The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-04-22
SPANISH ARMISTICE.
A Commission Appointed at Havana
to Treat with the Insurgents.
An AMERICAN CONSULATE ATTACKED
The United States Arms Dragged Through
the Streets OF Maiaga-Hope of Media
tion Given Up-Cuba May Be Aban-
doned-ManIIa PanIc-stricken.

HAVANA, April IS -Yesterday morn
ing Senores Pedro Rabell, colonial
secretary of posts and communications;
Dolz Giberga and Leopold Sofa, a well
known lawyer, designated by the au-
economist government as parliament
tary commission to approach the in
surgent leaders in eastern Cuba, left
by rail for Batabano, from which point
they will proceed by a coast steamer
to Santa Cruz del Sur, to ascertain
whether the insurgent government in
the province of Puerto Principe will
accept the armistice. If received,
the commission will indicate neu-
trail zone and propose conditions and
place of meeting. Senores Juan RAJ
mirez and Silvestre Anclada, promi-
nent autonomists and members of the
central committee, have been appoint
ed by the committee with the same
end in view. They left yesterday
morning for Santa Cruz del Sur, where
they will use their influence in the
name of the autonomist party, but in
dependently of the parliamen tary COM
mission There are great expectations
as to the result which is anxiously
awaited.
UNITED STATES CONSULATE ATTACKED.
MALAGA, Spain, April 1S.-There
was serious disturbance here Satur-
day, resulting in an attack upon the
United States consulate. The demon
stration began with the parading of
small crowds through the streets,
shouting patriotic cries. But mob
eventually gathered and attacked the
United States consulate. Stones were
thrown and one of the mob leaders
procured a ladder, tore down the
shield having upon it the arms of the
United States and dragged it along
the streets. The project was sum-
moned and he addressed the people,
begging them to dispense, which to
some degree restored order. After
ward the streets were patrolled by
gendarmes. The rioting again broke
out yesterday and there was a fight
between the gendarmes and the mob.
ALL HOPE OF MEDIATION GIVEN UP.
LONDON, April lS.--The members of
the diplomatic corps in this city have
now abandoned all hope of effectual
mediation upon the part of the powers
between the United States and Spain.
The Spanish and Austrian ambassa-
doris, however, cling tenaciously to the
delusion that they will be able to ar
range, at the last moment, compro-
mise which win avert war. They
have haunted the British foreign of
flee for week past, calling daily and
occasionally more often. Their eff
forts were seemingly rewarded with
little encouragement.
CUBA MAY BE ABANDONED. +.
LONDON, April ls.-The Rome corre-
spondent of the Daily News says; II
am assured that the queen regent her
self, as well as the pope and Emperor
Francis Joseph, of Austria, would
favor abandoning Cuba as the only
means to avert war. Archbishop Ire
land cables that renouncing the island
is the only possibility of avoiding
war;
MANILA PANIC-srRICKEN.
LONDON, April ls.-A special dispatch
from Singapore says that the steam
ship Leo MIL, from Manila, has ar
rived there, crowded with Spanish of
ficials and well-to-do Spanish families
who are escaping from the rebellion
which is spreading rapidly in the Phil
ippines. They report that Manila is
! panic-stricken.
The Mail Crane struck the Engineer.
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