The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-09-30

PARIS, sept. 2s.-The United States
peace commission held another session
this morning, after which, accompanied
by the United States ambassador, Cen
eral Horace Porter. they drove to the
foreign office. where the commissioners
met and breakfasted with the Spanish
commissioners. In addition to the COM
rnlsslouers and Ghe ambassadors, the
minister OF foreign affairs, NJ. Delcasse,
had invited the three head officials Of
the French foreign office, the first sec
retarles of the embassies, and General
Heuron, secretary OF the Elysee palace.
The French newspapers continue to
comment upon the difficulties which the
Two commissions will have to face by
reason OF their divergent Instructions,
begonA which. II Is said, they cannot go.
The breakfast at which the two peace
commissions met for the first time was
a purely informal affair, given by NJ.
Delcasse, in his private apartments at
the foreign office. The Spanish commits
sion arrived first, accompanied by the
spanish ambassador here, Senior Leon y
Castillo, and the secretary OF the Span
Ieh embassy.
The United States ambassador General
Horace Porter, and Henri Vigna, the
secretary Of the United States embassy,
arrived at the foreign office before the
American commissioners, and awaited
them there. The American party ar
rived on the stroke Of 1890, the hour
axed, and the rapping OF a halberd by
kn Ah1n A0nF n.
nounced the arrival Of the Americans.
who were received in a private salon,
above NJ. Deirasse's ofiiciai quarters.
The minister met and greeted each
American In turn, and then presented
them 10 the premier, N. Brisson. Slnul-
taueously Senior Castillo stepped for
ward to greet General Porter, whereup-
on the two groups moved together, and
introductlons to each other were effected
by NJ. Delcasse.
After senor Castillo and General Por-
ter had a brief chat, the party repaired
10 the breakfast room, where n. Del
casse presided in the centre OF a long
table.
The breakfast, or luncheon, as Il would
be termed in the United States. occupied
eighty minutes, Coffee and cigars were
served in an adjoining apartment, and
after half an hours chatting the party
broke up, both commissions leaving
simultaneously, with courteous adieus.
The Americans regard the function as
having been a happy means OF making
the two sets Of commissions acquainted
with each other It was planned with
great tact by the French minister, and
was conducted with the utmost dlscre-
ton.
fnent has given its commissioners very
precise Instruction. They are to do
their utmost to have II admitted that
there can be no question OF dlsputing
the rights Of Spanish sovereignty over
Manila, the Island OF LuZun and the
rest OF the Archipelago, outside OF the
naval stations which Spain will cede at
the Marianne Islands.
"On the other side. the American COM
mission, before leaving President Nc
KInley, received from him very precise
Instructions, from which the commits
sioners cannot depart. The following Ia
the text OF their Instructions:
Flsst-Spaln cedes absolute soVer-
eIgntP over the whole OF the island OF
Luzon.
'sccond-The other islands of the
Archipelago will be replaced under the
dominion Of Spain on condition that n
liberal government is accorded to the
Inhabitants,
Third - Complete separation OF
church and state In the Philippines.
'Fourth-spaln cannot cede anY oth-
er islands In the group to any foreign
power without Americas consent.
'Fltth-The United States shall en-
Joy for oil time the same commercial
privileges as the most favored nations,
not excepting Spain herself"
The Gil Bias concludes with remark
ing: It Is therefore 10 be feared that
for unhappy Spain the negouatIons