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UNITED STATES AND SPAIN AGREE ON PEACE
A Great Surprise in the Turn of Affairs in Washington Diplo
matic Circles.
MINISTER CAMBON PRESENTS
The French Minister and McKinley Discuss the Situation and Agree on Terms of Peace
Our Principal Points Conceded We Grant One Concession Not Yet Made Known
May Relate to the Philippines The Result Unexpected-Only Remains
for Madrid to Ratify General Merritt Arrives at Manila Now
in Commandr-Monterey Not Sighted Insurgents Doing
Nothing-Bismarck Dead-France Resumes Relations.
WAH IIIN'TTON. July M.-Kvni
of the mimi momentous char
acter orurrd At the conf
nr at lhi White House title afternoon
tlfffn ihn prwrtdnnt, Ambassador Cm
Ikih of France, and Secretary Day, parry
ing the tarr nrgotiatluna fr beyond a
nir subml.alon if term of peace by tho
United H:(r. ami reaching Ihe poim of
e r ltntliuiry buna iif pracr betwern the
gdvcrnnivnt of Hm ami the government
..f the rnltinl HMlra. nMlna; only th
riHn-:l'n of the MwtM1 ratMn.i In what
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Jon. t.ay t. onng me war to
end.
Thin w.n mnntp:!hl on the part of
Hpain. when Amba.Milor OamlHn pre-
!itM to the prv.Ment the credentials he
had receive.! from the Swnlh govern
ment apiKilmiwc hitn envoy rxtraonllnary
nn I ininl.ter p.-ntin!eftary whh romiUt"
in.tructiona a. Ij the manner of acting
oi. .n every ore of the ix-ace cnndlllooa
,rr. nte.1 .y the T'nl!rl Hit. Including
the ilsioitlon of Outai. I'orto llho, the
lhilliMlnes. j.lr-me. the lnlmnKy. an
arml.tlce ond all the other questions like
ly to art In the coure of the m-gotta-tlona.
With th.urt oretlentials authorising him
to apeak a plenlplenttry for the gov
ernment of iln. and with full rnatruc
tliina on every pmnl at laaue, Amtmasa
dor lnln. In hehalf of Hpaln. not only
recelvel the peace romllllona laKl down
by the American c.Wn.n early In the day.
hut thereuon enteral upon the4r final di
ctiiwlon with a view to reaching a flnal
and complete agreement.
After a atrong argument, the president
and Secretary Pay nmented to a modi-!
flratlon 4 the American ternia In one par- i
th ular what that mllllwtin relates to
Is not disclosed, but It Is believed It does
not siH' to the condition for the abeo-
lute Independence of Cuba, the cesnlon of
Port. Rico, or the granting of adequate
coaling stations to the t'nited States in
the I'acltlc. or to dlmish tn any vital pur
tlculnr the terms on which ieace will be
restored. The moditlcatlon brought about
practical unanimity between the president
and AnitasaiKr Cantbon, aa the plenipo
tentiary for 8aln, ami the latter has
now transmitted the results of the confer
ence to Madrid for approval, which, If
glvon, will end the war.
The profoundly Important results devel
oped todny came about most unexpected
ly. Ambassador Cambon's call waa set
for o'clock, and It was expected to last
bin a few minutes, while the anwwer of
the United State was being handed to
him. Put since the original proposition of
Spain was presented last Tuesday, M.
Cambon has prejmred himself to apeak
wfth authority on the queatlono which
were to arise. The president himself had
preferred this course, although outalde of
hlmsWf ami the aanbassador, few were
aware that the latter onme rendy to treat
aa the envoy of 4pain. The first instruc
tions to M. Camlion made him merely the
medium of communicating Spain's first
note but now he appears with All tho
attributes of the direct diplomatic officer
of Spain, empowered to act for the gov
ernment wfthln his very complete In
structions. Secretary Day read the
terms, pnuslng at the end of ench sent-
ence to allow M. ThMbault, tlnrt aecre-
lary of the French nmbassy, to Inteq'rot public accepted Dr. Schwenlngers asser
It Into French, as the ambassador's tlon that there was no reason why ac
knowledge of English is limited. Then
began the discussion, point by point. The) xll of Saturday's papers In Europe dls
presldent and Che ambassador addressed missed Blsmuxck wtth a paragrtiph noth-
each other directly, ench stoutly main-.
taming the Justice of his position on " ;
seveml points Involved. When, at last ,1
after nn eloquent plivi by tho ambassador ,
It was agreed to monllfy the conditions In
one particular. What !the moditlcatlon is
that has been uttretvl uwn can only Ih
conlocturcd, but there 1 reason to
lleve that lt retotos either to tho time
when actual hostilities will be suspended
or else to the extent of our Interest In the
Philippine, leaving unchanged tho con-
dllton that Spain will withdraw from,
Cuba and Torto Rico, grant tho Vnlted
States coaling tuition in me i-bcuio ano
muke Important coiuoaslons In tho 1 mi-
'Pl'lnes.
It Is now for the Madrid government to
give final approval to whajt was partially.
oecompllshed today.
FAVOR UNITED STATES.
Manila July 22, via Hong Kong, July 30.
A r.mnrirtn with a ronalderable
numlxT of native failed to dlecloae the
extatenre of any perceptrtile aml-Am-rl-can
feellnf 4n it ha Itiaipplnca.
Th- people are apparently aattafled to
aocipt atmrxvlon To the t'nited Btale.
Thnlr prtncliaU doOre f for a pareful lr. Schweninger added thla verdlot:
ritnirm'i wh minimum of lrouble,They "With hia ertraordJnary robutt nature he
however earnestly wieh the abolftlon of may. exoludlng compltcetkmi, reacti SO.
opprr.lon Im'tdnnt to Spnlxh official ra-! Arthough Hrlnoe Btomarck waa extreme
puclty and the tyranny of their rengloua j ly on Wednesday he o ralUed that he
IkxIImi. The nutlveei have no objection to was eSed to the dinner table to c'-
the chuivh apart from the orders of frl-
ra.
The lhrilpplne are circe4y hileyatel
in any particular rm of gwvernment,
hut di-Mre to be kt alone. It was the .ne new pipes and smoked one on
relMils who recently captured Caloocan i Thurxlay, then conversed brilliantly on
and vhelled the HinrHeb blocUtouse. atithn topics of be day, dlscusstng the trial
'Malpago, wherv, after having inuihnl
8lmntah cannon, they stormeJ the
place and bayoneted t) Spaniards. ; ed Stated. Count Von Rantxau, the
German officials here explain that the primx- s son-in-law, read to him from the
landing of food at Manila waa merely a ; nemnjwper the obituary notice of hlm
t rifle, utul was for the relief of the Ger-; self, at which he waa greatly amused. He
man residents. It has now been de -
elded to dlacontlnue this mode of aiding
the Herman subjects at Manila.
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MERRITT ARRIVES.
Washington. July i). Oeneral Morrill
arrived at Manila July &
MERRITT IN COMMAND.
Rrtclved With a Salute Monterey Not
Yet Slghted-Inaurgents Doing Nothing.
Manila. July . via Hong Kong. July JO.
-General Merrrrt assumed command of
the American force hnmedeurtely after
he reported to Admiral Dewey. He estab
llehed his headquarters at the Cavtte ar
senal,
The Newport was escorted to ancrorage
nir the cruiser Charleston by the gun
l.vat Concord, the crews of the vessels
f the Amerliwn fleet giving him a rous
ing welcome. At the cloee of his official
1.lt to the Olympta, Admiral Dewey's
Ilatrshlp, General Merritt was officially
recognlxml by a solute nf 13 guns. Lntil
he shall have received the reports of the
olllcers who preceded him, and has fumll-
larlo-d himself wrth the situation, Gen
era! Mcrrirt cannot determine as to hi
future course.
The remaining transports are expected
to arrive Tomorrow. The fleet saw noth
lug of the monitor Monterey and the col
tier Ilrutus, and ft Is supposed that the
monitor a coaling at Quan Isliutd.
The troops encamped at Paranajo have
not yet made a move, tho condltfon of the
country between the camp and the out
skirts of Mantla, bVlng such, on account
ttt the heavy rains that have fallen, as
to make It Impossible to advance. The
insurgents are sxill active, tout are ac
complishing nothing.
GERMANY'S GRAND OLD MAN.
His Deafih a Surprise to the WVrld-Read
Hla Own Obituary Notice.
Berlin, July SO. Prince Bismarck died
shortly before U o'clock tonajbt. The
death of tihe ex-chnce)lor cornea as a
surprise to. all Europe.
Despite tho family' denials there was
an undercurrent of Apprehension when
the sinking of the prince was first an
nounced, inspired more by what tho fam
ily lft unpublished than by any informa
tion given, but whew the dally bulletins
chronlctod Improvements In the prince's
ooiuUtlon. detailed hla extensive bill of
rare. nd hla devotion to hU Dlpe. tha
marck should not reach the age of 9.
lmr tmimrtant-whllo his condition was
rumplotely overshadowed In the English
,mrs ,t,y the condition of the Prince ot
wales' knee.
lt ,vlnelu.B that the ex-chanccllor's
dth was not nreoloftated by sudden
'Poinillcfttkns. ibm mi rather tha cul-
mlnntllon of a chronic dtsease, ncurtUgkt
(f ,tho flU0 ttllJ inflammation of the
v,,lna. whl..h k... hlm in constant naln.
Whlch was borne with the Iron foftltude
whllh mlght have expt?cted.
Thft besrlnnlnir f the end dates from
JuJy j,, when ,ho pPlnce waa clnti,UHi to
1hh1i He ,hlJ beln 9everal (juj-s pros-
,trate1 l)ofore .thp lnKHng of a decline
reached the wonld. On Friday Dr Sv.hwtn-
Jn er gad. .
' ' . . . ,. hardly
changed my clothe, having travelled
nil the time between Berlin and Frted
rlchsruhe, you may notice by my shabby
velvet Jacket."
He then declared that his patient's
PAPERS EMPOWERING HIM TO ACT FINALLY
lungf, vtonuch. and kidney were found;
In fact that hl whole aiant frame waa
found. "Aa yet," Dr. Schweninger eaid.
"there la no caldfeotatkm of the blood
vmnli, but the palna in the face and
Iwre worry him and ihorten hia aleep."
brute with hla assembled family the Slat
anniversary of hie wedding. He never
for a moment believed himself in danger
until ine laat day. On Monday he ordered
nj sentence of M. 2ola and the peace
' negotiathns between Spain and the Unit-
1 perused the papers dully, and this was
i one reuson why the family deprecated
; alarming reports aa to his health.
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FRANCE IS MORE FRIENDLY.
' Copyrighted IS98 by the Associated Press
I Parts. July .. There is a strong desire
j In French official circles to bring about
j a complete resumption of the pleasant re
UJons with the United States which ex-
I Isled previous to tho trouble with Spain i
and the United States, and which were,
disturbed by Frencfh newspaper utter
ances.
It Is pointed out that the aearer tns
Spanish-American war comes to a close,
the cltsirer It is to sober-minded French
men that public opinion m America has
been mistaken in regard to the real
opinion and feeling of France towards
the United States.
GERMANY DELAYS CLAIMS.
Berlin, July JO. As a rwison for the
delay In pre.-wing the German merchants'
claims for damages, which are alleged to
have arisen through the war In the Phil
ipplncs, it is explained that the German
government considers that to push the
claims now, "while the Americans are
more or le Incensed at Ge:many," would
prejudice a favorable settlement ot the
claims.
MILES' POSITION.
Welcomed and Cheered by the Natives,
Who Received Him as a Liberator.
Ponce, Porto Rico, July SS, via St,
Thomas. July 9 When General Miles'
army reached this place the scene along
the wharves wis remarkable. Thousands
of residents, men, -women, and children,
lined the water front and Shout of joy
greeted them.
Tho soldiers were received like liber
ators, rather than Intruders. Red shlrted
tlramen came down to the wharf In a
body and cheered lustily. Captain Lyons
wttfh company K, Sixteenth regtment, im
mediately marched Ho the city and estab
lished a provisional guard In the munic
ipal buHJlng.
The military road to San Juan la broad
and well beaten, and will offer no diffi
culty to the passage ot the artillery and
supply trains.
The Spanish made a stand at a small
town, resisting General Henry's advance,
seven miles north of Ponce, tonight.
Information received by Gen. Miles In
dicates that 'there are less than 7,000
regulars and 5,000 volunteers In the Island.
General Miles and General Wilson, wfth
thoir staffs, accompanied by the British.
French, German, and Danish consuls,
called upon Alcade this- afternoon. The
latter gave them a gracious welcome and
asked to be advised as to General Miles'
desires wfth regard to the government of
tho city. General Miles Informed him that
it was not his purpose to interfere In any
way with the local government, and ad
vised Alcalde to conduct hie administra
tion as usual, he said, however, that all
persons having arms given by the Spanish
must triva them up, or be treated aa ene
mies. Alcalde said that this should be
done.
At the conclusion of the conference the
crowd cheered General Miles.
OREGON WANTS THE PHILIPPINES.
Portland, July SO. Representative
Tongue today sent tho following to presi
dent McKinley:
The unanimous sentiment of Oregon,
wfthout distinction of party, seems to
favor retaining tha Philippine islands. To
aurrender any portion of Luxon would
evoke intense bttnerness. This question
is of special Interest to the Pacific coast.
The opportunity lost may never recur.
EMERGENCT CORPS.
Portland, July JO The Oregon Emerg
ency corps has consolidated with the Red
Croaa society.
DOMINION CREEK OPENED.
Greatest Samples in the History of the
Klondike.
Dawaon City, N. W. T.. July U, vU Se
attle. Wash., July Sj. The Canadian gold
commission Issued a proclamation July 1 1
declaring Dominion creek bill and bench
claims open for location by all persons
holding free miners' licenses.
In less than one hour the greatest stam
pede In the history of the Klondike had
started to Dominion creek. 40 to 70 mile
away, over nil la and marshes. Many
women Joined the procession. In two
hours 1.100 people bad reached Bonanxa
creek ferry, two miles away.
DUST AND DRAFTS.
Seattle, July SO. The steamer City ot
Geaitffle arrived this afternoon with 43 pas
sengers from Dawson City who came out
by way of the Upper Yukon and Lake
Bennett. The amount of gold brought out
Is estimated at $100,000, and a similar a -
mount is reported in drafts.
Today' arrivals left Dawson June IS.
Very warm weather was prevailing, the
thermometer going aa high as 110 degree.
There waa considerable sickness, dysentry
and malarial fever predominating.
THE PORTO RICAN TRANSPORTS.
Washington. July SO.-Orders have been
sent by the war department to General
Brooke, who. It Is said, will arrive at
Ponce probably tomorrow or Monday, di
recting him to send back the transports
which conveyed the troops of the Porto
Rlcun expedition as soon as possible.
The transports will be utilised for send
ing additional troops to Porto Rico.
TACOMA LAND COM r ANY.
Placed In the Hands of a Receiver
Through Lack of Harmony.
Tacoma, July 30. The Tacoma Land
company, owner of the original townsite
of the city, waa placed in the hands of
a receiver today. Henry Longstreth was
appointed receiver, with bonds of $100,000.
The dalm ot the Provident Life and
Trust company hi $513. and with the
back taxes whtuh the land company has
agreed to pay, It vill ha.-e fV0,000 .n
property.
All the stock of the Tacoma Land tym
pany Is held by tihe Jt:e o! the iate
B. Wright, Phlladelp lia, except $(00.roo.
owned by the Northecn Pacific ratlicad
company. The stock'n.dcrs of the land
company are all wealthy mn and It is not
a question of the lack ot money to pay
Ha debts, but rather tho lack of harmony
whivh has resulted in the preaent con
ditions. The holdings of the land com
pany In- Tacoma aggregate between $6,
000.000 and $1,000,000.
MORE SAILORS WANTED.
Washington, July SO. Being able to
diminish measurably the force of naval
auxiliary vessels employed in patrolling
the Atlantic coast. Captain Bartlett, com
manding this service, has been asked to
assign some of the 'best sailors heretofore
employed on those vessels to Admiral
Sumpson's fleet. He has given orders for
the detachment of 100 of these sailors to
the North Atlantic fleet.
SHAFTER' S REPLY.
Washington, July 30. The war. depart
ment has received the following:
'Santiago de Cuba, July 29. To the sec
retary of war, Washington:
"I have the Sun of Saturday, July 23, in
which comments are made as to my treat
ment of General Garcia, I desire to say
that General Garcia was Invited by me
personally to go Into the city of Santiago
at the time I entered It, but he declined,
upon the ground that the Spanish civil
officers wens leit In power. It was fully
explained to him that those officials were
continued In power until it waa conveni
ent to change them for other.
General Garcia' assistance to mo has
been purely voluntarily on his part, and
he waa told at tha beginning that I did
not exercise any control over him
cept such as he choa to give.
The trouble with Oeneral OaroU was
, that he expected t bo placed in cwn-
mand at this place; in other -words, that
we would turn tho city over to him. X
explained to falm fully that we were at
war with 8 pain and that the question of
Cuban Independence could not be consid
er . by me.
"Another grievance ws finding several
thousand Spanish troops entering tho city
without opposition from General Garcaa.
I extended my own lines In front of him
and closed up tbo rap, aa I saw that I
had to depend on my own men for any
Investment of the place,
- "SHAFTER."
A DIVER8ITT OF COUNSEL.
McKlnley's Official Family Cannot Acre
on tho Philippines.
New York, July 30. A special to tho
Times from Washington says::
R has been said that there were nlna
opinions touching tho Philippine In tho
cabinet one for the President and ono
for each of his official family.
When lt came to the turn of tbo mam
bars of the cabinet to help tho president
out of rhe Philippine difficulty. Secretary
Day waa fcn favor of retaining only a
coaling station. Secretary Gago was op
posed to holding anything whatever; Sec
retary Wilson wouU hold everything and
defy the allied powers to object; Secre-
!tary Smith preferred to bold Luxon and
assert a protectorate over tha other is
lands to secure fair government to them
from Spain; Secretary Bliss thought that
a coaling station and a xone of corpora
tions at Sublg or some other port would
answer and there were other modifica
tions of these views, all given to tho
president for what they were worth.
Before Che cabinet meeting of tho morn
ing was over it became evident that tho
Philippine question was one that had
been forced for determination long be
fore the cabinet was ready for It. Tho
offer for peace was unexpected, and
there had not been that preliminary
thought about the future of the islands
that ought to have been given to It. At
an afternoon meeting lt soon become
vVlent that there would be an agreement
either to hold the Islands as a group or
to be satisfied with a coaling station and
guarantees to the Philippine Islands that
In revenge for their rebellion and objec
tion to oppression there should not be a
series ot murders on tho parade ot Ma
nila after the war was over.
Not a syllable about ttie coaling station
at tha Canaries or In the Medltteraneaa
was suggested. That may coma later
should the first attempt to secure peace
be unsuccessful and tihe United State be
compelled to Indulge In further expense
at Spain's act.
There I no doubt a strong incHnatloa
to take an Island of tho Philippine group,
try American ways with tt and see what
its influence upon neighboring Island will
be. But there is no seeing what would
happen to the others If Luzon were taken
by the United States. All the power that
are watching and worrying lest the group
be taken by the United State and made
free to the world, might fall on the oth
ers and divide them up In order to bal
ance things.
The taking of a coaling station In the
islands, either on Luson, Mindano, or
Panaya and the abandonment of the peo
ple again to Spanish oppression and mis
(Continued on third paga.)
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