The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-08-12
Spain Still Considering the Peace
Conditions Submitted by
President Mckinley.
II is A MANY SIDED PROPOSITION.
Must accept 'nconditionaiiy or Continue
the Fight hut la Accepting Must
Reckon with Her own P~eopie-stat.-
ment from th~secretary of war-Com-
mendabie Diligence.

teruay nc nud not received the reply 81
Spain nor any intimation as To how
o the reply might be expected. The
French Ambassador had not been
heard from throughout the day. and hc
as well as our government officials was
waiting for Spain TO give the final re-
Spouse. Two days have now passed
without a word officially from spain
either in the way OF inqdiry or re-
Spouse. From this it is clear that the
Spanish ca binct fully realizes the time
for argument, counter-proposal or
modification has gone by. and that
there is only one simple issue to be
met. namely. whether the American
terms will he accepted as a whole or
rejected.
The stage of Negotiation Ia Passed.
There Is indeed. reason To believe
that the Spanish government has di-
rectly advised that the stage OF nego-
tiations is passed and that only the
matter Of an answer favorable or an
favorable remains.
That the answer has not come
quickly is no matter OF surprise TO the
officials here. for they realize the tre-
mendous responsibility watch Premier
Sagasta must assume in making these
peace terms sufficiently paiatable 70
the Spanish populacc and the political
leaders to permit its acceptance with.
out an internal CONFUSION.
The Great Task Before sagasta.
In his conferences with IL e presi-
dent and Secretary Day the French
ambassador has brought ont ciearl,
the great task before >agasta. 1,
seems to be the general view here that
If the premier and his ministry wcr,
untrammeled, an acceptance would
come at once. and that the preliminary
peace Arrangement would be closed
But in preparing the Spanish pub
lie. and in guarding against politica
hereafter by public mem
bers OF other parties, the Madrid oil
cials are taking time for missionary
work. not only among themselves, but
among ali the populace and secret Gle.
Likely to Receive spsin'- Final Answer.
The best informed people here iN
next Monday as the time when the
l nited states government is likely &c
receive SPANS final answer. but this
i simply conjectural. for there IS not
the slightest means Of knowing the
at Madrid. Ii might come
but in the event Of its scmine
or on sunday. the response
not be communicated 10 the gov
until Monday.
Reluctant but Not Less Conclusive.
There is the same belief that SPANS
viii be reluctant. but not less
conclusive. At the same time i, was
suggested yesterday in some quarters
there was a possibility thai the
disclosures made by the American
at Santiago concerning the
condition of our troops. might
be a straw at which the Spanish cabi-
net would grasp. This is quite doubt.
'ul. however. as there Is a question
the statement OF the Amer
AN general ever got outside the Dor
iers of the United States owing 10 the
censorship imposed Thursday
Moreover. all evidence reach
ng the officials here indicates that
spain j. weary Of the conflict.
! Doll Day hut for the Round Robin and
spicy Correspondence.
Yesterday was dull at the war de-
'artment, considering the existence of
state Of war. except for the pub
in the newspapers Of the
robin signed by the military
at santiago. and tie short
mt sharp correspondence between Col.
roosevelt and Secretary Alger. These
ffOrded food for much discussion.
Vas Supposed that yellow rever was Ipi-
demic at Santiago.
Until quite recently IL was sup
oscd that yellow fever was epidemic
u Santiago. aud it was not believed
hat il would be safe 10 send more SOL
iers there. On the 2sth ult. the sec
.tary of war telegraphed to Gen.
hat as soon as the fever sub
the men of his command would
e Y north to a camp. On the
9TH Of July Gen. Shafter telegraphed:
known secretary of wars state
ient that troops would be moved
orth a soon as fever subsidized, and it
adj a verv good effect on the men.
Commendsbie Diligence was shown.
When. however, the true condition
as made known an order was issued
Gen. Shafter to move his command
orth as rapidly as possible and all
lips in the service possible To get 10
antiago were sent there and the
eat liners 1T. Pau and st. Louis
ere also ordered there. All this was
before the communication by Gen.
was received and before Col.
oosevcit's letter was published.
Two Messages from Ponce.
Two messages were received at the
department yesterday from Ponce,
- first announcing the death ofa
-%illiant young army officer. aud the
cond from Gen. Miles himself touch
& the trouble in the Sixth Massachn-
regiment.
III Permit No Departure from STRIFE, Nit
iiary Discipline.
OF the later telegram are not
but it is apparent that
IN. Miles is determined 10 repress
Mt the very beginning any de-
rture from military I~iScipliug. even