Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-04-06
SAMOAN DIFFICULTY.
A Joint High Commission Will
Settle the Question.
The Army BEEF INQUIRY BOARD.
Army Surgeons Tsstify That the Canned
Beef Wss Unsatisfactory ~ Food
CubAns Confer with Secretary
Hay-Psnsion Applications.

COmWiobIOu W ocVtlc LuC cuLiTc Cd
moan trouble has been practically
agreed upon by the United States,
British and German governments.
Lord Salisbury's absence from London
alone delays the formal acceptance by
Great Britain, though in his absence
Sir Thomas Sanderson and Mr.. Villiers,
who are understood 10 be specially ia
miliar with the Samoan question, have
approved the plan for . commission.
The United States has informally ex.
pressed Its approval, and the for.
NAL acceptance, 1t is learned from
the highest quarters, will follow
speedily. As the proposition ema-
mates with Germany, her approval, Of
course, is assured. This high commits.
sion, it'll felt, affords pacific solution
to the whole trouble at the moment
when Samoan affairs begin to look the
most threatening. Still another i'm
portant provision under consideration
Is that King Oscar, Of Norway and
sweden, shall be the umpire in case
She three high commissioners should
fail to reach determination. The
plan Of inviting King Oscar to referee
a disagreement meets the approval Of
the British and German suthorities
and doubtless will bs approved also by
the Usited States ~ means Of insurs
ing fioality Of decision, though 1t is
not known just how far this has been
considered by the Washington author
tiles.
THE Aasxy BEEF IN9rIRY BOAuD
Washington, April ALL but two
Of the witnesses before the army beef
inquiry board yesterday were mem
bers Of the medical staff who were on
service in Cuba during the Spanish
war The other two witnesses WE'RE
Mr.. George IA Giddings and Gen. J.
Hale Sypher, who had beeS interested
In securing contracts for Supplying
beef ON the hosf and on the block fw
,be army in Cuba They testified that
ZEN. Eagan hat told them that the
secretary Of wau had asked him toy
rive the refrigerator beef trial,.
while Mr.. Syphersaid that Gem EagaD
lad created the impression upon him
hat he preferreA beef on The block
o refrigerator beef Their testimony
hroug was contradictory to Gen
ragaa's testimony, and Mr.. Seedlings
aid shat Congressmap Hawley was
,resert at several Of his conferences
With Gen. Eagan. AmaiorityT of the
sumy surgeons Expressed the opinion
hat ths canned beef was ansatis-
aotory as food for the troosss, but
ONE OF them thought it no. more
aGmflsl than other meat in thc-auban /
Innate,
uBANs CONFER WITH ElRETArAN hay. /
Washington, April THE delegates
rsm the Cuban assembly, Messns. Vii \
alon and Rsvia, called informally at
he stale department yesterday and
I'D long conversation with, Seere-
any Hay. The atfa;rs, in CUBA were
rsely discussed and the delegates pre-
e ated the resolution Of the Cuban as.
emily Secretary HAY assured the
elegatss that the tlnited Statss gov.
rnmeni would nSt increase. the
mount Of pay Of the Cuban army \
,bove the $4,000, OO@ already sent to II
lnba. He said this matter could not
" further consider rcd He also in.
Ormed them that the president would,
'ot consent to any scheme foNraising !
aoney by the Cuban assembly to payt
he Cuban troops. Later, the secre-,s
ary mentioned thu call to Ppesidentg
icKinley and the president nforme3li
i'm that there wo,ld be no other on,
urther answer TO the delegation than
ad already been given by the secH-
airy.
A FLOOD OF PENacaN AFFILIATIONS
Washington, April More than N0
members Of the Eighth Illinois voluar
GERS who will be MINIS tered Dut of the
ervice next Monday intend to lie
laims for pensions as compensation
or physical disability received AZ a
esult Of their sojourn IN Cuba. In
me company all but five claim ton be
disabled The men say their health
las been ruined by tropical malaria
md that they are in no, condition to
'esume the positions they held ptior tc
,oing to war
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Refuses TO Pay Collins Po,i0S