The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-08-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(Fron Our Regular Correspondent

WAsHrNaroN. D. o., August 10, 1888.
President Mckinley expects to be able
to announce the the names of the Amer.
ican Peace Commissioners in Q day or
tive, after which he will leave Washing
ton for short rest, Of which he stands
very much in need. He promised Gen.
Joe Wheeler, that he would go to Mon
tauk and review the Santiago troops Just
as soon ~ the men got in good condition,
and before any Of them are mustered out
OF service.
To say that the President and men,
bers of the Cabinet were pleased with
the news that Gen. Merritt and Admiral
Dewey captured Manila by assault be-
fore they knew the srmistice 10 stating 1t
very mildly. So far a. Merritt and Dew
ey are concerned there was no armistice
until they received official notice Of 1t.
It was hardly necessary for Secretary
Alger to deny the silly story that this
government was about to pay the Cuban
insurgents for all the time they had been
in servics and disband them, which was
sent oil over the country few days age.
The story originated with some one who
is ignorant Of our method Of government
Even If the p ,ident and his Cabinet
thought it right and proper that the U.
8. should pay the Cuban insurgents,
which they do not, 1t would be impoesi.
ble for them to pay out dollar for such
purpose without specific authority and
an appropriation from Congress. There
are mischievous persons at work trying
10 make trouble between our military
authorities and the Cuban insurgente.
and there 10 little doubt that this tory
came from some Of them.
BY direction of President Mckinley,
Gen. Lawton, who is in command Of the
department Of Santiago, has been in
structed to maintain order and protect
all persons and their property. and to
allow no interference from any quarter !;
also that the Cuban insurgents should
be treated Justly and literally, but must
recognise authority Of o. s Speaking
of this order, Secretary AlRer said: "The
order means just what it says. The U.
8. government is in control Of the sur
rendered territory and is responsible for
the maintenance of peace. The laws of
this country must be obeyed. We know
no race or color in this country in the
requirement Of obedience to law and we
will know none in Cuba. The positie n
which the President has taken will settle
the matter for the present and for all
time"
Unless present calculations are upset,
about 100000 OF the volunteers will be
mustered out Of service between now
and the Arst of October. When the tom
porary peace agreement was signed It
was thought that none Of the volunteers
would be allowed to 60 home until the
formal treaty was agreed upon, but after
confederation it was decided to be un-
necessary to keep 80 many men away
from their ordinary occupation. No an.
noucement e to the particular regiments
to be mustered out has been made, but, %
it has been determined to muster the
men out near their homes, the ordering
Of regiment into its own state may be
accepted ~ an indication that 1t is to be
mustered out Of service.
Mr.. D. d. Woodmansee, OK President
Of the League of Republican clubs, passed
through Warrington this week. When
asked what he thought Of the political
outlook he replid: president McKin.
Icy has conducted che war rmagniAcently.
The victories on land and sea will add
greatly to our prestige in both hemis.
phsres. The effect on the elections this
fall will be electrical, and large Repub.
lican vote will be polled.
Col. John Hay. now Ambassador to
Great Britain. has accepted the tender
Of the Secrstaryship Of State, which Mr..
Day will relinquish to become one Of the
Peace Commissioners. II would have
been difficult for President Mckinley
to select man better fitted by experiences
and ability to become Secretary of State,
and the territorial and commercial growth
of the U. g., % result of the
war with Spain, will make it necessary
that our Secretary of State should be q
man of the highest ability.
The orders to the officers composing
the American Representatives upon the
Joint military conditions to arrange for
the Spanish evacuation of Cuba and Por-
to Rico provided for their meeting at
Havana and San Juan respectively q