The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-08-13
QUEEN REGENT
FULLY SATISFIED
She Approves Of SPANS Reply to
the Note ofthe United
States.
AL CONDITIONS ARE ACCEPTED
Look for a Cessation Of HOSTILE
ties When 1t Reaches
This Country.
EXPECTED AT WASHINGTON TODAY
snsasta Is Convinced That the Ans
swer Will he Satisfactory to
TO Authorities in This
Country.
EXPECTED AT WASHINGTON TODAY.

yet without official confirmation OF
the report from Paris that the Span
ish government has decided to accept
the terms laid down by the United
States as essential to the conclusion
of a treaty of peace, the officials here
are proceeding under the conviction
that the end has come and are giving
attention to the steps TO be AIKEN
next. In view of the delay in coming
to this conclusion the idea was begin
ming to prevail that the Spanish gov
eminent was about to enter a plea of
abatement and that the answer was
again to be conclusive. In this case
the president was disposed to deal
firmly with the issue; to give notice
that our proposals were withdrawn
and to let it be understood that when
Spain again sued for peace the condi-
tons would be more severe than those
first laid down. If the Spanish an
swer should cmbody an effort to Sc
cure any material change i'll the condi-
lions it will meet with prompt rejec-
ton.
Some reference has been made in
the dispatches Of British newspapers
to Il desire on the part of the Spanish
government to include in the prelim-
mary agreement a clause eNempting
it from the liabilities of the Cuban
debt. The formal statement of the
points of the United States note given
out from the white house made tic
reference to this subject, and it cam
not be known as vet whether or not
the full ext shows anything more.
But presuming hat no reference
whatever is made to the Cuban debt,
it is possible the subject may be re-
garded as one that should be treated
by the peace commissioners who are
to meet later to frame the treaty
which, of course, will embody many
details that arc left untouched in III
main proposition, though cabinet otli-
GERS have authorized the statement
that no part of the Cuban or Puerto
Rican debts would be assumed by the
United States. This is based upon the
Associated Press dispatch of the prog
ress being made at Madrid towards re-
turning the answer OF Spain. 1T was
calculated by the department officials
that the formal note could not be de-
livered to the president before tomor-
row and that was also the belief OF
the French ambassador.
From the length of the time con-
sumed in it's preparation, the note
was believed to be long, thus cntailing
the consumption of much time i'll for
warding it to Paris, reducing it to
cipher, transmitting it over the cable
and then retranslating it at the
French embassy. In the case of the
last. note the attaches of the embassy
worked nearly all night to prepare
their message to the Spanish govern
ment. though the conference with tile
president closed before 5 o'clock in
the afternoon with tlIe ambassador in
possession of the United States ncte.
Should the Spanish answer be an nn-
conditional acceptance of our terms
some negotiations may be necessary
to agree upon the steps to be taken TO
give effect to the agreement. So far
as can be learned it has not yet been
determined how this shall be done.
There are two ways open. The first
is n military ca%pitulation by the cap
tain generals of Cuba and Puerto Rico,
which will immediately place the
United States military forces in tech
meal possession of the islands and en-
able them to carry out in their own
way and in their w time the en-
%burkation of the Spanish armies in the
islands. The question as to whether
they shall be permitted to carry OFF
their arms is not now as material as
it was in the case of the surrender of
General Toral's forces at Santiago.
where, occurring in the midst of the
campaign, there. was Il necessity for
securing the moral effect of compel
ling the Spanish soldiers to lay down
their arms, Spain having succumbed
it might be urged that the United
States might grant n concession on
this point to Spanish pride without
fear of having the action attributed
to fear of the consequences of Il re-
fusal. This would not apply, how.
ever, to the volunteers who might
elect to remain in Cuba. as it would
body of men to carry arms without
restraint in the days of ~reconstruc.
ton, when the matters of internal pol.
icy are to be settled and new methods
applied to the government of the
islands. The second method by which
the preliminary program might be
formally erected is by a protocol, TIC
be signed by a representative of the
president, probably Secretary Day in.
this case, and by NJ. Cambon on behalf.
of the Spanish government.
1t was by just such an agreement as
this, known as the Cushing protocol
that war with Spain was uverted as G
result of the Virginius affair. This
course having the weight OF precedent
may be adopted in this case. 1t il.
probable that in the Philippines the
greatest difficulty will be met in put
ting the agreement into effect on &c
count Of the attitude of the insur
gents. but General Merritt is now gain
ing in strength daily and probabl.
will be in u position to meet any emer
gency.