Evening star., 1898-09-16
Surrenders to the President the Sec.
retaryship of State.
ARRIVAL OF MR.. HAY
Senator Hoar Declines the Embassy
at London.
THE PEACE CONDITIONS

Secretary Day this morning handed his
resignation to President Mckinley as Sec
retary of State. 1t is to take effect tomor-
row. Mr.. John Hay, who will succeed Judge
Day. will arrive in Washington in about a
week.
Assistant Secretary Moore Of the State
Department, who will accompany the peace
commission to Paris as a counselor and
as secretary, said this afternoon that he
had handed in his resignation to take ef-
feet tomorrow.
\ successor to Mr.. Moore will not be se-
lected until Mr.. Hay arrives. He will de-
eide who viii be his first assistant.
Senator Hoar has formally declined the
offer of the English embassy. and it is said
today that the President has not yet ox-
tended ar offer to any one else. He has
been too busy with the peace commission
to think over the matter.
In Accord on the Philippines
The regular session of the cabinet this
morning was a trief one. Secretary Day
exchanged farewells with his brother mem
hcrs, and went to the department to at
tend to some urgent details in connection
with the departure of the peace commits
sion.
The cabinet talked little today over ;ac
Instructions to the peace commission. Tho
II.al FORMAL dlSCCSSlOn of this subject MAS
had yesterday afternoon.
1t is said oy cabinet officials today TIA.
there is a singular uranimity in the aa.
mlnlstratio1 as to the policy which the
commission mas been told to follow
The President his cabinet ard the reac,
commissioners are, IL is sand on the high
est authority To-Day, in perfect sccord
lhey feel satisfied, it is said. that the pol
Icy 10 oc outlined will be in accord with
public opinion in the United States /, is
confidently predicted that this country win
ba almost unanimously with the President
when the position OF the peace COMMISSION
ers is made public. That policy, a peace
commissioner said today. would be e ru.r-
lean in every phase"
On some points the demands will b. spa-
cine. and the Instructions will be rot tr
s"erve from them at all. Other points are
left open.
news From Gen. Otis.
telegram which gave great satis.ac-
tlon to the administration was read at the
caoinet session. 1t was from Gen Otis II
told about the evacuation Of Manila by tie
insurgents, and stated positively tha. the
situation Is satisfactory. The customs re-
ceipts at Manila, Gen. Otis said IN his
message are largely in excess of the eN-
perdttures, which include the feeding nf
1900 Spanish prisoners.
Gen OTIS telegram. said n ca1ine.
n emDer. negatives the stories OF trouble
between the Americans and insurgents. II
p
deal of eNaEseration about friction"
senator Frye Calls.
Before the cabinet assembled this morn
ing Senator Frye of the peace commission
paid a short visit to the President. Seerc.
tary Day was also with the President dur.
ing the day. Both exchanged farev,rus
with friends during the day, expecting IA
leave for New York this Afternoon at =
O'Clock.
Word was received from Senator Grov
that ne would not be able to come TO Wash
ington ana would join the other cornnis-
sloners in New York tomorrow. Tho sen
ator Is engaged in a legal case The ma
ture of the instructions given by the Prs
ldent will be explained to him by the other
commissioners after they leave New Tork
Gen. Seho6eId mt the White Houso
General John NJ. Schofield was with Presi-
dent Mckinley over an hour today aft.r
the cabinet adjourned. talking over the
subject Of an investigation Of the war and
of the invitation to General Schotald To
serve as member of the commission -
make the investigation. With the Pr,sl-
dent and General Schofield part of the time
was Acting Secretary OF War Meiklejonn
Gen. Schofeld said that he mad not
concluded his interview with the President
and would have another conference with
tie chief executive tomorrow. General
Schoheld declined to say whether he would
serve on the commission, but it is believed
that he will conclude to do so.
Gen Schofeld several days ago asked 10
be excused from serving on the commits
sion, but the President wired him to come
on here fcr talk and he did SO.
1t is again said today that the President
Will secure nIne members for the commits
sion before beginning the work now plan
ned.
other Callers.
Gen. George A. Garretson, who has lust
returned from Porto Rico, was one of the
Presidents callers today. He said that
he had not suffered from malaria or any
tropical disease.
a caller.