Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-04
SPAIN MAKES REPLY.
Text Of the Answer Not Di-
vuIged.
ANOTHER CONFERENCE
Either d Counter rruposi, ION nr 10 Request
fer Fuller "Details ~ 10 Certain Sub
i:c,s Probably Made by the
Spanish Government.
ANOTHER CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON. Aug. s.

WASHINGTON. Aug 3.-Af,cr n
conference on the peace question last
ing for just am hour. this afternoon be-
| wecn the President and Nj. Cumbon,
the French alnba sS:ldor. The latter act
ing MS the representative of Spain.
Secretary Day emerged from the White
House and announced that todayS cor:
ference WAS iNconcluSiVe. wherefore
The parties to il had agreed to say
| nothing publicly as to what occurred.
| The secretary did not appear to he dis
| cour;,Scd as he made this statement.
| though he admitted that no time had
| been set for another conference. From
| this ii is gat hcred that the long eX-
! pectcd answer of the Spanish govern
! nient's note. upon being received. had
turned out to be just as it was expec
ted either II counter proposition or II
| tail upon some OF the heads Of the
| Presidents note III to the middle OF
| the afternoon it was stated by all par
lies concerned that the Spanish an-
sNver had not been received. However.
| just after o'clock. NJ. 'rhiebeault.
called st the State Department and ar
ranged with Secretary Day for 4 meet
ing between the President and Amb;ls
sador Cambon as soon as possible. The
| meeting was for 3i5 and Secretary Day
! was at the White House in season. but
| Was obliged to wait about ten minutes
t :or The French ambassador. AS al
ready stated. after comforting for an
hour. the parties separated. having
| beer unable t" reach n conclusion as
IL The acceptance by Spain OF the
| peace conditions laid down by the
! President and binding themselves to
| the observance of the strictest secrecy
as /" the proceedings until further
| progress had been made. Thus. it is
| practically assured in advance ;hat any
attempt Il state VIVA, occurred at to-
days meeting n the White House
! Will be nothing more than pure guess
| work.
Meantime. in cnnsonance with the de-
clared purpose of the President at
the beginning Of the overtures. this
conference is not operating to restrain
military operations in any degree.
orders went out today for a conference
OF leaders of regiments to accompany
! General Wade to Porto Rico, and
within twenty-four hours some of The
Wee !, Is.G ie;T expedition will be board
to them prottt,f,g ''a 81 Hs!ssAs % i i Is
ence General Wads's expedition is go
ing to be the inost complete in details
y. any That have ever yet left these
| shores and The soldiers will be pro-
tccted in their health and comfort to
the utmost degree
| Secretary Alger has himself conduc.
tea an inquiry into the conditions that
| IL" ", TO the fearful experience of the
| wounded soldiers who returned Ia the
| United states on the Cpncho ANA III.
mas taken the Necessary steps to pre-.
| Vent Il repetition of the bad m;lnage-
! Ment exhibited
| htf" may be some delay in getting
| .he troops away With General Wade
1 IN vie" of tn" determination 10 hav..
| everything ship shape before the men
| are on board. and as the TRANSFORMATION
| department was taken somewhat by
surprise ny the suddenly announced de-
tisloh ot IN" Secretary of War to start
| tlhs expedition, some DAYS must elausa
| before the necessary transports can h..
gathered at the points of ,ransporta-
| ton. -
Skaters daily health report failed
to show any Improvement in th..
| health conditions in the Fifth army.
| corps, So that it is IL matter of CON
graduation that the War Department
| VIZ a',,t 70 announce today that it had
OF mat corps To be embarked at once
| Tor thc new camp at Mon,aul pn;nt
| l.. I. ''''''
OBSTACLES TO PEACE.
| ASfilNGToN. August "a call by
y" ,athn"n at the State Department
'bh' ~ - likely to cause speculation
| 'h2esh It has no reference to the. paaca
| ieS"tiiitlons or To the affairs OF Sra.n
out is Tor the purpose of disclssine ],
| hiiltter relating 10 France and the I'M
tea states some weeks ago Il Untad
9'aies Warship captured the French
'''N i'iiit Steamer oilIQe RDJ1rIcruay
When she WAS nine miles off san Jnan
II was claimed she was running ihr
blockade and she was taken To Charles
| ton 5. G., where sh.. is still detained
with number Of passengers ana
| freight and with the Official mail NJ
the french minister a Pert au Prince
i,nth .Ae french embassy ana Trans
atlantic Steamship Company asked fn,.
me release Of the steamer on tho
ground that she was not running nc
blockade The Department of Justice
mas been considering the subject and
ne prospects are for a satisfactory ser
tleinent. If no claims for detention are
MADE" NJ. camiron called at the STATE
department on the matter today
On the assumption that peace is near
AT hand some attention is being given
10 the steps by which this may b..
brought about formally and the meas
ureS necessary to be adopted ;,urirdi-
| atelN afie:ward. 1t is said to be not
| ut an Improbable that the preliminali-s
leading up TO the signature of the
treaty of peace may consume fullv