Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-28
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

An English Carllst positi yely as
serts that Don Carlos armyPwill take
the field in Spain soon after the
treaty is signed. lie declares that
loan has been fully financed, and that
II is divided equally between France
and England, and he adds that after
the English capitalists we're shown
the evidences on which Don Carlos
chances OF success are based, they Of
fered many times the amount asked.
The English Carllsts assert that much
more money would have been secured
had IL not been for the fact that Don
Carlos stipulates that there should be
no assistance from Jews, as he Is APP
prehenslye OF their obtaining Imam
cial control OF the monarchy.
Continuing, II is asserted thai the
Spanish government has known for
some time that Don Carlos possessed
an army, organized into battallons
and batteries, ofiicered and largely
armed, but the Spanish ministers
counted on his failure TO secure funds.
Therefore, the Spanish government IS
said TO he panlc-stricken and TO be
endeavorlng TO make the Spanlards
believe that Great Britain has agreed
TO iinauce Don Carlos and that he, in
turn, has undertaken TO cede the
Canary islands TO reat Britain Ia the
In the event OF success.
The London Office Of Phili pplne
capitalist has received letter fro M
It's agent, at Manila, dated October Is
Ia which the agent says: =
"The rebels are prepared already to
resist annexation. | am In the conf
dence Of their chiefs, and assure you
they are quite prepared to retire TO
the hills, fmore than protectorate
is offered. hope II will not come TO
warlke proceedings for 10 would be
very protracted affair, The Ameri'
cans ould not find the rebels as easy
as the SpauIards did for they formerly
had only 400 rifles. whlle the rebels
now haye S0,0CJ rifles and 80 cannon,
including several Maxims.
"Amerlcans are not allowed To cross
the rebel Lies without passports. A
party OF German officers, who at
tempted TO do so without passports,
were mistaken for Americans, and
we're refused permission, When IL was
discovered they were Germans, the
officers we're permitted TO proceed.
The Imparclal to day says;
"The Spanish government thought
that after the signing OF the peace
treaty friendly relations between the
United States and Spain would be
resu ned and and the governments
would negotiate directly on matters OF
secondary Importance, but the United
States last note requests that the
Parts commissioners be empowered TO
arrange u REVISION OF the treaties OF
commerce aud special treaty for the
Philippines, as well as 10 settle other
questions, The Spanish cabinet is
Obliged TO accede 10 the request, aud,
therefore several additional sessions
will be necessary after Monday.
"The instructions sent 70 Montero
Rios ordered him again TO Insist that
the absolute rights Of Spain In
the Philippines should be maintained
ln accordance with the very clear
text OF article 3 Of the protocol. How
eyer, the government declares Mon
tero Rios will sign the peace treaty
without reserve, as IT, signature
u lder protest will deprive the treaty
OF a definite character aud leave
matters AS bad they are now,
and we have mlnisterl al authority for
saying that the government desires
the speedlest settlement OF these
matters, as otherwise they may result
Ia grave dangers In Spain"
Special dispatches from Madrid
says Senor Montero Rios, president
OF the spanish peace commission, has
Informed his government thai the
Americans demand ceS sion Of the
Sulu archipelago.
Further advice from Madrid says
the Spanish cabinet has decided 10
instruct the commissioners after the
peace treaty is signed To treat for
REVISION OF the treaty existing be-
fore the war
The German press this week has
busted itself great deal about the
Philippine question aud the peace me-
gotlations at Paris. Nearly all the
comment has been uncomplimen.ary
TO the United States, which is re-
garded as showing excessive greed
aud political indecency In formulating
new demands, President Mckinley
being also accused OF "inconslstency"
aud 'lack OF back bone in not With
standing "the increasing demands of
the imperial party
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