Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-08-10
spain READY FOR PlACE.
Said to Have Decided to Accept the
Terms Made by the United r
States Government. Z
NEWS FROM MADRID TO THIS EFFECT.
An Attempt Made, However, to Secure
Modification of the Conditions
Answer Is Evasive-The President
and His Cabinet Decide That No
Point VIII De Yielded.

| ana HIS CABINET Decide That No
Point VIII De Yielded.
New York, Aug. "A special cable
to the Evening journal from Madrid,
published in late extra edition of
that paper, says:
ditions Of peace as set forth by the
American government and only the
peace details are needed to cause all
hostilities to cease at once.
"A peace delegation will be chosen
at once to confer with the representa-
tives of the United States. The peace
conditions set forth by President Nc
Kinley were discussed at length TIES
day by Minister Sagasta, and at the
conclusion it was given out officially
that the terms of the United States
would be accepted. There are one or
two amendments in the proposition of
the United States that Spain. will ask
to be made, and if this is done peace
will be declared at once"
| story Partially Confirmed.
London, Aug. 3.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail says: The
government has accepted the principle
of the American conditions; but the
acceptance will not be made public
until inquiries to Washington on mat
tiers of detail have been settled, thus
rounding off tie preliminary basis.
Reply ON Its Way.
The Madrid correspondent of the
Daily News says: "The governments
reply to the American peace terms left
| here Monday evening. The govern
| ment believes that the nature Of the
negotiations requires the greatest
secrecy and that their success will de-
pend upon the observance of the most
absolute reserve here. Official silence,
therefore, is complete"
| Official Statement of Peace Terms.
Washington. Aug. 3.-The following
is an official statement given out by
authority of the president Tuesday as
| to the terms Of peace offered by the
United States:
IN order to, remove any misappre-
hension in regard to the negotiations
| as to peace between the United States
and Spain, it is deemed proper to say
that the terms offered by the United
States to Spain in the note handed to
the French ambassador on Saturday
last are in substance as follows:
The president does not now put for
ward any claim for pecuniary indem-
nifty, but requires the REIMBURSEMENT
Of all claim of sovereignty over or title
to the island of Cuba as we'll as the i'm
mediate evacuation by Spain of the is
land; the cession to the United States
and immediate evacuation of Puerto
Rico and other islands under Spanish
sovereignty in the West Indies; and
the like cession of an island in the
Ladrones. The United States will oc-
cupy and hold the city, bay and harbor
CT Manila, pending the conclusion of
treaty of peace which shall deter
mine the control, disposition and gov
eminent of the Philippines. If these
terms are accepted by Spain in their
entirety, it is stated that commission
ers will be named by the United States
to meet commissioners on the part of
Spain for the purpose of concluding a
treaty of peace on the basis above in
! dica1ed.
Spain's Answer Received.
Washington, Aug. 4.-After confer
ence on the peace question lasting for
just an hour Wednesday afternoon be-
tween the president and NJ. Cambon.
the French ambassador, the latter
acting as the representative of Spain,
Secretary Day emerged from the
white house and announced that the
conference was inconclusive, where
fore the parties to it had agreed to
say nothing publicly as to what had
occurred. The secretary did not ap-
pear to be discouraged as he made this
statement, though he admitted that no
time had been set for another confer
encc. From this it is gathered that
the long expected answer of the Span
ish government to the presidents note,
upon being received had turned out
to be just as it was expected, either a
counter proposition or request for
fuller statement in detail upon some
Of the heads of the presidents note.
Terms Will Stand.
Washington, Aug. 4.-The cabinet,
in its outing on the river Wednesday
night, discussed the request of the
Spanish cabinet for an "amplifica-
ton" of several things in the. presi-
dents note and formulated an answer
which Secretary Day delivered to the
French ambassador, about midnight.
The cabinet has declined to modify the
presidents note or give any explana-
tions as to what this government in
tends to do with Manila or the Philip
pines. Spain must accept the condi-
tons of peace and leave that question
TO be determined by this government
when it is ready to make its position
known. The answer was cabled to
Madrid. D # 5 553s s@.s
Brooklyn Bridge Has sasged.
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