Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-20
WHAT WILL SPAIN Do?
Joint Session Of Peace Commits
sions Postponed
MADRID AOV|CES AWAITED,
Attitude TO Be Developed To-hoFfOX
Will Be Waited With Interest.
ALTERNATIVES FEW BUT GRAVE.
spaniards May Accept Our Attitude
or They May Ask Arbitration, or,
ns Unlikely Extremity, Retire fross
Further Negotiation.
ALTERNATIVES FEW BUT GRAVE.

PARIS. october 19.-The Spanish Peace
Commission was unable 20 meet the
United States Peace Commission at ths
joint session arranged for to-day. and tho
next meeting of the two commissions
has been fixed for Friday next.
Judge Day, president OF the American
commission, received a communication
this morning from Senior Moutero Rios,
president OF the Spanish commission. say
ing that advices expected but not received
from Madrid made It necessary for him.
self and his colleagues TO request post
ponement Of any further conferences until
Friday next. A courteous reply was re-
| turned by Secretary Moore. i'm behalf of
the American commissioners, granting an
extension OF the time for the next meet
| ing. as requested
WILL THE SPANIARDS YIELD?
| The assigned reason for to-day's To-
quest for delay Is believed 10 have been
10 allow an interchange OF communica-
tlons with Madrid, and 10 formulate "A
final attitude in the Cuban matter This
attitude Of the Spaniards. 70 be devel-
ored on Friday. will be watched with no
little interest. Their alternatives are few,
but pregnant. They may accede to tho
American attitude. themselves assume the
Cuban debt and go forward to consider
the next protocol point OF Porto Rico,
and the choice by the United States ot
an island i'm the I.adrones group, or they
NAV at this uncture formally ask for
| arbitration, or as an extremity, whicb IL
not likely retire from further hegotia-
| tions.
Tha American commissioners after dis
patching their acQuescence in tho delay
held a brief meeting, probably TO make
D formal record OF the deleu1ng OF the
joint session fixed for to-day.
r AMERICAN ATTITUDE FINED.
The Americans yesterday held a brief
session having no reference 60 the nego-
tiations and the brevity OF these meet
T. ings and other indications warrant the
70 deduction that the American attitude Is
q well formed. and that the commission "a
i, thoroughly advised on all the points and
features which IL is possible TO foresee IN
u 4 subsequent conferences.
@ The amount Of information acquired
d bv the Americans since their arrival here
% I'm large. They have examined old resi-
dents Of the Philippine Islands. and the
u Inflammation and testimony obtfined from
- this and other sources are valuable.
CHURCH INTERESTS IN CUBA.
q 4 distinguished Roman Catholic church
% man from New orleans is now In TINS
city I'm connection. Il IL said, win tle
t. interests OF the Roman Catholic Church
% In cuba.
,r The holders Of Spanish securities have
not been inactive ana It Is not unlikely
., that the American commission has beer
~ called upon 20 consider written pre-
70 sentiment Of figures. facts. ana pieahns'
I. i'm behalf Of these interests
j. ORR REPRESENTATIVE DIGNIFtEI
Were il not that the spirit and attitude
Of The American commission are so dlgnl
ned il might bee said that they are nov
holding the fort, ana inviting ATTACK
Their personality and procedure here
- however. are such as 10 make II fair u
= saw that. while not courting attack, they
b. fear none.