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Show PROPOSE ARBITRATION. j Spain Desire, a Third Party to Interpret ' the Peace Protocol. Paris, Nov. 17.-The last meeting of the Spanish-American peace commissioners commis-sioners occupied just 45 minutes. The Spanish commissioners presented a long document in answer to the American Amer-ican argument which was submitted last week. By mutual consent the document was handed to the Americans Amer-icans without being read, and an ad-journment ad-journment taken until Saturday. The Spaniards, in their communication express ex-press a desire to submit the Philippine article of the protocol to a third parly for arbitration, but it is safe to say the American commissioners will no't consent to invoke exterior aid to cou-strue cou-strue the terms of their own protocol. Cuhan Kvacuutlon. Havana, Nov. 17. At the last joint session of the evacuation commissioners it is believed that an understanding was reached regarding tho date of evacuatiou. The ultimatum scut to the Spanish commissioners a fortnight ago provided that the evacuation should be complete by noon on January Jan-uary 1 next, and it is said that the Spamards have agreed to that date and are making an effort to secure temporary tempo-rary residences here, after it. as it X'y not be possible to embark all their troops until some time later. |