Hutchinson gazette., 1898-11-24
A FORGED DISPATCH.
A Fake Telegram Sent to Influence
tho Stock Market,
NEGOTIATIONS NOT DROIEN Off,
spain Has Been rendered Twenty Nlli-
lion Doilnrsstor the philippines
Spain Given Woek In
which 10 Answer

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Paris, November 23.--The report
sent out from here Monday to the
effect that, on presentation Of the
United States ultlmatum demanding
absolute cesslon OF the Philippians :,
the president OF the Spanish peace
commission broke or peace negotla.
tlons, was q fake. Peace negotia-
tons have not been broken oil, and
no threats have been made.
The Spanish and American peace
commissions met In joint session at 2
o'clock Monday afternoon. The
Americans declared the United States
must have the entire Philippine arch
ipclag0, and, for treaty ccsson OF
the Islands, the Americans rendered
to Spain S2O,OC0,v,O.
1t Is further declared that II Is the
purpose Of the United States 10 main
tain the philippine Islands as IAN
open door 10 the wards commerce.
On The terms named, the United
States proposes u nutual rellnqulsh-
menl OF ali claims for indemnity, ma
tlonal or personal, subsequent 10 The
outbreak Of the last Cuban lnsurreu'
ton,
November 2S Is fixed rs the datc on
which the United States commission
desired definite response to Men
days propositions and al. other sub
jecls In issue here.
II Is also declared that the United
States desires to treat on the reig.
loGs freedom of the Caroline Islanus,
as agreed upon between the United
States and Spain In 1856, and also Of
the acquisition Of the Caroline islands
for an American naval station and
Of cable landing rights at other
places.
The Americans also refuse to arbi-
trate article Ill, Of the peace proto-
col, bearing upon the future dlsposi-
ton and control of the Philippine
islands.
The memorandum OF the American
commission embodylng the above
propositions Is long, and was not read
In full. The vital portions, however,
were communicated verbally 10 the
Spanish commissioners in practically
these terms:
The fact was cited that the pro-
posal presented by the American
commissioners in behalf OF the gov.
ernment for the ccsson OF the Phil
ipplue islands to the United States
having bten re- ejectcd by the Spanish
commissioners, aud the counter pro-
posal Of the latter for the withdrawal
Of the Americans from the Islands
and the payment of an indemnity hy
the United States to SPAN having
been rejected by the American com"
missIoners, the latter, deeming it es'
senllal that the present negotiations,
already greatly protected, should be
brought to an u0riy and definite con
clusiun, now begged to present a new
proposition emDodying the cesslon
which for the sake of peace their
government would, under the cir
Cumstances, be willing to tender.
The government OF the United
States is unable to modify the pro-
posal heretofore made for the cessIOn
of the entire archipelago of the Phil
lpplnes; but the American commits
sloners are authorized to offer to
Spain, in case the cesslon should be
agreed to, the sum of $20,000,000, to
be paid in accordance with the terms
to be fixed in the treaty OF peace.
1t being the policy of the United
States to maintain in the Philippines
an open door to the worlds COM
merce, the American commissioners
are prepared to insert in the treaty
now in contemplation q stipulation
to the effect that, for a term of years,
Spanish ships and merchandise shall
be admitted into Philippine ports on
the same terms as American ships
and merchandise.
The American commissioners are
authorized and are prepared to in
sert In the treaty, in connection with
the cession of territory by Spain to
the United States, provision for the
mutual REIMBURSEMENT OF all claims
for indemnity, national and indivld-
ual, of every kind, of the United
States against Spain and Of Spain
against the United States, that may
have arisen since the beginning OF the
late Cuban insurrectlon and prior to
the conclusion of the treaty OF peace
Next followed the terms nearest ap- ,
TO a formal ultlmatum to
Spain. The United States commits
sioners expressed the hope that they
might receive from the Spanish com
on or before Monday, the
2Sth inst, definite and final accep-
tance Of the proposals made as to the
in connection also with
the demands as to Cuba, Porto Rico
and the other Spanish islands OF the
West Indies, and Guam, in the form
In which these demands have been
Professionally agreed to. In this event,
II will be possible for the joint com
mission to continue its sessions and
proceed to the consideration and ad' !
justment of other matters, including
those which as subsidiary and incl.
dental to the principal provisions,
should form part Of the treaty of
peace.
1t was at this juncturc that the
Americans notified the Spaniards
that they desired to treat OF the re.
Iigious freedom Of the Carollnes, as
agreed to twelve years ago; also OF I
ne releaee of noliiical prisoners now '