The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-20
SPAIN is
FOR PEACE
The Cabinet Last Night
Stands Unanimously
to Close the War.

| 'o" 1olh, 0u'J ~oA epes
cial cable from Madrid to the
Sun says:
The Council has unanimous;
ly agreed to seek peace. The
responsibility for capitulation is
! lift to Captain.Genera Blanco
and General Toral solely.
1t is significant that the cen.
sorship raised no objection to
tue despatch announcing that
the Cabinet had decided to seek
peace.
Madrid, July 20-Midnight.
--The Ministers, after leaving
Cabinet meeting last night, re.
fused to talk concerning what
had occurred at the meeting.
Prime Minister Sagasta, the
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, aud
the Minister of Public Works
remained in conference after
t M Q ing. 1t is believed
that they were discussing peace
London. July 20.-Sir Henry
Drunmond- Wolf, Britt sh
Ambassador at Madrid, has
been fully informed of the
terms which the United States
Government is ready to mrke
peace.
Havana, July IOWA Lol Ion, The BON.
bardment Of Manzaniilo by American war
ships lasted four hours. Three thousand.
five hundred projectiles were fired. after
which the Americans withdrew.
Three steamers of tho Mcnendez lino
were destroyed. Tho sunboat Centiucla
was burned Three Spaniaris weru killed
md II wounded.
The Sierra Maestro Mounn' ains are
tho backbone of tho peninsula that
coast like the prong Of Gshhook
This Uuni usnlA los between Santiago in
the EAST and Manznnillo in the west, and
MnnzanillD after Santiago and f'ienfugos
Is rs important rs any port on tho south
coast.
1t is the chief outlet of tho fertile valley
of the Chuto, the only nnvigablo river In
CUBA and until he inSurrtCtioD began it
was acquiring an increasing part Of tho
u ,dc nf san ingo province. When Man |
zlnillo falls all the ports of any accouhtin
the province will be in our hands.
Washington, y, G., July 20 Very few |
Congressman still in Washington believe |
that an early termination Of tho war Is |
possible Senator Mcbride, of Oregon, |
doe,n't believe he present is the time TO
talk Of peace.
what we want to talk about" he said
lis the vigorous prosecution of the war
.he sureSt way to secure peace Is to dis
miss all thought of anything but how TO
make Spain feel tho power of our arms.
INC Spanish have not fully learned their
lesson. ITO question OF terms of settle
mrnt /, srlll Of the future. The most
troublesome thing, apparently Is gonglo
be- to dispose OF the Philippine question
Senator Money says:
"Ihc war will continue until Hu-
vaua has been taken, by which time
spain will have been stripped of all
Of her possessions. | think we will
have hard fight to take Havana.
''As for tho Philippines. they presents
vexed problem, which will occasion much
trouble, but there Is one thing certain
ths u IS will not brook any interference
from foreign powers.
Senator Cockrell, of Missouri
Says; IL am heartily in favor
Of prosecuting the war to the
end, and am against peace now
if it were possible to bring it
about. | believe we have got
to whip Spain thoroughly be.
tore we can accomplish the pur
pose we have in view, and any
talk of peace now tends to pro-
long the war by encouraging
lelay. | shall be one, when the
war does terminate, who will
INSIST that we make our own
;erms with Spain, and tolerate
10 Interference from foreign
powers.