Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-08-04
SPAIN HAS YIELDED.
Unofficial Information Is Received
That Peace Terms Are Accepted.
10 OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION YET.
~ Let Up, However, to HostlIitiss Until
Negotiations Are C0ncluded-6en.
Wads's Regiments Decided
Upon for Porto Rico.


fore midnight Secretary Alger. as he
left the white house after conference
with the president, said the admins
tration had received no official infor.
nation that the Madrid government
had accepted the terms OF peace pro-
posed by the United States Unoffi-
cislly, the president had been informed
that the Spanish ministry had &C
ceded to the terms OF this country for
cessation of the war The unofficial
news reached the president In the form
not only Of press dispatches, but OF
private dispatches from confidential
agents Of the United States govern.
ment.
While this government has strong
seasons for believing that Its terms OF
pexce have been agreed to by the Mad
lid government the president Is TAX
Ing nothing for granted. Arrange
ments for pressing the war to sue
esssful conclusion are going forward
precisely as II no negotiations for
pesce were In progress Alta confer.
snce participated in by the president,
Secretary Alger and Adjt Gen. Corbin
Ut the executive mansion last night
final decision was reached as to the
constitution OF the provisional corps
OF Porto Rico to be commanded by
Gen. Wade. The regiments which are
to comprise the corps were decided
upon and will be designated In a gen.
oral order, to be issued probably to-
day. Secretary Alger said that the
corps might be en- route to Porto Rico
within week.
Notwithstanding these warlike prep
srstions, the belief In official circles
lest night amounts to conviction
that active hostilities practically have
been concluded. A prominent official
Of the administration said last night:
''The end Ia near, In my opinion. The
information thus far received Is un-
Official and meager, but that 1t Is &C.
eurate In the main we have no reason
10 doubt In fact, we have reason TO
believe II Is correct" 1t Is understood
that the reason referred to Is contained
In the private advices received by the
president and from private dispatches
received by representatives Of foreign
governments at this capital.
Ambassador Cambon, who Is con-
Quoting the negotiations for the Span.
ish government, had not communi.
Gated, so far as could be ascertained,
with the president last night, and it Is
not probable that the official response
70 the terms proposed by the United
States has yet reached the French am-
bassador. Upon Its receipt it will be
transmitted to the president without
delay.
In the event Of Spain's acceptance OF
che terms proposed by this country the
Arst step probably will be toward an
agreement to close active HOSTILE
0es pending the drafting OF a
treaty Of peace along the lines
Of the accepted terms According to
precedents originally regarded, an
srmistice would be proclaimed, and,
In the circumstances, this would mean
the practical close OF the war. After
the proclamation of an armistice, dip
lomstically the next step would be the
designation by the president Of the
commissioners to represent the United
Ststes In the conduct OF the final nego.
tistions OF peace. The terms proposed
by this government provide for joint
commission to draft peace treaty and
IN ROlve the difficulty relativa IN the