The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-08-06
SPANISH WILL ACCEPT.
Cabinet Meeting Called to Dis
cuss the Terms.
ANXIOUS FOR PEACE.
Disposition of the Philippines is the
Principal Point Of
Contention.

Washington, D. c., Aug. lit is an
nounced officially that the note to Spain
will not be made public today as had
been expected. The President made the
announcement, but did not indicate
whether it would be held until the Span
ish reply is in.
Paris, Aug. lit is announced this aft
ernoon in a dispatch from Madrid to the
Temps that the Spanish cabinet is to
meet this afternoon and draw up Spain s
reply TO the United States answer to the
peace proposals. The dispatch adds that
it is believed the Spanish government will
accept the terms Immediately after official
assent is given to them and that hostili-
ties will be suspended in the Antilles.
In conclusion the Madrid dispatch says
it is the general h, '.ef that peace will be
an accomplished fact before August -.
Madrid. Aug. 1.-The Liberal says to-
day that the Spanish American peace
commissioners are to meet in London and
that the points which will be discussed
VIII be the disposition to be made of the
Philippine islands, the payment of the
Cuban debt, the evacuation of Cuba and
Porto Rico and the ownership of the war
material III the Antilles.
The Spanish minister for war, Gen.
torrca. lS said To be actively arranging
tor the repatriation of the Santiago sol
dlcrs, the first of whom are expected to
arrive i'll Spain at the end sf August.
Washington, ID. c., Aug. 1.-The day
opened quietly in the state, and navy
departments. and there was a visible wall
ing OF interest III the war, attention being
rather diverted to the peace negotiations
now in progress. Secretary of State Day
and Assistant Secretary Moore had not re-
turned To the city and were scarcely ex~
pcCtCd before tomorrow. 1t was still the
understanding that no wOri was To be eX-
pCcted until tomorrow from Spain touch
ing the acccptability of the United States
demands.
4 number Of callers awaited Secretary
Algcr at the department, prominent
among them being Col. John Jacob AS
tor. Col. Astor is Il member of Gen.
ShaftcrS staff and was sent north with
dispatches. including. il is understood, the
full articles of the capitulation of Santi-
ago. He had been very much delayed on
account of quarantine regulations. lie was
accompanied hy his secretary, who had in
charge the reports from Gen. Shaftcr,
which by that officers direction he was 10
hand personally To- Secretary AlgCr and no
ono else. Col AStor will go to New York
- spend n few days before returning 10
The front. 1t is rumorrd that he is 10 b"
attached to ten. Miles staff at Porto
Rico, but on this point he had nothing to
say.
Gen Grecly chief signal officer. was
able to announce with a great deal of
qualification today that he was now in
direct cable communication with Gen.
Miles headquarters at Ponce, Porto
Rico. Heretofore all mcsSa gcs from the
general have had To come via 4 dispatch
boat to st. Thomas and thence by cable,
involving a delay Of from twelve to TWEEN
" hours. When the Spanish forces re-
treated from Ponce they destroyed the
ca bic instruments. Gen. Greedy has sue
cCedcd in getting the officials at st.
Thomas to send over new instruments
and thus communication was roopencd.
The present cab" now runs from Ponce
to St Thomas. thence to Martinique and
to Kingston and 80 by one of two routes
to New York. Th" British officials who
control the cable are perfectly willing
10 transmit messages for the United
States government over II providing that
or forces are in possession of the cable
terminals. but they will not allow their
cables to bc used if instruments are "cut
in at any Intermediate points. Thus it
happens that the same rule being applied
to the cable from Hong Kong to Manila
has prevented Admiral Dewey from using
the cable TO communicate with Hong
Kong, although he holds one end. which
he has cut. When he possesses Manila,
the company will recognize his right to
use the cable This rule has been adopt
cd after very careful consideration as one
demanded by strict neutrality.