The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 29, 1898, Page 1

e-This Pa‘p'err | to be taken from the Library. ¢4+ not | it VOLUME LXXXI PRICE FIVE CENTS, { SPAIN Elcgfiept t v NEW YORK, July 28.4 rresponde; of the folldgving: is th! . T A con- » ial ad- 1e result of information | ne to them and newspaper 1g- cipher cable | s received by Secre- n Em- | Porter at Paris on the| of peace negotiati nte of this dispatch uly guarded from the 1 assured that it | fect of convincing | thorities here that Spain is | sincere in the peace negoti- which she has inaugurateéd | ants and will have peace| n the best terms she can nh-‘ st of his offic to-day is ‘morning frc 1S, The Herald has accurately | the general terms hich the President will submit | Spain and which must be ac- | cepted by Spain before the ad- stration will consent to an | stice for the purpose of per- the details of the final fect agreement for ending the war. ng ormation received to-day has led the authorities to believe that in will accept these condi- tions. 2 With these principles accepted | by Spain as conditions prelimi- nary to the appointment of peace commissioners for the purpose of concluding all details incident to a complete agreement for ending | the war, peace will be assured, | notwithstanding the many ugly and complex questions to be set- tled with regard to the future government of the Philippines. President McKinley now ex-| pects to be able to ¢end for Em- bassador Cambon on Saturday and give him his reply to Spain. | Secretary Day has made a rough | draft of the note embodying | these terms, and he and the Pres-| ident went over it at the White | he | THAT PEACE IS SINCERE IN NEGOTIATIONS ;?o END THE WAR loformctio._ Received Causes the Wash- ington é’uthorities to Believe That the 1\§adrid Government Will he Conditions to Be Proposed. orm the basis of discussion at to- morrow’s Cabinet meeting when The one great bone of conten- em. This feature of the rough draft of the note remains as out- 1 —the permanent cession to the nited States of a coaling station in the Philippine Islands with a cast-iron agreement which will ind Spain to a form of govern- ment satisfactory to the people of the island in case she is allowed to maintain her sovereignty. Further discussion at the Cab- | inet meeting to-morrow may somewhat change this pro- gramme, but I am able to repeat what I said in the Herald this morning, that both the President and Secretary Day are at present in favor of making terms of peace which do not contemplate the | permanent control of the Philip- pines by the United States. It remains to be seen whether this will be changed by the delibera- tion at the Cabinet meeting to- morrow. \ There is a possibility that news from Admiral Dewey within the next twenty-four hours may show a development that will ne- | cessitate the recasting of the terms that will be demanded in connection with the control of the Philippines. The question is too farreaching in its effect upon the politics of the world for the administration to say at this time just what form of government is | desirable for the future manage- ment of affairs in the Philippines. While the President is not averse to permitting Spain to re- tain sovereignty over the Philip- pines, provided our demands for coaling stations are complied with, he appreciates that the United States is morally bound in the interests of humanity and civilization to see that there is a stable and satisfactory form of government established in the is- House to-day. This note will | lands. How this is to be ar- 0000000000000000000000000000000000000 6 REPORTED FALL O James Gordon Admiral Dewey. Bernabe, probably the former. has issued a declaration in fav has General Azcarraga. The against the United States that upon Spain’s declaration that have gone up five points. 0000000000000 00O00D00C000000 MANILA AND THE Speclal Cable to the Call and the New York Herald, Copyrighted, 18%- by MADRID, July 28.—The Government, it is stated, has received a telegram announcing the surrender of Manila to It is understood that the peace negotiations entered upon will be conducted from London either by Monet or Exchange has boomed upon peace prospects. 00000000000000000000000000000000000 F PEACE PROSPECTS Bennett. Marshal Martinez Campos ror of immediate peace. So papers express indignation hostilities were not ceasei she wished peace. The Stock © (4] [+] (4 (4] () (4] [ © [ © (4] [ o (] < [+] [+] (] [ © [} © Most stocks g (4 [+] © i ] | all the members will be present. | of President M&Kin- | tion will be the Philippine prob- | lined in the Herald this morning | | to the Philippines, and leave the | statement is very premature. | ranged if Spain is to retain her | sovereignty is, of course, a great problem, and one which involves negotiations with the insurgents to see what terms can be made | with them and to some extent the | views of foreign powers. The most that the administra- | tion can do at the present time |in answering Spain’s appeal for | peace is to state in general terms | what we will concede in regard | details as to the future govern- ment to be worked out. As previously stated in the| Herald, the President will open- ly and frankly submit the lowest terms acceptable to the United States at the present time. His reply will be in the nature of an ultimatum with a warning im-| plied that a delay in accepting will mean more rigid demands, involving a large indemnity if the war is continued. PREPARED TO CEDE CUBA TO AMERICA Specfal cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 189, by James Gor- don Bennett. MADRID, July 28.—Most contradic- tory notices circulate here in regard to peace negotiations. I am informed by a Spanish gentleman who makes it his business to feel the public pulse that it is generally accepted that the war is now at an end. My opinion is that his In well-informed circles it is stated that Spain is prepared to cede Cuba to an American protectorate, concede the possession of Porto Rico and a suitable coaling station in the Philippines. It is estimated that the Americans will not seek the island of Luzon, ow- ing to the difficulties that would be en- countered there in restoring order among such wild and undisciplined people as the Tagalas. Apropos of the much discussed attitude of the Cuban volunteers, an.important politician has received letters from influential person- ages in Havana confirming svhat has already been stated in these columns— namely, if Americans engage to pro- tect Spanish rights and property, they will accept an American protectorate with equanimity. The King’s illness is of the nature of an eruptive fever. The statement that it is scarlet.fever is not confirmed. It is important at this moment that Gen- eral Weyler has declared he will not in any way oppose the negotiations for peace. The Imparcial, the effete paper, which is also a yellow paper and meet- ing the same fate in the public minds as its colleagues of New York, to-day publishes another ridiculous article suggesting that the Madrid corre- spondent of the Herald be expelled. The fact that the Imparcial makes the suggestion is a sure sign the corre- spondent will remain here, as the Im- parcial is the most unpopular paper in Madrid on account of its dubious con- duct since the war began. Its silly ar- ticle to-day s headed “Toupet Yan- kee.” PUGET SOUND HAS BEEN WITHOUT PROTECTION Mines for the Entrance Arrive When * the Danger of Spanish At- tack Is Past. SEATTLE, July 28.—Two carloads of buoyant submarine mines arrived from the East to-day. They were consigned to Cantaln Harry Taylor, U. 8. A., and were at once transported by steamer to the Port Orchard station. The waters of the sound were supposed to have been fortified and protected with mines weeks ago, but the work was never done. Owing to unavoidable delay the mines for Admiralty Head and the junc- ture of the straits and Puget Sound have just arrived. It is not expected that the SCENE ON THE GREAT HIGHWAY WHICH CROSSES PORTO RICO FROM PONCE TO SAN JUAN AND ALONG WIHCH GENERAL i Drawn From a Photograph. MILES MAY MOVE WITH HIS TROOPS TO THE ATTACK OF THE LATTER CITY. INTERFERENCE OF THE POWERS TO BE RESISTED President McKinley Not to Permit Meddling in the Settlement With Spain. NEW YORK, July 28.—The Herald's | he might not have been able to hold the ‘Washington correspondent telegraphs the following: Appreciating the possi bility of the intervention of European powers in peace negotiations with Spain, President McKinley is making preparations to should it be altempted. Apparently the only nation in Eu- rope from which annoyance is cor ered possible is Germany, and whiie the officlals assert that there arc no questions of a troublesome: character pending between the two governments there is every reason to believe that a sharp watch is being kept upon the ac- tions and policy of Emperor Willlam with respect to the Philippines. It is only from developments relating to the far eastern possessicns of the Spanish crown that the administration expects complications, as it is conceded in diplomatic circles that no objection will be raised by any power to the ac- quisition by the United States of both Cuba and Porto Rico. The bringing of a new and powerful nation into the field, which is the sub- ject of contention among European powers, with a certainty that its policy will be identical with that of Great Britain and Japan, the Philippine Isl- ands, diplomats here say, is as much of a problém to continental Europe as to the United States,-with as great dan- ger of complications for one as for the other. Diplomatic friends of Germany in Washington assert that the fear of interference by her in the prospective peace negotiations is groundless. [t was pointed out to me to-day that there is not a German man-of-war in Manila harbor to-day, and the with- drawal of the fleet stationed in that harbor some time ago was entirely due, it was authoritatively stated, to the ar- rival of a large American military force and the certainty that when Manila fell German interests would be safely guarded. “This action conclusively shows,” said my informant, who is a well in- formed diplomat, “that Germany is willing to leave her subjects and her interests to the protection of Rear Ad- miral Dewey and the American sol- diers. Before the arrival of troops the apprehension existed In Germany that the insurgents would capture and loot the City of Manila, perhaps injuring German subjects and their property. “While Rear Admiral Dewey could Government will now place them. | have destroyed the town with his guns aggressively resist, | insurgents in check. The American troops now at Cavite are amply able to take care of the city and the foreign population, and as soon as this was evident all the German warships were withdrawn. Had Germany entertained | any designs upon the Philinnines, do | you think she would have withdrawn all of her ships and sent them to the Chinese coast? Would not it have been advisable to retain them in Philippine waters? “If Manila is ceded to the United States Germany will not object. The German Government, at the instance of its people, made Klochou an open port, and Manila, as an American possession, will also be an open port into which German merchantmen can sail and trade. Therefore it is to the interest of Germany for the United States to occupy it. “France is not strong enough to resist the acquisition of the Philippines by herself, and Russia will not act with her—for one reason because of Russia's traditional friendship for the United States, and for another reason because her bases in the far east are still in a weak condition. There is the trans- Siberian railroad yet to be completed, and over this it will be necessary to transport supplies and men to Viadi- vostock and Port Arthur. Perhaps this fact may explain Russia’s friend- ship for Japan at this time, of which Japan, I think, is becoming suspicious.” DEWEY IS ROUNDING UP ELEVEN SPANISH CRAFT Raleigh and Concord Sent in Search of Scattered Ships of the Enemy. NEW YORK, July 28.—A cablegram from Hongkong to the Journal says that Admiral Dewey at Manila has dispatched the Raleigh and Concord to gather up eleven Spanish craft, which, according to information sent him by Consul General Wildman, are at vari- ous places in the Philippine archipel- ago. Among these vessels are three gunboats at San Miguel, Luzon Island, and four at Port Royal, Palawar Island. Four merchantmen with cargoes of to- bacco are reported at Cagayan, Luzon. The same digpatch reports that Englisi traders at the coal mines of Batan, Luzon Island, have been imprisoned and subjected to ill treatment by the Spaniards there. 1 SANTIAGO'S TWO GOVERNORS NOT IN FUL!_ ACCORD Colonel Wood’s Military Methods Termed High-Handed by Senor Ros. Special cable to The Call and the Herald. Copyrighted, 1585, by James Gor- don Bennett. SANTIAGO, July 28.—Senor Ros, Civil Governor of Santiago, to-day ex ew York ; pressive.” Failure to comply with this order is punishable by thirty days’ | hard labor on the streets. pressed great indignation at what he | termed the “high handed” manner in which General Wood, the new Mili- tary Governor, is performing the du- ties of his office. In an interview for The Call and Herald, Senor Ros said | | General Woods’ energetic administra- to me: ‘“The American Military Governor is riding rough shod over local regua- tions, and is not acting in accordance with President McKinley's proclama- | tion. For instance, he has stopped the collection of municipal taxes goods intended for local consumption, as a result of which order the city government will soon be without mongy and without harbor improve- ments.” Senor Ros also objected to the order on | The energy which the Americans dis- | play and the sweeping measures they have taken are little to the liking of the Spanish officials, who want to have local affairs conducted in the same dil- atory and formal manner as prevailed before Santiago was surrendered. The city is gradually settling down into the new conditions .made by tion of its government. In a week the custom-house has been brought under control and Colonel Weston has been appointed to manage it. Last evening a committee was ap- pointed to examine city prisons and deal with cases of excessive senteaces. It will recommend release for more than forty prisoners who have been locked up without trial for years, of are undergoing cruelly harsh punish- ment for trivial offenses. General Woods' order regulating the dissolving the harbor board and char- | price of bread has given the greatest acterized the order requiring house- holders to report deaths as "most op- | satisfaction, as shopkeepers were still maintaining old famine prices. HRUBRBURIBURRLRURRNRRLRIRIERIRRIIIEN ficially announced received in reply: BRI RIIIIIRIIRIIIIEIINRS TORAL’S SURRENDER BROKE SPAIN'S POWER IN CUBA NEW YORK, July 28.—When it was of- in Washington that Spain had asked for the terms upon which the United States would end the war the Herald cabled the facts to its correspond- ent in Santiago and instructed him to con- vey the information to General Shafter. This evening the following telegram was "“Thanks for your telegram. I was con- fident when Toral surrendered that Span- ish power in Cuba was broken, and that the end could not be long deferred. “W. R SHAFTER,” BRE/R/EUIIEIVIRIUIIRI{EIU{EER BRAIVRAVUUUVIIIIIIIIIER