Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-12-07
Americans Disposed to be More Con-
ciIiatory, but Are Not Giving
Spaniards Any Advantage.
THE SPANISH STILL
REMAIN STUBBORN.
On Many Points They Are Not Dis
posed 10 Give In, and An For
Concessions Ont Of All
Reason.

Paris, Dec. q. The American peace
commission held long conference yes
teriay morning, beginning At 10 o'clock, /
and only had brief recess Tor lunch I.
before going 70 the foreign office 10 meet
the Spanish commissioners az 3 p. m.
The Americans. apparently had changed
the form. II not the substance, Of the
other demands, as result, OF their dc.
alterations during the past three days
The joint commission was m session
for over four hours Most OF the dis.
cussion concerned details a. TO the guar.
anteeing Of the rights Of Spanish citi.
zen. In the ceded colonies The debate
was occasionally energetic, and the
spaniards on emerging appeared to b.
| detected
The Spanish commissioners have r..
ccived authority 20 bud their govern.
mout IN certan matters. but there are
/ yet important questions on which their
/ instructions are unsatisfactory and 10 Is
expected that many Of the "details inyol.
we'd In the change OF sovereignty in the
Spanish colonies viii bs left for settle.
ment IN the regular diplomatic process
when relations between the two govern
ments are resumed.
The session accomplished much.
Eight open questions were canyassei,
seven being practically settled without
noteworthy friction
The commissioners decline 10 say
what conclusion was reached, but the
| bargain Tor a coiling station Ia the
! Carollnes was not ccmented and, accord.
ing 20 present prospects, II Is likely 20
/ fail Tho temper OF tho Americans m
thi, mat ter was We made YOU good
offer for an island You may take it or
leave IT, Tho spaniaris seemed dis.
posed 20 leave H. Tho Americans 90
not regard 10 rs a prz, which they eau
demand n one ~ the natural fruits ~
the war, while the whole policy u the
spannrds isto conhne the negotiations
as nearly rs possible to the letter Of the
protocol signed In Washington and 20
exclude all extrAneous matters. The
result Of this policy may be- the leaving
many details involved In the change Of
sovereignty over tho various possessions
TO settlement by diplomatic process
when normal relations between tho two
governments have been resumed.
The Spanish commissioner, insisted -
the previous meeting that the settlement
Of Sraniirds remaining IN the colonies
could not be- separated from the real ces.
sion, but should be considered next 70
the question Of cession and before such
matters as coaling stations ami religious
liberation. They appealed 70 the Amer.
cans, having gained all the great points,
20 be- generous on the minor ones.
Tho Spanish commissioners continue
iighting with tooth and nail 10 procure
every possible pecuniary and other con.
cessiOn.
} The Americans had already promised
to guarantee tho return Of Spanish pris.
oners In the hands Of Filipinos. Senior
Montero Rios proposed that tho United
States should pay the expenses Of ship.
ping them to Spain, arguing with hi'
customary ingenuity, that this was the
duty Of the Americans, but the Ameri'
} cans believe to the contrary.
The question Of the status Of the
spaniards In tho West Indies and
Philippines who wish TO TO-
there was nearly settled, as well
y commercial questions involv'
Aghts o: shipping under the
7, which will BIO given nd
Be Two Treaties.
Ton, Dec. 0.-Tho impression