Evening journal., 1898-04-11
SPAIN OFFERS ARMISTICE
But II Comes Too Late to Change
This COunty'S Plans,
MORE VICTORIES FOR INSURGENTS.
Quesada Defends the Cuban RopublIo-It
Has an Established Government,
which should BE Recognized.
Terms OF the ArmIstice.

Terms OF the Armistioe.
KEY WEST. April 1.-THE steamer
Olivetta arrived from Havana at 2 a. m.
yesterday with 249 refugees on board.
Forty Of these landed here. and the re-
mainder proceeded for Tampa. Among
those on board bound for Tampa were
Miss Clara Barton. DR.. Elwel DR.. Ea-
gan and four Red Cross sisters COM
posing, with others. the regular Red
Cross party. DR.. Drummer, United
States sanitary inspector at Havana,
and Dr. Dudley, his assistant, and
Messrs. Lawton and Chllds were also
among the passengers bound for Tam
pa Messrs Lawton and Chllds were
accompanied by a large staff of clerks
lately employed IN their banking house.
The passengers filed ashore after un-
dergoing a cursory examination.
Tell the Ollvette to get under way
at once. Captain Cowles. Signal the
Bache that the United States feet Is
ready to clear out Of Havana and
please follow the Bache out" Such
were the words OF Consul General Lee
Saturday afternoon as he stood on the
poop Of tho Fern with a group Of cor
respondents around him.
II was evident 10 all that General
ana a murmur OF applause went around
IN support OF his intention. The Eve
lyn had already passed MORO castle
when tho Olivette weighed anchor. The
Bache was close behind, and the Fern
was the last of the line The wharfs
and boats on both sides OF the narrow
entrance to the harbor were crowded
with Spaniards. who Kissed and 1eered
ea each boat passed out.
AS the Fern rounded TO, heading for
the open sea, she passed near the Maine
wreck. The group on deck had been
laughing and talking, expressing their
satisfaction at leaving Havana With
one accord each man doffed his hat In
salute to the brave dead. while silence
fell on all for the space Of several min
utes.
General Lee being on board the Fern
made that boat a target for redoubled
Kisses, grOans, catcalls and whistles
from the crowds on shore Get out,
Yankees. swine" was among the mild
est expressions used. This really seem
ed to strike every one ON board as lu-
dicrous. Vice Consul Springer. who had
been In the island 80 years. waved his
hand to d particularly opprobrious
group, saying In tones loud enough for
all to hear; Wait wait, my friends
We will all be back soon"
There was one pretty incident on
the Cabanas shore British steamer
was unloading at her wharf As the
Fern passed the union jack was dipped,
while the English crew gave a hearty
cheer. II Is needless 10 say that the
compliment was returned with all pos
sible gusto.
Havana seemed dazed when the peo-
pie found that General Lee was really
going and that all the Americans were
going with him. Not 20 see the United
States flag floating from the star at
Casa Nuevo struck many residents as
little less than calamity. The corre-
spondents were besieged with eager
questions as to the intentions OF the
Americans and when the fleet expected
bombardment was likely TO commence.
The government officials seemed as
much az a loss as all the rest. A Span
ish officer Of high rank besought cor
respondent to tell him II he had any
news not made public and affecting the
future OF the city.
The fact that Mr.. Gollan, the British
consul, called with General Lee on Cap
tain General Blanco also puzzled many.
some believing that this meant an Eng
lish alliance had been made. The
truth Is that the Havana newspapers
have been under such close surveillance
for months, have been made TO publish
so many untruths and have printed so
many tales Of the United States backing
down az the demand of Germany, Italy.
Austria and Russia that the residents
tAlSe no stock whatever In anything
puSNfhed. Consequently when they
saw the Americans leaving. despite the
statements Of the papers that they had
no intention Of going. the people be-
lieved q crisis az hand.
Under instructions from General Lee
who went on board the Fern immedi-
ately after his farewell call on Captain
General Blanco the consular people
and the correspondents went quietly OF
board in twos and threes. No one was
molested or insulted but the people
stared curiously as the newspaper men
TO whose presence all had grown accus.
toned, rode down to the dock with theii
grips canes and other hand baggage
showing their intention to depart II
fact. Havana was kinder than the ooear
outside All arrived at Key West I'm
state Of wreck Everybody was sick
some more so than others. Even thl
naval men did not escape.
From the crowded decks of the OH
vette hearty cheers went up as tn
launch from the Fern with the CORE
spoudents and consular agents on boar
put ashore. Several hundred person
on the dock added their shouts To thi
lusty welcome and for some hours stat
gazing at the Fern, on which Gener
al Lee could be seen pacing the decl
At about II o'clock Saturday night Gen
eral Lee came ashore and received a
answer from Washington to his reques
for orders sent earlier. After a brief re
ception General Lee went on board IN
Olivette, which had been kept waitini
and sailed for Tampa at noon. Nine
teen refugees were landed from On
Boche and 100 from the Evelyn.
Captain Barnett has been detache
from the Bache and ordered 20 Wasl