Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-08-03
THE ROUGH RIDERS ARE COMING HOME
To be Rushed at Once to Northern Chimes For Health
Reasons


WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. - Secretary
Day, at o'clock this morning, said he
had not yet received official advices of
any action by the Spanish government
on the American demands Unofficially
the President has been informed that
the Spanish Ministry acceded to the
terms of this country for the cessation
of war. The news reached the Presi-
dent in the form not only of press dis
patches but private dispatch from
constitutional agents of the United
States.
CUBANS TO BE RELEASED.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-President Nc
Kinley will be asked to include among
the provisions upon which peace win
be established with Spain, the freeing
of all Cubans imprisoned by that coun-
try for offenses which may be classed
as political. In the Spanish penal col
onies there are about 500 Cubans cap
tured during the last three years. 1t
has been said that the punishment
meted out to these men is altogether
out of keeping with their crimes.
Tomas Estrada Palma, president of the
Cuban Junta, has instituted an agita-
tion in behalf OF these men, and will
not give up until his object has been
accomplished.
TIE USUAL DELAY.
WASHINGTON, August 3.-Up to
1915 o'clock, the French Embassy had
not received the Spanish response to
the American peace terms, although a
communication not definite in charac-
ter had come to hand The President,
shortly after 10 O'clock said he had re-
ceiyed unofficial notification of SPANS
agreement to our peace terms, and is
expecting the Spanish reply to be COM
municat d to him at any moment.
MAY TAKE THREE MONTHS.
WARRINGTON, Aug, 3. 3.-Reports from
Madrid, by the way of London, stating
that Spain had determined upon an
answer to the demands of the United
States and that the answer had been
sent, had the effect of arousing a most
lively interest in all official quarters.
today While the reports are accepted
as showing the undoubted tendency
of the Spanish government for peace,
and as likely to be borne out in the
near future, by formal response from
Madrid yet it can be stated positively,
SO far The United States government
has received no answer from Spain, nor
has the French Embassy received any
answer which will be communicated to
the authorities here
The Madrid cabinet after receiving
the American terms, desired more in
formation upon some points involved.
This led to cable communication to
M. Cambon. 1t was not intended as a
response to the American terms, and
was in no sense conclusive upon the
subject matter of negotiations. 1t is
said to be not at all improbable that
the preliminaries leading up to the be-
ginning of a treaty of peace, may con-
sumo fully three months. So, it may
be well along toward the legal date of
the assembly of Congress before the
President will be prepared to submit
peace treaty to the Senate. 1t is ex-
pected that the Spanish pledge to ac-
cept the broad conditions laid down by
the United States will take the form of
written agreement, something in the
nature of protocol, which is always a
part of the document.
RATHER DOUBTFUL.
War Buletin.--PARIs, August "a
dispatch from Madrid says that If the
definite reply Of the United States to
peace proposals arrives today, the
Spanish Cabinet will meet this evening
and officially accept the terms.
CALLS ON THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, August l, 3:25 p. m.--
The French Ambassador, through his
secretary, has just made an appoint
ment to meet the President at the
White House, at 3:45 this afternoon
NEWSPAPERS RAMPANT.
PARIS, August The cabinet min
lister. the correspondent adds, believed
that the agreement would be accepted
by the country without opposition, an(
that the government need not assemble
the Cortes before autumn. The news
papers are attacking the premier ant
his colleagues, the correspondent con-
mier opened negotiations yesterda
with Senior Pidel, Pres dent of th
Spanish Chamber of Deputies, with
view of returning Conservatives t
power as soon as peace is arranged, be
to reorganize the country. Sagasta'
partizans deny this.
CONCLUSION NOT REACHED.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-5 p. M
The Ambassador withdrew after col
feren q lasting an hour. It was an
nounced that the parties had mutual
agreed to refrain from making an
statement Of what had occurred. N
further meeting has yet been arrange'
hough the conference was not cor
Insiye,