The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-30
THE TREATY MAKERS.
American and Spanish Peace Commits
siOners Greet Each Other.

PARIS, Sept. 29.-The United States peace
commission held another conference this
morning, after which, accompanied by the
United States ambassador, Gen. Horace
Porter, they drove to the Foreign Office,
where the commissioners met and break
tasted with the Spanish commissioners. In
addition to the commissioners and ambas-
sadors, the minister of foreign affairs, M.
Delcasse, had invited the three head officials
of the French Foreign Office, the first Sec
retary of the embassies, and General Heg-
ron, secretary of the Elysee Palace.
The breakfast was purely informal af-
fair given by NJ. Delcasse in his private
apartments at the Foreign Office. The Span
ish commissioners arrived first, accompan-
led by the Spanish ambassador here, Senor
Leon Castillo, and the secretary of the
Spanish embassy. The United States ambas-
sador, General Horace Porter, and Henri
Vignaud, the secretary of the United States
embassy, arrived at the Foreign Office be-
fore the American commissioners and
awaited them there. The American party
arrived on the stroke of 1890, the hour
fixed. The rapping of halDred by a door
keeper on the marble floor announced the
arrival of the Americans, who were re-
ceived in a private salon above M. Del
casses official quarters. The minister met
and greeted each American in turn and
then presented them to the premier, M
Brisson. simultaneously Senor Castillo
stepped forward to greet General orter,
whereupon the two groups moved together
and introductions to each other were eff
fected by M. Delcasse.
After Senior Castillo and General Porter
had brief chat the party went to the
breakfast room, where M. Delcasse presided,
in the center of a long table On his right
were General Porter and Senator Gray with
a Spanish commissioner between them On
the left of NJ. Delcasse was the president
of the Spanish commission, Senor Montero
Rios, with Senator Davis next to him and
a Spanish commissioner on the left of the
senator. On the opposite side, facing NJ
Delcasse, was M. Brisson. On his right were
Senor Leon Castillo, Senator Fry and a
Spanish commissioner. On the left of the
premier were Judge Day, president of the
American commission, Spanish commits
sioner and Mr.. Whltelaw Reid Beyond
these, on either side, We're the secretaries
of the United States and Spanish embassies
here and the French Foreign Office officials.
The breakfast. or luncheon, as it would
be termed in the United States, occupied
served in an adjoining apartment and after
an hours further chatting the party broke
up both commissions leaving simultaneous
ly with courteous adieus. The Americans
regard the function having been a happy
means of making the two sets of commits
sioners acquainted with each other 1t was
planned with great tact by the French and
was conducted with the utmost discretion.
The French newspapers continue to COM
ment on the difficulties which the two COM
missions will have to face by reason of their
divergent instructions, beyond which, it is
said, they cannot go. Gil Bias says: THE
Spanish government has given its commits
sioners very precise instructions. They are
to do their utmost to have it admitted that
there can be no question of disputing the
rights OF Spanish sovereignty over Manila,
the Island of Luzon and the rest of the
archipelago, outside of the naval stations
which Spain will cede at the Marianne
islands. On the other side, the American
commission, before leaving President Nc