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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-07
DENNY
BLAINE
LAND co.

Oilers for sale tvo centrally loca1-
- WhAxveS: other vakae trent
property: . large a0esnt e -
lands: buiading lets AosWUoa Naik
rcd aseaus Ana WesteTn Ave.
baAsiness preperty upaa I'm avo
sue Frat avenue oouth, $500
ssA Thar4 aveoues Ana yeo1eR Wnvs
feur business heoeks; . numAeP q
nseasifai residenses % Ds1ay ~
Aae hcne h oEoea Anne; 49,
dences Ia other parts e the EN-
and = large ana choice list oe ~.
1snee prepeety. We honlao ~
peseoet titisA Exan1no 60 -
bsfere buying eloewAeeA
Rccun g
DEXTER nofton ! eoI's
Bank BulB6l1h
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&OrIcE-Homes for fami!les o. por.
dskefa The town Of Sidnsy. ~. rss,e
Orchard tay. one s.a : 6 hsh beats and
) daiiy mai, prssenss me bsss :. ovR ssnd
tunity for intending k.on1ss. ,ns,, g fams- mi.
pleasant ana cheap homes Ior snsa Tow
rsnss Disasans locaiipr. good ssnoss IS.
many stiracslans 70 p< o1srsd ~ c ane
stgsfSens Of Sidney. Fx inIos 8 ra,r,snn
chsirmsa q estissDs' committee, s'dhss'
WAah -
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0AwSDS CITY TIckETS-We can quote
tie lowest possible rate to Dawson City
ard way points. including large amount
81 freighs. These tickets are strictly
first ela@s. including meals and berth, on
ere of tho Ernest steel steamers that
vii leave sn!s port. uhr tickets are for
the fYst steamer lsasInz for Dawson. by
tie way OF she Yukon, making close con-
nsctscn with the Apess feet OF river boats
eNabisshsd on the river. NOS Il the tine
ID eecars your reservations, S. there ~ts
8 isyse demand for ;ickrtss DO not de-
Isy sas call at once and aseuEs the de-
ervd Information. We can quote You The
lowest pamsib.e rate on krockssf-down
baats ard boilerA with special facilities.
Viii contract with parties 20 take freight
asd passengers 10 thr moufn OF he river
ana deliver the sais-.e on the shore. First
tnas leaving here NOT later than Nay Is.
giving parties = chance 10 build tasir
Fsysr beats before the Yukon opens For
freight and massage apply 10 Gould &
Dudley. General Ticket Agents. eis First
Assnua.
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Esghs exchanges ana teiegYapnlc rrans.
!ers on New York Chicago. 81 PAUL EAa
Francisco, Portland and various rs,srss III
OYexun and British CotuDheA
Sagnt BILLS u excAanEe ca L4oadon sval3.
able elsewhere - Europe
Collections 0A0s - ~ posnfs "a fa-oe-
Abe eeYDA-
Beads. stocks ana eekes ya,satsep -
aG1nnA an aenaDis - - kaonfHG -
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ctr. MULTNoMAM
DAyLD
LEAVES FOR TACOMA AND OLYMPIA
A. q =
FARE BETwEEN SEATTLE AND IA.
COMA r. C1A3A
ROUND TRIP. 8 CEN7A
Tai. Main n. CITY DOCK. Assse
"C7Ff. 4 WILEY. 1sAAo0s.

PORT oRcHARD AED FoRr wash
STEAMER A. z. ROBINSON.
carryins Y: 8 Mall
Sosts. leaves City dock. foot ef Ta.a
49, 80 = m. ealing af South Eescn.
BuScSelL Brick lard: Eremerion. q. 8
Ehtco. SIlveYdaie. Leaves Port Orchard
Navy Slafson q . ., IA: arrives Seattle a.
Snu. & ~. Robinson. master Lily.
BoxrrAus 4 Co.. aGsnts Ts.ephcne.
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THE EVERETT
6 MONTE CRISTO
RAILWAY

For rates and ether information address
nearest locni agent, or
s.. ~. BAIRD,
Zen FRI q Psgr. Art. Everett. Wash.
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RnFzEHrYE nOUND-ThN new. e!aan-h.
~ se.ssfasn~ srhcofef Laurel viii leeee
a. Ketsshus sound points May = tns
uasty viii be headed by an experisHesn
92Lde. who has thoroughly expsofed IN xr
- ssaxe and freight. For particasars and
fnservIsw WITH guide apply 20 h. -.
Frfpdte, general manager. bcneuetmAn
block. corner T.fst avenue and Cnerry
nfrenf
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Seattle. Everett q Whatcom Route.
state Of Wasairgssn ieaves seattle sxIsy
except Saturday ~ 10 p. N.
Seattle Everett and La Conner Rcute
Steamer Fasrhayen leaves seattle daisP
except saturday, AZ - p -. calling ~ Ev-
ere&t Eoing north Monday, Wednesday and
and saturday.
Tsaephone. Main. ~ Yesl<r DOCK.
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T0R sAlE-sT9AMEAA
FOR SAfsE-A fine steamship, suitable
and thoroughly equipped fer the Alaska
trade. length. al feet. beam. r. feet:
speed, II knots. capacity. about lis pas
scnsers. thorough inspection invited
Principals and those meaning business
only need apply TO ID. j. Grammar. los
Yssier way, o. r. o, Box l.s4s Seattle.
Wash.
FOR SAI.E.-A fine ocean steamer, now on
the Atlantic: loo gross TONNAGE can
carry 500 passengers and 500 iona OF
freight. will be delivered here: one trio
north will pay for her. For full particu-
lars call on c. +. ThuTs;on = Co.. 80
Cherry strest
STEAMSHIPS FOR KI1oNDIkE-A -
lection Of cheap steamships for sale. suit
able to run bAtween SEATTLE and Alaska.
Steam vessel circular. samuel Holmes.
Is Broad street. New fefk.
FOR SALE OR CHARTER-Three trim
schoonsrs. suitable for parties Of from 10
10 10 desiring TO go TO Kotzebue sound or
other Alaskan ports. Inquire Calhoun &
Co. olympic block.
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GAN JUAN laLANDa.
STEAMER LYDIA THOMPSON.
STRAITS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

Carrying unitsd f st., mail. leaves City
tuesday and ihrrsday at q O'clock md
nisht Tor Fogt Townsshd; San Juas islands
EeN Whatcem Tuesday. Thars4ay ana
6sfurday 81 q n J. u. Thompsou man
aaes-oWnsF. Lilly BogArdus = Co. aSoofa
Cav dock TssephaHa. Main u.
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WIlATCoNs eEATTI.E AND TACONA
ROUTE
Iake eseane3 HAY CITY for Anzcorsea
FairnAvsn u Whatcom Leaves CONNER
ela1 oocR 1AcoWA y ~ CITY deck
Q0ek e Main street, Seattle. q. M. Tusa.
9AsgA and oAl Returning. leaves what
com 5 p m.s Fairaayen. Sis p. N. and
III 1AFss-osAtiia "a % u.N rsuna trsS:
3aepma IA or = ro0nd trlp.
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ron vAxc xND WhI VA ,ANAcoRTEs

FORT ORCHARD 1s,tlEp,,A E D,R oRr wAsH-
srEAxEK '3HE7 y. .fFEsIEY
.. ::ssss 81 Dry o bSei psst TSs
oope 1atugdAys ana Sundays. at 800 3
n: safSrdays z; s;se 2. a.; Sundays q So
4. N, Dry Dock 10 .. "A. Saturday nixhts
leaves 9ifvsFdais So p. IA. Dry Oook -
Q. q. Telephone. Red III
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ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS

SAN FRANCISCO BRIDGE COMPANY
snxszsss& sri ernsFAcfeTss br.1se bxasssi-
sEx areISsag axrsaos improvements aHa
gez@r&4 Contracting IL@fsea errees and
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

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The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-01-08
Winnemucca, New,
Dec. 18th, 1897.

The progressive ladies of Westfield,
Ind, issued "Woman's Edition" of the
Westfeld News, bearing date of April 8,
1896. The paper is filled with matter OF
interest to women, and we notice the fol-
lowing from correspondent, which the
editors printed, realizing that it treats
upon a matter OF vital Importance to
their sex: "The best remedy for Group,
able to find is Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. For family use it has no
equal. gladly recommend it." % and
SO cent bottles for sale by c. w. Kinney
4 Co., Wadsworth, and by the CONNER
cial Co., Lovelock, Nevada.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1898-01-08

Miss Alice EIDE successfully organized
I literary society, called the University
Extension Club, which has received an
additional impetus by DR.. Stubbs, presi-
dent OF our University, who delivers
lecture before the cldb twice month.
At present the text for lectures and
home study is supplied by the book en-
titled, Imperial Germany" The rail-
road boys showed likewise spirit on
knowledge bent, when they called into
life reading room, at the same time
laying nucleus for small librory.
The first National Bank of Winnie
mucca, conducted by the following Off
GERS: Frank ~ Lee oil Reno. President
Geo. s. Nixon, cashier, and J. V. Nc
Bride assistant cashier, enjoys unlimited
confidence on the part of its patrons as
a solid and sale institution.
As by virtue of recent act of the
Legislature Humboldt county will con-
stitute the Fifth Judicial District, spec
ulation has already become rife as to
who will be the next Judge. 1t appears
to be conceded that S. J. Bonnitield
would have a comparatively undisputed
field, were he to be candidate. Among
the rest of the lawyers, ID. S. Truman,
Postmaster H. Warren, both of this
town, and J. A. Langwith OF Golconda,
are prominent possibilities.
In the last election the A. p. AS fig
ured more prominently than success
fully. They promise to enter upon the
next campaign better organized, with
probably as doubtful chances as ever.
1t is significant fact that the A. =. A. s
| have never undertaken to mix politics
with religion in counties where there are
no Methodist churches, such as Elko,
White Pine, Churchill, and others.
Winnemucca people are also of a social
as well as sociable turn of mind. En-
tertainments are frequent, made doubly
enjoyable by good music. There is a
good string orchestra in existence, and
the only decent brass band to be found
| iu CdotCth II 4NCNhuos AhC VA
both these musical organizations by a
progressive cultivation is soledy due to
the untiring energy OF their unpreten-
tious, but highly capable leader in the
person of Lee Windel, foreman of the
Silver State staff.
The local company OF Nevada National
Guards compares favorably with any in
the State, since new life was infused by
the election OF the following young Off
GERS Henry Schmidt, captain command
ing; Lee Windle, first lieutenant; and
Chris. Diehl Jr. and f. Leonard, second
lieutenants. The weekly drills at Ar
mory Hall and the monthly target prac-
tice are rigidly enforced, and must even
tually become productive OF good results.
Oscar Hildebrandt.
Winnemucca, New,
Dec. 18th, 1897.
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w. n. DAVIS,
LOVELOCK, NEVADA

-@FRRlGS-
The choice Brands of Wines, Liquors,
and Cigars constantly on hand.
His Resort is one OF the most pleasant
and all treated accordingly.
A special selected stock OF soft drinks.
TRY HIS FAMOUS GLOVE BUDS
CIGARS.
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nlN Our Bar is equipped with high grade
INK Liquors. Wines and Brandies. The
IjHII celebrated Anheuser-Bush Beer &c.
per glass; the famous Budweiser at
25c. per bottle, especially adapted for
family use and the highest grade OF Cigars
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-08
ALGER IS APpREHENsIvE.
Afraid 1t VIII Take Time to Remove
Shafter's "A rIny

Afraid 1t VIII Take Time to Remove
Skaters Army.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-Secretary Alger is
apprehensive that the small wharfage re-
sources OF Santiago will seriously retard the
execution of the departments order for the
speedy return to the United States OF Shat
ter's army corps.
With the Spanish steamers arriving to
take away the surrendered army of Gen.
Toral, which must be first removed before
1t will be safe to withdraw the whole of
the American force, it Is going to be difficult
to embark the latter without incurring danger
OF severe congestion in the unhealthy town.
Gen. Shafter has been called upon by cable
to describe the state of affairs, and he will
be given all help in the power of the war
department, but still it is believed that the
whole OF Skaters soldiers cannot be en-
bark before the 1st of September. Mean
while the big hospital and camp at Montauk
Point are being rapidly put in readiness for
their reception.
AS there is g doubt as to the ability of the
transports to come alongslde the wharf in
Port Pong harbor, provision will be made for
a number Of light draft siie-wheel steamers
possibly New York ferry boats-to take the
men ashore from the big steamers
An order has been issued by Adjt. Gen.
Corbin for the One Hundred and sxty-first In
diana United States volunteer infantry, now
at Camp Mount Indianapolis, Ind, to pro-
ceed at once to Jacksonville, Fla, for duty
with the Seventh army corps.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-08

MADRID, Aug. 7-The cabinet council terminated
tonight after having completely affirmed the reply to the
United States which, is said accepted American cond
tons The reply telegraphed to Senior Leon Castillo
the Spanish ambassador to France tonight 80 that M
Cambon, the French ambassador Washington will re-
ceve it tomorrow.
The government is fully convinced that the note will be
satisfactory to the Washington government and suspen
sion OF hoshlltles will be its immediate consequence
Senor Sagasta, the premier just before midnight con.
Guided conference with the queen regent Her majesty
approved the general lines of the reply Spain to Americas
peace terms, which Senor Sagasta explained to her
The reason for posponing the cabinet council which
was not held until six o'clock this evening was that the note
was not yet fully drawn up. The government firmly be-
heves that the United States will accept Spans answer
which will certainly reach the White house by Tuesday
As the reply to the American was only submitted
to the today all the reports of her approval
yesterday of the American demands are unfounded
It is impossible this time state the exact nature Of
the spanish reply to the peace 1t is said however
that while the does discuss condition which
the United States makes essential preliminary to peace
and which Spain accepts without reservation it points out
that in order avoid the definite negotiations being in
way complicated by the incidents of war; it is necessary to
agree beforehand to suspension of hostities
1t is said that Duke Amodevar de Rio minister of for
eign affairs and Monsgnor Merry del VAL Spanish ambas
sado to the Vatican will be selected represent Spain in
the negotiations.
The newspapers make on the situation ow.
ing to the strcness of the censorship.
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NEXT PEACE STEP.
Two Methods Are Open to the United
States and Spain.

WASHINGTON, Aug. TIP to
O'Clock this afternoon no answer had
been received from Madrid TO the Unit
ed States peace note. Should the Span
lsh answer be an acceptance, some ne
gotiations may be necessary to agree
upon the steps to be taken to lead to
a final agreement So far it is not de-
termined how this shall be done.
There are two ways open The first
is a military capitulation by the cap
tain generals Of Cuba and Porto Rico.
which will Immediately place the Amer
lean military or naval commanders in
technical occupation Of the islands and
enable them to carry out in their own
way and their own time the embarka-
tion of the Spanish armies in the ISL
ands.
The Spanish query as to whether they
shall be permitted to carry off their
arms is not now as material as it was
In the case of the surrender of Gen.
Toral's force at Santiago. Spain, hay-
ing succumbed, it Is admitted the
United States might grant a concession
on this point to Spanish pride without
fear of having the action attributed to
fear of the consequences of refusal.
The second method by which the
peace agreement might be formally eff
fected would be by a protocol te be
signed by a representative of the presi-
dent, probably Secretary Day, and by
M. Cambon, on behalf of the Spanish
government. 1t was by such an agree
ment as this, known as the Cushing
protocol, that war with Spain was
averted as a result of the Virginius
affair
Some reference has been made in
the dispatches of British newspapers to
desire on the part Of the Spanish
government to include In the prelimi-
nary peace agreement clause exempt
ing it from liability for the Cuban debt
The formal statement Of the points Of
the United States note, given out from
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-08
OFFICERS AT TAMPA.
List of Those Held in Quarantine
With Gen. DufieId.

List OF ThOse Held In Quarantine e
With Gen.. Duffeld.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE follow
ing telegram was received today from
Rrig.. Gen. Duffield, who has returned
to the United States from Santiago.
having been stricken with yellow fever
The officers named i'll the dispatch
have been furloughed and ordered to
their homes:
Port Tampa, Fla, Aug. S, 1ses.-Gen. H C..
Corbin, Adjutant General, Washington: DR..
Geddings, In charge of quarantine, will facili-
tate our departure in every way in his pow
er. Time Of quarantine up Tuesday after
noon. Please express to secretary my ap-
probation of his remembrance. The names
of the officers affected By your telegram are:
Brig. Gen. Henry NJ. Duffie,d, .. S. ", De-
troit, Mich; Col. Charles L. Boynton, Thirty
third Michigan, Port Huron Mich!; Leut.
Col. L. j. Logan, Ninth Massachusetts,, Bos-
ton, Mass; Maj. Henry NJ. Vessels, Third
United States cavalry, Jefferson Barracks,
Mo-; Maj. Victor G. Vaughan surgeon, Ann
Arbor. Mich; Maj. Merritt E. Webb, Thirty
third Michigan, Monroe, Mich. MAJ D. B..
Wilson, commissary North Abingdon, Mass.
Capt. Charles A. Norden, Seventh United
States infantry. Fort Logan, Gel. Capt D..
E. w. Peco, assistant adjutant general, Wash
1nston, u. u; capt j. H. Dunn, Ninth Mss-
sachusetts; First Lieutenant S. E. Smiley,
Fifteenth United States infantry, Bridgeton,
N. j.; First Lieutenant Mark L. Horsey,
Twelfth United States infantry, East Corinth,
Me-; First Lieutenant James H. Reeves Sixth
United States cavalry, Center, Ala; Firs.
Lieutenant ]. w. Parker, Third United States
infantry, Syracuse, N. Y; Second Lieutenant
Rudolph Hayese, Thirty-foursh Michigan;
Lieut. D. G. O'Reilly Atllinson, ThiIty-third
Michigan, Detroit, Mich; Second Lieutenant
Thomas Sultan, Nin,h Massachusetts, -s-
ton, Mass; Acting Assistant Surgeon Frank
Donaldson, New York city
Henry M. Duf1eld
Brigadier General Volunteers
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-08

Privates Cordner, Reff1e and Wolcott,
all of the Fourth Ohio, were wounded
The stand made by the Spaniards was
short one. The deployers drove the
enemy along the hills, and the main
body cleared the road
AT IL o'clock the troops entered the
town. For the last half mile there was
very little shooting, but just as the
town was reached there was resump-
ton of desultory firing. and at the same
time an occasional shot came from the
town itself.
Every Spanish shot was answered by
a volley from our men. This was kept
up for haf an hour, when our men On
the hill saw man on a roof in the up
per part of the town waving a. white
shirt. A minute later a flag of truce
came down the road, and It's bearer
said that the town surrendered uncon-
ditionally.
ENTERED THE TOWN.
Gen. Haines and his staff rode for
ward through the streets of the town.
All of the houses were closed, and the
place looked like a deserted city. Not
a person was in sight. Gen. HaInes
rode to the public building and by the
time he got there the houses began
TO open. Everywhere heads were pok-
ed out OF doors and quickly withdrawn.
They were poked out again in a. mo-
ment and again withdrawn, but this
time the withdrawal was much slower
The third time the heads STAYED ont
and were followed by shoulders and
then bodies. Some one yelled in a
stentorian voice, Vivian los America.
nos" Then. as If by magic, the people
came out and rushed toward the een-
eral and his staff, shouting the Same
words. Some Frustrated themselves in
the road and grabbed the Americans
around the knees, while others threw
their arms around the necks Of soldiers
ana kissed them, all the time shouting
VIVIAN los Americanos." Their enthu.
siasm seemed untounded, and the scene
at the surrender of Ponce was eclipsed
AS soon as the Americans recovered
from this attack Gen. Haines ordered
the Stars and Stripes to be raised over
the public building, whereat there was
great cheering and shouting. Cen
Haines collected men and stationed
them in every street entering the town
and then sent companies out scout
ing.
They had hardly got started when =
commandment Of the town began nv
! the Spaniards who had returned to the
hills and poured shot down into the
city. regardless Of whether their own
people or our soldiers were hit. Luclz-
lily their aim was bad and only one man
was hit.
The houses interfered with our men
firing for some time, but they finally got
where they could shoot and gave the
Spaniards volley for every shot. This
lasted half an hour with no sign of
diminishing, when Gen. Haines order
ed up two dynamite guns belonging to
| the Ohio men.
These were aimed at the hills and
each fred three shots. That settled tbe
Spaniards. There was not a shot from
them after the third shot from the
dynamite guns. 1t was then nearly :
O'Clock. The skir1nish had lasted f,ve
hours and was a record-b breaker For
scarcity Of casualties.
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M'KINLEY's EAR DEAF.
He Could Not Hear Spain's Plea to
Retain Porto Rico.

Heta1n Porto Rico.
LONDON, Aug. 8.-The Madrid cor
respondent of the Times, telegraphins
Sunday, says: Today all the best uu-
thorities agree that the government
has decided to accept the American
conditions. The American reply to
Spain's request for explanations reach
ed Madrid Friday evening The text is
not divulged, but it is known that 1t
brought little consolation.
President Mckinley turned deaf
ear to the suggestion that Porto Rico
might be left to Spain and compensa- =
ton sought elsewhere.
Regarding the Philippines, the reply
was not altogether satisfactory, but
1t was Of such a nature that there was
no longer any necessity for postponing
a decision on the main question.
Meantime Senior Sagasta's extensive
consultations seem to leave no doubt
that the nation wants peace. 1 do not
mean to say that all declared this in
plain language. On the contrary, there
was deal of reticence. Some persons
more or less clearly expressed the idea
that the best men of the country would
forget for the moment all personal and
party considerations and cordially and
disinterestedly endeavor to assist the
government in it's difficulties. This
idea, however, if it was ever seriously
maintained, was never realized. Per-
haps one or two acted in this spirit
but in most cases the cloven foot of
the politician peeps out occasionally
under the flowing robes of the patriot.
Some only half concealed their suspi-
cions that Senor Sagasta In processing
to consult them seriously in a great
crisis Of the national history was in
reality playing the part Of an old par
liamentary hand and astutely laying
traps for his political rivals.
If these suspicious had any real foun-
dation, Sagasta must be consummate
actor for in all the interviews he spoke
with apparent frankness and a SINGER
ity and personal disinterestedness that
might well have disarmed all but the
most hardened politicians. Even when
it was suggested that he ought to leave
to more capable hands the task Of con-
Guiding peace, he displayed mo impa-
tience or resentment. He even showed
the most perfect courtesy to Senor Ro-
nero y Robledo, listening with. atten-
ton to his absurd proposals.
AS to the text Of Spain's reply,
the oracles differ. Some say it con-
tains no contentious matters, accepts.
simply In principle the four demands
of President McKinleys first communi-
cation and suggests an immediate sus-
pension Of hostilities. On the other
hand, others affirm that 1t is prefaced
by an account Of the origin of the war,
tending to prove that, as Spain was in
no sense to blame for the war, she