The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-11
The Pope Has Made a Defuite
Pro- Osal to Our Officials for
| formation in Regard
TO Peace.
COUNTS ON AID OF THE POWERS.
Thought 10 BE II Fecicr Sent Out
by Sagas.a Spain, IL She Can
Lorrow, Is willing to
sue for Pease.
THIS THOUGHT SIGNIFICANT Of PEACE.

Washington, July IA deGnit,
propos ion has come 70 the United
States iDr the declaration Of an ar
mistice 81 ten days, during whicl
negotiations for permanent peace may
be inaugurated, Tue first steps II
this matter have been taken by The
vatican, and, while this country ha,
not been asked to give a specific an.
swer as to ITS feeling. enough has
come through Minister Hay, Of Lon
don. 70 indicate that the vatican
wishes to know definitely whether a
proposal from Spain herself that
operations snail cease for Ten DAYS
would bs entertained.
This is absolutely the lmi. to
which peace proposals have gone up
to the present time. The pope, it is
understood. will rely upon the inilu-
ence Of European powers to secure
the respite should Spain propose it,
mindful of the fact that from the first
the Washington government has de.
clared that no interposition will be
welcome or even recognized. En-.
rope has refrained so far from the
expression Of a desire for
cessation of hoslilit'es.
1t is believed here that this request
is feeler sent out by ssgasta with
the hope Of uncoveriBg the limits of
the settlement which the United
States will exact.
The first report that the English
and German ambassadors and the
minister bad called upon
Secretary Of State Day 10 sound him
upon the preliminaTies Of a peace
treaty are untrue. This is beyond
coultave,stio owing TO the fact that
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several days.
The most important straw indicat-
ing that peace wind has not pissed
the limits Of gentle zephyr les in
the fact that Secretary Of State Day
left the Saturday afternoon for q rest
ut Atlantic City. lie is, however, in
close touch with Washington, aud
could return to this city in four or
five hours, should his presence be-
come absolutely necessary. The be-
lief is growing that peace is on the
way. and that not more than one or
two more battles need be fought.
The offer %, zen. Linares al San
uago in sue1 ing basis for sur
render assumes new importance IA
the light Of Of these peace proposals.
The terms on which the Spaniards
we're ready to abandon this city are
not given 10 the message in which
General Shafter communicated the
fact to the president, but 1t il known
that they met with stern refusal
from the American commander. 1t
is believed that Linares proposed to
eyacuate the city, his troops retain
inc their small arms and being allow
ed to proceed to MaDzlniilo. 1t will
readily be seen that this could not be
accepted by General Shafter, TWAS
the army which forced the Spanish
Ileet out OF the harbor to destruction
Eighteen hundred men suffered 10
the preliminary engagements, and
the bare capture of the city would be
an empty victory in return.
A significant portion of Shailer
dispatcn OF Saturday was that il
which he disclosed the lengthening o
the period of truce with the remark
This gives me another day in whicl
to place my heavy siege guns and t
strengthen my lines.