The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-11-11
FAILED TO MEET.
American Commissioners Asked for
a POStpOnement Until Wednesday.
Want Time to Translate Reply of the United
States To the Latest Spanish PROPOSE
tiOns Regarding the Philippines
Which Had just Been Received.

PARIS. Nov. 9.-Tbe Spanish-Amer-
lean peace commissioners have notified
the minister of foreign affairs, Nj. Del
casse, that the joint session which was
to have taken place Tuesday will not
be held, and that they will notify the
minister when they have determined
upon the date of another meeting.
Later a semi-official note was issued
announcing that the peace commits
sioners had informed the French min
lister of foreign affairs that their con-
ferences were suspended
Inquiry developed the fact that the
failure to hold meeting of the COM
missions Tuesday was only due to the
Americans asking for pOstponement
Of the joint session until Wednesday in
order to allow time for the translation
of the reply of the United States to the
latest Spanish. propositions. regarding
the Philippine islands, which was re-
ceived here Tuesday morning
WASHINGTON, Nov. $50 far. as the
been no break in the peace negotia-
tions in Paris, and if difficulty had
arisen officials say it would have been
reported promptly to the department.
must be some purely internal reason
for the postponement, perhaps the con-
venience of the. commissioners. The
advices that have come to hand so
far are said to be rather encour-
aging than the reverse, and there is
disposition to agree to the statement
rather curiOuSly made by the Spanish
cabinet Monday, that there will be
three or four more meetings of the
Joint commission. This is taken for
an indication that the Spaniards
themselves are not looking for break
in the negotiations, but rather expect
| a peaceful conclusion in Il short time.
The foreign bOndhOlders have at last
moved formally to protect their inter
ests in Cuba and Porto Rico. The ini-
tial steps have been taken through the
agency of the French embassy, which
in this case acts no longer as. the rep
resentative of the Spanish government,
but for French subjects. Through the
! French embassy a most fOrmida bic
statement has been presented to the
state department, being an account of
the various Spanish bonds owned by
French citizens chargeable against the
| territories either seized or set free by
act of the United States government.
The sum total of these bonds runs far
up into the millions. Just what it is
expected shall be done with them is
aot made clear. The United States
| government, of course, will not pay
them, but it may be that the French
government looks to it to cause the in
dependent government of Cuba to as
sumo liability for redemption of the
bonds charged against that island when
that government shall have become duly
Installed by the act of the United States
government. 1t is probable that other
holders of like bonds, German and
British, will take similar steps to have
their claims brought through their
diplomatic representatives to the at
tention of the United States govern
ment, and it may even be that holders
of such bonds in Spain, though Span
ish citizens will take a like course,
which would present novel claim
dpon the generosity of the United
States government.