Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-03
SPAIN ACCEPTS.
so SAY PRESS TELEGRAMs FROM
THE SPANISH CAPITAL.
(" ONE OR TWO AMENDMENTS.
spanish Government VIII Ask That
These BE Made, and II the Request
fs Acceded to, Peace "WiH BE De-
cIareR at Once"

clareR at Once"
NEW YORK, August IA special cable
to the Evening Journal from Madrid. pub
lished in a late extra edition OF that
paper, says:
Spain accepts TIE principal conditions
OF 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 representatives
of the United States.
"The peace conditions set forth by Pres
ident Mckinley were discussed al length
to-day by Minister Sagasta and the Cabi-
net, and at the conclusion 1t was given
out officially that the terms of the United
States would be accepted.
There are one or two amendments iD
the proposition of the United States that
Spain will ask to be made, and If this
is done, peace will be declared at once"
INQUIRY ABOUT DETAILS.
LONDON, August Sine Madrid cor
respondent Of the Daily Mail says:
''The government has accepted the prin-
ciple of the American conditions, but the
acceptance will not be made public until
Inquiries of Washington on matters Of
detail have been settled, thus rounding
off the preliminary basis"
"PEACE BEFORE SATURDAY"
LONDON. August 2.-The Rome corre-
spondent of the Daily Chronicle says:
Spain, it is asserted here, has accepted
the American terms, with unimportant
reservations, and the peace preliminaries
will be signed before Saturday"
THE GREATEST SECRECY.
LONDON, August S.--The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Daily News says;
"The governments reply to the Ameri-
can peace terms left here Monday eve
ming. The government believes that the
nature of the negotiations requires the
greatest secrecy, and that their SUCCESS
will depend upon the observance OF the
most absolute reserve here. The official
silence, therefore. is complete"
PEACE ASSURED.
LONDON. August 3.-The Gibraltar cor
respondent Of the Daily News. telegraph
ing Monday night, says:
"The censorship Is daily becoming more
severe, and little is known beyond the
fact that peace is assured. 1t Is under
stood that the note from America asks
only part of the Philippines, and that
Senor Sagasta having replied that the
terms will be accepted, hostillties are con-
sequently suspended
"a commission will be appointed to de-
| termine the basis of peace. The CHIEF
difficulty. it is asserted in official circles,
| is as TO the date and manner of the
evacuation of the Spanish possessions.
sAGASTA HANDWRITING.
There is also the question OF the dis
posaI of the war material in Cuba. Senor
Sagasta, If he has a chance, will probably
represent a restitution Of the material as
a diplomatic victory.
'It has just been asserted here that the
Premier has succeeded in obtaining slight
| ly improved terms. The treaty will not
be signed before September"
SPANS REPLY FORWARDED.
| LONDON, August 3.-The Madrid cor
RESPONDENT of the Standard, telegraphing
Tuesday, says:
''The governments reply to the Ameri-
can terms was forwarded yesterday eve
| ming, through NJ. Cambon, and there
is a strong prospect that peace will be
| concluded. 1t is not to be supposed that
| the United States Government will OBJ
iect to representations being made on
the Philippine question, and upon some
pecuniary claims which were mooted by
the United States in the West Indies.
On all the remaining main issues Spain
shows a disposition to assent to the
American demands.
"No Cabinet council was held to-day,
nor are the ministers likely to meet
again until fresh intelligence is received
from Washington. This is not expected,
at the earliest. before Wednesday.
BAD NEWS FROM MANILA.
''The news from Manila still causes
anxiety. No foreign mails reached
Madrid to-day, in consequence of floods
near Burgos.
with regard to the part played in the
negotiations by NJ. Cambon, the French
Ambassador at Washington, there is now
marked tendency both here and in
Paris to attribute to 1t considerable i'm
portance. Directly the final arrange
ment is made, it is supposed that the
| press will be allowed more liberty
of comment. The general impression is
that both governments are disposed to
put an end to the war as honorably as
possible for Spain, which would have
been easier had the United States not
imposed such hard conditions with re-
gard to the Philippines"