The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-09-02
SPAIN WlLL KICK
Der The Cssslsl Of Lrlsl b Ihs unitsd
States.

A very unfavorable impression
has been caused in Madrid by
kilograms contributing to Presi.
dent Mckinley the intention Of
instructing the peace commits,
sioners to insist upon the session
Of Luzon. that American com.
merce should have tho same
footing as, the Spanish in the
Philippines, and that Spein
should pledge itself that none of
the Spanish colonies should be
coded to European powers.
II such are the intentions OF
the United States government
the negotiations are sure TO be
laborious, even II an understand
ing is ever arrived at.
The Spaniards consider the
session of Luzon. their best and
most important island, to be a
death blow to their prestige IN
these regions, and would be ire.
trievable weakened and crippled
by the presence of Americans in
the heart of their colonies.
Nothing could be better calcu-
lated than the pretentlons attrib-
uted to America to develop in
Spain the visible growing desire
to cecede all connection with the
Philippines and thus oblige the
United States government to
assume the responsibilities of
their government which would
likely create conflict with the
European powers, and tending to
make the United States more
trouble in the pacification of
Cuba. Even the lower and mid
die classes seem to think this.
and thus ID both direstlons Spain
would amply make America pay
for the wrongs inflicted.
INSTRUCTIONS TO COMMITS
sIoNERS.
The most important thing be-
fore the cabinet meeting Wednes'
day was the instructions to be
given to the Cuban and Porto,
Rican military commission. A
SET of instructions in each case
had been prepared and we're read
at the meeting, but as they were
found not to conform in several
PARTICULARS to the views OF the
cabinet, they will be recast on
Somewhat different lines within
the next two or three days and
presented to the President for
his approval.
It is said that these instructions
will deal almost entirely with
matters Of detail. The commits
sioners will be charged with
providing troops for the occupa-
ton of cities and towns as rap
idly as the Spanish forces are
Withdrawn; the collection OF the
customs and other revenues and
the maintenance Of peace; they
will receive the arms and other
public property surrendered by
the spaniards and exercise all OF
the functions of government over
the surrendered territory until
such time as the President shall
otherwise direct.
It is believed that the com
missioners to both Cuba and
Porto Rico will be ready to sail
fos their posts of duty within the
next few days.
HOME COMING.
Orders has been issued for the
mastering out of the following
regiments:
First Vermont, First Maine.
Fifty.second Iowa, Six Penn;
sylvanla, Fifth Maryland, second
/ New York, Second Nebraska,
One Hundred and tifty-seventh
Indiana; all volunteer infantry;
also batteries A, ,. 9, and .,
Ohio Light Artillery, First
illinois Volunteer Cavalry. Bat.
teries A and B, Georgia Light
Artillery. Twenty eight Indiana
Light Battery, end Troop A Q, Of
New York; Philadelphia Troop,
Sheridan troop and Governors
Troop, of Pennsylvania, now N
Porto Rico. Other orders to
muster out troops will be an