Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-10
Its Message, Il is Said, Will Certainly
GO in Tomorrow al Noon.
SPAIN AND The aEDlAIIEG POWERS.
las The Former Gained in Position by
ACQlIeSCelCe IN Laller'S Request?
WAR PREPARATIONS CONTINUE.
PInns TO Meet Any Emergency BE
Ing Rapidly Made by Army ana
navy Expcrts-PrObabuiti il War
Comes AFTER All.

Comes After All.
WASHINGTON. April s.--President Mo
yr,ey received a cable dispatch from
Minister Woodford at Madrid tonight
announcing that the Spanish Govern
reat had granted an arms tice fer Cuba
III making this announcement, Mr..
p0oGford conveyed 1t as piece OF
news iu which this country was vitality
interested but not as an official com,
r.unlcation from the Spanish Government
10 this government. None the less, IL
conveyed the essential fact that spain
Lad conceded what the Powers OF Eu-
roue and the Pope had for many days
leen urging upon her. and that the con-
,ssslon dispsued for the moment the
darkness Of the war-clouds and brought
~ their stead what was regarded as at
least a faint hope Of peaceful solution
Of the pending difficulty.
The receipt Of this news has not, how
ever. resulted in any change OF the ad-
lninistratiou's programme relative 10
sending the message TO Congress. II was
&
fl, was the intention Of the President to
send Ls message 10 Congress on Mon
dsv. whether he will make any addi-
tiln TO the message. referring 70 the pro-
posed armistice by Spain could not be
ascertaned definitely. 1t is scarcely TO
be doubted however. that a develop
ment of this character would receive at
teDtion at the Presidents hands, al
though it could not be learned tonight
that this attention would be more than
"a recital of the facts. After conferences
NJ the White House tonight, gentlemen
who are in the confidence Of the Presi-
dent expressed the belief that the grant
Of armistice would not materially change
the policy as already matured.
TENDS TOWARD PEACE.
one OF the gentlemen who took part
en- one of these conferences with the
President expressed the opinion that the
rroDosed armistice tended materially to-
ward a peaceful solution Of the Cuban
question. although he declined 10 venture
oven suggestion as TO how the proposi-
..,- would be received by Congress. 1.-THE
Maine incident would still be left for
s.Irtion." said ne, land that is ques-
ton upon which Congress and the coun-
Try are at the present moment exceed
m-lv sensitive"
Word that the armistce had been
granted by Spain spread rapidly through
ali official and diplomatic quarters ana
aroused great interest and acHVl'y
throughout the evening
The FIRST word as TO SPANS conces-
Sian came TO Mgr. Martineli, the Papal
DELEGATE. at 6:gO j. NJ, and announced
from the Vatican that the Papal nunclo
~ Madrid had been advised that an arni-
..... MAS s-anted. Mgr. MartinelA sent
t.- Archbishop ireland. and shortly alter
ward the message from the Vatican was
r..4s+ad by telephone 10 the White
House About the same time the dis
-.-,B from Minister Woodford was re-
,..y.d. siugularly enough, the spanish
Minister. Senior Polo, had received no
s.g.ess from Madrid up to midnight NJ
C.ublo. the French Ambassador VINO
has been foremost in urging the pacihe
Influence Of the Powers, was also without
4-et official notification. Al all the
embassies and legations, however inc
al...uce Was accepted as an accom-
,..asl fact. and there was mutual con-
graduation iu diplomatic quarters over
tas result. and the expression oi De-
l,l That j.. was an augury OF peace
SPANISH CONDITIONS.
The exact terms OF the armistice are
..t 10 be the most essential feature OK
s..n.s concession. AT the outset II was
Supposed 10 be an unconditional grant
G.. 4Imlstlce. Later however sAo press
s-uces from Madrid and London staIeu
Conditions Of d very material CHARACTER
a. these conditions prove 10 be accurate
they will doubtless cOmplieate the siIua-
Ton here and leave the crisis quite aS
acute as IL has been at any time here
tolofc
pa Cabinet officer said recently that the
a-m.uis tratOn had never considered inc
Proposition Of Withdrawing the American
feet from Key West, and while TINS was
t9me days ego it is not believed that
tl.l proposjtion would meet with any
SERIOUS consideration.
Tic fact that Spain has grantee thiS
am.suce as the result Of influence eN-
cried by the great Powers OF Europe ana
TIE Pope. leads 70 much conjecture as
10 how far the material influence OF the
Powers would be given in support OF
hpdn. now that she has yielded TO their
e9rnest solicitation. II has been unGer-
5000 thus far that the movement OF the