The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-07-16
PEACE MUST COME.
Madrid to Open Negotiations With
out Delay,
ANY REASONABLE PROPOSALS

spoHuent OF Inc DAILY elegrap says:
"The government has definitely de-
cided to open peace negotiations with
out delay, proposing as a basis the
remuneration of all rights over Cuba
and the immediate discussion Of any
other reasonable proposals the United
States may make.
THE reports that an armed Carlist
band has made it's appearance In the
neighborhood of Leon are unfounded.
Neither in that district nor in the
province of Catalonia has public dis
satisfaction eliminated in any violent
or lawless acts. 1t is rumored here
that the government intends, among
other pacifcatory plans to appoint
Lieutenant General Weyler as captain
general of Catalonia.
although l nave not spoken to him
on the subject, I feel convinced that
under present conditions he would not
feel justified in accepting the position.
Informal negotiations for peace are
continuing, The government, it Is re-
ported, received yesterday a long dis
patch in cipher containing the results
UP to date"
The Madrid correspondent of The
Daily Mail says: despite the official
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preliminary negotiations for peace are
already under way IN the shape of in
direct inquiries regarding the terms of
America which Spain might accept.
1t is asserted that M. Cambon, the
French ambassador at Washington,
and Sir Henry Wolff, Brit
ish ambassador at Madrid, are acting
respectively on behalf of Spain and
America in the conduct of inquir 5
which at present are quite informal.
Duke Almodovar de Rio, minister Of
foreign affairs, and Senior Gamazo,
minister of public instruction and
public works, have been appointed by
the government to conduct the nego-
tiations. Senior Gamazo said to a news
paper representative: L cannot talk
on the subject, as any indiscretion
might spoil the work and create diff
fculties.'
"Probably the news of a termination
of hostilities will not be published I'M
til the conditions are arranged. No
suspension of arms will precede the
negotiations, because the scarcity of
food in uba would cause the armistice
to operate disadvantageously to the
Spaniards, who might consume their
remaining stores during its continu-
ance. In any case the government is
absolutely decided on peace. The
queen regent has had three interviews
with Lieutenant General Correa, min
lister of war, and has persuaded him
to cease his opposition to peace. Press
ing dispatches in the same sense have
been sent to Captain General Blanco.
One of the chief reasons which have
driven the government toward peace
Is a fear that the Americans may get a
footing in Porto Rico, thus establishing
a stronger claim to include that island
in their demands for territory.
ut has been suggested that the best
way to overcome the hostility of the
Spanish army in Cuba to peace would
be to send the rank and file to their
homes on their arrival in Spain and to
incorporate the officers in the reserve
forces. Probably the Cuban army will
not land in Spain in organized con-
dition, but in semi-disbanded frag-
ments and unarmed."
The Madrid correspondent to The
Daily Chronicle says: THE issuance
of the royal decree s%uspending the
constitutional guarantees and virtually
~proclaiming a state of siege is evidently
Intended to check Carlism. The Car
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prohibited for the publication Of an in
sulting article"
The Vienna correspondent Of The
Daily Chronicle says: II learn on re-
liable authority that the Austrian court
was informed yesterday that Spain was
prepared to cede Cuba and to pay in
demnity, but not to abandon Porto
Rico. Senior Sagasta trusts to be able
to retain the Philippines as a Spanish
possession, the powers preferring the
islands to remain in Spanish rather
than American hands"
The Vienna correspondent Of The
Times says: 1T is a favorable circum-
stance that the war seems to have di-
minished rather than increased the es-
arrangement of the two peoples. The
Americans have a greater respect for
the Spanlards and their c~onsiderate
conduct and frank and cordial recog-
milton of Spanish gallantry has created
a good impression in Spain and Aus
tria.
Spain has everything to gain by
Fastening peace. Should Commodore
Watson's squadron secure a footing in
the CanarieS, the situation would be
greatly complicated, while the longer
the American forces remain in Cuba
and the Philippines the more familiar
the Americans will become with the
idea of colonial expansion and the
less inclined to surrender their hold
upon an acquisition whose value is
being emphasized by the covetous
g~lances of European powers.
Removal of Submarine Mines.
Washington, July 16.-General Will
son, chief Of engineers has received a
number of dispatches from his Of
ficers in charge of engineering districts
indicating the in which the
submarine mines sunk in the harbors
n rivers are to be removed in ac-
cordance with the orders from the war
department. Colonel Samuel M. Mans
field, in charge at Boston, says that
some of the mines will be removed and
others will be destroyed. Major Adams,
in charge at New York, ntends to
take up the mines in that locality and
anchor them I'm a safe place for the
present.
SagaSta Denies Responsibility.
Madrid, July 16.-Premier Sagasta
declares that neither government in
Cuba has interviewed in the negotia-
tons for the surrender of Santigo de