The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-02

task Of formulating the articles Of the
peace treaty at 3 o'clock this after
noon as directed by the respective
commissions at yesterdays conference.
This work will be easy and rapid as
10 the REIMBURSEMENT and cessions re-
ferred to in the protocol, the terms Of
which document will be transferred
bodily to the treaty.
The secretaries, moreover, will en-
body as tentative articles, for Discus
sion on Wednesday, the subjects Of the
religious freedom Of the Caroline is
lands, q naval station for the United
States in the same group, cable land
ing rights at other points within
SPANS jurisdiction, the release of the
insurrectionist prisoners and the reviv-
al Of treaties broken by the war. Thus,
the commercial and general treaty Of
1895 will be revived, to be re-cast Ia
ter; the treaty of 1884, for the settle
ment Of certain claims, will be reViv-
ed; the tIl.ty of 1877, providing for eX-
tradictiOn, will be revived; the trade
mark treaty of 1882 will be revived and
the supplemental ~eXtraditiOn treaty of
1892 will be revived, in addition to sew
cral modus vivendi agreements.
1t is expected that the secretaries
Will submit the treaty articles at the
joint session tomorrow when all the
other points for negotiation will be
discussed. Thus, the commissions to-
morrow viii have before them the en-
tire treaty for amendment, approval or
rejection. ON all the points outside of
the protocol there will be friendly ne
gOtiatiOn only, Spain having the right
to name the prices she wants for her
territory and to reject or accept the
Americans offer.
The Spaniards no less than the Amer
leans are now anxious to conclude the
business which brought them here.
AS the result of the work of Mr..
Moore and Senior Ojeda, the draft of
the articles embOdying the protocol
agreements was completed this even
ing. 1t will be presented to the two
commissions tomorrow, in the morn
ing at their separate sessions and in
the afternoon at the joint session, when
it will receive final consideration.
There will be little delay on these ar
ticles.
Mr.. Moore will also submit tomorrow
to the United States commissioners the
subjects to be presented to the Span
iards for negotiations. These, for
convenience, and greater dispatch, are
being drafted into the form of articles.
The release of the insurgent prison.
ers held by Spain will go into the protO-
col agreements, it having been al
ready agreed that Spain is to release
them upon the United States undertake
ing to cCure the release of Spanish
prisoners in the hands of AguinaldO.
This question is so intimately related
to the peace treaty that it has been re-
moved from the subjects that are mat
ters of negotiation and has been en-
bodied in the articles containing the
protocol agreements
THE MATTER BEFORE THE CABI-
NET.
Washington, November 29.-The gov
nme has been officially advised of
the successful termination of the peace
negotia tons with Spain. A cablegram
to this effect, which had been received
from Chairman Day, was read at to-
days cabinet meeting by the secretary
of state. BY the terms of the treaty,
which Will be signed during the pres
ent week, Spain SurrenderS to the
United States her sovereignty in the
Philippine archipelago and Gaum is
land, one of the LadrOne group. In
lieu of all claims to indemnity the
United States will pay Spain the sum
of $50, 900, 900 in gold or its equivalent.
Before returning to the United States
our peace commissioners will secure
from the Spanish representatives, if
possible, a proposition for the sale to
the United States of Strong island, one
of the Caroline group, some distance
east and south of LuZOn, for a cable
station. Should Spain, however, de-
cline to sell the island for a reasonable
sum the matter will be dropped for the
present at least. The possible cession
of this island is not involved in the
pending treaty and no pressure Will be
brought to bear to induce Spain to part
with it.
A large part of the time at today's
cabinet meeting was consumed in the
discussion of the new customs tariff
which is to be put into operation in all
parts of Cuba as soon as the United
States takes formal possession.
The apprehension which manifested
itself some time ago over the attitude
of A~guinaldO and the Philippine inSur-
gents has not entirely disappeared.
though the administration believes they
will accept the situation without any
conflict with the United States. The
matter was discussed at the meeting
today and some of the views expressed
indicated a possibility that the insur
gents may yet have to be dealt with,
On the whole, however, the president
expects that serious trouble with Agui-
naIdO will be avoided, but at the same
time has guarded against an outbreak
by taxing precautionary measures
The American force already in occu,
pancy of part of the Philippines is re
garded as altogether equal to cope with
any emergency that may arise.
The future government of the islands
came up incidentally and Secretary
AIger made some suggestions as to de.
= tails Of a military government Of tn
islands
The following named officers of TIL,
volunteer army have been hOnorablN
discharged: Lieutenant Max. L. Mac
Rae. Third Georgia volunteer infantry
Captain John G. Niche, First NORTH
Carolina volunteer infantry.
FROM OUR FOREIGN POSSES
SIONS.
The war department has received tn,
following:
Manila November 90.
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