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through the receipt OF cabicgrlm from
Admiral Dewey, stating that the insur-
gent chief had assumed defiant attitude
and Admiral Dewey expressed the opin-
ion that the United States would 10
Obliged to make war upon them, ncCCSst- .
tatlnE the requirement of 10000 troops to
subdue the islands While this did not
bring about a complete dismissal of the
proposition to take the insurgents into ac-
count in settling the terms of peace, 1t
dd have the effect of causing an agree
nicnt upon the proposition to defer action
| the Islands until the ther phases of the
| upon the question as to the disposition of
| peace negotiations have been SatiSiaCtOr-
| ily adjusted, meaning by that that the
| matter goes over until the last spanish
| lag has disappeared from the western
| sphere and the American liag Is hoiStod
= to stay over the coaing stations we re-.
| At half past ten O'Clock this morning, in
| accordance with the agreement reached
yesterday the members of the cabinet be-
| gan to assemble at the White House to
resume their discussion at the point whore
! II was interrupted yesterday hr adjourn
mont. Secretary Day had prepared a
| draft Of the answer. based on the express
, siCnS of his colleagues In the cabinet yes
| tcrday, and it was expected that ony
] short time would hc consumed in going,
I over this and giving it formal approval
| II turned out otherwise, however. TIL"
! cabinet was soon engaged I'm discussion
OF the Philippine Islands settlement. en-
the other points of the answer there WAS
no disagreement, and these propositions
were ratified as they stood yesterday,
| namely: cuba to he freed: Porto Rico to
hc cedcd to the United States: one of the
Ladrone Islands probably Guam to be
ccdod to the United States A. Il coaling
station and as an immediate step all Span
ish military forces in the West Indies to
be Withdrawn, with the formal rclinqush-
mont 10y Spain of her sovereignty over
amy possessions among these Islands.
As tn the Philippines. the cabinet agreed
upon the following point: That Manila
i.ay. with the city ana surrounding
territory should be retained in the pos
session of the United States at least for
such a length of time as Is necessary to
devise and put in operation some plan for
: the futrc government of the entire group.
b After that point the main divergence of
opinion began and all sorts of propositions
were put forward and urged by Individual
. members as the best means of dealing
with the future of the Islands. In tn
quirc IN Micronesia. The discussion lasted
two hours and a quarter before the cabi-
net settled upon the best course for tn"
: United states to adopt. It was finally de-
cidrd that what we desired could be best
! done by the appointment of joint COM
/, mission, United in its representation to
| the governments of the United States and
Spain, which commission is tn cndoavor
to settle the details of the government of
the Philippine Islands ana determine what
| treatment shall be accorded the insur-
: gents. the United States navy meanwhile
1 occupying Manila ana Manila Bag and
| thus retaining Il position TO enforce speed
iN the verdict that shall he finally reach
ed by the commission.
Assistant secretary John Moore, who
| had been called into the meeting at the
last moment, went hastily to the state de-
partmcnt to put the views of the prcsi-
| dent and cabinet in the proper diplomatic
' form, and while this was doing, notice wpa
| sent to Inc French ambassador that the
President would be pleased to hand him
personally the reply of the United states
: government at half past two O'Clock this
afternoon, 1t was expected that this Ccre-
mony would occupy It few moments; that
the ambassador would take the note and
Immediately hurry with it to his cipher
| clerks ana then to the telegraDhic Office.
{ The ambassador came on time acCompa-
II nicd by his secretary but az tho minutes
: ran along into hours without the reap
l. lpearunce OF NJ Cambon, 1t was immedi-
y atcl; surmised that something had hap
y lpcned to dlSarrange the original pans foI
: | this meeting. 1t was after Il stay Of tive
u hours and quarter that the French am
T. bassador terminated his visit.
: While it continued. Secretary Long and
v Admiral Sicard of the naval board, and
=, Assistant Secretary Adee of the state de.
u partmcnt were called into consultation
} The newspapers had been led by prom scs
i made earlier in the day by members Of tn,
. cabinet to expect that a statement would
= be given out explaining the nature Of tn,
answer to Spain, but to the disappoint
. ment of their representatives ii was an
nounced by Secretary Day that this hat
:, been abandoned for the reason that (,
y make any statement at this point woul,
- involve a serious breach of diplomat,
= etiquette that might embarrass the futur,
- negotiations
Tho extended stay of the Ambassador
. with the President opened up wide lic!C
y of conjecture. From reliable quarters 1
. was learned that the conference did no
- result In any change in the conditions al
- ready laid down, but that 1t was devote,
to an explanation of them in detail
" was said that no new condition Of affair
y had arisen by reason of the ambassador
!, call, and that there would be no need o
another cabinet meeting to consider new
factors The case remained ii was said
y, as fixed by the cabinet early in the day
:. and the next move was to transmit the 81
:, terms to Spain ard await her reply II
, this connection, also ii was said that TIN
- terms given in detail In the Associate,
= Press dispatches were correct in all es
" sential particulars, the only features re
naming being these of relatively unim
portant details
Following the lengthy conference tn
10 French ambassador and NJ Thibault re
: turned to the French embassy. The am
bassador was apparently well pleased wit
IA the result of the conference
There was little news Of interest fror
the Held of war to-day. An agreeabl
item was the announcement that tn
wreckers had practically succeeded 4
their eorffts to save the Spanish cruise
Oh Maria Teresa. Lieut.. Hobson has alread
II started for his home In Alabama, and wi
es sail In day or two from Tampa dlrectl
ed