The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-12-15

Washington. De i3.-The adEutaut
generals office OF the war department
was well represented to-day a the
hearing before the house committee
on military affairs relative 20 the pro-
posed increase Of the army. Adj.
Gen. COrb.u was expected 20 open the
hearing but was detained n the de
partment His Office was Represented.
however. by officers from the several
main branches of the army. namely
Brig Gen. Schwan, MAJ. Ee5stand.
Simpson and MAJ. Johnston. Gen.
Schwau detailed at Icu- th the o--aE.-
cation o. the army under the plan pro-
posed in the Hull bill, which has the
Endorsement OF the secretary OF war.
The total strength Of officers would be
3,721: total strength of enlisted men.
%, 797; grand total of officers and men,
1O0,5lS.
Secretary Bliss Likely t. Retire
Washington, Dec. 13.-Itis very prob
able that Secretary Bliss VIII tender
his resignation within short time 10
the president He has had the step
under consideration for some time.
deeming it necessary that be should
be free to devote lnC-e tiiue to his
-
nation, il can - stated viii not be
due in the least to any differences with
The president or his other al visers,
but to Mr.. Bliss reluctance. for pure
ly private personal reasons, 70 con
tinue longer in Office as secretary Of
the interior At the time he entered
the cabinet it was said semi-otfical
that he did not intend to serve out the
term of four years, but would retire at
some fitting opportunity 1t Is pre-
sumed official announcement will not
be made until the president has chosen
Mr. Bliss successor.
Military Governor of Cuba.
Washington, Dee. 13-Mai Gen.
Brooke arrived in Washington and
was closeted for more than an hour in
consultation with Secretary AlCer. He
then, in company with Adjt Gen. Cor
bin, proceeded to the white house and
when he returned to the war depart
ment it was formally announced that
the president had designated him 10
be military governor of Cuba new
post which carries with it all the con
troll over the military and civil
branches of the island formerly eXer-
cised by the captain general under the
Spanish regime. Each OF the six prov
inces of Cuba Will have its own mill.
tary governor, just as Gen. Wood Is
now military governor of the province
of Santiago, but all of these will re-
| ceive their instructions directly from
Mai. Gen. Brooke, who Is in supreme
authority of the island.
TO &c: Along Without Any Trade Treaty
Washington, Dee. -. - For some
time to come the United States and
| Spain must get along without any
| treaty to regulate commerce between
| the two countries An effort wa:
made at Paris to secure an arrange
| ment with the Spanish commissioner:
| looking to the revival of the OLD
treaties until they could be replaced
| by others, but this having failed, NJ
| negotiations for new commercial trea
| ties will be undertaken before ratifca
| ton of the peace treaty.
Hayaua's Military Governor.
| Washington, Dec. 13.-SecretarI
| Alrer Yesterday afternoon designated
| Gen. Ludlow to act as first miiitar!
| governor of Havana city. with flu
| powers to deal with all local questions
He will leave for his post shortly
Gen. Greene, at Havana, will remain
there until relieved by Gen. Ludlow
and then come home to be retired