The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-24
THREE CHOSEN
ANOTHER NAME ADDED TO THE
PROPOSED PEACE COMMISSION.
Senator Frye, of Maine, May BE Sent
to Paris to Work with Secretary
Day and Senator Davis.
JUSTICE. WHITE MENTIONED
ALSO GEN. BENJAMIN F. TRACY AND
AMBASSADOR WHITE.
Instructions for the Two Military
Commissions Discussed by the
President and Cabinet.
SAMPSON AND COLLEAGUES
TO SAIL FROM NEW YORK FOR HA-
VANA EARLY IN SEPTEMBER.
War Department Considering Plans
for Feeding the Starving People in
Cuba-The Church Question.
Instructions for the Two Military
Commissions Discussed by the
President and Cabinet.
SAMPSON AND COLLEAGUES
TO SAIL FROM NEW YORK FOR HA-
VANA EARLY IN SEPTEMBER.
War Department Considering Plans
for Feeding the Starving People in
Cuba-The Church Question.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-The President
Is understood to have added another name
to the peace commission-Senator Frye, of
Matchmaking three in all up to date,
namely. Secretary Day and Senators Davis
and Frye. He is also said to have dropped
consideration of Minister Woodfords name.
Inside gossip has it that the Supreme Court
will not lie represented on the commission,
Justices White and McKenna both being
side-tracked. Two members of the Senate
committee on foreign affairs being on the
list, the President may conclude, from mo-
tives of policy, to take some one from the
House Strong men are not plentiful on
the House foreign affairs committee. In
the absence of Chairman Hit. Representa-
tive Henry is about the only member of
the foreign affairs committee who could be
chosen on a question of ability and merit.
If the House is to be recognized, Hender-
son of Iowa. Payne of New York or Hop
kins of Illinois would stand the best show
of selection. The names in mems mouths
tonight are Ambassador White and Gen.
B. F. Tracy. of New. York.
The Cabinet to-day discussed the form of
Instructions to be given the American COM
mission for the evacuation of Cuba and also
the composition of the peace commission.
A great many points were raised concerning
Cuba, and the letter prepared by Secretary
Day was found to be incomplete in many
particulars. The matter was accordingly
referred to a member of the Cabinet for
recasting, and will be taken up again at
the next regular meeting on Friday.
Adjutant General Corbin does not now
expect to have his mastering out list ready
before tomorrow or Thursday. 1t will in
clude at least 100000 men. and may go above
that. Several cases have been brought to
the attention of the War Office where petit
tiors and memorials from privates and nom
commissioned officers to be mustered out
have been suppressed by the higher officers
of the command. 1t is the wish of the sec
retary of war to oblige as many of the SOL
diers who want to be discharged from serv-
ice as he can. The number is so great that
it will have to be proportioned equitably
among the States.
John r. Mclean editor of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, wires from Bar Harbor, where he
is now stopping, emphatic denial of the
fantastic story that he is about to desert
the Democratic party and be appointed Sec
retary of war to succeed General Alger.
Another story nearly as improbable is afloat
tonight resigning Secretary A1ger and
appointing Senator Mcmillan to his place
at the head of the War Office, the IDEAL"
to be completed by the appointment of AL
ger to McMillans vacant seat The yarn
Is built on the theory that the President
wants to get rid of Secretary Alger, and
that the latter is willing to step down and
out If the way is opened for him into the
Senate, all of which is exceedingly improb-
able