Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-04-22
NO APPREHENSION.
Ready to Pay Spain Cuba and Porto
RicO-Can Be Mustered Out
Whenever They Like.
(F'rom our regular Correspondent =

Washington, April I7.-President
Mckinley has no apprehension that the
trouble on the Samoan Islands will lead
to international complications of a serious
nature. but he is fully determined hat
the Commission, representing the United
States, Great Britain and Germany, which
will sail from San Francisco on the 25th
inst, on the u. S. auxiliary cruiser Bad
ger, shall fix the responsibility for all the
mischief done over there, including the
ambuscading of the force of American
and British marines, resulting in the kill
ing of two American officers and two
privateS, and one British officer and two
%privates. In order that he NAV fully
comprehend his instructions, Hon. Bart
lett Trip, the American Commissioner.
has been summoned to Washington by
telegraph, to confer with the President
berg, the German Commissioner, called
at the Navy Department and thanked
Secretary Long, in the name of his gov
eminent, for having placed a vessel at the
disposal of the Commission.
Spain has been notified, through the
French Ambassador, that he $780, 900 900
called for by the treaty of peace, will be
paid on demand, in New York, in U. S.
gold coin, or in gold bars, as may be pre-
ferred. This is anticipatory. as this gov
eminent has the right, under the treaty,
TO defer the payment until six months
after the date of the exchange of copies of
the treaty,
Senator Hanna denies most positively
the rarNOrf that he Nofe,a Eact frDr, FTla,a
asville for the purpose of calling a meet
ing of the Executive Committee of the
Republican National Committee, and
adds that he sees nc necessity, at this
time, for a meeting of the Executive Com
mittee to consider preliminaries for the
presidential campaign, as there will be
plenty of time to look after those matters
later.
Secretary Alger, who has just returned
to Washington and resumed his duties,
after a tour to Cuba and Porto Rico, for
the purpose of making a personal inspec-
ton OF our military government on those
islands, said: 81 return to Washington
with renewed faith. All that | had ever
imagined has been more than realized.
Under no circumstances would | now
COboSiiL " llC SulICliuCl vi IOTlO NlCO,
which is now our territory; nor would |
place the slightest check upon the great
work which is being done for Cuba. The
duty we have taken upon ourselves, of
holding Cuba in trust for civilization, is a
noble one. Every cent of money, every
hour of time, which we are ~expending, is
being wisely invested. The army officers
have entered upon their work with earn
estness and industry, and the good re-
suits of their labors are already appar-
ent." The Secretary also started for the
second or third time, that he had no idea
of resigning.
The only reason why the instructions
given the u. S. commissioners to the
Cars disarmament conference have no
been made public is that it would not be
proper to state the official attitude OF this
government on the matters to be consid-
cred at the conference in advance of its
meeting. There are reasons for the be-