Show SPAIN WANTS PORTO RICO would prefer to give up the philippine islands expresses the hope that the American America n government will retain governmental 1 1 control of cuba Satis satisfied fled with the t 1 41 proposed commission new york y aug 9 A paris dispatch minted be lere r e this afternoon says A dispatch received here from madrid via biarritz Biar ritz says that the spanish reply to the united states expresses the hope bope that the american government will not hand band cuba over to the insurgents bat but will retain control of the island in order that hat the interests of spanish property owners may be respected spain also intimates her preference for the retention of porto rico rendering kany any of her pacific possessions to the americans instead span kh ith government is aati satie ened fled with the app appointment fitment of the mixed om mission to settle the question of the deposition dio position of the philippines and suggests that the meeting of the commissioners be held in paris |