Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-22

! Cy Telegram Purportins To Tie In
dOrsed by the Associated Press Agent ut
Paris, but Which He Never Saw-Rios
| Denies the story in Toto-Sone Com
| ments at Washington When 1t Was sup
| posed To BE True-Record of the Joint
Meeting as 1t Occurred.
| Chicago Nov. 22.-The following is
received from the Associated Press,
signed Melville Z Stone. general man
ager: The Paris bulletin sent out
ing that Senior Montero Rios had re-
fused to continue the peace negotiations
| was not sent frCm Paris by the CORE
| spondent of the Associated Press. 1t
was not sent with his knowledge or by
| his agent. The message was received
| over the wires OF the Compagnie Fran
caise Des Gables Teleg-aphiques Cthe
French Telegrahpic Cables COM
| paEy), and it appears. on inquiry. that
the cable sheet handed in at the Paris
| Office was indorsed in the name of the
Paris correspondent Of the Associated
Press. The cable company was imposed
upon.
Montero Rios RepUdiates 1t.
IN reply TO a special message OF in
curry the Paris correspondent of the
Associated Press says regarding the
bulletin: I have sent no such state
ment. 1t is declared, too. by the Span
ish commissioner to be untrue. Has
the Associated Press been imposed upon
by stock jobbers?'"
What Really Did Take Place.
Paris. Nov. 22.-The United States
F-ci ry1n 4 w
made their final proposition here. When
the conference opened yesterday after
noon Judge Day, addressing Senior Mon
tero Rios and his colleagues of the
Spanish commission. required to the
protracted negotiations and reafirmed
the desire OF the American commission
crs to reach an aTicab,c conclusion.
Then, handing the American presenta-
ticn to the interpreter. Judge Day con-
Guided his remarks by saying that the
Americans preferr-ns not to break the
aTmistice or to resume hostilities had
determined to present another and final
proposition. which he hoped would lead
to a speedy and amicable adjustment.
Spaniaris Hid Their Emotions.
That PORTION CT the presentation set
ting forth the new proposal-the pro-
posal that the United States must have
possession of the entire Philippine
archipelago, with tender of 500. ,OO)
for Il treaty ccssiCn of the isiands-yas
then read. Without betrayinS their
mental attitude the Spanish commits
siOners suggested an adjournment until
Wednesday. The new proposition. with
its collaterais, was embodied toward
the end of the American memora ndum,
which filed thirty typewriter sheets.
Only this part was read in the joint
session. the memorandum being then
delivered To the Spaniards for transla-
ton by their own staff.
Statement of the American Terms.
The terms offered the Spaniards at |
the meeting of the commissioners yes |
terday were as follows as CabIed The |
United States to take the whole of the |
Philippines Ghis is absolute, regardless |
OF price or no price,. but would pay |
Spain $50. eco for the archipelago. the |
United States agreeing also to main |
tain an open door" policy on the ISL /
anGs. If Spain accepts the proposition |
it should end all claims for indemnity |
or damage. personal or national. subse-
quent to the outbreak of til last Cuban
insurrection. OF course this gave a |
negative to the arbitration proposal, |
and il courteously requested that the
whole business be settled by Nov. rs.
The commission adjourned to tomor-