The age-herald., 1898-08-17
VOLUNTEERS ID BE MUS7EREDOU7 The Force W Il Once be Nar- | ''''d E E Considerably
 TO RA'x|E E STANDING ARMY To 100000 is Purpose of the | War Department.
 WHEELER IGNORED IN THE EAST All the New York Papers Highly Com.
 pIiment Him Editorialy. MAY BE A PEACE COMMISSIONER Will Have an Audience With the Presi- dent today-Purpose of the Pro- posed Conference Can Only Be Conjectured
All the New York Papers Highly Com.
 pIiment Him EditoriaIy.
MAY BE A PEACE COMMISSIONER
Special Dispatch to the Age-Herald. BY ARCHIBALD W. BUTT

BY ARCHIBALD W. BUTT
 Washington, Aug. 16.-A portion of the volunteers are to be mustered out of the service at once and others are to follow until the volunteer force of the country number to garrison Porto Rico, Cuba <s,. ! the Philippines. - l As soon as congress meets it~wiil be
 askedrto raise the standing army so that | the entire volunteer force can be disbanded | and ell garrison work done by regulars. SecretarY -Alger has practically mapped out his plain1 r1 congress for author
 standing army to 100, ,00o1
 place of the volunteers who can
 to their homes. If he cannot get tlg0I1
 ber he will ask for 75,OOO. The authorities in the war department believe that within six months after congress convenes, the authority will be given to raise a sufficient number of regulars so that every volun- teer will be allowed to return to his home.
 General Fitzhugh Lee
 General Lee returns to Jacksonville to- morrow, where he will assume command of his corps. He declined to go upon the military commission to meet at Havana, and ex-Senator Butler was put on in his
 place. General Lee, it is said today, will be made the commander of the depart- ment of Havana to be created as soon after | the evacuation takes place possible. It | is doubtful if he would accept the gover- norship of Havana, preferring to assume active command of the garrison forces of | the island I met General Lee shortly af- ter he left the white house. He corrobora- ted the report that he would make the race fo rthe senate against Senator Martin year hence. If he did not do so, how- ever, he said it would be for the reason that he could not leave Cuba "as long as the president needs my services" he said.
 T must keep them at his command. It is more than likely that General Lee will be kept in Cuba anyhow until peaceful gov- ernment Is assured to the island.
 General Wheeler is the hero of the hour in the east. All the New York papers are giving him great notices and editorially paying him the utmost homage for his gallantry and courage while commenting his wonderful military genius.
 The New York Sun especially takes off it's hat to him. It says that hereafter the worse any man can wish an enemy is for him to run against Joe Wheeler for any, thing he may want, or ask for in this coun- try.
 Wheeler and Mckinley General Wheeler will arrive tonight and tomorrow will have audience with the president It was believed here that he was sent for in order that the president might offer him place upon one of the military commissions. But those have been made up and it is now announced that President Mckinley will offer him Q place on the peace commission to meet in Paris. Neither the president, nor General Wheeler will say anything about their pro- posed conference one way or another.
 General Wheeler is described as looking wonderfully well. His beard is trimmed a little closer than he usually wears it, and his face is tanned a deep brown. But he looks healthy and is as hard as nick ory nut in October. He said that he was glad to get back, but it was especially sweet to come back to a country so appre- ciative of the men who had fought against the enemy. He was especially glad to see the way the privates were received. He will leave for Alabama tomorrow night