Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-27
'ONINOUS INDICATION.
President Consulted Cabinent
Members In Philadelphia.
HAD RECEIVED MESSAGE FROM HAY
The London Times Paris Correspondent
Says the spaniards offered to agree to
Preliminary Treaty Quitting Cuba and
Leaving Philippine Question In Suspense.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 27.-Immediately
after the reception to the president at
the Union League, meeting of the
chief executive and those cabinet Off
GERS who are in attendance with him at
the peace jubilee was held at the Hotel
Bellevue. Those present, besides the
president, were: Postmaster General
Smith, Secretary of War Alger, Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wilson and Solici-
tor General Richards, in place of At
torney General Griggs. The utmost
secrecy attended the proceedings and it
was impossible to learn tor what pur
pose the meeting was called or what
subjects were discussed. j. O. Kellogg,
private secretary to Secretary Hay,
reached here and admitted bearing a
dispatch to the president, but declared
it a personal one from Hay.
The meeting lasted nearly an hour.
Local detectives prevented anyone from
approaching the vicinity. That it was
more than some ordinary deliberation
was apparent from the fact that when
Mr.. Kellogg reached the Union League
he was Immediately taken to the presi-
dent. He then left and went to the ho-
tel, the reception coming to an end
very shortly. After the president and
cabinet had concluded their delibera-
tions, Mr.. Kellogg left Immediately for
Washington in special car.
It was reported that the president
may not remain to review the military
jubilee parade
LONDON. Oct. 27.-The Paris CORE
spondent of The Times says:
cat today's Wednesday sitting
the Spanish peace commissioners pre-
sented new counter memorandum de-
ciaring their readiness, Professionally,
toa accept an article of preliminary
treaty STIMULATING that Spain shall re-
linquish all rights to sovereignty in
Cuba without formulating any other
claim and to leave i'll suspense all re-
manning questions, especially the Phil
ippines.
The Americans asked until tomor-
row Thursday to reply to this new
memorandum. This is regarded as a
favorable sign, being slight relaxation
VI J1l6 IiB ltlltJ bI1C AlHSItCduS nave n1U0-
erto shown. They are perhaps aware
that the Cuban, and even the Spanish
bondholders, are becoming alarmed at
the strange turn OF the financial side of
the discussion in which Spain, the
United States and Cuba, with extraor.
binary unanimity and carelessness, all
repudiate the Cuban debt
Nobody will be able to force Spain
to accept the debt; for apart from bank
ruptcy, she could only meet the habii-
ties at the expense of her foreign bond
holders, who, by a strange anomaly,
would thus have to pay for the indie
pendence of Cuba. 1t is not likely that
the United States or any other power
can or will force Spain to ruin herself
by meeting the Cuban debt and 1t will
then either be total loss for Europe OF
he paid by the Spanish bondholders.
''If, i'll these circumstances, an agree.
ment cannoT be effected, America will
indeed be wise to refer the question to
the arbitration of impartial men, en-
tirely disinterested in this delicate mat