The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-26
United States Will Be Asked to Pay
slOO,OOO,OOO for the Philippines.
AN ALTERNATIVE BARGAIN SUGGESTED
Spaniards Are Anxious to Hold Control Of
at Least the Island Of Mindanao.
WANTS SOvERElGNTYlN THE PHILIPPINES.
10 Rctnin II tie Dons wonlI lie
willing To Ccde Part of the Caro-
line nnd Canary Islands.


Paris, November a5.---It is now lSGown
that Spain wild exhaust her time MINT,
which expires on Monday, before replying
to the American offer regarding the Philip
pine Islands In the meanwhile the Span
iards are canvassing the entire field ana ex-
haustng every resource to prepare for the
inevitable, They cabled to the Associated
Press ON Monday that they can not accept
the American ,lltimutum as final without
asking If it really was so. They applied the
time limit. Now the Spanlards apparently
doubt the iixedness of the amount ths
Americans offered for the Philippines ana
commissioners to ask If the latter would
accept Il counter proposition by Spain to
cede the Philippines for s1o0,000,Oo0. Spain
imagines the Americans might be willing
to lop OFF the great island of Mindanau
fr'csm the Philippines and pay Spain $780,
000,000 for what would remain instead of
100000, 900 now offered for the entire achi-
pelago. Spain VIII learn IL response TO
such inquiries that the Americans employ
the word utimatum 10 signify ultimate
conditions
However strenuously Spain may seek to
increase her money advantage for the ces-
sion of the Philippines she will finally be
compelled to know that the United States
offer means $50 600 600, no more and no
less, and that the whole Archipelago must
pass to the United States for that sum.
Spain before giving up or turning away
will also propose some alternative bargain
in the possession of the United States in
ADDITION to the Philippines on condition
that Spain be permitted to retain her SOY
ereigEty in the Philippines In other words,
Spain would cede certain territory in the
Care4ines ard Carlaries and keep control
of the Philippines by the United States
under nominal Spanish sovereignty and
as a further Involvement propose that the
United States shall pay Spain no moaey on
accoucE OF the Philippine Islands.
Senior Montero RIGS told the correspond
emit of the Associated Press that the Span
ish peace commissioners had not yet de-
cided on the answer TO be given to the
last American memorandum.
I'VE are considering the matter" he
said, i'm a concllatory spirit and are anx
iOus to re-esUablisn friendly relations be-
tween the two countries. Al the same
time we are here to defend the interests
and honor of Spain"
In reply to an inquiry as 10 whether
there was any truth in the report that
SpaiIn's commissioners had decided 10 az
cept i1he American offer OF $40 100000 for
the Philippines, Senior Montero Rios shook
his head and said mo. no, the commission
has not yet decided on its answer What
our reply will be can only be Determined
when we will discuss the matter with the
Americans AT the same time" he add I'd
in a still lower voice, I'VE Will follow the
that may be received from
MAalnid."
'"rh'sa The final instructions have not
Gomez" asked the correspondent OF the
Associated Press.
An but we are approaching conf:den-
tial mlstter," said Senior Rios. innocently
Sons Is a secret"
Madrid. November 25.-After visiting the
with her majesty on the loss of her hus-
banf, Alfonso XIII. who died on November
25 1885, the ministers met In council. They
We're occupied exclusively with the peace |
EvantipI1y fha minister's uitf- |