Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-27
PHILIPPINES NEXT,
Question May Be Reached BY
Commissioners To-Day,
SPANIARDS' DELICATE TASK
Critical Condition Of Things al Madrid
Appreciated by Americans.
.-t>ISu ADROITNESS ADMIRED
o.. has Sot AvniIed, However, to
alter Materially the Original Attn
,ode of Our RcpresentntiveS-Com'
,pissioners Not I'm Danger.
..,>IsH ADRoITNEss ADMIRED.
IN. yot Awaited, However, to
pissioners Not I'm Danger.

paris october 26.-The American
r..-e commissioners held a session Of
several hours duration to-day, prior to
fin. ioint session OF the two commits
...-s which opened at 4 o'clock this
afternoon.
Tho meeting Of the commissioners
tasted an hour and five minutes and I
,.- adjourned until tomorrow.
Both the spanish and American COM
,r..sioncrs were more reticent after this |
session than ever.
SPANISH HOME TROUBLES.
The Americans fully appreciate not
only their serious responsibilities but
also the delicate position of their Span !
tsb colleagues. to the burden Of whose
duties here is now added the critical
political situation at Madrid which may
compel the President Of the Spanish
Commission Cwho is also President of
tho Spanish Senate. Senor Montero Rios.
to leave Paris.
The Madrid correspondent of the
Temps. in confirming the report that
Premier Sagasta and the Queen Re
pert have prevailed upon the Minister
of War. General Correa, to indefinitely
postpone his resignation, pending the
conclusion Of the peace negotiations
saws that they represented to the Gene
raj that his withdrawal might entail
not only the fall of the Cabinet but
cause the resignation of certain members
OF the Spanish Commission. including
senor Montero Rios, and thereby grave
~ compromise the issue Of the peace
negotiations.
CRISIS POSTPONED.
The correspondent of the Temps adds:
"rhe net result is that am open crisis
seems TO have been avoided until the
conclusion Of the treaty Of peace. In
any case. this has done away with the
necessity for an ad interim government,
which was lately suggested as likely to
be- the only solution of the present diff
culues."
As the peace negotiations are now near
ing the discussion of the Philippine ques-
ZION. the Americans feel that no stage OF
the proceedings has so demanded con-
s.dcrato treatment
0l BAN CT fs0 IlN-N I -A'-ol4i's
il may not be stated tonight with GER
taiuty that the Cuban question has re-
,.iyed IT'S last consideration by the Amer
leans nor that the Spaniards have ac-
ceuted as ultimate the United States re-
fusaI 90 assume any portion of the Gu
liam debt. II may however be affirmed
that the Philippine question was not
reached to-day, but it may be discussed
gt to-mOrr0w's session, Which-W VIII be the
first occasion during the negotiations OF
"a ioint session Of the commissioners be
ing held ON succeeding days, Which TACT
g. i'm some degree significant.
APPROACHING THE END.
WASHINGTON. october 2G-There are
indications that the peace comInlssioheIs
jn Paris are approaching the end OF the
consideration of the subjects Of Cuba and
Porto Rico. and officials here would not
be surprised If to-day's session of the
commission concluded those subjects
leaving the commission free 10 take up
tho most important matter in the prolo-
col-namcly. the disposition of the PhlUp-
pines.
Tho Spanish case has been presented
with an ability and adroitness that com
mands the attention of diplomats With
out regard 90 nationality and even our
own officials have been compelled 10 yield
q tribute of respect TO the arguments pro-
duccd but Notwithstanding this. they
have been of no avail in efcctng any
substantial change I'M the first attitude OF
the American commissioners, who are
holding firmly 10 the line of procedure
ORIGINALLY outlined. IL is expected here
that hencef0rth. after the courteous inti-
nation that has been conveyed 10 the
Sranish commissioners that 10 Is time &C
regard the cuban and Porto Rican mat
ters as settled. better progress will be
made toward the final conclusion Of q
treaty of peace.
DEWEY'S OPINION OF FIILPINOS
No one knows officially Just what th'
extent Of the United States claim viii
n. as 10 the Philippines Admiral Dewe,
b.s "a much higher opinion Of the Philip
nine people and their capacity for selI
government than Is generally supposed
lie has represented 70 the American
commissioners that the PfXpplnes
the northern group, meaning by mat mrs
the people on the Island or Luzoh, ah'
after that in order, Cebu, Panay' Le'C
AUndora. and Samar. are, as rule, inter
Upent Dractical. and Ca most surprisin
statement, far better qualihed Tor seli
government than the inhabitants OF CuDa
Admiral Dewey Is as familiar with IN
qualifications of the Cubans IN thls ie
epect as almost any other naval oilcei
having had personal experience win IN
people. so that his statement - "V"'
10 have weight with the American com
missloners But with all this, he ma
made no recommendation as 10 VIVA
should constitute the maximum or MINI
mum demand Of the Americans. ana the'
demands. consequently, are likely 10
based upon their original instructions
qualified by any change % opinion IN
President may have experienced as q re
suit Of his western trip.
COMMISSIONERS NOT IN DANGER
Some apprehension has been manifesto
In certain quarters as 10 the possible ao
verse effect upon the Peace Commissio
OF am upheaval in France. IL has bee
suggested that the Spanish cause u
such shape that the Spanish Governmen
has nothing 10 lose and everything !
gain by any change that can be brousn
about. However. II may be stated ina
In the opinion Of the state Departmen
oficiaIs here there Is little danger O
the situation In Paris becoming 80 aeu'