Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-08-08

ly, military occupation and govern
ment Of the territory on the shores
of the bay of Manila, to furnish Mer-
rift large force. 1t is realized that
10000 soldiers can scarcely be ex-
pected to maintain the United States
possessions and protect the inhab-
itants over a territory of this extent,
for it must be remembered that the
bay of Manila is Is miles deep from
the entrance at Corrigidor island to
the city of Manila. 1t will also be
necessary to possess and protect a
zone extending some distance back
of the city in order to make sure Of
the preservation Of the waterworks.
In the dispatch received late in the
day Gen. Shafter gives the sanitary
report of his army for July 81, with
statement of additional deaths on
July 80 and 81, as follows: Sanitary
report for 31st: Total sick, 4,255;
total fever, cases, 3,164; new cases OF
fever, 653; cases of fever returned to
duty, 722. Deaths: On 30th, Private
Bergh, 9Th cavalry, malarial fever;
Private Edward Sutton, 9Th cavalry,
malarial fever; Private Stafings, 18th
infantry, dysentery; on 31st, Private
J. Kosling, SD Michigan, yellow
fever; Private Samuel J. Powers, I'd
cavalry, yellow fever; Sergt. Charles
A. Coons, LIST infantry, typhoid ma
laria; Private Harry Hague, Sth
Ohio; malarial fever: Private Louis
Kocarnik, 4th artillery, gunshot
wound chest and heart. evidently
suicidal; Private E. J. Vivian, 34th
Michigan, remittent malarial fever;
Private John A. Mcdonald, 34th
Michigan, remittent malarial fever.
The Terms.
Washington, Aug 1.-Events of the
most momentous character occurred
at a conference at the white house
Saturday afternoon between the pres
ident, Ambassador Cambon of France
and Secretary Day, carrying the
peace negotiations far beyond mere
submission of terms of peace by the
United States, and reaching the point
of preliminary basis of peace be-
tween the government of Spain and
the government of the United States.
1t only needs the ratification of the
Madrid cabinet in what was done
Saturday to bring the war to an
end. This was accomplished on the
part of Spain after Ambassador Cam
bon presented to the president the
credentials he received from the
Spanish government appointing him
envoy extraordinary and plenipo-
tertiary with complete instructions
as to the manner of acting upon
every peace condition presented by
the United States, including the dis
position of Cuba, Porto Rico, Philip
pines, Ladrones, indemnity, armistice
and all other questions likely to arise.
With these credentials authorizing
him to speak as plenipotentiary for
Spain and with full instructions on
every point at issue, Cambon, in be-
half of Spain, not only received the
peace conditions laid down by the
American cabinet earlier in the day,
but thereupon entered upon their full
discussion with a view of reaching a
final and complete agreement.
After strong argument the president
and Secretary Day consented to a
modification of the American terms
in one particular.
What the modification is can only
be conjectured, but there is reason to
believe that it relates either to the
time when actual hostilities will be
suspended, or else to the extent Of our
interest in the Philippines, leaving
unchanged the conditions that Spain
shall withdraw from Cuba, cede
Porto Rico to the United States and
grant to the United States coaling
stations in the Pacific and make i'm
portant concessions in the Philip
pines, including Manila and a big
zone around it.
It is now. for the Madrid govern
ment to give final approval to what
was partially accomplished Satur-
day. 1t is even possible that this
approval may cone very speedily,
within day or two, for there will
be no need of extended conferences,
or correspondence. All that was ac-
complished Saturday, when Cam
bon acted as plenipotentiary. From
the fact that he acted under in
structions the prospect would seem
to be hopeful for SPANS ratifying
what has been done. But it is for
Spain herself to determine between
the issue of peace or war as now
presented.