The Lamar register., 1898-11-30
RIOS WILL SIGN 1t.
PEACE wITH SPAIN ~ SIGHT,
rhe cemmi..ioner., wui sun Have Other
Matters 10 Settle ~ raris-vis~s In
Madrid

Paris. Nov. 2T.-Senor Monteru Rios,
president 81 the Spanish Peace Com
mission. Is this evening awaiting for
the reply from the Spanish govern
Ineut. and unless there Is some change
In the situation before noon tomorrow
the reply VIII be an acceptance. under
protest. 81 the American offer OF W.
ooo,ooo for the Philippines
Even up 10 late hour This evening
feiegrams have been exchanged De
tween the Spanish commissioners and
Madrid. but ali the Americans in a po-
sltlon 10 speak with authority are con
vinced that the foregoing outlines the
Spanish reply.
Senor AbarKuzn expressed the opln-
Ion this evening that there would b. no
break In the work Of the submissions.
Marquis De Comiilas. who = the iars;-
est Individual creditor OF Spain, and
has been here from the outset IN be
half OF numerous important enterprises
OF which he q the bead. also indicated
this evening thnt Spain had made up
her mind TO yield. He IS in close touch
with the spanish commissioners.
Nothing that we have done herc."
said the marquis has mnde any itn-
preston upon the minds Of the Ameri-
can commissioners From the very first
AAAAA AAAFAAtANA4 VIZ W AAGt Wv sAAAk
pines. and thcy have never wavrreSi.r
There Is no truth in the rgport ca
hle1 here from Washington that Ia the
last American memorandum \ demand
for the SUN group had beeu added 10
the previous American demand
The original American claim was up
on territory within lines i1nEitudinally
and latitddinaily defined. II win eus-
brace the ss-cailad Suiu group. There
has been no change since the nrst de-
nand- and. according 10 the statement
oi one OF the American commissioners.
there VIII D. 40 mobilization ~ H.
Madrid. Nov. 2I.-The Cabinet has
agreed up1n the Instructions 10 Seno<
RIOS president of the spanish Peace
Commission. FOR to-moTraw's john s's-
SION al Paris, al which the treaty viii
h, signed
FL ImFarciai exh0gts ths government
to refuse with dignity the Indemnity
.sfIisTs-a offers and 10 protest against
Americas appeal To forre with ~
spect TO the Philippines
II COrreo denies the reports thzf an
lnsurrccii0n hns broken ouf IN the Suiu
Islands
\ He'd Book dealing with zhe peacc
negotiations j. heing prepared
There Is a rout deal % coinrDent ul,-
on dispatch from Gibraltar Snnounc.
ing the arrival fbere during the naonih
Of lso new model Cannon.
The Impartial to-day says. The
spanish government thought that nf-
ter the signing of the peaee trs-aty
friendly relations between the Unitesi
States and spain wouid he resumed
and the governments would negotiate
directly on matters OF secondary i'm
portRuce
But the United States las, note ~.
quests that the Paris commissioners
be empowered 20 arrausc a revision OF
the treaties of commerce and = special
treary for the Philippines. a. well as
to setth. other questions. The Span
ish Cabinet i obliged TO accede 10 the
request, and therefore several add
tional sessions VIII ho uocrssaEy after
Monday.
The Instructions sent Ia NJ. MOa;ero
Rios order him again 20 insist that the
absolute rights ~ Spain in the phiilp-
pines should he maintained Ia ae-
coriance with the very clear text OF
article of the protocol
However. the government declares
that Senor Moutero Rios VIII sign the
peace treaty without reserve. as lfs
signature under protest win deprive
the treaty Of a definite character and
leave matters as had as they are now
and we have ministerial authority for
saying thar the government desires the
sp+ tiiest settlement OF these matters.
as otherwise they may result In grave
dangers In Spain.
DOWNING DIES IN MANILA.