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DOES NOT PROGRESS TO SUIT
THE SPANIARDS
WOULD LIKE ARBITRATION
A Despairing Admission That It Is
Not Worth While to Appeal
to the Powers
Press Special Wire.

| Associated ITeSS EpSCluI Wie.
| MADRID, Oct. l6.--La Epoca, the Con
sentative organ, renews the suggestion OF La
Correspondence Independent and semi
oficiaD regarding arbitration between the
| United States and Spain. 1t says:
The negotiations at present are gong on
| without touching the question OF the Philip
, pines, which is most obscure, and which
| lends itself to the gravest dlssenslons.
Owing to the vagueness and lack of clear
ness of the protocol, the commissioners are
meeting with serious difficulties. 1t has
been said that if our adversaies are obsti-
nate in their exaggerated demands, Senior
Sagasta should address the European gov
ernments, asking arbitration, at least upon
the points on which an agreement could not
be reached; but in view of the electoral
struggle now in full vigor in the United
States, and of the declarations of the lingo
press, which atfirms. without limits, the
rights of the conqueror, II is safe to assume
that a request for arbitration would be
without avail, and serve no other purpose
than loss of time"
Does Not Hasten Matters
LONDON, Oct. l6.-The Paris CORES
pendent OF the Times says: The Spanish
peace commissioners, 10 show their cor
diality, have accepted his graceful invitation
to dine with General Horace Porter, the
American ambassador, on Tuesday. In
fortunately this does not make agree
ment or progress more speedy.
In reply to the Spanish statement the
American commissioners have declared that
the United States refuse TO assume sover-
eighty over Cuba, but would remain in the
island to organize normal order and security
before handing it over to the authority OF
the government of the new republic. The
Spaniards, however, remark that there can
not be an interregnum of sovereignty, and
that state cannot be left derelict, as such
situation would be simple anarchy.
at should be mentioned that in Cuba are
an American evacuation commission on the
one hand and Spanish commission on the
other, and the many interests still pos
sessedtby Spain in Cuba would not be guar
anteed if such anarchy existed.
1T is therefore purlfication, say the
Spaniards, if the Americans declare that
they cannot discuss the debt of Cuba and
the internal affairs of the island. In such
a case, to be logical, Cuban instead of Amer
Paris as in Cuba"
A Letter From Rios
MADRID. Oct. 17-At meeting Of the
Senior Montero Rios, Spanish peace COM
missioner at Paris.
The impression is that the situation is
neither better nor worse than it has been
for several days.
According to one member of the cabinet,
the commissioners have not yet taken up the
question OF the Philippines. The ministers,
however, are very reserved.
Aguinaldo's Agent
PARIS, Oct. l6.-Senor Agoncillo, special
envoy of the Philippine insurgent movement,
arrived at Havre by La Touraine today and
reached Paris late this afternoon. He has
apartments at the Hotel Continental, on
the same floor with the members OF the
United States peace commission, whom he
came to see regarding the fate of the Phil
ippines, but whom he has not yet met.
Looking for Trouble
MANILA, Oct. l6.-The insurgents at
Lagaspi have prevented the American
steamer Hermanos from loading or being UNI
loaded, on the ground that there are Span.
iards on board. They also refused to allow
on officer OF the United States cruiser Ra.
leigh to land without permission from Gen
eral Aguinaldo.