The silver star., 1899-07-14
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
AND DEPARTMENT NEWS.

I the Philippines. said tonight: The
/ President has given General Otis to un-
derxtand that he Is to have all the
men necessary to the conduct of opera-
tons against the Insurgents General
| Otis has been told this In so many
1 words. the President having said to
| him in effect that IL he tOtis) did not
have enough men, IL was his own fault
| The President also realizes that the
| better the men are cared for and their
| health preserved. the more capable
| they will be OF doing effective work.
! and before the rainy season began.
| General Otis was instructed to prepare
| for II and In various ways was given
] to understand the Presidents desire
| that the soldiers should be well cared
4 for and well fed"
Greatly as the officials regret II, In
| formation received by Secretary Hay
from Ambassador Choate leads to the
opinion that Mrs. Maybrick will have
TO remain in prison for the murder OF
her husband in 1889. Failing in the
present effort TO secure the wornan's
release. IT is authoritatively stated that
| the present administration will do
nothing further to obtain her freedom.
Ambassador Choafe has been doing
everything In his power TO cause IA
yorable action by the British govern
ment upon the request that Mrs. May
brick be liberated. He has found the
higher officials favorable TO compli-
ance with the request. but the under
| permanent officials seem to be OF the
| opinion that the ends of British jus
tice have not yet been served II Mrs.
Maybrick should be compelled to serve
ont her sentence she would not be set
free until 1905. She will begin the sew
enth year of her Imprisonment in a
few days, and II had been hoped by
the authorities here that her release
would then be granted. but they now
seem to have lost hope.
1t is stated that the negotiations over
the Alaskan boundary are all of. The
propositions of Canada which have
been rejected 10y this government are
as follows: The cession Of Pyramid
harbor at the head of Lynn canal; the
cession OF any other port on the Lynn
canal; the cession Of strip Of terri
tory which would give access to tide
water; free right of way across Alas
ka TO any United States port: the vari-
alton of Hays provisional boundary line
50 as to include Kluckwan, an Indian
village at the head of navigation lead
ing into the Lynn canal: the inclusion
Of the Porcupine district with q near
I
British side of the provisional boun-
Diary: the proposition to arbitrate the
provisional precedent to the formula
ton Of n modus vivendi pending a per-
manent settlement Of the question. The
state department officials note the fact
that the news from London insinuates
that the failure of the agreement II
ehargeable TO the United States. As
obtained from an authoritative source
the fact is that Great Britain, acting
for Canada. recently made q PROPOSE
ton which demonstrated the futility
OF further negotiations. State depart
ment officials said that this govern
ment would not tolerate the idea of
putting them back into a foreign jur-
isdiction after the way they had been
treated in that jurisdiction
The proposed organization Of nine
volunteer regiments will place a num-
Der Of important military commissions
at the disposal OF the President Al
though there will be three new brig
AIDES, Adjutant General Corbin says IT
Is not likely that more than one add
tional brigadier general will be needed.
the other two being provided for by
officers Of that grade now in the army
whose terms Of enlistment are about to
expire. General Grant. who IL now In
the Philippines, Is in this category and
he probably will be one Of the three
new brigadier generals. Another offlcer
now in the Philippines is also avail
able for reappointment to the provis-
ional army. Probably the most i'm
portant point in connection with the
proposed volunteer organization Is the
Presidents declared intention to APP
point none but officers OF the regular
army 10 the command Of the nine new
regiments. Nearly fifty regular army
officers had regimental commands dur
ing the recent war In the volunteer es-
Establishment and the nine colonies to be
assigned to the new regiments will be
selected from among that number. The
selection will be based entirely upon
the record Of the officers during the
late war, and the nine officers whose
practical work In the fleid was most
efficient will receive the appointments.
, II IL not unlikely. however. that some
Of the efficient volunteer officers may
be selected for subordinate commands
In the different regiments. inasmuch rs
!. the decision TO appoint only regular
army officers does not apply to posi-
lions below the grade Of colonel.
The order for the enlistment Of vol.
unteers for the service In the Philip
pines was published on the 9th, and
seven more colonies to command the
! regiments were appointed. There are
yet two colonies to be designated.
Eight majors also were chosen. The
recruiting will not begin until some
time next week. the exact date not hav.
Ing been fixed yet. Recruiting stations
will be open In every state and terri.
tory. and ns fast ms the men are en-.
listed they will he sent to the rcgi.
mcnts to be assigned to companies.
State lines are obllternted and the men
first enlisting will be first to be mus.
I tered In. The assignment to compan.
! les will BIZ by the officer commanding,
, and he will be nt liberty to organize {
, company comprised Of men from one