Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-08-24
sAoAsTA's ORDERS.

correspondent in Madrid says;
"a committee, consisting of Duke
Almodovar de Rio, the foreign minis
ter; Senior Romero Giron, minister OF
the colonies: Lieutenant-General
Correa, minister of war, and Captain
Aunou, minister of marine, is pre-
pairing instructions for the Cuban and
Port Rlcan commissioners, which will
be dispatched on August 81, so as TO
arrive within the time fixed by the
protocol.
"In these instructions attention
will be called to the distinction be-
tween cession of territory and cession
OF sovereignty. In the latter case it
seems to be maintained here that
buildings and public works will here
remain the property Of the sovereign
power until they are paid for by the
government,
"Certain members Of the cabinet
are of the opinion that the commits
sion will have first Of all to determine
some local and administrative mOdus
vivendi during the transitional period
until the evacuation is completed.
meanwhile, the government will
probably call the attention Of the
cabinet at Washington to the fact
that while the insurgent leaders
profess to accept the armistice, their
subordinates continue to carry on hos
tllities against outlying Spanish
garrisons.
while the government thus de-
votes ITS attention for a moment
chiefly to questions OF details relat
ing TO the Antilles, much anxiety is
felt with regard to the Philippines
question, which is likely to create
much more serious difficulties, On
this subject very little guidance is af-
forded by the studiously vague terms
employed in the protocol. These
words have been carefully examined |
with the aid of all available diction-
aries, not only by Spanish ministers,
but also by the diplomatic representa-
lives Of several foreign powers, and
all seemed agreed that In drafting
this part Of tine protocol, President
aim was simply to keep
4 free hand for himself until he
should have time to collect .informa-
ion and decide what policy the
United States should adopt in the far
,ast.
"All possible questions regarding
he future OF the archipelago are thus
eft open, and goyernenment and
'ubllc opinion seem in doubt as to
What line shall be taken by Spain
n the forthcoming negotiations.
iucE will depend, of course. on the
ttitude assumed hy the United
tater government, and consequently
he conflicting currents of American
ublic opinion are watched here
nth the keenest interest, The at.
iUude of the powers having far East
rn interests is also much
Deculated upon. 1t is be-
eyed Germany will not allow great
,rrltorial changes without having
to say therein.
"The ministers still declare that
1icial dispatches respecting the
lpitulation OF Manila haye not been L
ceived; therefore, the Augustin in s
dent is unexplained. s.
mail advices explain the trans n
renee of administrative authority II
ON General Augustin to the GOV. \
nor of Nizayas island. CO
"The HeraldO, Of Illoilo, of June 2I. Ell
Ihllshes an Official telegram from the ., .,
mister, Lieutenant-G General Correa Ell
VeSting General Rios with all the "
and power exercised by the st
plain general of the archipelago in pi
the islands under his cdmmand OF
neral Augustin, therefore, even If ~, ih
had,remained in Manila, had 10 the
nion of the Spanish government
right to surrender anything but bu
city and its immediate enyioron Fr
nl; but that Americans might.
haps, make difficulties abouts.ad-
ting this doctrine. Fuller inform
N ought very soon 10 be avail
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