Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-08-04

based on the unanimous opinion OF our
medical officers with the army. We un.
derstand the situation absolutely.
(Signed) j. Ford Kent, major gen
erat OF volunteers, commanding first
division dfth corps, j. Bates, major
general volunteers. commanding pro
yisional division; Adna r. Chaffee,
major general commanding third brig.
ade second division; Samuel Sumner, brig.
adler general, volunteers, commanding
flrst brigade cavalry; will Ludlow, brig
adler general volunteers, commanding
first brigade, sedond division; Adelbert
Ames. brigadier general volunteers, com
manding third brigade. first division (;
Leonard Wood, brigadier general volun-
teers. commanding city Of Santiago;
Theodore Roosevelt, colonel, commanding
second cavalry brigade.
Major W. NJ Wood, chief surgeon, first
division. said. "rhe army must be moved
nOrth," adding with emphasis, 'Or II will
be unable TO move itself"
General Ames has sent the following
message to Washington: "Charles II.
Allen, assistant secretary OF the navy:
This army Is incapable because OF sick.
ness from marching anywhere except TO
transports II IL is ever TO return 70 the
United States II must do 30 at once"
To a correspondent Of the Associated
Press, General Ames said: "If had the
power | would put the men on the trans.
ports at once and ship them north with
out further orders. am confident such
action would ultimately be approved. A
full list of the sick would mean copy of
the roster OF every company here"
pEACE IN SIGHT
Washington, Aug. 4.-The United
states government Is now waiting 10
hear again from Spain, and this time Ii
II expected that the answer will be fnal.
Firmly, but eOurteOusly. the president
declined the earnest appeal OF the French
ambassador 10 modify the United States
demands. except in slight and compare.
lively unimpOrtant respects. There Is
no doubt that the peace negotiations are
progressing to the entire salts.
faction of the president and mem
bers Of the cabinet. The statement was
made TO day by high official OF the
administration that within short time
there would be complete cessation Of
hOstilities. Secretary Days call upon the
ambassador last night was for the pur-
pose principally OF making perfectly
NlthA bib tNhCuhAlOu VI buUhs IOfNO hltO,
and one OF the Ladrone islands 20 be 80
lected by the United States, and the per.
manent CessiOn to this government of all
these islands, except Cuba, was made
condition precedent TO all peace nego
tiatiOns.
At the request OF CambOn, the presi-
dent consented that the commission TO
arrange terms OF peace should meet out
side the United States, probably at Paris.
II was midnight before the concession
Of the president regarding the meeting
place OF the peace commissioners was
communicated to the Madrid authorities,
40 that allowing difference in time II was
impossible for an answer TO have been
received this morning. However, II Is
expected that the delay will not be more
than day or two and the answer will be
unconditional acceptance of the terms as
they now stand.
SPAIN DALLIEs WITH ITS DOOM.
Madrid, Aug. 4-5 p. m The Spanish
cabinet met this afternoon, the queen re-
gent presiding. Peace proposals were
discussed. Apparently no definite de-
cisiOn was arrived At. Premier Sagasta
will confer this evening with some dis
tinguished politicians, who have been
summoned for that purpose.