The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-10

Madrid, July 9.-The Liberal says the
cabinet is considering the signing OF
ten days armistice to facilitate the
peace negotiations.
The Rome correspondent of the I'M
parcial telegraphs that a ten days ar
mistice is coming, but he adds that he
thinks the powers, with the vatican,
are engineering the movement, and
are considering the proper form which
the armiStice should assume. Senior
Sagasta, however, declared after the
cabinet meeting that the rumorS OF an
armistice were without foundation, and
that the government is only discussing
the means of prosecuting the war
According to the newspapers here,
the Spanish minister for foreign af-
fairs, Duke Almovar de Rio, has de-
clared that no European power is dis
posed to intervene in behalf of peace
unless the belligerents make a re-
quest to that effect.
NO PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
Duke Almodovar de Rio, upon leav-
ing the cabinet council today, denied
that peace negotiations had been
opened, adding: AT the present mo-
ment we must talk only of war"
1t is the general impression that the
cabinet is divided as to the peace
question.
Paris. July 9.-The Temps this after
noon publishes a dispatch from Ma
drid, which says: The rumOrs of peace
are universal. They ill the press, and
all feel that high political circles are
inclined to end the struggle on the
morrow of new reverses or after a land
victory, which viii satisfy military and
national honor.
1t is beginning to be understood that
the loss of the squadron means such
an increase in difficulties of cOmmu-
nicating with the colonies that the
armies in the west Indies are finally
jeopardized by dearth of provisions
and munitions. The government is
comforting with the British cable COM
panieS for the reopening of commune
cation with Cuba, including Santiago
de Cuba and Manila. 1t is thought
the Americans will not object to the
government being placed in a position
to consult with the governors of the
colonies, without loss of time on the
means of defense left them, and on the
disposition of the troops and the loyal
inhabitants.
MUST EVACUATE CUBA.
Madrid. July 9, 10 a. NIT is rumor-
ed here that the Spanish government
has received a dispatch from Captain
General Blanco announcing that Rear
Admiral Sampson has sent him a tele-
graphic dispatch summoning the Span
iSh commander to order the evacuation
of Cuba within As hours, and ANNOUNCE
ing that otherwise the Americans will
lombard all the forts in Cuba.
NO ARMISTICE.
Washington, July 9.-There is the
strongest indisposition on the part Of
the strategists to entertain favorably
the proposition said to be under con-
sideration at Madrid looking to an ar
mistice of ten days, in order to con-
slider terms of peace. They believe
that the United States has everything
to lose and nothing to gain by accept
ing such a proposition. During that
time Camara's squadron might find
safe Judgment in some strongly forti-
fled coast town, like FerrOl, and thus
elude Watson's pursuit. However, his
tory shows that the directors of sue
ceSSful armies are always averse to
ceaSing military operations until uncon-
ditional capitulation is achieved, and
that it requires the strong hand of
to bring about the short
pause before the final contamination
of peace necessary to reach a-common
The belief that a peace movement
will be inaugurated continues strong,
but the definite announcement is made
that no such movement has taken form
thus far.
The state department today again
authoritatively stated that no peace
overtures, direct or indirect. official or
had been submitted to the
government At the same time similar
Tot r1tr 1oV- 1o.I
sources from the English, French, Ger
man and other embassies and legations.
1t is stated broadly in these official
quarters that, whatever may be the
hope or expectation of Spain toward
peace, the matter thus far is confined
entirely to the other side of the water,
and has taken no form either before
the authorities or before the foreign
of those powers which
would be most likely to speak in the
event of a peace overture.
UNFOUNDED REPORTS.
In view of this condition officials are
at the explicit reports that
me power or another has already taken
he initiative on some branch or other
If the present conflict One report was
% the effect that the German ambassa-
Tor and Russian ambassador called to-
,ether at the state department yester-
lay, the inference being that they
lad an important mission relative to
he Philippines.
Neither the Russian ambassador nor
he German ambassador was in WASH
ngton yesterday, DR.. Won Helleben, the
German, being in New York, and
Count Cassini, the Russians at Nara
sansett Pier. The first secretary of the
German embassy, Baron Won Speck Won
Sternberg, called yesterday and today,
lis visits being frequent, but with au-
hority it is stated his visits had no
'eference to peace or the Philippines
1t is regarded as unaccountable that
eports of such Importance should be
published when both ambassadors are
Lway. and no action of the character
stated is on