The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-10
CONSUL LEE
SAILED FROM
HAVANA YESTERDAY

The Fact That Spain Has Granted Armistice as
the Result of the Great Powers and the Pope
Leads to Much Conjecture as to How Far the
Material influence OF the Powers Will be
Given in Support Of Spain Now She Has
Yielded to Their Solicitation. It is Not Sug
gested How the Proposition Win be Received
by Congress. The Maine incident is Still
Left for Solution and That is the Question
Upon Which the American People are Mosl
Sensitive. Military and Naval Preparations
Continue Unabated Activity and Strategic
Experts are Forming Prospective Plans Of
Campaign. The Presidents Message Will
be Sent to Congress Tomorrow.
Washinston ID. c., April 9.-President
Mckinley received q cable dispatch
from Minister Woodford at Madrid to-
hight announcing that the Spanish GOV
eminent had granted an armistlce 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 IN official communi-
cation from the Spanish government to
this government Noncthe-lesrs it con-
veyed 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 conces-
sion tlispelled for the moment the dark
ness OF the war clouds and brought i'll
their stead what was regarded as ut
least a faint hope of Il peaceful solution
of the pending difficulty.
The receipt of this news has not, how
ever, resulted in any change of the adj
ministrations programme relative to send
ing the message to Congress. Ii was
authoritatively announced tonight that
it was the intention of the President
To send his message TO Congress on
Monday Whether he will make any adj
ditiOn to the message referring to the
proposed armistice by Spain could not be
ascertained definitely. 1t is scarcely TO
he doubted, however, that a development
of this character would receive atten-
tion at the Presidents hands, although
it could not be learned tonight, that
this attention will be more than recital
of the facts. After conferences at the
White House tonight, gentlemen who are
in the confidence of the President ex-
pressed the belief that the grant Of ar
mistice 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 proposed
armistice tended materially toward n
peaceful solution of the Cuban question,
although he declined TO venture even Il
suggestion as to how the proposition
would be received by Congress.
The Maine incident will still be left
for solution" said he. land 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 quarters and
aroused great interest and activity
throughout the evening.
The first word as to Snainis copces-
sion came to Monsignor MartenilE the
Papal Delegate. at $50 y. m. and an
nounccd from the Vatican that the pa
pal Nuncio at Madrid had been advised
that an afmistice was granted Mon
signor Martineli sent for Arch R;shon
Ireland and shortly after the 90
from the Vatican was repeated Inv tpIn-
phone TO the White House. About tho
same time the dispatch from Ministo,
Woodford was received. Singularly thn
spanish Minister, Senior Polo. had 20.
ceiyed no advices from Madrid up to
III dnight. NJ. Cambon. the French Am
bassador, who has been foremost in urc
ing the pacific influence of the powers
was also without direct official notitica-
ton. At all the Embassies and Iega-
tions however, the armistice was accept
Ell MS AN accomplished fact and there
was mutual congratulations in diplo-