Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-02

the Philippines as a whole or In
part is left to that commission to
determine. The reason for deferr-
ing the decision as to the future of
the islands in this fashion is be-
cause the administration is not yet
satisfied itself at this me nent what
sound policy should dictate in the
matter.
Meanwhile, and until the COM
mission has satisfactorily disposed
OF the future Of the islands, the
United States is to exercise a mil
itary government over Manila har-
Dor and bay The commission will
be actually a peace commission
and will prepare the treaty which
will terminate formally the war
with Spain. However, a suspen-
sion of hostilites may be sooner
declared when the Spanish gov
eminent shall definitely accept the
conditions above laid down and re-
nounces its authority over Cuba
and Porto Rico.
Madrid, August 1.-The Liberal
to-day says the Spanish-American
peace commissioners are to meet
in London and that the points
which will be discussed will be
the disposition to be made of the
Philippine Islands, the payment of
the Cuban debt, the evacuation of
Cuba and Porto Rico aud the own
ership of the war material in the
Antilles.
The Spanish minister for war,
General Correa, is said to be "ac-
lively arranging for the repatria-
tion of the Santiago soldiers" the
first of whom are expected to ar
rive in Spain at the end of August.
Paris, August lit is announced
this afternoon in dispatch from
Madrid to the Temps that the
Spanish Cabinet is to meet this af-
ternoon and draw up SPANS reply
to the United States answer to the
peace proposals. The dispatch
adds that it is believed the Span
ish government will accept the
terms Immediately after official as
sent is given to them and that hos
Utilities will be suspended in the
Antilles.
In conclusion the Madrid dispatch
says it is the general belief that
peace will be an accomplished fact
before August Is.
Washington, August AT the
French embassy the following au-
thorized statement was made to-
day:
when the French ambassador
went on Saturday to the White
House he went fully enabled to
discuss, at the Spanish govern
ments point OF view, the PROPOSE
ticns of the government of the
United States. These views of
the Spanish government were re-
ceived by NJ. Cambon subsequent
to his first visit OF Tuesday to tn
President"
The foregoing constitutes all
that the French embassy would
say with authority on the subject;
and it is the only statement obtain
able from an authorized source
other than those Of an anonymous
character, which will give an I'M
derstanding of the measure of the
ambassadors authority in repre-
senting the views of Spain on the
settlement of peace.
Aside from the foregoing au-
thorized statement, and without
giving them any authorized form
because Of their juxtaposition with
the foregoing considerable light
can be thrown upon the official
character in which the French am
bassador had his three hours con-
ference with the President on Sat-
urday.
At the first meeting of the am
bassador and the President, NJ.
Cambon's authority was strictly
limited to that of being the bearer
of SPANS communication. He had
no authority whatever to speak in
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