The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-03
The Nature of the Negotiations Re-
quire Great Secrecy.
CENSORSHIP IS MORE SEVERE,
And Few Details Can BE Secured.
The Opinion in Madrid is That
Peace Is Assured-Thc Chief
Difficulty Now is as TO the
Manner and Date of Evac-
nation by Spain.

pOndent OF lho DdliS N4il S'''~'
"Srain, il Is asserted here, has accepted
the American terms with unimportant
reservations and the peace preliminaries
will be signed before Saturday
LONDON, August 3.-The Madrid cor
respondent Of the Daily Mail says Tho
government has accepted the principal
OF the American conditions but the ae-
ceptances will not be made public until
| injuries 10 Washlgton on matters OF de-
tail have been settled thus rounding on
the prelimnarles basis"
LONDON, August 3.-The Madrid cor
| respondent of the Daily News says:
"The governments reply 10 the American
peace terms left here Monday evenin5.
| The government believes that the nature
! OF the NEGOTIATIONS requires the greatest
secrecy and that their success viii oe7
pend upon the observance OF the most aO-
| sOlute reserve here, Olhclai s"eHSu'
| therefore. is complete"
| LONDON, Aug. 3-The Gibraltar cor
| respondent OF the Daily News, telegraph
ing Monday night. says:
THE censorship is daily becoming more
| severe ana little i8 known beyond tho fact
| that peace is assured. 10 is understood
| that the note from America asks only
| part Of the Philippines and that Senor
| Sagasta having replied that the terms
/ will be accepted. hOstliues are conse-
| quently suspended.
"a commission will be appointed to de-
termine the basis of peace The chier
| difficulty. is it asserted In official circles
\ is as 10 the date and manner OF the cNac-
usiion Of the Spanish possessions.
! There is also the question of the dis
Dosal of the war material I'm Cuba. Senor
| sagasta. II he has a chance. will prob
! ably represent a restitution of the ma
tcriai as Il dipiomatc victory
II has just been asserted here that the
! Premier has succeeded IN obtaining
! slightly improved terms. Tho treaty will
| not be signed before September
NEW YORK, August "A special
| cable to the Evening Journal from
| Madrid published in late extra edition
! of that paper says:
Spain accepts the principal conditions
Of peace as set forth by the American
| government and only the peace details
are need 10 cause AN hostilities 10 cease
at once.
"a peace delegation will be chosen at
| once to confer with tho representatives, OF
| the United states. Tho peace conditions
set forth by President Mckinley We're
discussed at length to-day by Minister
Sagasta and an the conclusion it was
| gwen out officially that the terms Of the
| United states would be accepted.
! There are one or two amendments In
| the proposition OF the United states that
Spain will ask 10 be made. and ~ this Is
! done peace viii be declared at once
THE KING BETTER
MADRID. Aug - =. M-The King
left his bed for few hours to-day. Mill
tary measures with view of preventing
| risngs. have been initiated in the PROV
inces OF Catalonia. Aragon and Biscay.
The situation ~ Manila according 70
private dispatch received to-day is.un-
! changed.
There have been unimp0rtant encoun-
ters between the Spaniards and the reo-
els. 4 private dispatch from San Juan dc
Porto Rico says that 900 volunteers have
surrendered 20 the Americans.
REPLY FORWARDED.
| LONDON. Aug. 3-The Madrid CORES
pondent of the Standard telegraphing
| Tuesday says;
"The governments reply 10 the Amer
lean terms was forwarded yesterday even
| ing through NJ Cambon and there is a
strong prospect that peace VIII be con-
| cluded.
10 rs Lou TO Nf rWNIINFfA NiifAt Ntf'. 't'tt
| States government will object 10 repre-
| sentations being made on the Philippine
questions and upon some pecuniary claims
| which were mooted by the United States
ln the West Indies. All the remanins
main issues Spain shows a disposition 10
| assent 10 the American demands.
No Cabinet Council was held to-day
nor are the Ministers likely to meet again
| until fresh intelligence is received from
Washington This Is not expected at the
| earliest before Wednesday.
The news from Manila still causes anX-
ietv. No foreign mails reached Madrid
| today I'm consequence OF floods near Bur
| gos.
VI. CAMBON'S PART
with regard 20 the part played in the
| negotiations by NJ. Cambon, the French
| Ambassador at washington. there is now
| marked tendency both here and in
| Paris 10 attribute TO II considerable inn
portance Directly the hnal arrangement
is made II is supposed that the press
will be allowed more liberty Of comment
| The general impression is that both gov
| ernments are disposed 10 put an end 10
| the war as honorably as possible for
Spain. which would have been easier had
the United States not imposed such hard
| conditions with regard 10 the Inilpplucs.
| LONDON. Aug 3-The Madrid corre-
spondent of The Times. telegraphing
Tuesday says; The rumors that Presi-
dent Mckinley insisted on getting a de-
finite reply not later than tomorrow
seem TO be confirmed hy the unusual ra-
pidity OF official procedure here. Gener-
! ally, when the Spanish Government has
90 take an important decision long se-
ries of cabinet councils S. devoted TO
what is called in semi-onlcial phrase
ology. exchanging Impressions bring
ing rccalcitrant members into line.
IL was expected therefore In the most
important question. war or peace. that
these preliminary operations would re-
qulre many days. In reality. il not en-
tirely dispensed with they were got
through in a single sitting, and the whole
procedure OF examining the American
demands deciding on a course OF action
and preparing a formal reply, was ac-
complishec. II we may trust the Madrid
1 prsss IN Lass thai tyenty-hYe hour~'