The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-29
treaty WILL SOON Be MADE
FACE NEGOTIATIONS ARE PRO-
CROSSING SATISFACTORILY.
EARLY Next Wcek-MckfnIey's In
tfmatfon That SDaaiaPds Were
Too slow Has . Dractng Eject.

DARLINGTON. Oct &-Tae president
80 ers 5ied 10 lay betOre iie ca b.ner -
12y YER encouraging reports fTon Pans
.sgsr9sng the pTogFess o. me peace nsg0-
.a..ous. The ADMINISTRATION now fully
ssisyes faat the neao;iat!oLs WILL Dc con-
ssaaa.s much sooner than was expected
So, The outlook q feH days ago. X can
:. state! authoritative u l. L COMING
carer hava not 81 .ctuaily .egun the
Sscslssfon ~ The Philip ne question, and
e.s.asr Il " Il not be taken up until mkt
xeek
The recen. acton Of the United Sta sez
sa.ernaaent intmating that :ae negotia-
r.x1s we're proceeding tco slowly. has had
re effect upon the Spanish com znissioners.
ssa tuey are not likely 10 debate ;hs re-
m,iunR proposition 10 The length they
80 ire sediment OF tho Cuban debt. The
Gated States ilas not assssilel nor guar
ss.l,s or OF the Cuban municipalities. but
II i expected that such debts Will be pad
1y tae municipalities mourning them, for
by 10 reasoning could they De charged
ypoE spain
sseretaries Griggs. Gage and Long were
mel ere sent al foday's meeting. Secretary
Eay said the Cuban question had not. az
he understood. been finally decided b. me
parss commission. but complete settle
mem, Il was expected. @oasd Ge feacaed
5, tie end OF the present week. The fhii-
Bone question, ne thought, w1ald be
eoin.ag week
Although the members OF The eabine;
are ex;r meiy ret.cent on the subject Of
;he acquisition of the Philippines. i.aere IS
usg .ttie no doubt that nothing lass
thar ce4slon Of the entire group Of Islands
VIII be acceptable to the American com
IssflDnEFS,
Secretary Wilson brought up a. the cab
;rsi session the fact that Banco Is still
charging sia a hundred for beef cattle go
tx into Cuban ports controlled by tae
AL. tssaI g.. a
hitting b.ef cattle free of duty 10 ports
controlled By American officials. The cab
met concluded ihct II has not power at
present 10 change siiis state of affairs and
that Bianeo must bear the responsibility.
Az soon a. the United States takes pos
session o. the various ports. however. this
vii! be changed. Some OF the ports near
Havana will he open 10 the free entry of
hef cattle and other things, and that viii
result in benefit 10 Havana.
Memorn ndun or Philippines.
PARIS. Oct &.-Ths American peace
eeulm- toner's TCi.Ay tt.eS "a, .-.s!1is> "a
DUN on the subject or tas Philippines.
Which It Ia expected they will place be-
fer. the spanish commissioners ST the Join.
SEES on on Monday next.
This formation Is based on the crystal
fzesi judgment of i've American commits
sIoaers gained each for himself from the
Conditions presented In n careful exafnnA-
ton OF many persons and papers acfualnt-
ed with and bearing upon the Philippines
Whether or not there viii lac divergent
views among the American commissioners.
fhsy will stand az a uni; before the Span
iards. Whether differences of view have
existed, or In future snan exist. the entire
commission vii array Itself behind and IN
support OF the preponderatlng opinion
herein This statement may AZ this hour
be accepted in quesiug any runor that
resignation might follow any member's
variance OF opinion fiofn that of his Amer
kan colleagues.
Each member of the American commits
Son has separately formulated his views
rsgsrting the Philippines ia his own
terms and all have been forwarded 10
Washington. The transmission has been
b. mail and cable This individual ex
PRESTON Of views Inc Philippines has