The San Francisco call., 1898-08-01
TROOPS YET RUSHING TO
 PORTO RICO
GeDerdl Wade to tbe Front With q ProVisioDdl
 DiVisioD.

l for the Madrid Government to again
 receive such a favorable proposition
 President Mckinley is showing his
 confidence in the acceptance by Spain of the propositions he submitted by al- ready giving consideration to the per-
 sonnel of the commission which will represent tn, United States in the dis cussion of questions affecting the fu- ture of the Philippines, and also to con- sidering plans for the belated summer vacation which he had intended to fore
 go altogether if the war continued Both the administration and the French Embassy are silent as to the
 eE ct notifications of the President S terms which were made at yesterday s
 meeting. The President believes 1t
 amounts to a mere change in the wording to avoid misunderstanding | of the true meaning of the document 1 in Madrid. and that it in no way changed the meaning he intended to convey. The insistence of Ambassador Cambon for the change, however, in | dicated that he considers 1t of great importance, and 1t may turn tin the end that it was more material than the President will now admit
 What the desires of the administra- ton are as to territorial expansion in the Philippines will be indicated with considerable clearness by the appoint ment of commissioners OIL the part of the United States. Members of the Cabinet declare that no one will be ap- pointed on the commission who will not favor holding at least all that the administration wants, and who will not hold out to the end for these conces- sions. Several names have been men tioned in connection with the commits sion. Minister Woodford will surely be member of 1t, former Senator Ed munds has been mentioned for another and Secretary Tracy for another. The name of former Secretary OIney is being brought forward to-day, and he IS being strongly urged upon the Presi- dent by some Republican Senators who have unbCunded confidence in his firm ness and who believe he could not only match any commissioners Spain might bring forward in shrewdness, but that he could be depended upon to yield nothing beyond what might be contem- plated by his instructions. There has been some opposition developed to Ed munds on account of his known oppo- S1llOL to teTTllOrldl expansion.
 Persons best informed as to the prob- l abilities declare that the answer of the i Spanish Government to the terms of | peace outlined by the Government of the United States is not expected be- | fore Tuesday. This opinion is based upon a knowledge of the time when the United States communication was re- ceived in Madrid, which was not until an early hour this morning, the time re- quired to decipher it, the necessity for an extended consideration of the mat 1 ter by the Spanish Cabinet and also the necessity for carefully framing the re- l joinder.
 Major General Joseph c. Breckin- ridge, inspecor general Of the army, has been ordered to take command tenn porarily of the troops at Chickamauga, Major General Wade having been or
 dered to Washington. I was informed | tonight by General Breckinridge that he would leave in the morning for l Chickamauga. General Wade will be ordered to Porto Rico. Although the army of 30,000, as originally planned for Porto Rico, has been about com pleted, this new order is for the purpose of forming provisional division of
 necessary, so as to enable General Wade to get to the front