Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-28
PEACE NEG0T |. I
Interest in Military QIlo|ye'
ments Suspend ed
CABINET MEE-TIN T00l|
Spain Undoubtedly Seeking an. Arnafskfes
President Mckinley Determined tsetstes;;
Sacrifice any Advantase Now Pos
sessett by. the United Stneae sSsssssFs
.ClRGJIEsTI'TiIsIIlI:;
(By Telegraph.)i

(By Telegraph. } s;ss
WASHINGTON, July 27.-The inftiass
ton of overtures for peace hash
the effect of a suspension Ina IaEEa
measure for the time being. atssleaafss
of the interest in the military and naNAHS
situation. Though 1t Is known through
the open admission of members OF tha
administration that the peace phaSeS
would remain unchanged until after
another cabinet meeting onSF riday,
there was still evinced a dispositi Lion to-
discuss the matter In It's eyervaaspectss
Naturally the first point of inquiry
the exact shape taken by thesSpaniSlEs
presentation yesterday. Curiosity II sifT
TINS point remained ungratifed and
must probably SO continue forsa ssonSeas
days to come. the President haVfngtdes
cided that nothing more definite thamH
the statement issued from theJWhites
HonSe yesterday shall be given to- tflass
public at this time. The motive III 40;
prudential one and the President haSs5
even gone so far as to suggest to- tSa8
Madrid authorities the expediencysufs
Keeping the text of the Spanish oVsrSss
lures from publication at this tinlsss
character and extent of the dernandsI
likely to be made by the United States
as 10 the conditions OF peace.
1t Is felt that the statement ofss
from the United States, may be some
days OFT. as there will doubtless INA !has
considerable diplomatic fencing$at the
outset before the actual point OF sta ~
ing terms is reached. A great deal Spfsss
this, for instance may result from fhssSe
attempt to define the ethOds Of ar..ssss5
pfoach to the object sought, whether
through q commission or through thea
direct exchange OF notes as Ind fcatetA "
Yesterday There will be much diseils
Sion IN all Likelihood, also regarding an
arnistce. for it is the istiEctSpurn0aS,Ss
OF the Spanish authorizes to secure IA II
suspension Of hostilities pending snagpA
'iations for peace. It may be that tie
.u !. p.; Will be granted. but Ifs fg6:
II VIII be only under the most efrecftyaH
safeguards to prevent loss OF any Ss,i1s
vantage to the United States, and upon
binding pledges that certain weil-da-
r I objects are to be conceded toax1sg
Inc President discussed this compfex
sup1ect all day with various MEMBERS 81
OF the cabinet. as they called IN khsssss
course OF ordinary business Secretaryrss
Day and Postmaster General Smith
SPent some time this afternoon at thes
views with the President It Is Ryirt;isssS
ally admitted by leading members8nfs
the administration that upon only nns
point IN the peace negotiations Is there
liSeiy 10 ne serious friction. and thar
relates to the future OF the PhIlinnfnsaSsss
AS to Cuba and Porto Rico &ourNEov@sS
eminent feels that there Is a reasona hIAsM
certainty or encounterings little opnos
sl,lon TO our demands. The Spanish
soNernhleht might Insist upon the prop
osltion thrown out by the vatican syans.sS
terday. namely, that the United Stafasissss
may annex Cuba, the purpose being toS
secure protection for the Spanish e4Ia.ssssss
nlent LETT in the island. but while tlsfslsSs
yield to adjus tment s2sssssss
AS to the Philippines there Is a snIfsss
expectation of greater difflcultIes 5tos has
sirmounted There is reason to beliavs.ssss
s snat these difficulties. like the Cuban&s
i,,tr ..ilient, VII De rather internalE thariSs
International in their character. The
PRESIDENT is firmly Of the opinion thafssSss
.ne United states has no use for the$s;
lsi'Alla as i permanent possession The
sravest problems Of the government
+, M :. result were the attempt to be made
- annex them. owing to the teterOpe-...aasss
nous and ill-favored character OF .fflasS
large population of the islands q wi;YssS
aHy effort to unite with other poWern aSs'
IN IL, a JOINT administration might be fair
n ne, ~, 20 result Observation-Disclosures
~ expected that when the two govern
ihents arrive at the point OF actually x;sS.
ing terms they will be found much, clos-Ns
gt tosether than Is generally supposed.
!omatic formalities out Of the way the q
actual peace terms would require little
time for arrangement $50
there is little reason to doubt that
SPAN Spha mas !. made up her mind to give APP
spain recognizes that she rnustSconss#s
sent also to the abandonment of Porte
hico. With these two vital III pointssS
passed there is likely to be little delay
on the question of indemnity. ssss:
Nothing was heard from the Mt1asss
expedition today at the War Depart
nent. but Captain Higginson, the sen
LOT otficer of the naval convoy forwa r-.sssss
yea Drlef cablegram that gave KEEN
n oa,sa 10 the Navy Department 8hess
corded to popular and dashing young "
ofilcer, Dick" Wainwright, coulnan.ss
der of the little Gloucester. .nsss.ss
wright. having been commended BY his d
Scnperior, Hlgginson, for his actiona@a ~
t!on OF being the only officer attaches y
20 d. SIMPSONS fleet who has been twice.
oliiclally commended since the war he.
Ihe War Department has reconcflad
itself to the summary change IN its
plans made by General Miles when he;
landed at Guanica, instead Of on the b
northeast of Porto Rico. as previously q
agreed upon. 1t is surmised thar heS%s
was led to make this change BY reason
foresaw weeks delay in effecting q ~
landing unless he went in where he did,
ana ran his troops and artillery q fsss
rectly ashore He has thus avnidea|
exposing his troops to the hardshspas
suffered by Skaters men as they#iaV
Tor many days off Santiago It$is ALSO;
suggested that General Miles has scored
an important diplomatic adyantage&in5s
setting foot on Porto Rican soil before
the first oyertures had been received
from Spain looking toward peace.
The departure Of General Brooke ana n
General Haines tomorrow from Hamp-
Ton ton Roads is expected to reinforce
General Miles.
The second captured battle flag vas
received at the War Department to- Il
day with brief note from General Il
Shafter as follows: s;s
Fragment Of Spanish flag captured
by the Thirteenth United States IN
fantry. at San Juan July i
inspector General Breckenridge. who
had been member Of General Shafs
ter's staff, called at the Whites Houses
this afternoon and personally descrsh s
ed to the President Il the conditions Sex-
isting there when he LEFT u July ii. ne a.
spoke PARTICULARLY OF he Il A reynaPkabl 81
enthusl asn q splaYed N.Y. the unfted