The record-union., 1898-11-09
The Meeting Of the Two Bodies Deferred
Until This Afternoon.
American Commissioners Formu-
late an Answer to Spain's Vol
luminous Presentment of Friday
Last, but Work Of Typewriting
This Reply Was Too Great to be
Finished in Time for the Ses-
sion Yesterday.

PARIS, Nov. S.-The United States
Peace Commissioners had formulated
| an answer to Spain'S voluminouS pre-
sentiment of Friday last, but the work
of typewriting this reply was too great
to be finished before 2 p. m. to-day, the
| time fixed for the meeting of the joint
| commissions. This fact was commune
Gated at noon to-day to the Spaniards
with a request that the meeting occur
at o'clock to-day. This request, how
ever, was declined by the Spaniards, on
the ground that they had some other
engagements for o'clock to-day. Con-
sequently the meeting of the joint COM
mission was deferred until to o'clock
tomorrow.
The "Gaulois" this morning, referring
to to-day's sitting of the Peace Com
mission, says it will in no way modify
the Spanish-American situation, "as
/ the American Commissioners have or
ders to await further instructions from
Washington"
The "Gaulois'' says these instructions
will depend upon the result of the cleo
tions, which, the paper mentioned,
thinks will be favorable to the Repub-
licans.
ernment will eventually recognize that
pecuniary compensation is due to Spain
for the evacuation of the Philippine ISL
ands, and the negotiations will continue
and be brought to a satisfactory con-
clusion in friendly spirit"
MOVE TAKEN BY FOREIGN BOND
HOLDERS
WASHINGTON, Nov S.-The advices
that have come to hand so far from the
commission at Paris are said to be
rather encouraging than the reverse,
and there is a disposition here to agree
to the statement rather curiously made
by the Spanish Cabinet yesterday, that
there will be three or four meetings of
the joint commissions. This is taken
as an indication that the Spaniards
themselves are not looking for a break
in the negotiations, but they rather ex-
pect a peaceful conclusion in a. short
time 80 g" - %
The foreign bondholders have at last
moved formally to protect their inter-
ests in Cuba and Porto Rico. The ini-
tial steps have been taken through the
agency Of the French Embassy which
in this case acts no longer as the rep
resentative of the Spanish Government,
but for the French subjects. Through
the Embassy a most formidable state
ment has been presented to the State
Department, being an account of the
various Spanish bonds owned by
French citizens chargeable against the
territories either seized or set free by
the act of the United States Govern
ments The sum total of these bonds
runs up far into the millions
just what it is expected shall be done
with them is not clear The United
States Government, Of course will not
pay them, but it may be that the
French Government looks to it to cause
the Independent government of Cuba to
assume liability of the bonds charged
against that island when that Govern
ment shall have been duly installed by
the act of the United States Govern
ment. 1t is probable that other hold
ers of like bonds, German and British.
will take similar steps to have their
claims brought through their diplomatic
representatives to the attention of the
United States Government. and it NAV
be even that the holders of such bonds
in Spain, though Spanish citizens. will
take a like course, which would pre-
sent a novel claim upon the generosity
Of the United States Government