The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-08

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PARIS, Oct. 7.-The American and
Spanish peace commissioners again
confronted each other this afternoon.
The session adjourned at s:i5 p M
until Tuesday. october II. The prellm-
inaries are finished.
The commissioners, at to-day's sets-
ION, settled upon the points which are
to be taken under consideration, but
there Is no settled order in which they
are to be considered Propositions have
been exchanged in writing between the
commissions and each commission In
recess, will separately deliberate upon
them. Senior ojeda, the secretary OF
the spanish commission, made his frst
appearance at to-daV's session. secre-
tarv Moore and Senior oJeda have deeid-
ed upon a plan for keeping the records
Of the conference. There are no stem
ographIc minutes of the meetings. The
secretaries each record the proceedings
and the result.
II for no other reason than the fact
that the Philippine islands were not
mentioned first In the protocol. 1t may
be said with assurance that the conn
missions Joint sessions have not yet
touched upon the question of the Phil
Ippine islandB.
strn,nod rritieiSm.
La Llberte this evening referring to
tbe Indian outbreak IN Minnesota, con-
trasts editorially, the federal treatment
Of the REDSKINS and the Spanish treat
men of the natives OF the Philippine is
land. expressing the conviction that
any contrast must prove unfavorable to
the federal authorities.
The American commissioners held q
session this mornIng and we're occupied
with washington correspondence.
During the recess they have sought to
perfect the United States position In re-
lation to the alternative or contingent
attitudes or propositions Of the Span
iards this afternoon.
,iTHus Tar the form of sdbstance Of the
American presentment has not been
disclosed. 1t was its presentation at
Mondays Joint session which caused
the spaniards to ask for or demand a
recess from Monday until Friday.
Whatever was new or stronger will pos
slblV develop from the American side
as having resulted from the conferences
with Major General Merritt since Mon
DAYS Joint session. II the Americans
were then sweeping In their demands
with regard to the Philippine islands
they have certainly have not been wea-
kened by the statements Of General
Merritt.
However, It Is possible that the Span
latda viii enter the session to-day fully
appreciating their position as the van-
quished, although they will strepuously
urge the existence of rights and equit-
les remaining to the vanquished.
s.nsatlonal News AfOat
on this subject the Gaulols says that
during the last twentV-four hours sem
satlonal and alarming news has been
afloat regarding the associations. It
cites the English papers allegations
that Judge Day has cabled to Washing
ton saying that the negotiations for
treaty Of peace are on the verge Of
stopping, owing to the refusal Of Ma
drid to accept the United States atti-
tude regarding the Philippine islands.
TheGaulois alsoQuoted statementto
the effect that Judge Day has been au-
thorized to suspend negotiations II the
spanIards do not conform to the Amer
icau views and declares It can affirm
that this news is absolutely Incorrect
It declares, however. that whereas the
spaniards at the outset were obdurate,
they are now disposed to modify their
Intentions, owing to the firmness Of the
attitude Of the United States, the peo-
pie Of which It Is claimed have now
been excited to the point OF insisting
upon holding the Philippine Islands.
The utterances OF Attorney General
Grlggs, before the Republican conven-
tlon at Trenton, N. j., last week, are
cited as showing that the United States
purpose is expansion. Spain is alleged
to be beginning to realize this, and, 1t
is said, she will finally agree to give up
Manila and the Island OF Luzon, on
condition that the United states as
sumes the Philippine debt, amounting
to SIO.OOO,OOO, and accord privileges to
Spanish trade
In conclusion the Gaulols says: 1--WE
think we are authorized to say that
President Mckinley VIII agree to set
tlement on this basis"