Evening journal., 1898-08-03
Madrid Expects Preliminary Treaty
TO Be Signed This Week.
SAID TO Be IN CAMBONS HANDS
Spanish Note Received by tho French Em-
bassador Last Night Camp Aigor to
Bo Abandonod-sani Condi-
tions In Skaters Army-Navy
department 60 Relenso
American Liners
American Liners

LONDON. Aug. s.--The Madrid corre-
Hpondent 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 tho preliminary basis"
The Madrid correspondent Of The Dali
ly News says:
''The governments reply TO the Amer
lean peace tormD left here Monday even
inR. The government believes that the
nature OF tho negotiations requires the
greatest secrecy and that their succeSs
VIII depend upon the observance OF the
most absolute reserve here Onloial ST.
lenco. therefore, is complete"
Tho Madrid correspondent OF The
Standard. telegraphing Tuesday. says:
The governments reply TO the Amer
lean terms was forwarded yesterday
evening through NJ. Cambon. and there
~ u strong prospect that peace VIII be
concluded. II IL not 20 bo supposed that
the United States government will OBJ
1GOt 70 Representations being made on
tho philippine question and upon some
pecuniary claims which were mooted
by the United states in tho West In
dies on all the remaining main issues
Spain shows a disposition TO assent TO
the American demands.
mo cabinet council was held today,
nor are the ministers likely 10 meet
again until fresh Intelligence Ia received
from Washington. This is not expected
az the earliest before Wednesday.
''The news from Manila still causes
anxiety. No foreign mails reached Mad
nil An Of
Dursos.
with regard 10 the part played In
the negotiations by nj. Cambon. the
Pronsh ambassador at Washington,
thera il now marked tenscnoy both
here and I'm Paris to attribute "a Il con-
siderable Importance Directly the final
arrangement Is made u IL supposed that
tho press win be allowed moro liberty
~ comment. The general Impression Is
that both governments sre 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 re-
gard 90 the Philippines"
The Rome correspondent OF The Daily
Chronicle says;
spain IL Is asserted here. has ac-
cepted the American terms with unim-
portant reservations, and the peace pre-
llminaries will be signed before Satur-
day"
The Gibraltar correspondent oe The
Daily News. telegrnphing Monday
night. says;
''rhe censorship Is daily becoming
more severe. and little is known be-
yond the fact that peace Is assured II
Is understood that the note from Amer
Ilaa al ~ 80 q hn
and that, Senior Sagasta having replied
that the terms win be accepted. hos
tilitles are consequently suspended.
"A commission will be appointed to
determine the basis OF peace The chief
difficulty. II is asserted in official cir
cles. Is as te the date and manner OF
the evacuation OF tho Spanish posses
slons.
There Is. also the question of the
disposal OF the war material in Cuba
Senor Sagasta, N he has a chance. viii
probably represent a restitution of the
material as a diplomatic victory II has
Just been asserted here that the pre-,
mier has succeeded in obtaining slight.
~ improved terms. The treaty viii aOt
be signed before September"
The Madrid correspondent OF Tn,
Times. telegraphing Tuesday. SAYS:
The rumor that President McKinle,
insisted on getting a deiHite reply no
later than tomorrow seems 60 be con
frmed by the unusual rapidity Of OH
cial procedure here Generally wher
the Spanish government has 20 take an
important decision a long series Of cab
met councils Is devoted 10 what is call
ed IN semiomcial phrascol0gy. .ex
changing Impressions euphonism 10
talking at large bringing recalcitrau
members into line and postponing
decision until the morrow.
1T was expected. therefore. in III
most important question. war or peace
that these preliminary operations woul
require many days. In reality, IL no
entirely dispensed with, they were go
through IN single sitting, and tn
whole procedure OF examining America
demands, deciding On course Of ac
tion and preparing formal reOiy wa