The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-26
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PEACE DOCTORS.
Three Of tie Paris Con-
ferees Announced
After a Cabinet
Meeting.
WHITELAW REID SELECTED
Justice White Has the Offer
Of An Appointment
Under Considera-
ton.
BLOODSHED TN MANILA
A Soldiers Wanton Shot
Costs His Own and at
Least One Other Life.
SPAIN'S SILLY THREATS
Talk of Sending More Troops
to Manila--Carlists' Sui
len Resolve.
ALGER TALKS GLIBLY STILL
Only Way Found TO Stop the Camp
wikoff Mortality Is to Send
the Soldiers All
Home.

!. WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 26 1SaS.-lt
vs. understood that Secretary Day took
with him to the Cabinet meeting .aday a
copy Of the instructions which will be
given to the military commissions about
10 assemble at Havana and Porto Rico.
Senator Davis one of the Peace Conimis-
sioners was about the State Department
during the morning but did not see Sec
retary Day.
All the members of the Cabinet except
Secretaries Alger and Long, both of whom
are out of town, were at the regular
meeting of the Cabinet today The i'm
preston prevails that the personnel OF
the peace commission wouldbe announced
after Cabinet meeting though Justice
Whites service on the commission seems
still matter of some doubt.
Colonel John j. MeCook and Represen-
tative Lemuel E. Quigg, of New York,
were among those who saw the Presi-
dent prior to the Cabinet meeting. Mr..
Quigg had a long talk with the Presi-
dent over the selection of Mr.. Whitelaw
Reid as a member of the Peace Commits
sion While Mr.. Quigg would not dis
cuss his visit, it is very likely from his
relations with Senator Platt that he pro-
tested against the proposed appointment.
The President told Mr. Quigg he had de-
termined upon the appointment. Sena-
tor Davis, whoh ad been selected as peace
commissioner, also saw the President, but
the interview was very brief. The Ssaa-
tor left here this afternoon for7New York
and from there will return to st. Paul
for a stay at his home before taking his
departure for Paris. Senator Frye. an
other of the peace commissioners. also
went to New York today and will visit his
home in Maine before returning here.
A telegram from Secretary Alger, at
Camp wikoff. Montauk Point, L. L, was
read at the Cabinet meeting today. Sec
retary Alger stated that hefound the ex-
isfing conditions at the camp fairly sat-
isfactory.
The Cabinet discussed various ques-
tions concerning Porto Rico. Cuba, and
the Philippines. It'was decided to admit
butter and butterine to Porto Rico and
Cuba when stamped as such at cents
a pound This is a material reduction,
the Spanish rate having been cents on
butter. while butterine was not admitted
Secretary Day. upon leaving the Cabi-
net meeting this afternoon. announced
Whitelaw Reid had been selected as
peace commissioner. The commission SO
far as made up being Secretary of State
Day. Senator C. K Davis, of Minnesota:
Senator William P. Frye of Maine, and
Whitelaw Reid, of New York The fifth
member, Secretary Day announced Off
cially, has not been finally selected, but
Justice White, of the Supreme Court, has
the Presidents tender of a place under
consideration and may be Induced to ac-
cept.
Army. says no complaint has reached
the War Department from Major General
Brigadier General, Colonel, or men, of the
army, regarding want or destitution OF
lack Of supplies for the care Of the troops
No demand has been made for supplies
other than the regular acquisitions for
troops which come in the ordinary routine
way General Corbin declined to be in
terviewed on the subject of the many
stories afloat regarding destitution and
Y0ismanagement of the war. saying that
the people will see Tor themselves what
was DONE
The whole Department is greatly stirred
over the many newspaper accounts of
what has been going on and 1t was the
suDject of discussion everywhere e5out
the War Department, but apparently each
tigation of the subject will vindicate him
ard his department. The officers IN Wash
Sngton say the accounts Of suffering have
bee nexaggerated, but If there has baen
suffering further than the incidents of
war naturally would bring aboua. The
fault has not been with the officers in
the department here
Each officer processes to be ready and
willing that there should be an investi-
cation. Some officers say It VIII be nee
essary and that they viii welcome a
will bring out all the facts.
No official statement Is expected In the