The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-12
II. Cambon Empowered to Sign
Peace Preliminaries
FOR SPANISH GOVERNMENT.
American and Spanish Delegates to
~ Meet in Paris.
THE PHILIPPINES PROBLEM,
Impression Prevails That the Powers Will
Not Regard Their Disposal So Passively
as They Have the Disposition Of Cuba
and Porto Rico-First Condition of Pro-
tocol is an Armistice.

4uu EUItO NlCV-rHSt NVuVItAVu VI TAo-
tocol is an Armistice.
Madrid. Aug. 12.-The government
has received the protocol and the cab.
lnet council rose at $40 p. M, having
approved It, The government has
wired M. Cambon, empowering him to
sign the preliminaries Of peace.
Yesterday was automatically one OF
the busiest since the outbreak of the
war. There have been no fewer than
three cabinet councils. In addition to
various diplomatic conferences. Though
the text of the protocol was not re-
ceived until the evening, was we'll ad.
vanced the government had been made
fully acquainted with its contents
through Paris.
The matter was practically settled at
the cabinet meeting yesterday after-
noon, and the receipt of the actual doc
ument, therefore, only required a meet
ing Of the cabinet for q formal ac-
ceptance. Ministers adhere to the
no modification of the original terms,
Dut only new Suggestions.
They expect it will be signed at
Washington today, and that suspen-
sion of hostilities will be announced.
Duke Almedovar de Rio, minister of
foreign affairs, assures the correspond
ent of the Associated Press that the ne
g0tiations for the peace treaty will
take place in Paris, but he says the
commissioners have not yet been ap-
pointed.
The press now considers peace fore
gone conclusion and echoes the general
impatience to see termination of hos
tilities and to know the program for
the peace commission, at which 1t Is
believed either Senor Moret or Duke
Almodovar de Rio will preside. 1t is
believed that the negotiations will ex-
tend into the second half of September.
London, Aug. 12.-The Madrid cor
respondent of The Daily Mail says:
''The cabinet yesterday considered the
protocol, which arrived yesterday
morning. President Mckinley accepts
The Spanish reply. with slight formal
notifications.
"The first condition Of the protocol
IL an armistice. This will be declared
Immediately. The conditions are the
same as those proposed by President
Mckinley. Senior Sagasta has cabled
M. Cambon an authorization to sign
the protocol. to which step the queen
regent has already given assent.
''rhe cabinet council last night also
discussed the instructions to be given
the Spanish commissioners for the ne
gssiation of peace. The question OF
the Philippines will be the chief point
for consideration. and on this the precise
Intentions of the American government
are not known, e.. Sr.,s
''The impression prevails here, how
ever, that the powers will not regard
the problem of the Philippines with the
same passivity as they showed towards
Cuba and Porto Rico. The American
and Spanish delegates win meet i'm
mediately in Paris, the cabinet at
Washington urging expedition"
The Madrid correspondent Of The
Daily Chronicle. teegraphing last
night, says: ut Is generally believed
that President McKinley's reply has
been received, but nothing has been
disclosed officially. The minister of
war, Correa, declares that 1t will
be difficult problem to dispose
of the repatriated soldiers. since
there is no room for them in the bar
racks.
''The pope has authorized the Spanish
government to reduce temporarily the
salaries of the clergy, in view of
Spain's necessities
The Madrid correspondent Of The
Times says: ''The preliminary negotia-
tions are advancing steadily. though
perhaps not SO quickly as could be
wished. The short reply from Wash
ington to the last Spanish note. which
reached Madrid yesterday, mu / be re-
Earded as merely a forerunner of
more detailed communication that may
be expected in the next few days. 1t
says the president will take into con-
sideration all the points raised in the
Mast Spanish note, and VIII embody
the conditions as whole in a formal
document, the text of which will be tel
eEraphed to Madrid for Acceptance with
the least delay possible. Until this
latter communication is received 1t will
be impossible to say whether the
Cortes will be assembled at once or only
at the close of the negotiations.