The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-08-03
REPORTS FROM MADRID.
SPANS Acceptance Was Cabled Mon,
day Evening-Hard Conditions.

London. Aug. 3.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Standard, telegraphing
Tuesday, says: The government reply
to- the American. terms was forwarded
yesterday evening, through NJ. Cambon,
and there is a strong prospect that peace
will be concluded.
1t is not to be supposed that the United
States government will object to repre-
sensations being made in the Philippines
question and on some pecunlary claims
which were mooted by the United States
in the West Indies. On all the remaining
issues Spain shows a disposition to assent
10 the American demands. No cabinet
council was held today. nor are the minis
tiers likely to meet again until fresh intel
iigence is received from Washington. This
is not expected at the earliest before We'd
nesday.
With regard to the part played in the
negotiations by NJ. CanbOn the French
ambassador at Washington. there is now
a marked tendency here and in Paris TO
attribute considerable Importance. Di-
rectly the final arrangements are made it
is supposed that the press will be allowed
more liberty of comment. The general
impression is that bOtn governments are
disposed, to put an end to the war as
honorably as possible for Spain. which
would have been easier had the United
States not imposed such hard conditions
with regard TO the Philippines.
No practical suggestion was adopted al
the council today for continuing the war
or averttng the penalties. already so pain
full and heavy. and all sections of the OPP
pOSitAOH VIII nave " dt4ultSCt III Wldl
tho government negotiates with the
United States.
New York Aug. "A special cable to
the Evening Journal from Madrid, pub
lished in a late edition of that paper, says:
Spain accepts the principal conditions of
peace. as set forth by the American gov
eminent. and only the peace details are
needed to cause all hOStilities to cease at
once. A peace delegation will be chosen a
once to confer with the representatives
of the United States. The peace cOndi-
tiOnS set forth by President Mckinley
were discussed at length today by Min
lister Sagasta, and at the conclusion it was
given out officially that the terms of the
United States would be accepted. There
are one or two amendments to the propo-
sitiOn of the United States that Spain will
will be declared at once.
London, Aug. 3.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail says: The
government has accepted the principal of
the American conditions but the Sccepu-
ance will not be made public until in
quiries to Washington on matters of de-
tail have been settled, thus rounding off
the preliminary basis.
The Madrid correspondent of the Daily
News says: The governments reply to
the American peace terms left here Mon
day evening. The government believes
that the nature of the negotiations re-
quires the greatest secrecy and that their
success will depend upon the observance
of the most absolute reserve here. Official
silence. therefore. is complete.
The Rome correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle says: Spain. il is asserted here
has accepted the American terms. with
unimportant reservations, and the peace
preliminaries will be signed before Sat
urday-