The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-10
PEAIjE PROCLAMATION.
Queen to Offer Insurgents
An ArmistiCe.
JUyTA NOW PLAYS JINCO.
Claims Insurgents Won't Accept
a Truce.
MAINE THE ONLY MENACE.
If War in Cuba Stops it Will Be
Our Only Complaint.

Washington, April s.-President McKin-
ley received a cablegram from Minister
Woodford at Madrid tonight announcing
that the Spanish government had granted
an armstice for Cuba.
In making this announcement Minister
Woodford conveyed it as a piece of news
in which this country was vitally inter
ested, but not as an official communication
from the Spanish government to this gov
ernment.
None the less 1t conveyed the essential
fact that Spain conceded what the powers
of Europe and the Pope had for many days
been urging upon her. and that the con-
cesson dispeiled for the moment the
darkness of the war clouds and brought in
their stead what was regarded as at least
faint hope of a peaceful solution of the
pending difficulty
The receipt of this news has not however,
resulted in any change of the administra-
TONS programme relative to sending the
message to Congress. 1t was authorita-
lively announced tonight that IL was the
intention of the President to send his mes
sage to Congress on Monday. Whether he
viii make any addition to the message re-
ferring to the proposed armistice by Spain
could not be ascertained definitely.
1t is scarcely to be doubted, however,
that a development of this character would
receive attention at the Presidents hands,
although it could not be learned tonight
that this attention will be more than
recital of the facts.
After conferences at the White House
tonight, gentlemen who are in the con-
fdence Of the President expressed the be-
lief that the grant of an armistice would
not materially change the policy as al
ready matured One of the gentlemen
who had a long conference with the Pres
ident tonight expressed the opinion that
the proposed armistice tended materially
toward a peaceful solution of the Cuban
question, although he declined to venture
even suggestion as to how the PROPOSE
ton would be received by Congress.
The Maine incident will still be left
for solution" said he, land that is the
question upon which Congress and the
country are at the present moment ex-
ceedingly sensitive"
Word that the armistice had been grant
ed by Spain spread rapidly through all Of
heia and diplomatic quarters and aroused
great interest and activity throughout the
evening.
The first word as to Spain's concession
came to Mgr. Martinelli. the papal dele
gate at $50 o'clock and announced from
the Vatican that the papal nuncio at Mad
rid had been advised that an armistice was
granted.
Mgr. Martineln sent for Archbishop Ire
land and shortly after the message from
the Vatican was repeated by phone to the
White House.
About the same time the dispatch from
Minister Woodford was received. Singular
Iy the Spanish minister, senor Polo had
received no adv.ces from Madrid up to
midnight.
NJ. Cambon, the French ambassador,
Who has been foremost in urging the pa
cIic influence of the powers, was also
without direct official notification.
At all embassies and legations, however,
the armistice was accepted as an accom-
pliShed fact, and there was mutual con-
sratulations in diplomatic quarters over
'hls result and the expression of belief that
!t was an augury Of peace.
The exact terms of the armstice are
Ieit to be the most essential feature Of
epain's concession.
AT the outset it was supposed to be an
unconditional grant of armistice. Later
however, the press advices from Madrid
ana London stated conditions Of very
material character. If these conditions
prove to be accurate, they win doubtless
complicate the situation here, and leave
The crisis quite as acute as it has been at
any time heretofore
cabinet officer said recently that the
aaministration had never considered the
proposition of Withdrawing the American
meet from Key West, and while this was
some days ago. 1t is NOT believed that such
d proposition would meet with any serious
consideration.
Ihe fact that Spain has granted this
Slmistice as the result of influence exerted
~ the great powers Of Europe and the
Ope leads to much conjecture as to how