The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-07
LET THERE Be PEACE
Such NnW Seems to 81 the Disposi-
tiOn on Both Sides.
MESSAGE MAY NEVER BE DELIVERED.
Unlimited that All Occasion for Ii
Will Is, Removed,
AMERICANS WE'RE IN PERIL.
This Mas Ono Reason fur Dslay in
Is Transmission.
HE OTHER WAS SPANS ATTITUDE.
Madrid Government Win Reopen the
Case rnd Grant ana ar.risticr.
Easter Holidays Dreaded.
This Mas One Reason fur D,lay in
Is Transmission.
The OTHER WAS SPANS ALTITUDE.

Washington, April c,--Switt as q eaneol
| lash changed tho Cuban situation tsdny.
/ The galleries OF congress were crowdid.
eonaiors and repre- sentstivcs wetc aaSious.
nending tho diplomatic correspondence
which was in ferment, all waiting for
the presidents message to the congress OF
/ The American people that msant war.
when With the excitement at the very
| highest like an electric flash. the wo d
nasscl that thore would be no message 10
day. Its suddcnness stunned the PUB /,
which heard the news in distorted forms
and amazed veteran members OF cong css
Ultimately it became known that not only
would there bo no message today, but 10
message this week and that ii was ut least
a possibility the message written and APP
proved might never 20 TO oongrts; at all
The reason for the delay WAS thai tho
administration received aavces from Gen
eral Lee at Havana Indicating that all
Americans could not be gotten oil the i
land today and would be in ave paril If
The message preceded their ceparturS.
The second reason and perhaps only po-
tent one was that there Was reason 10 b.
lieye that a peaceful so,utipn wound bs
arrived at THIS iml ortant news waj het
the spanish government, after whar PLAIN
~ had been most exciting tunes IL iaae.
spanish circles at Maariu, mad eeoiicd TO
ieopen the case closed 80 tar as tins So.
eminent was concerned, oy The rsIn5n o.
,pUlu TO make sunirient rcs..,nss - n,s
,,rtsscittauoha mate W tne >ni,eH pa
s.e1 week ana, Ia o.oe.' ~ a,sst fmpe,r.-
.AS Mhf, han 0tciutu 20 n.aKS cphSes- oIS
heretofore ,eluseu. \, hht Nj. ne ul5 mi
outcome II is 100 carry t. bay, out ,1e -
met I'll anans - certhiniy ln nc am ~
uclenl to renew the mop, o. rns y csseen-
"a 4 soIutlon OF the .uDan gnsst.on SAT -
,ac,oiy u Tue American pops ana
a. ed wit out p,oo1ah.d
An arnisuco win ne antcd by Span,
wrieh. 1t IS said, viii leao 10 tnc Iniep ma
enca OF cuba. Mucn, II IS su9poge., WI
aepen1 upcn the Ceban insurg nts and The
poorles OF the united states ,.nd al spain.
lhe powers OF Europe matorisl AMI
moral 1t Is known, b. ought 70 te4r a
ttcir iuruence on the government u sra n
and still are actively at work seeking lac
most peaceful course.
All the capitols OF Europe have been IN
Communication 10 this end. Iatt evil
denced by the assempiags at the British
resentatives OF the SIX great powerS OF
Europe, with the dfsire Of thoc wto -
credited them TO Washington that they
should work in accord here. this concert
however, in the United States not 10 20
heycnd a mild tender OF good Offices to :
cure peace and delay a definite declara<a
Of war II hostiiities aatually becoms q
ovi,ablo. Some OF The represcntlJY Is-
sembled al Sir Julian Paunoetorte m4y
have wished to have offered modiit On.
but If so. were warned against II by o-h..s
in the conference who understood that
clearly such Il procedure would be resented
and work TO Hostile and no, 10 paar,fAl
ends
The improved conditions OF Affairs Was
reflected throughout all public quarter
late in the day. II was msnifi sie1 al the
White House among cabinet oii2os, ana
al the embassies and legations inclrd ne
the Spanish legation NJ the latter eslEb
lishment Senior Polo said tina while n
could not disclose lnv ri tic ilfrrrallln
Coaching him in an Official character, yet
he felt that the strain OF few hour ago
was materially relieved aud thai the pos
aocts for neace looked much brighter He
n 70 way confirmed nor would he evsn
discus, views entsrtained in other hisi
official Offices that Spain was slowly hni
surely Welding and confined his nitcran2ts
10 the general statement thai condiii rs
were improving.
NJ tho dav cane a hcad o. reports q
,nmor7 az s sensational character ittie
ot II. however being Of any anine1i
taels The ruiEors o. disturbance ~ Ha-
yana we're not bo:ne OH by any ene n'
ndvices here
The unceris!nty following ? great az,
ar polntment was ,he eonfi io1 exiStlFy i,
~ csp.tcl ri the clnsc OF the daT vhcra
/ tho cxsectei did not hanpsn. Senator'S and
NJ rubers were nj sea rs 10 what WAS 10
| = ,lo,y White the n -ssage was awl'ted
there cane u hurried sun mons ~ lfHder'
! az The senate and house 10 the White House
land they wore there informed tina me
message was 10 bn w'tffesd on Tue N
! formation rocei,cd from Gc2fra' Lee, me
rrsfops ~ gavr were f'ened cn'ir7ly faf-
/ ,sIactory BY all and ss29tcr Taris ~
! ear,re.i the senate, whsir thF ro,rr lea3s's
! carried The news 10 that b,af. That u
d5pec7 10 American lifp w cnn-ifare
sufficient ,eesor for non-actlol vas ap-
narent n both b1iicS
A generally duiIer feeling was evinent
III The var ard navy ds3artpanis where. Ia
contrast to the feyerlsh csf itsment o. re
-a-t week. tbs tore wss aimcsi apaihetic
ypbila there was tho usual Tount n ror-
I,ire rttrrtio.i 10 the worI o. p'fpaFi x,
thinsa ,cdav settler down simos' n nor
-,si. No more cnntrgeis IN now ycs els
werr clcFeG b. fhs nav, Genartiuept AMI
70 changes in the sia.ions ~ shi-s fn-
rounced. rofa-- was alsc rc'i-csh.e for ms
rh~-rsc of e.clte-ent arcuad IN, d'p-rt-
rcnts.
Tha sis,e department. cnlcisly a'n an
,icirstinr ~itf rur' lntFrey. md cons q r,
ave aprrshers'c' .r7 r-oHab' liti~s n h.
rnrirs East-r hniida,r y Sna'n ard Cubs.
+. a a. surh timer thst re rsopie. ey-
ree,aiiv wbsr rr,st Nstiorpi russficrF are
uppernoss n the public mind. are ant 70
give wsv n their feslIurH and irdrie'