llU'lION AS TO MILES A: Court of Inquiry After War Board Reports Probable. DISCUSSED BY THE CABINET President Thinks the Charges Too Serious to Be Ignored and That a Military In vestigation \‘Vill be Fair to Everybody. Washington, D. C., Feb. 4.-—The out- come of the Miles controversy will probably be a court of inquiry to be ordered immediately after the war in- vestigating commission makes its re- port. . General Miles will not be suspended or deposed pending the inquiry. Such was the sentiment developed at the cabinet meeting yesterday. When a suggestion was made by one of the cabinet officers that a court of inquiry should be ordered. the presi- dent and the other cabinet members heartily concurred. The president said it was due to General Miles, to the country‘and to the meat packing in- terests that furnished the supplies that steps be taken at once to ascertain‘ what information General Miles had on the subject. The president said that the charges were too serious to be ignored. The suggestion was made that Gen. Miles be suspended pending the inquiry, but the president took the ground that it would be better not to do this, as it might have the appearance of prejudg- ing the case. The cabinet ' discussed the entire matter, but decided not to act definite- ly on the subject until the war com- mission had reported and it was learn- ed what information it had obtained on the subject of the beef furnished to the - army. ' One of the cabinet members said that the report of the commission might ' contain all the testimony required in the beef 'matter, and other procedure in regard to General Miles might be necessary. There was some talk in regard to a court martial, but it was not seriously considered, nor was there any discus- sion 01' even suggestion of removing or deposing General Miles from his position of general commanding the army. The president is anxious to wait for the report of the war commission be— fore anything is decided in the Miles case. This report will be in the presi- dent’s hands next week. Any action now in the Miles case might also in— fluence the vote on the peace treaty, and the postponement therefore throxvs the whole matter over until not only after the war commission reports, but after the vote in the Senate. General Alger was most anxious that General Miles be called to account at once, but the president thought the best way was to go slow and the cabi- net sustained him. If a board of in- quiry is ordered, General Miles will have the opportunity he has been call- ing for to produce his proofs in regard to the alleged bad beef. If, however, General Miles cannot substantiate his charges he will be court martialed. The board of inquiry, if one is or- dered, will be composed of three oili- cers. ._..__--._._— The Milk Trust. New York, Feb. 4.--The milk trust, which will have its principal office in the New Jersey Corporations’ Agency, Hudson County National Bank build— ing, Jersey City, was incorporated yes- terday. The incorporators are Charles N. King, Richard F. Ryan, and A. Mc— Mahon. The trust is capitalized at thirty mil- lion dollars. It will be known as the New England Dairy Company, and will swallow up all the milk concerns in Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York. The Borden people are said to be back of the scheme. Secretary Bliss’s Retirement, Vl'ashington, D. C., Feb. 4.——The change of the head of the interior de— partment is expected to occur about the middle of this month, though no definite word has been received from Ambassador Hitchcock, the newly ap- pointed seCretai‘y. The latter was ex- pected to sail from St. Petersburg about New Year’s day, but was una- ble to arrange his affairs there by. that time, and planned to make his de- parture on January 28. If he got away at that time he will reach here in sea- son to relieve Secretary Bliss by the 15th or earlier. “York on the Reina Mercedes. Norfolk, Va, Feb. 4.—-Advices re— crlved yesterday from the Merritt Company’s wrcckers at Santiago arc to the effect that the Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes will be floated in two weeks, Should the present good weath- er continue. Investigation shows that the Merce- des was scuttled, but as the machinery is not much damaged it is thought that she can come here under her own ,steam. The wreckers say that there is a bare possibility of floating the Cristobal Co- lon. A New Treaty Port. Pekin, Feb. 4.--The Tsung-li-Yamen has agreed to open as a treaty port the city of Nan Ning, in the province of Kuang See, on the river Fu, near the Tonquin frontier, which the British consider necessary for the exploitation of the West river. The-Tsung-li-Yamen has also agreed to Day $30,000 to the relatives of the murdered British missionary, Mr. Fle- ming, and two of the murderers have been beheaded, the military mandarin of the locality has been banished and two officials have been degraded. - The Treaty Nearly Ready. W'ashlngton, D. C., Feb. 4.-—The work of the Canadian high joint commission ,is nearly finished and some of the An:- erican members believe it may be pos- sible for the Senate to vote on the treaty negotiated this session. It is understood that thepresldent , will be informed in ‘a few days when the treaty will .be ready for the upper branch of Congress. ' ' " A compromise is expected on the re- ciprocity clause otthe agreement. ‘ l -.I GEN. GOM EZ’S ACCEPTANCE. Some of the Cuban ()flicers Are Disap- pointed. ‘ Havana, Feb. 4.-—The news of Gen- eral Maximo Gomez’s acceptance of the proposals of President McKinley has not yet been thoroughly weighed in this-city. The Cuban leaders seem un— certain, for the'moment, whether to support General Gomez or criticise him. ‘ Public opinion had been wrought up to demand and expect a larger payment, and some of the Cuban major gener- als who have not been consulted may strongly disapprove of an agreement which gives them a'minute portion of the $20,000 each of them expected. The following message from Presi- dent McKinley was received by Mr. Porter yesterday morning and was transmitted to General Maximo Go- mez: - Hon. Robert 1?. Porter, Havana: The president sends his hearty con- gratulations and thanks for your dis- patch. Convey his grateful apprecia- tion of the general’s frank and friendly message. The co-operation of General Gomez in the pacification of Cuba will be of the greatest value for both peo- ples. JOHN HAY, Secretary of State. ployes has been proceeding for the last few days. The custom houSe has been furnishing bonds to the other depart- ments for this purpose, and yesterday for the first time in months the em- ployes have known a punctual and full payment of their salaries, at which they are much pleased. TERRITORY FOR CANADA. Ii is Propose to Give British Skaguay Dyea. W'ashington, D. C., Feb. 4.-—The sub- committee on the Alaska boundary of the Canadian high commission has prepared a report fixing the boundary west of the ‘cities of Skaguay-and Dyea, so as to place those cities and a con— siderable portion of the Lynn canal, the means of reaching them, in Can— ada. The property proposed to be ac- knowledged as Canadian territory is. according to late estimates, worth a hundred million of dollars. Ex~Secretary of State John W. Fos- ter is on the sub-committee, but it is doubtful if the American commission- ers will endorse his action. 3510.000 Monument for Maine Sailors. Washington, D. C., Feb. 4.—Mr. Hale chairman of the naval affairs commit- tee, in the Senate yesterday favora-bi5 reported the following joint resolution and it° was adopted: “That the secretary of the navy is hereby authorized to have erected in the Colon cemetery at Havana, Cuba, a suitable granite monument to the memory of the sailors and marines who lost their lives by the explosion of the United States battleship Maine, in‘ the harbor of Havana on the fifteenth day of January, 1898, and whose remains are buried in that "cemetery, and to suit-ably inscribe and inclose such monument, and the sum of ten thou— sand dollars is appropriated for this purpose. From President; to Pauper. ill San Francisco, Feb. 4.——A local paper printed yesterday the details of the fall of ex—President Gutierrez of Salva- dor from president to pauper as ob— tained from letters received here from Honduras, which state that the once popular president of Salvador is now living on aims from strangers. His fall is timed from the disruption of the union of the Central American repub— lics, which he instituted. He made Regaldo commander of the army and the latter is accused of be- traying Gutierrez as president. The latter was forced to fly to Honduras for safety. Saving Lives at Havana. Washington, D. C., Feb. 4.--Secreta- ry Alger has received a telegram from General Ludlow, governor of the city of Havana, showing a greatly improv- ed sanitary condition in that city. His telegram, is as follows: “Death rate for January reduced 40 per cent. below last year. Causes, san- itation of streets and house cleaning; local points of inspection; vigilance in watching and isolating infectious cases; medicines and supplies to sick and food to starving.” Indorse Presdeut’s Stand. l-Iarrisbizrg, Pa., Feb. 4.--A livelv debate was caused in the House yes— terday by the calling up of a resolu- tion indorsln gthe president’s policy with respect to the Philippines and the treaty of peace, and pledging him the hearty support of the legislature of Pennsylvania. , The Democrats opposed the resolu- tion, while the Republicans lined up for it. The resolution was adopted. Dinner to Archbishop. Rome, Feb. 4.-—The United States ambassador, General William F. Dra- per, gave a. dinner Thursday night in honor of Archbishop Ireland. The guests included Archbishop Keane, formerly rector of the Catholic Uni— versity at Washington; Mgr. Stener, Rev. Dr. William O’Connell, rector of the~American College in Rome, M. Ju— lian Story and Messrs. Abbott and Tracy Peck, directors of the American Art and Classical schools. To Improve the Canals. Albany, N. Y., Feb. 4.-—Mr. Allds. the Republican leader of the assembly, has introduced three appropriation bills. One appropriates $255,000 from the canal debt sinking fund for the payment of the interest on the canal debt after October 1, 1899. Also $661,- 672,.32 for the improvement of the Erie, Champlain and Oswego canals. The amount is the unexpended balance of the fiVe million dollars appropriated in 1897. Another (curt-Martial. Albany, N. Y., Feb. 4.--Adjutnnt General Roe has issued an order for the court martial of Captain Horatio -P. ,ertherstine of the Thirty-first sep- ,charged by the supervisors of Herkl4 _mer county with certain irregularities in the administration of his armory.’ ‘ __ _¢_ "w- The payment of the‘department em-' crate, company of‘Molidwk, who is, 2 .,'1u*E,9r.v ENl- :5 o p t; CANAL F B’lLL ' REPORT House substitutes Hepburn for ‘ Morgan Measure. res IMPORTANT CHANGES. Appropriation Reduced from One Hundrid and Forty Millions to One Hundred and Fifteen l .[illion— Other Amendments. Washington, D. C., Feb. 4.-oThc House committee on interstate and for- eign commerce yest-;rclay directed a favorable report on the Hepburn Nic— aragua canal bill with amendments as a substitute for the Morgan bill pass- ed by the Senate. . The feature of the bill is that it an- thorizes the president to acquire from Nicaragua and Costa Rica the tori".- tory necessary to build the canal and then to proceed with the construction of the canal. Orr-‘- hundred and fifteen million dollars is appropriated for the completion of the work. ' The changes made in the original Hepburn bill are in reducing the ap- propriation from $140,000,000 to $110.- 00,000; striking out the provision for the acquisition of ”full ownership, ju- risdiction and sovereignty” over the route, and in adding civil engineers from the navy and civil life to those of the army for the purpose of making surveys, etc. When the subject was taken up by the committee yesterday Mr. Liver-ing of Massachusetts moved that the Mor- gan Senate bill be taken Up, all after the enacting clause struck out and the Hepburn bill substituted. This was approved and the substituted bill was then changed in some particulars. On motion of Mr. Durham of Califm‘nia. the requirements for full ownership and sovereignty over the route was struck out. An amendment. by Mr. Sherman of New York authorizing the president to negotiate with private companies or associations for concessions, ights, etc., was defeated. ‘ 2 ‘ Mr. Hinrichsen of Illinois secured the adoption of an amendment reducing-r, the total appropriation from $140,000,000 to $115,000,000. The: Amended Blil. As thus amended the substitute bill was agreed to by a practically unani- mous vote. and Mr. Hepburn was di— rected to report to the House. The bill in its amended form is as follows: , “That the president of the United States be. and is hereby authorized to acquire. by purchase from the States of Costa Rica and Nicaragua, for, and in behalf of the United States of such portion of territory now belonging to Costa Rica and Nicaragua or either of them as may be desirable and neces- sary on which to excavate, construct and defend a canal of such depth anal capacity as will be sufficient for the movement 0-: ships of the greatest ton— nage and draught now in use, from a point near Greytown, on the Carrib- ean sea, via Lake NiCaragua, to Bretc, on the Pacific ocean; and such sum as may be necessary to make such pur- chase is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not other- wise appropriated.” ' Section 2. That when the president has secured the territory in section one referred to, he shall direct the secre— tary of war to excavate and construct a canal and waterway from a point on the shore of the Caribbean sea, near Greytown, by way of Lake Nicaragua. to a point near-Brita, on the Pacific ocean. Such canal shall be of sufficient capacity and depth that it may be used by vessels of the largest tonnage and greatest depth now in use and shall be supplied with all the necessary locks and other appliances to meet the ne- cessities of vessels passing from Grey- town to 131120, and'the secretary of war shall also construct such safe and commodious harbors at the terminal of said canal and such fortifications for defence as will he required for the con- venience and safety of all vessels de- siring the use of said canal. Section 3. That in making surveys for said canal and harbors, the secrc—- tary of war shall detail such number of engineer officers of the army, navy and civil as may be necessary and may require of them the performance of professional duties as he may desire. Section 4 'l hat in the excitation and (‘HliL-lil'lx‘lili‘. cl.‘ said canal the San Juan river and Lake Nicaragua or such par-ls of Filth a.“ may be made availa— l;/. shall he used. Section 5. That in any negotiations with the states of Costa Rica or Nic- aragua the president may have, the presic-xt is author-Med to guarantee to suit. status the use of said canal and ' hat-burs. 1-3011 surh terms as may 1),: agreed upon. for all vessels owned by said states or by citizens thereof. Section 6. 'lhat the sum of $115,000,“ 000, or so much as may be necessary. is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. for the completion of the work herein authorized, said money to be drawn from the treasury from tink- to time. as the same shall be needed on warrants of the president, based on estimates made and verified by the (hlEf engineer in charge of the work and approved by the secretary of war. When reported the bill will have the parliamentary status of‘a Senate bill, so that if the substitute is agreed to the subject will go to a conference committee and final results expedit- ed. Big Fire in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 4.—A fire which started soon after four o’clock yesterday morning destroyed two large blocks of buildings devoted to manu— facturing purposes, fronting on Thir- teenth street and extending from Wil— low to Hamilton streets, and from the latter to Buttonwood sreet. The losses are divided among eight or ten firms. and in the aggregate are about 8750,- 000. Rhynland Moved Age in. Lewes, Del., Feb. 4.—The steamer Rhynland, which went ashore ’on Cot: ton Patch Shoal on Tuesday night, we. pulled seventy feet nearer deep watc ,yesterday morning. Another attemp was made a: high tideyesterday tore- ,lease her. ' RUDYARD KIPLING RETURNS. Intends Going to Washington and City 0‘. 'nexico. ' New York; Feb. 3.—Among the 'flrsa' .2 passengers to debark from the Majes tic yesterday were Rudyard Kipling and Mrs. Kipling, looking in robust health. Mr. Kipling was kept busy some time with his baggage. the new customs rule this part of the debarkation occasioned much inconve- nience to him; all of his eighteen arti- cles of baggage had to be thoroughly , examined, but his declaration was par- ' tially acoepted. ‘ ' To a question about his visit, Kip- ling said: “I can’t think of anything to say. The labels on my luggage will tell where I am going." Each article was marked in what Mr. Kipling said was his own chirog- ' raphy, to the Hotel Grenoble. He will stay at that hotel tor a while, but will go presently to his favorite Amer- ican city, Washington, and afterwards to the City of Mexico, which he has never seen and where he intends to re- main some little time to study the people and the existing conditions of the country. He will endeavor to collect data and material for a number of stories and sketches, using the Mexican and Aztec as the principal characters. TO BE GENERAL APPRAISERS. Selections of the President for the Vacan- cies in the Board. Washington, Feb. 3.—There is no 'doubt that the men picked out to flll~ the three approaching vacancies on the . Board of General Appraisers are Mr. ; Bynum of Indiana, Mr. Sherman of” New York, and Mr. Howell, the pres- ent assistant secretary of the treasury, though the fight upon Bynum by- some of the silver Senators may induce the President to cancel his name at the last moment. The President has under consider- The first problem, Mr. Porten then pointed out, was the disbandment of the Cuban Army and the return of the Cuban soldiers to work. This was the specific mission which had brought Mr. Porter to Remedies and in which President McKinley expected Gen. Gomez’s aid. ' atlon several names for the vacancy which will be created by Mr. Howell’s retirement from the treasury. The latest name suggested to him is that of Representative Stone of Pennsyl- vania, whose career in Congress ends with the 4th of March, and‘whose last and crowning act was the preparation . of a particularly strong report in favor . of the Hill coinage bill and the single gold standard. Trains Blocked in Colorado. Denver, 001., Feb. 3.-All transconti— nental road lines leading through Col? orado are tied up by the snow. East bound trains from Salt Lake on the Colorado Midland and Denver and Rio Grande roads are stalled at Glenwood Springs. Train No, 1 on the Denver and Rio Grande ran into a snow slide near Sho- shone, nine miles from here.- ‘The mail car telescoped the tender and the bag- gage car was jammed into the mail car. The mail clerk and the baggage master were injured. To Tax Incomes. Albany, N. Y., Feb. 3.—Senator Cog- geshall has decided to amend his in-- come tax bill before introducing it. In its original draft it provided that the minimum income to be taxed should be one thousand dollars. He has changed this to be $1,500. The original figure he thinks low, as there are a number of persons with an income of $1,000 who might be consid- ered to be poor within the intent of the proposed act. Speaker Nixon Not So Well. “Testfield, N. Y., Feb. 3.—Speaker Nixon’s condition is not so satisfactory as it was yesterday. He had a busi- ness interview yesterday with his sec: retary, as a result of which he became somewhat nervous, with increased temperature, pulse and respiration. No serious change is anticipated, however. Treat All Alike. Albany, N. Y., Feb. 3.—Governor ioosevelt has announced that he will not sign any bill passed by the legisla- ture which shall show discrimination between regular and volunteer s01— d'iel's. This declaration was brought forth by the introduction of a bill giv- ing to volunteer soldiers of the Uni- ted States urmy in the war with Spain the same privileges enjoyed by the vet- erans of the civil war. The River and Harbor Bill. I). C., Feb. 3.—The House resumed consideration of the river and harbor bill yesterday. An amendment was adopted directing an examination by the war department of the Tennessee river between Chat- tanooga and Shell Mound, with a view to a construction of locks and dams. Boy Set. Factory Aflre, Bridgeport, Conn, Feb. 3.--It has been learned that the big fire that oc- curred a week ago in Warner’s corset factory here and by which many lives were endangered, was incendiary in origin. . 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