The age-herald., 1898-04-10
 Want Our Fleet I=-. 7 Removed From PS; les.
 gSS- THE FowEt . 2 Y SUPPORT SPAIN Cs~ In Event A >fI Refuses Her Dcmands-4 This Is News Sent From London Purporting to Be Result of Ministerial Council.

Washington, April 9-President Mckinley received cable dispatch from Minister Woodford at Madrid tonight announcing that the Spanish government had granted an armistice for Cuba. In making his an- nouncement MT. Woodford conveyed 1t as a piece of news in which this country was vitally interested, but not as an official communication from the Spanish govern- ment to this government. None the less, it conveyed the essential fact that Spain had conceded what the powers of Europe and the pope had been for many days urg- ing upon her, and that the concession dis peled for the moment the darkness of the war clouds and brought in their stead what was regarded as at least a faint hope of 0 peaceful solution of the pending difficulty,
 The receipt of this news has not, how ever, resulted in any change of the admin istration's program relative to sending the message to congress. It was authoritative ly announced tonight that it was the in- tention of the president to send his mes sage to congress on Monday. After con- ferences at the white house tonight gen. tlemen who are in the confidence of the president expressed the belief that the grant of armistice would not materially change the policy as already matured.
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 The exact terms OI tne oic iSis to be the most essential feature of Spain $ concession. At the outset 1t was supposed to be an unconditional grant of armistice. Later, however the press advices from Madrid and London stated conditions of a very material character. If these condi- tions prove to be accurate they will doubty less complicate the situation here and leave the crisis quite as acute as 1t has been at any time heretofore. cabinet officef said recently that the administration had never considered the. proposition of with drawing the American fleet from Kew West and it is not believed now that such a prop osition would meet with any serious con> sideration.
 The fact that Spain has granted this arr mstice the result of influences exerted by the great powers of Europe and tho pope leads to much conjecture as to how far the material influence of the powers will be given in support of Spain, now that she has yielded to their earnest solicita- | tion. It has been understood thus far that | the movement of the powers was purely disinterested and neutral, but the press dis patches from abroad indicate that Spains yielding to these continental influences had established closer bond than had hitherto existed.
 Assistant Secretary Day was non-conl- initial tonight on the armstiee granted by | Spain and refused to discuss it or the bear- l ing it would have on the situation in any way.
 With the conditions suggested by Spain it is felt here that new and even graver crisis may arise. Coming late at night there is no opportunity to judge how the Spanish conditions will be received by con- gress but in view of the sentiment of the l senate and house it is felt that the condi- | tions proposed by Spain may accentuate
 the feeling already existing there