’,PILICE TERMS T0 SPAIN
The French Ambassador Receives
and Transmits Them.
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The Negotiation. Reach a. Preliminary
Basing Minister Campon Appointed by
Spain to Act for Thai; Government.
Saturday’s Conference 3 Very 11.n-
portant One.
Washington, ' Aug. 1.——Pea.ce with
Spain now seems assured, and the ter-
mination of hostilities may be only a
matter of a few days.
Progress in the negotiations has been
much more rapid than was anticipated
by the administration, for the reason
that when Ambassador Cambon ap-
peared at the White House Saturday
afternoon . he presented credentials
which entitled him to act as the direct
diplomatic representative of Spain, with
all the powers usually bestowed upon
a minister plenipotentlary and with
complete instructions covering every
possible phase of the peace negotia-
tions.
The president had- expected that he
would still act merely as the channel
of communication with Spain, but when
his credentials as Spain’s minister were
presented, the whole situation was
changed, and a conference followed
which was in reality the beginning of
the peace negotiations, and which
reached results the approval of which
by Spain may bring about immediate
peace.
The call of the ambassador at the
White House was preceded by a meet-
ing of the cabinet at which the general
conclusions as to the peace proposals
which had been begun were put in final
shape, with some slight modifications.
The terms proposed by the administra-
tion were practically these:
Withdrawal by Spain of her forces
“and sovereignty in Cuba, the United
States to exercise control until a sta-
ble government can, be established.
Withdrawal of her forces and sover-
eignty from Porto Rico and cession of
this and the minor Spanish West Indies
to the United States.
Acquiescence by Spain to permanent
occupation by the United States of Gu-
am island, in the Ladrones, already in
the possession of the United States.
The United States to exercise control
over the city and bay of Manila and the
surrounding territory,“ including Cavite,
until such time as the commissioners
appointed respectively by the two coun-
tries to determine upon the future dis-
position and goveinment of the Philip-
pines reach an agreemtnt which re-
ceives the ratification of the two gov-
ernments— he United States neither
waiving c m to the Whole of the Phil—
ippines nor specifying the exact boun»
d-ary limits of the territory she desires
to 'hold permanently. .
When the cabinet adjourned Secreta-
ry Day addrlssed a courteous note to
Ambassador Cambon asking him to call
at the White House at 2 o’clock. At
' that hour M. Cambon and M. Thiebau-t,
secretary of the French embassy, ar-
rived, and they remained in conference,
.with the president and Secretary Day
until nearly 5 o’clock.
This statement was given out at the
White House:
‘ “The reply of the government of the
United States has been delivered to the
French ambassador, representing Spain
but it would not be proper to make it
public before the Spanish government
has received it "
What was really delivered to the
French ambassador was a preliminary
agreement as to the basis of peace as
complete as he could make it without
its express ratification by the Madrid
government, and it is possible that
when what transpired at the White
House is made public it will be accom-
panied by information as to whether
or not the Madrid government has rat-
ified the action of its agent and agreed
to peace.
When the ambassador was ushered
into the president’s private office he
presented the credentials he had receiv-
ed from the Spanish ”government ap-
pointing him envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary, with complete
instructions as to the manner of acting
upon every one of the peace conditions
presented by the United States, includ-
Iing the disposition of Cuba, Porto Rico,
,the Philippines, the Ladrones, indemni-
Ety, armistice and .all other questions
likely to arise in the course of the ne-
gotiations.
With these credentials authorizing
him to speak, as plenipotentiary, for the
government of Spain, and with full in-
structions on every point at issue, Am-
‘bassador Cambon, in behalf of Spain,
not only received the peace conditions
laid down by the American cabinet,
earlier in the day, but thereupon en-
rtered upon their full discussion, with
a. view to reaching a final and complete
agreement.
After strong argument the president
and Secretary Day consented to a mod-
ificati-on of the American terms in one
particular. What that modification re-
lates to is not disclostd, but it is be-
lieved not to apply to the condition for
the absolute independence of Cuba, the
cession of Porto Rico or the granting
of adequate coaling stations to the
United States in the Pacific, or to di-
minish in any vital particular the
, terms on which peace will be restored.
The modification brought about prac-
tical unanimity between the president
and Ambassador Cambon, as plenipo—
tentiary for Spain, and the latter has
now transmitted the results of the con-
ference to Madrid for approval,- which,
if given, will end the war.
The first business of the conference
was the presentation of the terms laid
down by the United States. Secretary
Day read the terms, pausing at the end
of each sentence to allow M. Thiebaut,
the first secretary of the French em-
ubassy, to interpret it into French," as
the ambassadors knowledge of Eng-
lish is limited. This reading by Secre-
tary Day and interpreting by M. Thie-
baut, took but fifteen minutes. Then
began the discussion, point by point.
The president and the ambassador
addressed each other directly with the
greatest freedom and frankness, each
sboutly maintaining the justice of his
position on the several points involved.
.‘When, at last, after an eloquent plea.
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THEEVENING .zeis'r'rm-
by the ambassador, it was agreed to
modify the conditions in one particular,
Secretary Dav withdrew for half an
hour and attended to drafting the mul-
ification. This accomplished the am-
bassador addressed himself to the pres
ident not so much as the advocate 0‘!
Spain, but perso‘nally,‘having, with the.
president, man for man, a like interest
in humanity.
M. Cambon spoke in French, each
sentence being caught up and inter-
preted by M. Thiebaut, so that the ear-
nestnesssof the ambassadors expression
lost little by this indirect method of
communication. The president spoke
with equal frankness, and in the leng-
thy discussion there was scarcely a
point in the whole range of the war
which was not met and freely consid-
ered.
It is now fior the Madrid government
to give final approval to what was par-
tially accomplished It is even possible
that this approvii may come very spee-
dily—within a day or two—for there is
no need of extended conferences or cor-
respondence. All that was accomplish-
ed when M. Cambon acted as plenipo-
ten-tiary. From the fact that he acted
under instructions, the prospect would
seem to be hopeful for Spain’s ratify-
ing what has been done.
If Spain accepts the proposals of the
United States it will operate as a.fina-l
settlement of all questions between the
two governments on this side of the
Philippine islands. The Spanish florces
will be withdrawn at once from Cuba
and Porto Rico, and they and all the
outlying islands will be turned over to
the American military authorities.
The question of the future of Cuba.
will be one to be settled exclusively by
the American government and the peo-
ple of the island. Portlo' Rico and the
minor islands will be governed as Con-
gress may direct.
The conditions imposed are such as
to leave no reason for an armistice ex-
cept in the Philippines. They must be
accepted before the United States will
consent to the appointment of commis-
sioners to settle the question of the fu-
ture of the Philippines. ~
Should Keep the Philippines.
London, Aug. 1.——There is a decided
feeling here that the United States
ought .to keep the Philippines, at any
rate for the present. Not only does a
portion of the English press support
this idea but many? private individuals
as well.
A number of people who have inter-
ests in the Philippine archipelago, with
some~Filipinos, who reside in England,
have invoked the aid of the American
press to direct public opinion in support
of the retention of the islands under an
American protectorate.
America, they say, cannot dishonor
the pledges of Consul Generals Pratt.
and Wildman and Admiral Dewey and
abandon the country as a prey to the
Spaniards and to endless disorder.
More Sick and Wounded 90111153}.—
New York, Aug. 1.—-Th.e United States
transport ships Concho and Alamo also
arrived at’quarantine Sunday morning.
The Conch‘o brought about 176 ill and
wounded men, who participated in the
attack upon Santiago during the first
three days of July. When the vessels
arrived at Hampton Roads on Thurs:
day last ' was reported that there
were ma cases of typhoid fever on
board. Dr. A. Mona. Lesser of the Red
Cross Society is the physician in
charge. .
Another Treasure Ship"
Seattle, Wash, Aug. 1.~—An.other
treasure ship, the nineteenth of the
month, the City of Seattle,‘ arrived
here yesterday with forty»four Klon-
dikers. Nine-tenths of the $300,000 they
brought out was in the-hands of five'
men. J. A. Gerrow, a Frenchman, had
more than $100,000. George De Mars,
who owns No. 9 El Dorado, came out.
It took eleven horses to pack the gold
cleaned upon his claim to Dawson. He
deposited $500,000 in a Canadian bank.
Thorn Must Hang.
Albany, Aug. 1.--Governor Black has
decided not to interfere in the case of
Martin Theorn, condemned to death for
the murder of Guldensuppe.
ON THE DIAMOND.
Games ‘Play ed Saturday,
At Louisville:
Louisville... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-— 3
New York.. 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0-— '1
At Cincinnati:
Cincinnati.. 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 *-— 5.
Brooklyn... 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0-- 2
At Chicago:
Chicago ..... 0 4 0 5 2 0 2 0 *--13
Washington. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0-— :l
' Batteries, Griifith and Chance; W'eb-
er, Donovan and Farrell. Base hits,
Chicago 13, Washington 9. Errors, Chi-
cago 2. Washington 3.
At Philadelphia:
Cleveland... ('1 a) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-— 1
Baltimore... 0 0 0 O _0 0 0 0 2—-2
Batteries, Young and Criger; luau]
and Robinson. Base hits, Cleveland 2,
Baltimore 7. Errors, Cleveland 1, Bal-
timore 1.
Second game:
Baltimore.__.. 0 0 Q 0 0 1 0 0 0--]
Cleveland... 3 0 0‘0 0 1 0 0 *--4
Batteries, Hughes, Kitson and Rob-
inson; Powell and Criiger. Base hits,
Baltimore 5, Cleveland 6. Errors, Bal-
timore 2, Cleveland 0.
At St. Louis:
Louis....0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0—-2
Boston...... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Batteries, Sud'hoff and Clements;
Willis and Yeager. Base hits, St. Louis
8, Boston 10. Errors, St. Louis 1, Bos-
ton 2.
At. Pitsburg:
Pittsburg... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0--3
Philadelphia 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3--8
Batteries, Killen and Bowerman; Orth
and McFarland. Base hits, Pittsburg
12, Philadelphia 12. Errors, Pittsburg
3, Philadelphia 1.
at main: of the Clubs.
Clubs. Won. Lost. P.C.
Cincinnati . . . . .. .. . ..... 61 29 7678
Boston .............. . . .. 56 30 .651 .
Cleveland . . . . 54 33 .621
Baltimore . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 50 34 .59.1
Chicago ......... . . ..... 49 40 .55
' New York ............. 46 40 .535
Pittsburg . . . . .. . . 45 44 .506
Philadelphia ......... Q, 41 43 .488
Brooklyn 33 51 .393
Washington .. . . . . .. . . .. 31 55 .360
Louisville .. . . .. .. .. . . . 32 57 .360
St. Louis 24 66 .267,
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IMERHITT u MANILA
Dewey Thinks the Taking of Ma.-
nila. an Easy ’Task.
AGUINALDO STILL DEFIAN T
Both Dewey and Merritt Think Best to
Delay Any Movoment on Manila Until
We Have An
There. The City “[111 Probably Then
Overwhelming Force
Surrender.
Manila, July 30,--The United States
transport Newport, with Major General
Vl'esley Merritt on board, arrived here
Wednesday. All were well on board.
Nothing decisive has happened as
yet, but it is expected that operations
against the Spanish will begin in a few
days.
General Merritt assumed command of
the American forces immediately after
he had reported to Admiral Dewey. He
has established headquarters at the
Cavite arsenal.
The Newport was escorted to an an-
chorage near the cruiser Charleston by
the gunboat Concord, the crews of the
vessels of the American fleet giving her
a rousing welcome.
At the close of his official visit to
the Olympia, General Merritt was of-
ficially recognized by a salute of thir-
teen guns.
Until he shall have received the re-
ports of the officers who preceded him
and made himself familiar with the sit-
uation, General Merritt cannot determ-
ine as to his future course.
The remaining transports are expec-
ted to arrive to-morrow. The fleet saw
nothing of the monitor Monterey and
the collier Brutus, and it is supposed
that the monitor is coalin-g at Guam
island.
—The troops encamped at' Paranajo
have not yet made a move, the condi-
tion of the country between the camp
and the outskirts of Manila being such,
on account of the heavy rains, as to
make it impossible to advance. The
complishing nothing.
General Merritt’s expedition included
the transports Ohio, City of Para, Indi-
ana and Morgan City, which left San
Francisco June 27, carrying 3,600 officers
and men under Brigadier General Mo-
Arthur; the steamer Valencia, Which
sailed on June 28, with 600 men, and the
transport Newport, .which sailed on
J u«ne 29, with 800 men, under the imme-
diate command of General Merritt.
Altogether there were 5,000 officers
and men in the third party. The first
expedition carried 2,501 men, ,and the
second carried 3,515 men, so that Gen-
eral 'Merritt has under his command
11,016 men. .
GENERAL MERRITT
Admiral Dewey thinks that it is pos-
sible to take the city without the loss
of a single life, and he is most anxious
to do so. He thinks that it is far pref-
enable to undergo a little further delay
in awaiting the arrival of an overwhel-
ming force than to attempt to carry
the city now by assault, an undertak—
ing which would mostltcertalinly involve
heavy loss.
Matters with reference to Aguinaldo,
the leader of the insurgents, are as-
suming a more definite and satisfactory
shape. He has instructed the Filipinos
not to sell or to furnish transportation
facilities to the Americans, except at
his order, aiming, doubtless, to delay
the Americans, in order that he might
be the one to capture Manila. Hearing
this, General Anderson served notice
on him that he would make requisition
on the people direct. He had the notice
printed in the native language and
scattered broadcast. Thereupon General
Aguinaldo promptly replied that he
would hvonlor General Anderson’s requi-
sitions for military necessaries upon
four days’ notice.
Washington, Aug. 1.-—The following
telegram has been received at the war
department:
Hong‘ Kong, July 30.
Adjutant General U. S. Army, Wash-
ington:
Cavite, July 25.—Arr‘ived to-day about
12. Health of commands good. Re-
mainder of fleet about four days in the
rear. All troops assigned me will prob-
ably be needed.
MERRITT,
Major General Commanding.
The navy department has made pub-
lie the following:
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Cavite, July 26.
Secretary of the Navy:
Merritt arrived yesterday in the New-
port. The remainder of the expedition
is expected within the next few days.
A dispatch received from Admiral
Dewey announces that Aguinaldo lias
assumed a bold attitude of defiance and
that it would take a largeforce from
this country to subdue the insurgents.
Tarrasch Wins Wins Chen Tournament.
Vienna, Aug. 1.--Ta.rrasch won first
prize in the international chess tour-
nament, $1, 500; Pillsbury second, $1, 000.
"_ The final game to decide the tie was
I drawn and the score reads: Tarrasch
2 1- 2, Pillsbury 1 1- 2.
The international chess tournament,
:of which the above tie match of four
I games was the outcome, resulted in a
tie between Tarrasch and Pillsbury, the
American. The score
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insurgents are still active, but are ac- -
was for each.
28 1-2 games won and 8 1-2 games lost.
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HOW HE BECAME TREASURER.
Mr. Fessenden Greatly Surprised When
Chapel; [at This Office.
Congress was about to adjourn, aft-
er a long and Simmons and laborious
session, in Which Mr. Fessenden had
home the conspicuous and responsible
part of leader in the senate, where he
had been charged With all revenue
measures and the financial policy of
the government, says Ainsworth R.
Spodord in the May Atlantic. He was
worn with daily and nightly labor, and
had looked forward longingly to the
accustomed'rest of the summer vaca-
tion. He went to the White House
one morning (it was five days before
the adjournment) to confer with Mr.
Lincoln as to the measures of legisla-
tion then in their final stages, and to
consult as to a proper candidate to be
proposed for the Treasury Depart-_
ment. It was all-essential to secure
some one who would command public
confidence at such a critical junctune.
Mr. Lincoln put. his hand upon Fes-
senden’s shoulder, and declared that
he himself was that man. Surprised
and almost confounded, the Senator
told the President that he could not
accept, that he was nearly worn out
with the responsibilities and toil of
the protracted session, and that for
him to assume the onerous duties of
the-Treasury in the burning heat of
Washington, at such a moment, would
be dangerous, if not suicidal. He
could not, would not accept it, for,
besides his frail health, he did not feel
himself qualified for the office, 1; Mr.
Lincoln replied with feeling and ener-
‘gy, in a strong appeal to Mr. Fessen-
len’s patriotic impulses, with assur-
ances that he had the confidence of
the financial interests of the country,
that he should have the way smoothed
by the aid of able lieutenants, and
closed by telling him that the nomina-
tion had already been sent to the Sen-
ate. In fact, Fessenden’s appoint-
ment had already been unanimously
confirmed.
He at once resolved to sink personal
:onsiderations, and to enter upon the
office, with the proviso that he should
be at liberty to withdraw whenever a
fit successor should be found to re-
lieve him. He himself said of it, “I
took the office reluctantly and as a
matter of duty, and vacated it just as
won as I could—A. R. Spafford in At-
lantic Monthly.
THE MERITS OF SEAWATER.
AWouderful Tonic for the Liver—"Good
Advice to the Bathers.
A physician proffers advice to per-
aons who are fond of sea bathing. He
;ays that each man ought to learn for
himself the length of time it is advisa—
ble for him to"‘stay in the water.
Many people stay in half an hOlll,
when they should not be more than
five minutes 01 less, and the harm
they-thus do to themselves may in
the long. run be serious. Persons who
have low vitality and a slow reaction
after the bath should make their bath
shorter, until they secure a reaction-
ary glow immediately on leaving the
water. Another bad practice that
many people indulge in is to take a
drink of whisky or other spirit as soon
is they can get into their clothes, for
dbe purpose of taking out of their
mouths the taste of the sea water they
may have accidentally -swa.llowed.- In
this way th'ey‘arc undoing a great deal
if the good the bath is intended to do
them. As a matter of fact, one of the
most beneficial features of a. sea bath
is the salt water inadvertently swal-
lowed by the bathcr.
ful tonic for the liver, stomach and
kidneys. It is said that in many cases
it will cure biliousncss when all drug
preparations have failed. It is pecu-
liarly effective in ordinary cases of
Indigestion, disordered stomach and
insomnia, and has been known to pro-
‘luce excellent results in many cases
of chronic dySpepsia. Clean sea wa-
ter is full of tonic and sedative prop-
erties, and two or three big swallows
if it, far from hurting anybody, is of
positive and distinct benefit to nine
bat‘hers out of ten.-—St. Louis Globe-
Democrat.
; The Temptation too Great.
A pious old Indiana farmer was as-
signed to the duty of teaming, proba-
bly by mistake. The roads were mud-
iy, and the rest of the teamsters were
literally bombarding their charges
with oaths. It was against the old
man’s principles to swear, and he held
his peace, albeit in impotent rage, A1.
last one of his hind mules balked and
refused to advance a step. The old
manused every endeavor to urge the
beast along, but to no purpose. At
last he'roared, in a loud and solemn
voice: “011, Lord, you know where this
mule ought to be, as well as anybody.
This whole army knows where he;-
ought to be, oh, Lord; and if he
doesn’t move in a minute, I intend to
say so, by gum!”
Quick Cure.
“I’ve cured my husband’s
uia.”
“How did you do it?”
“Pretended I was sick, and the doc-
tor left medicine which Henry was to
insom~
give me every half hour all night,
long. ”—Chicago Record.
The Boasts of Love.
“My girl‘s hand is as white as the
driven snow.”
“Pooh, that’s nothing; my girl’s
heart is as deep as a driven well.”-
Detroit Free Press.
Elimination;
- “Say, what would you do if you had
a skeleton in your closet?”
“The best thing to do is to make no
bones of .it.”—Indianapolis Journal.
.—
- A cup of very hot milk taken at bed-
' time will, it is said, effectually prevent
sleeplessness. ' , ‘ _ ‘ j
It is a wonder--
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