Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-03-31
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SPANISH AFFAIRS.

The Senate committee on foreign re-
ations yesterday evening notified the
President that the Senate would net
acqu.esce in an agreement for an al
mistice in Cuba. The committee DE-
cided to take no action for the present
on the Cuban resolutions re fsrred to it,
but to await the result of diplomatic
negotioDs.
A cabinet council was held in Mad
rid yesterday to consider the American
proposals to Spain. Another council
will be held to day, when it is expected
that final action will be taken. Presi-
dent Mckinley was questioned by anx-
ious Senators and Representatives in
Washington aud told them that he ex-
pee ed something definite by to-moi-
row. He is waiting for news from the
Madrid conferences. Minister Wood
ford is working energetically for peace.
Accounts differ as TO the terms of the
American proposals to Spain. e Mad
rid dispatch states that they include,
first, an armistice in Cuba until Octo-
her, the United Sia'es 10 the meantime
to use its good offices to make this tenn
porary peace permanent; second, Spain
to do her best toward relieving the
starvation on the island and the United
States to assist. 1t is stated in Wash.
ington that Cuban independence is the
basis of the Presidents proposal, and
that the reports from Madrid were
probably colored by the Spanish gov
ernment.
1t is reported in Madrid that Spain
has obtained four warships in France
and one in Italy. Orders are said to
have been Issued to mobilzs all her
fleet.
The French ambassador at Washing.
ton, M. Csinbon, has suggested to the
State Department that if the govern.
ment of the United States feels that the
French government can aid in averting
the crisis in our relations with Spain,
he has no doubt France will undertake
to exert such good Offices as ill be &C
ceptable to both powers. There has
not been any formal offer for mediation
from either France or Austria.
One hundred and fifteen republican
members of the House of Representa-
tives held q conference yesterday even.
ing and decided to take no action in
| regard to the Cuban situation before
| Monday. A committee was appointed
to wait on the President. The state.
ment wss made to the conference bv .
member of the COMMITTEE IN fore;on
affairs who "a IN visited the White
+ Louise that the President would not
wait longer than Saturday night for o
''defnite and satisfactory replyn from
Spain; that unless such a reply was
Forthcoming the entire Cuban matter
would, on Monday, be turned over to
Congress with vigorous recommends
ton which the President believed the
country would accept as patriotic and
wise.
1t is believed in Washington that it is
now but question of an exceedingly
short time before the inevitable crisis
| must come. The Spanish ministry will
hold cabinet council to-day, and
as result OF that conference it is ex.
pected by the administration that def
lnite answer to its proposals will be re-
ceived.
The Spanish legation late last night
received cablegram from the Govern
or General Of Cuba saying that the Cap
tain General reported the paciGcation OF
the eastern provinces so far advanced
that it had been decided to rescind the
reconcentrado order 10 these provinces
and allow all subjects of this decree to
return to their homes in the country.
To aid in the ra.astahlishiDp of the re-