Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-08-18
A SABBATH Stiffness.
The National Capital Settles Down
to Conditions Existing Before
the War with Spain.
THE DOGS OF WAR ARE ALL CALLED OFF.
The Government Omcials Giving Their At
tention to Matters Pertaining to the
Re-EstabIishmento of Peace Conditions
The Philippines Present the Most
Difficult Problem.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The White
House, the war department and the
navy department yesterday resumed
their usual Sunday quietude, condi-
ton which has not prevailed since the
Maine was blown up in Havana har-
Dor, February Is.
Secretary Alger was at the depart.
ment a few minutes and also went ts
the White House, but did not remain
| long. Gen. Corbin went to his Office
during the day and looked over his dis
| patches, but did not remain constantly
on duty as he has been doing. There
were a few clerks about the depart
ments, but scarcely Sunday passes in
times of peace that this does not hap
pen. The busy warlike attitude has
entirely disappeared and
Washington Has Settled Down to Peace
| Basis.
| The president believes that the most
serious problem W hich the peace COM
mission will be called upon to deal
with is the Philippines. Before the
commits sion assemblies it is hoped the
affairs of Cuba and Porto Rico will be
found in such process of adjustment, as
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to consider together under that head.
Only Property Questions to Be Settled.
The absolute REIMBURSEMENT by
Spain of all sovereignty over the ISL
ands in the West Indies will allow
only the property questions to be ct
tied between the governments-that is,
what Spain shall take away, and what
shall remain as captures of war, and
| the protection of Spanish subjects and
| their property in the islands. The
| greater questions growing out of the
war, as relating to Cuba and Porto
Rico, will have to be dealt with by the
| United States alone.
The Philippines Will Present the Difficult
| Problem.
The fact that the Philippines will
! present the difficult problem in the
| peace negotiations has caused the ad
ministration to give it a great deal of
careful attention. Several suggestions
| have been made as to what shall be
done, one being the retention of the
| bay, city and harbor of Manila, just
what the protocol gives tempo
| rarily. Another is that Subig
! bay and sufficient amount OF
territory for a naval and coaling
station be secured and the building up
| of an American city at that place be.
! gun. Still another idea, which is be-
! ing considered, is the retention of the
island of Luzon, the advocates of that
| plan believing that there would be
trouble between the governments
which occupied portion of the island,
with a line of demarkation such as
would exist in case Manila and the bay
only was retained.
! The Island of Luzon
the largest Of the group, and con-
tains about 5000, 600 people, which are
said to be the better class in the Phil
| ippines. 1t is believed, however, that
the administration and the commission
will be greatly Influenced by the re-
ports which Admiral Dewey and Gen.
Merritt will make on the subject.
| Their reports are expected before the
| commission meets.
Will Become Quite Rapidly American
| lied.
| The final determination as to the
| government of Porto Rico and the set
Element of the government of Cuba are
| problems for settlement, but the i'm
preston prevails that these islands
will become quite rapidly American
lied, and every encouragement for
them to do so will be given. Porto
Rico will be under military control for
| the present. Cuba, also, will be SINH
! larly governed, but it is probable that
| American reforms in the matter of
| government will be such that the peo-
pie of Cuba will see the advantage of
becoming annexed to the United States.
1t is thought the sanitary improve
| ment of Havana and other cities, the
management of municipalities and the
| liberality offered the country people
will be of such a character as soon to
convince the people that the changed
conditions are for their good.
| To Be Treated at Once American
Possession.
There has been little doubt about
soon settling the transfer of Porto
| RIco, and the reception which the
American troops have received in that
| island is a justification for the belief
that Porto Rico will be treated at once
| as an American possession.
The first movement in this direction
will be the sending of delegation of
officials from the post Office department
to investigate and report upon the mail
facilities there now, and to make such
recommendations as they may deter.
mine upon.
Mail routes, methods of transporta-
ton and the conditions of post offices
generally In the island will be exam
ined.
Postoffices will be esta blished at once
wherever troops are stationed, and at
such other points as may be necessary
A similar course will be taken in
Cuba, but this is likely to be delayed
as the immediate removal of the Span
ish and the occupation by the United
States is not expected.
No ore Troops for Manila Unless Asked
For.
No more troops will be sent to Gen.
Merritt unless lie asks for them. It is
believed at the war department that
the 16, 600 men now there are sufficient
to garrison Manila and the ground
which the United States, for the pres
emit, will occupy.
Skaters Troops VIII BE Out of Cuba thia
Week.
All of the troops that were with Gen.
Shafter in the Santiago campaign will
he out of Cuba by Friday of this week.
Gen. Shafter will accompany them to
Montauk Point. There will remain at
Santiago five regiments of immunes to
do garrison duty. It is yet possib BILE
that battery will be sent to take the