The Meeker herald., 1898-12-03
RIOS WILL SIGN 1T.
PEACE WITH SPAIN IN sloHr.
Matter. to Settle at Paria-visws 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 be an acceptance, under
protest, of the American offer OF $40,
100000 for the Philippines.
Even up to a late hour this evening
kilograms have been exchanged be-
tween the Spanish commissioners and
Madrid, but all the Americans in DO
sition to speak with authority are con
vinced that the foregoing outlines the
Spanish reply.
SenOr AbarZuZa expressed the Opin-
ion this evening that there would be no
break in the work of the commissions.
Marquis de Comillas 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 that 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 a demand
for the Sulu group had been added TO
the previous American demand.
The original American claim was up
on territory within lines longitudinaly
and lattudinally defined. 1t will en-
/ brace the so-called Sulu group. There
has been no change since the first de-
mand, and according to the statement
OF one Of the American commissioners,
there will be no modification Of 1t.
Madrid. Nov 27.-Thn Cabinet has
| agreed upon the Instructions to Senor
! Rios. president of the Spanish Peace
Commission, for tO-morrow's joint ses-
| sion at Paris at which the treaty will
| be signed.
El lmparcal exhorts the government
to refuse with dignity the indemnity
America offers and to protest against
| Americas appeal to force with re-
spect 10 the Philippines.
Ell Correo denies the reports that an
insurreciiOn has broken out in the Sulu
| islands
a Red Book dealing with the peace
negotiations is being prepared.
There is good deal Of comment up
on dispatch from Gibraltar announc-
ing the arrival there during the month
| OF $50 new model cannon.
The lmparcial today says: The
| Spanish government thought that af-
ter the signing of the peace treaty
friendly relations between the United
States and Spain would be resumed
and the governments would negotiate
directly on matters Of secondary i'm
| pOrtance.
But the United States last note re-
quests that the Paris commissioners
be empowered to arrange a revision OF
the treaties of commerce and a special
treaty for the Philippines, as well as
to settle other questions. The Span
ish Cabinet is obliged to acccde to the
request, and therefore several add-
tional sessions will be 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 be maintained, in ac-
cordance with the very clear text Of
| article 3 Of the protocol.
However, the government declares
! that Senor Montero Rios will sign the
l peace treaty without reserve, as its
signature under protest will deprive
I the treaty of definite character and
leave matters as 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.