Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-04-14
AN ARMISTICE
Granted TO the Insurgents Without
Conditions, b, the Spaniards.
At u Cabinet MEETING IL Wan Decided the
Proposed trmi>Iicc Did Not Change
the >ItuLtion-Ihc Message
NIIl t:oto Congrens

Al u Cabinet MEETING IL Waa Decided the
Proposed trmisIicc Did Not Change
the situation Message
NIII Go to Congrens. |
WA,HINGToN. April ll.-Thc Spanish |
government, through its minister AT
Washington. Senior Polo DE Ecrnahe, |
sunday night delivered an important
official document to the state depart |
mcut stating that the armisticc which
the queen regent. of Spain. had com
mandrd Gen. Elaucn to proclaim sun
day Was without conditions, that her
mai '>tv's government had granted
liberal institutions To the island of
Cuba, which the Cuban parliament
would develop: recalling the condnl.
rucc and sympathy expressed by the
queen regent and her government, ON
the disaStr' of the Maine and the hor-
ror this disaster had uccaSioncd in
spanish hearts. and appealing Ia the
courtesy and sense Of Justice Of the
nitcd States government To- rnliEhtrn
public opinion upon the attitude of
Spain. The note also rcVratS the Of
fer of the Spanish government Ia sub
mt the Maine question To experts dos.
ignatcd 10y the maritime powers of the
world.
This document was the official motif
iicatinu of the Spanish government tC
the I nitcd States of the granting of
an armiSticr and its essential terms.
Minister Noodforu'S dispatch Satur-
day night briefly stated tine fact that
au ariniNticr had hrcn agreed upon.
hut it was not communicated IA
coming from the Spanish government.
SUNDAYS communication cleared NJ
mi>apprchcnsion ON the moSt vital
point Of SPANS concession namely,
that the armi>ticc WAS without cundi-
tion. The note was received by the
state department after the first cabinet
meeting and was one of the main sub
jccts of consideration at the second
cabinet meeting held Sunday
night. Although the Spanish
note was surrounded with the
usual secrecy of official ncgo-
tiationS. the following summary
of its contents was secured:
The Spanish minister in Washing
errors which seem to have obtained
credit in public opinion in America in
regard Ia the Cuban question. conSid-
er> il his duty To call again the attcn-
tion of the secretary of state of the
United States To the following poin Is:
First. Her ma justly, the queen re-
gent of Spain, DESTROYS of ending the
troubles which are desolating Cuba,
has commanded a suspension of hostil-
tiles Gen. Elanco has been ordered
tn proclaim Sunday an armiSticc with
out conditions. lie will determine
later the duration and details of this
arml>tIce So As to carry out the gener-
Gus intentions "f her ma icsty and the
wishes of the friends of peace.
second. Her ma jcSty's government
has granted Ia the island of Cuba in
situations a. liberal a. those enjoyed
10y Canada under the british flag. The
Cuban chambers will meet ON the ith
of next May. 1t will tie their duty and
privilege 10 put into practice and de-
vclnp these institutions. In addition
To these Cuba is represented IN parlia-
ment at Madrid.
Third. Public opinion in this coun-
try appears to ignore the fact that the
loss Of the Maine was Immediately fol-
lowed by official and reiterated express
sions of coincidence from her ajcsty,
the queen, from her government, from
her charge d'affaircs in Washington,
and from the authorities in Havana;
all of which tended to affirm the hor
ror which this disaster had caused to
| arise in Spanish hearts, as also the
sympathy felt for the United States
government and navy and for the
| American nation.
The Spanish minister feels conf
| dent that he can count upon the
| courtesy and sense of justice of the
United States government to cnlightcn
| public opinion upon this subject
| Fourth. AS To the cause of this
| lamcntable disaster, it resolves itself
| into question of facts, which can only
be settled by material proofs. The
| Spanish minister reiterates the assur-
| ance that his government is ready tc
submit the question to experts desig-
mated 10y the maritime powers, whose
conclusions are in advance accepted. "
Senior Polo delivered the document
in person to the state department, and
aside from the interest in the com
munication itself, the call had added
interest as an evidence of a renewal of
diplomatic negotiations, this being his
first call at the department in ten days.
Later Senior Du Bose, first secretary of
the legation. made another call at the
department on the same general sub
jet. BESIDES delivering the note. the
call permitted a person a. exchange be-
tween the secretary of state and the
Spanish officials of an agreeable char
| actrr.
The cabinet, after a three hours spe-
cial session, called by the president in
view of the armistice issued by tie
Spanish government. adjourned about
$40 o'clock. The proposal for an ar
mistice, it was subsequently announced
by one of the mem bers, had not changed
the situation in the slightest degree,
and the presidents message would &C
in to congress Monday notwithstand'
ing the armisticc decision of the Span
ism government. There will be an
other meeting of the cabinet at
o'clock sunday night to review finally
the presidents message before it goes
To congress with the changes made
New Orleans and San Francisco Sighted
NEW YORK. April 1.-THE captain OF
the steamship Aller, which arrived
here Sunday, says that at p. m. April
Z his vessel passed within ten miles o
two war vessels. both of which wer,
painted white. The leading vesse
was rugged with three masts and tn,
other with two. Both We're bounC
west and appeared to be going at tn,
rate of ten knots an hour. The vessel.
were sighted in Lat. 40 A Long. As. 40
These vessels are evidently the New
Orleans formerly the Amazonas) anC
the san Francisco, which sailed from
Gravesend, Eng, two weeks ago sun
day.
Earthquake Shocks In Bohemia.
PRAGUE, bohemia, April l1.-Thert
have been severe earthquake shocks il