The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-08-16
Secretary of State Day to Take a
Needed Rest.
Will So TO Canton on a Weeks Vacation,
and VIII Probably Retire From Office
Immediately on His Return
to Washington.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The recon-
struction of affairs in Cuba, Porto Rico,
and throughout the Spanish West Indies
is receiving earnest consideration in
official quarters and at the White House
to-day. The President saw number
Of prominent callers in reference to this
reconstruction in our new inSular de-
Tendencies. General Lee spent some
time with the President, going over the
condition of Cuban affairs. While no
announcement was made, the impress
sion prevailed that General Lee would
be one of the Cuban military commits
sioners to be named within few days.
Acting Secretary Allen of the navy
also saw the President concerning Gu
ban affairs. 1t is probable that an Amer
lean naval vessel will go to Havana
harbor before long, and at least two ma
val vessels will be ordered to Havana
when the m litary commission a sembles
there to determine upon the details of
Spanish evacuation.
Secretary Day also conferred with the
fTeSlutHl, anu 1dltl Qelci tHdl
the peace terms being matured, TO take
weeks vacation, and he will leave
either tonight or tomorrow morning,
going probably TO Canton. Assistant
Secretary Moore Will be acting Sec
! rotary of the State Department during
Judge Days absence. The Secretary's
retirement from the head of the de-
partment is likely to follow soon after
his return from Canton, and indeed it
may come during his absence, although
there was no outward evidence to-day
that he was about to close his connec-
ton with State affairs.
The Navy Department decided during
the day to yield as far as practicable to
the public desire at New York for a
naval review of the ships of Admiral
Simpsons fleet. Accordingly Acting
Secretary Allen issued the following
order:
The department is much gratified at
the desire expressed to see a review of
the warships and cruisers recently or
dered home, and so far as practicable
is DESTROYS of carrying out the wishes
Of the citizens who wish to see the ships.
But neither the officers nor the men of
the fleet are in condition TO participate
in street parade. The department is
taking the opportunity of the armistice
to put these ships at once into as best
possible condition for such cases as
hereafter may be required of them. 1T
Is expected all other work will be sus
pended and the entire available force Of
the navy yard directed to this work, in
order to secure the greatest possible dis
patch.
The department will direct that,
upon the arrival in New York harbor,
the fleet will steam up the North Riv-
er as far as General Grants tomb, fire
salute and steam back to their an
chorage. 1t is expected that the fleet
will reach New York on Saturday, the
2Gth inst
The plan is to have Admiral Samp-
son met off Sandy Hook with orders
for the procession up the North River.
II is expected that the fleet viii be off
Sandy Hook some time Friday night,
but they will lie outside the harbor I'M
til Saturday morning.
The Navy Department is taking steps
to reduce the force of naval militiamen
called into service from the several
States. The Minneapolis is to transfer
part OF her crew TO the Yosemite,
thus releasing the Michigan Naval MI
utiamen. who man the Yosemite. The
Columbia is also to transfer her crew
to the Dixie and other auxiliary craft.
thus allowing the naval militiamen on
these auxiliaries to go home. In this
way the naval service will be speedily
turned into the hands of the regular
officers and crews.