The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-10
SPANlARDS BITTER
President Mckinlcy's Reference to the
Maine Disaster Is Resented.
RIOS VIGOROUSLY PROTESTED
Wants England, France and Germany 10
Fix Responsibility Of Disaster.
TREATY CONTAINS FOURTEEN ARTICLES
Spain to Have Same Terms on Shipping In
the Philippines for Ten Years
THE GUARANTEE OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
In the Coded TERRITORY same ms In
the Florida TcrritOry--stntc Will
Not rurni.h Church rropcrty.
; 'a-f . 4 Pa T ~ 4
CONTAINS FOURTEEN ARTICLES
Spain to Have Same Terms on Shipping In
the Philippines for Ten Years.
rue GUARANTEE OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
!, Isnecial q,is,.,t,ch "a i've post.)

.tst3t.S special IJlSEsVNT! 10 ,ihit >'SR'i
| Washington. December o = secretary
| Hav announced at cabinet meeting today
| hat a dispatch received IRON Judge Day
estNrday indicated that the treaty OF
seace wal be signed either tomorrow or
,Ionday.l Tho American commissioners
!ll sail for this country on December ! I,
ringing with them their COPY Of the lTeaty
negotiated IN Paris rals treaty Will con /,
ain no reference TO the cess.on rf ITALIAN
sland to the United States. Saain having
declined 10 part with II TO this country,
thsmsa II is believed here that there Is
title doubt that she Will. sell the entire
ioup TO Germany
Now ti.lat the treaty 8 concluded. there
Is reason to believe that the urtstdeut wi:l
mined ,atelv give consideration TO the
question OF minister being stationed at
dadrid. 1t is expected that he and SEC.
etary jay will soon take tho matter up.
~ is DIES red that Immediately upon the
tificat5on of the treaty of peace Il new
1iuisttr to Spain shall be ready 10 pro-
}, cd to his post and assume his duties s..
r.ae. 1t Is understood that practically al.
4 Sie gentlemen who fi.R,d consular OF
ices in Spain VIII be oracred to return
sust as soon as the treaty Is ratified. Oh
:-lliise. none OF uhs, consuls who occupied
So ms In Cuba. Porto RICO and the Phil
Jpines Will bs- re- employed In those oo,in-
lies. now t.st they hcve passed from The
J.minion OF spaii into that OF the United
-tates
Paris. December 9.-Senor Rias presi-
Tent of the Spanish peace commlsean, and
A.n,r O1eia. secretary of that comm.sslo..
re still confined to their beds The III
-css OF Senior Oieda delays tngrossing tho
ro.ty, and i y d2aihfttil whether IL viii
q. signeIh bei0ie Monday.
The Arasr!cans held their usual sessicn
this morning. The Spanlards continue
.-aking Ettpsr comments cencernlng prcsi-
lent McKinley's reference To the Maine.
nlen n CORRESPONDENT az the ASSOCIATED
fSss approached Senior Garnica. OF the
S,sanish commission. for fup.her details OF
he treaty. he said; The fact that you
.apre,ent all the American anu English
lapers Is really reason why should say
-.1,hng. But What you show me as hav.
ng been c3bled is substantially correct.
Inc exact number of articles Is still UNI
,4etermtised. II depends upon how Secre-
aries oieda anil Moore divide the treaty
II may be twelve or 'bwenty articles The
Nmelicans are TO pay the Indemnity within
.hitie months of the ratification. We sAal.
lpr.dnt con4uas in Cuba and Porto II co
nd the EhiIip.ne Island wiGlout delay
The Cuban consul will be accredited to the
powers that be-
Asked why the Spanish refused TO grant
The United States coalinc station Ia the
"a Ina eI s1S H.. .sFf
americans could hardly expect we SHOULD
agree to discuss matters outside OF the
,roiocol after the lessons we have had
tom them ON that point When we wished
G discuss thu Cuban dsbt they absolutely
refused to ccnsi Ter A. and then they asked
us for whatev.r they wanted. Quelle
toupet (wfat cheek). Yet the Cuban debt
ment."
In regard TO the Spaniards' final protest
on ths subject OF the Mainh Senior Garnica
remarked: That protest now becomes
''lstory. as II Is embodied In the protocol
We do not wish to remain under an impuitl.
hatred agsairct Us and which would be
ourcc OF constant Irritation In Spain. II
neither loyal nor Just that this ching
ihould hang over the reputation OF Spain
We can not submit TO II. II must be
cared up In Justice to ourselves, Thore
% many other causes TO bring hatred be.
cen the two nations without the add |
on OF such an one as this. AS to tn |
iNure rerstirns az the two countries thai |
& one OF the Times history alone cln de-
sirnine. Many nations whish have be-,
'cadly enemies have become speedif
'epnnciled
SENIOR Garnna was then questioned as .
Re future NJ the rhlipp!ne isiands. an, |
n a,id
The United States Inns inanguratsi |
o'ity which VIII hr'ng " miish tn ~,
n many rasrongibIlitlex. The AInsric1n