The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-22
EXPECT EVENTS
OF IMPORTANCE.
Thought in Paris That Spain Will
Soon Open Negotiation for Peace
IMMEDIATE PEACE IS URGED.
One of the Most Important Spanish
Papers Insists on Livery Delay
Raises the Price at Which IL
Must BE Obtained.

LONDON, June H.-The correspondent
at Paris of the Pail Mall Gazette tele-
eraphed this afternoon that he learns
from an authoritive source in spite OF
denials that the question Of negotiating
peace between the United States ana
Spain has been for some days the SUBJECT
OF lively correspondence between the
chanceilories.
He adds that some OF the ambassadors
I'm Paris were instructed yesterday TO
remain on the alert and II Is expected
that an event OF Importance In opening
NEGOTIATIONS between the United states
and Spain will occur within few days.
SAGASIA NAY kEolGN.
MADRID. June A.-Z T. M-There are
rumors current here to-day that the
Cortes may suspend IT'S sessions during
the coming week when Senior Puigcer-
YER the Minister of Finance, VIII resign
IN whlcn event IL b. tnOusht The Premier
Senior sagasta. will be compelled TO sub
init to the Queen Regent question OF
confidence in the ministry.
IL is possible. therefore that Senor Sa-
gasta will resign. in which case. IT Is
said, a national government pledged TO
the most energetic course. VIII succeed
his ministry.
FOR IMMEDIATE PEACE.
LONDON. June 1.-THE Madrid cores
pendent of the Times, says:
III Dairo De Barcelona. one or the most
important Of the provincial newspapers,
strongly urges the immediate conclusion
Of peace.
Because every days delay raises the
price az which peace IS obtainable ana
the American resources are such that
even If all the American squadrons are
destroyed. Spain ought stu TO demand
peace at any price
IL Correo and FL Epoca, reproduces
article. thought without endorsing IT,
AMERICANS RETIRE.
MADRID. June 22.-1 4. Nan OF
0claI dispatch from Havana says:
IAN American vessel bombarded the
town OF Casilda, Province Of Santa Clara
about five miles south Of Trinidad, with
which II is connected by raid. for three
hours. She fired one hundred and nfty
big shells. The troops and the gunboat
Dependents co-operated In Il brhlaht
defence. and the American vessel was
obliged to retire after damaging some
houses and shops.
MADRID. June 2l.-Midnisht-El Cor
REQ (AfinisteriaD without openly cham
pioning peace which would be considered
unpatriotic calls attention to the in
Jury the war IS causing trade and Indus
try.
II also points out that the governments
decision TO pay the eXerior coupons ana
the interest on Cuban bonds In pesetas
will leave the treasury no recourse eN-
cept TO increase taxation.
In the Chamber of Deputies to-day
Senior Sagasta declined to give his con-
sent 90 n discussion or the government
international policy
LONDON. June 1.-The Madrid cores
pendent Of the Standard says:
Nobody except his followers believes
that Don Carlos can do more than 10 dis
tlrb the peace Of the Realm and 20 az
gravate the difficulties of Spanish finance;
long as the present monarchy and dynas-
" arc supported by the army. the navy
and a majority of Spaniards, but un-
douEedlv he might become a powerful
adversary TO any other regime sprung
upon the country by revolutionary par
ties as. unfortunately. the re-orgahlza-
ton Of the Carlist forces all over the
peninsula has been ~ much ignored DE
the Madrid governments for the past
twenty years.
respondent of the Times says: Both the
United States and Spain have accepted
the proposals Switzerland made two
months ago. that the belligerents should
adopt throughout the durtiOn OF hosilities
the additional articles of the Geneva con-
vention. extending the convention 10
naval warfare.
LONDON June. 22.-The Vienna CORES
pondent of the Daily Telegraph says:
THE Spanish Queen Regents jewels
and valuables were brought to Vienna.
but IT is declared I'm official quarters hero
that though the situation Is precarious,
she will remain I'm Spain till her post be-
comes untenable.
''Rumors az to foreign Intervention are
quite baselcss. Ii is said. however. that
Emperor Francis Joseph recently sound
ed the Pope on the question.