The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-10
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ARMIsTICE GRANTED FOR CUBA ON
REQUEST OF POPE AND POWERS.
President Mckinley Notified by Min
lister WOodford Last Night of
the BeIated Concession.
SITUATION MORE CRITICAL
ONLY AGGRAVATED BY THE CONDI-
TIONs SPAIN HAS ATTACHED.
No Probability that the Cuban Insur-
gents Can Be Induced to Lay
Down Their Arms.
SCHEME OF THE SPANIARDS
TO PLACE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
WAR on THIS COUNTRY.
Hope that an Armistice VIII
| Avert Our Intervention.
SCHEME OF THE SPANIARDS
TO PLACE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
WAR on THIS COUNTRY.
Diplomats at Washington Have Little
Hope that an Armistice VIII
Avert Our intervention.
Yesterdays DEVELOPMENTS.

YESTERDAYS DEVELOPMENTS.
President Mckinley was notified
by Minister WOOdfOrd last night
that Spain had granted an armis-
tice for Cuba. The conditions,
however, are such that 1T is he
Heved the situation will be aggra-
waited by the concession. The
Spanish government demands that
this country shall at once cease to
lend support to the insurgents,
and that our fleets at Key West
and near the Philippines be with
drawn. 1t is stated by correspond
ents of London newspapers that if
the United States declines these
conditions the powers will give
Spain their moral support. The
Spanish government gives the in
surgents only five days to lay
down their arms. After the meet
ing of the Spanish Cabinet General
COrPea, Minister of War, said
Spain had yielded to the powers
what she had refused to grant to
the United States.
All indications still point to n
rupture of our relations with
Spain and a deadly clash with the
army and navy of that country.
There has been no change in the
plans of the President to send his
message to Congress- tomorrow,
and none is now expected. 1t was
reported that MIR. Mckinley had
decided on further delay, but the
rumOr was denied. The rumOr was
based on the statement that Spain,
owing to the pressure of the Pope
and the powers, had agreed to
proclaim an armistice i'm Cuba,
and thus put the Onus OF war ON
the United States If President Nc
KinIey and Congress decided ON
armed intervention. An important
phase of this question, however,
seems to have been overlooked by
the Sagasta Cabinet-the fact that
an armistice cannot be perfected
without the agreement of both
parties. The insurgents have re-
peatedIy stated they will mot cease
hOstiIitics until the Spaniards get
Off the island or until they are
granted Independence, therefore
any prOcla nation of an armistice
will not avail Spain.
GEN. Fitzhugh Lee, other American
cOnsuls and several hundred citi-
xens of the United States left Ha-
vana about g o'clock last evening.
There was ~ large crowd at the
wharf to see their departure, bus
no discOurtesy WAS shown to any
one. During the day General Lee
called ON General BIancO to say
goodbye, but the Spanish COM
mander was too busy to see the
consul general.
The Navy and Army Departments
continue their emergency prepara-
tiOns, bat are growing more re-
served as to their plans. 1t is
thought, however, i'm the event of
hostilfties, the campaign will
not extend beyond Cuba. The
cruiser Topeka and torpedo boat
SOmers have sailed from England.
Orders have been issued at navy
yards to arrest all camera 'fiends"
and persons caught taking notes.
Three newspaper men were ar
rested at Brooklyn, bnt afterwards
released. The vhaIeback steamer
Christopher Columbus, familiar to
all worlds fair visitors, may he
used transport for troops
from Key West to Cuba. Gen. j. NJ.
SchOfield may act as military ad-
wiser to the President and War
Department.
All United states cOnsuls in Spain
have been given permission to
leave that country if they desire.
Minister WOodfOrd has not been
recalled, hut the question of quit
ting his post has been left to his
discretion.
1t is expected that Congress will
adopt an intervention resolution,
An accordance with the Presidents
recOmme n dat tiOns, without lengthy
debate. A few radical members
are still holding out for recOgni-
tfon of independence, bat they
may not succeed In delaying ac-
tion longer than few days.
Friends of the administration
deny that annexation of Cuba Is "A
part of its prOgr
WASHINGTON, April 9-President Me-
KinIey received a cable dispatch from Min
ister Woodford at Madrid tonight an
nouncing that the Spanish government had
granted an arnlistice for Cuba. In making
this announcement Mr.. Woodford conveyed
it as piece of news in which this country
was vitality interested. but not as an official
communication from the Spanish govern
ment TO this government. None the less he