The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-11-29

PARIS, Nov. 2s.-spain has accepted
me United States offer Of $4,000 900,
and at a Joint session Of the peace CONF
Missions this afternoon consented, with-
out condition. to rellnQulsh Cuba and
10 ceds Porto Rico, Guam and the Phil
lppIne Islands.
The document presenting this accept
,pee contained only 800 words. It Open-
a with reference to the final terms ot
be United States, and said that the
sD,plsh commissioners, after having
talep cognlzance of the terms proposed
by the Americans, replied that their
government had tried to give as equita-
BE an answer as possible, but that they
we're no, prepared to commit their gov-
erument to the accepetnce Of the prin-
clDles embodied in the American argu-
men,s spain rejects the principles"
the note continues, "as she has always
rejected them"
BaginE her attitude upon the Justice
NJ her cause, the note then says she
sIll adheres to these principles, which
she has heretofore invariably formu-
lated"
However, the note adds, In her desire
for peace, She has gone 50 far as to pro-
nose certain compromises, which the
Americans have always rejected. She
has also attempted, IT. is further ASSERT
ed, 10 have submitted to arbitration
some Of the material particulars upon
which the two governments differed.
These proposals for arbitration, It Is
added, the Americans had equally re-
!scted.
SpSIn's Allegations,
These allegations in spaip.s reply as
to attempted arbitration. rster to- her.
proposal TO arbitrate the conatruttl9i
Il the third aricle q the protocol ana
also to submit the Spanish colonial debt
Of Cuba and the Philippines to arbltra-
ton. The last proposition has been
made In a written communication. Since
It's presentation, and In return for such
arbitration, Spain offered 70 cede the
territory in dispute. The Americans
refused both propositions for arbitra-
lion. spain's reply to-day In substance
continued by declaring that the United
States has offered, as a KIND OF compen-
satiOR to Spain, something very inade-
Quate TO the sacrifices the latter coun-
Try makes at this moment, and she Feels
therefore that the United States pro-
poSais cannot be considered Just and
equitable,
Spain has, however, exhausted all the
resources OF diplomacy in an attempt
;c justify her attitude. Seeing that an
acceptance OF the proposal made to
Spain is a necessary condition to con-
iiHuance OF negotiations, and seeing
tha; the resources OF Spain are not such
as 10 enable her to re-enter upon war,
she Is prepared, in her desire to avoid
biOodshed, and from considerations Of
humanity and patriotism to submit to
ihe conditions Of the conQuering ma
aon however harsh they may be. She
Is therefore ready to accept the pro-
posals Of the American commission as
presented at the last session.
The reading and the translation OF
the document occupied less than fiva
minutes At the conclusion OF the
translation ale commissioners empow-
cred Senior ojeda, secretary Of the Span
isA commission. and Secretary Moore,
Of the American commission, to draw
up articles. which are to embody the re-
llnquishment Of Cuba by Spain, and the
eesSlon OF Porto Rico and the Phillip
pines These articles; which may be
considered as constituting the condl-
lions of peace, vii be ready for submis-
Sion on Wednesday.
RIOS NUI iIa alkntiv" NlOOi.
A great deal Of interest was taken in
to.day's meeting. The two commissions
arrived at the foreign office in car
tiages in the rain almost simultaneous
Is, and repairing to the conference
room, Immediately opened the only bus
ness before them. Senior Montero
KOS the president OF the Spanish COM
mission, has usually preceded the pres
ehtation Of Spanish communication In
Writing by verbally summarizing 1t.
out today Senior Rios was silent, and
!uausaIly grave. His face wore deeper
INES, and he clearly showed the mental
StaiE under which he was lab0ring, as
ne approached .le final REIMBURSEMENT
VI spalns colonial possessions.
without word, Senior MOntero Rios
produced two typewriter sheets and
passed them to the interpreter OF the
uh'.- States commission, Mr.. Fergu-
tCl. Who read them substantially az ca
osl. The outline Of the Spanish docu-
Meht being furnished later to cOrres-
p'hdtnt Of the Associated Press by
sefor Ajeda.
n Ihe commissioners left the foreign Of
Nv Immediately after the secretaries
-, .',u Dech directed to prepare the articles
'. we peace treaty. There was scarcely
~ Conversation between the American
a9l ~ spanish commissioners after the
aaj0utnmpnt.
among the Americans the most grave
u,l'laefaiioh for their Spanish col
..aEH's was apparent. The Spanlards
s.'iH.d y. to be relieved at having arrived
1s 'He conclusion OF n long controversy.
ailar tho joint session the Spaniards
,tpalffa to their quarters, where they
Nau an animated and lengthy session.
VI El'cr ~ Friendly Sssr,inhom.
having embodied in the treaty article
'a 'he protocol questions, the two com
"''ssioHs VIII now enter upon friendly
"s..SlgNatons regarding the matters sug-
s.s,sd IN the American ultimHtum
5E ago matters subsidiary and incl
S,ulai ',,, 10 the principal provisions which
gs 1,uL iorm part Of the peace treaty as
iGaa signed. These include the rellg-
s" yul freedom Of the Caroline Islands ns
os s,'rl 10 twelve years ago: the release
i, Political prisoners now held by Spain
" connection with the insurTection In