The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-16
SPAIN Will LREPLYTO-DAY
Washington Expects Her to 40
cept Our Terms.
SHE MAY HAGGLE ALITTLE
There Will Also Bs an Important Meet
ing OF the Joint Commissioners at
Havana This Morning = The
City to Be Cleaned.

Washington. Nov. 15.-Oficials of the
state department do not expect that to-
morrow's meeting OF the peace COM
missioners in Paris will be the last. On
the other hand Il is expected that the
Spaniards viii come in with an uncon-
dltional acceptance Of our last demand.
Still. substantial progress may be re-
garded as having been achieved IL the
spaniards show = disposition to discuss
in any phase the cession of the Philip
pines to the United States. even in con-
nection with a money indemnity. In
quiry has been made into the character
Of the projectors of a remarkable syn
dicate scheme for the purchase of the
Philippines for the sum of s40o. .0oo. 900.
The result has been to show that they
are irresponsible parties. and II Is
scarcely to be doubted that the project
has been put forward as a means Of
enhancing the price which the Span
iards may demand for the relinquish-
ment of the islands.
New York. Nov. ia dispatch to the
Herald from Havana says: General
Pando has informed General Butler
that the Spanish commission Is ready to
give its answer to the American ulti-
matum presented at the joint session
nearly three weeks ago. The result will
be a joint session at Camara insular on
Wednesday morning at o'clock. The
Americans confidently hope that full
agreement on the date of evacuation
will then be reached.
DIR. O'Reilly. who has been ordered to
report in Washington. will leave for the
north by Wednesdays boat to Tampa
nr nfR.aflly will nrUa tIpOp the admini-
stration the immediate necessity of es-
tablishing an American hospital and
the organization of a sanitary brigade
for cleaning the city. Careful estimates
have been made showing that the sur
face of the city i'm the streets and
yards may be cleaned and disinfected
a a cost of not exceeding $4,000. When
Il is considered that the expenditure OF
this sum would mean the saving OF
American lives. IL seems more than
criminal that II has not already been
done. Beyond building temporary der
ricks on the Mariana beach, nothing
has been done TO make ready for the
American troops.
London. Nov. 1s.-The rumors circu-
lated here yesterday that the American
fleet was on the point OF starting for
Europe. caused great excitement in
commercial circles. The Daily Graphic
says tnlS uoTtlnS. Inc cpdiiSh t'o
atlantic fleet has been ordered TO be
prepared for a renewal of hostilities
and the forts in the Canary islands are
being rapidly manned"
Madrid, Nov. l5.-According to semi
official statements here. the Spanish peace
commissioners will maintain their pres
ent attitude In regard to the Philippine
islands and will certainly not accept the
conditions of the United States. Farther.
IL the discussion does not return TO the
limits of the protocol as viewed by the
Spaniards the Spanish commissioners have
decided in spite of contrary reports not to
sign a treaty of peace. II Is also learned
from the same source that complete ac-
cord prevails between the Spanish gov
ernment and it's peace commissioners.
Washington, Nov. 15.--The government
has renewed and strengthened its deter
mination that the Spanish evacuation OF
Cuba and the American occupation there
of shall not be deferred beyond January
/ next This conclusion has been COM
municated to the Spanish government
within the last few days in answer to an
urgent request that the date of evacuation
be put off because of the large number Of
Spanish troops remaining on the island.
who, II was represented. could not be
moved before January l. Not being a sub
ject which could be treated by the Paris
commissioners OF at Havana. the request
of the Spanish government was forward
ed TO Washington through the French
embassy which received also and for
warded by cable the refusal of the gov
ernment to put OF the date of assuming
American control.