Evening star., 1898-09-03
WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 8, 1898.
National and international.

White of the United States Supreme Court
| relative to the latter's acceptance OF a seat
| on the American peace commission, which
Justice White held in allegiance. It was an
nounced that the commission would sail
for Europe September II. Orders were is
sued for the release of all the Spanish pris-
oners held by this government on American
soil, and Admiral Ceryera Immediately set
about securing transportation facilities for
them. Premier Sagasta, in Madrid.
quoted as saying that every effort would be
exerted to keep the cortes from discussing
the Spanish-American peace terms Gems.
Miles, Hams and Schwan sailed for home
from Porto Rico with several thousand
troops; Gen. Brooke took command of the
military forces in the island and made
ready to join the other members of the
evacuation commission at San Juan; much
sickness among the American troops was
reported Wide comment was caused by the
recent publications representing Gen. Miles
as criticising the War Department for It's
actions in connection with the Santiago and
Porto Rican campaigns; 1t was stated, but
not confirmed, that he would be called up
on for an explanation upon his return. The
mastering out of the volunteers proceeded
and at the end of the week about one-third
of the force had been placed under dispersal
orders. Gen. Merritt, accompanied by Gen.
Greene, sailed from Manila to join the
American peace commissioners In Paris; il
was stated that Admiral Dewey had been
ordered to report also at Paris, but upon
his representation that the situation at
Manila was still acute the orders were re-
voked and he was instructed to remain
there and continue his efforts to prevent
trouble: Gen. Shafter arrived at Montauk
Point; he had turned over the command at
Santiago to Gen Lewton, and late reports
indicated that affairs there were satisfac-
tory, the Spanish residents submitting quiz
etly to American rule end the Cubans
showing an increasing disposition to re-
spect the conditions of the temporary
American occupation: the shipments of
Spanish soldiers TO Spain continued, Gen.
and Ct1ff lns,-- -s,r-
respects to the American officials Ii was
announced without Verifcation that Gen.
Pando had fled from Cuba for Spain car
rying with him a large sum q. government
money. Brig. Gen. II. V. Boynton reported
to the War Department that the hospitals
at Camp Thomas. Chickama uga were In
flrst-class condition. Commodore Philip was
detached from the Texas and assigned to
the command of the second squadron of the
North Atlantic fleet, succeeding Admiral
Schley, detached for duty on the Porto
Rican commission. Bids were opened at
the Navy Department. for the construction
or the three battle ships provided for by
congress In the current appropriation bill.
1t was discovered at the Treasury Depart
ment that many fraudulent bids for bonds
had been submitted during the recent SUBJ
scription and steps were taken To discover
the perpetrators of the frauds and TO pro-
tect the interests of the government Prof
II. ID. Woodward of Columbia University,
New York, was appointed assistant COM
missioner general at the Paris exposition
The joint commission sitting at Quebec TO
consider affairs relating to the nfted
States and Canada adjourned until Sep
tember 20.
Foreign Affairs
Great events followed each other in close
succession. Count Muravieff the Russian
foreign minister. handed to each Of the
foreign representatives at St. Petersburg a
note stating that the car proposed an
international conference for the purpose
OF reducing excessive armaments and
bringing universal peace; the proposal was
variously received though the note OF OBJ
lection to the plan impracticable was
most generally heard Lieut. Col Henry
OF the military intelligence bureau of the
french army confessed to having forged
one OF the documents tending to show the
guilt of Capt Dreyfus. the Hebrew officer
confined on Devils Island on charge of
selling military secrets to the German gov
ernment; the confessed foreer took his own
life after he had been placed under arrest.
and France was agitated as seldom before
In Its history: demand for a revision of
the DreYfus case was advanced and re-
ceiVed support from sources hitherto an
tagonisttc to that proposition; IL was init
mated that Henrys suicide had been con-
nlVed at by the higher military authorities
and even that he had been slain at their
command; one result of the renewal of
the scandal was an outburst of war talk
IN France, with Germany as the object
1t was announced from London, though
without complete official verifcation. that
preliminary treaty had been signed be-
tween England and Germany, establishing
a virtual alliance, giving Germany control
of Syria and Great Britain the right to
lease Delagoa bay. The Austrian and Hum
sarlan premiers reached agreement as
TO the Austro-Hungarian compact; the Aus
train reichsrath was summoned to meet
September 20; a plot to assassinate Baron
Banffy, the Hungarian premier, was dis
closed Active operations were reported
from the Anglo-Egyptian expedition
against the khalifa. who had established
headquarters at Omdurman. near khar-
tum; a skirmish between the forces oc-
CURED, with advantage on the side of the
expedition. Queen Wilhelmina OF Holland
reached her majority and issued a procla-
nation to her people, preliminary to as
sumlng the throne. In consequence of the
death of King Malietoa of Samoa 1t was
believed that steps would soon be taken to
partition the Samoan Islands amorg Eng
land, Germany and the United States A
constitution for the United States of Cen
tral America, embracing Salvador Hondu-
ras and Nicaragua. was signed at Managa
The cabinet of Ecuador resigned. An out
break at Puno, Peru. was suppressed The
movement In Jamaica for annexation to
the United States met with opposition from
the negro element. Col. John Hay the re-
tiring American ambassador at London,
visited Queen Victoria at Osborn Isle of
Wight 1t was officially reported at Simla,
India, that the plague was spreading. 1t
was announced in Japan that all export
duties would be gradually abolished to in
crease the foreign trade.
In the District.
Plans for receiving the returning District
Volunteer Regiment wera somewhat chang
ed by reason of a decision to bring the
troops home from Montauk earlier than was
at fret prof. ected; it was announced that
the regiment would leava Montauk on the
night Of Thursday, September 8. reaching
Washington on the morning OF the 9th; re-
ports from the camp indicated that the men
were in general comfortable, much having
been done for them out OF the fund raised
for their aid; the local committee In charge
of the reception Of the regiment decided to
extend the work to include the relief of s1f-
fering both before and after the arrival Of
the troops in this city. The Commissioners
issued a permit to the Capital Railway |
Company to erect double trolley on the |
Navy Yard bridge in accordance with the |
terms of a recently enacted law. Receiver
w. Kesley Schoepf filed in court his report |
of the affairs of the Washington and Mary