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ton.
Another problem entailing long debate
was the disposition to be made of the
Spanish munitions of war in a number
of military posts outside of Manila
which the Americans have not captured.
The Spanish Commissioners contendei i
that Spain should be permitted to ship
such munitions home The Americans
replied that, as the United States had
conquered the Philippines, these muni-
tions were spoils of war. The Span
iards finally waived their quibbe.
They appear resigned to the inevita-
BILE, and now seem to realize that their
best policy is to save as much from the
wreck as their keenness i'm raising tech
nicalities can secure for them
The question of the status OF the
Spaniards in the West Indies and the
Philippines who wish to remain there
was nearly settled, as we'll as certain
commercial questions involving the
rights of shipping under the Spanish
flag, which will be given advantages.
WEYLER WILL SUPPORT sAGAsTA
MADRID, Dec. 5.-Immediately after
the signing Of the treaty of peace, Pre-.
Regent a question of confidence 1t IS
thought probable that her majesty will
ask Senior Sagasta to remain in power.
in which case the Cortes will be con-
voked for January 7th.
From the declaration of General Wey-
Ter, it is believed that a combination
of the followers of Senior Sagasta, Ro-
nero Robledo and General Weyler will
be affected as soon as peace is signed
General Weyler, in an interview, has
pronounced against the Conservatives,
declaring that Cuba was the only ques-
tion which separated him from the Lib
erals. He considers the internal crisis
grave, 'in view of the attitude of Great
Britain, which by encouraging civil
war, desires to do with Spain what she
United States has done with her col
onies.''
Under these circumstances, Weyler
added, he considers that a Sagasta-
Robledo Cabinet would be the most
able to cope with the situation.
Senior GroiZard, Minister of Justice
has called the attention of the Papal
Nuncio to the conduct of the clergy in
the country districts near Barcelona,
Saragossa Pampeluna and Madrid in
openly advocating the Carlist cause
from the pulpit. The Government has
ordered increased precautions for the
protection of railways in the Carlist
districts.
The body of the late King Alfonso
XII. was solemnly transferred last
week, in accordance with the custom,
from the vault in the Escurial, where
the bodies of the Spanish Kings are
left to mummify, to a magnificent per-
mament vault, after an elaborate cere-
mony for formal identification.
MAY BE TWO TREATIES.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The impress
sion prevails here that the results of
the negotiations at Paris will be en-
bodied in two or more treaties instead
of one. There will be one actual peace
treaty, embodying nothing more than
the protocol points relating to the relin-
quishment of Spanish sovereignty over
Cuba and the Spanish West Indies.
Guam and the Philippines, with the sim
gle exception of the proviso for the re-
lease of prisoners.
All the other matters, those relating
to the renewal Of the commercial trea-
ing stations, and, in fact, all those mat
ters that have been mentioned as likely
to be incorporated in the peace treaty
will form the subject of a special treaty.
This course is likely to be adopted
in order to hasten the conclusion OF
peace, of which there is a great neces-
sity, if for no other reason than to se-
cure the release of prisoners and the
restoration of trade between Spain aud
the United States.
There has been no evidence of any
friction between the American Com
missioners 1t us supposed, in fact, it
is known, that in their own session they
have differed about some points. and
have discussed these at length, but
whenever it came to the points of ac-
ton in the joint commission, the Amer
leans were united. The last dispatch
received from them was unanimous,
bearing the signature of every MEM
har. of the cOro iSSiOO