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may not govern absolutely in the con- duct of the peace negotiations.
 After the proclamation of an arrnis- tice, Automatically the next step would be the designation by the President of the Commissioners to represent the United States in the conduct of the final negotiations of peace. The terms proposed by this Government provide for joint commission to draft a peace treaty and to solve the difficulty rela- tive to the future government of the Philippines. Again, according to the best accepted precedents, this joint commission would meet on neutral ground. It has been suggested that the commission may assemble in Paris, but as yet that is the merest conjecture. The commission might meet in either of the belligerent countries.
 Pending the conclusion of the work of the committee, the probabilities are that the armies of both Spain and the United States will be kept in the field, their relative positions remaining un- changed during the diplomatic nego- tiations. Here again. however, prece- dent may be put aside by the United States, but 1t Is regarded that this country will not withdraw any of the troops from the field until determina- tion shall have been reached of all questions in issue before the Commits siOners.
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TO ASSUME LIABILITY
 FOR CUBAN CLAIMS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-It Is under stood to be the present intention of the administration to assume all liability for all the claims presented by Ameri- can citizens against Spain on account of the injury to personal property in Cuba. Some part of this lia ability may be imposed upon the Government of Cuba later on, when that shall have been established, to include such cases as can be directly charged up against the insurgents, where they have de- stroyed the property of American citi- zens in the course of their operations.
 The amount of these claims against Spain in behalf of American citizens who suffered in Cuba was s15, ,000 900 at the time of the destruction of the Maine. It is estimated that this has been increased to s20000, 900, and no doubt Is entertained that there are many other claims of large amounts that have not yet been presented. Of course it is not possible at this stage to indicate what proportion of the claims are justly chargeable to the acts of the Cuban insurgents, and 1t Is known that. in many cases, the claim ants themselves were unable to tell the source of damage to their property whether the Spanish troops or the in SurgentS.
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PROTECTION FOR
 THE GERMAN COLONY

BERLIN, Aug. 2-The semi official North German Gazette this evening publishes statement on the subject of German policy at Manila, based on off, cial reports, explaining that this was done with the view of correcting mis- representations in foreign newspapers. "
 It says that for the purpose of afford ing the German colony immediate shell ter in case of need some chartered steamers would be anchored near the German warship Irene In the Pasig River under the protection of the armed boats. The French and British colo niles, the statement continues, followed this example.
 Aguinaldo. according to the North German Gazette, gave Rear Admiral Dewey written assurance that the in- surgents would act humanely, and at Aguinaldo's request, and With Admiral Dewey's approval, the commander of the Irene took four Spanish ladies and six children from the province of Ba- taan under his protection and placed them on board chartered steamer every step being taken with a thor oughly friendly understanding with Admiral Dewey and Captain General August. The North German Gazette then adds:
 The Imperial Consulate at Manila has under its protection not only Ger man residents, but subjects of Italy. Austria. Switzerland, Holland and Por tugal, to all of whom protection of the warships will be, If necessary, similarly extended"
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AMERICAN OUTPOST
 ONE MILE FROM COAMO

Special cable to The Call and the New York
 Herald Copyrighted. 1898. by James Cor
 don Bennett.
 COAMO, Porto Rico, Aug. 1; by Call Herald Dispatch Boat to Kingston, Ja- maiea, Aug. 2.-The extreme outpost of | the American army now is halted at a point one mile from Coamo. This is a village of considerable importance sit uated on the military road seventeen miles from Ponce.
 Colonel Rulings, Sixteenth Pennsyl- vania, with a small escort, left Juan Diaz early this morning. They ad- vanced rapidly. but cautiously. Half way between Juan Diaz and Coanio they met Lieutenant Finnerty. who was dispatched yesterday to reconnoi- ter along the military road with de- tail of eight men.
 Lieutenant Finnerty reported that no sign of the enemy had been seen this side. of Coamo, but that he did not dare risk entering the town without larger force, although the Spaniards were reported to have retreated from there.
 A delegation of citizens came out to meet Colonel Rulings. They declared there were no Spanish soldiers In Coamo, and they rendered the freedom of the city to the American soldiers. daVlnB less t1dii twenty iueH, Coloiioi Rulings thought 1t prudent to defer occupation of the town until reinforce ments had arrived.
 The natives report that the Spanish troops carried away all the money and valuables not secreted in advance by the citizens.
 AS the army advances further into the interior 1t becomes more and more apparent that the reports of Spanish barbarities made by the Porto Ricans to General Wilson were much eXag- gerated. The Americans thus far have been able to find no authenticated in- stances of women being maltreated or of the wanton destruction of property.
 Alarming rumors as to the work Of the enemy continue to pour in from the natives, but they lack confirmation
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STAINS REPLY IS
 IN CAMBON'S HANDS

NEW YORK, Aug. "A Washington special to the Herald says: Embassa- dor Cambon received a lengthy dis patch tonight, which Is understood to be Spain's reply to the Presidents note setting forth the terms on which the United States is willing to begin peace negotiations. Officials at the Embassy were busy at a late hour deciphering this message. They declined to state whether or not they had received Spain's reply, but the intimation was clear that the Ambassador would have something to communicate to the President tomorrow.
 Up to late hour tonight the Presi- dent had not received any official infor- nation as to the nature of Spain's note, which he expects to receive tomorrow. Press dispatches from Madrid an- nouncing that Spain had accepted the terms proposed by the United States were received bv the President. These reports were generally credited by the administration officials, and all hands are now eagerly awaiting for confirma- ton,
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Defenseless Priests and Nuns Are in Grave Danger of Rebel
 Vengeance.
Orders Sent to Merritt and Dewey to Pre- vent Wholesale Murder at
 Manila.

in Manila without an adequate force to protect the place.
 Then, with the growing heat and dampness, it is to be expected that ill., ness will develop among the troops, not to the extent that 1t appeared at San t1ago, but sufficient to require some of the men to be invalided home and their places to be taken by fresh troops of the United States. At present a large majority of General Merritt's force is composed of troops drawn from the Pa cif1c Coast or far Western States. It is presumed that, if he should be rein forced. the Eastern troops will be given an opportunity to make the long voy- age to Manila, as this will be in accord with the policy that the War Depart ment has now adopted of taking geo. graphical considerations into account Tn allottfng troops for service.
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WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-Shortly be- fore midnight Secretary .Alger. as he left the White House, after a confer enee with the President, and the ad- mfnistration had received no official in formation that the Madrid Government had. accepted the terms of peace pro- posed. by the United States.
 .Unoffcfally the President had been informed that the Spanish Ministry had accepted the terms of this coun- try for a cessation of the war. The unofficial news reached the President in the form not only of press dis patches, but of a private dispatch from constitutional agents of the United States.
 . While this Government has strong reasons for believing that its terms of peace have been agreed to by the Ma drid Government, the President Is talk ing nothing for granted. Arrangements for pressing the war to successful conclusion are going forward precisely as if no negotiations for peace were In progress. Notwithstanding these war like preparations, the belief in official circles tonight amounts almost to a 
 ticaliy have been concluded. A prom sinent official of the administration said:
 'The end Is near, in my opinion. The Information thus far received is unof- ffcial and meager, but that 1t IS accu- rate in the main we have no reason to doubt. In fact. we have reason to De- lieve if is correct.
 i 4l,1 1zA CT red to is contained in the private ad- vices received by the President ana from private dispatches. received by representatives of foreign governments in this capital
 Ambassador Cambon, who IS con- ducting the negotiations for the span ish Government, has not communlcateo so far as could be ascertained with the President tonight, and 1t IS propaole that the official response to the terms proposed by the United States mas not as yet reached the French Embassa- dor Upon its receipt it will be trans nitted to the President without delay
 In the event of Spain's acceptance or the terms proposed by this country the first report probably will be toward an agreement. to close active hostilities .psHulnB lne sadraItlng or treaty oI peace along the lines of the accepted terms. ~a
 According to precedents ordinarily regarded, an armistice will be pro- claimed, and. under the circumstances this would mean the practical close of the war.
 It is pointed out, however, that sev- eral precedents have been set aside by this Government in the conduct of the war and in the treatment of events which led up to 1t. One notable in- stance in which the recognized diplo- matic precedents were swept away was the personal demand made by Secre- tary Day upon Minister De Lome to know whether the Spanish Minister was the author of the letter refiecting upon the President. Another preced- ent was relegatedto the past when the Government decided to return to Spain the prisoners of war taken with the surrender of Santiago.
 Precedents have been disregarded In other instances by this Government. In view of this fact. therefore, precedent
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ONLY THE SENATE
 WOULD BE CONVENED

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-There will be no extra session of Congress, though the Senate will have to be called to- gether for the prompt ratification of the treaty of peace, if the present plans of the President prevail It is stated at the White House that unless there should be some extraordinary develop ment the House will not meet until 1t convenes in regular session next De- camber. This statement is made on the authority of the President himself, in answer to inquiries, and in contradic- tion of reports circulating among pub
 lie men that Congress will soon meet to draft legislation to meet the demands that will follow the close of the war. as
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LOST THEIR PENSIONS
 WHEN THEY ENLISTED
Civil War Veterans Who Sacrificed Small Incomes to Join the Vol
 unteer Army.

unteer Army.
 NEW YORK, Aug. "A Washington special to the Herald says: There are now serving in the land and naval service of the United States, bat chiefly in the volunteer army, considerable number of men who at the beginning of the war were drawing pensions from the Government on account or the war of the rebellion. All these pensions have been stopped by Commissioner Evans and he has been severely criti- cized for this action. The commissioner had no choice In the matter, however, as it would be illegal for him to con- tinue the pensions. An effort was made before the adjournment of Congress to have a law enacted which would permit the payment of pensions to pensioners while serving in the present war, but 1t failed and every veteran Of the war who was drawing pension and accept ed a commission in the volunteer forces forfeited his right to draw his pension as long as he continued In the military or naval service.
 The theory. of the law as 1t stands is that man who is capable of serving in the army or navy is not sufficiently disabled to properly entitle him to a pension. In most or all of the cases the pensioners are serving as commissioned officers and in positions for which the medical examination was not as rigid as for recruits for the ranks.
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SAN MATED TO BUILD
 A FINE BICYCLE PATH
Will Cover a Stretch of Twelve o1 Fourteen Miles and Be Six
 Feet Wide

REDWOOD CITY, Aug. 2.-An ordi- nance was passed by the Board of Su- pervtsors of San Mated County yester- day providing for the building and maintaining of path on the east side of the county road from what is known as Uncle Toms Cabin, above San Ma. teo. to within about a mile north of Redwood City, covering a stretch of twelve or fourteen miles. The path is to be six feet in width and to be used exclusively for bicycles and pedestrians. Should the plan prove satisfactory the board will no doubt extend the path throughout the entire length of the county. Work will be commenced on the same as soon as possible
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MATTERS OF DETAIL
 YET TO BE ARRANGED

LONDON, Aug. 2.-The Madrid cor respondent of the Daily Mail says:
 The Government has accepted the principal of the American conditions, but the acceptance will not be made public until inquiries to Washington on matters of detail have been settled. thus rounding off the preliminary ba- sis.''
 LONDON, Aug. 3.-The Rome corre- spondent of the Daily Chronicle says: Spain, 1t is asserted here, has accepted the American terms with unimportant reservations, and the peace preliminar- ies will be signed before Saturday.
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don Bennett.
 GUAYAMA BAY, PORTO RICO, Aug. 1; by Call Herald dispatch boat Mindora to St. Thomas, D. w. l., Aug. 2.-Guayama and Arroyo were seized to-day The American flag was hoisted by Captain Goodrich of the St. Louis. The Wasp and the Gloucester entered the bay ahead of the St. Louis to re- connoiter. They left Porto Ponce early this morning to meet the St. Louis. When they found no opposition at Arroyo a small detachment landed. Captain Goodrich entered the town without opposition. Then he went to Guayama, five miles to the west of Arroyo and thirty miles east of PoEce. Guayama had been abandoned on Fri day night by the Spanish garrison of 300, who. started to Cayey.
 Arroyo and Guayama are intended for supply stations and from them Cayey, forty miles away, can be cut off on the road to San Juan, It Is probable the entire second division will be landed at Guayama with supplies. Two divisions can effect a juncture at Cayey and move to San Juan together on the nili- tary road to the junction point. The plan looks toward placing the ent;ie southern half of the island under the control of the army.
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End of SpoDish Dominion Throughout the West
 Indies.
Our Forces to Hold MoDilu UDtil tbe Basis of SettleDent Is
 Reached.

4 4 <
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-The following is off cial statement given by authority of the President day to the terms of offered by the United States
 In order to remove any nsapprehenson i'll regard to the negotiations peace between the United States and Spain deemed proper say that the offered by the United States to Spain in the note handed the follows: -t.
 The President does not put forward any claim for pecunary indemnity but requires the relnquishment of all the claim Of sovereignty title the island of Cuba well the immediate evacuation by Spain of the island also the cesson the United States and the immediate evacuation of Porto Rico and other islands under Spanish sovereignty the West Indie and like cesson of an island n the Ladrones The United States will occupy and hold the city, bay and harbor of Manila pending the conclusion of treaty of peace, which shall determine the control disposition and government of the Philippines If these accepted by Spain in their entirety will be named by the United States commissioners the part of Spain for the purpose of cudng treaty of peace the basis above indicated"
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POSTMASTER GENERAL
 M0DIFIES AN ORDER
How Mails for the Army and Navy at Ponce and Porto Rico Should
 Re Addressed

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Postmaster General Smith to-day issued an order modifying a former one prohibiting the dispatch of mail to Spain or her de- pendencies. so as to permit postal com munication with Ponce, Porto Rico. The order is similar to the one opening communication with Santiago. Orders have also been issued directing that all mails for the army and navy at Ponce be dispatched from Washington
 CD. O postoffice. Mail for the army should be addressed Military Station 1, Porto Rico, via Washington, D. C." Mail for Shafter's army In Cuba and the fleet off Santiago will con- tinue to go via Key West, Fla, as here tofore.
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ORDERED TO COMMAND
 THE BENNINGTON

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Lieutenant- Commander E. D. Taussig has been de- tached from the Norfolk navy yard and ordered to command the gunboat Bennington, which is under orders to proceed to the Hawaiian Islands, re- iieyfng Lieutenant Commander J. F.
 Mosher, who is ordered to command the Albatross. Lieutenant Commander c. K Curtis has been detached from command of the Albatross and ordered to the Bennington as executive officer.
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Flagsta1f Lumber Mills Burned.

broke out in the mill of the Arizona Lumber and Timber Company at 3 o'clock this afternoon and the plant was totally destroyed. This Is the largest sawmill plant in the Southwest and the loss is estimated at $60,0o0; in surance, $25, ,000 The company has made arrangements. to resume business at m
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FROM GARFIELD PARK. Early Prayer Meeting Followed by
 Committee Appointments.

SANTA CRUZ, Aug 2-The early prayer meeting at Garfield Park was led by E. G. Hall. and this evening Rev. Thomas Lawson of Santa Clara preached the sermon: The following committees were appointed: Nominal tions-Rev. s. A. Nesbitt, Rev. G. W. Freeman. Rev. A. D. Butler, Rev. R. l.. McHattoh, Rev. Thomas Edwards. State work-Rev. W. R. Martin, J. Fl.
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we'll as give formal assent on the part of the Senate to the treaty. The mili- tary occupation of the territorial ac- quisitions of this Government will in no wise necessitate further legislation ex- pressly authorizing the continuance of a large military force, according to the view of the President
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SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 2.-Captain J. A. Bachelder, an old resident. died suddenly to-day at his home near here. He vsas a veteran of the civil war and a native of New Hampshire, aged "A
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Earl of Mansfield Dead

LONDON, Aug 2.-William David Mur- ray. fourth Earl of Mansfield, Is dead. He was born in 1906. He has been Lord of the Treasury and a Lord High Commis- sioner of the Church of Scotland.
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Chess Games at Cologne.
Sneaker. Reed. Renoninated.

PORTLAND, Me, Aug. 1.-The Repub- licans of the. First District held their convention here to-day. After prelimin- ary business the name of Thomas B. Reed was presented and he was nominat- ed by exclamation amid much enthusi-
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United States Flag Hoisted Over the Porto Rican
 Towns.
The Spanish Garrison Retreats, Leaving General Miles Force in Possession of a Supply
 Station.

Mccullough. Rev. J. S. Pierce, Levi Mc- Cash, Rev. B. B. Burton. Resolutions Rev. Eli Fisher, Rev. E. B. Ware, Rev. Guy A. Smith, Rev. F. l.. Burch, Rev. J. T. Tout. Obituaries-Rev. Peter Colvin, Rev. Henry Shadle, Rev. H. c. Shropshire, Rev. J. H. Hazel. J. w.. Lowry. Education-Rev.o w. H. Mar tin, Rev. H: D. oMcAnenney,s Professor Ingram.
 Chess Games at Cologne.
 COLOGNE. Aug. 1.-The second round of the chess tournament to-day resulted as follows: JanowsKi beat Schallopp, Charousek beat SchlIers, Schlechter and Burne drew, AlDln beat HeInrichsen, Sho- walter beat Gottsehalk, SleinitZ beat Po- .piel, Tschigorin lost to Cohn and Borgen drew with Fritz.
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 Nine-tenths. of the sickness of women comes from some Arrangement of organs distinctly feminine. Nine-tenths of this sickness can be cured and avoided by the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. There is nothing miraculous about the " Favorite Prescription nothing super natural. :.
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Special cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted. 1898, by James Cor don Bennett
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-03

Superfiuous Hair on the face Is embarrassing and annoying Dermatologist JOHN H. WOOD- BURY, 127 West Forty-second st., New York
 removes it. If light by depilatory, If strong by