The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-04
PFACE HANGING FIRE.
Sgain'S Reply Not Acceptance
Of Terms.
ITS NATURE KEPT SECRET.
C:nbon and the President Con-
fer.

Answer May Contain Counter
PrOpositiOn or 1t May BE Merely Il
Renuest for Fuller Explanation
of some of the Points IpvOIved-NO
Time Fixed for Another Meeting
of the. Ambassador With the Pres
ident-PreparatiO for Sending
Cen. Made's Expedition to Porto
Rico Progressing.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.--After a conference
op the peace question lasting for just an
bour this afternoon between the President
and M. Cambon, the French ambassador,
the latter acting as the representative of
spqin. Secretary Day emerged from the
White House. and announced that to-day's
conference was not conclusive, wherefore
the parties TO 1t had agreed to say moth
ing publicly as to what has occurred.
The Secretary did not appear to be dis
couraged as he - made this statement,
though he admitted no time had been set
for another conference. From this 1t is
gathered that the long expected answer of
the Spanish government to the Presidents
note upon being received had turned out
to be just as it was expected, either
counter-proposition or a request for a full
er statement in detail upon some of the
heads of the Presidents note.
I'D to the middle of the afternoon it was
stated by all parties concerned that~thc
Spanish answer had not been received;
that the only formal note that had come
to hand was one from the Madrid cabinet
to NJ. Cambon asking for Information on
some points that We're not clear to the
Spanish mind. However, just after 3
o'clock the secretary of the French en-
bassy, NJ. Thebaut, called at the state
department and arranged with Secretary
Day for a meeting between the President
and ambassador as soon as possible.
The meeting was for 3:45 O'Clock, and
Secretary Day was at the White House
in season, but was obliged to wait about
ten minutes for the French ambassador.
AS already stated after comforting for
an hour, the parties separated, having
been unable to reach conclusion as to
The acceptance by Spain of the peace con-
ditious laid down by the President, and
binding themselves to the observance of
until further progress has been made.
Thus, it is practically assured in advance
that any attempt to state what occurred
at to-day's meeting at the White House
viii be nothing more than pure guess
work
Meantime, in consonance with the de-
clared purpose of the President at the be-
ginning of the overture, this conference
Is not operating to restrain military opera
tons in any degree. Orders went out to-
cay for conference of leaders of the
regiments to accompany Gen. Wade to
Porto Rico, and within twenty-four hours
some Of the troops of this expedition will
De boarding the transports at Newport
news. II IS fe,t that even should an ar
Hlstce be declared before these troops
see active service at the front, it will be
peneAcldl for them TO have made the trip
Ior otherwise there was danger of the
morale of the troops being destroyed
through their craving to go away from
lAe big concentration camps ana at least
see the shores of Cuba or Porto Rico
Iohlns by the last experience, Gen.
"aaes expedition is going to be the most
compete in details of any thai have yet
iell our shores and the soldiers viii be
PROJECTED in their health and comfort to
'e utmost degree. Secretary Alger has
i'''iseI conducted an inquiry into the con-
w. 'Hs that led up to the fearful expert
e"'e oI the wounded soldiers who returned
:" Oe United States on the Concho. and
"' mas taken the necessary steps to pre-
'' repetition of the bad management
exhibited in that case. Thus there NAV
" some delay in getting the troops away
"''H Geh' Wade, in view of the determlna-
'0" to nave everything shipshape before
''' men are on board, and as the trans
p''V'uon department. was taken some
wat uy surprise by the suddenly an
'0'e'd decision of the Secretary of War
H'1FI this expedition, some davs must
e'ISe before the necessary transports can
eaIhered a the ports of TRANSPORTATION.
" ShatIor's daily health report failed
" SNo" any Improvement in the health
'''l'"ons of the Fifth Army Corps so
" is matter of congratulation that
war department was able to announce
-''| that it had ordered five of the cav
Is resiments of that corps to he or,-
t. n'q at once for the new camp at NTon-
'"'A Foint, l.. I. ~ -''0'i-
"'AsTA SUMMONS sILVELA.