The record-union., 1898-04-12
HOsTILITIEs SUSPENDED.
Captain-General Blanco Issues His
Decree.

Gazette" to-day publishes a decree,
signed by Captain-General Blanco, an
nouncing that the Spanish Government,
yielding to the reiterated wishes Of the
Pope, had declared suspension of hos
tilities in Cuba in order to facilitate the
restoration OF the decree.
Considerable interest was felt in po-
litical and military circles here this
morning in the suspension of hOstilities
! between the Spaniards and Cubans, it
I being known that a decree to that effect
was to be issued during the day. The
military men and others were anxious
to know the conditions of the so-calle1
armistice, and the time of its expiration.
At the clubs and in the cafes the mat
ter was much discussed from various
standpoints The Spaniards alleged
that they were not in sympathy with
the decree, but in any case when it ap-
peared, it caused a firmer tone to pre-
vail on the hourse.
! At the palace only a few unimportant
skirmishes in the provinces of Pinar Del
Rio and Havana are announced as hav-
ing taken place.
The Ward line steamer Seneca arrived
| here last night and on her departure
will carry a number of passengers.
Senor Juan Ramariez, the former chief
who fought in the ten years war has
returned here from Manzanillo. Senior
/ Chavez has also arrived here from that
port. The latter will return there.
La Lucha" to-day publishes an ar
/ ticle headed: Mr.. Lees Flight" which
furnishes another example of how badly
informed Spanish newspapers can be.
/ hn
General Fitzhugh Lee left Havana does
not become the representative of a civil
lied nation, adding: After exciting
public opinion, he left in a great hurry
with his staff. That his leaving was
flight was demonstrated by the fact OF
Captain General RIanco giving an exc
quatur to the English Consul to repre-
sent Mr. McKinley's Government on
this island. The United States did not
withdraw her Consuls from Cuba nor
her representative from the Capital of
Spain. At the last moment General Lee
was as much frightened as if he had not
been an army man When General
Lees correspondence is revised he will
be found guilty of alarming his Gov
eminent and responsible for the Maine
affair for asking her to be sent here to
the chief of the ji2goes here while look
ing out for the interests of his country"
General Pando has arrived from Puer-
to Principe, where he published Gov
ernOr- General Blancos armistice proc
lamation. He has been busy at the
palace to-day.
This morning the Spanish naval trans
port Legaspi left Havana with an in
fantry division under command of Cen
eral Emilio March, who will relieve
General Castellance. military command
er at Puerto Principe, General Castel-
lance having been appointed to Gen
eral B!anco's staff
1t is rumored from Matanzas that the
authorities ordered a boat near the
coast to come to. AS the crew did not
comply the boat was fired upon. and
one of the crew killed. Three others of
the crew and the boat We're seized. The
authorities also captured a quantity Ct
mail matter, which is said to 'cOmpro-
mise" several prominent residents of
Matanzas and some merchants.
A Spanish Lieutenant who was in
charge of a supply of hospital nrovis-
ions in the Arroyo Blanco District, near
Sancti Spiritus, has deserted.
DIPLOMACY TRIUMPHS.
HAVANA, April II. 9 D. MIA Lu-
cha" says editorially: Diplomacy has
triumphed along the whole lire. With
out being able to appreciate exactly
what victory portends. as yet, it is
President McKinley's victory The facts
apparently show this Still. it is in a
sense a triumph for Madrid because
they have yielded not to President Nc
Kinley. but 10 the entreaties Of the
great powers and his holiness the Pope.
If the insur gents do not accept a ces-
sation of hostilities. not having asked
for it, and interpreting as imposed by
the United States that would be a
defeat for President Mckinley, assum-
ing that their representations are cor
rect, although denying knowledge of
this strange hand, which, from pro-
tector. becomes a master with selfish
and interested aims
Although it has been officially pub
lished that the Madrid Government has
granted a cessation Of hostilitias at
the entreaties of the Powers and the
Pope, it is net known whether the in
surgents will accept. In any event
their refusal would not prove that
Spain has not conquered with what has
lbeen requested by the United States.
In all the circumstances it will be
an immense advantage if the insur-
gents would reject the armistice. for
President McKinley's Government
would be defeated. they having de-
manded, requested. or whatever it was,