The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 10, 1898, Page 1

Tall (" YyoLuME L XIIL—NO. 131. SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 1898 — FORTY-FOUR PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THE SPANISH ARMISTICE IS A PLAY FOR DELAY GENERAL VIEW OF THE C ITY S -OF P M ADRID. TO-DAY SPAIN WILL DECLARE AN ARMISTICE The Mediation of Leo XIII, Backed by the Powers, Has Had Its Effect at Madrid. ¢ James Gordon Bennett. MADRID, April 9.—Spain has ac- cepted the advice of His Holiness, the Pop and its Government has granted the armistice which had been suggested in the note of the United tes of March 29. What is more, ce was given by unani- nt of every member of the It has been an awful struggle. Only yesterday evening all was lost. General Woodford was, so to speak, sitting upon his trunk, which was packed. Mrs. Woodford and Miss Eames, her niece, had left four days ago and had crossed the frontier. So had the naval attache, Lieutenant r, and the American residents here were going out as fast as possi- ble. Nobody talked anything but war. It was only very late last night that messengers began to run about in haste with letters that were mark- ed “Urgent.” There was a mysterious visitor at the house of Senor Moret. Then letters were sent in urgent haste to Senor Sagasta and to the palace. This morning broke upon a condi- tion of feverish excitement in the public d. “Nothing can avert war,” said the proprietor of the most serious paper here, as he came to ask me for news, and he spoke like nine- ty-nine out of every hundred. There was the deepest. anxiety visible on all faces, yet peace was in prospect and they knew not of it. The morn- ing papers had given the public lit- tle hope. The Liberal stated, in italics, that diplomacy had ceased its functions. The Imparcial announced among other pessimistic news that Senor de Bernabe had his orders to leave Washington and Gen- eral Woodford his to quit here. Ex- tensive space was given to the move- ments of ships for war purposes, and the same about the movements of troops. The first note of peace was struck at 11 o’clock, when representatives of the great powers called at the house of the Minister of State, Senor Gul- lon, and in the name of their respec- tive powers urged him to inform the Government that the powers were strongly of the opinion that for the sake of peace Spanish Government should accept the advice of the Pope. Opposition to that advice was great. The majority of the Cabinet were against it. Cab- inet councils were held one after the other, but the Ministers could not agree. The Papal Nuncio visited hither and thither, but no result had been arrived at. Spain’s pride could not see its way to accepting the pro- position desired by the people of the United States. That was the situation up to late last night. Yet this morning and even last night three persons at least in Madrid considered tha: peace | was assured and what had seemed impossible was about to be accom- plished. The visit of the Embassa- dors to Senor Gullon was one of the outward signs of conditions which would make an armistice possible. The Embassadors left with the im- pression that what they recommend- ed would be accorded. Later, at 1 o’clock, the Ministers met. They were summoned to a coun- cil at the Foreign Office. The event- ful meeting lasted little more than half an hour, for it was merely to ratify the conclusion previously known, to accept the only solution ominously | ¢ ® ® @ > ® 'S 2000006 ® PPOOPP0PP000000060 CUBANS WILL REJECT THE PROPOSITION. WASHINGTON, April 9.—Mr. Quesada, the diplomatic repre- sentative of the Cuban insur- gents in this city, was seen this afternoon with regard to the re- port from Madrid that the Queen Regent might issue an armistice “It is useless for proclamation. said Mr. Quesada, “to re- iterate again for the thousandth time that we will not accept an armistice and give up the ad- vantages we naturally in the rainy season. 'We under- stand perfectly that Spain seeks only delay. We will have noth- ing but independence. As a mat- ter of fact, an armistice is a sus- pension of hostilities to be ar- ranged by the opposing gen- erals. “General Blanco and General Gomez would have to agree’to an armistice. Does any one think General Gomez would agree to stispend hostilities just as we are about to win the great boon for which our people have fought and struggled so long? Besides, who is to take the prop- osition for an armistice to Gen- eral Gomez? The constitution of the Cuban Republic and the civil law forbid the general-in-chief, under penalty of death, to enter- tain or receive any offer from the Spanish lines unless it has for its basis the absolute independence of Cuba. Who is to carry the offer? The fate of Rulz is a warning of the fate which would await such an envoy.” 2 us,” possess CPPOPP9E999990P99PPP9PIVIVVVPO0PPPOPCPPOPO00 900000 and humanity the | Pe0000P000000006060660 for peace which had been mapped out for Spain by American brains and which was not so clearly seen here at first, as it is recognized to be now, | as the only way out of the difficulty. | The good news was at once con- | veyed to Senor de Bernabe at Wash- | ington, so that he might tell Presi- dent McKinley of his triumph. At the same time General Woodford, | who was aware of the favorable turn events had taken, was handed a | memorandum from the Spanish coun- cil, embodying the official account of the acceptance of an armistice, with | | a brief note of the hope that it might | be conveyed to President McKinley | at the earliest possible moment. I was told that yesterday he had tele- graphed to Washington that he was | stopping here more out of form than for any hope he had of any good re- | sults being forthcoming. | The following is a statement made | by one of the Ministers: “The proc- | lamation has been telegraphed to | Captain General Blanco and will be issued by him to-morrow, Sunday. The armistice is as to time unlimited, we fully hoping that peace may be dovetailed into it. “We specially wish the proclama- tion of the armistice to come through the hands of Captein General Blanco, considering him the person most sat- | isfactory to the United States, as the policy with which he has been asso- ciated has been one of humanity. It is for this reason the Government | has placed it in his hands, hoping that in so doing it is showing the thoroughness of its intention.” that Captain General Blanco is HAVANA, April 9. of prominent families. With Him Are Remained in the Cuban Capital Up to the Very Last Moment. CONSUL-GENERAL LEE . SAILS OUT OF HAVANA ON BOARD THE FERN the American Citizens Who Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. —The American dispatch-boat Fern, having on board Consul-General Lee, Vice-Consul Springer and other employes of the consulate and a number of American newspaper correspondents, went to sea at 6 o’clock this evening, accompanied by the Bache and the Evelyn, on which were a number of families, and the Olivette, with 147 passengers, among whom were Clara Barton, the family of Consul- General Berndes, of Austria; George W. Childs, of the firm of Lawton & <Childs; Charles Todd, clerk of the firm of Zaldo & Co., and a number This city presents its habitual aspect of tranquillity in spite of the announced departure of General Lee. the parks and principal streets are filled with people, who are cele- brating a religious festival, with admirable order being preserved. In the interior towns the same tranquillity exists. Operations on the stock exchange are paralyzed, but business continues to be done in provisions, meats and other products coming from the United States. The theaters are crowded and ‘when the American Consul was being attacked in other quarters. Senor Sagasta refuses entirely for the moment to make any statement and the Ministers collectively con- sider the wiser policy of the moment is discreet silence. Few of the evening papers re- ceived the news of the armistice carly enough to make editorial comments. The Epocha was one of the few ex- ceptions. It reflects what I told you, | that Spain has replied to the appeal of all Europe, together with that of the Chief of the Church. The Correspondencia says: “It is evident that tne pressure 6f the pow- ers on the United States Government will prove much more powerful in favor of Spain after she has followed their counsels.” The Corres, the Government organ, ys: “After this last step taken by sa; The fact is also appreciated here | the powers it is impossible for this on | Government, with its great responsi- friendly terms with General Lee, of | bilities, to follow any other path whom he has always spoken well | than that taken.” One indication of the effect is the enhancement of prices on the Bourse from the moment the armistice was announced. SPAIN’S EMBASSADOR IS VERY BOASTFUL. Says War Would Last for Years or Forever, and Would Ruin Both Spain and America. LONDON, April 10.—Liloyd’'s weekly newspaper this morning publishes prominently an interview with Colonel John Hay, the American Embassador, which remarks are of the most discreet character. The paper also publishes an interview with Count Derascon, the Spanish Embassador, who is reported to have said: “The -sponsibility rests wit Presi- dent McKinley. If he makes war there will be war which will last five or six years, or forever..and will ruin:both Spain and the’United ‘States. ‘We shall fully avail ourselves of letters of mar- que. The Maine was lost through the ignorance or carelessness of her officers and crew.” ARCHBISHOP IRELAND IS NOW IN DESPAIR. Cables the Vatican That There Is No Longer Any Hope For Pre- venting War. LONDON, April 9.—The Rome corre- spondent of the Sunday Special says Archbishop Ireland has cabled to the Vatican as follows: “I am in despair. There is no longer any hope for pre- venting war.” Pensacola in Commission. VALLEJO, April 9.—The training- ship Pensacola was placed in commis- sion this afternoon, Captain Henry Glass commanding. In addition to the crew, about seventy-five marines from the barracks are quartered on board, as a portion of the barracks is being used as a hospital for patients removed from the naval hospital owing to its partial destruction by the recent earth- quake. No Change in NEW YORK, April 9.—The Her- ald’s Washington correspondent tele- graphs: Once more Spain is making a desperate struggle to escape the inev- itable. Will she succeed? Official Washington is anxiously waiting to- night the terms of the Queen’s decree proclaiming an armistice, which is to be promulgated in Madrid to-morrow before the rendering of the final ver- dict., . The exclusive announcement in the Herald this morning that an armistice was to be proclaimed by the Queen was further confirmed by the re- ceipt of a cable from Minister Woodford this afternoon and through dispatches received by several of the embassies in this city. But meager de- tails have yet come to light as to the full scope of the Queen’s last plea for peace. Everything depends upon the concession she has made. Diplomacy may win after all, but it must be stated that few public men in Washington look for any proposi- tion which will meet the demands of the United States to an extent that will avert the carrying out- of the President’s programme of forcible intervention to put an end to Spanish misrule in Cuba. Since the receipt of Minister Wood- ford’s cable this afternoon several members of the Cabinet, who are fa- miliar with its contents, have told me that it had not changed the Pres- ident’s plan of sending his message to Congress on Monday next. They stated, however, that it would be safe to wait for the full particulars of the THE MESSAGE WILL BE SENT IN ON MONDAY President McKinley Has Made His Plans Be- cause of the Armistice. PO0000000000000000e 3 MARK HANNA EVEN DOUBTS. NEW YORK, April 9.—The ‘Washington correspondent of the Herald says: Senator Hanna, who was with the President this evening, in discussing the pro- posed armistice, said he did not believe that it would be satisfac- tory to the administration. He sald positively that the Presi- dent’s message would not be held @ @ & & id @ L4 @ @ @ & 4 & g @ @ Dback longer than Monday. 29999900900 000900000 L4 PP00002000000000660 Queen’s decree before finally stating that all hope for a peaceful solution is lost. The prevailing impression is that Spain has not gone far enough to meet our demands or to justify the administration in reopening diplo- matic negotiations for the purpose of coming to an agreement. I was informed at one of the foreign embassies which has been most deeply concerned in the efforts to inducc Spain to proclaim an armistice that the Queen Regent had taken such an advanced step that the United States would be put in a humiliating position in the eyes of the nations of the world if we re- fused to’ entertain the nev. peace pro- posals offered by the Madrid authori- ties. The armistice, as understood by the foreign representatives, who are nego- tiating to procure the acceptance of J P0P000000000060606066 0 @ NEWS OF THE DAY. PP00000000000000 ¢ NEWS OF THE DAY. l DP00000000P CPPVPP VPPV PDOPVPPIPVP PVPPOPPVOVD VPPV 9090000900009 @ ‘Weather forecast for San Fran- cisco: Cloudy and unsettled weather on Sunday, with light showers early in the morning; fresh westerly wind; fog in the morning. Maximum temperature for the past twenty-four hou; San Francisco. Portland ... Los Angeles. San Diego Sacramento FIRST PAGE. Spain Grants an Armistice. Lee Leaves Havanna. Monday the Message Goes. SECOND PAGE. Americans Insuited in Cuba. The Maine Explosion the Thing Schley Ready for War. Germany Remains Neutral. THIRD PAGE. Frank Belew to Die. The Czar's Message to China. A New Trial for Zola. Assalled by Ritualists. Big Smelters Are Stlent. FOURTH PAGE. San Jose's Fight for Reform. FIFTH PAGE. England to Back America. State's Prison Directors Meet SIXTH PAGE. Editorial. Spanish Retrogression. < Open Ports in China. 3/ A Market Street Sewer. The Jury Box Scandal. - Passing of an_Opportunity. The Icebound Whalers. The Habit of Being Resigned. “With Entire Frankness,” by Henry James. SEVENTH PAGB. Racing at Emeryville. Japanese Minister Complains. EIGHTH PAGE. Coursing at Two Parks. Awaliting Orders to March. & NINTH PAGE. H News Along the Water Front. The Masonic Festival. ' Kruttschnitt’s Advancement. PAGE. Baseball on Two Diamonds. ELEVENTH PAGE. News From Across the Bay. Fighting the Gas Company. g 90000000000 000000 P09000000000 000900 0000000090000 000 900090009000 00000000000000060006@ P9P009990 909099000000 99900000000090090PVPPIPPPVPVVP0P090P99P9009090 900 FOURTEENTH PAGH. Births, Marriages and Deaths, The Day in the Churches. Inspection of High Schools. FIFTEENTH PAGH. The Commercial World. SIXTEENTH PAGE. Chemistry to Find Crime, Lost on Chilcoot Pass. Girls Play Basket Ball. High School Sports. SEVENTEENTH PAGE. Easter Bells. EIGHTEENTH PAGE. “‘Resurrection.” Easter Sermons. NINETEENTH PAGBH. Egg-Rolling on the White House Lawn, TWENTIETH PAGE. Training Cavalry. TWENTY-FIRST PAGH. Three Most Beautiful Women in the World. TWENTY-SECOND PAGE. The Duel in the Alr. TWENTY-THIRD PAGE. Call's Camera Artist Abroad. TWENTY-FOURTH PAGE. How to Become a Minister. ‘Waterlogged in Midocean. TWENTY-FIFTH PAGE. Fighting for Islam. TWENTY-SIXTH PAGE: Faster Hats. TWENTY-SEVENTH PAGB. Btories of Easter Hats. + TWENTY-EIGHTH PAGE. “‘Judith.” Thomas Jefferson’s Opinfon on Cuba. TWENTY-NINTH PAGE. Faster Day at Mission Dolores One Hundred Years Age. THIRTIETH PAGE. Favorite Easter Menus. THIRTY-FIRST PAGE. Baster Music. THIRTY-SECOND PAGE. Soclety. THIRTY-THIRD PAGE. Church Windows. THIRTY-FOURTH PAGE. Books. Schools. THIRTY-FIFTH PAGE. Theaters. THIRTY-SIXTH PAGE. For Boys and Girls. THIRTY-SEVENTH PAGE. The New Charter. 0000090000 COOCIS L90690000090000900 1909000090900 0000000000009000090909090009000000000900Q