Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-10
Maine Disaster.

PARIS December 9-Senor Montero
,..s -r.s.leut of the Spanish Peace Com
,....r. and senior Ojeda. secretary Of
.... commission. are stln confined TO
.-.- beds. The illness of Senor Ojeda de-
,.,.tr. treaty and If is doubted whether
.rI De si-ued before Monday.
9th. Americans held their usual session
tbs morning.
~f. sra1ards continue making bitter
comments concerning President McKin-
,.... reference 90 the Maine. When a cor
r..a.-.sat of the Associated Press ap-
,-...nei senior Guarnica, Of the Spanish
commission. for further details Of the
.-..-v De said: "The fact that you repre-
som. ali The American and English papers
.. really reason why I should say no.
.r--. hut what YOU show me as having
,.s- c-b.e5 is substantially correct.
THE S.oo01OlO INDEMNITY"
.~ra exact number Of articles is still un-
l...-mlrsd. 1t depends upon how Secreta-
-.s utsla and Moore divide the treaty.
!. may le twelve or twenty articles. The
Americans are to pay the indemnity with
ga. three months of the ratification. We
...,... ....,..,,ls a., ruba Porto Rico.
a-a ,ae Philippine Islands without delay
o.. cuban Consul will be accredited TO
g. powers that be"
AMERICAS CHEEK"
Asked why the spaniards refused to
grant the United States coaling station
IN the Caroline Islands, Senor Guornica
said.
.~,. ,.,or;o,,,- coul5 hardly eKpect
-t.,.,,, .,..,. 20 discuss matters
-. ,.... have had from them
.,..'..... ,,-,,.., y.a wished ~ discuss
'A '-' i''".' Nv NJ ..,..l.,...ll,. ,.of,,..a
%. CUBAN o'o'' '"'S
O. consider DO. ana iheh iheN ASK Us Iol
whatever t.ey want Well, 'Quelle toupet!
.u-,... .r..t, Vet tho Cuban debt re-
49,. g.. -.+.la-
mains aA i-. .'-' 4"'''''" -0'
I..t'
TfH MAINE 'INIPUTATION."
-....r o.. On. Standards final pro-
...,... -a1sri-.5. .Tbat protest now
.r,.s' 'ti-,rr, and fl is embodied in the
,...-..l We do nor wish 10 remain un-
a.. .- .rlr1.qti0D which would perpetu-
... .-ir1asitv and hatred against us and
v..., would Doe "a source Of constant irri-
traa u Spain. 1t is neither loyal nor
. .a.t this thing should hang over the
reputation ot spain. We cannot submit
o. IL, 30 must De cleared UP, in Ju9uce 70
Ives. There are many other causes
(. bring hatred between the two nations
v..l. adding such a suspicion as this.
-.. .ulr. relations Of the two countIles-
t.-- is one of the things history alone
q. determine Many nations which nave
D.. .. enapGflN recon-
c.,."
UJE PHILIPPINE ELEPHANT.
s GuarDica was then questioned as
{. t.. future of the Philippine Islands,
d.. I. -.ls. "The United States has in
....r.t.I 4 roIiev which will bring il
.... trouble and many responsibilities.
... Americans are not prepared for the
work t.... are ah0ut 70 undertake"
.Io.r democratic system must inaugu-
Do. imperialistic system. and You
i- increase your army and navy win
mat there WiH be constant @ @IIlc-
"..A yourselves ana 'he Luio pea"
... Americans preserve silence regard
!- . terms OF the treaty. rms Is part
t...-n the influence Of the three SEN
'i OBJ tle body, who represent that II
N..- le liscourtesy toward the Senate
o. publish the terms before the treaty is
i4tl.. oy The Senate.
THE SPANISH PROTEST.
-N. protocol treaty Will contain every
'...a statement presented on both
during the conference. The Span
made last contribution yesterday
'- ... assembling OF the commission.
A0ater1 Rios then presented a viS-
-"uflsd protest, in which the
'af. declared they had yielded to
i'. blt that they invoked the con-
ol tle nations against the abuse Of
%. rights Of nations OF which they were
'- victims. The protest was for the pur-
l ut record. and cOnsister Of an ar
cement l1 support of every concession
e.naaloI by the Spaniards. and which
i. Americans refused. some of them
lr.uit1uy and without an opportunity
4-I .lssion
INSULT, FpoNf NpE<TNTEY
I1. protest concludes. "Rut these con-
C.ls... which y.. sro ohliged IN make
lol-. us less than the insult which has
inflicted on our nation by President
t-.4.N lu bis MESSAGE. We again pro-