The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-16

cd to open peace negotiations without
delay, proposing as Il basis the rehnnci'
alton OF all rights over Cuba aud the inn
modiatc discussion of any other 'rchson-
nble proposals the United Suites may
make.
"1'he reports that m armed fntliHt
hnnd hns mndc It's appearance 10 he
neighborhoud of Leon are uhfhilbdNHt
Neither IN thnl district nor ~ W" tfnY
nice of Catalonia has public liHshbslht
lion eliminated IN any violent 90 lhWl"ss
nets
"lnlornnl negotiations fnt peace atH
continuing The government " ls ~
ported received today 81 ihig Hist'hNl ~
cipher containing Tho results 'ii "a ila'h'
The Mhdrd correspondent ~ ~.
Standard SAYS
wlhp tNrlisl agitation Is assuming itfH
porliunH ~ nhh& Hf lie bHflhhfh PRIV
inVph which iuby sbfFt As q fthsli aie"-
meti FOR action uh thb itdfl az iltb fHF
eminent 'lhu eiFil And hlli"tk HHilNts
itieh arc elusulY NAipliiiH ilit 'ftfrhiHhnis
OF thfliHi nniiasAflee, y pa are ffHH"ht
" llittua about lbs ud hdHits ~ can
ism, coming ~ Aiafili, enHe - htHs
Aca tiuSonnpn dNi itdH " FHupH ihe ~
Rllta at thult propaganda ana iftbhfiia
tiOnA,
Especial attention is hHlng given ~ tlle
pNrrenuchu ftuHiler where siHiiAgl"rs
on both sides and ihe French irajIimisle
are lending willing hand, IA" nulhofi-
ties are convinced HAT nrus nhd war
stores have been introduced Hnd That the
Cnrlists have been supplied win money
from abroad
The Madrid correspondent Of the Daily
Mail says
despite the official dcuinls II is
strongly suspected lhut preliminary ne
potintions for pcnrc are already under
way in the shnpc of Indirect inquiries r.
gar,ling the terms Of America which
Spain might accept II Ia asserted that
NJ. Camhon, the French Ambassador
at Washington and Sir Henry Drum
mond- Wolff British Ambassador at
Madrid. are acting respectively on be
half of Spain and America i'll the con
duct of injuries which at present are
quite informal.
Duke Almndovar dc Rio Minister Of
Foreign Affairs. and Senior Gamazo,
Minister of Public Instructions ana Pub
lie Works. have been appointed by the
government to conduct the negotiations.
Senior Gamazo said yesterday to news
paper representative:
81 cannot talk on the subject, as any
indiscretion might spoil the work
and create difficulties
''Probably the news of Il termination
of hostilities will not be published until
the conditions are arranged. NO suS-
pension of arms will prccede the nego-
tiations because the scarcity of food
in Cuba would cause the armistice to
operatc disadvantageouSly to the Span
iards. In any case the government IS
absolutely decided on peace The Queen
Regent has had three interviews with
Lieutenant General Correa. Minister of
War. and has pursuaded him to cease
his opposition to peace. Pressing dis
patches in the same sense have been sent
to Captain General Blanco.
"One of the chief reasons which have
driven the government toward peace, Is
Il fear that the Americans may get Il
footing in Porto Rico, thus establish
ing stronger claim to include that
island in their demands for territory.
Stocks are rising on the Madrid exchange
every day, strengthening the conviction
that peace is near.
The Vienna correspondent of the DAILY
Chronicle says:
81 learn on reliable authority that the
Austrian court was informed today that
Spain was prepared to ccde Cuba ana
to ray indemnity, but not to abandon
Porto Rico. Senior Sagasta trusts to be
able to retain the Philippines as Span
ish possession. the powers prefcrring the
island to remain in Spanish rather than
American hands"