The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-01

Paris. Nov 60 Spain has accepted
the United States offer nf S2D,O0O, 900,
and at joint sessionof the pcacecum-
missions yesterday afternoon CON
scented without condition ia rclinquish
Cuba, and to ccde Porto Rico, Guam
and the Philippine islands, The docu-
mcnt presenting this acceptance con
tanned only 300 words. II opened with
a reference 90 the final terms Of the
United Statca, and said that the Span.
ish commissioners, after having taken
cogniznnce Of the terms proposed 10y
the Americans, replied that their gov
crnmrnt had tried 20 give as equiia'
bic an answer as possible, but that
they were not prepared 20 commit
their government 20 acceptance Of the
principles embodied In the American
argument. 's,pain rejects these prin'
cipirH." the note continues, ''aA she al
why's has rejected them"
BHaes tser AttltHde on the JIAtise os lisi
Cause.
Bazlng her attitude upon the justice
oi her cause, the note then says, she
attn nslherrR To these principles
(which she has heretofore invariably
formulated"
However" the note adds, "in hes
desire for peace. she has gone so far
as 60 propose certain compromises,
which the Americans have always re-
iccted. She has also attempted u is
further asserted. TO have sub
mittcd 90 arbitration some Of the ma
trrinl particulars upon which the two
governments differed. These proposals
for arbitration" u Is added. ';hs
Americans had equally rejected"
These allegations in Spaiu's reply,
Hs "a attempted arbitration, refer To-
her proposal tu arbitIatc the ruastruc-
ton of the third article Of th" pro
tocul and alsU 20 suhmit the Spanish
colonial debt oi Cuba and the Philip.
pines 20 arbitration. The last propo.
siiion has been made Ia written
communication. Since It, prcsenia-
tion and in return for such arbitru.
ton Spain offered To crdr the terri.
tory IN dispute The Americans re.
fused both propositions to arbitru.
tion
The United states ansr 81 Couipensa tiuu
VERY Inadequate.
Spains reply yesterday In suhstnuc,
continued by declaring that the
United States had offered. ms n kind oi
compensation toSpain, something very
inadequate 10 the sacrifices the latter
country makes at this moment, and
she feels, therefore, that the United
States pruposal can not he considered
just and equitable.
Spain has however. exhausted oil
her resources OF diplomacy IN nm at
tempt to Justify her attitude Srcirg
that an acceptance uf the proposal
made 10 Spain Is q necessary condition
10 n continuance Of negotiations. nul
sc"iHR that the resources of SpUiu nrr
rot such as TO enable her 10 rr-cnt"r
rpoH war, she Is prepared. In her dc.
! sirr % avoid blo0dShcd aud from con.
4 sidrrations Of humanity aud patriot.
\ Ism 10 submit To the conditions Of the
conquering nation, however harsh
they may he. She h.. therefore. rrndy
to accept the proposals of the Amrri.
can commission as presented nt the
7 last sitting
I The Reading sud TrsusiAilon - Matter 81
Oaiy o Pew Minutes
The reading and the translatinn ot
Z che document occupied less than FIVE
/ minutes. ~ the conclusion of the
translation the commissioners empow.
/ cred Senior Ojrda, secretary Of the
Spanish commission, aud Secretary
/ Moore, Of the American commission
I 90 draw up articles which are lo en-.
I body the -eliuanishment nf Cuba by
| Spain and the cession Of Porto Rico
and the Philippine. These articles.
! which may he considered as consti.
! tuting the conditions Of peace. will hr
/ ready for submission on Wednesday
Much Ias~r~st Hanifest.a IN ths ao-,iar
4 great deal Of interest was taken
in yesterday meeting. The two com
/ missions arrived az the foreign Office
in carriages IN the rain almost stimuli
! taneously, and, repairing TO the con.
| ference room, immediately opened
| the only business before them. scro1
Montero Rios. the president % the
/ Spanish commission, hns usually rre.
eetied the prcscu'ation Of a Spanish
communication In writing by verbally
summarizing H. hut yesterday senor
Rios was silent and unusually grave
His face was deeper lined and he
clearly showed the mental strain an
der which he was laboring.
Y The Tisai seensa.
without . word Senior Nontero Rios
I produeesi two 4ype-writteH sheets and
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