The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-10

WAS yifaily Interested. sat rot a.s an oTi-
eial communication from the Spanish gov
ernesent 20 shis government. None the
less. Il conveyed The essential fact that
Spain had conceded what the powers Of
been urging upon her, and that the eeS-
cession ss.speiiesi for the nnomen, the dark
asSs of the war clouds and brought IN
tssir stead what was regarded as AZ least
hope of y peaceful solution OF the peaasng
difficulty.
The receipt OF this news has not. how
ever. resulted In any change IN the admin
istration's programme relative 20 sendieg
tbs message 10 congress II was amta1rs-
lively announced tonight thai II was
the intention OF the president 10 send his
message TO congress on Monday Whether
he will make any addition to the message
referring to the proposed aHnistiee ay
Spain. could not he ascertainea denniseiy-
IL is scarcely 20 he doubted. however tlst
a development OF this character would re-
ce!ve attention At the presidents Eeoas,
although IL could not be learned tonight
es;al OF the facts
After conferences 1T The White House.
gentlemen who are IN the confidence oa
the president expressed the heller thas
the grant Of an ar;nistiee would not mate
rla,v change the policy as already ma
Jared. one of the gentlemen who had
long conference with the president tonight
EXPRESSED the opinion that the proposed
armstice tended materially toward
peaceful solution OF the Cuban question,
although he declined to venture even
suggestion as TO how the proposition would
be received by congress.
.The Maine incident viii be left for so
lution.'' said he. .'and that is the auss-
tion upon which congress and the coun-
try are at the present moment exceeding
Is sensitive"
Word that The armistice had been grant
ed by Spain spread rapidly through all
Official and diplomatic quarters and
aroused great interest and activity
throughout the evening. The hrst word
as TO Spain's concession came to Mgr.
Martineili, the papaI delegate. at $50 p
m. and announced from the Vatican that
the pspal nuncio at Madrid had been ad-
yised that an armis,iee was granted. Mgr
Martinelii sent for Archbishop Ireland and
shortly afterward the message wes report
ed by telephone TO the White House.
About the same time the dispatch from
Minister woodford was received.
tc1 ,tx,fS
ceived no advice from Madrid up 10 mid
night. ard NJ. Cambon. the French an,bas-
sator. who has been foremost In urging
the pacific influences OF the powers. was
also withou, direct official notification. AT
tho embassies and legations. however, the
ed fact and there were mutual congratula-
tons In diplomatic quarters over the r.
suit, and the expression Of = belief hat
II was an augury OF peace
The exact terms of the arsnigtice are
felt 10 be the most essential feature Of
Spain's concession. At the outset. II was
supposed to be an unconditional grant OF
armis,ice. Later. however. the press ad-
vices from Madrid and London stated
conditions OF a very material character.
IL these conditions prove TO be accurate.
they viii doubtless complicate the situa-
tion here. and leave the crisis quite as
acute as II has been at any time here
tofore.
cabinet officer said recently that Thea
administration had never considered the
proposition OF Withdrawing the American
feet from Key West. and. while this was
proposed some days ago. II is not believed
now that such proposition would meet
with any serious consideration.
The fact that Spain has granted this
arnistice "a the result OF influence ex~
erted by the powers and the pope, leads
to much conjecture as 10 how far the
material influences of the powers will
be given In support OF Spain, now that
she has yielded 10 their earnest solicita-
zion. II has been understood thus far
that the movement Of the movers was
purely dis;nterested and neutral. but the
prees dispatches from abroad indlesta
that spain's yielding TO those conlinenta.
influences has established c.oser bond
than had hitherto existed.
Assistant Secretary Day was non-comr
INITIAL tonight on the armissiee granted
by Spain. and refused 20 discuss II or tho
bearing IL would have on the situation In
any way.
With the conditions suggested by Spain.
II Is felt that . new and even greater
crisis may arise. Coming late at night,
there is no opportunity % judge bow The
spanish conditions viii be received by
congress. but in view Of the sentiment CT
the senate and house {; IL feIs that the
conditions proposed by Spain may ac-
centua;e the feeling already existing
here.
Representative Lorimer, or Illinois. one
Of the organizers Of the Republican move
rnfut 10 take immediate action sur Cuba,
said tonight:
''rhe decree Of srmlsilce will rot change
The situation one ieta IL will NOT delay
the presidents message. - is ua-y an.
ether pre;ext for deIsy, because Spain ~
rot able 20 fight IL fn@ rainy season They
hope BY establishing aTmissies. extend.
ing over the rainy season. 30 prepare