The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-08-19
SPAIN YIELDS TO U.s..
Queen Regent Weeps While She
Signs the Agreement.

Spanish Dynasty Bows to the In
evitable-The PrOctOl Next in
Order Blood and Thunder Part
OF the War Practically Ended.
has approved Spain's reply to President
McKinley's demands in the peace ne
~gotiations, after a long council with
the ministers and leaders Of all political
parties.
Romero y Robledo asked permission
to speak plainly on the terms laid
down by President Mckinley, and per-
mission being granted, told the queen
regent that peace proposed by the
terms of the reply of Spain to the
American conditions will prove dan
gerous to the monarchy.
The queen regent was visihly affected,
but Sagasta, Campos, the Duke of Te-
tuan, Silvela and Primo Rivera pressed
the queen to accept the inevitable, and
then she signed the approval, weeping
copiously during the act which signalled
Spain's utter defeat.
Washington, D. c., Special: Convinced
more tina a week ago that Spain had
determined to have peace at any price,
the semi-oficial announcements from
Madrid h a the cabinet has approved
the basis of the reply to the peace
conditions imposed by this country is
accepted by administration officials as
authentic.
The general verdict in official circles
here is that the war is over. Only
formalities are necessary before the Of
fetal declaration is made. This will
probably not happen before Tuesday.
Ambassador Cambon, I have reason
to believe, has had confirmation
through diplomatic channels of the
press reports about Spain's acceptance,
but he will not be prepared to make
formal announcement to the president
until the full text Of the note which
the Madrid cabinet has been at work
upon today is cabled to him.
There is no doubt as to the accuracy
of the Madrid cable to the effect that
pains reply will give reason for no fur
Their response by the United States.
The fac is that the administration will
not permit any further dickering for
TERMS. The president was emphatic on
his point at the time of his last con-
ference with Ambassador Cambon. In
view of the announcement from Madrid,
therefore, it is assumed that Spain has
recognized the futility Of further at
tempts to secure better terms and that
the Madrid cabinet had determined to
accept all the conditions imposed by the
United States hitherto accurately out
lined in the papers.
All that remains now for bringing
about a cessation Of hostilities is the
PRONUNCIATION of the protocol embody-
ing the terms proposed by the United
States and accepted by Spain. This
will be don as soon as Ambassador
Cambon presents the note being pre-
pared in Madrid today. Secretary Day
and Ambassador Cambon have already
conferred as to the details Of the pro-
posed protocol. There will, therefore,
be little delay in it's PRONUNCIATION.
The terms proposed by the United
States will be embodied in the protocol
in the same language given in the first
note to Spain, with one or two minor
details yet to be settled between Sec,
rotary Day and Ambassador Cambon
relating to the time of evacuation of
Spanish troops from Cuba and Porto
Rico.
The administration will allow a reas-
enable time for the withdrawal of the
troops. It is assumed that it will re-
quite at least a month or six weeks for
Spain to provide transports for the en-
barkation of her forces and that it
will take three or four months at least
to complete the evacuation. This will
be entirely satisfactory to the admins
Of American troops to Havana and
other points in Cuba until fall. when
the health conditions are better.
1t is understood that the proposed
protocol will name Paris as the place
for the meeting of the commissioners to
settle the questions relating to the
Philippines. In anticipation of SPANS
acceptance Of our terms the authorities
have maintained a status pro during
the past few days in regard to military
and naval movements, except in Porto
Rico, where General Miles has been go.