The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-12
ceivsd. Another session Of the CabinstWi1
be held this afternoon.

be held this afternoon.
Spanish Cabinet Meeting
MADRID, Aug. II. p. m.-Ths Queen
Regent presided at the Cabinet meeting
this morning. Premier Sagasta and the
other members, on emerging from the
Palace explained that while they had not
vet received tho full text Of President Mo.
Kinley's reply. they had resolved an IN.
nouncement from the French foseigu !,
office which covered the case. The Prest-
dents answer however, was then being
transmitted to the Spanish government
At the same time, 1t Is known the Span.
i,h Ministers are perfectly acquainted
with the principal points of the OMITTED
states reply, and that the ministers are
ready to accede to them.
Awaiting Reply
WASHINGTON, Aug. u.-Little expsots-
tlon is entertained Of the receipt OF the
Spanish answer to the latest proposition
today. Because the negotiations have mar
rowed down to a point where the Spanish
answer, If affirmative. would simply be-
stow upon the French Ambassador the
authority to sign the protocol, and could be
returned in very few words, II was thought
by some an answer might come today. A
few persons still believe the answer may
be received today, but the majority. bas-
ing their judgment on the well-known pro-
crastination of the Spanish officials. have
no hope of so prompt an answer. The note
itself, embodying the agreement reached
yesterday by Secretary Day and Ambas-
sador Cambon, was all filed with the tele-
graph companies before midnight last
| night, but being In cipher and subject to
many delays owing to numerous transla-
lions. 1t could scarcely have been placed
in the hands of the Madrid authorities be-
fore noon today, allowing for the differ
ence In time between Washington and
Madrid.
If any one phase Of the campaign could
influence the Spanish government to
speedy action In the consumm ma ton Of this
protocol, 1t would be the attitude of the
Cubans under Gomez in the northern part
of Santiago province, just outside of tho
line marking the territory conceded to tho
United States in Torars surrender. The
officials here have known that the Span
ish garrsons in Holguin and IN some
smaller towns on the north coast and In
terror were in desperate straits for food
and war supplies, and had suffered an
enormous percentage of loss from disease,
ana ndU nut our OWN lOTC6S uHucI 0HdAt0I
been checked in their operations by the
epidemic of fever, a strong column would
have been thrown out to the northward ana
have forced surrender Of all these scat
tered detachments of Spanish troops.
| Now, however, the Cubans under Comes
apparently have determined to forestall
the American commanders in this move.
ment, and 1t Is reported have recouped sew
cral small towns evacuated by the Spanish
and are pressing at the doors Of Holsuin.
The matter has given some concern to our
military commanders as this Cuban effort,
| if successful may result In soon bringing
our government to a pass where 1t must
| find itself obliged to recognize the govern
ment set up by Gomez in his march. or
come to an open issue with the insurgents
and forbid them conducting further opera
tions, except where sanctioned by the man
| ayers of our own campaign. AS is the case
at Manila SO 1t is believed at Hoguin, the
| Spanish commander would much prefer to
surrender If obliged to surrender al all. to
the United States authorities and not to
the Cubans. There are political reasons
why the Spanish government should i'm
press the course upon its military comman-
ders seeking, as 1t has DONE to induce tho
United States 10 assume sovereignty over
Cuba. instead of creating a Cuban govern
ment. Therefore, this condition at Hol-
gum, II known to Blanco, will induce him
| to take steps to surrender the place to any
authorized American officer. 1t is init.
mated that efforts for the surrender on this
basis would not cease at Holgun, and thu
rumor was afioat today that Havana Itself
has surrendered, but this failed of conf,r-
| ~, ,oi,, to-
ally would find its way
If these conditions are known to the
Spanish government at Madrid, the fact
may have an important bearing in hasten-
ing the action of the Sagasta Ministry upon
the pending proposition from the United
States government
Spain Anxious for Peace
NEW YORK. Aug. ia dispatch 10
the Tribune from Corunna. via Hendayo.
says:
Great dissatisfaction prevails here and
at Vigo and at Santander that these points
should have been selected for the sanitary
camps to receive General Torars army
Exaggerated reports Of yellow fever and
other diseases that the troops are likely to
bring with them have caused almost q
panic among the ignorant population. The
IOrt OF COrunna remains absolutely de-
fenseless, and at Vigo there are only two
eunboats, the Harcon and the Habana.
All the commercial towns of the Cantabrian
| coast are completely at the mercy of any
hostile cruiser. for not even torpedoes or
submarine mines have been laid. The
population Of these northwestern provinces
is absolutely opposed to the continuatio Of
| the war under any pretext whatever, and
this is especially so in the seacoast towns,
which would undoubtedly surrender at the
very first sight of an American warship,
in order to avoid bombardment. The poo
pie In the towns and in the country have
an adequate food supply and the cost Of
living in this part of Spain is no dearer
now than before the war.
There is no increase in the charges at
hotels. Great discomfort against the gov
eminent is noticeable, but the people
| have neither leaders nor money to assume
active hostilities.
Meanwhile the attitude Of the army IL
anxiously observed, for in the popular he
lief 1t is now the army alone which con-
trolls the situation
Santa Fee Trains to Redondo
Leave La Grande station daily at 1855 4.