The Brinkley argus., 1898-08-04
PEACE! PEACE! PEACE!

SPAIN ACCEPTS TERMS OF U. s.
 X Substance Of the Terms as Agreed on by Spain, through Ambassador Cam
 bon, and the U. s. Campaign in Porto Rico and the Phillipines.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2 a. m.-Ambassador Camdon lengthy despatch tonight which spansreply the presidents setting forth the on which States willing begin peace negota tions.
 The officials at the embassy busy late hour de- cpherng message They declined say whether they had received Spans reply but the ntmaon clear that ambassador would have something communicate ! the president tomorrow
 Up to late hour tonight the president had not received any official information as the of Span's note, which he expects tomorrow Press dispatches from Madrid announcing that Spain had accepted the terms proposedy United States received the president These reports generally credited by administration officials and all hands waiting for the confirmation
 If believed, Ambassador Cambon has received the ply tonight the secretary of the embassy, M Thebanlt will go department early the morning and arrange audience between the president and Ambassador Cambon
 TERMS oFFIc1ALY STATED.
 Following official statement given out by authority of the president to-day the of offered by the United States:
 4In order any msapprehension in regard to the negotiations peace United States and Span it is deemed proper to say the offered by the United States to Span the handed the French ambassa dor on Saturday last, are in substance, follows:
 aThe president does put forward any claim for pe cunary indemnify but requires the renquishment of all claim of sovereignty over or title to the Cuba we'll evacuation by Spain of the sland the cession to the United States and immediate evacuation of Porto other islands under Spanish sovereignty n the West Indies the like cesson of like island in the Larones The United States will occupy and hold the city, bay and Manila pending the conclusion of treaty of peace which the control disposition and of the Philippines If these terms accepted by Spansin their enretyi stated that commissioners will be named by the United States meet commissioners the part Spain for the purpose of concluding treaty of pea4e on the basis indicated"
 An important detail with the final peace negotiations will be the settlement of claims of American citizens for damages account of the destruc n of lives property Cuba since the beginning or the nsurrecon undersood that the United States will as sume liability all these claims and they will be adJud cated and paid these claims for property des troyed by the insurgents and these will be probably collected the governmen of Cuba sueha govern ment eventually estabished in the island of course these claims of Aican citizens to swell the indemnity the United States VIII exact from Spain in the way of the cession Porto Rico, of the Ladrone and military and naval base in Manila bay in the Philippines
 MORE POETS TAKEN. aE GuAYAMA BAy Porto Rico, Monday via St Thomas, D. w i, Aug. 2.Guayama and Arroyo were seized to-day The American fa hoed by Capt Goodrich, of the St Lous
 The Wasp and the Gloucester entered the bay ahead of Thav 1af tha nnrt of