Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-04

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| FORCES WILL BE INTRODUCED
TO PREVENT THE OCCURRENCE
| OF DISORDER AND TO PREPARE
| THE WAY FOR THE RE-ORGANI-
| ZATION OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT
! Washington, August 3.-The Presi-
dent shortly after 10 o'clock this morn
i ing said he had received unofficial no
LITIGATION of SPANS agreement to our
/ peace terms, and that he is expecting
| the Spanish reply will be communicate
ed to him at any moment.
T: Up to noon the French embassy had
! the American peace terms, although a
/ communication not definite in charac-
ter had come to hand.
! The reports from Madrid by way of
London stating that Spain had deter
mined upon an answer to the demands
/ of the United States, and that the an
swer had been sent, or was now en-
route, to Washington, had the effect of
! arousing the most lively interest in all
official quarters to-day. While the re-
ports are accepted as showing the I'M
doubted tendency of the Spanish gov
eminent for peace, and as likely to be
borne out in the near future by the
formal response of Madrid, yet it can
be stated positively that SO far the
United States government has received
| no answer from Spain, nor has the
French embassy received an answer
which will be communicated to the au-
thorities here.
1t Is apparent from this that the an
swer could not have been sent from
| Madrid on Monday, as stated in some of
| the foreign reports. The misappre-
hension doubtless arises from the fact
that the Madrid cabinet after receiving
i the American terms, desired more in
formation upon some of the points in
| volved. This led to a cable commune
cation to M. Cambon. 1t was not in
tended as a response to
THE AMERICAN TERMS,
| and it was in no sense conclusive upon
the subject matter of the negotiations.
There was no need even of a call by NJ
Cambon at the White House or at the
State Department. This continues to
be the situation up to the present time,
namely, a communication having been
received relative to the American
terms, but not one of such final char
acter as to constitute an answer for
submission to the United States gov
eminent. At the same time a final an
swer is expected daily, and almost
hourly, and although no official intima-
ton has been given it is possible that
the decision has been already reached
at Madrid. 1t has not reached any
quarter in Washington up. to the pres
ent time, however
Under the circumstances there will
be no occasion for the French ambas-
sador going to the White House to pre-
sent any communication from Spain,
and this In itself indicates conclusively
that negotiations have not yet reached
the stage where the final response of
Spain is ready for submission. At the
same time a call by M. Cambon at the
State Department to-day is likely to
cause speculation, though it has no re-
the affairs of Spain, but is for the pur-
pose of discussing a matter relating to
France and the United States. Some
weeks ago United States warship
stopped the French steamer Olinde
Rodriguez when she was nine miles off
San Juan. 1t was claimed she was run
ming the blockade and she was taken
to Charleston, S. c., where she is still
detained, with number of passengers,
some freight, and the official mail of
the French minister at Port au Prince.
Both the French embassy and the
French transatlantic Steamship Com
pany asked for the release of the
steamer, on the ground that she was
not running the blockade The de-
partment OF justice has been consider
ing the subject, and the prospects are
for satisfactory adjustment and a re-
lease of the steamer, if no claims for
detention are made NJ Cambon call
ed at the State Department on the mat
ter to-day.
ON THE ASSUMPTION
that peace is near at hand some attention
is being given to the steps by which this
may be brought about formally, and the
measures necessary to be adopted imne-
diately afterward. It is said 10 be not at
all improbable that the preiiminaries lead
ing up to the signature of the treaty of
peace may consume three months, so that
il may be we'll along toward the legal
date of the assembly of Congress before
the President will be prepared to submit
a peace treaty to the Senate. This al
lowance of time is rather moderate than
excessive. We were two years from 11sl
to 1873. in arranging a peace with Great
Britain to terminate the revolutionary
war In the case of the Chinese-Japanese
war II was several months before the
commissioners were able TO perfect the