, 1898-08-05

New York. Aug. A special to the
Herald from Washington, ID. c., says:
President Mckinley is now waiting
for SPANS final acceptance of the terms
laid down by the United States as the
basis on which peace negotiations are
to be conducted.
Spain not only knows the terms on
which the United States will negotiate,
but she now knows, as a result of the
conference of Ambassador Cambon
with President Mckinley yesterday,
that these terms will not be changed,
and that she can do one of two things
either accept them in their entirety
and bring hostilities to an end, or re-
ject them and let the wal go on.
The president is convinced as a re-
suit of his latest conference with Am
bassador Cambon that Spain will ac-
cept. He believes that the Spanish
government has had enough Of fight
ing and realizes that if the war is con-
tinued the conditions will be made
mach harder in the end.
There is only one thing about which
the authorities are uneasy. They are
afraid THAT if the Spanish government
learns the truth about the deplorable
condition of Major General Skaters
army at Santiago, Senior Sagasta and
his associates may be encouraged to
continue the war, relying on the eli
mate and the fevers of the West Indies
to prove more efficient in defeating the
army of the United States than are the
Spanish soldiers.
When Spain's final acceptance of the
American terms for the basis of the
peace negotiations is received a docu-
ment in the nature of a protocol will
be drawn up and signed on behalf of
the United States by Secretary Day,
and, on behalf of Spain. by Ambassa-
dor Cambon. AS explained to me to-
night by two members of the cabinet.
this viii not be a treaty OF peace, but be
merely a protocol, or formal agreement,
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States and Spain are to proceed to the
negotiation of a treaty of peace.
It's immediate effect will be to sus-
pend all hostilities between the two ma
lions and to definitely end the war. as
far as Cuba and Porto Rico are con-
.cerned, but twill leave the American and
Spanish armies still confronting them
selves in the Philippines and ready at
any time to renew the conflict if there
should be a failure in the negotiation
of the final treaty.
This view of the character of the
first instrument that is to be drawn up
will make an extra session OF the sem
ate unnecessary, for it will not be a
treaty and will not require ratification
by the senate, and by the time the final
treaty is agreed to Congress will be in
regular session.
One unimportant concession was
made to Spain at the conference at the
White House yesterday. AS the presi-
dents statement for the terms for the
basis of peace negotiations was origin
ally drawn it did not specify where the
commissioners to decide upon the fu-
tlre Of the Philippines We're to meet.
Ambassador Cambon, on behalf of
Spain. requested that it be definitely
stated in the document that the COM
m~issioners should meet in Paris. The
United States considered the place OF
meeting a matter of minor importance,
but Ambassador Cambon was very urg-
ent in his request that Paris be speci-
fed as the meeting place, and the presi-
dent yielded to him on this point. 1t
is said that this is the only amendment
that the ambassador was able to secure
in the document. Something has been
said about an effort on the part of the
Spanish government to u some
guarantee from the United States that
the lives and property OF the Spanish
citizens in conquered territory shall be
cared for. The plea Of the admins
tration is that no such pledge is nee
essary.
SOUTHERN INDIANS UGLY.