The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-10


Fleets of the United States at Kew
West and the Philippines Are tai
He Withdrawn, While America Is
to Give No Support to Cubans-
Acceptance Very Unlikely.
MADRID, April 10 GAS a. ml-Gen
Correa'' minister Of war, after the
council which lasted two hours. said
to the correspondent of the Associated
Press:
1--WE yielded to the PRAYER of the
great powers, granting what we had
refused to the United states.'.
KEY WEST, April s.-The fleet has
not moved and shows 10 signs of DOING
SO.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-President
Mckinley received a cable dispatcb
from Minister Woodford at Madrid to-
night, announcing that the Spanish
government had granted an a1rnistice
for Cuba
In making this announcement Mr..
Woodford conveyed it as a piece o4
news IN which this country was vital
ly interested, but not as an otffe al COM
mumcation from the Spanish govern
ment to this government.
Nonetheless TT 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 concession dispelled for
the moment the darkness of the war
clouds and brought in their stead what
was regarded as at least a faint hone
OF a peaceful solution of the pending
difficulty.
The receipt Of this news has not.
however, resulted in any change Of
the administrators programme rela-
tive to sending the message to congress.
1t was authoritatively announced to-
night, that 1t was the intention of the
president to send his message to con-
gress on Monday.
Whether he will make any addition
to the message referring to the propos-
ed armistioe by Spain could not be as
certained definitely. 1t Is scarcely to
be doubted, however, that a develop
ment of this character would receive
attention at the presidents hands, al
though it could not be learned tonight
that this attention will be more than
a recital Of the facts.
After conferences at the White house
tonight, gentlemen, who are in the con-
fidence of the president, expressed the
belief that the grant of armlstice would
not materially change the policy as al
ready matured.
Peaceful Solution,
One Of the gentlemen who had a
long conference with the president to-
night expressed the opinion that the
proposed armistice tended materially
toward peaceful solution of the Gu
ban question, although he declined to
venture even suggestion as to how
the proposition would be received by
congress.
'The Maine incident will still be left
for solution said he, "and that is the
question upon which congress and the
country are at the present moment ex-
ceedingly sensitive"
Word that the armistice had been
granted by Spain spread rapidly
through all official and diplomatic quar-
ters, and aroused great interest and
activity throughout the evening
The first word as to Spain's conces-
sion came to Mgr. Martinelli, the papal
at $50 p. M. and announced
from the Vatican that the papal nun
clio at Madrid had been advised that
an arnistice was granted.
Mgr Martinelli 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
Woodford was received. Singularly,
The Spanish minister, Senior Polo Ber-
nabe, had received no advices from
Madrid up to midnight. NJ. Cambon,
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