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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. ’ ’ ML u —To — ATLANTA, CHARLOTTE, AU GUSTA, ATHENS, WILMING TON, NEW ORLEANS, CHATTANGOGA, [NASHVILLE AND NEW YORK, BOSTON, PHILADELPHIA, RICHMOND, WASHINGTON, Norfolk, Portsmouth Schedule in Effect Dec. n, 1898. No. 403. No. 41. Lv. 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