Show s sn sr 7 r t n H s a s t i. i SITUATION MORE HOPEFUL HOPEFUL- I resident 1 Ha ila Hopes that W War V I May 1111 Honorably be Averted I Washington April 7 Swift Swift as ns a o cannons cannon's flash the tho Cuban question was changed today The Tho galleries of congress congress congress con con- and gress were crowded crO Senators representatives r were anxious and agitated agitated agi agi- even the diplomatic corps was In a ferment awaiting a n. message from the president to the congress of the American people that might mean a n. war when with excitement at the very highest like an nn electric flash the word passed that there would be bo no message today Its suddenness stunned the people who heard the news in distorted forms and amazed veteran members of congress Ultimately Ultimately Ultimately Ulti Ulti- it became known that not only would there be no message today but no message this week and that there was a possibility that a message I though properly written and approved I might not go l to congress congress at all The first reas reason reason n for the delay was waa the administration had received advices advices ad ad- vices from General Lee at Havana announcing announcing announcing an an- that Americans could not be begotten begotten gotten oil 01 the island nd today and ond would be bo in grave peril if the thc message preceded preceded preceded pre pre- ceded their departure The second reason and perhaps equally potent with the other slowly drifted into public comprehension late in the day chiefly through he medium of published published published pub pub- Associate Associated Press dispatches from Madrid 1 for extreme reticence was maintained on the subject by the few in Washington who knew the facts and facts and even officers were unadvised on the subject This important important important tant news was vas that the Spanish government government government gov gov- after what plainly had been most exciting times in inner Spanish circles at Madrid had decided to reopen reopen reopen re re- re- re open the case closed so 50 far as this government was concerned by the refusal refusal refusal re re- re- re of Spain to make satisfactory response to the r representations presentations made by the United States last week in order to avert impending war and had decided to make concessions h heretofore heretofore here here- re- re refus refused d. d What will be pc the final outcome it is too early to say but the aspect of affairs affairs affairs af af- af- af fairs certainly is considerably more pacific pacific pa pa- and sufficient to renew the hope of the president In 10 ma a solution of the Cuban Cuban Cuban Cu Cu- ban question satisfactorily to the AmerIcan American Amer Amer- American ican people and achieved achieve without blood blood- shed The details remain to be worked out but it is expected that between now nosy and Monday a 0 clearer light will willbe willbe willbe be thrown on on the future by action at Madrid of which one one important feature feature feature fea fea- ture at least is the declaration of an armistice by the queen regen regent t of Spain This armistice it is expected will lead to ultimate independence of Cuba from Spanish rule but by what intermediary steps perhaps the governing powers do donot donot donot not at at this time know Much it is supposed will depend upon the Cuban Insurgents and the peoples of the two countries of at atthe the United States and Spain The uncertainty following a a. great disappointment was the condition existing existing ex ex- fisting at the capitol at the close of the day when the expected did not hap hap- pen Senators and members were at sea as to what was vas coming next |