The Holly chieftain., 1898-06-10
TRE ONYIPEA(E TERMS
The conditionswhieh the President
and Senate Viii Consent to for
STOPPING the War.
sHAF1ER's EXHIBITION NEARLY READY,
lands Infor~ses Discussed at Washing
ton-The oua$seE mssssr Generals Of
hce-concsrniog state Troops-Psy
from Enlistna4ut Corps

NEW YORK, June S.-A Washington
special to the eECommercial Advertiser
says that the terms of peace upon
which the adninistraticn has deter
mined already 10 insist are rs follows:
Cuba must be aelivered to the United
States in trustunt stable govern
ment can be Established there y It's
inhabitants, of some other disposition
of Cuba must be accepted which will
insure its ultimzte independence;
Porto Rico must be ceded absolutely
to the United Stat: the United States
must retain a pava base and port in
the PhilippineS and the United States
must have a naval base in the Ladrone
islands and onein the Caroline islands.
These conditions are the last which
the administration will accept, and
they are the kast which the senate
will consent TO have embodied in a
treaty, which must come to the senate
for ratification
Skaters ExpedItiou Nearly Ready.
CHICAGO, June S. "A Tampa dispatch
from a reliable correspondent of the
Chicago Daily News says the work of
loading troops, horses, guns, ammuni-
tion, stores, Equipment and medical
supplies for the first great invasion of
the Spanish West Indies is almost
completed and before many hours Gen.
Skaters corps, the Fifth, is expected
to sail away. The destination is
known only TO few and may not be
given out until the fleet of transports
with its convoy of war vessels is well
on its way to Cuba
Canary Island Expedition.
WASHINGTON, June s.-The military
and naval Authorities are discussing
informally the advisability of sending
an expedition TO seize the Canary is
lands. The plan proposed, it is under
stood, is to be contingent on the fail
ure of Spain to sue for peace after the
fall of santiago and the successful in
vasion of Porto Rico by our forces.
While no definite arrangements look
ing to the perfectio OF the movement
have been made, there is quite an un-
dercurrent of influence in favor of it
The Quartsrmsater Generals once
WASHINGTON, June secretary AL
ger has sent to congress proposed
bin for the better organization Of the
quartermaster generals office in the
army, its depots Of supplies, etc The
sudden collection Of the force of volun-
teers and the increase of the volunteer
army has imposed an immense work
on this branch of the service and the
bill gives officers found best qualified
for difficult and Important duties a
temporary increaSe in rank and pay.
Coneernlns State Troops
WAsHISGros, June s.-Representa-
tive Olmsted, ofiPennsylvania, has in
troduccd bill roviding that officers
and enlisted me4 of military organiza-
tions who were Furnished by anv state
under call by th president or govern
or, and which rendered actual mill
tary service under command of United
States officers, hall be considered to
have been in the military service of
the United States during the period
that said organisations were in actual
| service.
Pay from nAte of Eniistment.
WASHINGTON. June Sit has finally
been determine1 that the government
will pay all stat troops from the day
| of enlistment, a4d not from the time
OF mastering ID Adjt Gen. Corbin
said late last night this plan had been
definitely decidG upon, but payments
would not begih until July l, as the
/ paynasters recently appointed have
been slow in quel flying.
The Engin es& Corpa of the Army.
WASHINGTON, June s.-senator Haw-
~ has introduced bill for the recog-
nition of the engineer corps of the
array. 1t provides that the corps shall
consist of one chef, with the rank Of
brigadier-gener&l, seven colonies, IA
Lieutenant coloaels, 2s majors and s5
captains. 1t provides for promotion
| bv seniority -