The silver star., 1898-12-01
RIOS WILL SIGN 1T.
PEACE WITH SPAIN IN slo4r.
The Commissioners VIII sem Have Other
Matter. to Settle At Paris-views In
Madrid.

Paris. Nov. 27.-Senor Montero Rios,
president of the Spanish Peace Com
mission, Is this evening awaiting for
the reply from the Spanish govern
ment. and unless there is some change
in the situation before noon tomorrow
the reply will he an acceptance. under
protest. of the American offer of $2O;-
OOOWD0 for the Philippines.
Even up to Il late hour this evening
kilograms have been exchanged be-
tween the Spanish commissioners and
Madrid, but all the Americans In pO-
sition to speak with authority are con-
yinced that the foregoing outlines the
Spanish reply.
Senor AbarzuZa expressed the Opin-
ion this evening that there would he no
break in the work of the commissions.
Marquis de Conillas, who is the larg-
est individual creditor of Spain, and
has been here from the outset In be-
half of numerous important enterprises
of which he is the head, also Indicated
this evening that Spain had made up
her mind to yield. He is in close touch
with the Spanish commissioners.
Nothing tina, we have done here"
said the marquis, has made any I'M
preston upon the minds of the Ameri-
can commissioners. From the very first
their intention was to take the Philip
pines, and they have never wavered.'
There Is no truth in the report Ca
bled here from Washington that In the
last American memorandum demand
for the Sulu group had been added to
the previous American demand.
The original American claim was up
on territory within lines longitudinally
and latitudinally defined. II will en-
brace the so-callcd Sulu group. There
has been no change since the first de-
mand. and. according TO the statement
or one OF the American commissioners,
there will be no modification of 1t.
Madrid, Nov. 21.-TlM Cabinet has
agreed upon the instructions to Senor
RIOS, president Of the Spanish Peace
Commission. for to-morrows joint ses-
sion nj Paris. AT which the treaty will
be signed.
FL 1mparcial cxhorts the government
to refuse with dignity the indemnity
America offers and to protest against
Americas appeal TO force with re-
spect TO the Philippines.
El Corrco denies the reports that an
lnsurrection has broken out in the Sulu
islands.
Red Book dealing with the peace
negotiations is being prepared.
There is Il good deal of comment up
on dispatch from Gibraltar announc-
ing the arrival there during the month
of $50 new model cannon.
The impartial to-day saws: The
spanish government thought that af-
Ter the signing of the peace treaty
friendly relations between the United
states and Spain would be resumed
ana the governments would negotiate
directly on matters of secondary i'm
portance.
But the United States last note re-
quests that the Paris commissioners
he empowered to arrange n revision of
the treaties of commerce and n special
treaty for the Philippines, as well as
to settle other questions. The Span
ish Cabinet is Obliged to accede to the
request. and therefore several addi-
'ional sessions will he necessary after
Monday.
The instructions sent to NJ. Montero
Rios order him again to insist that the
absolute rights of Spain In the Philip
pines should he maintained. in ac-
cordance with the very clear text OF
article of the protocol.
However. the government declares
that Senor Montero Rios will sign the
peace treaty without reserve. as It's
signature under protest will deprive
the treaty of definite character and
leave matters ms bad as they are now.
and we have ministerial authority for
saying that the government desires the
speediest settlement of these matters.
as otherwise they may result In grave
| dangers in Spain.