The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-12
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! the Cabanas. Later on the Cuban
capital resumed the ordinary run of
: business.
. The news of the American consuls
leaving their posts spread rapidly about
the city and produced considerable
I surprise. But the Spaniards say the
fact of the consuls leaving has not
! produced the effect which the friends
; of the insurgents are alleged to have
: expected. At 10 o'clock this morning
Consul General Lee, accompanied 10y
, British Consul GOllan called on Cen
eral Blanco to bid him good bye. The
governor general was very busy and
I could not receive General Lee. The
American flag upon the consulate
| building has been taken down by con-
| sular employees.
9:35 p. M. At l o'clock this afternoon
| Consul General Lee, accompanied by
| his staff, boarded the dispatch boat
| Fern and Consuls Springer and Barker
went on board at o'clock. The
| Machina wharf, where they embarked,
| was crowded with curious persons, but
| no discourtesy was shown the officials.
| AT 80 o'clock the American vessels
| began leaving port. The Spanish tug
| Susie toWed out the schooner James
| H. Dudley which arrived here on Thurs
| day last from Pensacola with lumber
| Dut O1Q not OlSCndTSe IeI cdISp
| The steamer Evelyn followed with
| cbout fifty passengers and after her
| came the OliVette with 247 passengers,
| among whom were Miss Clara Barton
and the other representatives of the
| Red Gross Society who have been en-
gagged in relief work in the island. She
| was followed by the Bache with ten
| passengers and last of all came the
Fern which left at 6 O'Clock, having on
a,~l C1pnpr9l
Springer and Barker, Consul Clerks
Fosca, Doiz and Drain, Correspondents
| Johnston, Pepper, Redding, Akert'
| FRANKIE Dunning, Nichols and ScoVel,
| Messrs G.. LaWton Childs and William
L,awton. The Fern is commanded by
Lieutenant Commander Sawyer, En-
sign PoWelSon was also on Doard.
There was shipped today by the
steamer Orizaba, $4,000 in French
! gold for New York.
| FL Correo asserts that sixteen elec-
tors from the suburb Chavez, who vot-
ed at the last election, left today, hav-
! ing been supplied with passports as
American citizens.
FAINT HOPE OF PEACE.
Washington, April 9-President Nc
Kinley received "a cable dispatch from
! Minister Woodford at Madrid tonight,
announcing that the Spanish govern
I ment had granted an armiStice for Gu
ba I'm making this announcement, Mr.
/ Woodford conveyed it rs a piece OF
! news in which this country was Vitally
interested, but not as an official COM
munication from the Spanish govern
ment to this government. None the
! less it conveyed the essential fact that
Spain had conceded what THE powers
of Europe and the pope had for many
| days been urging upon her, and that
! the concessions dispelled for the mo-
! ment the darkness of the war clouds
and brought in their stead what was
! regarded as at least a faint hope Of a
peaceful solution of the pending ditfl-
, Guilty.
| PRESIDENTS POLICY NOT
| CHANGED.
The receipt of this news has not, how
| ever, resulted in any change OF the ad-
| mnistratiOn programme relative to
sending the message to congress. 1t
| was authoritatively announced tonight
| that it was the intention of the prtsi
| dent to send his message to congress
| ON Monday. Whether he will make any
addition to the message, referring 20
the proposed armistice by Spain, could
| not tbe ascertained definitely 1t is
| scarcely to be doubted, however, tnat
| a development of this character would
| receive attention al the presidents S
| hands, although it could not be learned
| tonight that this attention will be m ore
| than a recital of the facts. After con-
| ferenceS at the White house tonight,
| gentlemen who are in the confidence
| of the president expressed the belief
/! that the grant of armiStice would n y
( materially change the policy as al
| ready matured.
| One of the gentlemen who had long
| conference with the president tonight
| expressed the opinion that THE propos-
| ed arniStice tended materially tow ard
a peaceful solution of the Cuban ques-
| ton, although he declined to venture
| even a suggestion as to how the propo-
| sitfon would be received by congress.
| The Maine incident will still be left
! for solution" said he, and that is tue
question upon which congress and the
| country are at the present moment ex-
| ceedingly sensitive
| Word that the arnistice had been
| granted by Spain spread rapidly
| Through all official and diplomatic quar-
| terS and aroused great interest and ac-
| tivity throughout the evening.
| The first word as TO Spain's conces-
| sion came to MonSignor Martinelli
| the papel delegate, at $50 O'Clock D. M,
| and announced from the vatican that
| the papal nuncio had been advised
| that an armistice was granted Mon
sigrror MaTtine1li sent for Archbishop
| Ireland and shortly after the message
from the vatican was repeated by tele-
phone to the White house. About the
same time the dispatch from Minister