The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-06-30
WANT VOLUNTEERS.
4 Decision to Enroll Soldiers for
Service in the Philippines.
The ALASKAN BOUNDARY DISPUTE.
negotiations Have Fallen into an Unsatis-
factory state-Alger win Stay in the
Cabinet - Thurston's statement
Warrants to Deport Japanese.

factory State-Alger WIN stay in the
Cabinet - Thurston's Statement
Warrants to Deport Japanese.
Washington, June 2s.-As "a result of
a conference between the president and
Secretary Alger yesterday afternoon it
has been decided to begin the enlist
ment of volunteers for two years serv-
ice in the Philippines. Orders to re-
cruiting officers to this effect will be
sent out to-day. 1t is proposed to arm
and equip at once three brigades, or
about 10, 600 men. and TO continue the
work until the whole 81. 600 men au-
thurized by law are secured. There will
be no call upon the states. The regi-
ments will beorganized as United States
volunteers. Officers will be appointed by
the president and assigned TO regiments
without regard to state lines. The
maximum OF the regular army of 81. 900
men has been secured and now enlist
ments will be for the provisional army
to make up the total strength of 1OO,-
000 men. Gen. OTIS has %. 800 men on
the ground or under orders, and vol
unteers will be rushed to him until he
has an effective force of 30. 600 men.
in the enlistmcnts for the United
States volunteers, veterans of the late
war. including those who did not get
beyond the home camps. but were sea-
soned. Will be given the preference,
ami the same viii be true of the
officers a hrigadier general for every
three regiments and major general
for each division of three brigades
viii he appointed. They will be part
regulars and part volunteers and Gen.
Joe Wheeler will be among thenumber.
THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY DIsPufE.
Washington. June 2S.-The negotia-
tions for a modus vivendi regulating
the Alaskan boundary have fallen into
state that jeopardizes successful
outcome and causes apprehension
among officials. Nothing has been
heard from Ambassador Choate as to
the results of the conference he had
yesterday with Lord Salisbury on this
subject, but the last phase of the case
was that the Canadians had come back
with counter proposal in place of ac-
cepting the detnitive American propo-
sition which had been carefully drawn
with the sole purpose of preventing any
future controversy over the points al
ready agreed upon between Ambassador
Choate aud Lord Salisbury. Instead of
following the lines of the American
proposal and combining the counter
proposal 10 plain statement of the
points already roughly indicated as
marking the boundary, this last issue
proposed a radical change in the line
on the Dalton trail and was of char
acter wholly unacceptable to the Amer
lean side, involving, as it did, the trans
fer into Canadian jurisdiction of the
fortunes and claims of many American
miners. Unless there is decided
abatement on one side or the other of
the demands the desired modus will be
as unlikely of attainment as was the
permanent agreement on the boundary
question, and the chances for reas-
sembling of the joint high commission
will fade away entirely.
ALGER WILL STAY IN THE CABINET.
Washington, June 2s.-Secretary Al
ger Yesterday afternoon called on the
president and had an extended discus
sion of the situation in the Philippines.
1t is understood the situation in Mich
igan as to the senatorship and Gov.
Pingree's alleged utterances also were
talked over. When the secretary left
the white house and has attention was
called to reports in certain quarters
that he intended to resign from the
cabinet, he promptly and emphatically
denied their truth. He added that his
resignation had not been asked for,
that he certainly did not intend to
offer it and that he intended to remain
in the cabinet until the expiration of
this administration.
SENATOR THURsToN's STATEMENT.
Washington, j une 2S. SENATOR Thurs
ton, of Nebraska, yesterday said
Having noted several suggestion, in the west
en press that l might be a candidate for vice
president, desire to state, once and for al that
/ am not ana shall not be- Nv olly ambition is
to retire TO the practice of my profession ut the
end Of my present term would gladly retire
now from the senate for tIut purpose, II my
place could be filed by republican successor.
| cannot entertain the thought OF ever holding
another public ONCE,
WARRANTS FOR JAPANESE.
Washington. June 2s.-Commissioner
General Powderly, of the immigration
bureau. yesterday mailed to San Fran
CISCO warrants for the arrest and de
portation of the six japanese who were
recently released from custody by the
federal court on writ of habeas
corpus, 1t is not thought that the
court win further interfere in the mat
ter.
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