The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-06-09
IHE ONLY PEACE TERMS
The Conditions Which the President
and Senate Will Consent to for
Stopping the War.
SHaFTER'S EXPEDITION NEARLY READY.
The Advisability of Selling the Canary Is
lands Informally Discussed at Washing
< ton-The Ouartermaster Generals Of
fics-Concerning state Troops-Pay
from Observation-Disclosures Corps


I from FnlIstmept-Engfneer Corps
| NEW YORK, June IA Washington
/ special 70 the Commercial Advertiser
/ says that the terms of peace upon
| which the administration has deter
/ mined already TO insist are as follows:
| Cuba must be delivered to the United
| States in trust until a stable govern
ment can be established there by its
inhabitants, or some other disposition
of Cuba must be accepted which will
insure its ultimate independence;
Porto Rico must be ceded absolutely
to the United States; the United States
| must re tain a naval base and a port in
the Philippines, and the United States
must have a naval base in the LadrOne
islands and one IN the Caroline islands.
These conditions are the last which
the administration will accept, and
they are the least which the senate
will consent to have embodied in a
treaty, which must come to the senate
for ratification.
Skaters Expedition Nearly Ready.
CHICAGO, June "A Tampa dispatch
from reliable correspondent of the
Chicago Daily News says the work of
tion, stores, equipment and medical
supplies for the first great invasion of
the Spanish West Indies is almost
completed and before many hours Gen.
Skaters corps, the Fifth, is expected
to sail away. The destination is
known only to Il few and may not be
given out until the fleet of transports
with its convoy of war vessels is well
to On no
Canary Island Expedition
WAsHINGTON, June The military
and naval authorities are discussing
informally the advisability of sending |
an expedition to seize the Canary is
lands. The plan proposed, it is under |
stood, is to be contingent on the fail |
ure of Spain to sue for peace after the |
fall of Santiago and the successful in |
vasion of Porto Rico by our forces |
While no definite arrangements look |
ing to the perfection of the movement |
have been made, there Is quite an I'M
dercurrent of influence in favor of it
The Ouartermaster Generals Office.
WAsHINGToN, June 7.-Se cretary AL
ger has sent to congress proposed |
bill for the better organization of the
luartermaster generals office in the
army, its depots of supplies, etc, The
sudden collection of the force of volun-
Jeers and the increase of the volunteer
army has imposed an immense work
IN this branch of the service and the
bill gives officers found best qualified
or difficult and important duties a
increase in rank and pay.
Concerning state Troops
WAsHINGToN, June 7.-Representa-
i've Olmsted, of Pennsylvania, has in
reduced bill providing that officers
md enlisted men of military organiza-
ions who We're furnished by any state |
Inder call by the president or govern
II, and which rendered actual mill |
airy service under command of United
states officers, shall be considered to |
ave been in the military service of |
he United States during the period |
hat said organizations were in actual |
ervice.
Pay from Date of Enlistment
WASHINGTON, June Tt has finally |
cen determined that the government
Jill pay all state troops from the day ,
{ enlistment and not from the time
t mastering in Adjt- Gen Corbin L
aid late last night this plan had been
decided upon, but payments
'ould not begin until July /, as the
aymasters recently appointed have I
cen slow in qualifying.
The Engineer Corps of the Army. a
WASHINGTON, June 7.-Senator Haw-
y has introduced a bill for the recog-
ition of the engineer corps of the
my. 1t provides that the corps shall a
)usist of one chief, with the rank of \
igadier-general, seven colonies, Il T
eutenant c0lonels, IS majors and IS
Iptains- 1t provides for promotion :,
= seniority.