Evening star., 1899-02-10
PEACE TREATYSIGNED
Memorable Ceremony at the White
House This Afternoon.
NJ MEETING OF The CABINET
Points Of the War Commission Re-
port Considered.
COMING TRIP TO BOSTON

The President signed the peace treaty at
the White House at 2:30 o'clock this after
noon. Several distinguished persons We're
present. Secretary Hay provided a beauti-
| full wrought silver penholder and pen which
was used in signing the document which
Will have a prominent place in American
history.
The Cabinet Meeting.
The meeting of the Presidents cabinet
today was devoted almost entirely to listen
ing to the reading of the report of the war
investigating commission. All the members
We're present except Secretary Wilson.
The President himself read to the cabinet
members the leading points from the report
The commission has not failed 10 point
out errors or faults. For instance, it has
not passed without criticism the arrange
ments made for transportation of the
troops, and it has also found some things
to have been amiss in the supply of medical
stores and assistance to the troops, though
1t has set out the palllaung circumstances,
such as the state of unpreparedness of the
country and the difficulty of suddenly
training green men to discharge heavy du-
ties. Touching the much-discussed ques-
ton as to the character of the meat fur
nished to the army, the commission de-
clares that the food generally was of good
quality and censures Gen. Niles for his
partment with the faults said by him to
have been discovered at Porto Rico
The report of the commission is now be-
ing prepared for the press and printed
copies will probably be ready for distribu
tion tomorrow. 1t is rather Yoluminous,
consisting of over 10000 words, and each
department of the war office is treated
under a separate head.
There was discussion of the conditions
in the Philippines as no new developments
had occurred requiring consideration.
The session was over few moments af
ter u o'clock.
The Money for Cubans.
Secretary Alger announced that arrange
ments were being completed for the dis
bursement of s., 100000 among the soldiers
of the Cuban army, and that the distribu-
ton would shortly begin. The first pay
ments would be made to the troops in the
provinces of Havana ard Santiago De Cuba,
and be extended to those in the remaining
provinces as rapidly as possible.
1t was decided to instruct the secretary
of the war investigation commission to pre-
pare a synopsis Of 5000 or 1o,Goo words OF
the commissions report, and to give out
for publication the synopsis and the full re-
port simultaneously.
Col. Denby Calls to Say Goodbye.
Colonel DENLY also called the Presi-
dent and convarsed with him over his ap-
prOdcHl1S uutleS dS IL llelnDeT OIL lHe
ippine commission. He bade the President
and Mrs. Mckinley goodbye. He will leave
Washington tonight for San Francisco and
proceed at once to Manila.
After leaving the President Colonel Dem
by said that while the report of the war
commission might not be satisfactory to
all concerned, the findings of fact We're
the on.y ones possible by the evidence ad-
duced at the inquiry, and that while some
of the findings may be regarded as erro-
neous, the honesty of them could not be
questioned.
Senator Warren of Wyoming saw Presi-
dent Mckinley this morning and urged the
appointment of Ex-Governor Richards of
Wyoming successor to Assistant Com
missioner Monden of the general land Of
flee, who is a representative-elect to the
next Congress, and will, therefore. vacate
the position.
PardOns Granted.
President Mckinley has granted a pardon
to w. T. Hensley, convicted in North Caro-
lima and sentenced to a year and a days
Imprisonment and 800 fine for working in
a distillery in which no sign was placed in
violation of section 3279, r. S.
The sentence, according to Attorney Cen
eral Griggs, was in excess of the authority
of the court, six months being the maxi
mum term permitted The prisoner has
served more than six months, and the par
don granted in order to relieve him
from resorting to habeas corpus proceed
ings.
A pardon has also been granted on ac-
count of the prisoners i'll health to w. NJ.
Stoune, sentenced to two years in the JEFF
fersOn City, Mo, penitentiary for embeZ-
zling post office funds The man is in the
last stages of consumption. His time would
have expired in August next.
The Presidents Boston Trip.
The arrangements for President McKin-
ley's approaching visit to Boston have been
completed. He will leave this city at
o'clock Wednesday evening in a special
train, arriving ut the hub Thursday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. He will be accompanied
by the Secretary of the Treasury, the Sec
retary of War, the Secretary of the Navy
the Secretary of the Interior, the Post
master General, Secretary Porter and As
sistant Secretary Cortelyou. The return
will be made Friday, leaving Boston that
| evening aid arriving here in time for
breakfast Saturday. The Home Market
| Club banquet, which the distinguished party
| will attend. and at which the President will
| make an address, will take place Thursday
evening. The President will decide whether
| he will accept the invitation to visit the
Massachusetts legislature after reaching
Boston. In any event it is thought the
visit, If he concludes to make it, will be
informal in character