The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-11
THE SITUATION IN MADRID
UPHELD AND AT-
 PACKED REGARDING ARMISTICE.

GOVERNMENT UPHELD AND AT PACKED REGARDING ARMISTICE. One Paper Asserts That Spain Has Yielded to the Wishes of United Europe and the Pope and Not to the United States, While Another Declares That Spain Has Been SOld-Populace Angry.
 Madrid, April 10-The day has pass ed quietly and without special incident. Enormous crowds going to and coming from the bull fight passed within easy sight of General Woodfords house. Large endorsements of police and civil guards were posted near and also in front of the bank of Spain and other public buildings. An incident happen ed about o'clock this evening showing that those measures were necessary. A boisterous crowd heated by wine and the excitement of the bull fight, en- countered general who was wearing a scarf of the national colors. The crowd immediately raised cries of Viva Espana, Viva Cuba, and for the mo- ment it looked dangerous, should any one have raised a seditious cry. None doing so, the crowd dissolved and the locality soon assumed it's ordinary ap pearance.
 The officer against whom the demon stration was made was General Castel- vi, Bourbon pretender to the throne of France. He was recognized and cheer ed. The demonstration occurred in front of the presidency and the gover- nor went among the crowd exorting his personal influence rather than his au- thority to pursuade them to disperse. It is rumored that manifestations con- tinue in several streets, but the au- thorities attach no importance to these.
 At Il o'clock last evening Senor Cap depon, minister of the interior, issued a circular to the prefect, giving an &C., count of the situation, which he ex- plained had been arranged at the re- quest of the pope and under the coun- sel of the great powers, and which. while saving the honor and military dignity of Spain, preserves her rights in the greater Antilles. United States Minister Woodford in a conference last evening with Senor Gullon, minister of foreign affairs, expressed his satisfac- tion with the arrangement. The gen. eral talk of the town last night, espec- ially in military circles, condemned yesterdays action by the cabinet and predicted trouble, but this talk was largely froth and there is reason to be- lieve that forty-eight hours will see a general endorsement in Madrid and throughout Spain of peace with honor.
 Yields to Europe.
 Fl Globio IiberaD devotes its lead ing editorial to telling the nation that the government has carried out Spain's wishes under the circumstances, yield ing only to the voice of united Europe and not to the United States. It says: Europe will now support Spain, should the United States continue to aid the insurrection. Spain is stronger than ever"
 Has Signed Blank Form.
 Fl Liberal, in highly significant ar ticle, says: ''The government has sign ed a blank form which others will fill up Spain yields everything to the voice of Europe; yet the via cruers (way of the cross) is only beginning. The collective note shows that Spain's surrender will serve as the basis of new negotiations whence will issue the necessary guarantees for the re-estab- lishment of normality in Cuba" Fl Liberal pIaintively says further that it is impossible for pain to avoid feel ing of deadly sadness" Still it advises the people to remain quiet as perhaps Europe may exact concessions from America and any way defer the reck- oning day"
 Government SIashed.
 "El Imparcial, Gnd.), severely slashes the government for, after boasting that 1t would not grant an unsolicited truce to rebels, yielding to brute force what it refused to yield to the moral influence and fatherly coun sells of the pope" It continues: "We do not know foreigners opinion of the governments surrender, but the Bourse salutes it with a rise. We, with the deepest sadness, before the manifest incapacity of the present government and remembering also that internal peace is highly in danger, we, to-day, proclaim the following conditions as necessary for honor: A twenty days truce for the rebels submission and the concentration of our naval forces at Cuba If the truce lapses without result then ceaseless war against the rebels and against the United States"
 A Great Betrayal.
 Fl Pals, (Rep.), under headlines such as "A great betrayal and Spain sold" says: ",The present outbursts of Spanish indignation resemble electric discharges. If the government sounds public opinion, it will find this of evil augury and threatening, asking who is the Judas if it be one traitor or several who has sold Spain, thinking that the Spaniards are Eunochs. Let him know that he is mistaken" Fl Paia draws a picture of a street group gathering about an orator haranguing them, their passions are surging; some one raises the cry Viva Espana,'' the flag is produced and the enthusiastic multitude follows 1t "whither, who knows?" says Fl Pais; and answers Perhaps to settle accounts with the betrayers of Spain's honor.''
 Fl Imparcial says that Lieutenant