The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-09-02

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Washington, August 29.-The follow
ing troops have been ordered mustered
out: Ninth Massachusetts, from Mid
dIetown. Pa, to South birmingham,
where they will be mustered out; Sew
enth Illinois, from Middletown TO
Springfield; First Illinois, from Lex
4 ineton, KY, to Springfield; Fifth Hill
nois, from Lexington, KY, to SPRING
field: Sixty-ffth New York, from Camp
Alger to Buffalo; Fifth Ohio infantry,
from Fernandina, Fla, TO Columbus,
o.; First Wisconsin, from Jacksonville
to Camp Douglass, Wis; Third United
O. States cavalry, Grigsby at
.Chickamauga; Fourth Texas at Aus
tin, Texas.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CUBAN AND
a PORTO RICAN COMMISSIONERS.
The instructions to the Cuban and
Porto Rican military commissions were
dTa Wn up and approved by the pres
ident before he left Washington. The
instructions viii not be made PUBIC,
but the general terms are known to
be the same as the Instructions sent
to General Shafter regarding the gov
RTTIIIpHI Oh OdILIdBO Inv ~
Merritt regarding the Philippines. This
will mean that the military commits
sions, will take control of Cuba and POr-
to Rico the same as the military gov
ernor now controls that portion OF Gu
ba surrendered to the United states
after the Santiago campaign. Inc
many minor details relative to the
evacuation of the islands are left to
she- commissioners, who VIII report
any difficulty or disputed points TO
WASHINGTON. There never has been
doubt that the United States would
take full control of Porto Rico, but
the Instructions to the Cuban military
commission settles n question re-
gardfng that island and means that for
the present at least the United States
will assume the government and con-
troll of the remainder of the island as
has been the case in Santiago.
An order was issued at the navy de-
partment today detaching Rea Ad-
miral w. s. Schley from command OF
the second squadron of the North At
1antic fleet and ordering him to Porto
Rico as a member of the evacuation
commission, during which time he is
authorized to fly his flag on the cruls-
err New Orleans, which will remain IN
j. those waters until the commission IS
ready to return to the United States.
Admira Schley will be accompanied to
Porto Rico by the following members
of his staff, now attached to the cruis-
er Brooklyn at New York: Lieutenant
J. r.. Sears, Lieutenant b. w. Wells,
Jr., and Ensign Edward
Jr. The order for Admiral Schley to
fy his flag on the New Orleans is made
in order to keep him constructiVely on
sea duty while serving on the eVacua-
. ton commission, thus emitting him to
the highest pay of his rank, viz, $6,OOO
per annum. IT was for the same reason
that the navy department decided TO
keep Admiral w. s. Sampson in noml-
nal m of the North Atlantic
fleet while he is in Havana as a mem
Der of the Cuban evacuation commits
sion. His flag will be displayed on the
auxiliary cruiser ResOlute, which will
take the members of the commission
to Havana
&C.,, COMMISSIONERS TO SAIL THIS
..s' WEEK.
General Butler, one of the members
of the Cuban commission, was at the
= war department today in conference
with the authorities regarding the du-
ties Of the commission. The Cuban
commission will sail from New York
next Saturday on the cruiser Resolute,
which will proceed direct to Havana
+, General Wade will act as president of
the commission. F,r. - r.9G. -r
- The Porto RiCan commission Twill
IL sail from New York next Wednesday
on the army transport Seneca. Gen.
eral Gordon arrived here today from
- Huntsville. Ala, and received his in
j structions from Acting SECRETARY
: Moore, of the state department, and
Secretary Alger, of the war y! depart
nfent. ,'Ii1it 80 p 80 'fES2-f Il .;
- The following dispatch has been re-
ceived at the war department:
Santiago, August 20.
r.Adjutant General, Washington. {:
81 August 2S-Total sick $50, total fe-
, 2ver cases 1872, new-cases fever 81 return
ed to duty 81, deaths 4 ii ~
-, IL ol.ratt rtLAwToN." -
CUSTOM DUTIES .coLLEcTEDl ATT
! 'e'''' f''Es SANTIAGO. a+L
.se: Adiutant General Corbin has fEeceiv-
ed the following cabiegrHm cfromaG Gem
I,eral .Shafter under date of rSantiagoA
have today transferred all bus,
ness relating to customs over to Major
is General Lawton. There hasFbeen COLI
lected. with the exception of arsmaN
, mount. s102, 093, Salaries, Of officers
and all expenses, including street
cleaning, city officials, police, etc.. have
. been. paid to. date, leaving owe $4,000
in the treasury. The expenses of the
/ customs house have. been cut down
from $40. 900 per annum to SIS, 600 and
that in time can be materially reduced.
These collections are all made under
the tariff, including a large
reduction in tonnage. The
and celebrity which has characterized
business of customs house has
been brought about in a great measure
a under. the supervision and good man
agetnent Of Donaldson" lIiiiii H.
ATLANTIC EXPOSITION GROUNDS
OFFERED F0RA@CAMP.
Hon. Hoke Smith, ex-secretary OF
the. interior, and Representatives Liv
ingstone and Bartlett, of Georgia, were
j. at the war department today and of
fered the Atlanta, exposition buildings