Evening star., 1898-11-11
No Joint Meeting Of Peace Commits
sioners Tomorrow.
TO GIVE SPANIARDS MORE time
They VIII Not Refuse to Discuss
the Philippines.
JUDGE DAY HAS THE GRIP

! PARIS, November lit is now generally
| understood that the joint session of the
peace commissions which was arranged for
| Saturday will be POSTPONED until Monday
! next.
At the join- session of Wednesday last il
| Was agreed that the session fixed for Sat
u1day might be postponed until Monday, If
| the Spanish commissioners found them
! selves unable to prepare a reply for pre-
scntatIon on Saturday, and it now appears
the Spaaards found it necessary to send
to Madrid for certain records, which cam
not reacn Paris before 10 o'clock on Sat
urday morning, and, therefore, their yropeT
embodiment iEto the Spanish memorandum
cannot be accomplished before Mondey
The next communication from the Spantss:
commissioners will deal with the rights Of
either commission to discuss Snanish soy
ere.sEty over the Philippine Islands, and
with the American contention that the re-
tohtlon of public moneys and customs col
lectlonS at Manila is justified by the tact of
the military occupation of the place nv The
American forces and warranted by the uro-
tocol, even If faulty, claimed by Spain,
because Sucn action commenced after the
suspension of hoStilties.
No Truth in n Rumor
Ihere Is no truth in the statement printed
mere this morning that the Spaniards have
decided to refuse entirely, at the next ses
slon to discuss the cession of the Philin-
pine Islands. On the contrary, they exnect
to fortify their position then on this point
oy introducing their record Of certain
verbal utte1anceS of President Mckinley
ana Judge Day about the time the rrptocnI
was Trained ailG signed, tending the Span
iaiuS beIleNc, to Indicate absence of }lur-
pose upon the Part Of the United States to
tdhe tne fhiilppilIe Islands, in the absence
ol Whlch, 1t Is further contended Spain
consented 10 sign The protocol.
oouse Day, president of the Amerfcon
GollihlssIon, Is suffering from a cold and
had slight chill last nlght Therefore hI,
ms physician > advice, he is resting quietly
today.
1he judges ind!sposition is in the nature
oi al aitach OF tie srip, from which ali
the cUil-li4issIUAcIs nave suffered more or
less, but lie eApects 10 he able TO attend TO
business TOMORROW.
Span to .h.uiRGain SovcrefSa,y
MADRID, November 1.-THE HeraIdo
TINS morning asserts that the Spanish gov
ernment mas resolved to maintain Spain's
sovereignty in the Philippine Islands. ard
IL ADDS that 1t has been suggested that
Emperor William of Germany. who is ex
pected to visit Cadiz and Madrid soon on
MS way back to Germany from the Holy
i-dIu' Ia De asked to arbftrate the questions
IN dispute between SPAN and the nited
states, IN the event of peace commissions
OF the respective countries now in session
at Paris falling to come to an agreement
uloh the terms of the proposed treaty OF
peace. -
Inc queen regent presided the cabinet
couicli ned today Premier Sagasta read
letter from Senior Montero Rios president
OF lhe spanish peace commission. announce
ing that the American peace commission
ets had refused to recognize the Cuban
qent and had exacted the Philippine
ISLANDS. The cabinet council Will meet
again TINS evening and decide upon a renly
Admiral Camara's squadron has hem or
uefed TO Cadiz with full speed. in view of
the approaching visit of Emperor " ilIiam
OF Germany TO that port
Inc spanish steamer Miguel Gailart
which left Neuvitas. Cuba, about Ocroher
H. mas arrived at Barcelona with repatriat-
ed Spanish troops en- board. During the
voyage across the Atlantic twenty-three
men died, and on arriving here one hum
dred men We're seriously ill, suffering from
exhaustion due to lack of food.