The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-11-01

ofths Demand Creates Great Surprise In
Madrld-ciaim 1t Is . yiOiatiOu OF the
splritofths ProtOeOI-Prs.ldent aIcISin-
Icy Deferred to tho Popular sentiment
in tIaIs eountry-Joiut so,.lon Of Peace
Commissioners wa. BrlsG - Adjourn.
meat Taken Unul Friday.
PARIS. oct. sl,-The American Peace
commissioners, each carrying portfolio
containing records and personal mem-
oranda, left their headquarters in the
Continental hotel for the meeting with
the Spanish commissioners, at the for
elgn office, shortly before O'Clock this
afternoon. The president of the Span
ish commission, Senior Montero Rios.
whose health at one time was so pre-
carlous as to threaten an indefinite ad-
iournment of the sessions OF the COM
missions had improved to the extent OF
enabling him to attend to-day's meet
ing. He arrived at the foreign office In
closed carriage. with his colleagues,
shortly after the Americans reached the
meeting place.
shortly after o'clock the ten COM
missiqners confronted each other across
the table OF which, In 1888, BENJAMIN
Franklin and his colleagues signed the
treatg of independence Of the United
States.
The American commissioners present.
ed a written expression Of the purpose
OF the United States 10 take the entire
group of Philippine Islands, and to as
sume such proportion OF the Philippine
debt as has been spent for the beneht OF
the Islands or their Inhabitants, IN pub
lie works, improvements and permanent
betternents.
It was also set forth that the United
States would not assume any part OIL
the Philippine debt, which had been In
cured bV Spain for the furtherancc OF
military operations to quell tnsurFec-
tons OF the natives.
The session was adjourned until FRI
day, In order tc give the Spaniards time
10 prepare a reply, The session to-day
lasted ever On hour.
Details Or thr ConfFrenet.
with aying clouds. Htful sunshine.
whirlIng leaves, and the raw mir, the
Americans were removing their wraps
when the spanIdrds entered the ante
room and polite and cordial greetings
were exchanged as the two groups, ,com-
ningllng. passed through the grand
salon, where q buffet was spread, ana
entered the conference chamber, IN
which, before leaving, the Spaniords
would learn the attitude OF the United
States toward the philippines.
Secretary Moore. upon the request g, ot
Judae Fay. passed to Mr Ferguson the
Interpreter, the formulated demands OF
the United States regarding the Philip-
plnes which were read TO the Spanlarus
In their own tongue by rapid render
ing from the English in which they were
written. Although the Spanish commits
sioners did not betrag anxiety their
attention to the reading was keen. They
mad anticipated that the United states
would take over the islands but the
terms and details OF the transfer had all
along been a subject of speculation.
,geadlng disclosed the fact that the
tInitei states government had deter
mined TO POSSESS for Itself certain ter.
ritofy and parts of land bound by ana
lying wltnln such parallels OF latltuae
and Longitude a. mark the limits OF the
Philippine Srchip lago. The uhltso tta
states 10 nv NAtPgee -
Philippine dsbt 6t sl0,O0O,0O0, but they
ARE EiiiinF 10 be responsible TO Spain
for q g.fn Of money equal to the actual
cSy4rdifures by Spain IN the Philip
pines fof The advantage Of the ISLANDS
and for the good Of their people, tor
permanent betterments and for I'M
proyements, both physical ana mental
The reading OF the presentment speci-
1es that the United States VIII reim-
busse Spain to the extent Of her 'pacinc
expenditures" made in the archipelago.
This phrase "paclfic expenditures IS
employed to dIfferentiate the expenol-
lures By Spain in combating insurree-
lions in the Philippines
Such Is the vital portion OF the pre-
sentiment made by the American COM
unissioners to-day, and It Is to pc oo-
served that while the main proposition
as To tossessIon and financial response
bIlltv Is clear and definite. many details
hnye been left to the DEVELOPMENT OF
the discussion between the two COM
missions.
"Paoihe E1pSndlturra."
Thus, while the spanlards are tonight
quite certain that the United States in
tend to reimburse them for "pncihe ex-
pendlturesI' they remark that they are
not enlightened as to whether the Amer
leans eSpect 10 lndorse the Spanish OBJ
ilgatIons to'the extent OF "panlic eX-
pendIturgs" In the archipelago, OF
whether they will hand Spain a sum OF
gold large enough to cover SPANS out
lag so designated. Possibly the Ameri.
can commissioners themselves are not
Mt this moment fully determined on TINS
point. II is unlikely, however that the
Americans will care 10 become ldenu-
fed in tine slightest degree with Spain
in her responsibility to her creditors
The clearer method seems to be to hand
to spaln some spot cash or something
MS good and to bid her apply II on her
debts by whatever name known OF tc
put Il In her wallet for whatever use
ahc may elect.
While the United States have desig'
mated "paclnc expenditures" as those
they will reimburse TO Spain, the PIE
sentiment OF the American commission
crs to-day did not demand either
schedule or IN inventory OF the same
from the SpnniRrds. But the sugges'
tion naturally raises an Inquiry as q
tho kind and quantity Of Spaln's "paci
nc expenditures" In the Philippines nnc
come light may be given on that matter
now.
There Is considerable traffic between
the Islands, and some time ago a syg.
tom OF lighthouses became necessary
Spain set out to supply this ANA pro.
Jected forty-elRht light stations o.
these she has already congtructod 5ev.
enteen or the first class and sixteen o.
the second