Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-09

There were no fewer than five
TRANSACTIONS, four Of them cipher, in
the tranmissiOn between Madrid
and Washington. After the Span
ish Cabinet meeting last night, the
response was reduced to the Span
ism cipher and then sent to the
Spanish ambassador at Paris, Senior
Leon Castillo, by whom it was to be
deciphered, and translated into
French, after which Senior Castillo
would deliver it to the French for
eign Cftice, to be reduced to the
French cipher, for transmission to
the French ambassador here. These
moves, including work on the cipher
code, calls by Castillo on the for
eign Office at Paris, and time re-
quired for cabling, would take, it
was calculated, some eight or ten
hours.
Paris, August S.-The Spanish am
bassador this morning presented to
the French minister for foreign af-
fairs, NJ. Del Case, SPANS reply
to the peace terms of the United
States, which was subsequently ca
bled to Washington.
Madrid, August 8.-The Cabinet
council last night approved the re-
ply to the United States which, it is
said, accepts the American condi-
tons. The reply has been tele-
graphed to Senior Leon y Castillo,
the Spanish ambassador to France,
so that NJ. Cambon, the French am
bassador at Washington, will re-
ceive it to-day.
According to the most reliable
sources Of information the Spanish
note is couched in dignified Ian
guage. It asserts that Spain bows
to the force Of circumstances, hav-
ing done nothing to provoke the
war into which she has been I'M
willingly led in the defense OF her
rights and territory. It expresses
a willingness to appoint delegates
to meet the American commission
ers to discuss regime for the
Philippines.
1t is understood that both Senior
Sagasta and Duke AlmodOvar de
Rio, the foreign minister, told the
Queen Regent that they felt deeply
the painful duty circumstances i'm
posed upon them. Apparently the
public is little concerned about the
progress of the peace negotiations.
There -ere DUH nguts as usual
yesterday and the customary
amusements proceeded with the ut
most gayety.
The government is fully con-
WINGED that the note will be salts
loCLOIy W CAC w IiSIAlI lOiI u IL
ment, and that suspension Of hos
tilities will be its immediate con-
sequence AT noon Senior Sagasta
concluded his conference with the
Queen Regent. Her majesty APP
proved the general lines to the re-
ply of Spain to Americas peace
terms, which Senior Sagasta ex-
planned to her. The reason for
pOstponing the cabinet council I'M
til evening was that the note was
not yet fully drawn up. The gov
eminent believes that the United
States will accept SPANS answer,
which will certainly reach the
White House by Tuesday.
From a well-informed course it is
learned that, while the answer does
not discuss the four bases which
the United States makes an essen
tial preliminary to peace, and
which Spain accepts without reser-
walton, it points out that in order
to avoid the deinitive negotiations
being in any way complicated by
incidents of the war it is expedient
to agree beforehand to a suspension
of hostilities.
1t is reported the Duke AlmOdo-
var de Rio, the minister of foreign
affairs, and Monsignor Merry del
Val, Spanish ambassador to the Va
tican, will be selected to represent
Spain in the negotiations.
The Liberal this morning says:
The government accepts the Uni
ted States conditions ad referen-
dunn, believing that it is not au-
thOrized to cede territory without
the vote of the Cortes. If Presi-
dent Mckinley objects, the Cortes
will be convoked this month. A
fresh note from President McKin-
ley, replying to SPANS reply, is ex-
pected during the course of this
week. Certain passages of SPANS
reply may lead to an exchange of
cable messages Of critical nature,
possibly creating fresh difficulties"
London, August S.-The Madrid
correspondent of the Times says:
To-day all the best authorities
agree that the government has de-
cided to accept the American con-
ditions. The American reply to
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