Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-08-27
CHOSEN PEACENAkERS
The Men Selected by President
Mckinley to Arrange Terms.
ALL BUT TWO HAVE ACCEPTED.

Associate Supreme Court Justice
white ana ex-seeretary of the Navy
Tracy WIN Complete Our List OF
Peace Commissioners.
washington, Aug. 25.--The following
american peace commissioners to set
tie the future of the Philippine islands
have been selected by President Nc
Kinley:
william R Day. of Canton, o., sec
rotary of state: Cushman K. Davis
United States senator from Minnesota;
william p. Frye, United States senator
from Maine; Edward Douglass White
of Louisiana, associate justice of the
United States supreme court; General
BENJAMIN F. Tracy. former secretary of
the navy.
The president, 1t can be stated on the
authority of cabinet officer, has re-
ceived from Senator Frye his accept
ance Of the appointment on the peace
commission rendered him several days
ago.
The selection of Justice White and
Mr.. Tracy has been decided, and it
only needs their acceptance for an Of
fetal announcement of the commits
sion's makeup.
As soon as the appointment of the
commission is announced all the MEM
bers will be invited to come to Wash
ington and consul with the president.
Developments in the Philippine islands
are being closely watched, and every
scrap of information bearing on the
subject is being carefully collected for
the use of the commission.
Senator Davis arrived in Washing
ton yesterday. He went to the White
House very soon after his arrival and
remained with the president for an
hour. The conference was of pre-
liminary character and was devoted
largely to the great question which the
administration viii have to settle, of
control of the Philippines. Afterwards
Senator Davis went to the state de-
partment and saw Secretary Day, who
is also to be a member of the peace
commission Senator Davis will remain
in Washington two or three days, and
the terms of peace for the American
side will be formulated as far as pos
sible in the conferences which Will
occur between the president the sec
rotary of state and the chairman of
the foreign relations committee. These
preliminaries will be of great impor-
lance, as all the diplomatic questions,
the examination of old treaties, the
many points to be involved in the new
treaty, of necessity, will have to be
thoroughly considered by the COM
missioners.
Senator Davis refused absolutely to
discuss with newspaper men any of the
questions growing out of the war or
the subjects which might likely come
before the commission He would
neither express his own views nor dis
cuss the sentiment of the people Of his
own state or other sections respecting
the Philippines the government of
Porto Rico, or the management of af-
fairs in Cuba.
Senator Davis briefly referred to the
success of the war and the achieve
ments of the American soldiers and
sailors in the different battles which
occurred. He was especially gratified
at the gallant conduct of the Thirteenth
Minnesota in the battle of Manila, and
while here made arrangements with
the war department for bringing home
the remains of Captain Bjornstad. of
that regiment. who has died of wounds
since the battle was fought. Many
members of the regiments are per-
sonal friends of the senator, some of
them living in his vicinity at st. Paul.