The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-04-06
SAMOAN DIFFICULTY.
4 Joint High Commission Will
Settle the Question.
rHE ARMY BEEF INQUIRY BOARD.
Army Surgeons Testify That the Canned
Beef Was UnsatIsfaetory a. Food
Cubans ConfeW with Secretary
Hay-PeBsIon Applications.

Washington, pril IA joint high
commission to settle the entire Sa-
moan trouble has been practically
agreed upon by the United States,
British and German governments
Lord Salisbury's absence from London
alone delays the formal acceptance by
+reat Britain, though in his absence
Thomas Sanderson and Mr.. Villiers,
vho are understood to be specially ia
nnlliar with the Samoan question, have
approved the plan for commission.
The United States has informally ex-
pressed its approval. and the for
nal acceptance, it is learned from
she highest quarters. will follow
speedily. AS the proposition ema-
mates with Germany, her approval, of
course, is assured. This high commits
sion, it is felt, affords q pacific solution
"a the whole trouble at the moment
when Samoan affairs begin TO look the
most threatening. Still another i'm
1Ortant provision under consideration
s shat King Oscar, of Norway and
sweden, shall be the umpire in case
-he three high comm ssioners should
tau to reach a determination. The
alan of inviting King Oscar to referee
she British and German authorities
and oubtless will be approved also by
The United States as means OF insur-
ing fiuality of decision, though it is
not known just how far this has been
considered by the Washington author
tiles.
+ fIE ARMY BEEF INQUIRY BOARD.
Washington. April ALL but two
Of the witnesses before the army beef
inquiry board YESTERDAY were mem
Sers of the medical stat who were on
service in Cuba during the Spanish
war The other two witnesses were
NIr. George ii. Giddings and Gen. j.
Hale Sypher, who had been interested
IN securing contracts for supplying
beef on the hoof and on the block for
the army in Cuba. They testified that
GEN. Eagan had told them that the
secretary of war had asked him to
give the refrigerator beef trial,
while Mr.. Sypher said that Gen. Eagan
lad created the impression upon him
that he preferred beef on the block
70 refrigerator beef. Their testimony
throughout was contradictory to Gen.
Eagan's testimony, and Mr.. Giddings
said that Congressman Hawley was
present at several OF his conferences
With Gen. Eagan. a majority of the
army surgeons expressed the opinion
that the canned beef was unsatis-
factory as food for the troops, but
some OF them thought { no more
harmful than other meat n the Cuban
climate
FUBANs CONFER wITH SECRETARY HAY.
Washington, April The delegates
from the Cuban assembly, Messrs Viii
ialon and Hevia, called informally at
She state department yesterday and
had Il long conversation with Secre
tary Hay. The affairs n Cuba were
freely discussed and the delegates pre-
sente3 the resolution Of the Cuban as
sembly. Secretary Hay assured the
delegates that the United States gov
eminent would not increase the
amount OF pay of the Cuban army
above the S3,OO0 600 already sent to
Cuba. He said this matter could not
be further considered He also in.
formed them that the president would
not consent to any scheme for raising
money by the Cuban assembly to pay
she Cuban troops. Later, the secre-
tary mentioned the call to President
Mckinley and the president informed
aim that there would be no other or
farther answer to the delegation than
had already been given by the secre-
eary-
A FLOOD OF PENSION APPLICAT
Washington. April More than 200
members of the Eighth Illinois volun
teers who viii be ustered out of the
service next Monday intend to file
claims for pensions as compensation
FOR physical disability received al
result of their sojourn in Cuba. In
ene company all but FIVE claim to be
disabled. The meu say their health
has been. ruined by tropical malaria
and that they are in NO condition Il
resume the positions they held prior tc
going to war.