Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-08-03
Carlist Uprising.
DONS HAVE REPLIED,
London Hears That the Spanish Reply to
Peace Terms Left Madrid Monday.

Peace Terms Left Madrid Monday.
London. Aug. S-Ths Madrid corre-
spondent Of The Daily News says: 'The
governments reply to the American
peace terms left here Monday evening.
Official silence is, however, cOMRlete"
New York. Aug. s-A special to Tha
Evening Journal from Madrid, pub
lished in an extra edition Of that paper,
says: Spain accepts the principal cendi-
tions Of peace as set forth by the Amer
lean government. and only the peace
Details are needed to cause all hostilities
to cease al once"
Washington, Aug. Shortly before
mitGight Secretary Alger, as he left the
White HosGs after conference with
the president raid that usohicialIy the
president had been Informed that the
sI'c Hasss nlnistsy bad scee6ea to tiss
sS'ns Vt this esh3sTy 1Br q eesSa tsos .;
the war. This has reaa4lsa the press
Gent in the form not ealy of press dis
patches but Of private dispatches from
confidential SCENTS e{ the United States
government.
While this government has strong
reasons for believing that its terms Of
peace have been agreed to by the Mad
ria government the president Is taking
nothing for granted
War Preparation. Go RLxh, .AIo,a
Arrangements for pressing TIRE war 20
successful conclusion ere gCirs r,r-
ward precisely as IL no negotiations for
peace were in pnoGresa. At confer
enee participated IN hy the president
Secretary Alger and Adjutant General
Corbin at the executive n,ansisn last
hlsht final decision was reached as to
the constitution Of the provisional corps
Tor Porto Rico. to be commanded by
Goneral Wade. Tho regiments which
are To comprise the corps were decided
upon and Will be designated in a gener
al order to he issued probably today.
Secretary AlCer said that the corps
might De en- route To Porto Rico within
week. Notwithstanding these war
Ike prera 'Stions the belief in official
circles last night amounts aimest to a
conVicticn that active hostil!ties prac-
tlcaliy have been concluded.
End OF the War Is Near. -
prominent official OF the aduipts-
tration said last night: The end ia
near. in ny opinion. The information
thus far received is unofficial ana
meiger. but that it is accurate in tn.
man We nave no reason to doubt. In
fact' We have reason to believe 1t IL
sTrect Ambassador Samban. who is
conducting the nego,ia lions for the Sran-
ish government, aii NOT communicate
50 far as could be arertained with the
president las, night. and Il 4. not prob
able that the official pessonse tn tho
terms proposed by the United States
has yet rached the French anbasaa
Ger Crcn its receipt IL will be tHans-
ipltted TO the president without deIay
In tse event OF SPANS acceptance of
the terms proposed by this country the
nrst SEP probably will be towards an
agreement to close active hpstilities-an
dr1'isGCe-pending the drafting az a
treaty Of peace along the lines of the
accepted terms.
Commission To DRAG the Treaty.
after the proclamation of an arn1is-
uce, automatically the next step would
be the designation by the president of
the commissioners to represent the
United states in the conduct of the final
negotiations Of peace. The terms pro-
posed hT this government provide for &
joint commission to draft a peacetreaty
And to solve the difficulty relative to the
future government Of the Philippines
| This joint commission would probabIv
meet upon neutral ground Il has beer
suggested that the commission NAV as
semble in Parts. but vet that is the
/ merest conjecture The commission
might NEE; in either Of the belligerent
countries.