Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-26
WRIGGLIHG IS FUTILE.
Spaniards Might as Well Have
Agreed in Advance and
Saved Time.
PHILIPPINES BOUND TO BE OURS.

! -New Points" Raised by the Madrid DipIo-
| mats Fail to Change the Terms Offered
| Them Iofa-CaDinet Called Last
Night TO the White House to Look at q.
/ Cable from Paris-First United States
Troops Go into Camp Near Havana.
| Washington. Nov 2s.-A special meet
| ing of the cabinet was held at 10 O'Clock
| last night. All the members were with
| the president except Secretary Long,
| who is out Of the city. The meeting was
| called by the president in order that his
| advisers might consider with him ad-
vices received from the American peace
| commissioners at Paris. 1t is under
| stood that the advices related 10 coun
| ter proposals informally made to the
| American commissioners by the repre-
| sentatives on the commission of the
Madrid government. At the conclusion
| Of the meeting Secretary OF State Hay
said TO a representative of the Asso-
ciated Press that the president had re-
ceived some advices from Paris that he
desired 10 lay before the cabinet. and
that he had called the members to-
gether to consider them. The nature Of
the advices Hay declined to discuss,
saying that was a matter which could
not be gone into for publication at this
time.
Doubles Up the Spanish Point.
He added. however, that after consid-
,ring the contents of the dispatches the
president had cabled the American com
missioners reiterating his former in
structions- 1t is understood that one
point, new in the negotiations thus far
was raised in the dispatches received by
the president. 1t related to a modifica-
ton of the terms of the proposition sub
mitted to the Spanish commissioners
few days ago by the American commits
sionors. but in just what particular the
proposed modification was to be made
could not be asceTtained. That the
proposition was not accepted was made
clear by the president in cabling to the
American commissioners a reiteration
Of his former instructions. The Ameri-
can commissioners will insist that the
demands of the United States as pre-
scented to Spain n few days ago be con
sidered without further modification.
Dons Are Still Considering.
Senior Montero Rios told the CORE
sponGCnt of the Associated Press last
evening that the Spanish peace COM
missiCners had not yet decided upon
the answer to be given to the last Amer
lean memorandum. We are Consid-
erinE the matter he said. lin con-
establish friendly relations between the
two countries. At the same time we are
here to defend the interests and honor
OF Spain" In reply to an inquiry as to
whether there was any truth in the re-
port that the Spanish commissioners
had decided to accept the American Of
fer of $20.OO0.OCO for the Philippines,
Senior Montero RIGS, shaking his head,
said:
Couldn't Trap the Shrewd Rios.
NO. no, the commission has not yet
decided on its answer. What our re-
ply viii be can only be determined at
the conference on Monday, when we will
discuss the matter with the Americans.
At the same time" he added. in a lower
voice, I'VE viii follow the instructions
that may he received from Madrid"
Then the final instructions have not
yet Gomez asked the correspondent of
the Associated Press.
"Ah, but we are approaching con-
fdCntial matter" said Senior Rios, in
nocently. Everything connected with
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