Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-19
DETAILS SOETERMlNEO
Outline Of the Work Of the Filipino
Commission Completed,
CIVIL MEMBERS WILL START TUESDAY
A Long Conference Held Today
With President Mckinley
a SECRETARY CHOS EN-

The three civilian members Of the new
| Filipino commission had a long conference
| with President Mckinley today. Those
present were President Schurman Of Cor
| nell, who will probably be president Of the
| commission; Prof. Dean c. Worcester OF
Ann Arbor University and Col. Charles
DENLY. The military members Of the COM
mission are to be Admiral Dewey and Major
General Otis, commanding the American
| forces in the Philippines.
| The commission, the members OF which
will receive their commissions tomorrow,
has alreay organized and decided upon the
| details Of its work. Final and written
instructions will be delivered by the Pres
| ident tomorrow or next day. He has in
formed the members of what is desired OF
them, but prefers that the instructions
shall be in black and white, that they may
stand for themselves if question is ever
made
Leave for Vancouver Tuesdny.
In accordance with the Presidents desire
that the commission shall get To the Phillip
| pines as quickly as possible, IL was decided
today that Messrs. Schurman and Worces-
ter shall leave New York Tuesday on a
fast train for Vancouver. The steamer
Empress OF Japan Will sail from Vancouver
for Hong Kong on the Both Of this month,
and has agreed To await the arrival Of the
commissioners and the party to accompany
/ them.
1t was found since yesterday that a
steamer Tor the east will not leave san
Francisco for some time. This explains the
departure from Vancouver. The Empress
Of Japan Will touch At Yokohama and Ma
gasaki, Japan, on its way to Hong Kong.
which viii be reached on the 18th of Feb
Iuary.
A government transport will he m wait
ing at Hong kons and Immediately convey
the commissioners to Manila, which viii
be reach d about the last of February.
Colonel Denly, during his duties on the
war commission, VIII not leave here for
Manila for TWO weeks. He will grt away
az soon as he can get through his work
here.
4 Secretary Selected.
1t has been decided that there snail be a
secrer ary. disDursing officer, three or four
clerks and several stenographers. Or.
| Schurman said that the appointments will
be announced in few days.
1t is learned that f Iwarl l.. Hardin Of
Chicago viii be appointed as secretary of
! the commission.
He is now IN Washington. Mr. Hardin
was guest on the revenue cutter MCt'u!-
loch when she started from Norfolk for
San francisco last January by Inc Suez
canal route When the cutter rsa he'd
Hong Kong and was ordered to Manila
with Admiral Dewey's squadron Mr. Har-
din enlisted AS a volunteer officer and rar-
ticipale0 in the battle Of Manila i!c was
afterward appointed a special commission
er to investigate the financial and customs
conditions in the Philippines.
He made a report Of has observations sew
eral weeks ago, and this in part led 10 his
appointment on the Philippine commission.
! Mr.. Hardin was formerly assistant fiuan-
cial editor of the Chicago Tribune. and was
associated with Frank a. Nanderlip now
assistant secretary Of the treasury. in The
editorship of the Bankers Magazine Of
Chicago.