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SPUN TO IT ■
ONCE BITIFT
Cortes Will Meet In Extra
Session and Adopt the
Treaty of Peaoe.
FORMAL EXCHANGE LATER
Last Acts In the Great War Drama to
Be Concluded With the Utmost Haste
In Order That There Caa Be No
•Question as to Sovereignty.
Washington, Feb. 7. —Secretary Hay
will formally notify the Spanish gov
irnment through the French embassy
MAJOR GENERAL OTMt
tomorrow that the treaty of Paris has
been ratified by the United States sen
te. Upon receipt of this announce
ment the Madrid government will, it is
expected, convoke the cortes and that
bodv will immediately ratify the in
strument.
ii wm lien be incumbent upon the
two governments to exchange ratifica
tions and this, under the terms of the
treaty, must be performed in Washing
ton “within six months from the date
thereof (Dec. 10, 1898), or earlier, if
possible. ” It will be the aim of this
government to secure the exchange
with the utmost dispatch in order that
there can be no question of the sover
eignty of the United States over the
Phil ppines.
It wul be necessary for the Spanish
government to send a minister to Wash
ington to effect the exchange, and it is
understood that the minister from the
United States will be selected and on
his way to Madrid to assume his new
duties about the same time.
Confidence In Otis.
Secretary Alger was asked this morn
ing if he had sent or was about to send
immediately any instructions to Gen
eral Otis, based on yesterday’s develop
ments, which developments in some
quarters were taken as enlarging his
legal field of operations. The secretary
replied:
“No, sir; it does not appear that Gen
eral Otis is in need of any instructions
of any character just now. ”
As near as can be learned that just
expresses the determination of the ad
ministration in respect to the situation
at Mauila and the program for future.
What gives the officials particular
gratification is the fact, as set out in
Secretary Alger’s cablegram, that Gen
eral Otis carefully avoided allowing the
United States forces from being put in
the position, JHs was sought by the insur
gents, of being the aggressors in the
conflict of Sunday night. No matter
how the Filipinos and their friends may
seek to create the impression that the
Americans by firing on the Filipinos,
who were running the American guard
lines, really took the initiative in the ac
tion, no person having the least idea of
military law, it is said, at the war de
partment could question the duty im
posed upon the American guard of firing
upou the men.
Had Attempted Murder.
Just a week prior to the outbreak
some of the Filipinos who had sneaked
through the lines sought to assassinate
some of the American soldiers, so that
it was necessary for the latter to take
no chances in maintaining the integrity
of tils :r lines, and especially during the
night hours.
Gratification is also expressed at the
state of preparedness of General Otis’
forces as revealed by the alacrity with
which the troops got into action in the
night, thoroughly justifying General
Otis’ statement to the war department
that he had the situation well in hand.
General Otis is absolute master of his
own movements, and it is assumed that
he will take any steps within his power
necessary to protect the American forces
from further attempts upon their safety
by the insurgents. Regarded in its
widest sense, this amounts to a belief
that the American forces not only will
take a strong defensive position all
along the advanced lines, but that they
will not hesitate to push forward to
crush out any further attempted gath
ering of the Filipino? in force.
It is understood that the campaign
against the Philippine insurgents is to
be prosecuted with vigor. The question
was fully discussed at today’s cabinet
meeting and the conclusion was reached
that beiore permanent peace or security
to life and property could be secured
forces be made twOe-i.
down their arms, and It Is expected
General Otis, in co operation with Ad
miral Dewey, will push forward atone*
and give the insurgents no chance to
recover from the defeat of last Sunday.
So far as can be learned, no positive
instructions have yet been cabled to our
commanders at Manila, bat it is the ex
pectation of members of the adminis
tration, presumably based on cable ad
vices from Manila, that this coarse will
be pursued.
Iloilo is to be occupied at once oy the
American naval forces and it is ex
pected that General Otis will move im
mediately on Malolos, the insurgent
capital, and capture or disperse the so
called Fibpiuo government.
WAR BOARD FINDINGS
READY FORJI'KINLEY
The Report Said to Directly
Criticize Alger.
MILES WILL BE CENSURED
Commanding General’s Charges Re
garding LSeef and Meats Furnished
Army Declared Practically Without
Foundation In Fact.
New York, Fob. B.—A dispatch to
The Herald from Washington says:
President McKinley will receive tomor
row (Thursday) the war investigating
commission’s report on ,the conduct of
the war. The commission has directly
criticized the secretary of war for lack
of firmness in his administration of the
war department. No specific illustra
tion of the secretary’s weakness is given
by the commission, but through its re
ports the evidences of this fault of the
secretary will be found, particularly in
the matter of his relations with Major
General Miles.
The commission had determined not
to dwell upon matters of strategy and
for this reason has left out all reference
to the action of General Miles in going
to Santiago, of the secretary’s permis
sion for him to do so and of his dis
patch to General Shatter that he was
not to be supplanted in his command by
the major general commanding.
It will be found that General Miles is
severely criticized and the president
will find ample material, from the stand
point of the commission, to take action
against the major general commanding.
The commission will devote an im
portant chapter of its report to General
Miles’ charges concerning the beef and
meats generally furnished to the army
and will find that they are practically
without foundation. It will report that
the beef was not chemically prepared,
that it was of good quality and that the
charges of the use of chemicals in the
beef probably grew out of tne fact that
four quarters of experimental beef were
placed ou board a transport at Tampa
by Mr. Powell, inventor of a preserving
process which he desired to test.
This meat was thrown overboard by
direction of General Wood. No chemi
cals, according to the commission, were
employed in the preparation of the
canned meat, but it will be found that
that meat was unfit for use in the trop
ics, because of the climatic conditions
which made it unappetizing in appear
ance, though it was perfectly good ex
cept in those instances where the cans
had been accidentally punctured or im
perfectly soldered, thus allowing the
air to enter.
Attention will be called to the fact
that of the 13 officers whose report Gen
eral Miles submitted as showing that
the beef supplied to the Porto Rican
army was bad, not one served on that
island. It will also be shown that Gen
eral Miles was responsible for the selec
tion of camps at Chickamauga and
Miami, and that this lat ter recommenda
tion was adopted notwithstanding the
protest of the secretary of war.
According to the commission, the pri
mary trouble lies in the defective army
organization. A recommendation will
be made that the inspector general’s de
partment be radically reorganized and
the report will sharply criticize General
Breckinridge for abdicating his office of
inspector general to accept a commis
sion as major general of volunteers.
The secretary of war will be cleared
of responsibility for the transport hor
rors, but Colonel C. F. Humphreys,
now on General Brooke’s staff, who had
charge of the fitting out of the trans
ports, and officers of the quartermaster’s
department in charge of them will be
held responsible.
The conditions which existed at Camp
Thomas prior to its removal will be
censured, and attention will be called
to the faof that Major General Brooke
was in command of the camp at the
time.
Four Lost During a Storm.
Portland, England, Feb. 8. The
British steamer Marteilo, from New
York on Jan. 22 for Hull, passed here
today and signalled that her chief
officer and boatsw'aiu had been killed,
that a quartermaster and a seaman bed
been drowned and that the? captain and
second officer were injurod during the
fearful weather experienced while on
the way here from New York The
steamer lost her boats and ventilators
and was otherwise damaged.
Admiral I>< wpy Thanks Long.
Washington, Feb B.—The following
cablegram was received at the navy de
p: nt r dry from Admiral Dewey in
b knowledgment of Secretary Long’s
congratulatory message or yi sterda :
Jie commander in chief, officers and
men thank the president and the secre
tary of the navy for their congratu
lations.”
REBEL CHIEF
WANTS PEACE
Aguin&ldo Now Applies For a
Cessation of Hostilities
and Conference.
OTIS DECLINES TO REPLY
General Commanding United States
Forces Cables Th it Business Has
Been Resumed at Manila and Com
plete Tranquility Prevails.
Washington, Feb B.—The war de
partment today received the following
dispatch from General Otis:
“Situation rapidly improving. Re
con noisa nee yesterday to south several
miles to Laguna de Bay, to southeast 8
miles, driving straggling insurgent
troops in varions directions, encounter
ing no decided opposition, army disin
tegrated and natives returning to vil
lages displaying white flags.
“Near Calooean, 6 miles north, enemy
made a stand behind entrenchments,
charged by Kansas troops, led by Col
onel Funston. Close encounter, result
ing in rout of the enemy with heavy
loss. Loss to Kansans, Lieutenant Al
ford killed, six men wounded.
“On Feb. 4 Aguinaldo issued procla
mation charging Americans with ini
tiative and declared war; Sunday issued
another calling all to resist foreign in
vasion; his influence throughout this
section destroyed; now applies for a ces
sation of hostilities and conference;
have declined to answer.
“Insurgents’ expectation of rising in
city on night of Feb. 4 unrealized. Pro
vost marshal general, with admirable
disposition of troops, defeated every at
tempt. City quiet, business resumed,
natives respectful and cheerful, fighting
qualities of American troops a revela
tion to all inhabitants.”
EAGAN STILL COMMISSARY.
General Will Draw Pay and Continue
to Hold Office.
Washington, Feb. B.—An interest
ing fact in connection with General
Eagan’s suspension from the army was
developed today on inquiry at the war
department. Although General Eagan
has been suspended without rank or
duty he still remains commissary gen
eral of the army, drawing the pay of
that office, and there is no way in which
he can be displaced till he is retired.
In this the army differs from the
navy. In that branch of the service
such staff appointments are made for a
term of four years, at the end of which
time the incumbent may be changed or
reappointed. In the army the appoint
ment is for the remaining term of
service.
This was decided in the case of Judge
Advocate General Swaim a number of
years ago. Though suspended from the
army for 12 years, he continued to be
the judge advocate general, although
his duties were performed by the acting
judge advocate general, Lieber, the
present incumbent of the office, and this
state of things continued for nine years,
during all of which time General Swaim
continued to draw full pay, while his
deputy drew only the pay corresponding
to the lower rank.
General Eagan is still in Washington
and the acting commissary general,
Colonel John Weston, is sick in New
York, never yet having been able to as
sume his place in the department at
Washington.
Accepted the Amendment,
Joseph Jefferson, at a dinner in New
York, said that when called upon for a
curtain speech in New Haven Billy
Florence once delivered himself thus:
“It is here and to you, ladies and gen
tlemen, that I owe my present success
in my profession. We knew each other
when boys and girls. We played mar
bles together under the shadow of the
old church, and now to receive this
warm welcome from old friends—what
can I say ? Simply that I never can for
get the people of Hartford. ” A man in
the front row said, “This is New Ha
ven, Mr. Florence.” “I mean New
Haven, of course.” said Florence
gravely. __
Some Years After.
He —Do you remember the night I
proposed to you ?
She —Y es, dear.
“We sat for one hour, and you never
oper.'-d your mouth.”
“YVs, I remember, dear.”
“Believe i m, tL .t was the happiest
hour of my ilia. ” —Yonkers Statesman.
Lgotiatical.
“The t-rouMe with him,” ■Hd the
young man who 1 • and been trying to fit
tingly and ..ribo an acquaintance, ‘‘is
that wh- i he dipped into the sea of
knowledge ho thought he brought up so
much that the blamed thing went dry. ”
—Chicago Post.
AT... - congratulates Otis.
Washington. Feb. 7. Secretary Al
ger, this m rning, sent the following
cablegram to General Otis at Manila:
“Accept my best congratulations upon
your mage ilk nt victory of Sunday, all
the more creditable because you were
not tne aggressor. ’ ’
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