| Show REASONS FOR DELAY PRE SirEE or OF SPAIN MAKING MA KING or OP HIS LIFE had to bring brine spanish leaders I 1 to point where they would agree to stand by nim I 1 washington aug G ajust just a week ago today ambassador cambon received from tile the president tile the terms of peace that would be slanted granted by the united stater staten when the state department closed its doors tills this acte r noon the spanish government lad had not signified whether or not act it was mas prepared to accept those these conditions every t ry day of ay during tile the past pact week meck an answer has been expected and the imo eimo feeling fcc bf expectancy prevailed at the close cloie ot of the week it la is significant that till responsible government om calill aro are patis satisfied faUsti fied cd tho the reply wilt will be an acceptance of our terms when it does come about half hair past 2 ocl ocic secretary Thile baut of 0 tile the french ambas embassy V called at tile the state slate department thus ihus giving rise risa to the supposition that he was seeking to make an appointment tor for the ambassador to meet the th c president to deliver the spanish answer this however bovi ever turned out to be erroneous 24 t T lile bauts business belne being connected with some bamo of at tho the recent seizures fl of french merchant vessel by the blockading fleet and relating in no way to the spanish peace negotiations negotiation tiati tia tion ons 0 ilia he tact fact that secretary day who mho lad had contemplated a trip to atlantic city this afternoon did not lenie lea e tell town IT was waa also the basis for or another guess buos that hr he had notice that tho spanish I 1 tote note was coming immediately and that hl iiii would mould bo be required litre here As a matter ot of fact act the secretary was ivas detained beyond ills his tiala tia lit time by ahti III reception ot of the italian who lie had a long conference over the cerruti case nr PLY MONDAY altogether though the expectation 0 f an early answer lq li still cherished it was mas the belief of 0 the officials liila when tho the day closed thit that ethcie Is now little likelihood of its receipt by the president kl before monday Nio aday it mai as rumored lit in iome quartets teia teis that the spanish nellcy government had bad yent sent along a notice that it had bad see accepted c pied the principal american erlean terms lerma and would be pre pared to quake inake formal answer monday but the trench french embassy which would wo IT ld bo be tile the only recipient 0 of any ally such notice gave a very quick and effective denial den I 1 a or of tills story while ahl I 1 e at all I 1 this ihla delay Is 14 deprecated it Is realized that sagasta pro probably bibly Is ro altine the eliot of 0 his life to bring the elie spanish party leaders to the point where chere they will mill agree to stand ephim by him in his acceptance of the 0 or peace this fact act tends tend to secure tile the indulgence of 0 our government lii la some degree and this ellis la Is more readily extended in consideration of the fact that so flo far from rom having surrendered any advantage in agreeing to discuss tile the borins of peace we me ore are gaining so something substantial suh every day in fit tile tho prosecution se cution of the campaign as repealed by tile the reports from porto na VAL PLANS alan s MOVING viNa tho the naval plans of operations are adso moving steadily tor forward ward and notwithstanding maths landing statements to the iha effect that tha lie projected cruise against tile tho spanish coast by tile tho eastern squadron has bren boon abandoned secretary lone state slated d this afternoon that no change had been made in fit the plan pan of the tie de respecting thal squadron i UP to lo ihla ellis point not the slightest complaint c om plaint has reached the department ima respecting P C c ling the movement ot of tile porto lican ca carn malEn lalana a tribute to gen ellei s ability xo no word has come of soldiers without food or ammunition or of e s ek men ale shout doctors or medicine nor la IS the inward movement or of the american army delayed for or look lak of at fillery owing ta G agn n maies s insistence upon keeping liis ills artillery I 1 in tho the very vanguard and giving deri sonai bonal attention to the commissary and quartermaster departments ENI EMBARKING BARKING the war department now bay that shatters army will begin embarking in earnest tomorrow tomo irow the transports which are arriving being obliged to take on stores for tile the hornc home till theste however lion ever mill be limited in quantity in ordna to avoid unnecessary delay anti and only ten tell jiin rations win wilt bo be placed rt aboard ship col I 1 lecker hecker in charge of f the tron por port atlon tation said that thai he believed it ft would lie be scarcely necessary for tile the transports tran I 1 to make tuo io trips for lo in a addition doli tion to ahr ill ships already at santiago t there v mill III be avul lable for or transi poll purposes the steamers alch are carrying to santiago santis go the immune re XI monta merits which are to replace the fifth army corps at that point MARIA TrIZ TERESA ESA FLOATED tile merrelt chapican wrecking reeking N company ha has informed the navy department part ment mont that tho the wreckers have succeeded uc in ili floating the spanish cruiser maria aria teresa and are about to start her under her own oan steam to norfolk the navy has nothing to tej do with tills this voyage the I 1 vicc i eckers kers having contracted contra ot to deliver any of at the ot of veras veraa fleet that might bo be ic ie covered at santiago it lf Is fully at th fit navy department part ment that the 1 I maria 1 aria Ter teresa III require vety ext enslie repairs having suffered not only from shot abiell anti lire but also from a months submersion in the tl fouling ot of south cuba however tho the repairs m hlll III ho made for sentimental reasons alone alon ale aie strong enough I 1 to warrant the expenditure of money enough to put the ship into serviceable condition FUTURITY most important live iivo pigeon event ol of season decided long branch N X J aug 6 the elk wood 0 o 1 I futurity the elie most important live pigeon event thus far this season wo decided at the elkwood park shooting box today in the presence of 0 nearly GOO COO spectators samuel A culbertson of 0 tho the non kent lucky gun cub club of lo 10 louisville U ky IN tho he lias has made himself one of 0 the most moat popular of 0 win shoto among the eastern in marksmen arks men won the elkwood futurity it aich cart can led with it and il a handsome sold ti l sterlins sterling silver loving cup up tho the second money vent ment to phil daly jr ot of long lone branch T in tile futurity I 1 vere ere samuel culbertson Culber hobert doln della the riv erlon oun club crack of 0 P 1 dill cw JI daay jr lugene van of 0 new york and walter vallee H R ratten patten of ct pleasure day bay 1 A W MEET nineteenth annual gathering occurs at indianapolis next weel week indianapolis ind aug 6 arianne ments are nearing completion for the nineteenth annual meet of ft the league of american wheelmen wheelman elmen mh which I 1 ell will mill c open ell in tills city next tuesday mort of 0 the clock clack riders are now at tho the newby oval track pronounced by all the he fastest upon which national championships pion plon ships have ever been contested ono 0 of tho the greatest matches ever made since cycling be became carrie a sport was waa completed complete J this afternoon when bell eddlo eddie 1 1 of buffalo the champion tor for the last three years and tom cooper 0 detroit ills greatest rival signed the articles ot of agreement that will bring brine them together in a great mile match race at the oval next friday night after the usual trouble incident to a matchmaking match making the men were finally induced to bet ia each wi on thoms elies anti and to race for a p purse s making the entire purse I 1 10 1000 0 which ar will mill be entirely taken L ly the 11 winner 11 the loser getting kotbin nothing the conditions of the match call for a mile race best two heats beats in three the first heat 14 to be or Luro peart style the second heat to be paced by single rider who will mill drop out at the hell tip tap aa aal d the third hat beat I 1 it necessary will be dac I 1 ded by toss I 1 |