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SAGASTA'S CABINET CONSIDERS
PROTOCOL AND ARE AGREED.
M'KINLEY UNOFFICIALLY INFORMED
After Agreement IL Perfected And Prop.
erly Signed Up Hostiiities VIII
at Once Cease.

A Madrid special under date Of
August 18th, says: The government
has received the protocol, and the
cabinet council rose at 9:4O p. M, hav-
ing approved it.
The government will wire NJ. Cam
bon empowering him to sign the pre-.
liminaries of peace.
In Spanish official circles the reply
OF the United States to Spain in the
matter of peace negotiations is re.
garded as satisfactory.
The press now considers peace O
foregone conclusion and echoes the
general impotence to see q termina-
ton Of hostilities and to know the pro-
gram for the peace commission, at
which it is believed either Senior Mo-
ret or Duke Almodovar de Rio will
preside. 1t is believed that the nego.
tiations will extend into the second
half of September.
Ministers adhere to the statement
that the protocol contains no modifi-
cation Of the original terms, but only
new suggestions.
Duke Almodovar de Rio, minister Of
foreign affairs, assures the correspond
ent of the Associated Press that the
negotiations for the peace treaty will
take place in Paris, but he says the
commissioners have not yet been ap.
pointed.
The terms Of the protocol will not
be published until the instrument has
been signed.
The Washington End.
The Associated Press bulletin re-
ceived at the capital Thursday from
Madrid announcing that the Spanish
cabinet had approved the peace proto-
col and that the French ambassador
would receive instructions to sign IL
was very gratifying to the administra.
ton, but it was expected that such
would be the course Of the Spanish
government.
1t is confidently expected that the
signatures will be affixed to this docu-
ment within short time and imme-
diately thereafter both governments
will begin carrying out it's provisions.
The first will be The cessation of
hostilities, followed Immediately by
the occupation Of Manila by General
Merritt and the United States troops
under his command, the occupation OF
San Juan, in Porto Rico, by General
Miles and the evacuation OF that island
by the Spanish forces.
1t is believed that there will be de.
lay in the evacuation of Havana, Ma.
tanzas and other Spanish strongholds
in Cuba, as some difficulties are anti
cipated in arranging for proper form
of government of Cuba, and because
there is no desire to hurry American
troops into the island at the present
time, the preference being to wait for
cooler weather.
There is good authority for the state.
ment already published that Secretary
Day will he at the head Of the peace
commission, and that two United
States senators will be members OF it.
Senator Allison, of Iowa, and Sena-
tor German, of Maryland, have been
prominently mentioned for places on
the commission.
II is now believed by members of
the administration that the commission
cannot complete its work in time to
cause an extra session OF congress to
consider legislation which the treaty
OF peace will necessitate, although
there is prospect that an extra SEES.
sion OF the senate might be called in
November to consider the treaty Of
peace.
The naval war board, led by Acting
Secretary Allen, called on Judge Day
Thursday noon. It is believed their
purpose was to impress upon the sec.
rotary the importance OF making the
surrender OF important stragetic
points at the entrance of harbors, such
as Moro castle at Havana harbor,
a condition for the cessation Of hos
tilities.
1t is a question, however, whether
it is now too late to amend the proto-
col in. its substance, as proposed by
tho war board.