Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-16
THE END
in SIGHT
Martial LaWDeClared
to Exist In All
Spain.
PEACE PROPOSALS.
Minister Of War Has a Cool
Proposition.
ASKS CUBANS TO VOTE
Would Thus Learn if They
. Want Independence.
ASKS CUBANS TO VOTE
Would Thus Learn if They
Want Independence.

ing From individuals tho Rights GUAR
anteed Under the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ed That They Are Preparing an Out.
break In the Northern Provinces-Prss-
ident Mckinley Says That He Entertsins
Hopes For an Early Peace - No Nego-
tiatIons Commenced Yet In Washington.
Moro Yellow Fever Reported From
siboney, but War Department IL Not
Uneasy - The Task Of Conveying the
Captured Spaniards Back to Spain Like
ly to Prove No Easy One-The Harvard
Arrives At Portsmouth With Over Ono
Thousand Prisoners.
Madrid, July 16.-The official Gazette
publishes royal decree temporarily
suspending throughout the Spanish
peninsula the rights of individuals as
guaranteed by the constitution. This
places the country virtually under mar
tial law. The decree adds that the gov
eminent will render an account to par
lament Of the use it may make OF this
measure.
The publication of the decree Is gem
orally accepted as being convincing
proof that Spain is now ready to sue
for peace and that negotiations to that
effect are actually in progress. The
government wishes to have full power
to suppress any evidences Of discon-
tent or rebellion whenever they appear.
The Carlists are furious and are sure
to attempt to create trouble.
1t Is asserted that the Carlists are
lyip a tinna for
outbreak in the northern provinces.
The pacific tendency is increasing.
The general public take a favorable
view of the suggestion that the powers
should attempt the re-establishment OF
peace. But, 1t Is said, contrary to the
reports current, France has not taken
the initiative.
The minister for war, General Correa,
10 quoted as declaring. in an interview.
that he thought peace might be arrang-
ed on the following terms: go.
The United States and Spain to agree
10 let the Cubans decide by plebisctte
whether they desire independence or
autonomy under the suzerainty OF
Spain, the two governments to agree
10 abide by the result of the plebiscite;
In the event Of the Cubans voting for
independence, the United States to al
low Spain nine months in which to
withdraw her army, gradually and dig
nifiedly, from Cuba.
Continuing, the minister for war re-
marked: 1--WE ought to retain Porto
Rico at all costs in order to be always
near Cuba, of which the Americans will
be able to despoil us in course of time,
and in order to more easily COMMUNE
.ate with the South American republics.
| which daily display the greatest enthu-
| uiasm for Spais.
"As to the Philippine islands, 1t is GER
lain we will retain them even though
the Americans succeed in occupying
Manila, of which place their occupation
will be most brief. An official dispatch
announces that the rebel chiefs and the
Americans will not always agree, which
ID to Spains advantage. The govern
ment has formed a scheme which will
hct only assure Spain the possession Of
the Philippine islands, but which Will
re- establish tranquility"
Another minister expresses the con-
yiction that official overtures for peace
will be made before Sunday, and there
ls reason to believe France has offered
her services to Spain and that Spain
has drawn up conditions for peace
which offer basis for negotiation.
Premier Sagasta is quoted as saying
Spain wants peace, but it must be an
honorable peace, as Spain deserves"
Continuing, the premier is said to have
remarked:
1.-THE army is anxious to resist to the
last, but the government cannot con-
sent to such useless sacrifice. Had
we our fleet, the situation would be
very different"