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Show CAUSE OF DELAY. .Tenco Commissioners Must Discuss minor matters. Washington, Dee. 0. While it is beginning be-ginning to be recognized that the chances are against the conclusion of the work of the peace commissioners in Faris in time for the Americans to take the steamer of the 10th for home the officials are not discouraged at the outlook, knowing- that the delay in the proceedings of the commission admits ad-mits of a resonable explanation. For instance, there has been some difficulty diffi-culty in reaching an agreement as to the disposition of the public property in the Philippines, including- war material, ma-terial, guns and stores. It seems, however, how-ever, likely now that the commissioners commission-ers will agree to adopt a plan for the disposition of these claims, based upon the proceedure that governed in the case of the Spanish properties in Puerto Pu-erto Rieo. It will not be necessary, it is hoped, to send a joint evacuation commission to Manila, as was done in the evcauation of Puerto Rico, but simply to adopt the plan laid down by the Puerto Rican commission. |