Evening star., 1898-08-08
ACCEPTS THE CONDITIONS
Spain Believes Her Reply Will Satisfy the
American Government.
Expects an Immediate Suspension of
HOstiIitics-BOyvs to the
Inevitable.
A dispatch from Madrid, dated yester-

disnatcb from Madrid, dated yester-
day. states:
The cabinet council which met this
morning adjourned until 6 o'clock. In
the interim Senor Sagasta submitted to
the queen regent for her appreciation the
proposed reply to the United States as ap-
proved by the cabinet. Her majesty ap-
proved the general lines of the reply,
which Senor Sagasta explained to her.
The cabinet council terminated this
evening after having completely approved
the reply to the United States, which, it
is said, accepts the American conditions.
The reply will be telegraphed to Senior
Leon Castillo, the Spanish ambassador
to France, tonight so tina: NJ. Cambon,
the French ambassador at Washington,
will receive it tomorrow.
The government is fully convinced that
the note will be satisfactory to the Wash
ington government and that suspension
of hostilites will be it's Immediate conse-
cuence.
four bases which the United States makes
an essential preliminary to peace, and
which Spain accepts without reservation,
it points out that in order to avoid the
detinitiVe negotiations being in any way
complicated by incidents of the war, it is
expedent to agree beforehand to a sus-
pension of hoStllities.
1t is reported that Duke Almodovar de
Rio. the minister Of foreign affairs, and
Mgr. Merry del Val, Spanish ambassador
to the Vatican, will be selected to repre-
sent Spain in the negotiations.
The newspapers make no comments on
the situation owing to the structures of
the censorship.
Bows to CircHnstunccs.
Another dispatch from Madrid says
According to the most reliable sources
Of information the Spanish note Is couched
in dignified language. It asserts that
Spain bows to the force of circumstances
having done nothingnto provoke the war
into which she has been unwillingly led
in the defense of her rights and territory
1t expresses a Willingness to appoint del
egates to meet the American commission
ers to discuss regime for the Philippines.
1t is understood that both Senor Sagasta
and Duke Almodovar de Rio, the foreign
minister, told the queen regent that they
felt deeply the painful duty circumstances
imposed upon them.
The Madrid correspondent of the Paris
."The cabinet council this morning dis
cussed the question: of assembling the
cortes, but no decision was reached, as the
ministers desire to ascertain If the United
States considers the approval of parliament
necessary to the dennlt1Ve signing of the
treaty of peace"
The Madrid correspondent Of the London
Times, telegraphing Sunday, says:
To-day all the best authorities agree that
the government has decided to accept the
American conditions. The American reply
to Spain's request for explanations reached
Madrid Friday evening. The text has not
been divulged. but it is known that 1t
brought little consolation.
President Mckinley turned deaf ear to
the suggestion that Porto Rico might be
left to Spain. and compensations sought
elsewhere Regarding the Philippines, the
reply was not. altogether satisfactory. but
1t was of such a nature that there was no
longer any necessity for postponing a de-
cision on the main question.
The Cuban Situation.
The London Times says editorially this
morning:
"It is a hard nut the negotiators have
to crack regarding Cuba. The Americans
csHnot garrison the island, and 1t would
be rather absurd to be compelled to ask
the Spanish Troops to remain and to keep
order there. There is such thing as VIC