The Holly chieftain., 1898-08-26
CONSIDER CUBAN PLANS.
The Governmelt Trying to Work
Out Satisfactorily the Problem
in Regard to Cuba.
THE CUBAN MILITARY COMMISSION,
with Assistant secretary More a. to
Their Work., Opened for War Nes-
sel--The Pc 60 Cpmmission-Haw waIian
Postal System old Glory Raised.

Their WORK., Opened for War Ne.-
sel--The Pea Commission-Hawa waiIan
Postal System -UId Glory Raised.
Washington, aIg. 2i.-The confer
cnccs between .r Cuban rcpresen ta-
tlves in this crratry and the officials
OF the Unite states government.
which have be, n progress for the
past few days re having valuable
effect, it is said .pon clearing away
the clouds of u. rtainty which have
been hanging over the Cuban
. problem. Thc meetings have re-
suited in acc. nting both sides
with the vie. Of the other, and
paving the wa '1 mutual conCilia-
tOn of differ. lbs. There IS under
stood to be q .l-y strong sentiment
entertained b. me United States au-
thoritics in fav of making the renun-
citation OF allr.ance to Spain a first
requisite to eli .euship in Cuba, SO far
as having any s.. re or share either in
the temporary uinistration of the
islands affair So l.ch will follow the
evacuation b. ,uc Spanish troops
or the goveruwrnt which will fol-
. Ab''s AlG III If... .a+ A4lA4l = lhA4tI lllt
expected pro...,orate will, it is
/ believed, be uauagcd by the Gu
bans themsc .,- so far as the
municipal afTa r- II towns and cities
are concerned one programme said
TO be under -rr.ous consideration
/ in the latter auectiou embraces the
calling of ass. l'.es Of citizens after
the oath of reu nc.ution of allegiance
to Spain is taxi In the various towns
and cities at wa.rh the mayors and
councils will b. selected, the general
direction of the government OF the
island being p ed in the hands of
central power rgDrescnting the United
States, either in the person of gov
crnUr or in the -lape of a commission.
The Cuban Military Commission.
. Washington, Aug, 24.-Admiral
sampson and Ma. ten. Butler two of
( the members uf the Cuban military
commission, he d an extended confer.
euce to-day with Assistant Secretary
Of State Moore Oru. Wade the other
mem Der of the commission. has not
yet arrived. IT, purpose of the con.
ference was to talk over the general
features of the fgrthcoming work oi
the commission. The final instruc
tions will be completed in about two
days and will be -.vcn to the commits
sion in strict Confidence for their per
sonal guidance. The Cuban commits
sion viii sail on >rptembcr 5, accord
ing to present calculations, OF
the New York Admiral Samp.
sons flagship, If She can be made
ready in time. Gen. Butler
will be accompan.ed by two aids and
1t is probable that zen. Wade. chair
man of the commission, will have
three. Admiral Sampson says that
the mines gwill be removed from
| Havana harbor before the commission
enters. 1t is not known whether the
| United states will insist also that
| Moro castle be put under its control,
but at all events the New York will
not be subjected to any disaster simi-
lar to that of the Maine.
Bids Opened for War Vessels
Washington, Aug. 2i.-The navy de-
| partment opened bids at noon to-day
for 10 torpedo boat destroyers and IL
! torpedo boats to cost in the aggregate
not to exceed $4,000, 900, as provided
In the last naval appropriation act
/ These 2s destroyers and torpedo boats
| constitute the largest single addition
ever made TO the navy. The destroy
ers are to be completed within is
months and the torpedo boats within
II months. According to the require
ments of the department the destroy
ers are to have a guaranteed speed of
IS knots and the torpedo boats &c
knots. The destroyers are to be about
800 tons and are to cost not more than
| s29j, 900 each, while the torpedo boats
are to be about $50 tons and to cost not
. more than $4,000 each. These de-
/ stroyers will be the first vessels of that
| type added to our navy, except those
| imprOviscd from yachts during the re.
| cent war emergency.
The Personnel of the Peace Commission.
Washington, Aug. 24.-It is under
stood that the president will be ready
to announce the personnel of the peace
commission before the close of the
| present week and possibly within
| day or two. The members definitely
decided upon are believed to be Sec
retary Day, Senator Davis, of Mime
sofa; Senator Frye. of Maine, and
probably Mr.. Justice White, of tn,
| United States supreme court
Hawaiian Postal System.
Washington. Aug. 24.-The postal
| system now in operation in the Ha.
waiian islands will be retained pend.
| ing the recommendations of the Ha-
waiian commission, which has just
begun its labors there. This announce
ment was made to-day by Postmaster
General Euory Smith at the white
| house.
Old Glory Raised Mt Honolulu.
Washington, Aug. 24.--The state de.
partment has received the following
from late Minister Sewall at Honolulu,
announcing the raising of the Amer.
lean flag over Hawaii:
Honolulu, Aug ld-Day, State Department:
Flag raised Friday, the 18th, at noon Cere.
monies of transfer produced excellent impress
| on-Sewal
| Lafayette Monument Commission.
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