Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-28
RIOS Came Near Resigning.

PARIS october 27-The Spanish peace
commissioners have accepted the mega
... view OF the United States commits
SION toward the proposed assumption 10y
.. United states of the Cuban debt. The
American commissioners have firmly, but
..rtsou.Iy. declined to assume for the
..tel states the entire or the joint re-
.rsbuty for the Spanish financial con-
..ans.
~~or Montero Rios. president Of the
-..rf-h commission and nis colleagues,
with faithful insistence. sought another
...srt bat they failed TO attain it, and
lave finally abandoned the effort, ana
.r.ea that the Cuban article Of the pro-
t..al shall. without conditions. have a
place iu the ultimate treaty of peace
Though. through several sessions, the
S.aniSh commissioners have had before
them the irrevocable presentation OF their
American colleagues. il was not unll
Monday that they became absolutely con-
WINGED that the Americans had, from the
outset of their refusal 20 accept the Gu
ban debt. meant exactly what they said.
sPANIAEDS SHOCKED.
In spite of the fact that the Spanish
commissioners had as background to
their efforts. doubts of succeeding, their
nor. OF 80 doing has been so keen, ana
their contention has been so vigorously
prosecuted. that the final conviction OF
their inability to win their point brought
the Spaniards such shock and depression
that. consistently with these dispatches
st the time. there were grave doubts as
fo the continuance of the negotiations.
la support of these statements, III is a
fact that SenOr MonterO Rios, after Mon
days session. and on Tuesday last. would
have resigned the presidency OF the span
fSh Peace Commission had ne not ne
Havcd that his doing SO might have had
critvous consequences even it IT had not
Drseated Sagasta's government From
this standpoint if for no other reason,
senior Rios has retained his position, ana
Yesterday the Spaniards announced that
they would forego further argument on
the Cuban debt. and agreed that practl-
cqIlv ina the terms and absolutely IN the
e.irit of the protocol, the article about
cuba should go forward into the hna
treaty Thus Spain agrees to relinqush
en,erefcntv over and claim TO Cuba, with
out either terms or conditions.
PORTO MCO AND GUAM
An differences. if any existed, regarding
Porto Rico and the selection OF the lsldho
of Guam. were also arranged by a Hlu'
tuaI understanding. and the commission
,rs found themselves weil-nlgh touChIit
tIa Philippine question: WlICH VIII D'
taken up next week.
d. -bouId be said that the adjustment
already accomplished viii stand in th'
final treaty, unless opposing views an'
ro-itions on the Philippine question shoul'
d.yaIop hereafter to- bring 10 nausht The
efforts of the future and al the same tln
the results already obtained
Tho session of the joint commissioners
,,1ir1 BEGAN to-day at J.. NJ, ended a
j.. NJ
OUR ONE CONCESSION.
WASHINGTON. October 27.-The init
nation conveyed by the American com
,rie.fouer- To- the Spanish commissioner
81 MONDAYS session Of the peace confer
ono. i'm Paris that the position of tn
United States with respect TO Cuba ah'
tre Cuban debt could not be regarded a'
subject Co change, and that consequently
III. American commissioners were Iedu.
q, rr.ccs1 with the consideration of othe
heads under the protocol, the Pars ai
vices show had the desired eject IN
one concession ass to Cub'v vthat our com
m-sioners win make Will be 30 guaidn
t,o FOR the United States that life ant
property shall be secure in Cuba. TN
responsibility the United States VIII as
sumo only until such time as stabl
government shall Doe formed and opera
tive i'm cuba. There win be no perpetua
guarantee ON this score.
THE PHILADELPHIA CABINET
MEETING.
Undue significance has been attached {
tho dispatch of a special messenger yes
t.rJav 10 the President al Philadepms
Almost every day "a lons report has com
bv cable from Judge Day, president &
,.a American commission at Paris, tel
f.a what has been accomplished; Wha
fla Suanish commissioners were seeHin.
and what the American commission
uIcrose to do at She next meeting lI
President had goAe oVer these report
Xf~r care fully in company win eecI'
tarv Hay. and sometimes with mlhlai
ar hawaii experts. III their advice SCENE
., be necessary. Yesterdays report va
,.r- LONG and 10 have reduced IL
cvrhcr code for the purpose of telegraph
ing IL 10 the President would nave con
sImed more time and been less sallsIa'
tory in results than the services oI
messenger. As vital stage mas DC,
reached. fl was thought advisable not
J.la, tiu the Presidents return. and S
Assistant t-secretary Cridlars conhdenu
Clrrk was sent 90 Philadelphia with y
daily report
PHILIPPINES NOW.
IL is said that tho commissioners vi
now axe up the subject of the Philippine
Jne American commissioners nave give
rIs subject, much attention, but 80 Il
80 has never appeared before the joiI
commission. save in the shape of on
spasmodic effort made by the SpaniarC
at the very beginning OF the sessions,
have The United States abandon Mani
as "a precedent to further negotiations
the subject Of the Philippines. The Amer
can commissioners among other tllne
have been looking into the subject OF Il
pbuippin. debt. about which there
much ignorance an this end OF the line.
THE PHILIPPINE DEBT
- a. ,,,tirelv that the same rule "
b, applicd 10 that debt as was INSIST
upon relative to the Cuban debt In on,
words. N the United States annex y
.,,- t.t,b .eeps now To- be Il