The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-10-04
FIRST SESSION IN PARIS
OUR COMMISSIONERS HOLD A srrs,~
MEETING.
Presentation OF Our COMMISSIONS 90
Minister of foreign Affairs. VI Ns.
Spanish Commissioners loon.

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IL O'Clock this morning. Ng.a
given out for publication
TIL GauloiS says: "Iu s..r.
mystery surrounding the uart.r
able Ia say that. Will" the A...
have instructions which are ur..
precise tina those of the S
there is Il diversity Of opinion .
to the Philippines, Senator Gr.E
4 Democrat and consequently r..
III. expansion. while others au..n.
commissions, like Senator DAVIS.
cate the annexation Of the whu..
pelaGo.
The GauIois. however. believes t.
Americans ~ mutual concessions
como To the agreement and tbar
Will be largely influenced by Ata#.- O.
Crai MerrittS reports ON the ~Itu...
The instructions 10 the SPANS
mission. according To the t|iau...-.
briefly to hold out and make tia. .
terms possible. Madrid il auar.
the conferences are only To- pleas.
Spanish people and the only haH,.
tcrtaincd are that the Americans .
not abuse the situation too much.
Popular sentiment. it Is added. '....
II IL btiltI u It>lSh tht l Htt....
than keep them under conditions Pei.
dering them undesirable.
During the afternoon the Ampu...
commissioner assisted 1t their first
NAL function in France-thcir rce,l' .
by the Minister Of Foreign Affairs. VI
Dclcasse. At 3 o'clock the United S.....
Ambassador. General Porter. called H
the Continental Hotel for the Americas.
and escorted them To the Miui=t y .#
Foreign Affairs. Here they were ror.I.
ed by the Minister. who cordially gru.r.
cd the visitors. Through NJ. NigmaH.
who acted as Interpreter, NJ. Dejca~a.
only speaking French. the party chalr,.
briefly upon generalities. and the Min
lister assured the commissioner of l.o
great pleasure experienced by France
in the part She has taken in c@lfectru- ID
suspension OF hostiiities between t..
United States and Spain and EXPIRE.
the hope of having the pleasure of m"u.
Ing the American commissioners and u#.
Spanish commissioners at Breakfast I'd"
morrow.
Judge Day responded. He said t0.
United States appreciated the good "H
ces Of France and after NJ. l)"lca>So a|
expressed his pleasure at such a rr'"-
milton of the disintercSted part of France.
the interview ended.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs al '0
o'clock will give Il breakfast To the Am
crican and Spanish commissions, hrln-
ing them together for the first time.
Paris. Sept. 2o.-Thc United STATE
Peace Commissioners held another sos
sion this morning. after which tine"
drove to the Foreign Office, where OIL"
Commissioners met and hreakfasted with
a., S..n;1 ~ commissioned n Abilities
to the Commissioners and the Amha~eI
doris. the Minister Of Foreign Affairs, u.
Delcassc, had invited the three hcad
officials of the French Foreign Oftirn
the First Secretaries of the EmbaSslc
and cneral Hegron, Secretary of th.
Elysec Palace.
The breakfast was purely informed.
given by NJ. Delcasse III his priya'.
apartments at the Foreign Office. 1h.
Spanish Commissioners arrived first, ao
companied by the Spanish Ambae~1d"r
here. Senior Leon Y Castillo, and tun
Secretary of the Spanish Embassy. T1-
United States Ambassador. Gcncra.
Horace Porter, and Henri Nignaud, ID.
Secretary Of the United States Emba-
arrived at the Foreign Office before 81.
American commissioners and awIjn#
them there. The American party WEI
received IN q private salon above "
DclcasHc's official quarters.
The Minister met and greeted car.
American in turn and then prcscufa|
them 10 the Premier, NJ. rrj~-,.-
simultaneously Senor Castillo stepped T..
greet General Porter. whcrcupon the 1W.
groups moved together and introducti.u-
to each ether were effected Ly NJ. j."
caSSe.
After Senior Castillo and General p,.
ter had Il brief chat the party repair.
to the breakfast room, whore VI. j,
caSSe presided in the centre Of n lul-
table. On his right were General In
ter and Senator Gray. with a span. 49,
commissioner between them. On IT,.
Icft oi VI. l)clcasSc was the president .
the Spanish Commission. Senior Mout...
ltloS. with Senator Davis next to htu
and Il Spanish Commissioner ON the I...
of the Senator.
on The opnoSite side. facing NJ. D..
casSe, was NJ. Brisson. ON his r....
were Senior Leon V Castillo. Srnat..
RYE ana 4 Spanish Commissioner. O.
the left Of the Premier were fudge IJ...
PRESIDENT Of the American Commits.
i Spanish Commissioner and Mr.. VIII.
law Reid.
beyond these. on the other side. w...
the secretaries Of the United State #..
spanish embassies here and the Trcfr.
Foreign Office officials.
ne breakfast, or luncheon. as il w...
ne termed III the United States. occu...
eighty minutes.
cohce and cigars were served iu
adjoining apartment and after half
llohr ; further chatting the party hr.
up p"th commissions leaving simuI..
hcolSly with courteous adirus.
me A1n"rlcans regard the function
having been al happy means of MAJ.
'ne Two sets of Commissioners acn5..
eu with each other. 1t was planned H"
5l'aI tact by the French and was .
u'c'ed with the utmost discret.au.
farls' Sept. Gothic Caitc2 S...
49, commission has taken possess
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