Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-04-10

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the Spanish Governments Ac-
ton, But Merely an Announce
ment Of the News as a Matter
That Would be of Interest to the
Washington Administrations
serted That the Action in Pro.
claiming an Armistice Will Have
no Efect-The Message to go on
Monday President Says the
Maine Disaster Still Remains to
be Settled and it is Most Import
ant TO Americans.
Washington, April president Nc
kinley received cable dispatch from
Minister Woodford at Madrid tonight
announcing that the Spanish govern
ment had granted an armistice for
Cuba. In making this announcement
Mr.. Woodford conveyed it. as a piece
Of news in which this country was
vitality interested but not as an official
communication from the Spanish gov
crnment to this government. None
tneless it 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 hope of a
peaceful solution of the pending diff
Guilty.
The receipt of this news has not,
however, resulted in any change of the
administration programme relative
TO sending the message to Congress.
1t was authoritatively announced to-
night that il was the intention OF the
President to send his message to Con-
gress on Monday Whether he will
make any addition to the message re-
ferring to the proposed armistice by
Cuba, could not be ascertained defin-
itely. 1t is scarcely to be doubted,
however, that development of this
character would receive attention at
the Presidents hands. although 1t
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 confidence of the President
expressed the blief that the grant OF
the armistice would
NOT MATERIALLY CHANGE
the policy as already matured.
One of the gentlemen who had long
conference with the President tonight
expressed the opinion that the pro-
posed armistice tended merely to
ward a peaceful solution of the Cuban
question, although he declined to ven
ture suggestion as to how the
proposiaion would be received by Con-
gress.
The Maine incident will be still left
for solution said he land that is the
question on 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 cir
cles and aroused great interest and
activity throughout the evening. The
first word as TO Spain's concession
CAME TO MGR. MARTINELLI,
the Papal delegate, at $50 p. M, and
announced from the Vatican that the
papaI nuncio at Madrid had been adj
vised that an armistice was granted.
Mgr. Martinelli sent for Archbishop
Ireland and shortly after the message
from the Vatican was reported by
telephone to the White House. About
the same time the dispatch from Min
lister Woodford was received. Singh
larly, the Spanish minister, Senior Polo,
had received no advices from Madrid
French ambassador. who has been
foremost in urging the pacific in
fuences Of the powers, was also with
out direct official notification At all
the embassies and legations, however,
the armistice was accepted as an &C
complished fact and there was mutual
congratulation in diplomatic quar-
tiers over this result and the express
sion of belief that it was an augury
of peace.
The exact terms of the armistice are
felt to be the most essential feature OF
Spain's concession. At the outset 1t
was supposed to be an unconditional
grant of armistice. Later, however,
the press advices from Madrid and
London stated conditions of very
material character. If these condi-
lions prove to be accurate, they will
doubtless complicate the situation here
and leave the crisis quite as acute as
it has been at any time heretofore.
a cabinet officer said recently that the
administration had never considered
the proposition of withdrawing
THE AMERICAN FLEET
from Key West, and while this was
some days ago, it is not believed that
such a proposition would meet with