The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-08

tween the United States and Canada.
Was obtained from a source entirely
outside of the commission. The Amer
lean commissioners are reticent and
have consistently refused to discuns
| the outlook for the reassemhfing Of
| the Joint commission. The feeling
here IN Official circles 10 that the joint
high commission will not reassernble.
30 much discouraged have the Ameif-
can COMMISSIONER become that they
are arranging 10 h,eet and prepare =
report for submission to Congress.
| II will not go to tl,sr penitentiary
alone" This h the substance of
notice reported in oficial quarters to
have been served, or to be forthwith
served by Captain Carter on all hin
confederates. whether in the engineer
department, among the contractors or
among the representatives and sena-
tors. Captain Carriers ultimatum
means that his cO-cOnspirntorp In every
department. must save him or he will
pull the wreck down on his pals.
| What Ia feared from Carter now is
that he will name conspirators In high
| and low places. He may point out the
/ long continued raids on the treasury
at river and harbor Improvement cen
tiers and call by name the officers guilty
/ Of conspiracy TO defraud He may
name the senators and representatives
| whom his contractors and lobbyists
have been buying for the last fourteen
years.
| The correspondent ofa Clhago paper
says: The Cabinet at its meeting Tues
day decided to suspend negotiations
with the insurgents through the Philip-
nil hos md lan q
will be quickly dissolved. The President
and his cabinet advisers have reached
the conclusion that 1t Ia lmpolitic and
unwise to maintain the commission
and attampt to negotiate with the In
| surgents for surrender. An aggressive
campaign has been ordered. reinforce
-ments have been provided for General
Otis and the army prepared to deal
crushing blows. The military men Of
the service Will he given full sway.
Colonel DENLY and Professor Wor
cester. the two civilian members Of the
commission now in the Philippines, will
be promptly ordered home and the in-
surgents notified that any cOmmunica-
tions they may have TO make In the di-
rection of surrender must he addressed
to General Otis.
| In response to request from the
| w III DtpHT Ttlntut. 1tutTh F1tkuukH
Lee has made number OF suggestions
relative TO the future course Of the
United States in Cuba He recon-
mends that census OF the island b..
taken ~ soon us possible; that q de
cisi0n be reached in the question of
4 suffrage; that u modern syatem OF
Jurisprudence he introduced; that
general election be ordered for preSi-
dent vice president and Legislature.
candida tes- to be chosen by delegate
conventions; that the United States
maintain strict supervision Of affairs
until a republican form of government
island remain garrisoned by United
States troops for the present, and that
IN the future the island be vested III
the people of' Cuba 30 far aB It relates
Ito an american prOtectorate or annex
alton. General Lee takes a hopeful
view OF the situation and notes
steady Improvement In conditions.
| Preparations for 1.-The reception of
Admiral Dewey IN this city are rapid
ly assuming shape, and from the pro-
gram. even In It's presen; incomplete
condition. the celebration will be one
Of the most noteworthy that has ever
occurred in Washington. The admir-
ais reception here will be largely In
the nature of an official function, as its
principal feature will be the presenta-
ton Of a.lnagnificent q. sword voted him
by cong( rs. The celebration will take
place on the night OF October 2 or 3.
There will be an imposing parade at
night in which the naval and military
=. forces Of the United States the Dis
trict national guard. military bodies
from sections throughout the Union.
and many organized civic hOflios will
participate. There will be general
cession will he reviewed by President
Mckinley and Admiral Dewey. The
governors OF all the states and terri,
tories have been invited to he present.
The presentation Of the sword will
take place upon a stand erected at the.
east front Of the capitol. nnd II Il bt.-
lieved that the Dewey home. which
will he purchased by popular sub
scription. will lie formally presented
to him at the snnIe time
The navy is beginning TO feel seri-
Ously the effect of the heavy advance
in the steel market. To-day the shin
building firm OF Lally & Co. Of Bos-
ton. asked for a years extension from
October in hmihiing the torpedo boats
DeLong and Blakeley. now under con-
!, strncilon in their yards. The Nixons,
mt Elizabethport. New Jersey, have
stated to naval officers that II n sim
possible for them TO get forgings ana
struts, and il Is expected that they
/ will ask for an extension There are
twelve of the torpedo boats and de-
| stroyers under construction in various
| yards. and all are affected by the
Steel famine" and the heavy prices, So