Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-11-30
SPAIN ACCEPTS.
We Get Cuba. Porto Rico and the Phil
ippiues Under Protest.
Also strong Island ia tho Caroline Group
and the Right 10 Lay cabiss on Any
OF These Islands or Any OF
the Iadroocs

PARIS, Nov. eS--It IL stated ON the
best authority that Spain accepts Tn,
$50. 900. 600 for the cession of the Phil.
ipp.nc islands. but under protest. Tn,
formal signing of the papers in which
spain yields TO the American demands
will occur ON Monday. II is under
stood here that the Americans have
proposed TO the Spaniards a tariff Tor
revenue only in the Philippines Spain
wanted special trade privileges. The
proposition OF the Americans means an
open door for all in the Philippines. as
Il puts all nations on an equal footing
50 far as trade is concerned.
LoNpoN. Nov. 9S.--A Central News
dispatch from Madrid says that senior
Montero Rios, chairman OF the Span
'sh peace commission. has informed
the government that the Americans in
clndc possession of the Sooloo Archi-
pelago in their demands.
The Sooloo. or Sulu. Archipelaro.
which the Americans are said TO have
included in their demand ON Spain. lies
between Bornco and Miudanao. OF the
Philippine group. IL would bc OF great
strategic value i'm naval operations,
and affords opportunities for guarding
the southern islands OF the Philippine
group that could not otherwise be had.
PARIS, Nov. as.--Thc result OF the
peace negotiations between Spain and
the United States viii probably bc
known Monday. when the time limit
Of the ulimatum delivered low the
Americans expires
Negotiations have been carried ON
through written communications ON
the part OF both sides. senior Rios has
made a number of counter proposals TO
the Americans. These are said 20 he
abou, as follows
]. Spain will rclinquish sovereignty
over Cuba and ccdc Porto Rico and the
other islands OF the spanish West In
dies the whole OF the .adrunc islands
and the whole Of the Philippine islands
for S2o. 600. 600.
.. Spain will ccde strong island in
the Caroline group. give the United
States the right 20 lay cables ON any
of those islands or any of the La
drones.
3 Spain will rclinquish sovereignty
over Cuba, cedc the Philippines. Porto
Rico and other West Indian islands
and Guam as indemnity for the war
expenses of the United States. and the
losses TO American citizens. and the
two countries shall agree TO submit TO
arbitration what debts and obligations
OF colonial character ought TO be as
sumed by the receiving country.
The old bluff of possibility OF a
cessation OF negotiations has also
been conveyed, but IL will be in vain.
The prospects are that all Of the
counter proposals will be answered
Saturday, as the American commits
sionors have received further in
struetions from Washington cover
ing the new points. 1t is
ihtimatcd that all OF the proposals will
bc rejected, and that the Americans
will stick TO their demands as formu-
lated in the ultimatum OF last Mon
day.
The belief is general that the Spap-
iards win accept the situation with the
best grace possible.
LoNpoN, Nov. 2s. The Madrid CORE
spondent OF the Standard says.
The cabinet has concluded that the
wisest policy is 20 accept the American
terms, leaving TO the Spanish commits
sioncrs full power TO secure the best
possible indemnity and TO place on rec
ord. II the American commissioners
viii permit. "a protest against the
American Interpretation Of the proto-
col as affecting the Philippines and
against the peace conditions gencr-
ally.
The decision Of the cabinet Is APP
proved IN political and financial circles.
/ understand however. that the de-
iberations Of the ministers were very
protracted. Senior sagusta. Duke AL
modovar de Rio and Senior Puigcerver
had great difficulty in inducing some
Of their colleagues to accept the small
indemnity"