Evening star., 1898-11-12

great mass of documentary evidence, and
| each is estimated to contain a. least 6uHn,
words.
| Ihis report contains Comple;e record of
| the proceedings of the COMMISSION from day
10 day; the important features of Whit h
| have been already published. In the main
| II Is hothlng more than :, trans rlpt Of the
| oally record OF proceedings of the comn1is-
SION noting each proposa: made to the
spanish commissioners and the counter
| proposals of the United States Commission
| ers, and winding up Hi,h an account of the
| ceremonies attending The surrender Of
spanish sovereignty and the assumption of
| ccntrel by the United Sta:e5 forces.
Needs IA Rest.
! The admiral looks thin and worn as the
| result Of his laaors afioat and ashore during
| the rast summer. He is desirous of taking
| a rest in the mountains for few weeks
before undertaking any active duty. As to
| his next assignment he says that he has
| made no request and shall be content to
| allow the Navy Department to decide that
| question.
| Admiral Schley called at the Navy De-
| partment a 10 o'clock this morning, in
| company with Lieut.. Sears and Ensign Nc
Cauiey of his staff. His presence was an
! hounced to Secretary Long and he chatted
Il few minutes with friends until he was
admitted to the Secretary's office The con-
ference between Secretary Long and the
| admiral lasted nearly half an hour, and at
| the end of that time the admiral quietly
| slipped over TO the White House. eluding
| as far as he could a number of persons
who We're lying in wait in the corridors of
| the Navy department to see him.
The report was presented to the Presi-
dent by the admiral himself, who was ac-
companied by several members of his staff
The cabinet was in session when the ad-
miral arrived, and he had to wait some
| time to see the President.
Admiral Schley presented his report on
tinr, h,-. u,
| ed 10 the Presiden. and cabinet about the
| situation in Cuba and Porto Rico. He made
a good impression and his talk was much
| enjoyed.
Schley said the meetings of the commie-
sion with the Spaniards had been harmo-
| NOUS; the instructions. which the Amer
| lean commissioners could not deviate from
were gracefully submitted 10 by them. and
| before the meetings ceased the Spaniar6s
| ha'i a much higher respect for Americans
from meeting the commissioners.
The report contains a statement of the
| hnances the revenues and expenditures
| the debts, the government and other condl
| tions of Porto Rico and its population of
Tcarly one million.
! Rear Admiral Schley finishes up the work
! of the commission in conveying the report
| to the President. OF the other two mem
bers, Maj. Gen. John r. Brooke remains as
military governor of Porto Rico and Brig
Gen. w. W. Gordon returned home two
weeks ago.
AS Rear Admiral Schey was commandant
at Porto Rico. he awaited the arrival of
Commander Snow who reached San Juan
by the hospital steamer Solace from New
York on Saturday last, with several officers
and stores and marines to establish a ma
| val station
A Great Future.
The rear admiral says that Porto Rico
has a great future, and has advantages
fully equal to those of Cuba. The people
dOpiIp tn Ia,r
just now carried away with love for the
United States, and are showing intense
| loyalty
Flag Secretary Wells said that the Span
iards had almost entirely left the island
being mostly in the military and civil SER
vice. aid the small number left were
those compelled to stay by their interests
The heat of the island is great it being
like our hot summer weather when the
Newark left San Juan last Sunday but the
nights were cool.
The island is a beautiful spot, vegetation
| growing luxuriantly; the roads splen-
old, being weil-built lnacadam military
roads, lined with palms and other trees.
In the fields are coffee plants and bahama
trees in abundance He also said that the
soldiers are now getting acclimated SO that
! the number sick in the hospitals is grow
ing rapidly less. The men are gradually
being housed, so that they will no longer
/ have TO live in tents and sleep on the
| ground, which is another reason for i'm
proved health. OutraSeS attributed to the
! men were, he thought, not true being pos
| sibly little wildness Eagnified. The mcn
were behaving we'll, and he spoke partIcu-
| larly of the 1st Kentucky Regiment and
| the 1st Battalion of Volunteer Engineers as
| making fine appearance.
While in New York Admiral Schley was
| asked if he had anything to say concerning
Admiral SIMPSONS report, and that part of
| it which referred to his belief that Ger
vera's fleet was in Cienfuegos when ii was
really in the harbor of Santiago, and he
| replied:
Il can say nothing on that subject do
| not care to talk for publication. These mat
| ters are not for me to discuss. As TO the
| report of the commission, | can only say
| that the members have been successful in
| their work. l am truly glad to be back in
the United States once more"