Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-06
SPAIN GIVES UP.
The Madrid Government Accepts
the Proposed Terms of Peace.
Full Details OF tho Reply Made by Spain
are Unknown, but There Is No Doubt
that the Most Important Condl-
tions are Accepted and HOs-
tllItIes VIII Soon Cease.


American government and only the |
peace details are needed to cause all
hostilities to cease at once.
"a peace delegation will be chosen
at once to confer with the representa-
tives of the United States. The peace
conditions set forth by President Nc
Kinley were discussed at length on
Tuesday by Minister Sagasta and his
cabinet and at the conclusion it was
given 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 to be made, and
if this is done peace will be declared
at once"
London, Aug. The Madrid corTe-
spondent of the Daily Mail says: THE
government has accepted the principal
of the American conditions; but the
| acceptance will not be made public
until inquiries to Washington on mat
ters of detail have been settled, thus
rounding off the preliminary basis"
The Madrid correspondent of the
Standard says: The governments re-
ply to the American terms was for
| warded Tuesday evening through NJ.
| Cambon, and there is a strong pros
pect that peace will be concluded. 1t
is not to be supposed that the United
| States government will object to rep
reservations being made on the Philip
pine question and upon some pecu-
mary claims which were mooted by
the United States in the West Indies.
| On all the remaining main issues
| Spain shows disposition to assent to
the American demands. No cabinet
council was held Tuesday nor are the
ministers likely to meet again until
word is received from Washington.
Washington, Aug. 3.-The following
is an official statement given out yes
terday by authority of the president
as to the terms of peace offered by the
United States:
I'm order to remove any nisappre-
hension in regard to the negotiations
as to peace between the United States
and Spain, it is deemed proper to say
that the terms offered by the United
States TO Spain in the note handed to
the French ambassador on Saturday
last are in substance as follows:
"The president does not now put
forward any claim for pecuniary in
demnity, but requires the relinquish-
ment of all claim of sovereignty over
or title to the island of Cuba, as well
as the immediate evacuation by Spain
of the island; the cession to the Uni
ted States and immediate evacuation
of Porto Rico and other islands under
Spanish sovereignty in the West In
dies; and the like cession of an island
in the Ladrones. The United States
| l. al tIo n; n,,l
harbor of Manila, pending the con-
clusion of a treaty of peace which shall
determine the control, disposition and
government of the Philippines. If
these terms are accepted by Spain in
their entirety, commissioners will be
named by the United States to meet
commissioners on the part of Spain
for the purpose of concluding treaty
of peace on the basis above Indicated"
Shortly before midnight Secretary
Alger as he left the White House after
conference with the president, said
the administration had received no
official information that the Madrid
government had accepted the terms
of peace proposed by the United
States. Unofficially the president had
been informed that the Spanish min
istry had acceded to the terms of this
country for a cessation of the war.
The unofficial advices have reached
the president in the form not only of
press dispatches but of private dis
patches from confidential agents of
the United States government.
While this government has strong
reasons for believing that its terms of
peace have been agreed TO by the Ma
drid government, the president is tax
ing nothing for granted. Arrange
} ments for pressing the war to a sue
} cessful conclusion are going forward
precisely as if no negotiations for
peace were in progress. AT a confer
ence participated in by the president
Secretary Alger and Adjt Gen. Corbin
last night final decision was reached
as to the constitution of the provision
al corps for Porto Rico to be COM
manded by Gen. Wade. The regiments
which are to comprise the corps were
decided upon and VIII be designated in
a general order to be issued to-day
Secretary Alger said the corps might
be en- route to Porto Rico within 4
week. Notwithstanding these warlike
preparations the belief in official cir
cles now amounts almost TO a con,
viction that active hostilities practic
ally have been concluded.
| In the event of Spain's full accept
ance of the terms the first step prob
ably will be towards an agreement tC
close active hostilities, pending the
drafting of treaty of peace along the
lines of the accepted terms. Accord
ing to precedents ordinarily regarded
an armistice would be proclaimed ant
; this would mean the practical close o
the war. The terms proposed by thi
government provide for a joint com
; mission to draft n peace treaty anC
solve the difficulty relative to the flu
ture government of the Philippines.
Uncle Sam to Assume the Debt.
Washington, Aug. 3.-lt is under
stood to be the intention of the ad
| ministration to assume liability for al