The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-05
THE FINAL REPLY Of SPAIN
President Expects Its Arrival at
Washington Before End
of Week.
MODIFICATION OF TERMS REFUSED.
Omcials. ut Washington Believe spain
Is Sincere and Her Questions Re-
garding the Peace Conditions Are
Courteously Answered Foreign
Representatives. Deeply Interested.

Courteously Answered Foreign
Representatives Deeply Interested.
Washington, Aug. A. a cabinet of.
fcer who met the president Thursday
afternoon stated that he was certain
the final reply of Spain to our note will
be in before the close of the week. This
means tits to be communicable officially
to the president before Saturday after.
noon, and word from the French am.
bassador setting an hour for the meet.
Inf for this purpose is expected at al.
most any time.
Discuss Peace Conditions.
Madrid, Aug. 4.-The Spanish cab.
met met Thursday afternoon, the
queen regent presiding, and the peace
proposals were discussed. Apparent.
ly no definite decision was arrived at
The premier, Senior Sagasta, will con.
fer Thursday evening with some dis.
tinguished politicians who have beer
summoned to Madrid for that purpose
Expecting Final Answer.
Washington, Aug. 4. = The United
States government is now waiting tc
hear again from Spain and this time it
is expected the answer will be final
Firmly, but courteously, the president
has declined the earnest appeal of the
French ambassador to modify the
United States demands except in
slight and comparatively unimportant
respects. There is no doubt that the
peace negotiations are progressing tc
the entire satisfaction of the presi.
den: and the members of the cabinet
"A statement to that effect was made
by high official of the admins.
tration who expressed the belief that
within a very short time there would
be complete cessation of hostilities.
The conference Wednesday afternoon
at the white house, in which the presi.
dent, NJ. Cambon and Secretary Day
participated, was devoted almost en-
tirely to discussion of details which
are regarded by the president as unim.
portant and hence the requests of the
French ambassador, for the most part,
will be acceded to. One of these wa.
that the commission to be appointed
to settle the terms of peace shall meet
outside of the United States, ,andprefer.
ably in France. The president sees no
material objection in granting this re-
quest, and it is said to be practically
settled that the conferences will be
held in Paris.
Questions Propounded.
The Madrid government through NJ
Cambon, propounded number OF
questions as to the time when Spain
would be expected to evacuate Cuba
and the territory to be ceded the
United States, and as to what pro.
vision would be made by the
United States to protect the interests
of Spanish subjects in these islands
while the evacuation was in progress
M. Cambon was informed upon all oi
these points presumably to hiss sa It's
faction. There is one point, however,
which the Spanish authorities, judg-
illg from their communication to their
representa- tive here, fail fully to com.
prehend, and Secretary Days call
upon the ambassador Wednesday
night was for the purpose, principally
of making perfectly clear this one
point. which was that the evacuation
cf Cuba, Puerto Rico and one of the
Ladrone islands, to be selected by the
United States. and the permanent ces.
sion 10 this government Of all of these
islands except Cuba, was made CON
6ition precedent to all peace necotia-
tions, and that not until these terms
had been fully complied with would
this government consent to entertain
sny peace propositious whatever.
very 1mnnrtnu, cana,,,on
This very in,nortant co,,di+;an aaas
not II is said. seen, 10 ba f,llv coro,ra
hended bv tbe Mad,id AMI tborit;as ~,
it was with the view 10 SETTING the am.
bassador straight UPON this point that