New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-30
THE EVACUATION BOARDS.
INSTRUCTIONS TO SAMPSON AND sCHLEY
AND THEIR ASSOCIATES.
ROTH AD,rrRAr,s TO REMAIN TECHNICALLY on
sEA DUTY-UNITED STATES TO
GOVERN THE ISLANDS

Washington Aug. 29.-An order was Issued
at the Navy Department to-day detaching Rear
Admiral W S Schley from command of the
second SQUADRON of the North Atlantic fleet
and ordering him to Porto Rico as a member
Of the Evacuation Commission. lie IS au-
thorized TO fly his flag on the cruiser New-Or-
leans which Will remain in those waters until
the Commission is ready 10 return to the United
States Admiral Schley Will he accompanied
10 Porto Rico by the following members or his
staff now attached TO the cruiser Brooklyn al
New-York: Lieutenant j. e. Sears. Lieutenant
g. w. Wells. jr.. and Ensign Edward NC
Cauey il. The order for Admiral Schley to
ny his nag on the New orleans Is made in q
der 10 keep him constructively on sea duty
while serving the Evacuation Commission
thus emitting him 70 the highest pay OF his
RANK $1,000 year.
1t was for the same reason that the Navy De-
partment decided to keep Admiral Sampson in
nominal command Of the North Atlantic fleet
while he is in Havana as a member Of the Gu
ban Evacuation Commission. His flag Will be
displayed on the auxiliary cruiser Resoluie'
which will take the members Of the Commission
10 Havana
General Butler one Of the members OF the
Cuban Commission. was at the War Depart
ment to-day in conference with the authorities
regarding the duties Of the Commission. Colo
mel ]. ". Clous. of the Judge Advocate-Gen-
erals Department. who will act as one Of the
legal advisers Of the Commission. was at the
State Department to-day. He had n long con-
ference with Acting Secretary Moore regarding
the legal aspects Of the case. He arrived here
to-day from Porto Rico where he was serving
on the staff of General Miles
The Cuban Commission Will sail from New
which will proceed direct to Havana General
Wade will act president Of the Commission
The Porto Rlcan Commission VIII sail from
New-York next Wednesday on the Army
transport Seneca General Gordon arrived here
to-day from Huntsville, Ala, and received his
instructions from Acting Secretary Moore OF
the State Department and Secretary Aiger OF
the War Department. 1t was his first visit 10
Washington since his appointment. Ii Is eX-
pected that he will join the other members or
the Commission in New-1ork tomorrow or
early on Wednesday morning.
The instructions TO the Cuban and Porto
Rican military commissions were drawn up and
approved by the President before he left Wash
ington. and are ready to be delivered 10
the president Of each The instructions VIII
not be made public but their general terms are
known TO be the same as the instructions sent
TO General Shafter regarding the government of
Santiago. and 10 General Merritt regarding the
Philippines This will mean that the military
commissions will take control of Cuba ana
Porto Rico the same the military governor
now controls that part Of Cuba surrendered 10
the United States after the Santiago campaign.
The many minor details relative to The evacua-
ton Of the islands eft TO the commissions,
which will report any difficult disputed points
10 Washington. There never has been doubt
that the United States would take full control
OF Porto R!c). and the instructions TO the
Cuban Military Commission settle any ques-
tons regarding that island and mean that, for
the present at least. the United States will as
sumo the government and control or the re-
mander Of the island as has been the case IN
Santiago