The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-12-08
!. SATURDAY SET
Dee. 10 Probably the Day Upon
Which the Treaty viii Be
Signed.
Spaniards asAnxious to Get Away
4 From Paris as Are the
Americans.
Senator Davis, Says the Treaty
Will Be a Very Interesting.
. Document.
Amer AgreestO Furnish Trans
poi lion Home For Spanish
p. Soldiers.

Pal Dec. S.-There was no joint
sessiq the peace comission as; the
Span IS are still occupied in trans
lating the Americans answer to Their
proposals in regard to the status Of
Spanish subjects in the annexed terri.
tories.
AS cabled, the eight principal articles
of the treaty are d.. 'i'l y { l. tat =
mains for the coli - yls % al 80 &c
is the settlement of she minor points d
the treaty. The latter will probably be
signed ON Saturday neAt, for the, Span
iards are as anxious as the Americans tC
finish the work. in hand. Secretary
Oiela of the Spanish commission said
ut is very painful for us to remain
here haggling over details, since the
main points have been settled and we
have been obliged to relinquish our col.
onies.
'All the work. will be finished this
week. The commercial treaty between
the United States and Spain Will be ne
gOtiated upon the re-establishment OF
diplomatic relations, and the question
of Spanish ships and products in Cuba
and Porto Rico will be included therein"
An Interesting Document.
The rough draft of the treaty, which,
may be considerably changed, covers
the proposals. 1t makes a. long docu-
ment, which Senator Cushman K. Davis
of the United States peace commission
SAYS will be funnd to be one of the most
interesting papers of it's. character ever
written. So, completely are the details
of the evacuation of the Philippines slip.
ulated that.a commission, such as ar
ranged for the Spanish withdrawal FROM
the West Inaies, will be unnecessary.
Among the questions not yet settled,
however, are the cOaling station and re
| ligious freedom in the Carolines, the
| Spanish commission not having replied
| TO the American offer.
The Americans have agreed. to trans,
port the, Spanish prisoners home, in:
Guiding the garrison and sailors at Ma
Mia captured by Admiral Dewey and
| General Merritt as well as the soldiers
and civilians held by the Filipinos,
whose return the Americans have guar.
anteeI AS compensation Spain promises
to iherate all Cuban, Porto Rican and
Philippine political prisoners. =
| Cheaper Than Feeding Them.
Spanish soldiers electing foreman il
the colonies may do SO, but it is more s
matter of economy for the Americans tx
return the others as they must be fed al
long as they are kept and Spain is un
able to bear. the expense Of the repatria
ton. Also the'Americans have rejected
| Spain's request for free shipping for Il
| years in Cuban and Porto Rican waters
they having given the Spanish commits
sioners such poor consolation as the lat
ter may derive from the permission t.
re-apply when the diplomatic relation
have been renewed for shipping conces
sions under the reciprocity scheme o
the Dingley law, for which Senior Du
t puy de LONE was negotiating in Wash
ington when the war broke out. Their
) are still under discussion eight sec
} ondary subjects which the Spanish com
missioners preached last week, includ
E ing the status of patents and copyrights
The American commissioners hay
5 handed to Senior Montero Rios write
reply covering these questions.