Show STILL DRAGGING ALONG it has been freely charged by the democratic papers of the country that the administration was purposely prolonging or causing to be prolonged the peace negotiations at paris paria allt until after the elections of last week j Ns ils charge seems to be m os 1 41 f the stuff dreams are made ot of the vi ings of the ariit commission are ar gang go ng ahead just as fast aa and no faster than before and si s li l i us ILS the dilatory tactics of the dons axe are tolerated as fast as they are likely to for some time the new york world of wednesday last has a special dispatch from washington stating that it was learned from high authority that the result of the elections would have no effect whatever on the peace negotiations and thus it certainly seems to be the dispatch goes on to say that the advices advises so far received are encouraging that a break in the proceedings to la not expected and the administration is looking for a peaceful solution in a short time it also shows that tha th foreign bondholders bond holders are moving at last to protect their interests in cuba and porto rico through the french emt elc bassy there has been presented tp to the state department an account of the spanish bonds owned by french citizens chargeable against the territories either seized or set free by the act of the united states government these bonds run up tar far into the millions just what it is expected will be done dohe with ith them is not made clear the united states government of course will not pay them but it may be that the french government looks to it to cause the independent government of cuba to assume the liability those who have been at a loss logo to understand der stand why so many meetings have been held and so much time was consumed in arriving at practically nothing can get from the foregoing at least a glimpse of some of the causes after all 11 there has been and may yet be a great many things to go over and settle and perhaps it is the case that a subject in chief is no sooner disposed of than an auxiliary subject immediately comes tot tok the surface to take the place of the other still we would all feet better regarding the subject if fewer recesses were taken and the business in hand were brought to an early aaion |