Evening Star Newspaper, October 19, 1898, Page 1

——— THE EVENING STAR. | Sook Se PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEIT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Ave., Cor. 11th St., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company. 8. H. KAUFF MANN, Pres't. eee Kew York Office, 49 Potter Building, ‘The Evening Star ts served to s city by carriers. on t Der week. or #4 cen counter. 2 cents en United States or Canada Per month ‘dav Quintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, witt foreign postage added, $2.08. (Entered at Post Office at Washington, D. C., Ss_second-clase ma tter.) [FAN mall subserty wast be pald f Rates of advertising made known on a postage prey dvance. tion. Action Thereon by House of Bishops, Deputies Refuse to Indorse Tri- partite Division of Indiana. INTERESTING DEBATE ON SUBJECT Possible Revival of Debate on Marriage and Divorce. Church in convention here, ir thanks for his courtesy in them during the first week and forming a souvenir ly the head of the nation will treasure among his valued personal be- receiving all the of Rt. Rey. Hugh Milier Thompson, D.D., Bishop of Mississippl. joined. The The letter names several ound in handsome tion in letters of gold the United State: * across the cover pages. moro “To s from the face of th tterlee soon will present he it to the the oppor- Shanghai tou of di today of the missionar ai. These have n ned and there has be to them with the ns Church of me oI as whose jurisdiction joins the district. T Rt. b Dr. bishop of Shanghai and the amended title 1, canon 7, s to require a year's time in- hs to elapse before a can- Us orders can be specially and also detining the three probation of six as ude-Huntington in the latter the ed, and at onary district Vi an they I form I by the h the que afternoon the t of the com- onary bish- narriage it was learnd house of vsals for canons nsideration, and Jeputies come ginal Doane the bishops, position. pr What the Canon Will P her event, d canon crt ovide. in that the n will per- party itis y remarriage of innocent Che Zvening Star. WASHINGTON, D. ©, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1898-FOURTEEN PAGES TWO CENTS made to bloc n upon it from the calendar, resolution in- S fort will be by a resolution to take where it is now troduced s that the of anon of marriage and divorce be referred to the deputie committee on canons, to consider and re- port at the next general convention. If ne e resolution to remove the other from calendar passes by the necessary tw0- thirds vote it will almost conclusively show that the deputies will pass the resolution to refer the subject and that they are not willing now to le te. The Probability. It is probable that such obstructive action will be fruitless, and that a canon will be presented to the bishops for concurrence. Another difficulty rises here. If the canon is very much like the Potter canon, there is a likelihood that the Doane party may be able to prevent concurrence, although there Rt. Rev. Henry Melville, Jackson, D.D., Coadjutor Bishop of Alabama. is. too, a possibility that the opposition to Bishop Potter has weakened, and will vote to concur in any action that the deputies may propos One thing certain; it is that the bishops will not reconsider their action in rejecting all canons offered in their house up to the present time. In fact, a two-thirds vote to nsider any of the various propositions ld not be mars far as the Potter dead as Julius ee how the bi pr again of their own volition,” said Bishop De “Of course, if the dep- uties report a canon to us we co:ld ceacur easily if it is the canon we want, and if not, non-concurrence would end all argu- Bes ts at th convention.” The deputies want a cenon. Of thut there is no doubt, but the house of bishops may defeat any legislation they propese, necuase are concerned,” up the mat the bishops seem solidly and almost per- manently divided on the question. Action Yesterday Afternoon. At the afternoon session of the house of bishops yes day afternoon a canon was passed prohibiting the election of a rector to a vacant parish within thirty days after romination and notice to the bishop of the dic unless the bishop grants permission for it to occur sooner. If the bishop with- holds consent during the thirty days the n proceed without it after the expiration of the term. petition from the Episcopal church ‘azil proposing that a bishop be conse- crated for them, and that they be allowed to sever their connection with the Ameri- can ch h and to e blish a onal. u- tonomous episcopate of their own was un- der consideration. There are twelve church- es in Brazil which acknowledge the domin tion of the American church. Their rectors are either Americans ordained by the bi-hop of Virginia, who has been charged with the duty of overseeing the churches, or fatives ordained the English bishop of Falk- land Islands, who has the oversight of all English churches in South America, al- though he at ‘ol over the Bra- zilian parishe pmpts no contr -clined to accept a ce They also ¢ ion of sovereignty to the United for in th: ase Spain would claim that such a om by its own force would impose the gation for that debt. It is confidently believed that in refusing | to accept a cession nty the Amer- ican commissione acting upon their | i in the interven- ming any intention to _exercis: ign r authori Tuba, except for pacifi ion, and over then to e the island to the control of peo- ple, and its people to assumption of its obligatio! There was nong the bishops PORTO RICAN MONEY The Currency of the Island Will Have to Be Remodeled. AN ISSUE ——_.—_____ IN THE CAMPAIGN What the Silver Men Would Do if They Had Power. IMPORTANCE OF ELECTIONS ———— The question of the remodeling of the currency of Porto Rico, which immediately follows upon the raising of the American flag over that island, is one which points to the importance of questions at issue in the present congressional campaign. The value and quality of the Porto Rican money, which is widely distributed among the inhabitants of that island, is recog- nized as difficult to adjust. The status of the island is changed since the hoisting of the flag te It is brought within the sphere of coastwise tr: de, and becomes a part of the United States, subject to the tariff and tonnage laws and laws of com- merce and trade of the United States. American currency, which is legal tender in other parts of the United States, be- ci uch there, and economic necessity $s that the currency in the hands of the inhabitants of Porto Rico shall be fixed. Must Come Before Congress. This must come before Congress as a sub- ject of legislation, together with other ques- tions with respect to the local government of the island. If the Philippines should be- come attached to this country similar ques- tions would arise that would have to be dealt with by Congress. If a silver part either under the name of democracy or by union of the several factions, has con- trol of either house of Congress, {t is ap- parent that this matter cannot be adjusted ithout reopening in Congr the silver gitation. The silver men, who never lose A opportunity to bring up the silver ques- tien, will undoubtedly mak of this sit- uation to inject the question into the next Congress, and there is likely to be a great deal of confusion before the matter can be settled. The silver party do not confine their demands for silver to the American product, but want all silver the world over given free access to American mintage at alue of the American dol- is not believed that they will be , if they have It in their power to prevent, to have z ver currency in Porto Rico of one value and in the rest of the United States at another, but will attempt to compel the recoinage of Porto Ric ver into America with some mark of designati coinage, at a valuation equiv; to value of the American coin. having the power to block legislation in Congr: they will probably not permit this ques to be disposed of at the coming In the next Congress, the have undisputed control of the less something unheard of in the legal tender It lar. satisf te politics curs at this fall's elections, and the power of the administration to deal with this question in accordance with the policy of the present government will depend upos the result of the election in the matter of control of the House Importance of the Coming Elections. This is one of the many questions grow- ing out of the war with Spain which render the congressional elections this fall of the utmost to the country. The administiatio the republican paign managers are fully alive to the s uation, and are trying to arouse the people to the realization of the very great impor*- ance of the election. They are sending out 1 large quantity of literature, and the at- tention of their speakers is | being particularly to the necessity of dwe upon the fact that the policy of the admi istrauion not carried out to completion with the mere ending of the 1 the conclusion of the treaty of peace. Upon a consistent policy being followed u the whole matter of our relations tow the conquered territory has been settled di pends the question of whether this gove ment shall derive any compensatory vantag or whether the count thrown into confusion by reason of { triumphs in the war. The speeches made by President McKinley in his western tour ere believed te have gone a long way t wards awakening the people in that section of the country to a realization of the sit consequence and uation, and that there is still work to be done by the administration, which should not be interfered with by political antag: onisms in Congress. It is believed that the republicans derive great benefit from these Rt. Rev. Edwin Gardner Weed, D.D., Bishop of Florida. to the granting of the petition, although there are precedents for favorable action. By a concordat or agreement made by the American & with the churches in Haiti the e permitted to ve a naticnal church, distinct and separate from prican control, and the same ac- tion was taken with regard to Mexico, al- ded later. Brazilian Field. iverce on ground of he adultery Rt. Rev. Alfred Augustin Watson, D.D., Bishop of Exstern Carolina. ently, t f of it to be a transcript of the court record in the case. This ts, in substance, the amendment which Bishop Potter sought to get through the house of bishops as a substitute for the Doane pro- hibitl canon. It is certain that no canon not containing at least the two points out- lined above can pass the deputies because it is the feeling of the lay delegates, many of whom are jawyers, that the canon should provide for the innocent party in a suit, and that it should be as nearly ‘ike civil law upon the subject as is possibie or proper. Should such a canon be reported an ef- With regard to Brazil, the majority held that the churches are not yet ripe or strong enough to stand alone, and Bishop Mc- Laren of Chicago offered a resolution that a missionary bishop be sent there, and that Brazil remain a missionary jurisdiction un- til her right to autonomy was more clearly established is was opposed by a few who wanted a bishop elected as for Epis: copal churches in a foreign country; that is to say, an American clergyman conse- crat nd sent there. After long debate, it was decided to refer two propositions to & commitice composed the bishops of Kentucky, Chicago, W Virginia and Maryland’ and the coadjutor bishop of Rhode Island. They are to consider and report upon, first, the propriety of electing a bishop as for a church in a foreign coun- try; and second, the advisability of electing a foreign missionary bishop and sending him to Brazil. A resolution commending the Church Students’ Missionary Associa- tion was passed. Tomorrow the nominations of bishons to the several vacant missionary jurisdictions will be made by the bishops, and the names will then be sent to the deputies for elec- tion. Nomination vsually means election, although it is within the power of the dep- uties to reject a nomination and ask for a new name. Instances of this kind have oc- curred. Bishop Coleman’s Anniversary. Bishop Coleman of Delaware yesteréay celebrated the tenth anniversary of his consecration as a bishop, the event falling upon St. Luke's day. The bishop was the celebrant at holy communion in St. Paul’s Church in the mornitg, and in the evening he entertained Rev. Dr. Alfred Harding of St. Paul's and the clerical and lay delegates (Continued on ‘Third Page.) v spceches, and there is a very strong di that the President should make similar speeches in other parts of the country where, up to the present time, there nas been more or less indication of apathy, and where consequently the republicans’ feel themselves in some danger. The Democratic Tactic The democrats are conducting a very pe- culiar campaign, their purpose apparently being to avoid arousing public excitement and interest. At thelr headquarters here they have very few persons employed to conduct correspondence and distribute liter- ature, and a very limited volume of cam- paign documents is being issued. The sys- tem heretofore in vogue with the demo- cratic committee of making broad claims and giving out correspondence from com- mitteemen in various districts favorable to such claims has been abandoned entirely in this campaign. No information of any character from any of the congressional committees is given out at the democratic headquarters; no bragging bulletins are be- ing issued, no estimates given out, and their claims are confined with the general statement that they hope to have the next House. It is asserted that they have no money, and that each congressional dis- trict is being relied on to take care of it- self. Their campaign book has been so compiled as not to present any exciting new issues and to avoid arousing any pub- lic feeling in the campaign with respect to the war. The question of the democratic attitude toward the problems growing out of the war ts also kept in the background. ‘The managers at headquarters decline to @scuss any of the estimates as to the next House which have heen published, and will not indicate in any way districts which they are hopeful of carrying. Their whole course indicates that they place thelr re- lance for success upon a stealthy cam- paign, which will admit of local issues dom- irating wher? the party standing on na- tional questicns is unpopular, and which wil' enable them to take advantage of apa- thetic conditicns where the republican vote is strong when aroused. They are receiv- ing reports from local committeemen from al! parts of the country, but these reports are treated as confidential, and there av- pears to be a general understanding within the whoie organization that the campaign is to be made as quietly as possible. Republican Activity. The republicans are sending out a great quantity of Kterature, and are working with great energy, but, aware of the sort of campaign the democrats are making, they, too, are concealing much of their werk. Instead of having their documents folded and sent out from the folding reoms at the Capitol, they are doing all this work themselves, having their own employes, not under the eye of the opposition. ROOSEVELT TO AID DAYTON Expected to Speak at Martinsburg and Fairmont. Ibe Campaign in West Virginia Waxes Warm—Senaitor Elkins Tak- ing an Active Part. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, ELKINS, W. Ve., October 19.—West Vir- nia is in the midst of a most active cam- paign, The voters are being stirred up to the point of activity prevalent during pros- idential canvasses. Meetings are being held at nearly every cross roads. Senator Elkins has thrown himself into the campaign with all of his energies. H2 will speak at Par- kersburg tomorrow, Huntington on Friday and Point Pleasant on Saturday. Gov. Atkinson is also doing active campaign work. He is booked yet for sixteen speeches and is at Spencer today. The campaign in the second district is unusually warm. After a conference, in which Senator Elkins, State Chairman W. M. O. Dawson, Internal Revenue Com- missioner Nathan B, Scott, Representativ> Deyton and others took part, it was de- cided to remove the congression tee’s headquarters from Philippi, Mr. Da ton’s home, to Grafton, the home of his opponent, Mr. John T. McGraw, which af- fords better telegraphic and railroad fa- cilities. It is confidently expected that Col. Theo- dere Roosevelt will spare the time from his New York campaign to make two speeches for Representative Dayton, who is a warm personal friend of the rough rider. Mr. Dayton is a member of the House nav cemmittes, and their friendship a while Col. Roosevelt ¥ istant tary of the navy. If Col. Roose: Ww Virginia ‘one speech will by him at F: tirsburg. The burden as been Mr. in the and = h imy be made of Mr, Dayton’s ¢ House. Mr. his time rtant and effective speech>s nee from hi Dayton pleads was much occu- work in committes rooms. Republicans say have McGraw already defeated, but the latter expre confidence in his’ abil- the republican majority of Republican leaders say they will send back to Congress a solid delegation, as is The contest is warm-in th> t between Judge Romeo H. corge I. Neat, democ cireuit ju and an i n appoim he is campaign, and lemo- erely censuring him for not to overcor peut republ Judge Fre ing judge hs conducting > MUST HOLD THE PHILIPPINES Gen. Hale Points Out the Obligation on United States. 1., October 19.—Governor Adam received a letter from Brig. Gen. Hale, now at Manila, in which he expresses the following opinion coneernmg the Phil- ippines: “As to keeping the Philippines, it is my opinion that Uncle Sam acquired some- hing of a white elep| raled the he is in duty bound ‘to keep him, Guarding the islands against meddling European nations to whom they would be more valuable than to us, and governing the people will be more trouble nt, but having cor- animal, than the country is worth, but it would be barbarous and a breach of faith with the s (nuisance though they are) to k to Spain. “It is impracticable to give natives free rein to a government of their own, and ab- surd to divide the tslands between Euro- pean nations, which have no claim to them whatever. The only course {s to keep them past until order is fully iblished, vs reformed and the natives, many of whom are highly intelligent, ufficienUy educated in the tion to €: If-government un Tnited States, pay t revenue to compensate us in acquiring, fumigating, ing us a suftici for our trouble civilizing and governing the country up to th: time and superintending the job there- IN DISTRESS. ighted by the Sound Steamer Rose- dale in Yesterday's Gale. SOUTH NORWALK, Conn., October 19. A steam yacht was sighted off Norwalk last night, evidently in distress. The up- per rigging, smokestack and masts were gone. Twelve men were counted aboard. Later the cht disappeared. Still later | the Bridgeport sound sieamer Rosedale put in at Wilson Point and reported that the yacht was the steam yacht Sappho of New York. The Rosedale also reported . that Fleischman’s yacht, another New York ves- sel, was laboring in a heavy storm. > NAVAL ACTIVITY. Paris Paper Declares Preparations for War Are Going On. PARIS, October 19.—In spite of semi-offi- cial denials the Echo de Paris asserts to- day that the embarkation of war materials and supplies continues at Toulon, adding that extraordinary activity reigns at the arsenal there. Besides the ironclads ‘Tre- houart, Bovines, Jemmapés and Valm the cruisers Alger, Levrier and Caiman, it claims, are getting ready for service, em- barking ammunition and~war materials. In addition, it is further asserted, the transports Bien Hoa and Gironde are al- most ready for sea. All the French naval officer on leave of absence have been ordered fe return to their vessels. ‘The naval authorities at Tottion are very. reticent. FRENCH R. WALTON MOORE A CANDIDATE. He Will Enter the Race fer Senator in Virginia. Special Dispatch to The Evening Stat. RICHMOND, Va., October 19—It has been learned upon reliable authority that Gen Fitzhugh Lee and Senatdt ‘Thémas S. Mar- tin will have another strong candidate in the senatorial race in the person of R. Wal- ton Moore of Fairfax. 5 z ‘This will make at least ‘a tridngular fight, and may bring out still otheF candidates. Moore’s name has been: frequently men- tioned for this position. Por several months his friends in all portions of the state have been urging him to run. At first he treated the subject lightly, but finally consented to take the matter under consideration. Now he has decided to becomgaa. candidate. His panne are going to m: a big fight for First Lieut. S..R. fax company in the to succeed Captain when the latter state senate. He will a view of aiding Mr. Moore for the Senate. The Fairfax democrats expect to send Cap- tain Willard back to the house. He is known to be an enthnslastic supporter of Mr. Moore. ‘The new candidate will get the support of scme strong democrats in the state. Mr. Moore will stand on theChicago platform. — as commandant twill run for the jo;so especially with SPANISH LEAVE CUBA Evacuation by Troops Regarded as Reasonably Fast. WILL TAKE CONTROL DECEMBER 1 No Yielding on the Matter of Bonds Based on Island. _—s SWORD THE ONLY ———— ARBITER General Wade, president of the Cuban evacuation commission, telegraphed the War Department last night that 6,000 Span- ish soldiers had already been embarked from Cuba tor Spain, and that arrange- ments had been completed, of which the American commissioners had been duly notified by the Spanish commissioners, for the embarkation of 40,000 more troops in the near future. On the whole, this rate of progress, in view of the limited resources of Spain, is believed to be reasonable. It is realized that the Spanish government is not able to command unlimited transport service, if for no other reason than for lack of cash, obliging it to rely entirely upon the gov- ernment-aided Compagnie-Transatlantique, stock of vessels kas already been ily drawn upon under the exigences of the war. Therefore, so long as this dis- pesition is exhibited to carry out in good faith the evacuation of the island, it is offi ly repr ed that our government not likely to make complaint. The statement that the American com- missioners at Havana yesterday delivered themselves of a formal ultimatum on the subject is said to be erroneous. This con- clusion, however, does not apply to the transfer of sovereignty. While permitting the presence of Spanish troops in Cuba on and after December 1, it is the present pur- pose of the War Department to take com- plete possession of the entire civil estab- lishment of the island on the date men- tioned, just as General Wood has done in 'g0 province. enough, commissioners This may happen, sin- while the Spanish re still desperately striving to secure con: ration by the joint commission of questions affecting" the debt, Cuban evacuation and such announced on the highest authority communicated its design commission at Ha- nd being satisfied that this is laid s t accordance with the terms of the protocol, our government will proceed to st. commissin- execute that design at any that the Spanish pete ve been repulsed in their efforts to have the United Stetes assume sovereignty over Cu the means of thus transfer- ring to our shoulders Cuban debt, the next movement looked for on their part is one in the direction of imposing this in- debtedness upon the Cubans themselves, When they shall have erected some form of government on the ruins of Spanish sover- s would be something in the ast resort on the part of the only a step removed from ent of the attempt to secure backing for the! i side of the Spanish treasur: fd that, naturally, any new govern- ment founded in Cuba, acting independent- would command scant credit in the cial world, and not until time enough had elapsed to demonstrate the stability of the government would the bonds have much value in the markets of the world. An Unjust Burden. 1t it is scarcely probable that any such proposition would be favorakly received by the peace commissioners acting jointly; for, aside from the question as to the justice of imposing upon a new and struggling gov- ernment a mass of debt quite sufficient to pa yze it for years to come, there is much to be said in favor of the entire re- pudiation of this debt by the Cubans en the score that it was not really incurred on account of the island, but actually to benefit Spain alone. Also, it may be said that, even should the commissioners consent to consider such a proposition, they would do so only the distinct understanding that the vari so-called Cuban debts should be diff tated and only part of them regarded as proper liens against the Cuban people. Touching the municipal debts, as already stated, our commissioners have never coi tended that they skould be outlawed, but they will remain as a just charge against the respective communities which floated them and for whose benefit th proceeds were applied. Touching the bitter- complaints that are made in the French papers against what they denominate the unccmpromising and unyielding attitude cf the American com- joners, and their refusal to consider propositions to arbitrate radical differences between the two bodies, it is said here that presumably the Spanish commissioners went to Paris under instructions quite as comprehensive as those supplied to ihe American commissioners. But One Arbiter—The Sword. Any suggestion of arbitration would be cut of place in connection with the peace commission, and, should it come to an irre- concilable difference between the two com- missions, there can be but one arbitra ment—that of the sword—for which our government is fully prepared, but which it does not expect to be obliged to enter upon. Soldiers May Remain. Copies of a circular issued by Gen. Blanco to the Spanish troops in Cuba have been received here. The circular defines th> terms upon which members of the Spanish army will be p€rmitted to remain in Cuba after the surrender of Spanish sov>reignty over the island. In it Gen. Blanco says, in part: i “The fact that Spain, contrary to my Wishes, I must admit, is about to surrender her sovereign right over the Island of Cuba and evacuate the island, withdrawing all of her soldi2rs who have fought for their flag and country for the past three years, is well known to you. There may be many among your number who will desire to re- “main in Cuba rather than return to your native land, and it is my purpose to permit such as may desire to anjoy this privilege. Any whose terms of service have already expired will be paid in full before our forces evacuate the island and will, upon application to the commander of your divis- ion, be granted an honorable discharge and allowed to remain on the island. Also all those soldiers who have served in the Span- ish army for a period of three years, and are now known as belonging to th2 re- serves, will be discharged honorably under the same conditions and given the same privilege. “I shall also endeavor to make arrange- ments with the gov2rnment at Madrid for the discharge of others who may make ap- plication to their commanders for the right to remain in Cuba. All others will be trans- ported to Spain free of charge, and upon reaching their country will be pall their past salarizs in full. Those wh» remain will have in addition to their salaries the pro rata cost of transportation to Spain. The sick will be allowed to remain on the island, according to the terms and agree- ments to be made with the American com- misstoners, until they hav> fully recovered, and they wil! then have the same oppor- tunity of returning home or remaining in Cuba under the same conditions as accord- ed to the remainder of the army. All ap- Plications should be submitted to com- nders of the divisions before November +, in order that the arrangemenis may be made for the transportation of the required number of troc Two Vacancies in the List of Regular Brigadiers. Major General Jacob F. States Volunteers, who moted from colonel of the 24th Infantry to brigadier general in the regular army for distinguished services in the Santiago campaign, has been placed on the retired Kent, United recently pro- Hst at his own request under the forty years’ service clause. The vai thas created in the list of brigadier generals will be filled by the promotion of Colonel Guy V. Henry of the 10th Cavalry. The retirement of Brigadier General J. J. Coppinger, United States army, has left another vacancy in the of. brigadier generals in the regular establishment. There is such a large field of excellent ma- terial available that the President finds considerable embarrassment in making his selection for this appointment. It will be made from among the large number of colonels of the regular army, who have dis- tinguished themselves in the recent with Spain. Prominent in this list cnels Lawton, Chaffee, Sumner, Bat Young and Anderson, ali of whom are ge eral officers in the volunteer army. GE) GREENE ORDERED SOUT! Will Take Command of the Seventh Corps Temporarily. Maj. Gen. F. V. Greene, U. S. V., has been ordered to Jacksonville, Fla, for assignment to duty with the 7th Army Corps, now pre- paring for service in Cuba. In the absence of Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, who is de- tained in Richmond by the illness of his wife, Gen. Grecne will assume temporary command of the Gen. Lee to duty G mand corps. nn. Gr the divisions of the On the return of ene Will take com- Tih of one of ssignment of Gen. Greene to tempo- rary command of the corps over Maj. ( Keifer caused some comment at first, i much as the iter is senior to the former, having received his commission major general of volunters before Gen. G: ene ned his two stars by gallant services at Manila. The sin pr se disappeared, however when it was found that ¢ Keifer was not with his command. He is in this city on leave of > CAPT, RETURN. Will Probably Soon Re Mustered Out. Capt. James G. Blaine of the adjutant 's department reported at the War epartment today for orders, and he was instrucied to remain here for several da to await them. Captain Blaine has ju turned from the Philippines, having been ordered home shortly after his arrival. It id at the department that no formal 2 have Been made against Captain Blaine, but that he would probably be hoa- orably mustered out in a short time, like other citicers of the volunteer establish- ment Whose services are no longer required. None of the officers of the department will discuss the reported peccadiiloes pf Cap- tain #laine at San Francisco prior to his departure to the Philippines and at Hono- luju en route. Inasmuch as they have not been made the subject of formal complaint, the department is not likely to take any official cognizance of the reports. eee Honorably CHIEF ENGINEER INCH DES D. His Remains Will Be Brought Here for Burial. SARATOGA, N. Y., October 19.—Chief Engineer Philip Inch, U. S. N., re ired, has died of neuralgia of the heart. He was y-two years olg. The remains, accom- panied by his wife,’son and daughter, have been taken to Washington, where a’ naval funeral will be held. SENATOR HANNA ON CUBAN DEBT. Folly to Talk of United States As- suming It. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, October 19.—Senator Hanna left for Chicago last night to attend the peace jubilee. Just before starting he declared that he believed all talk about the assumption of the Cuban debt by this gov- ernment was foily. “I have no information on the subject,” he said, “but 1] am certain that our sovern- ment cannot contemplate for a moment the assumption of such a burden when there is no reason for our so doing.” R ENDED. Gov. Clough’s Telegram to the Sec- retary of Wac. The Secretary of Waf re lowing dispatch from Goy Paul, Minn., this afternoon: “Telegram received. Agree with Gen, Ba- con that Indian war is at an end.” ——_—_+ 0+ . MERRIAM EXONERATE), ved the fol- nor Clough, St. LIEU Gen, King Makes His Report Regard- ing Troops at Honolulu. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., October 19.—Ma- jor General Merriam has received the offi- cial report of Brigadier General King, commanding at Honolulu. It contains much interesting data concerning the health and discipline of the troops and an account of the recent disturbance that occurred be- tween the soldiers and citizens. The report completely exonerates Lieutenant Merriam, son of General Merriam, who was reported to have been under the influence of liquor and to have behaved in a manner unbe- coming an officer and a gentleman. ——— HONORABLY DISCHARGED. Dr. Huidekoper Directed to Proceed to His Home. By direction of the President, Lieut. Col Rush Huidekoper, chief surgeon of volun- teers, whose administration of medical affairs at Chickamauga Park, Ga., was so severely criticised in the press, nas been honorably discharged the service of United States, to take effect October $1 next, “his services being no longer re- quired.” Lieut. Col. Huidekoper recently returned to this country from duty with the army in Porto Rico. The order for his discharge directs him to proceed to his home. ———_+o+_________ CAPT. CARTER'S CASE. It Will Be Presented to the President on His Retnarn, The case of Captain O. M. Carter, corps of engineers, who was court-martialed for irregularities ir connection with the gov- ernment work at Savannah, is now ready for the action of the President, and will be presented to his consideration soon after his return from Chicago. At the personal request of Secretary Alger, the case was reviewed by a former United States sena- tor, who was made a special United States attorney for the purpose, in order to settle some troublesome legal complications which had arisen in connection with the court- martial proceedings. It is generally understood in military circles that Capt. Carter was found gutlty of the charges on which he was tried, and that he was sentenced to dismissal from ihe army. A sentence of that kind cannot be executed without the a; The Evening Star is the only afternoon paper in Washington that receives the dispatches of the Associated Press. It is therefore the only one in which the reader can find the complete news of the world, directly trans- mitted by telegraph, up to the moment of going to press. PEACE COMMISSION as No Further Information at the State Department. OUR POSITION WELL DEFINED > Will Not Assume Responsibility for Any of the Cuban Debt. FAILURE POSSIBLE Sseearen _ It is understcod that the State Depart- Ment’s informition does not throw much mcre light on the probable course of the Spanish peare commissioners at Paris than is found in the press dispatches. was the exp tion of the department, based on the understanding of Spanish character, that the Spanish commissioners would con- sume a lot of time in attempting to force upen the attention of the representatives of the United States matters whicn they would not consi¢e:, ord that the Spaniards would t from their ion with great ¢ jon and a aisplay of stubbornne have, however, been more stubborn nticipated, and the admin- tion is no: Josing sight of the porsitdl- lure of the negotlatioas now in progress and a renewal of hostilities. There is, of coarse, no way of determinin far the attitude assumed by the Spaniards is a mere bluff, characteristic ¢ Spanish diplom Our Position Well Defined. The position of the United States com- missioners, however, is well ¢ and the character of the men composing It is such as to preclude the ibility of their yielding from the Tho time that has been « r bas been taken up by the ers in efforts to involve ecmmission & entanglements of 4: before vussible in the nd by the troduction of colla foreign ques- tions. The e reacned the point, how- ever, whe further waste of tyme is not to be tolerated, and the vo m come down directly to the al ts sue. The opinion is en some quarters here that the 5: have a design to bring abo’ “k which ti will block the ne and prevent an agreement on a treaty of peace, will leave this government ‘ita fight over but the Philippi: The theory is advanced that Sj eing in a position to renewal cf hostilities to regain her sovereignty over Cuba, will en- Geavor to prolong the 2 ivas at P: until after the evacuat completed, as it has a Rico, nd that the 8; will then refuse to come as to the Philippines ment will e up the ques ban debt and agree to assu part of it. Will Not Axxume the Cuban Debt. It is definitely settled that no part of the tuba been tn F nimissioners y agreement this govern- { the Cu- at last a Cuban debt will be umed by the United States. Therefore, if the Spanish commis- sioners assume and mi in this attitude the negotiations must ment of Spanish sovereig Porto Rico h the signing of the prov have evacuated both the only question left that of the Philippines. the Spanish government ty over Cul been accomplish ov will be this government cannot justify renewal of hostilities with nothing but the °hilip, Islands h may be gZ off negor » reached that stag inter fon in her t tive hi of such an the United Si It is said to cute led to the increase of our naval force in the Philippines Hostilities ©: Suspended. By the signing of the protocol and the opening of negotiations of peace hostili have been only suspended A failure of the peace commission to Would leave a condition of hos isting, and it would be for this country to determine how long military and naval op- erations should remain suspended. It is probable that the occupation of the Philip- pines would be completed as soon as pos- sible after the acknowledged fail gotiations, -hould su » and it would not be i ain to make any effective resists sibly her pride might seem be ter sus- tained by losing her possessions through force | by yielding them in negotiations. IN LONDON. Merrit(s Fiancee Meet Him There. CHICAGO, October 19.—Miss Laura Wi!- liems of Chicago, the daughter of Norman Williams, ts journeying over the Atlantia on the Cunard steamsnip Campania to be WILL MARRY Gen, Route to wedded in London some time within the rext tWo weeks to Maj. Gen. Wi y Mer- ritt, military governor of the Philippine Islands, to whom her engagement was an- nounced five months ago. Williams, with her mother and brother, Norman Williams, jr., sailed from New York last Ssturday fer Liverpoo}, The exact date of the wedding will not be settled, it is said, until the steamer reaches Liverpool, whither Gen. Merritt expects to hurry from Paris in time to meet the boat. The ceremony will be performed in Lon- don, but, according to relatives of Miss Williams, few of the Getails have been ar- ranged before the hour of sailing. The marriage, they will be without un- necessary y. Miss Williams has been abroad a great deal and has spent much time in London. When Robert T. Lincoln was minister at the court of St. James she was presented at the queen's a drawing room with Miss Lincoln, and she hes received much attention both in Lon- con and in Paris. a CANNOT USE THE NEWARK. Admiral Schley Must Return on Some Other Vessel. thing has beea heard at the Navy De- partment from Admiral Schiey since last veck. He then notified the department that in all probability the evacuation com- mission, of which he was a member, would conclude its work early this week. and that the members would be ready to return to the United States by the end of the week. Therefcre it is assumed that the admiral will return without further structions from the department. It will be necessary for him to make the return voyage on a merchant stamer or a trans- port, as the Navy Department has use for his flagship, the Newark, in West Indian waters, for some time to come. On Ohrist- mas dey Admiral Bunce, commander of the New York navy yard, will go upon the re- tired list, and if Admiral Schiey desires anak post it is probable that he may secure it. ——_—_—__++______ Successor to Baron Von Buelow. BERLIN, October 19.—The North German Gazette says Baron von Rotenham, the German minister to Sweden, has be>n chos- en to represent Germany et the tican, in succession to Baron von Buelow, who