Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-02
station at Ccuta.

PARIS. December Anxious as both
5ns are TO complete their work,
r...l states and Spanish Peace Com
r.-s did not hold a joint session to-
H Tle.r next meeting will be held at
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. This
.-. r.m Che fact that the Spanish COM
-...cars 40 yesterdays session offered
.-l urgent propositions which called
IL. special celebration upon the part of
d. Americans. Spain asks the United
s tr grant for a term Of five years
. Spanish ships carrying Spanish goods
Or products Co Porto Rico and Cuba the
SIN. privileges that American vessels
.-ea-fI iu tine same trade may have. and
. qualities this request by q proylso
.- Doe trade privileges be extended 10
... SD long as the United States Gov
s,.r.at is dominant over the island.
- support Of this request the Spanish
commissioners assert that Spain cannot
e.... vital harm Immediately abandon
.- e.t tha business relations SO long main
.r.l between the mother country and
- Wa, Indian territories. They de-
.- tl.t lamny ties and social relations,
added I'D affairs OF trade maintained
through centuries. require gradual dissolu-
..-
FORMER TREATIES.
They invoke the terms of the treaty OF
S.. tg which the United States took
r- Fouda from Spain, and in the
.. nth article Of which she granted
Spain - twelve years the right TO send
lr eoIs and products 20 Florida in
-r. ships on the same terms as those
ships carrying thither goods and
..,.- 0f The United States
T.. Spanish commissioners cite further
r e.- ,hat a. treaty of 1893 with
-u.. for the cession of Louisiana
u arh ana Spanish goods and
products Che same terms as American in
Sew Orleans and other ports I'm the ceded /
territory.
OPENED OUR POLICY.
FINALLY Spain points to the American |
proposed "or.E-lo0r' policy i'm the Phi |
ruc-. and asks q guarantee Of the /
SINE advantages .n her late West Indian /
colonies. until trade relations can by &C. |
u..- a.cu-t0m themselves 10 the change |
U. sovereignty.
This proposition and the arguments by |
which t was supported were considered |
r desired time for deliberati5n. /
r..s though busy until nearly o'clock /
t afternoon they We're not fully pre- |
IrL and Judge Day sent message 10 /
lHrtar0 Rios. requesting that the /
t Jon fixed for this afternoon be |
postponed until tomorrow.
NEW SPANISH PROPOSALS.
Meanwhile. tho Spanish commissioners
..a preparing "a list Of subjec-s .or /
.-..".. supplemented by sugg s-ions
.r -l aul ameudatory of the sub
Americans submitted yesterday. /
. u. t1 The American commission
.- r Spanish rendering Il even
r.Ie 90 postpone the JOINT Nes-
b. ...r to giye time for translation
r |arauon. The translation Is be
This evening. and the subject
L .. before the American Commls-
tt t-morrJW morning.
." .lt the first gust or grlet Snd
lr I- passed the Spanish commits
meeting the Americans IN a
u- that is helpful to an early
0f the negotiations.
"..E SPANISH FENCING.
t-Fr1n information whi1h
t.a correspondent OF the Asso-
.. from q well-authe1Jicdted
.. this evening. it seems unlikely
't COMMISSIONS will finish their
york soon as had been expected IL
chat the negotiations VIII asst
E longer.
instructed the Spanish com
.n points 10 which the Ameri-
.l much Importance These are
'. o. am island in the CaTolInes'
e of religious freedom over the
Che CarOlinls, and the 1essloh
and coallug station al Ceu'a'
POINTS BEYOND PROTOCOL
Spanish Government has instructed
nr N.rt.ro Rios TO grant none OF
I while Spain may ultimately
'.. Them al, 90 Dr. admitted that tho
-T a commissioners have no over
....r.. their demands on points not |
ty the protocol.
Spain does yield the negouauohs
.r fo bc prolonged, ana the OhlteG
@ may have 20 give substantial
' tr3 quo.
I'IAN5 MEETING NOT THE LAST.
-h .IUD. December IA long Cabinet
.ir. at which the queen Regent pre-
rae held to-day, and reply WasI
..-t.. I.r Ssuor MonterO Rios. president
. .. Spanish Peace Commission, iela-
.f. to number of points in the treaty
peace. upon which be had requested
Instructions.
.a. Premier. Scu0r Sagasta, after the
.'.t.I said: "TO-morr0ws meeting OF
commits .0ners viii not be the last.
H. Minister of the Interior, Senor
OaI-.. Pom announced that there were
..tI dorlcilary visits at Barcelona
t'f.tF. but that otherwise the coun-
" Naa absolutely quiet.
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