Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-12-01
Will SIGN A TREATY
Judge Day Says the Spanish Conn
missiOners Will Accept Terms.
A PROTEST WILL PROBABLY BIZ MADE
But the Onsr OF $40, 900 900 for tho PHIL
Ippines VIII Not lie RefusOd-Tho
Spanish Cabinet ApprOVes-El
ImparcIars Advice.

Washington, Nov 80. Throughout
the peace negotiations which are still
pending in Paris the president has ex-
pressed confidence that treaty salts
factory to the United States would be
drafted and signed. From time to time
assurances OF substantial progress to-
ward that end have been received
from the American commissioners.
Yesterday advices were received by
the president from MIR. Day, president
of the American commission, reitera-
ting the assurances he had previously
given the president of the early and
successful conclusion of the work of
the commission. Judge Day, it is un.
derstood, states positively that the
Spanish commissioners formally will
accept, perhaps to-day, the terms of
the United States, and that a treaty
along the lines of the agreement
reached will be drawn and signed
in few days The dispatch from
Judge Day was the first absolutely
definite statement as to the conclusion
Of the labors of the commission that
has been received and, quite natural
ly, it afforded the president and his
advisers considerable satisfaction. 1t
is probable the president will discuss
in his message to congress the sue
cessful efforts of the administration
in the negotiation of peace treaty,
although there is possibility that
the treaty itself may not have been
signed at the time.
WILL BE NO BREAK.
Paris, Nov 2S.-Senor Montero Rios,
president of the Spanish peace COM
mission, is waiting for the reply from
the Spanish government and, unless
there is some change in the situation
before noon to-day, the reply will be
an acceptance, under protest, OF the
American offer of $40, 900, 900 for the
Philippines. Even up to a late hour
last evening kilograms had been ex-
changed between the Spanish commits
sioners and Madrid; but all the Ameri-
cans in position to speak with
authority are convinced that the fore
going outlines the Spanish reply.
Senior Abarzuza expressed the opinion
that there would be no break in the
work of the commission. There is no
truth in the report cabled here from
Washington that in the last American
memorandum demand for the Sulu
group had been added to the previous
Anarican denand
THE SPANISH CABINET APPROVES.
London, Nov, 20. The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Standard says:
The cabinet has concluded that the wisest
policy is to accept the American terms, leaving
to the Spanish commissioners full power
TO secure the best possible indemnity
and to place on record, II the American
commissioners will permit, u protest against
the American Interpretation of the pro-
tocol as affecting ths Philippines and
against the peace conditions generally. The
decision Of the cabinet is approved In political
and financial circles, Undoubtedly the stitua-
ton is hard and critical but ministers say
Senior Sagasta is determined to confront all
opposition until the cortes Is convoked, proba-
bly, at the end of December, when he will de-
mand vote OF confidence, viz .ullly implying
approval OF the treaty and the conservation Of
his party.
Ell impartial exhorts the government to re-
fuse with dignity the indemnity Americas
appeal to force with respect to the Philippines