The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-12

7 Secretary Day on the one side, and NJ.
Cambon, the French ambassador, and
his first secretary of legation, M THE
baut, presenting the case of Spain. The
call of the ambassador had been al
most mOmentarily expected from the
moment the cabinet adjourned The
president was in readiness for the call
| throughout the afternoon, but toward
4 o'clock took a brief respite from his
work, and gained a short nap. Several
| members of the cabinet called, but
| left after remaining but few mo-
| ments in the White house. Shortly af-
| ter 4 o'clock Secretary Day drove over
| from the state department and imme-
| diately joined the president, announc-
| ing that he had received word from
| the French embassy as to an appoint
| ment and it was agreed the president
| should see M. Cambon at $50 o'clock.
When the ambassador and his sec
| retary entered the White house. it was
| $40 o'clock. The president and Secre-
| tary Day Immediately joined them in
| the library. From then until a Scant
hour and a half afterWard the four
| were clOseted together, going over the
| answer of the Sagasta government. 1t
| was noticeable that neither Assistant
| Secretary John Moore or Assistant
| Secretary Adee, both of whom are au-
| thOrtieS on diplomatic phraSeOlogy,
| and one or the other of whom has been
| called into conference on previous Oc-
| casiOns, were present. When the meet
| ing ended it was 1885 o'clock.
Shortly after o'clock Secretary Day
| went to his office in the state de-
| partment, remaining there about an
| hour. In response to inquiries concern
! ing the result of the conference with
M. CambOn, the secretary said no in
! formation could be made public to-
| night. Further than that he declined
! to go. He could not discuss in any
| way, he said, the answer which had
! been submitted by Spain.
! Secretary Day returned to the White
house about 9:30 o'clock. Meantime
! Secretaries Alger and Bliss, Post
master General Smith and Attorney
, General Griggs had arrived at the ex-
| ecutive mansion. The five members
| of the cabinet remained in conference
! with the president until 10:30 o'clock.
Assurance was given that the confer
ence did not amount to a formal meet
ing of the cabinet, although the reply
submitted by the Madrid government
I was discussed.
! At the, conclusion of the conference
Secretary Alger said that nothing
could be given out tonight about the
reply Of the Spanish government, in
dicating that it was a subject for fur
their discussion than had yet been
given it.
| 1t is stated at the war department
! that the difficulty regarding the Wan
/ derer has been adjusted. She arrived
! at Key West when she should have
| gone to Tampa. Correspondence be-
| tween Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn
and DIR. Wyman, adjusted the entrance
| Of the Wandered at Tampa.
| NO MORE TROOPS NEEDED IN
| PORTO RICO.
| The interesting feature of today's
| news of the war department was the
cable from General Miles stating that
he did not need reinforcements and ad-
| vising that no more troops be sent to
| Porto Rico. The effect of this dispatch
| was to stop the embarkation of troops
at Newport News and to stop General
| Wade's corps from sailing.
! The disposition of troops which are
| not now needed for active service was
considered at once by the department
| officials and the determine ton was
| reached that there would be a general
movement from the larger camps. Some
of these troops will be sent north,
where they will be in a cooler climate
! and stationed at camps which are un-
der consideration, but which have not
yet been definitely selected
Some regiments will be removed at
once and those which cannot be moved
probably will be Orgdered to proceed
upon practice marches, the object be-
| ing to scatter the troops as much as
| possible and to relieve the several
| camps from the erect of concentration
| The belief is now general among the
| Ofhc1alS of the war department that
| concentration in large camps and COM
parative inactivity, together with the
| failure of troops to take rigid precau-
| tlons ass advised by the medical de-
| partment. has been the cause of much
sickness in the various camps
| SURGEON GENERAL STERN
BERGS DEFENSE.
| The following reply was today issued
by Surgeon General Sternberg in de-
fense of the medical department of uhe
| army, to Major General Shafter:
| When the regular troops were orde T.
| ed into the field, commanding officer <
| of regiments were directed to take with
| them a complete field outfit and medi-
cal supplies for three months. I en-
| close herewith a memorandum showing
the medical supplies which have been
| sent to the Fifth army corps at Tampa
| and at Santiago. The only requisition
for medical supplies received from the
| chief surgeon of the Fifth army corps
at Santiago is one dated July %, 1895,
| by cable, as follows:
"Cantiago de Cuba. July %, 1895
July 23rd wanted urgently, quinine
| tablets 200 bottles; strichnine tablets,
! 100 bottles: calomel and soda tablets,
! 100 bottles; calomei, 200 grammes, nj
| trio acid in 2-ounce walls, 100; test
| tubes, 1000; Fowler's solution. 1000.
HARVARD.
| Major. Surgeon, L. S. A, Acting Chief
Surgeon"
The supplies asked for were sent by