The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-11
France Places Two Elegant Sevres Vases n
the White House.
CEREMONY OF THEIR RECEPTION
French I'm the Blue Room
Treaty With Spain
be Exchanged This Week-Peace With Spain to be An
by Presidential Observation-Disclosures
From Manla..The Party in Cuba
Desire forA Annexa n Rico.

Desire for Annexa
Washington, April S.-A notable GER
emony occurred in the Blue room OF
the executive mansion at IL o'clock to-
day when the French ambassador, NJ.
Cambon, presented to the government
and the American people, as represent
ed through President Mckinley, two
French national pottery at Sevres.
The gift was from the late president
Of the French republic, Felix Faure,
and commemorated the opening OF the
new Franco-American cable on August
18th last, when President Mckinley and
President Faure exchanged the first
message over the new line, between the
White house and the palace of the
Elysee. The vases and pedestals stand
six or eight feet high, and are of a
deep blue, characteristic Of the finest
Sevres ware, as we'll as in happy ac-
cord with the prevailing colors cf the
Blue room
The presentation was made the oc-
casion for happy exchange of inter-
national greetings, M. Cambon making
an address and the president respond
ing. The vases had already been plac-
ed in position ,one on either side or
the large window looking toward the
Potomac. They far exceed in elegance
anything in the way of porcelain hith-
erto brought to the White house.
The vases will now remain a perma-
nent possession of the White house,
along with several other notable deco
rations given by foreign governments.
If they had been given personally to
ont MoL ink hoxy
quired an act of congress for their ac-
ceptance, but as a gift to the American
government and people, no special act
is required.
ADvICES FROM OTIS.
Advices from General Otis report
that everything is quiet in his COM
mand and that many of the Philippines
in the vicinity of Malolos are displaying
white flags in token of submission to
the United States authority.
NATIVE BEEF IN CUBA CON-
DEMNED.
cable dispatch was received at the
war department today from Colonel
Smith, chief commissary at Havana, in
reply to request for information re-
garding the reports of destroyed beef
Colonel Smith stated that of 200, 900
pounds sent to Havana from Porto
j! Rico, $500 pounds of the canned meat
been condemned. This was since jan
uary 21st. The fresh beef alluded to
was beef that had been slaughtered in
Havana and had spoiled on the block
. before entering the refrigerator.
PREPARATIONS FOR EXCHANGE
OF TREATIES.
The exchange of ratifications of the
treaty of peace between Spain and the
: United States, signed at Paris, will
t probably take place in this city mex,
. week, and that ceremony will be fol-
lowed by proclamation by President
Mckinley officially announcing the
close of the war with Spain and the re.
sumption Of friendly relations, com.
mercial and otherwise, between ths
t two countries. The Spanish copy OF
the treaty which was signed by the
queen-regent March 17th is expected
to reach here Monday and the arrange
3 ment OF the formalities attending the
z exchange of ratifications will b.
= promptly perfected. Secretary Hay has
/ been officially advised of the forward
i, ing OF the Spanish treaty to the French
). ambassador at Washington. The ex
{ cnange OF notifications will be follow
g ed promptly by the payment of $20
e 100000 to the Spanish government OIL
e account of the cession of the Philip
e pine islands to the United States
j WHEELER ON THE PLATFORM.
Adjutant General Norman state
{ that General Joe Wheeler will <ielive
) the grafton at the meeting of Unite,
{ Confederate Veterans at Charles
:, ton, s. G.
The president has commuted tn
sentence of Private Joseph F. Buckley
: Company E, Second Louisiana volun
: teers. to dishonorable discharge wit,
forfeiture Of all pay and Imprisonment
= for life.
One witness has been examined in tn
George-Saxton murder case.
THE GOMEZ PARTY IN CUBA.
Havana, April S.-The generals hav
" not yet officially notified General Max
h imo Gomez of his reinstatement in tn
command Of the Cuban army. Bartc
lone Maso and Myia Rodriguez hay
u been named as members OF the exc
II cuuve board The wrangling over tn
ls naming of the third member continue
IS Some OF the Cuban generals who al
J. not actually in command of forces m,
= informally at the Hotel Ingletarra la.
night and porteSted against the actic
Of the other Cuban generals. decIarir
= tnat they, as generals. had as mut
right to assist in the deliberations ar
to be heard as those in actual con
~ mand OF forces The other generals ii
al sist that only commanders OF fore
have a right to take action. There
s. no DOUBT Gomez viii eventually be r
" instated-
= DR.. Drummer, the chief Quarantine a
{, ncer OF Havana, has begun to use Il
10 plant established for the disinfecti,
LII or outgoing ships bound to southe
i'd ports OF the United States. This is 4
]. nrst use OF the disinfection at the DO
n or departure. The health authoriti
- or louisiana and Alabama will adm
. sucn ships Those OF Florida al
10 Georgia will not do so.
!. General Maximo Gomez had a Ia