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II Disappointed by Its Failure to
II Arrive-Successful Campaign of
HI Gen. Miles in Porto Rico Daily
II strengthening the American PO-
n sition-No Room for Complaint
II of Military Mistakes.
II WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Spain's an
lswer to the American demands was
not received by the French ambassador
up to midnight tonight. M. Cambon
and his staff, who had been awaiting it
Throughout the evening at that hour
were convinced that it would not arrive
: before tomorrow, and the ambassador
! retired, and members of his staff went
to their homes.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Just a week
asG today Ambassador Cambon re-
J ceived from the president the terms of
peace that were being granted by the
United States. When the state de-
partment closed it's doors this after
noon the Spanish government had not
0ASllAliCo MAlSlIltI VI llOl II Was pre-
pared to accept these conditions. Every
day during the present week an answer
had been expected, and the same feel
ing of expectancy was felt at the close
of the week. 1t Is thought with all
reasonableness that the reply will be
an acceptance of the terms when it
does come.
At about 2:30 Secretary Thiebaut, of
the French embassy, called at the state
4 department, thus giving rise to the
supposition that he. was seeking to
4 make an appointment for the ambas-
sador to meet the president to deliver
the Spanish answer. This, however,
| turned out to be erroneous, Thiebaut's
business being connected with some of
the recent seizures of French merchant
\ vessels-by the blookading fleet, and
relating In no way to the Spanish peace
negotiations. The fact that Secretary
Day, who had contemplated a trip to
Atlantic City, this afternoon, did not
leave town, was also the basis for
guesses that the Spanish note was COM
Ing Immediately, and his presence
would be required here. AS a matter
of fact the secretary was detained be-
yond his train time by his reception OF
the Italian ambassador, who had
long conference over the Cerruti case
Altogether, 1t was the belief of the Of
f1cials, when the day closed, that there
is now little likelihood of its receipt by
the president before Monday
1t was rumored in some quarters
that the Spanish government had sent
a long notice that 1t had accepted the
principal American terms, and would
be prepared to make formal answer
Monday, but the French embassy,
which would be the only recipient Of
any such note, gave a very quick and
effective denial of the story
SAGASTA'S BIG TASK.
While all this delay is deprecated, it
is realized that Senor Sagasta is prob
ably making the struggle of his life to
bring the Spanish party leaders to the
point where they will agree to stand
by him in his acceptance of the terms
of peace. This fact tends to secure the
Indulgence of our government in some
degree, and this Is more readily ex-
tended in consideration of the fact
that so far from having surrendered
any advantage in agreeing to discuss
terms Of peace, we are gaining some
thing substantial every day in the
prosecution of the campaign, as re-
vealed by the reports from Porto Rico.
The naval plans Of operation are also
moving steadily forward and notwith-
standing statements to the effect that