The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-07

PARIS, Dec. B.-The peace OF Far1s IS
practically an accomplished fact. To-
days session disposed OF the essential
features OF the treaty which wiz be em-
bodied in the following eight articles:
1.-The customary preface Of treaties
IN the nature OF an expression OF amity
and of hope for perpetual peace.
2-The REIMBURSEMENT by Spain Of her
sovereignty over Cuba.
S-The withdrawal OF the Spanish
troops
4IThe REIMBURSEMENT by Spain OF her
sovereignty over Porto Rico,
5-Spain's cesslon OF the Philippines.
1.-THE withdrawal OF the Spanish
troops there.
1.-THE payment by the United States
Of $4,000 900 for the Philippines.
S-The provision for the open door''
commercial policy in the Philippines.
The rough draft Of the treaty which
may be considerably changed covers the
proposals. It makes a long document,
which Senator Cushman *. Davis, OF the
United States peace commission, says
will be found TO be one OF the most in
terestlng papers in its character ever
written. So completely are the details
of the evacuation OF the PHILIPPINES stip-
ulated that q commission such as ar
ranged for the Spanish withdrawal from
the West Indies VIII be unnecessary.
Among the questions not yet settled,
however. are the coallng station and
religious freedom In the Carolines, the
Spanish commission not having replied
TO the American offer The Americans
have agreed to transport the Spanish
prisoners home, including the garrison
and sailors at Manila, captured by Ad-
mlral Dewey and Gen. Merritt as well
as the soldiers and civilians held by the
Flliplnos, whose return the Americans
have guaranteed. AS compensation,
Spain promises to liberate all Cuban.
Porto Rican and Philippine political
prisoners. Spanish soldiers electing TO
remain In the colonies may do so. but Il
is more matter OF economy for the
Americans to return to theirs as they
must be fed as long as they are kept,
as Spain IS unable to bear the expense.
Also the Americans have rejected
Spains request for free shipping for ten
years in Cuban and Porto Rican waters,
they having given the Spanish commits
sioners such poor consolation as the lat-
ter may derive from the permission TO
re-apply when the diplomatic relations
have been renewed for shipping conces-
elons under the reciprocity scheme OF the
Dingley law, for which Senior Dupuy de
LONE was negotiating IN Washington
when war broke out. There are stlll
under considera tlon eight secondary
subjects which the Spanlards broached
last week, including the status of pat
ents and copyright. The American
commissioners to-day handed to Senior
Montero Rios n written reply covering
these questions. There will probably be
no Joint session tomorrow. as the Span
.ards desire time to consider this docu-
ment.
AIondny's Stormy Session.
PARIS, Dec. 6.-The Joint peace COM
mission met at 2 p. m. 1t mas developed
that yesterdays session was OF far
greater Importance than generally sup
posed. 1t resulted in the Americans un-
compromIslngly rejecting spain's re-
quest that, for term Of years, the
ships Of that country and It's products
be admitted to Cuban and Porto Rlcan
ports under the same regulations and
customs tariff as American ships and
products.
The Spanish commission for some
days has been playing for time. The
Americans were anxious for a decision
on the question OF coalIng station fl
the Caroline islands, religious tolerance
in the Carollnes and the release Of po-
lltlcal prisoners. The spaniards were
unwilling to answer these points until
they heard what the Americans pro
posed 10 do for their industries which
had been built up by the Cuban and
Porto Rican trade.
This is why Spain intended that the
articles OF treaty should be disposed oil
in their order, while the Americans
wanted TO first set their pressing
needs.
The session OF yesterday was pracic.
ally a fight on the order OF procedure
Finally the Americans yielded and ther
the Spaniards proposed their shipping
and commercial question, which the
Americans rejected In Its entirety. The
session then adjourned, with neither
side In an especially amiable frame ol
mind.
1t is learned that there were differ.
Cnces of opinion among the Americans
on the shipping question and numerous
teleErams were exchanged with Wash
ington. Finally the American commits
sion was instructed to refuse. the prin'
clpal reason being that Porto Rico Is
about to be declared within the coast
line OF the United states, while as re-
CARDS Cuba, the authorities at WASH
ington would make no promises, as thC
American occupation there Is not fiNec
and the future Cuban government musi