The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-27
ALL HAVE BEEN CHOSEN
AND WILL GO TO THEIR HOMES
NOW
TO PREPARE FOR THE TRIP TO PARIS
A Gas of Suspected Yellow Fever at an ArtiI'
lery Post Near Galveston. Taking Pre-
cautions 10 Prevent the Fever
Obta ming Foothod Here.
Obta ming FoothoId Here.

Washington. d. c., August 26.-Sccre-
lnry Day announced this afternoon that
tbe members of the peace commission
hld been chosen and that they had
~ accepted. Official announcement will
follow The commission is made up as
folloWH:
Secretary of State Day, Senators c. j.
Davis, Of Minnesota, and VIM. /. Frye,
Of Maine: Hon. Whitelaw Reid, of New
York and Justice White of the Supreme
court.
Senator Davis saw the President to-
day, but the interview was very brief.
The Senator left here this afternoon for
New York. and from there will return
to ST. Paul for Il stay at his home before
taking his departure for Paris. Senator
FRYE also went to New York, and will
visit his home in Maine before returning
here.
The membership of the commission be
ing completed. Secretary Day arranged
to leave for Canton tonight or tO-mor-
row. in order to make his personal prep
arations for the trip 10 Paris. He will
be accompanied abroad by Mrs. Day,
who has entirely recovered from her re-
cent illness. The Secretary has already
shipped a number of his personal eff
fects in anticipation of his early retire
mcnt from the head of the State De
partment.
The following attaches Of the commits
sion have been selected and will be APP
pointed by the President:
John Moore of Massachusetts, now
Assistant Secretary of State. to be sec
rotary of the commission; J. II. Mac
Arthur, of New York, to he assistant
secretary. Mr. Macarthur was formerly
First Secretary OF the United States lie
cation ut Madrid and is now on special
duty at the State Department. He has
had considerable experience in work Of
a diplomatic nature. These appoint
ments were decided on by the President
this afternoon.
Assistant Secretary Moore tonight adj
mitted his selection as secretary of the
commission. He said he had not decided
when he would resign his post as As
sistant Secretary of State. but that it
probably would he within a fortnight
lie had long conference with the
President this afternoon at which some
of the plans Of the commission were
discussed. Secretary Day also had an
interview with the President.
DR.. Wyman, Surgeon General Of the
Marine hospital service, has received
official information that case Of su
pectcd yellow fever exists at the artil
lcry post at Fort Point, near Galveston.
Texas, 4 difference of opinion as to
whether the case is yellow fever. ex-
lists among the physicians. the Marine
hospital surgeon believing that it is
while the Galveston health officer takes
Il contrary view The strictcst isola
ton of the case viii he enforced until
the true character of the disease is dis
closed. A telegram from the Dry Tor
tugas states that the Wilma, just arrived
there from Havana, has four suspicious
cases Of fever on board. The vessel has
been quarantined. These isolated cases,
DR.. Wyman says. are easily handled,
and he expresses no fear that the disease
will spread. The utmost precautions
are being taken in all directions to pre-.
vent yellow fever from getting Il foot
hold in the United States.