Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-09
TREATY IS SETTLED
Nothing More, But tc
Sign Says Judge Day.
0ONs REFUSE REQUESTS
sp'in D~cit,ien to Grnut Coallng station IN
the Caroitaes and Ncnriy All O,her
Terms That Have Not Beon Sub
mil ted as mpuIsurv.
CIV Telerranh>

and the Spanish Peace Commissioners
concluded their work today and finally
settled the terms of the treaty of
peace. They Will meet once more In
formal session, on Saturday or Mon
day next. when the Spanish Commits
sionerS sorrowfu!ly. and the Americans
With feelings of relief. will write their
signatures upon the document which
embodies the results OF the war and the
preparation OF which has consumed
eleven weeks. longer time than the
war itself. In the meantime the treaty
will be engrossed under the supervision
OF MT, Moore and Senior Ojeda the sec
retaries of the respective Commissions
DONS ARE BITTER.
Inc tSpanlardS are exceedingly bitter
over the result. though observing the
the end. Senior Montero Rios. whose
strong and persistent struggle to save
for his country every possible asset
from the wreck OF her colonial en-
pire, has commanded the respect and
admiration of his opponents went
from the council chamber today to his
bed I'M state Of complete collapse as
result of the long strain and his
chagrin over the small fruits of his
efforts. Senior Ojedrl has been pros
trated since yesterday. and was unable
to attend the joint session today
The tSpaniards charge equal blame
upon the European powers and the
United States for their downfall One
oh ehe}SpanlSh Commissioners said this
evening:
MORE THAN WE CAN DIGEST?
The European nations have made a
great mistake In deserving Spain and
leaving her to spoliation by the brute
force or constituencies giant They
all know that in the Philippines Amer
ica mas taken more than she can
digest She will ultimately sell the
ISLANDS to England or Germany, and
Wnen the transfer is attempted It will
preclpltate general European strife.
In the coralnes. we never thought Of
consldering an offer. Nor have we con-
scntedSto negotiate upon any question
except those directly involved in the
protocol. signed at Washington"
PARiS.s pee s.-The treaty is finish
eu- In lshe Spanlards have declined to
y, = rant most or the requests of the
esE3tsEceS'y = 49, pshtt1e6
the. beginning of the session.
Ihey refuse to cede a coaling sta
ton In the Caroline Islands to the
einlled states
Judge Day today said: I'VE have set
tea all the points on which we can
agree 1t only remains to engross and
sign the treaty: That will be done in
Two or three days.
is The WASHINGTON PROTOCOL.
The members of the Commission say
that the treaty will contain little out
soc the scope of the Washington pro-
tocol, and the matters directly based
thereon, like the provisions for the
evacuation of the ceded territories, the
transfer OF public property therein and
guarantees of the safety of the prop
erty and rights Of the Spanish citizens
remaining there.
The details of the last class OF ques-
TONS covered by the statement which
the Americans handed to Senior Mon
tero Rios ut the last meeting, We're
considered today. but all the Commits
sloners refuse to divulge the details of
the conference.
several points upon which they were
unable TO agree were left open for d.
plomatlc negotiations. The Spaniards
refuse to admit that they had failed to
respect FORMER treaties guaranteeing
rellglous freedom In the Caroline Is
lands or THAT there was e. necessity for
new guarantee.
inc conclusion or the work was, ac-
corolng TO the commissioners. marked
oy poii.enesS and all outward evidences
OF good feeling and relief at the fact
that the task was accomplished.
When all the propositions had been
discussed Judge Day, president OF the
A ',i commission: remarked:
mere seems 70 De nothing more to- DO
ou. 70 ensross ana sign the treaty:
seI!oi. Mohtero hlos. PRESIDENT or the
Sps,i'.Sh COMMISSION. sicqulesced 10 inns
aniu .ite t@. NE, ooWed themselves
~ peiore ehe spah'aros. according to
ene.r Gustnlh.
-. AM itltiCANS APPREHENSlVE.
me american Commissioners entered
tue conference nee To-Day IN nervous frame
oi !iii,iu. lney evidently mao reason
~ psitese tnat posSioii.ts EXISTED
even az TINS rate nour. mat there might
NC luptule. ms 1ee,iis ol appre-
l.etsiol vas paseu on the temper the
9p pa, Have olspiayeo lateiy.,
nne Maorio papers are disposed TO
1--WE tne uuestlol' OF the MAINE ana
~ $500 puoilc opinion against the
.il'leu o,ti.ss7' Oh acoculi. OF tne seier-
W. lntiue 70 TINS supJect IN Presl1ent
Nis .y message TO congress. Ihey
a ,ap ma senior Montero Rios, Presi-
ueiis " Ing spanish COMMISSION, mace
an i!npassioneo remuneration OF Presl.
tne JOINT COMMISSION. put these reports
are Practicaiiy without foundation.
senior RIOS dld REFER to the Maine.