The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-26

ing of the Spanish Cabinet to AID.
pear Before the Queen Regent
Premier Claimed to Have Gone to !
the Palace Voluntarily to Convey
the Usual Report on Current Az
the Scene of War in Cuba.
LONDON, June 25-MartiaI law was
proclaimed in Madrid when Sagasta
read the royal decree suspending the
sittings Of the cortes.
Sagasta Is about to resign, and the
new government, 1t is believed. will
open negotiations with the United
States with view to terminating the
war.
MADRID, June 25.-After a stormy
session of the cabinet, Senior Sagasta
went to the palace, where he remained
considerable period. When he came
out the Spanish premier told the re-
porters that the cabinet meeting was
to be reconvened, but refused to fur
-~N~N~ ~~AAJ AoA SASi II. After
the departure from the palace of Senor
Sasasta 1t was rumored that the ex-
pected ministerial crisis had occurred
and there was considerable excitement
throughout the city. Although it has
been officially announced that the
premier visited the queen regent In Or
Ger to furnish her majesty with the
usual report on current affairs and the
latest war news from Cuba, it is gem
orally thought that the expected minis
terial crisis is at hand.
PEACE PROPOSITIONS.
There is much discussion here of the
alleged peace conditions suggested by
the United States. They are said to
include the possession of Porto Rico.
the independence Of Cuba and an Amer
ican protectorate, naval station In
the Philippine islands, and a naval
depot in the Canaries
REGARDED AS A "FEELER."
WASHINGTON, June 25.-The an
| nouncement from Madrid that the Unit
ed States has suggested peace condi-
| t1onS with Spain was received here
with great interest, for the reason that
the report was regarded as a "feeler''
set afioat with the distinct purpose of
| developing the state of public feeling
In America, as well as in Europe There
is no basis of fact for the report. for
when it was exhibited at the state de-
partment, it met prompt and unquali-
fled denial at every point
NO OVERTURES RECEIVED.
No overtures have come to the de-
partment from any responsible diplo-
mat at yet looking to the consumma-
ton of peace. Still 1t Is known that
some of the representatives of the Euro
pean powers here, realizing the serious
lnroads that are making upon Euro
pean commerce by the continuance Of
hostilities, stand ready at any auspic-
ious moment to sound our government
as to what conditions might serve as a
basis of negotiations for a brief period.
These diplomats would naturally close
ly watch the effect upon the people of
the United States Of such a runlor as
that coming from Madrid, and if the
general sentiment seemed to incline to
the acceptance of some such conditions.
they would be quick to advise their
governments in the expectation of re-
OeiViiiS LiStruCtloHS 10 approach the
government of the United States on the
subject.
TEMPTING TERMS.
The terms suggested in the Madrid
dispatches seem calculated to tempt
that element in the United States
which, realizing the impotence of at
tempting to restrain altogether the
popular desire for territorial acquisi-
| ton, seeks to confne it within the low
est reasonable limits. The conditions
also are such as naturally might sug-
gest themselves to the Spanish element
most inclined for peace as a proper
basis for negotiations, although it can
not be expected that they would in
stantly completely meet the demands
of the United States.