The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-12
CEINCUBA DECLARED
BLANCO PUBLISHES A FORMAL
Affairs Are. About ms Usual In the
g Cuban Capital, but the Price of
Provisions Has Been Sharply Adj
80 vanced, Possibly in Anticipation
of a siege-Captain Generals
Order the Topic Of Interest.

HAVANA, April IL. = The Official
Gazette today publishes decree sign
ed by Capt. Gen. Blanco, announcing
that the Spanish government. yielding
to the reiterated wishes OF the pope,
has decreed a suspension of hostilities
in Cuba ii order to facilitate the re-
storatioa Ct peace in the island. Ne
time is liked for the expiration of the
decree.
Considerable interest was felt In po-
litical and military circles here this
morning in the suspension Of hOstilities
between the Spaniards and Cubans, it
being known that decree to that eff
feet was to be issued during the day.
The military men and others were
anxious to know the conditions Of the
so-called armistice and the time of it's
expiration. At the clubs and in the
cafes the matter was much discussed
from various standpointS. The Span
ia.rds acknowledged that they were not
in sympathy with" the decree, but in
any case, when it appeared, it caused
a f1rmer tone to prevail on the bourse.
Gen. Pando has arrived from Puerto
Principe, where he published Gov.
Gen. Blanco's armfstice proclama-
ton. He has been busy at the palace
today.
This morning the x Spanish naval
transport Legaspi leftiHavana with an
infantry division under command Of
Gen. Emilio March. who will relieve
Gen. Castellanos, military commander
at Puerto Principe, Gen. Castellanos
having been appointed to Gen. Banco's
staff.
It is reported that some Matanzas
authorities ordered a, boat near the
coast to come to. AS the crew did not
comply the boat was fired on and one
Of the crew killed. Three others of
the crew and boat were seized. The
Of mail matter, captured a quantity
Of mail matter which Is said to "com-
promise, several prominent residents
Of Matanzas, and some money.
Fine summer weather prevailed here
today, and about the usual business
movement was noticed. Provisions,
however, have been doubled in price.
WASHINGTON Aprn 1.-THE state
department today received Gen.
Blanco's proclamation ordering a ces-
sation Of hostilities in Cuba. 1t was
cabled to the Spanish minister here and
by him delivered to the department
The proclamation is as follows:
-, His majesty's government. yielding to
ness, the pope, has been pleased to decree
a suspension Of hostilities with the object
of preparing and facilitating the restoration
of believe it convenient ito order:
Article 1. From the day following the
receipt in each locality of the present
proclamation, hostities are ordered to be
SUSPENDED in all the territory of the island
of Cuba. ~
The details for the execution Of the
above article will be sthe object of special
instructions that -willaibe communicated to
army corps for the easy and prompt exc
cumstances of the cases -Blanco.
WASHINGTON April 1.-THE state
department has advicesy which show
that all but two Of the consular rep
resentatives and agents of the United
States have left the island of Cuba.
| Regarding one of them the informa-
ton is not positive whether he has
left. and in the other case instructions
have been given for the sending of a
vessel to enable him to do SO.