, 1898-08-03
WILL ACCEPT
UNOFFICIAL REPORTS SAY THAT
SAGASTA HAS FORWARDED
REPLY.
A Few Matters of Detail Will Have to
Be Arranged Before the Acceptance
Is Made Public-Both Govern
ments Said to Be Anxious to Put
an End to the War.

Ambassador Cambon received a
lengthy dispatch tonight which is I'M
derstood to be SPANS reply to the
presidents note setting forth the terms
on which the United States is willing to
begin peace negotiations. The officials
at the embassay were busy at a late
hour d~eciphering this message.
They declined to state whether or not
they had received SPANS reply, but the
intimation was clear that the ambassa-
dor would have something to commune
cate to the president tomorrow.
Up to a late hour tonight the presi-
dent had not received any official in
formation as to the nature of SPANS
note, which he expects to receive to-
morrow. Press dispatches from Mad
rid announcing that Spain has accepted
tho terms proposed by the United
States were received by the president.
These reports were generally credited
by the administration officials and all
hands are o eagerly awaiting for the
confirmation.
If, as believed, Ambassador Cambon
has received the reply tonight, the sec
rotary of the embassy, NJ. Thiebault,
Will go to the state department early
in the morning and arrange for an au-
dience between the president and Am
|bassadOr Cambon.
|SPAIN ACCEPTS THE CONDITIONS.
New York. Aug. "a special cable
to the Evening journal from Madrid,
published in a late edition of that pa
per, says:
peace, as set forth by the American
government. and only the peace details
are needed to cause all hostilities to
cease at once.
"A peace delegation will be chosen
at once to confer with the representa-
tives of the United States The peace
conditions set forth by President Nc
kinley were discussed at length today
by Minister Sagasta and at the conclu-
sion it was given out officially that the
terms of the United States would be
accepted. There was one or two amend
ments in the proposition Of the United
States that Spain will ask to be made,
and if this is done peace will be de-
clared at once
A FEW MATTERS OF DETAIL.
London, Aug. 3.-The Madrid cor
respondent Of the Daily Mail says:
"The government has accepted the
principle of the American conditions,
but the acceptance will not be made
public until inquiries at Washington
on matters of detail have been settled,
thus rounding off the preliminary ba-
sis"
The Madrid correspondent Of the
Daily News says:
THE governments reply to the
American peace terms left here Mon
day evening. The government be-
lieves that the nature of the aegotia-
tons require the greatest secrecy and
that their success will depend upon the
opS'IN NV vi TIE ulOSl absolute re-
serve here. Official silence, therefore,
is complete"
The Rome correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle says:
Spain. it is asserted here. has ac-
cepted the American terms with I'M
important reservations. and the peace
preliminaries will be signed before
Saturday."
The Madrid correspondent of the
Standard, te%legraphing Tuesday, says
THE governments reply 20 the
American terms was forwarded YES
terday evening, through NJ. Cambon,
and there is a strong prospect that
peace will be concluded.
1T is not supposed that the United
States government will object to rep
reservations being made on the Philip
pine question and on some %pecuniary
claims which We're mooted by the Unit
ed States in the West Indies. On all
the remaining main issues Spain shows
a disposition to assent to the Aemeri-
can demands. No cabinet council was
held today, nor are the ministers likely
to meet again until fresh intelligence
is received from Washington. This is
not expected at the earliest before Wed
nesday.
THE news from Manila still causes
anxiety.
With regard to the part played in
the negotiations by M. Cambon, the
French ambassador at Washington
there is now a marked tendency here
and in Paris to attribute considerable
Importance. Directly the final arrange
ment is made, it is supposed the pres.
will be allowed more liberty Of com
ment. The general impression is tina
both governments are disposed to pu
an end to the war as honorably as pos
sible for Spain. which would have bee
easier had the United States not i'm