Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-04-21
SPANISH ARMISTICE.
A Commission Appointed at Havana
to Treat with the Insurgents.
An American Consulate AttRoted--H Hope OF
Mediation Given Up-Cuba May Bo
Abandoned-MRnila Panic
Stricken.

HAVANA, April Is. Yesterday morn
ing Senores Pedro Rabell, colonial
secretary of posts and communications;
DOLE Giberga and Leopold Sola, well
known lawyer, designated by the au-
economist government as parliament
tary commission to approach the i'm
surgent leaders in eastern Cuba, left
by rail for Batabano, from which point
they will proceed by coast steamer
to Santa Cruz del Sur, to ascertain
whether the insurgent government In
the province OF Puerto Principe will
accept the armistice. If received,
the commission will indicate neu-
trial zone and propose conditions and
place of meeting. Senores Juan RAJ
mirez and Silvestre Anclada, promi-
nent autonomists and members of the
central committee, have been appoint
ed by the committee with the same
end in view. They left yesterday
morning for Santa Cruz del Sur, where
they will use their influence in the
name of the autonomist party, but in
dependently of the parliamentary COM
mission. There are great expectations
as to the result which is anxiously
awaited.
UNITED STATES CONSULATE ATTACKED.
MALAGA, Spain, April 1S.-There
was a serious disturbance here Satur-
day, resulting in an attack upon the
United States consulate. The demon
stration began with the parading of
small crowds through the streets,
shouting patriotic cries. But a mob
eventually gathered and attacked the
United States consulate. Stones were
thrown and one of the mob leaders
procured q ladder, tore down the
shield having upon it the arms OF the
United States and dragged 1t along
the streets. The project was sum-
moned and he addressed the people,
begging them to dispense, which to
some degree restored order. After
ward the streets were patrolled by
gendarmes. The rioting again broke
out yesterday and there was fight
between the gendarmes and the mob.
ALL HOPE OF MEDIATION GIVEN UP.
LONDON, April 1s.--The members of
the diplomatic corps in this city have
now abandoned all hope Of effectual
mediation upon the part of the powers
between the United States and Spain.
The Spanish and Austrian ambassa-
doris, however, cling tenaciously to the
delusion that they will be able to ar
range, at the last moment, compro-
mise which will avert war. They
have haunted the British foreign Of
fee for week past, calling daily and
occasionally more often. Their eff
forts were seemingly rewarded with
little encouragement.
CUBA MAY BE ABANDONED.
LONDON, April 1s.-The Rome corre-
spondent of the Daily News says: II
am assured that the queen regent her.
self, as we'll as the pope and Emperor
Francis Joseph, of Austria, would
favor abandoning Cuba as the only
means to avert war. Archbishop Ire
land cables that renouncing the island
is the only possibility of avoiding
war"
MANILA PANIC-sTRIcKEN.
LONDON, April "A special dispatch
from Singapore says that the steam
ship Leo Kill, from Manila, has ar
rived there, crowded with Spanish Of
fcials and well-to-do Spanish families
who are escaping from the rebellion
which is spreading rapidly in the Phil
ippines. They report that Manila is