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Show MUST ACCEPT OR FIGHT. Uncle Sam Tires of Delay and Will Compel Com-pel Spain to Come to Terms. Washington, Nov. 21. It is believed that the peace negotiations are near-ing near-ing an end, and it is considered not improbable that by the end of the present month all of the main features of a treaty will have to be formally agreed to or the effort to reach an amicable settlement must be abandoned. aban-doned. In order to bring matters to a speedy conclusion, our commissioners, by direction di-rection of the president, will at an early date, lay before the Spaniards the final and irrevocable demands of this country, allowing a specified time in which our conditions may be accepted ac-cepted or rejected. This ultimatum, it is understood, involves all that has thus far been contended for, including the surrender to the United States of the entire Philippine group, and also names the amount of cash which this government will pay to Spain in consideration con-sideration of her expenditures on account ac-count of pacific improvements and betterment bet-terment of the distant island of Luzon. The amount of this cash payment is not known, but there is a basis for ths belief that it is approximately $40,-000,000. |