The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-10-05
STRONG Play.
Uncle Sam Must Keep His Hands or
the Philippines,
ADMIT HER sOyEREIaNgY


Paris. Sept. 29.-The United States
peace commission held another session.
after which. accompanied by the Unit
ed States ambassador. General Horace
Porter, they drove to the foreign office,
whore the commissioners met and
breakiasted with the Spanish eommis-
sioners In addition to the commits
sioners and the ambassadors the min
lister of foreign affairs. NJ. Delcasse.
had invited the three head officials OF
the French foreign Office. the fret see
rotarie8 OF the embassies. and General
HeEroh. secretary Of the EIysec palace.
The French newspapers continue to.
comment upon the dimcuities which
the two commissions will have TO face
by reason OF their divergent instruc-
lions. beyond which, II is said, they
can not 60 The Spanish government
has given its commissioners very pre-
else instructions, They are TO do their
utmost to have X admitted that there
can be NO question OF disputing the
rights OF Spanish sovereignty over Ma
nilia, the Island of Iuzon and the rest
OF the archipelago. outside 1.-THE naval
station, which Spain win eede at the
Marianne islands.
ON the other side the American COM
mission. before leaving President Nc
fSiniey, resolved from him precise in-
structions, from which the commits
sioners can not depart.
The following Is the text Of their in-
structions;
First--spain cedes absolute Sovereignty
over the whole Of the island OF LuNon
second-T The other Islands OF the archie
peiago Will De replaced under the dominion
AZ Spain. ON condition that liberal gov
eminent Is accorded TO the inhabitants
Third Complete separation OF church and
state In the Philippines.
Fourth Spain can not cede any other -
lands IN the group to any foreign power
without Americas consent
Fifth-lThe United States shall enjoy for
MI time the same commerelal prly leges hs
the most favored nations not e8eePtinF
Spain herself
1t As therefore to be feared that for
unhappy Spain, the negotiations WI hichs /
open on Oct 1swill give mo- satisfaction.
FLOATING THE COLON,
NAVAL omeiais Firniy Hsiieyo yeunE
Iaobson Can DO the Job.
Warrington, Sept. 20. Assistant
Secretary Allen said, referring 10 Con-
structor Hobson's work ON the Teresa.
that the navy department had given
the young constructor all OF the assist
ance which IL was possible 10 extend
In the prosecution OF hib work More
over, " IS now pfopcsed % give him
further aid In his EFFORT to raise the
Colon, by far the finest ship OF the
Spanish squadron,
IN the case OF this ship the young
constructor has pledged his profes-
aionaI reputation against the unan-
imous opinion of all the expert wrecls-
ers who have examined the ship Ysts
the navy department rs unhe sitatingiy
supporting dobson's Judgment as Is
Indicated by the fact that II shipped
from New York $4,000 worth of spe-
ciaily manufactured rubber air bags
to be used In iifting the Colon. The
navy department. is satisfied from the
reports of the divers who have inyestl-
gated her condition, that she is welll
worth, from a money point of view,
an expenditure of q considerable per
centage of her original value. about
$4,000. 600. II there is a reasonable pros
pect Of raising her.
SAVED BY "a cLoTHEsLlNE.
a Delen Persons Escape Death ~ F1fr
Ina singular Manner.
Chicago, Sept 29.A clothesline at
tached TO window saved the lives
OF a number Of people In 4-story
apartment house, fire having cut Off
,fY,e,. -, 90 =, =, ~ oes,.oou dnzon n6r-