The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-05
SPAIN HAS YIELDED.
Unofficial Information Is Received
That Peace Terms Are Accepted.
10 OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION YET.
no Let Up However, to HostHItIes Until
Negotiations are ConeIuded-Geu.
Wade's Regiments Decided
Upon for Porto Rico


Washington, Aug. S-Shortly be-
fore midnight Secretary Alger, as he
left the white house after conference
with the president, said the admins
tratiOn had received no official infor-
nation that the Madrid government
had accepted the terms Of peace pro-
posed by the United States. Unoffi-
cially, the president had been informed
that the Spanish ministry had &C
ceded to the terms Of this country for
cessation of the war. The unofficial
news reached the president in the form
not only OF press dispatches, but Of
private dispatches from confidential
agents Of the United States govern
ment
While this government has strong
reasons for believing that its terms Of
peace have been agreed to by the Mad
rid government, the president is TAX
ing nothing for granted Arrange
ments for pressing the war TO j sue
cessful conclusion are going forward
precisely as If no negotiations for
peace were in progress At confer
ence participated in by the president,
Secretary Alger and Adjt- Gen COrbin
at the executive mansion last night a
final decision was reached as to the
constitution Of the provisional corps
Of Porto Rico to be commanded by
Gen Wade The regiments which are
to comprise the corps were decided
upon and Will be designated IN a gen
eral order, to be issued probably to-
day. Secretary Alger said that the
corps might be en- route to Porto Rico
within a week.
Notwithstanding these warIike prep
aratiOns, the belief in official circles
last night amounts to a conviction
that active hOstilities practically have
been concluded A prominent official
Of the administration said last night:
''The end is near, in my opinion. The
Information thus far received is IN
official and meager, but that 1t Is &C
curate in the main we have no reason
TO doubt In fact, we have reason to
believe it is correct" It IS understood
that the reason referred to is Contained
in the private adyices received BY the
president and from private dispatches
received BY representatives Of foreign
governments at this capital
Ambassador CambOn, who is con-
ducting the negotiations for the Span
ish government, had not commune
Gated, so far as could be ascertained.
with the president last night, and it is
not probable that the official response
20 the terms proposed by the United
States has yet reached the French am
bassadOr. Upon its receipt it will be
transmitted to the president without
delay.
In the event of SPANS acceptance of
the terms proposed by this country the
first step probably will be toward an
agreement to close active hostiIi-
ties pending che drafting Of
treaty of peace along the lines
Of the accepted terms According to
presidents originally regarded, an
armistice would be proclaimed, and,
ia the circumstances, this would mean
the practical close Of the war. After
the proclamation of an armistiee, dip
lOmatically the next step would be the
designation by the president Of the
commissioners to represent the United
States in the conduct Of the final negO-
tiatiOns Of peace. The terms proposed
by this government provide for a joint
commission to draft a peace treaty and
to solve the difficulty relative to the
future government Of the Philippines.
Again, according to the best accepted
precedents, this joint commission
would meet upon neutral ground It
has been suggested that the commits
sion may assemble in Paris, but as yet
that is the merest conjecture The
commission might meet in either Of
the belligerent cOun tries.