified to-day by the visit
from the representatives in Madrid of
the great powers, they (the Spanish
government have telegraphed to Gen.
Blanco in Cuba, instructing him to
issue an armistice proclamation to-
morrow, the duration of the armistice
to be as he decides.
Gen Woodford has no information
relative to the withdrawal of the
American warships This afternoon
Gen. Woodford paid a visit to Senior
Gullon. The general opinion this eve
ming is that to-day's events settle salts
factorily the first stage of the Spanish
American difficulty and insure peace.
Madrid, April lofts a. m-Gen.
Correa. minister of war, after the coun-
ell which lasted two hours, said to
the correspondent of the Associated
Press:
I'VE yielded to the prayer of the
great powers. granting what we had
refused to the United States
Madrid, April 9.-7:15 p. m.-The
ministers upon being questioned by the
reporters refused to give any informa-
ton regarding the negotiations. but it
is understood they are based upon an
armistice and the withdrawal of the
A oorioon cnra1rnnc from (Nnha an6
the Philippines. If the war is not con-
Guided Immediately, the United States
is to withdraw all moral and material
support from the insurgents. 1t is be-
lieved that the presentation of Presi-
dent McKinley's message to Congress
will be again postponed, the Epoca
thinks, until Friday next.
Ell Correo (officiaD says:
while America asks for an armistice,
Spain refused, but to the voice of Eu-
rope and the Pope, even Spain, with
out dishonor may accept the arrange
ments proposed in the interests of
peace"
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London, April 10.-Special dispatches
from Madrid received this morning
say that Senior Gullon, the foreign min
lister. having received important tele-
grams from Washington, Immediately
went to the residence of Senior Sagasta,
the premier, where a protracted inter-
y-;or bod CannY- Cr,11nn
to the palace where a cabinet council
was held and the prime minister i'm
parted the contents Of the kilograms
He said the ambassadors of the powers
had asked Spain to grant an armistice
with a view of allowing negotiations
for a settlement Of the whole question.
The Council had a long and anxious
discussion, during which Senior Sagasta
went out and consulted with the Queen
Regent and it was finally decided to
grant an armistice which should last
five days upon the following condi-
tions:
That the United States should imme-
diately cease to lend moral and ma
terial support to the Cuban insurgents;
that the American squadron in the
vicinity of Cuba should be withdrawn;
and that the American war vessels
near the Philippine Islands also should
be withdrawn.
If the United States decline these
conditions it is declared that the pow
ers will openly lend their support to
Spain.
The correspondent in Madrid of a
news agency here says that if The in
surgents shall not have laid down
their arms by the end Of five days, the
war will be resumed. and Spain will
receive the moral support of the pow
els.
Madrid, April 9.-6;45 p. m.-The
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