The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-15
THE COMMISSION
DOWN To WORK.
They Have Reached an Interesting
Point in the Negotiations.
CLAIMS AND C0UNTERCLAlMS.
America May Present the Na'"e Oh INC
Maine rs an onset 20 Spain's
Claims For Our Assumption OF
the Cuban Debt.

PARIS. october t-Commander Brad
ford. L. 5. y. who has arrived here
from Washington. was examined this
morning bv the members Of the United
States Peace Commission relative TO the
conditions prevailing and the main fea-
lures OF interest in tho Philippine Is
lands. with which the commander is well
acquainted
The 6nh Joint session Of the two com
missions was convened at o'clock to-
DIV. If was said that the FIRST. second
and third meetings scarcely penetrated
the surface of any protocol point, and
less SON tho marrow. Last Tuesday,
however. marked The Spanish present
mont regarding the Cuban debt. which
las. during the recess brought the
Americans 90 serious preparations. adj
jgstment Of their diplomatic forces and
the formulation of plan upon which
they may ultimately stand I'm relation
90 the Cuban phase 10 their mission here.
The session was two hours longer than
any previous ono.
The American reply to the Spanish
presentation OF Tuesday was presented
and read. An oral discussion followed,
occuyins the time tiil ten minutes past
when the commissions adjourned until
Monday next
SPANISH EQUITIES.
It is believed that the spaniards SUBJ
mitted in their construction Of the pro-
foco' that So was just 10 consider Spain
as having equities fairly dischargablc by
the American assumption OF Cuban obli-
cations
o. is not unlikely that the Americans
voiced the conviction that fair equities
20 The United States. in war expense
were incurred by the United states and
possibly, though not positively the Amer
leans may schedule the value of the bat
tieship Maine as among the expenditures
possible of classification against the So
called cuban debt.
However 60 may be considered certain
that the commissions have arrived at a
point in The negotiations from which
heuCcforth joint sessions will Doe occupied
bv oral discussions as well as by written
presentations ot propositions The work
IS now thoroughly entered upon. though
s. is not iiAely that any segment has yet
been polished and finished for a place
u The final treaty.
The Philippine question has not yet
been entered upon.
HLANCO TO RETURN.
Madrid. oct 1.-THE Liberal to-day
says b. IS believed in official circles that
'apta'n-Gcneral Blanco will return 20
Spain st an early date and the paper
odds that Bianco will not be the last
Snn.ard 10 exercise the supreme com
mfnd in cuba. for IL Is known that his
reIHuons with the government are strain
"a.
CENSORSHIP REVIVED.
NANONNE. FRANCE. oct. 4.--Accord-
ng 20 adyices received from Madrid a
rigorous censorship has been revived
shore since yesterday. Senior Sagas.a
and Dis colleagues are said 10 be greatly
concerned regarding the demands Of the
lritfd States government. witch they
e.crf NOT only refuses to assume any
0l SPANS colonial debts but wants 20
axe The heavy artillery I'm Cuba. and the
floating dock .eccnuy sent TO Havana.
The same advices say the Madrid I'M
parciai announces that the government
has catled Captain-Generu BlHnco not
On turn over any further territory 10
fle Americans until the peace treaty
has been definitely signed.