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PROGRESS TOWARDS PEACE. French Ambassador Called on President and of Coarse All Beean* to Talk. CALL HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH NEGOTIATIONS, HOWEVEfi. Washington, August 3.-After a conference on the paace question lasting for just to boor this after ?con, between tbe President and M. ? Camben, the French ambassador, the laster acting at the representative of j Spain, Secretary Day emerged from tbe White Honse and announced that to-day s conference was inconclu? sive ; wherefore, the parties to it had -agreed to say nothing publicly as to what occurred The secretary did ?sot appear to be discouraged as be wade this statement, though he ad witted that no time had been set for ?Bother conference. From this it is gathered that the long expected an? swer of the Spanish government to the President's note, upon being re? ceived bad tamed out to be jost as it 'was expected, either a counter-prop ?osition or a request for a fuller state? ment in detail upon some of the heads j nf the-President's note. Up to the middle of the afternoon ls was stated by all parties concerned that the Spanish answer bad not been received ; that the only formal note that bad come to hand was one from the Madrid cabinet to M. Camben asking for information upon some points that were not clear to the -Spanien mind. The Call Did Not Refer to Peace, .Bat to the Detention cf the French .Steamer-Summary of Peace Possibilities. Washington, August 3.-A cali by ?M. Camben ai the state department So-day is likely to cause speculation though it baa no reference to the peace negotiations or the affairs of s?pai a, but ii is for the purpose of ?discussing a matter relating to france and tbe United States. Some weeks ago a United States warship captured the French merchant steam .er Olinda, Rodriguez when she was a?ac -miles oS San Juan. It was t&anned she waa running the block? ade, and abe waa taken to Charleston, < S. C., where she is still detained, ??with a ?umber of passengers and ^iretygfat, and with the official mail of t*be French minister at Port-au prince. Both the French embassy and the 1?reach Trans Atlantic Steamship company asked for the release of the ?tesoaer. GO the ground that she was not running the blockade. The de p?r iment of justice has been consid ??ring the subject, and the prospects -?ire for a satisfactory adjustment and . rotease of the seamer, if no claims ?bc detention are made. M. Cam* . bon called at the state department on the matter to day A ?LANC? AT THE NEAR FU? TURE OD the assumption that peace is near ?t band, some attention ts being given to the step? by which this may be brought about formally and the meas? ures oece&aaiy to b* adopted imme? diately afterward?. 1; is said to be not ?C ail improbable that ?he preliminaries {eadtOfc ap to the signature of the ?re&ty of pecoe may ooosame faily kilree aon'hs. so that it may be well ?long toward the legal date of the as? sembly of ooogress before the Presi deot will be prepared to submit a peace treaty to the senate. This allow ?DOC of time is rather moderate chao exo?naive We were two years, from 1781 to 1783, io arranging a peace with Great Britain to terminate She Revoiantiocary ?var Io the case <sf the Chinese Japanese war it was sev -?ac?d months before tbe eommissioaers ???ere abie io perfect thia treaty of Shi ?aiooisaka wbiob terminated that war. Ct does not follow from this that ao ac tutti stare of war will prevail during interval of three mooth??, for, as a toa.?ter of fact, hostilities will terminate ?w?r?sic a f?w days after Spain b&9 noti .'Siil tbe Uotted States government o? &er aeopptaooe of the terms laid down j ia the President's oote of last Saturday T?e military establishment, * however, -?aast be matotaioed daring that time, ?od many aots performed that are inci? dent to actual warfare Lt is expected here that the Spanish fledge to aooept the broad conditions Md down by the United States will $sfte the form of a written agree? ment, something io tbe nature of a protocol, while a very necessary step io Sfeo oegotiattoo of a treaty, is not al f3?.ye a part of the dooament. The TCgotiations have not progressed sain ^r?ztly to indicate who shall be the par? ties to this agreement or rather, who <a6st' represent the principals, the Uni .:e? States and Spain. It is possible v&at it may be signed in Washington betweeo Seoretary Day and M. Cam? moo, or, oo the other hand, the ambas? sadors of Spaio and the United States I tai one of the Earopean countries, pro- ? i bably io this case France, might and hy the authorization of the spec.ive governments sigo this i sent. The protoool, if it may caliea, io either oase weald not the place io any manner of the i of peace whioh would be drawn op by commissioners to bs appointe this parp?se. THE EVACUATION PROCEDI Under the terms of the Presit Dote, if they shall be accept?e ! Spain, the Spanish govern mee bound to evacuate Coba and 3 Rico i HQ mediately. This aotioo is to watt upon the work of the j commissioners, bot is to^proceed if to follow immediately upon the s tare of (he memorandum acoeptiog President's conditions. The i "immediately, io this ease is pet I a little deceptive. The experieoe the war department in the eodeavi remove to Spain the Spanish ti surrendered at Santiago has not j fied the expectation that the large 1 of Spanish regulars can he gath ap and shipped home to Spain io than about 60 days, at best. This mate is based on the fact that it is expected by the Spanish author who are directing the movements ol Spanish troops on transports that ! will be able to return all of the Ss ago prisoners to Spain before the fir September. Therefore, what is m< by the word "immediately7' is that Spanish government shall at least gio the arrangement at once for evacuation of the islands. On the whole, it is rather a foriu! circumstance that this evacuation G not take place en masse imm?diat for it has been determined that Spanish troops withdrawn must replaced by United States troc This is deemed to be absolutely c essary to guard against anarchy and secure the establishment of a sta form of government in Coba, un proper constitutional guarantees, 1 io all probability not many of tb will have to go there before the prest rainy season has neared its end. EQUALLY UNSATISFACTOR FROM MADRID. Paris, August 3.-The Madrid o< respondent of the Tempe telegraphs tl afternoon saying that if the definite ply of the Uoited States on the pea proposals arrives to-day the Spas i cabinet will meet this evening and < fieially accept the terms. The cable minis!era, toe correspondent adds, b lieved thal the agreement would be a espied by the country without troabl and the government w?H not samm< the cortes before the autumn. Thc newspapers are attacking Pr raier Sagaeta aod his colleagues, ti correspondant of .the Temps coosinue They assert that the premier opeoed ot gotiatiosa yesterday with Seoor Pida presideot ef the Spaniah chamber^ deputies, with the view of retaroio the Conservatives to power as sooc i peace ia arranged, believing that tb Conserva ti vea are more competent t reorganize the country. Seoor Sagasta partisans deny this. - i i -mmm ALL MATERIAL MODIFI CATIONS HAVE BEEN VERY FIRMLY RE? FUSED. Washington, August 4 -The Uoite< States government is now waitiLg ti hear again from Spain, and this time i is expected the answer will be final Firmly, but courteously, the Presiden has declined the earnest appeal of thi French ambassador to modify thi United States' demands except io align and comparatively uoimportaot respects There is no doubt that the peace nego? tiations are progressing to toe entire satisfaction of the President and the members of the cabinet. A'Statement to that effect was made :o-day by a high official of the administration who ex preased the belief that within a very short time there would be a complete ce88atioo of hostilities. The conference yesterday afternoon at the White House, in which the Pres? ideot, M. C?mboo and Secretary Day participated, was devoted almost entire? ly to a discussion of details which are regarded by the President as unim? portant, and hence the requests of the French ambassador, tor the most part, wilt be acceded to, WANTS TO MEET IN FRANCE. One of inese wan that the commission to be appointed to settle the terms of peaoe shall meet outside of the Uoited States, and preferably in France. The President sees nc material objection to granting this request, and it is said to be practically settled that the confer? ence will be held in Paris. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS ASKED. The Madrid government, through M. Cartoon, propounded a number of ques? tions as to the time when Spain would he expected to evacuate Coba and the tt-ritory to be ceded the United States, and what provisioos would be made by the Uoited States to protect the inter? ests of Spanish subjects in these islands while the evacuation was in progress. M: Camben was informed opon ali of ibese points presumably to his satisfac? tion. THI3 IS THE WAY TO TALK. There is one point, however, which the Spanish authorities, judging from ! the communication to their representa tives here, fail fully to comprehend, aod Secretary Dav's call upon the am- ? bassador last night was for the p?rpese, ; principally, of making perfectly clear this one point, winch was the ?vacua tioo of Coba, Porto Rico aod one of tb Lad rone ia ian da to be selected by th Uoited States, aod tbe permanent oes sioo to this government of ali these islands except Cob?., was made a condi? tion precedent to all peace negotiations, aod that oot until these terms bad been folly complied with would this govern moot ooaseot to entertain any peace proposition whatever. MOTIVES NOT QUESTIONED The question upon which tbe Span? ish 'government baa so far asked for additional information are regarded by the administration as perfectly legiti? mate and proper, nod op to this time I nothing bas oocurrei to bring io question ! the sincerity of their motives. Uoder these circumstances it ts the purpose of the President to deal with them io a spirit of perfect fairness aod to make the road to peace ao smooth for them as the rights aod dignity of this govero? meot will permit, aod to this cod unim? portant concessiocs will be readily granted. BELIEVED THAT SPAIN WILL ACCEPT. I; was midnight last night before the concessions of the President regardiog the meeting place of the peace commis stoners was communicated to the Mad? rid authorities, so (hat, allowing the difference io time, it was impossible for ao answer to bave been received this morning. However, it is expected that the delay will not be long, proba? bly at most not more that a day or two, and that the answer when it comes will be found to be an unconditional accept? ance of the terms as they DOW stand. IT'S ONE THING OR THE OTHER. Now with the Spanish government assured that no farther modifications cao be expected, there is oothiog re maiaing but an acceptance of the terms outright or a rejection without farther debite, which is out expected. NEED HAVE NO FEARS, Something bas beeo said aboot an effort oo tbe part of the Spanish govern? ment to secure some guarantee from the Uoited States '.hat tbe lives aod property of Spanish citizens io conquer? ed territory shall be oared for. The idea, of the admioistratioo is that oo such pledge or guarantee ia necessary. Assuming sovereignty over conquered territory and exercising it either through civil admioistratioo, as will be tbe ease witb Porto Rioo io tbe eod, or throogb military governorship,? as will be the case io Cuba, for an indefi? nite time, the United States assumes a strict obligatioo to protect tbe live?, interests aod property of all eitizsos of all stations, aod it most be remembered that; wheo the treacy of peace is signed tbe citizens of Spaio, oow eoemies, will be io that category. SPANISH VIEWS. London, August 5.-The Madrid correspondent of the Times says : "Though peace is regarded as as? sured, it may not be attained so quickly as is generally expected. Senor Sagasta objects to being bus? tled and insists upon everything be? ing done in a quiet, orderly and dig? nified manner He considers it nec? essary to have full and satisfactory explanations as to ail doubtful points in order td enable bim best to pro teat the national interest against the aggressive tendencies of the Wash? ington cabinet ' He has also to examine very min? utely the exigencies of the internal situation and home politics, so as to avoid popular dissatisfaction and po? litical unrest. The Spanish people, though sincerely desirous of peace, are disposed to admire this hesitancy and tenacious holding out lo the last, although aware that it implies greater sacrifices ,;<As?an illustration of this feeling, while Gen Toral is blamed for capit uiating at Santiago, Capt. Augusti, continuing a hopeless resistance at Manila, bids fair to be a popular hero. It would be premature to suppose that the politics! consultations now proceeding foreshadow the resigna? tion of the Liberal cabinet when peace is concluded The Conserva? tives have so constantly and loyally supported Sagasta throughout the war that no factious opposition need be feared from them." SAGASTA'S CONFERENCES. Madrid, August 4, 6 p. m.-Senor Sagasta, the premier, conferred to day with the presidents of both chambers of the cortes, and is now conferring wi:h Marshal Campos and the Duke of Tetuan, minister of for? eign affairs in the last cabinet of the late Senor Canovas. Until the oficial account of the peace negotiations is published the utmost secrecy will be observed. Washington, August 5 -When the President closed his official work to day be had not received the reply of Spain nor any intimation as to how soon the reply might be expected The French ambassador bad not been heard from throughout the day, and he, as well as our government ofii cials, was waiting for Spain to give the anal response. Two days have now passed without a word officially from Spain, either in the way of in - j quiry or response From this it is | clear that the Spanish cabinet fully : realizes that thc time for argument, \ counter proposals or modification has ; gone by, aod that there is oniy one I simple issue to be met, namely : j whether the American terms will be accepted as a whole or rejected. There ie, indeed, reason to believe that the Spanish government has been directly advised that the stage of ne? gotiations is past, and that only the matter of an answer, favorable or un favor, remains That the answer has not come quickly is no matter of sar prise to the officials here, for they realize the tremendous responsibility which Premier Sagasta mast assume in making these peace terms suffi ciently palatable to the Spanish pop? ulace and the political leaders to per mit their acceptance without an in? ternal convulson PEACE CONFERENCES IN MAD? RID. Madrid, August 5"-Noon -The conf?rences between the political leaders on the subject of the peace terms continue. Senor Silvela, the Conservative leader, acting on behalf of Senor Castellar, the Republican leader, who was prevented by illness from being present, bas conferred with the premier, Senor Sagasta, on the subject. He said that Senor Cas (ellar, although an advocate of peace, was of the opinion that in negotiating its conclusion the government"shouid remember the Virginius affair, when the energy displayed by Spain in dealing with the United States saved Spanish interests, and he thought every effort should be made to pre? serve Spanish sovereignty over Porto Rico " Seoor Silvela added that be personal? ly did not favor aDy change of policy. To day tbe Liberal, moderate Repub? lican, publishes an ioterview with Mar? shal Martinez de Campos, ?bo is quoted as saying : 4,I openly favor peace Ev erytbiog that happened io this war could bare been foreseen, bat the most pessimistic ooald never bave imagined that our misfortune would b* so grear the destruction of Mootojo's aod Cer vera'e squadroos, tbe surrender of San? tiago and the rapid aod unresisted oc? cupation of Porto Rico. No one could have imagined it, even taking into con? sideration the superiority of the United States Neither the present govern? ment nor any other oan change our sit? uation. It would be madnes to think of rejecting President McKinley's coodi tion. The Liberal party eao bring about peace, but Sagasta should not. be asked to sigo it. Snob a coarse would not be prudent, and another Lib?rai cabinet should be constructed.'' Gen. Wade's Expedition. Washington. August 3 -Io con? sonance with the declared parp?se of the President at tbe beginning of peace overtures, the conference is not ope? rating to restrain military operations in aoy degree. Orders weat oat to-dsy for a ooofereoee of leaders of th? regi? ments to accompany Gen. Wada to Porto Rico, and within twenty-four boars some of the troops of this expe? dition will be boarding the transports at Newport News lt is felt that eveo should an armistice be declared before these troops see aotive service at tbe front, it will be beneficial for them to have made the trip, for otherwise there was danger of the morale of the troops being destroyed through their cravit g to get away from the big concentration camps and at least see tbe shores of Cuba or Porto Rico. Profitiog by the experience of the last expedition. Gen. Wade's expedition is to be the most complete io detail of any that have yet left oar shores, and the soldiers will bc protected in their health and comfort to the utmost degree. Secretary Alger bas himself conducted ao inquiry into j the conditions that led up to toe fearful experience of the wounded soldiers who returned to the United States on the Conobo, and be has taken the necessary steps to prevent a repetition of the bad management exhibited io that case Thus there may be some delay in get ting the troops away with Geo. Wade, in view of the determination to have everything ship shape before the meo are oo board, and, as the transportation department was taken somewhat by sur? prise by the suddenly announced de? cision of the Seoretary of War to start this expedition, some days must elapse I before the necessary transports can bo [ gathered at the ports of transportation, i The following regiments have been j designated to constitute Gen. 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