The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-13
!: !: TREATY FINISHED
TT ONLY REMAINS TO BE ENGROsSED
AND SIGHED.
Judge Day Says All Points UP N Whioh
commissioners Can Agree Have Been
~ Sett,ed-Contt nts Are Almost samo
r+ as tho Portocol-spaniards Have
.s:.'i Refused to Grant Most OF Re-
quests OF. United States.

States and the Spanish peace COM
missioners completed their. work to-
day, and finally, settled the terms of
the treaty of peace. They will meet
once more in formal session on Sat
friday or Monday next, when the
Spanish commissioners, sorrowfully,
and the Americans, with feelings Of
relief, will write their signatures
upon the document which embodies
the result of the war and the prepa-
ration of which has, consumed eleven
weeks, longer time than the war
itself. In the meantime tho treaty
will. be engrossed under the super
vision of Mr.. Moore and Senior
Ojeda, the secretaries Of the respect
i've commissions. -. ...
1.-The Spaniards are exceedingly
bitter over the result, though observ-
ing the forms of friendlint So and
courtesy to the end. Senior Montero
Y Rios, whose strong and persistent
struggle to save for his country
'every possible asset from tho wreck
of her colonial empire has COM
manded the respect and admiration
Of: his opponents, went from the
council chamber today to his bed in
q state Of complete collapse as the
result Of the long strain and his
.chagrin over the small fruits of his
efforts. Senor Ojeda has been pros
trated since yesterday and was un-
able to attend the joint session to-
day. <.~.~. -.... 49,.
The Spaniards charge equal blame
upon the European Powers and the
United States for their downfall.
One, of. the Spanish commissioners
said this evening: The European ma
tions have madea great mistake in
deserting Spain and leaving her to
spoliation by the brute forco of a
conscienceless giant. They all know
that in the Philippines America has
taken more than she can digest. She
will ultimately sell the islands to
England or Germany, and. when the
transfer is attempted it will precipi-
tate general European strife.
; "We have refused to soil any is-
| land in the Carolines. We never
thought Of considering m offer. Nor
have we consented to negotiate upon
{ any question except those directly
involved in the protocol signed in
: Washington" ;.
,i%5' ANOTHER ACCOUNT. ... u -.
49,. Paris, December 8.--The treaty is
q finished. The Spaniards have de
clined to grant most of the requests
of the United States which were uu
settled at the beginning of the ses
sion. They refuse to cede coaline
station in the Caroline Islands to tht
United States.
Judge Day today said: "Wo have
settled. all the points on which; W.
can agree. 1T only remains to en-
gross and sign the treaty. That viii
be done in two or three days."
The members of the commission
say the 'treuty will contain little out
Eside the scope Of the Washington
protocol and the matters directl,
based thereon, like the provisions fo
the evacuation of the ceded terri
: tories, the transfer If public p%roport
therein and guarantees of the .safet
ofthe property and rights Of tn
Spanish, citizens remaining there
The details of the. last class of ques
stfpna covered by the stetement whic
the American handed Senior AIonter
Rios at the last meeting were COZ
sidered today but E'l The commits
siohers refuse to 'divuige' the detail
of the conference. s.. - go
Several points upon which the
wofb Unable to agree we're left ope
for diplomatic negotiation. Th
Spaniards refuse to admit that the
had failed to respond respecting 70
mera treaties guaranteeing roligior
freedom in the Caroline Islands, {
that there,wasSa. necessityasfor ne
guarantees. The conclusion. Of tt
work was, according to the commi
sioners, marked by politeness and q