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TREATY NOT SIGNED.
Peace Commissioners in Paris Meet
with Some Delay.
The Cuba, Porto Rico and Philippine
Items Agreed To--other Articles
Are Discussed = Cabinet In
structions tn Rios.

Paris, Dec. There were 13 articles
laid before the two commissions
Wednesday. covering the following sub
jects:
First. The REIMBURSEMENT OF sovereignty
over and claim OF title 10 Cuba.
Second. The cession OF Porto Rico and
other Spanish possessions In the West In
dies. together with Guam IN the Ladrones
Third. The cesslon OF the Philippines.
Fourth. The terms OF the evacuation OF
the Philippines
Fifth The pledge OF the United States 10
preserve order I'm the Philippines pending
the ratification OF the treaty.
Sixth. The release OF military prisoners
mutually.
Seventh. The cessIon by Spain OF the is
land OF Kusae. or Strong island In the Car
olines.
Eighth. The mutual REIMBURSEMENT OF
indemnity claims.
Ninth. The religious freedom OF the Car
olines. assuring the rights OF American
missionaries there.
Tenth. Cable landing rights at points
within the Spanish jurisdiction.
Eleventh. The release by Spain OF POI
litical prisoners for offenses in Cuba and
the Philippines
Twelfth. The pledge OF the United States
10 inaugurate In the Philippines an open
door" policy and 10 guarantee the same to
Spain for at least IL years
Thirteenth. A revival OF the treaties
broken by the war.
Mutually Agreed Upon.
The FIRST three articles were mutual
IL agreed upon, as was also the article
embodying the terms of the evacuation
OF the Philippines, which will be prac-
tically the same as in the evacuation Of
Cuba and Porto Rico.
The mutual release of military pris-
oners was agreed upon. Spain liberht-
ing the re bel prisoners and the United
States liberating the Manila garrison
and the spaniards held by Aguinaldo.
The political prisoners to be released
by Spain are such as are now in exile at
Ceuta. in Morocco, or at other Spanish
penal settlements.
May Finish This Week.
Daily sessions will be held hereafter
and IT is now believed that the work
may be possibly concluded this week,
although SO early termination is not
probable
The foregoing list of subjects under
consideration does not show the precise
order In which the articles were laid be-
fore the Spanish commissioners, and in
fact only eight OF the thirteen articles
were discussed.
-Four points arise about which the
Spaniards desired 10 consult Madrid,
and two upon which the Americans will
consult Washington.
After the session and the departure
of the Spanish commissioners the
Americans remained in the conference
chamber for an hour in executive ses-
sion. The adjournment was taken IN
iii three o'clock to-day.
Cabinet Instructions 10 RIOS.
Madrid, Dec 1.-The cabinets In
structions 10 Senior Montero Rios, which
were drawn up Tuesday evening, were
TO request the immediate release of the
Spanish prisoners in the Philippine is
lands. TO negotiate navigation and tariff
advantages in the Philippine islands in
favor Of Spain. 10 obtain a ratification
Of several treaties Of commerce with
former Spanish possessions and an
arrangement OF the debt OF the Philip
mines ard II possible of the Cuban