The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-07

washington, April 5.-The result or
cOrrespondence between Acting Secre-
tarv of War Meiklejohn and Surgeon
General Wyman, Of the marine nos
pital service, regarding the return to
this country of the remains OF the men
who died in Cuba of yellow fever mas
been the issuance of orders by the
former directing that none of the re-
mains of yellow fever victims shall be
brought to the United States until cold
weather returns. The graves of such
soldiers were isolated fin Cuba so that
no mistakes as to Identification need
occur.
THE SAMOAN QUESTION.
The Samoan agreement for high
commission has progressed to the poln-
where the three governments are ex-
changing notes as to the members of
the commission. This is accepted as an
assurance that Lord Salisbury accept
ed not only the principle of the COM
mission, but the commission itself
as the consideration of the British
delegate would hardly be entered upon
lnless the commission was assured.
The published report that three COM
m;sSioners would be named from each
country is without foundation, as such
a plan has never been considered. There
will be one from each country, of about
the came relative rank or standing.
The semi-Official announcement that
the German government will no. ap
point either Consul General ROSenthaLl
or Consul General Rose as it's represen-
tatives on the Samoan commission.
taken in connection with the declara-
ton of a purpose of selecting an ofn~
cia1 of the rank OF consular general fcr
the place, mas tended to confirm the be-
lief OF The officials here that the lnten-
ton is TO name DR.. Schmidt as the
German commissioner. DR.. Schmidt is
now a pr-vy councillor and director
in the foreign office at Berlin OF mat
ters connected with Asiatic and Sa-
moan policy. He was consul general
of Samoa at Apia until four years ago,
when ne was withdrawn at the instance
of the United States owing to his at
titude toward Mr. Mulligan, the Unit
ed States consul general there.
One po.nt in the negotiations appears
to be open and may occasion some DIFF
ficulty. This is as to the future status
of Chief Justice Chambers and Con
suls Rose, of Germany; Osborne, of the
United States, and Make, of Great Brit
ain. 1t would be quite acceptable u
Germany if all Of them were with
drawn, but when this proposal was
made sometime ago it was distinctly
rejected. Now, however, the high COM
mission may have such enlarged pow
ers that in effect the chief justice and
the consuls will have their authority
curtailed, if not entirely cut off. In
some we'll informed quarters 1t is said
this is the real cause of Lord Sails
bury's very mature consideration OF
the plan, as he is believed to be averse
to any project which, even indirectly,
will result in the retirement of all the
present officials and the virtual accept
ance of Germany's original proposal
that all be withdrawn.
NEW CHIEF OF ORDNANCE.
The president today appointed Col
onel Adelbert 1. Burlington to be brig
adler general and chief of the bureau
of ordnance, to succeed the late General
Flagler. Colonel Burlington was ap-
pointed to the military academy in 1856,
from Virginia, coming from that part
of the state which is now West Vir-
ginia. He became a lieutenant at the
beginning Of the civil war. Being from
the south he was strongly urged to join
the Confederacy, but resisted all ap-
pealS. He became a captain before the
close of the war. Aside from a short
service as a Typographical engineer he
had been continually in the ordnance
corps. His name is connected with a
number Of important improvements in
armament being the designer of the
Buffington-Crozier disappearing gun
carriage and the field gun carriage in
use by the United States army.
REGULATIONS FOR RECEPTION
OF TROOPS FROM CUBA.
Acting Secretary Meiklejohn has is
sued orders relative tO-the reception OF
the eight volunteer regiments still re-
manning in Cuba when they reach the
United States. These regiments are
the Ninth Illinois, Forty ninth Iowa.
Sixth Missouri, Third Nebraska, Thir-
ty-f1rst Michigan, Sixth Ohio, Third Ken
lucky and One Hundred and Sixtieth1n-
diana-Th order contemplates making
best possible arrangements for troops,
in conformity with the quarantine reg
ulations and requirements of the ma
rine hospital service and with the state
laws. An isolated camp will be estab-
lished near Savannah, where the troops
may remain during the period required
to show that there are no infectious
cases among them. Meanwhile all bag
gage will be thoroughly fumigated.
Everything possible for the comfort OF
the troops will be done, and the camp
will be carefully prepared. 1t has been
found impracticable to bring these
troops from the warm climate of Cuba
to northern points in the United States
at present
PROTECTION FOR AMERICANS IN
NICARAGUA.
Representative Myer, of louisiana
today accompanied to the state depart
Orleans who seek the intervention Of
the United States government to pro-
tect American business on the Mos
quito coast of Nicaragua. They told
Secretary Hay Of some of the fembar-