The Hope pioneer., 1898-12-08
Will sign THE TREATY.
Spain at Last Accepts the Peace
Terms Dictated by the Amer
ican Commissioners.
She CEDES The PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
But in Return Uncle Sam Pays Her
Observation-Disclosures to n Desire for
Peace-yVhnt the War Has Cost Us
and What We Gnin-Spnin n Heavy
Loser.

Paris. Nov. 29.-Spain has accepted
the United States offer of 100000. 900
and at joint session of the peace COM
mission Monday afternoon consented
without condition to relinquish Cuba
and to cede Porto Rico. Guam and the
Philippine islands. The document pre-
senting this acceptance contained only
300 words. 1t opened with reference
to the final terms of the United States
and said that the Spanish commission
ers, after having taken cognizance Of
the terms proposed by the Americans.
replied that their government had tried
to give as equitable an answer as pos
sible. but that they were not prepared
to commit their government to the ac-
ceptance of the principles embodied in
the American argument. Spain rejects
these principles, the note continues. "as
she always has rejected them" Bas-
cause, the note then says, she still ad-
heres to these principles. (which she
has heretofore invariably formulated"
Yields to n Desire for Peace.
However. the note adds. in her desire
for peace, she has gone so far as to pro-
pose certain compromises, which the
Americans have always rejected. She
has aiso attempted, it is further as
serted. to have submitted to arbitration
some of the material particulars upon
which the two governments differed.
These proposals for arbitration. it is
added, the Americans had equally re-
jected.
Submits to Her Conquer0r.
Spain has, however, exhausted all the
resources of diplomacy in an attempt
to justify her attitude. Seeing that an
acceptance Of the proposal made to
Spain is necessary condition to con-
tinuance of negotiations and seeing
that the resources of Spain are not such
as to enable her to reenter upon war,
she is prepared, in her desire to avoid
bloodshed and from considerations of
humanity and patriotism, to submit to
the conditions of the conquering ma
ton. however harsh they may be. She
is therefore ready to accept the pro-
posals of the American commission as
presented at the last sitting.
Well Pleased.
The American commissioners are
naturally well pleased at the success
full conclusion of their mission. The
questions that remain are comparative
ly unimportant and admit of speedy set
tlement. The American commissioners
will hasten matters with view to hav
ing the treaty signed within ten days
or so and of sailing for New York De-
cember II. Judge Day said Monday
evening: 1--WE have done the only thing
possible regarding the Philippines. Our
opportunity of giving them up was lost
when Admiral Dewey did not weigh an
chor and sail away.
Cabinet Instructions to Rios.
Madrid. Dec. 1.-The cabinets in
structions to Senor Montero Rios, which
were drawn up Tuesday evening, were
to request the immediate release of the
Spanish prisoners in the Philippine is
lands, to negotiate navigation and tariff
advantages in the Philippine islands in
favor of Spain, to obtain a ratification
of several treaties of commerce with
former Spanish possessions and an
arrangement of the debt of the Philip
pines. ard. if possible, of the Cuban
debt.
Omclall7 Notified.
Washington. Nov. 3o.-The govern
ment has been officially advised of the
successful termination of the peace ne
gotiations with Spain. y cablegram to
this effect, which has been received
from Chairman Day, was read at Tues