The age-herald., 1898-07-30
SPAIN WILL NOT
 CEDE PORTO RICO Will Combat to the Last Against
 Giving Up the Island. WOULD RATHER SACRIFICE One Of the Philippines Than to Part
 With Porto Rico. A SUSPENSION OF POSSIBILITIES
Was Not Asked for By Spain and
 Will Not Be.
RECOGNIZING OUR SUPERIORITY
Was So Dignifed That the Haugh- tiest Don Gould Not Consider It Humiliating--London Commen&s,

London, July 29.-The Madrid correspon- dent of the Daily Mail says:
 The Spanish government will combat to the last against cession of Porto Rico to the UnitedS States It would much rath- fer sacrifice one of the Philippine islands, contending that Porto Rico has always been loyal, and outside the scope of the war For the Madrid correspondent of the Times says that according to a newspaper statement Senor Gamazo. Spanish minister of public instruction and public works said in the course of an interview at Madrid yesterday:
 Spain has not asked an armstice or even supension of hostilities. That would be tantamount to beseeching the enemy not to strike is. We shall never come to that. '"rhe message to the United States while recognizing the superiority of the Yankee forces and their military operations, Is con- fined to terms so dignified that when the document is published no one will be able to say it is humiliating. It asks whether the United States is disposed to make peace but requests neither truces nor armistices.'
 The Times correspondent says Senor Ga- mazo added:
 | will only apply to the walled town"
 It is feared, the correspondent reports, that the peace negotiations will not be very smooth or expeditions. Already there are signs of agitation against the concessions and the correspondent of the Times consid- CTS it Every doubtful, whether all the min- isters have the moral courage to accept the responsibility and to face boldly certain amount of unpopularity"
 Question of Porto Rico
 London, July BOA special dispatch from Madrid says:
 Although it is not likely that the gov- ernment will decide to prolong the war because of Porto Rico, considerable feeling is manifested and every diplomatic effort will be made to retain it.
 Apparently there is little objection to ceding coaling station in the Philippines provided Spanish sovereignty is respected in the island, which in the opinion of the government official circles generally, will afford compensation in commerce for the loss of the Antilles, besides procuring oc- cupation for the West Indian army in re- establishing Spanish rule.
 "The American reply is still anxiously awaited. Judging from press opinions anything beyond the cession of Cuba will be considered harsh and unjust This is the unanimous feeling among-even the strongest advocates of peace. The people are beginning to realize that peace will mean almost a total loss of colonies and looking to the delicate and difficult position of the queen regent, great care is still nec- essary to induce the nation to accept the terms.
 ''The Carlist and republican papers are making the most of the situation while many of the Catholic prelates decline to comply with orders from the vatican to censure the Carlist agitation.
 "El Imparcials Rome correspondent says the pope is so displeased with this atti- tude of the priests that he has washed his hands of the whole affair.
 According to Fl Liberal, the government would not allow even the loss of some of the Philippines to hinder the conclusion of peace, because it is very doubtful whether the country would indorse sending an army of 40,000 men to crush the rebellion. One of the leading Carlists here denies the re- ports of dissensions.
 London Papers Comments.
 London, July SO.-Except upon the un- settled point of the Philippines, the main lines of the peace terms were already dis counted here. The editorials in the morn ing papers today generally regard them as evidence of a desire on the part of the United States to treat Spain generously, and to limit sa for possible, the exten- sion of Americas administrative responsi- bilities beyond seas. The papers agree that there is no limited lia bility in warfare Spain is naturally sore, but they point out, she must put up with the loss of Porto Rco and if she is well advised, she will close with the American terms.
 In the Daily Mails opinion an indemnity of from e5 100000 to e7,OOO,OOO ($3O OOO,O ,O0O to s35, ,OO0 0O0) will be demanded for the loss of the Maine.
 The Times in an editorial on the terms of peace confines itself to a discussion raised in the Philippines.
 It says: Tt seems equally difficult for America to take or leave them. Spain had
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