Evening Star Newspaper, December 2, 1898, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. UBLISHED DAILY. EXCEET SUNDAY, AT THE STAR LUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Ave., Cor. 11th St., by The Evening Star Newspaper Vompany. 5. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’¢ Few York Office, 43 Potter 3aildin», The Eve St served te sutwertiers tn the thelr own account, a 10 cents ats per month Copies at Us mill—any where ty the prepaid Jab conte $1 per sear, with MADE .NO PROGRESS Peace Commissions Met Today, but Accomplished Very Little. BOTH AWAITING INSTRUCTIONS Ma: id Said to Have Refused Three Specia! Requests. a : LIVPINOS WANT TROUBLE w w ter Filipinos Said to Want a Pight. 1 gers & a quasi- ‘ 1 are r uitude of s mt ed States z = to have infor- “ and the Ceuta Tae s x s instrucied : Monte s © of th s a s tely vie d thea \ Plea for Trad Spain asks the United States to grant f a tern <a “ b > r New Orleans and ot <1 € itory are to part with said th pain does not f the ¢ c nds she can easily refus end talk on the simply a pur- he question has ace treaty stated that no hi proceedings of the the impressi« to onveyed prob- lerstanding ot dings hav by ¥ expe Present Nex tween , have neral terms om Paris, touch: | ready | cipher exp. one of the Care y refus to do so, and, moreover, if we buy the islands it must be at a price satisfactory to Spain. She may even sell the Caroline group to Germany instead of to the United ates if she can obtain a better price from former. There is good reason to as- sume the correctness of the report that Germany is, even now, bargaining for these island: a A similar statement would apply to alt - ether points covered by these negotia~ tions. They are the subject for mutual for demand. nts and not Ceuta Not Wanted. ‘The statement that Spain has refused to Ii us Ceuta. opposite Gibraltar, for a coal curate. The has not made the acquisition hesitate very the turbulent in she assump- neighborhood of station ina government for is cabl Unit any of lon such proposition that island and would befor tering upon of activities involved tion territory in the the Mediterranean The case ts different d respecting the Caro- he American naval experts have y Strongly that this group as a retained if possible, and in add.- lines ve whole he ‘ the Pelew group, lying to the westward, be purchased. They have point- j out that the southernmost island of the Ladrone group, Waloa, lies but three hun- red miles north of Ponapa, in the Caro- lines, and the F six hundred mi With these w Islands are only obout s distant from the Philip- the United States would chain of islands located stances more than half we And. moreover. the vast at quarter of the world he natural channel of have a ss the Pacitic bulk of trade in t s directly through = between the Ladrones and the Caroline h the United States would have com- f Germany is able to outbid the United States for these islands she may obtain them, a suspicion is entertained that the naming of $2,000,000 was inspired by a friendly desire to get the best possible terms for Spain from the United States by raising ths price of the goods Re f{ Spanish of the pledges, which is almost as treaty obligation in its force is that the United States, in re- lease One d even now Fs as 3 turn for the release of the political prison- ers from Cuba and Porto Rico, held by Spain, will secure the release of the Span- ish prisoners held by Aguinaldo, and to this matter attention is being devoted here There has heen an almost daily dispatch from Gen. Otis announcing the arrival of a transport there loaded with United States troops, and the War Department is fairly con of its ability now to undertake the full control of the islands, with the as- sistance of the naval contingent under Dewey it is realized that the task of inducing Aguinaldo to surrender the captives, for whom he has demanded such an extrava- gant ransom—S1,5W0,0W-—under penalty of % their throats, is going to be a difti- FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 98—-SIX' 18 TEEN Senator Chandler Says the Term is Misunderstood. —e ee ONLY A TEMPORARY EXPEDIENT Congress Will Outline the Com- mercial Conditions. ———— PHILIPPINES CONSIDERED + “There seems to be a general misunder- standing of the proposed ‘open door’ policy of the administration as regards the gov- ernment of the Philippine Islands,” said Senator Chandler of New Hampshire to a Star reporter this afternoon. ‘The phrase in its present application is somewhat mis- leading and it ought to be explained fully. I have heard {t contended that if we inau- gurate this policy foreign nations who are in closer proximity to the Philippines than the United States will have great advan- tage over us in the matter of trade. Now, as a matter of fact, this policy will not continue for any great length of time. The President, it must be remembered, has no uthority to prescribe permanent tariff laws for the Philippines: that {s a congressional function and must be dealt with exclusively by Congress when the islands have reached their normal peace conditions. The Pres dent in the execution of his duties has only the right to demand that Spain must evacu- ate the is'ends and that they must be turned over to the United States. He com- municates with the Spanish sovernment and tells the Spanish people to get out of the Philippines, for which we propose to Pay $20,000,000, ‘Then he establisnes a mili- ary Kovernment for the islands until such time as the Congre may ac Further than to declare to Spain that she mnst leave the islands he has no authority in this matter. It then rests with Congress as to what commercial conditions shall be out- lined. The Military Takes Charge. After Spain has left the islands the mil- y branch of the government takes charge, they have already done. Then comes open door policy. Tariff rates the are prescribed by the military government, vhich shall apply not only to European cult one, but, after all, the United Stazes | nations, but to the United States as well. commissioners in Paris have only under- | No nation on earth is given an advantage. taken that the United States government | The object is solely to raise enough revenue shull use its best efforts to secure the re- | y off the $20,000,000 to Spain. That lease of th they have not | y will come from revenue derived from pledged the government to perform the m- ree, Germany, America, and. possible. in fact, every other nation. It can be scen, ——- + e+ ORDERED TO HAVANA, he Cruiser New York Will Bring Back the Evacuation Commission. Orders have been issued at the Navy De- partment for the armo cruiser Now York to procced to Havana, Cuba, for th> purpose of bringing the Cuban evacuation commis: back to this country. The New York was the flagship of the North Atlnntic fleet under command of Admiral Sampson during the Spanish war. On her urrival at vana will again display the flag of apson, e the destruction of the b: the t i States been rep- harbor of the Cuban capital } vessel Consequently more eres manifested in the of the New York. of the New York, Commodore . Who is temporarily in com- North Atlantic squadron, will his the battl> ship Texas ve ompkinsville yesterday Hamp which has been select- ed as the of the squadron du s. It is expect2d tha mission will complete i few weeks, and that the n to this country on the th» Ist of January. res UNIFORM CALIBER. nfere resxentatives of the Army, a Marine Corps. A board composed of officers of the army FOR A 6 navy and marine corps wiil meet et the Army building, New York city, next Tues- day morning to consider the question of the adoption of a uniform caliber for smal) arms and machine guns and of a standard and wu arm cartridge for the use of iform the army, navy and marine corps, and make report and recommendation thereon. Col Alfred Mordecai and jor Stanhope E Hunt of e and Capt. George § Anderson, 6th I Cavalry, have been se lec to represent the army on this board Prof. P. R. Alger of the naval ordnance rean will represent the navy and Capt ieorge EI of the marine corps will { service. There is a difter pout 6-100 of an inch in the call- small arms of the army and navy ber of th present ‘i - res —_— COMMISSIONER WIGHT EXPLAIN Before the ommittee Preparing the District Bill. The subcommittee of the House appro- priations committee preparing the appro- priation bill for the District of Columbia Tesumed work upon that measure this morning. Commissioner Wight appeared before the committee and explained a num- ber of estimates. Mr. Pitney, a member of the subcommit- tee, has written that he will be unable to attend the meetings before next Monday. Mr. Dockery will be present that day also. a REPRESENTATIVE BAILEY. Not Yet Ready to Discuss Publie Questions. Representative Bailey arrived in Wash- ington from Texas today. He was not to di public questions with a r reporter who called on him this after- but he showed no apprehension that s status as leader of the minority in the ise Would be affected by the systematic attacks that are being made on him by his enemie: “Later.” he said, “I may have something . but I do not care to be quoted for hg today."" tee Whittlesey Promoted. H. Whittlesey of the bureau of has been prdémoted from the junior grade to a full lieutenancy in the navy. Lieut. Whittlesey is one of the ts of the department and has Lieut. H tion ith © acquisition. ¢ of been almost constantly on duty, day and ‘ Islands as a cable on and | night, with only short intermissions for stati certain rights to land | rest, since the destruction of the battle- capers on Spanish possessions at other | ship Maine in February last. He ts short- ae we tw Gene ee ‘oe ly to be given a good assignment on one of f cer eatles of trade and com- But, the nd do not ts stated, these matters of diplomatic ne- any way affect t in lusion of the peace treaty. They might all fail to be realized and stlil the treaty would not be affected. More- over while Spain was the subject of per- emptory demands in the case of the proto- col points, she is free of compulsion now, while these diplomatic exchanges are in progress. She may sell to the United States the battleships. 2+ Revolt in Salvador Ended. A cable message was received at the State Department today saying that the revolution in Salvador is at an end. ae The Nero Leaves Mani Word has reached the Navy Department that the transport Nero left Manila on the Ist instant for San Francisco. During the | therefore, that foreign natlons, on acconnt of their convenfent situation to the Phi ippines, wiil have no material advantuce over the United States. We want to raise the $20,000,000 to pay to Spain, and Instead of being to our disadvantage, it will be to our benefit if these nations can increase their trade to the Philippines for the time being, thus inc I stoms receipts. The ‘op i prevail only so long as it is nece ri the $20,0:0,000, which it fs 10 pay Spain. After this money ts raised, then it will he time for Congress to act. It will enact such tarlff legislation it deems proper. If it is decided to annex the fst- ds, then customs duties will be prescribed which will not give any foreign nation an advantage over_us in the matter of trad We will have free and unrestricted inter- ccurse with the islands, while foreign na- tiens will be obliged to pay duties on the products tha, they import. Hence it can be that the open door policy is only a smporary measure, and instead of being to our disadvantage, wil redound to our ben- fit In Case of Independence. “If Congress decides to grant the Fil- ipinos their independence, then they will probably be obliged te which we are to give S| “I find that the main tion of the Ly us the $20,000,000 ain, opposition to the an- Philippines comes from peo- ne ple who have all along been opposed to thi independence of Cuba. The are disap- pointed in the fact that Cuba has been freed, and, in line with their views on this sunject, are opposed to the acquisition of the Philippines by the United States. The cry of ‘imperialism’ is a misplaced one, and is not only misunderstood, but entirely un- arranted.” CONDITIONS AT MANILA. Information Received Dated October 22. A private letter receivzd here from Ma- nila, dated October 22, gives some interest- ing informacion bearing on conditions in the Philippines. At that time the insurgents had a line of troops outside the American and would not permit the latter to through. They bad seven steam launches, and a rum¢ ailed that they thought of tying to ¢: an American man-of-war. It was reported that Admiral Dew-y took away all their launches just a few before the letter was written. The writer adds: “The insurgents a Letter days are not a bad people; they have been oppressed for ages by the Spanish, who treated them most brutally nd shot many to death on mere suspicion. here are many well-educated and intelli- gent men among them, and, as I love liber- ty, I feel a deep sympathy for them.” The paymaster’s department is said to be working without friction, the new paym ters like the work and there is no com- piaint from any source. Sinc» the eity has been cleaned up the bad smells have di: appeared and the health of the troops bas improved. Major Sheary, one of the additional pay- masters, was ill with fever at the time of the writing of the letter. Major Demeritt, who also had the fever, {s improving slowly. $+ THE CUBAN COMMISSION. In Conference This Afternoon With President McKinley. The Cuban commissioners spent the even- ing quictly at the Raleigh yesterday. Sev- eral visitors called und among them Sen- ator Morgan of Alabama, who was received with many demonstrations of affection by all the Cubans. Today was spent by the commissioners in consultation and letter writing, each having a large amount of correspondence in arrears. At 3 o'clock the commission proceeded to the Executive Mansion to have a conference with Presi- dent MeKinley, which was arranged for yesterday. + 0+ DEFICIENCY ARMY BILL. It is Expected to Be Ready for the House Next Week. The subcommittee on deficiencies of the House appropriations committee is making good progress on the army deficiency bill. Hearings were given today to several bu- reau officials of the War Department, .and Chairman Cannon expects to have the bill before the House early next week. It is considered desirable to pass the bill through both houses before the holiday recess. meena gg Doctors’ Contracts Annallea. Acting Assistant Surgeons E. C. Barstow and John T. Booth, stationed at Fort Myer, Va., have been notified of the annulment of their contracts. OPEN DOOR POLICY/4uUSTRIA’s EMIPEROR Celebration of Fiftieth Anniversary of Franois Joseph's Reign. A Distinguished Congregation At- tends Solemn High Mass at St, Matthew's Chureb, The fiftieth anniversary of the accession of the Emperor Francis Joseph to the throne of Austria was celebrated this morning at 10 o'clock by solemn high mass at St. Matthew's Church. Rev. Father Samuel F, Bart was the celebrant, with Rev. Father Lee as deacon and Rev. Father Stirling as subdeacon, The edifice has sel- dom held such a distinguished gathering as that which assembled in recognition of the anniversary. President McKinley and Sec- retary of State Hay arrived together from the White House and oceupied a front pew directly in front of the altar. In the adjoining front pew across the main aisle were Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British ambassador, and Count Cassini, the Russian minister. They were resplendent in fuli uniform. Behind them, occupying the pews in the middle north section, were a large number of the members of the diplo- matic corps, all in the uniforms of their re- spective ranks, and the bright colors and dazzling gold of the trimmings made a striking picture. The legation of Austria-Hungary was rep- resented in the absence of Minister Hengel- muller by Baron Frank Reidl, charge affaires, resplendent in the blue uniform of the dragoons. He was accompanied by Baron Paumgartten and Dr. Thodorovich of the legation. < The German charge d'affaires, Baron Speck von Sternberg, also wore a blue uni- form. France was represe! baut, charge d’affaire The Argentire minister, Dr. Garcla Me- rou; the Chinese minister, Mr. Wu: the Hawaiian minister, Mr. Leger; the Cor-an minister, Mr. Chin Pom Ke; the Japanese minister, Mr. Toru Hoshi; the Portuguese minister, Marquis Santo Thryso, all ac- companied by members of their official suites, were present, and all other leg: tions, except Italy's, were represented. Col. Mans and Col. Michler of Gen. Miles staff, in full dress uniform, occupied a pew near President McKinley's. The pews in the rear sections of the church were filled with the ladies of the -varfous leg: tions and many others prominent in so; and official circles here. The aitar was decorsted with hrysanthemums, and there were nted by Mons, Thie- and Mons. Taigne. yel dense of palms at the sides and rear of the sanctuary. The papal legate, Arch- bishop Martineli!, attired in his scarlet robes, and Dr. Rooker oceupied seats with- in the sanctuary. The music by the larg: augmented choir was particularly fine. There was no sermon. TOTESTC UBAN VALOR Young Officers Ordered to Challenge Any One Insulting Them. Insurgent Army Has Secretly Ac- aquired Formidable Armament—Ar- rival of Tra rt Florida. su HAVANA, ccmmittee of the Cuban assemb! its last session to make it com y upon the part of any Cuban officer insulted by Spanish, American or other officers, to chal- lenge the person so insulting to fight a duel. The measure has two aims, accord- ing to the Cubans, first “to maintain th dignity of the Cuban army,” and secondly “to check the man impudence and insol Hed Cuban officers who, withou y so-c ving ever put their courage to a tes ying enlisted after the armistice, swaggering about with Caban unif endeavoring to offend Spanish officers.” It is iearned on good authority that the Cubans have recently secretly acquired quite a formidable armament, the ulterior object of which is not Known. It is auced that they have pu 1 over $,000 rifles Within the last ten days, The fact is cau ing considerable speculation here The United States transport Flor rived here today with quarterma plies, 164 mules and horses and thirty stablemen. la ar- sup- our ee AY BE NEWS FROM ANDREL. Alleged Finding otf a Bottle With Message From Him. STOCKHOLM, December 2—An engine driver named Detke has written to the Swedish-Norwegian minister at St. Peters- burg a letter, in which he says that he found in the vicinity of the Ural moun- tains a bottle containing two papers, one of which bore the following message, W ten in French: “Andree’s balloon hay crossed the Ural mountains. (Signed) The other payer, was as follows: “Give this letter to the consul or to the police.” “ANDREEF.” inscribed in Russian, The balloon Eagle, with Prof. Andree and two companions, Strindeberg and Frenkel, in the car, left Danes Island of the Spitz- bergen group on July 11, 1897, in an at- tempt to cross the pole. Since then no deii- nite news of the aeranauts has been re- ceived beyond a message found attached to a carrier pigeon found-by the whaling ship Falken, which arrived at Copephagen on September 2. The message read: “July 18, 12:30 p.m., Lat. 822-north, Long. 12.5 east. Good voyage eastward. All well.” —— DEATH OF BARNES COMPTON. Former Representative From Mary- land Succumbs to Paralytic Stroke. LAUREL, Md., December’ 2.—Ex-Con- gressman Barnes Compten die@ at his home in this place shortly after noon today from the effects of a paralytie streke sustained two days ago. His wife and several chl- dren survive him, Mr. Compton was one of the most prom- inent democrats in the state, having repre- sented this district in Congress for several terms. He was state treasurer for twlve years and chairman of the democratic state central committee for an equat period. He was appointed naval officer for the port of Baltimore by President Cleveland, and held the office until a few months ago. > QUEEN CRISTINA DECORATED. Presented With French Grand Cross of Legion of Honor. MADRID, December\2—The French am- ‘Dassador here, Patenotre, has handed to the Queen of §pain' the insignia of the Grand Cross of the of Henor, bestowed upon her mej. she had decorated M. Faure, of France, with the Order of the Golden Fleece. é A manifesto made by a number of stu- dente here has-been easily suppressed by the police. f SESSIONS RESUMED a The War Investigation Commission Again in the City. TRANSPORTATION FOR THE ARMY Colonel Bird and Captain Miller Give Testimony. WAGON SERVICE AT MONTAUK eS The important question of the transporta- tion of the army during the Spanish-Ameri- can war was the subject of inquiry by the var investigating commission, which 1 sumed its sessions in the Lemon building, in this city, today. There were present Gen, Dodge, Gen. McCook, Gen. Wilson, Col. Denby, Col. Sexton, Former Woodbury, Capt. Evan P. Howell and mer Gov. Beaver. : Bids for Transporting Supplies. Col. Charles Bird, in charge of the trans- portation division of the quartermastei department, U. S. A., Was the first witness. He was interrogated by Gen. John M. Wil- son. The questions related to the work of inviting proposals for transporting supplies and the contracts on behalf of the War partment. He said he was supported In his Jabors by the department, and at no time was he overruied or hampered. Upon the matter of the transportation of the troops road Col, Bird stated that the bic in before the moving of soldis said that the awards were not always to the lowest bidder because of th the railroads combined and furnished ilar rai f transportation. sim- ‘There were instances where the rate fur- nished by a railroad company was not deemed low enough. In which case a pro- test would usually bring about a reduction, it was found at one time that the from Chickamauga to Tampa was not low enough, and the matter was taken up by the War Department, with the result that a flat rate was obtained which involved a } reduction from two cents to a cent and a a a mile. Due forethought had been given the comfort of soldiers on trains, and fc each man wa The witness said he s arranged for in was of the opinion that tourist sleepers were not as comfortable for the men as coaches; nevertheless, he provided the former in re- sponse to demand. Reduction in Rates. Col. Bird then told of the Southern Asso- ciation of Railroads, formed at the begin- ning of the war. It started out with the uniform rate of 2 cents, but before the war closed troops were brought from ‘Tampa to New York at 1% cents. Animais were transported for $5 a car the same dist: He declared that the Plant system w to shut out transportation over their line from Tampa to Port Tampa that came over the Florida Central line into Tampa. The Plant system made an exorbitant charge for such transportation, but orders were given that no more money be paid it for transportation between these two points until a proper rate was conceded, “Then the have t arranged for that transportation?” asked Gen. Wilson They have not,” replied the witness, “Col. Bird, what in your opinion was the cause of the congestion at Tampa?” in- quired the examiner. “The sending of more stuf than we could handle,” tersely responded the wit- ness. Difficalty in Obtaining Transports. Colone! Bird stated that the transporta- tion of troops on the ocean hi pated, and re; the depart- ment in New York made suggestions loo! | 1 been antici- | | jing toward securing information as to the { resentatives of vessels available for service. It was not asy get them, and often efforts were made by the companies to avoid furnishing them. On more than one occasion the de- partment had to threaten to seize the =aips before an arrangement could be es ected. After securing preliminary information he and the Secretary of War prepared the { charters, and in no ¢ department ume marine r own damages, an cept coal and fue every one of the ships chartered on the Auiantic coast were freight ve 1s," said the witne nd it we Kk ach ship bere its included everything ex impossible to pro vide the proper ventilati S stated ly for the troops. that fourteen v on the Atlantic The witne were purchased; tw two on the Pacific coast. When they were fitted out, he said, it was dreamed that they Were going to Santiago. Prey tions were made only for a thirty-six-hour run to Havana. There was quite a contrast,” said he, “between the ships that went to Cuba and those for the Philippines. In the latter case we knew just what to expect and they vere amply provided in every way, and 1 r heard any complaint.” pon the question of lighters the witness said: and 1 went from Boston to Galveston in search of steam lighters.” He said that but few were obtained and nearly all of them—five in fact—were lust at sea during service. He regarded the prices obtained for land and water trans- portation as very reasonable. Contract With the Long Island Road. Gen. McCook asked for information as to the railroad transportation to Montauk Point, Long Island. “The Long Island railroad,” said the wit- ness, “made a flat rate of one cent a mile, with the understanding that it was to have everything ordered to Montauk except what was brought in a vessel owned or controlled by the government. The re- | striction was not deemed unreasonable, as it was aimed solely at excursion boats. “Is it not the duty of the quartermaster Beneral to anticipate the needs of the army, without waiting for calls for specific ar- ticles?" asked Col. Sexton, “T think so,” responded the witness. “Was there any written or verbal con- tract with the Long Island railroad that would have prevented the government from transporting {o Montauk by water troops and supplies?” he was questioned by Com- missioner Woodbury. I don’t think so,” replied Col. Bird. “I know that 1 insisted that I would not agree to any contract that would not allow the government to transport anything it wanted in any way desired. Mr. Woodbury was questioned as to the duty of the quartermaster’s department in providing for an expedition. “The quartermaster general,” said the witness, ‘was not told in advance of the proposed size of the Shafter expedition or the true destination. Had it been done there would have been a vast difference in the way he performed his duty.” ‘Trying to Fix Responsibility. “Was it the business of the quartermas- ter’s department to order articles for the landing of the troops or was it the duty of either Gen. Shafter or Gen. Miles?” Col. Denby asked. ‘The quartermaster’s department was ignorant of what was to he dene. [t pro- vided all that was asked for,” said wit- “Whose business was it to see that the expedition was properly provided for—t: quartermaster general. Gen, Shafter, Gen. Miles or who?” he was asked. “I think it was the business of the man in command of the expedition. If I had PAGES, TWO CENTS, been fn Tampa I would have regardod 1 my business. Then it was the business of the general in command?” “We think so in the army,” Bird. A The witres quartermaster’s the vessels were onl: they lay a long replied Col. wes a t on to say that partment thought going to Havan: time at Tampa pre it suddenly became known that they wer to go to Santiago. He spoke of being ham- the lack of sels of Ameri: There were a great many f. but they could not be chs without a special act of Congre “The first order received by the quart he h . and mast s deparime was to provide transportation fc mw men to a 'to Cuba. This a proposed re- connaisance pari next onler was to get ready for the army of 20,400 men to be landed at Mariel. I supposed that the men needed facilities for landing and sug- gested to Gen. Miles that pontoon trains be taken. The transports had surf boats Col. Humphreys told me there were enough surf boats to land all the men. When the Shafter expedition left it had three steam lighters, two ordin: y lighters and one ocean tug, but th. ago,” did not all reach Santi- Joner Wocabury drew from Col Statement with regard to Col. Ham: » who w gent to Cuba by Gen. Miles. ked what Col. y : . Humphrey would have n case Gens. Mi and Shafte ane) given conflicting orde pate I suppose he would have obeyed the man with the greater rank. IT should. declared the witness, amid a laugh from the commissioner: “It was a mooted question which had the greater rank,” interj-cted Capt. Howell, his concluded the witness’ evidence, and he withdrew, Wagon Transportation. Colonel Crosby P. Miller of the quart master general's department ne: placed under oath and testified, Former Gcvernor Beaver opened the examination. |, The witness explained that his du Jated wholly to wagon and horse tr: os was tation. He had nothing whi with that by rail or water. wagons were purchased. ay epartment was not able imme to supply all the ambulances a for } the regulations, but the number was sufti- it for pressing ni ‘ol. Miller told of his trip July 29 to Mon- tauk to prepare for building Camp Wikof. A large quantity of lumber had been order- ed, but there was difficulty in provid supplies for laborers. Nothing could be hired for purposes of transportation, and mules had to be sent from St. Asaph's, in Virginia. Lumber was ordered as it was necded, “Then you don't agree with the gentle- man who testified before us in New York that houses could have been built for ail the troops in two days?” queried Gov. Beaver. “Hardly,” replied Col, Miller. “Of coucse it would have been very different if 1 h been given two days’ notice of what was be done.” Alleged Defective Transportatio Mr. Woodbury then a and informed the witness that the testimony before the commission is all one way, and that it has been charged that all ills and d Camp Wikoff were caused by s and transportation. do you account for that?” he asked. “We sent 2ll that was asked for,” said witness. jen. Dodge explained that the report of rtermaster general shows that ng like Lents and clothing was sent to, Montauk for 30,000 men. “Now,” he continued, “how is It that transportation vse Was not sent there for 20,000 men?” 1 cannot answer that,” re ded Col- onel Miler, “Did the quartermaster general look to ve 1 to furnish the transportation?” hen, if it was not furnished it was the fault of the quartermaster general, but Ne other paper in the w reaches so large a percent- axe of families in the city where printed docs The Evening Star in W imate Ax an advert = mediom for the District of Columbt The Star is therefore withow an equal MAY SIGN IT TODAY The Long-Looke '-For Civil Service Order of the President. - - PLACES THAT WILL BE AFFECTED Cabinet Discusses the Coming Oc- cupation of Cuba. ae < LISTENING TO TIIE MESSAGER —_+ The civil service order of President Me+ Kinley is so near ready for promulgation that it may be made public tomorrow. It is expected to remove from the classified service nearly 1,000 deputy collectors of in- ternal revenue and customs, a large number of storekcepers, gaugers and others in the internal revenue service. It is also thought that about 600 examining surgeons of the pension bureau be exempt from the classified service, as well as a number of confidential clerks in the various depart- ments. The President will go over the order for the last time this afternoon, and if he does have sign the to make order this afternoon many tinal changes may It ts said by cabinet members that the order will not be as extensive as has been expected, and that the total number of places removed from the ciassitied service will be between 2,000 and . The larger number of these will be away from Viathe ington. The Ca et Meeting. President McKinley and Secretary Hay attended he services at S Matthew's Church, in commemoration of the fiftieth ¥ r of the reign of the Austrian Emperor and did not get back to the White House unul ten minutes after the cabinet mem- bers had assembled for the regular cabinet session. The cabinet meeting was not a long one, all the members Jaying shortly after 2 G'elock except Secretary Gage, who re= mained to discuss ial matters and the question a Cuba, The me Was passed in usvemiue to portions of the Presiaont’s message, which is near= ly completed, and vw talking about the coming occupation of Cuba. Tne Spaniards are making sausfactory efforts to get their affairs in shape to leave Cuba by the 1st of January. It ts thought that the Span lards will have witharawn from Havana by the 20th of this monus No important news nas come from the American commis: pers at aris The negotiations are dragging more siowly than expected by the cabinet when announce- ment was first made that the opaniards had accepted the American demaads Members of the cabinet beueve that the treaty ade 4 at Paris wil be sustained by the Senate. They say thai they have not taked with senators on Lic subject, bul have an ablamg fa:th in the carrying oul of public opinion by that bouy The President's Messugce. The President’s advisers are” dengnted with his message. They say it is unusually long, as might be expectea, but that the country will read every word of it with ine terest. The message is said to be a strong one, covering the events of the last memor- abie year with preciseness. cretary Porter tas reuurnes trom a trip your fault, or that of somebody else “I sent all the transportation we had St. Asaph’s,” said witness. ‘Could you not get transportation else- H continued, saying that it is the duty of the quartermaster general's department to furnish all supplies without waiting for ecific instructions and to report cretary of War the progress made thought the department had done its duty. When he came back from Montauk he re- ported the conditions there to the Secretary of War. There had been delays in verk, he said, occasioned by baving wait for visions by the quarterm: general, To some extent these barrassment, but he was not interfered with by his superior officers in making his Recess w ordered here. Clothing and Equipment. The first witness after Col. William Patten, PSS today was harge of the in supply ef clothing and equipage in the quartermaster’s department. Gen. Beaver conducted the examination. Witness described the articles included in the term equipage furnished by this bureau, stating that tents and such camp appli- ances were included. In reply to a question as tents were on hand at the beginning of the war, he said that a tabulated statement had been submitted to the commission in uswer to the questions submitted to the War Department at the beginning of the inquiry. He had assisted in preparing {t and it was correc Witness said there had been no difficulty to how many in suppiying the demands of the army for mess pans and other utensils. Witness de- scribed the manner in which contracts for upplies were made. Almost without ex- tion during the summer contracts were arded after advertising. —+-o-+—_ INCREASE THE ARMY. TO Unexpected Opposition May Develop in Congress. It looks ..ow as if an unexpected opposi- tion would appear in Congress to the legis- lation this winter necessary for the strengthening of the army. In spite of the fact that it is universally recognized that the regular army must be enlarged if the islands that have fallen into the hands of this government are to be garrisoned, it is apparent that the antagonism to “a large standing army” still exists in Congress, and it appears that this antagonism will be joined to the hostility to the expansion policy in an attempt to defeat legislation deemed necessary by the administration It is indicated also that there will be more active opposition to the ratification of the peace treaty with Spain than at first thought would seem possible. It is expect- ed that attempts will be made to amend the treaty in the Senate and there may be considerable delay in its consideration. Late Naval Orders. Chaplain R. E. Steele has been detache’ from the New York navy yard and ordercd heme on waiting orders. The following named officers have been honorably discharged: Lieut. C. S. Braddock, Lieut. J. O. Porter, Lieut. J. T. Bootes, Ensign S. M. Kase, Passed Assistant Engineers L. L. Bernicr, W. D. Weaver and G. Kimball and Past As- sistant Surgeons P. McGill and T. G. Odell and Assistant Paymaster C. T. Bishop. ——_—__+ e+ -_____ Capt. Whiting Exonerated. Capt. W. H. Whiting, who commanded the monitor Monadnock on her long trip from San Francisco to Manila, has been completely exonerated by the naval court of inquiry appointed to investigate the charge that he delayed the trip unneces- sarily at Honolulu by tardiness in coaling, etc. The record of the court has been re: ceived at the Navy Department, and, hay- ing been approved, no further action will be taken. to New York, ana is a:tang.ng for the prinung and distribution of Ue rresident’s Message. ‘Ihe government pratag office Will receive the message Suwuay —-+ e+ soatth STAND WITH oe PRESIDENT. What Mr. Eddy Says ot the ple of Minnesota. Representative Eddy of Minnesota, who has arrived in Washington, says he does not think that very much legisiation out- side of the regular appropriation bills will be enacted during the coming ssion of far west is in a most satisfactory condition of prosperity,” said Mr. Eddy to a Star reporter, “and the ouiook ix that conditions wul be even more favorable in the near future. The peopie of Minnesota stand with the President on his forcign policy. 1 beiieve that i! a vote were taken in Minnesota tomorrow with Bryan and Mc- Kinley as the presidentia Mi Mchinicy would win by wwe, bvery man candidates in the state running ior oluce last month who had been iaenUhed with the adminis tration was elected by a good sized mae jority. Im my aistrict I increased my plus Tality from 2,000 to 3,800. Seventy per cent of the people of the state are in faver of the retention of the Phitippines. “It is a curious fact iat Jonn Lind, the fusion can te for governor was elected, but his victory was won on issues entirely segregated from those affecting the nation. He won on purely local issues. Lind very strong man personally in the state received a great many Swedish votes on account of the fact that ic that nationality. Again, there was some di- vision in the state repubacan ranss and I estimate that fully 60,000 republicans stayed isa away from the polls. To this fact princi- pally can his election be attributed. His election can in no wise be regarded as @ He did not mention this in fact victory for silver. ; question once during his campaign. the only man in the state who wy a silver campaign was ex-Representative Towne of Duluth, who ran against Page Morris. Towne was defeated by a good sized majority, It can be seen, therefore, that silver was really given a knockout biow, although a democratic populist fusion- ist wor the governorship. The legislature is éverwhelmingly republican.” —_—_—_+o+—___—_ Graphophone Grand in W ington. The Graphophone Grand, the new and marvelous talking machine, is to be exhibit- ed to the public for the first time at the National Theater in this city tomorrow, De= cember 3, at 10:30 o'clock a.m. The exhible tion is free, a general invitation being ex- tended to ail interested in talking machines to attend. An attractive program has been arranged. —— Volunteer Officers Discharged. ‘The following named officers of the volune teer army have been honorably discharged: Maj. B. 8S. Booth, 28d New York Infantry; Capt. A. W. S. Irvine, 10th Ohio Infantry; Lieut. H. H. Bowly, 4th New Jersey Ine fantry; Capt. Julius A. Penn, assistant quartermaster; Lieut. C. L. Shuff, 3d Ne- braska Infantry, and the following named officers of the Volunteer Signal Corps: Capts. T. F. Clark, G. W. Butler, J. B. In- man, J. W. McConnell, A. D. B. Smead, H. H. Canfield and E. W. Winfield, First Lieuts. P. W. Crawford, W. F. M. Rogers, Cc. E. Walker, A. C. Thomson, jr., Hugh Haddow, jr., H. W. Sprague and D. A. Palmer, and Second Lieuts. Max Wagner, Grant Squires, R. W. Rodman and E. N, Gillespie. —_——__—_+ e+ ____ To Distribute Aid to Cubans. Capt. Theodore B. Hacker, con.mirsary of subsistence, U.S.V., pow on duty w ih the 7th Army Corps at Savannah, has | cen order- ed to join the transport Comal ai that place for duty as commissary of subsistence and juartermasier in of a assistant = en charge = the destitute Cubans in accordance with the provisions of the act of Congress relating to that service.