Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-13
SPAIN ACCEPTS THE TERMS
Spanish Cabinet After Due Deiib-
GRAFTON Bows to the lnev-
table,

New York, Aug. s.-Miles' cam
paign in Puerto Rico will likelyDcome
to an abrupt end, and it is now doubt
full if another wound is made on the
island.
The Spanish cabinet has fully con-
sidered the peace terms offered by the
United States and has passed a
resolution accepting them as re-
ceived. This having been done, there
was no necessity of sacrificing another
Spanish life in the war, and instruc-
tions were at once forwarded to Cap
tain General Macias to Immediately
communicate with Miles and secure,
if possible, terms like those obtained
by General Toral, or better, $50 as to
save Spanish honor as much as posi-
BILE
1t is altogether likely that these in
struction are now in the hands of Ma
cias and that some time during the
day he will communicate with Miles.
The general will be obliged TO ask in
structions from Washington, but may
almost take it for granted that the
terms will be accepted.
This announcement will change all
the plans for sending troops to the
islands and it is certain that with the
exception Of the immunes no reei-
ment will leave these shores until de-
manded for garrison duty after peace
is fully concluded.
Acceptance Confirmed.
Madrid, Aug. s.-The Spanish reply
TO the United States, which, it has
been learned from high authority, ac-
cepts the American peace conditions,
has been completed and will be sub
mittcd to the queen regent this morn
ing previous TO the forenoon cabinet
meeting.
Consulted the Leaders.
Madrid, Aug. S.-The net result OF
Premier Sagasta's conferences with
SPANS leading statesmen and war
riors is that there will be no serious
opposition to accepting peace on
American terms. The representative
of the parties opposed to the ministry
talked much, but had no practical
policy to suggest other than bowling
to what all acknowledged to be the
inevitable.
\ carefully arranged program of
consultations was carried out. Every
leader was requested to call at Il GER
tain hour, and the limit of his inter-
view was fixed. In this way the two
days were fully occupied and no time
was wasted. Senior Sagasta laid be-
fore each one of the high personagcs
consulted a written memorandum re-
ycaling the undisguised situation, the
precise conditions which Spain must
face. 1T explained how the soundings
initiated by French diplomats had Ie-
suited in the Spanish cabinet being
persuaded to ask for peace before the
war should bring further disasters.
The memorandum then related how
NJ. Cambon, the French ambassador
at Washington had been fully in
structed by the Spanish government
what TO do and say in it's behalf; how
he labored but in vain, to prevail upon
President Mckinley not To insist upon
the ccding of Puerto Rico and not 10
throw the whole Cuban debt upon
Spain; how he finally secured more
tolerable conditions for the settlement
of the Philippines and the selection OF
Paris instead of Washington as the
scat of labors of mixed consultations;
how he actively urged her cause when
Spain, on receiving President McKin-
lcy's irrcducible conditions Of peace,
asked for some explanations and time
10 consult the leaders of the parties
with q view to avert parliamentary o.
structions when the cabinet should so
before the cortes TO render al account
and to submit a peace treaty next au'
tnmn.