The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-11-11

From our regular correspondent.

WASHING TON, Nov. 7.-Althoughl 1t has taken
the Peace Commission, at Paris, more than a
month to get down to Il single question it was
formed to settle,-the disposition of the Phillip
pines-it would be a safe wager that it will not
take three weeks more to finish the business.
This may seem rash statement. in view of the
apparent deadlock of the Commission, caused
by the refusal of the Spanish Commissioners to
agree to surrender the Philippines upon the
terms offered by our Commissioners. If that
deadlock were real, it would be rash state
ment but it is not. There are the best of
reasons for the belief that this apparent dead
lock is dummy, trotted out for effect, and
that the Congressional campaign being over,
and the administration no longer having
reason for delaying the negotiations of the
treaty, the Commissioners will very speedily
agree upon the amount of money that we are
to pay spain, and finish up the treaty. AL
though the treaty will say that we pay this
money to Spain for the Philippines. others will
regard it as paid for other purposes, inasmuch
as the Philippines are ours by right OF capture
This idea of the victorious nation paying in
demnity to the conquered nation, has only one
thing to commend tit is original-but that
isn't likely to make it popular. There will be
some sharp talk on this subject in Congress.
this winter, and it will not all come from DEM
ocrats, either.
If Lieut.. Hobson, who is still in Washington,
has any of the superstition which most persons
raised in the South have, he probably regards
himself as having been hoodooed. He had
hardly recovered from the knockdown given
him by the Navy Department when it refused
to allow him to continue his efforts to save the
Spanish warshps, sunk of Santiago, when the
news reached Washington that the Maria
Teresa, the Spanish cruiser raised under his
direction. had foundered in a storm, while on
its way to New York. There is much real re-
greet over the loss of this fine ship, estimated to
be worth S2,000,0O0, but there are Naval
officials-high ones-who regard the loss with
complaccncy, because the vessel would have
| been IL constant reminder of Lieut.. Hobson,
who hss, they think, already received entirely
| too much glory for his work. Hobson can't
| talk about the way he has been treated, hut
some of his friends can and do most emphati-
cally.
| The fact that the members of the Fourth Ohio
| Regiment would get home in time to vote was
| made apparent by Mr.. McKinley's treatment OF
| them. The regiment, which was brought al
| the way from Porto Rico, by special order oil
the President to get their votes in, was stopped
| i'll Washington for the purpose of being given
| a reception in the White House. The regiment
| was first reviewed from the White House por
/ tico, and was then received in the East Room
| by Mr.. Mckinley, who shook hands and eX
! changed word or two with every member
| 1t is the first time that any President ever aG
| corded such an honor to body of soldiers a
| large as regiment, but then, you know, Mr.
| Mckinley regarded their votes as being nece5
sary in Ohio, and hoped that he might catch TIL
| Democratic members-the Col. is Il Democrat
by paying them unusual attentions.
| !Eelva Lockwood, once Presidential candi
date, and for years Il sort of a lawyer and ciain
1 agent, has been telling some other women ex
actly what brought on the war. She said i