Middletown transcript., 1899-04-22
WHSHIEGEeN LEFEER,
From our Special Correspondent.

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complications Of serious nature, but
he is fully determined that the Com
mission, representing the United
States, Great Britain, and Germany,
which will sail from San Francisco, on
the 25th inst, on the United States
auxiliary cruiser Badger, shall fix tie
responsibility for all the mischief done
over there, including the ambuscading
of the force of American and British
marines, resulting in the killing Of two
American officers and two privates,
and one British officer and two privates.
III order that he may fully comprehend
his instructions, Hon. Bartlett Trip,
the American Commissioner has been
summoned TO Washington, by tele-
graph, to confer with the President
and Secretary Hay. Baron Won Stern
berg, the German Commissioner, called
at the Navy Department and thanked
Secretary Long, in the name of bis
government, for having placed a YES
sci at th g disposal Of the Commission.
Spain has been notified, through the
French Ambassador, that the $40, 900,
600 called for by the treaty of Peace,
will be paid on demand, in New York,
in United States gold coin, or in gold
bars, as may be preferred. This is
anticipatory, as this government has
the right, under the treaty, to defer the
payment until six months after the
date of the exchange Of copies of the
treaty.
Senator Hanna denies most posi-,
lively the report that he came East
from Thomasville for the purpose Of
calling meeting Of the Executive
Committee Of the Republican National
Committee, and adds that he sees no
necessity, at this time, for a meeting
of the Executive Committee to con-
slider preliminaries for the Presidential
Campaign, as there will be plenty Of
time to look after those matters later.
Secretary Alger, who has just re-
turned to Washington and resumed his
duties, after a tour of Cuba and Porto
Rico, for the purpose Of making per-
sonal inspp ction of our Military
Government on those islands, said: Il
return to Washington with renewed
faith. All that had ever imagined
has been more than realized. Under
no circumstances would I now con-
sent to the surrender of Porto Rico,
which is now our territory, nor would
place the slightest check upon the
great work which is being done for
Cuba. The duty we have taken upon
ourselves, Of holding Cuba in trust for
civilization, is a noble one. Every
cent Of money, every hour Of time,
which we are expending, is being
wisely invested. The army officers
have entered upon their work with
earnestness and industry, and the good
results Of tt cir labors are already ap-
parent" The Secretary also stated for
the second or third time, that he had
no idea Of resigning.
The only reason why the instructions
given the United States commissioners
to the Czar's disarmament conference
have not been made public is that it
would not be proper to state the official
attitude Of this government on the
matters to be considered at the confer.
ence i'll advance Of its meeting. There
are reasons for the belief that arbitra.
tion fills a large part in the instructions.
1t is not likely that any official notice
will be taken Of the demand of Gov.
Lee, Of South Dakota, that the volun-
teers from that State, now in the Phil
ippines, should be at once mustered out
Of service and sent home, because
notice is not considered necessary.
The whole matter of mastering out the
volunteers in the Philippines was
placed at the discretion Of Gen. Otis,
weeks ago - March 16, to be exact -
no positive order being issued TO him
blythe War Department except that
whatever the exigency, no individual
who had good reason for wishing his
discharge, should be kept in the service.
Had he cared to have information on
the subject, before writing demand
which struck most men as being silly. to
the President Gov. Lee could easily have
ascertained that no volunteer in the
Philippines from South Dakota or any
0ther state IS being kept in service
against his will. But be wanted the
notoriety be got by writing his open
letter to the President. or rather by
signing letter believed to have been
prepared by Senator Pettigrew, with
the hope that it would be embarrassing
to President Mckinley; a hope that
was not realized. Mr.. r. S. Person.
of South Dakota, who is temporarily
residing in Washington, said Of this
letter: "The sentiment of the people
Of South Dakota is not voiced, and
President Mckinley may rest assured
that it is simply another case of hear
ing from Senator Pettigrew. The al
legged demand from the Governor does
not represent the sentiment Of the pat
riotic people Of South Dakota, any
more than Governor Lee represents
the intelligent citizenship of that
State"
Mr.. G. Q. Donovan. Of Santa Rosa,
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