Show FINAL conference HAD I 1 cabinet in special session with peace commission instructions NOT IRONCLAD there Is a certain amount of I 1 flexibility leml in the instructions and the I 1 commission is in no sense sensa a mero mouthpiece of the administration mem members bo a will breet gen merritt in paris fresh from iia nila A I 1 special spatial report deport will also be sent I 1 by admiral dewey washington sept 15 the cabinet met in special session at 3 this afternoon and adjourned at 4 all ot of the members member mere arc present except secretary alger mho la Is not jn in the lh city all united in the statement otter after the meeting that thai they thi y had agreed to say nothing more of the deliberations than ban that the peace had been ully fully As to the nature of 0 these inmaru instructions c dioris they conveyed not a word finch each one pointed out that to do so no wall would 1 d he extremely impolitic and would woud 1 amount t to firming arming the spanish earn com atm aam mi in advance against themselves the peace commissioners who were approached on the subject made similar m ilar responses thus clon closing ing all sta c caal 1 avenues of information it was waa said that the commissioners were fully instructed and upon seeking a further explanation of tills this phrase it appeared that the cabinet had patiently gone over in the discussion with the commissioners every subject that in their opinion could be brought into the proceedings wore before the joint commissioners ners one each of these american commissioners were made acquainted quain ted with the views and wishes of the administration it la 14 not to be understood from this t that hat the commissioners go under ironclad and unchangeable instruction instruct iong at all a it points for there Is a certain amount of flexibility in the instructions also as aa one of the cabinet members put it the president might just as aa well have reduced his him wishes to paper in the form of at an ultimatum and have sent ill that at to paris by messengers the peace commiss loneis s are in no sense mouthpiece but having chosen with nith the greatest care and consideration five men in whom he puts the most at explicit confidence the president feels that they are to be trusted with the interests of the united states state a it Is III not expected that they w i ill have a tree free rein in the largest quat equations ions a of f policy but mith ample opportunities to or consultation by cable and ami otherwise there is no reason why the com loners should not be able to carry out tho the desires of the administration and at the time have tho the opportunity to some hat shape those de alres by conveying corn cony eying information they may require for in instance stanco it Is expected that at parla paris the commissioners will meet gen merritt Merrl tt fresh from manila and in addition they will there have the benefit of a Brioc special lal report from admired admiral dewey these will be of the greatest value for the commissioners are not acquainted mith the philippine question in detail and even the information that la Is to be acquired from the spanish peace commissioners Is not to be despised when it takes such auch an official form that it can bo be relied up upon 0 n as is to accuracy all tho the arrangements havo have been completed for the departure of tho the commission ind and its ito staff most malt of the party will leave washington about 4 r friday afternoon for new york but circumstances may detain some of the commissioners until the night train the campania sajia malls at 2 p m saturday and explicit instructions have hav been given all members of the party party to be on board at that time special I 1 baggage tags have been printed tor for the belongings of the members find and a small paper poster showing red and blue bars crossed on it a ahito background gives a handy way V of making a red kubite ft bite find and blue identification a of f the personal and general luggage of the party it Is expected that khe aft commissioners wall will hold meetings on shipboard they w will 11 go direct from liverpool to london and there stop atop for a days rest then proceeding to paris by the way of dover and calada senator frye called cabled at the war dopart department part ment during the afternoon and had a talk with mith acting secretary lejohn while they were together representative william allen alien smith of michigan who mho f Is a member of the house committee on foreign affairs joined them in the course ot of a good natured exchange mr air smith urged senator frye to hold on to the philippines as mi an entirety as well a as all other te territory atory of match we were possessed rs of as a result ot of the war mr air frye diplomatically avoided committing himself beyond remarking that this idea seemed to be growing As aa mr frye came from the department he was naked asked 1 it he favored a retention of 0 the philippines to which ile he replied 1 I never have given mv views on that to any human being the state department tonight gave out the following concerning the discussion today between the members ot of t the 6 ca cabinet inet mid and the peace commission tho the members of the th peace commission on with the exception of senator gray whose absence was waa due to his inability to withdraw LS as counsel in a caso case in vi bach he was engaged some som time before his appointment as one of the peace commissioners have spent the greater part of yesterday and today in a free discussion of the duties with the discharge dia chargo of which they hav been In trusted by the president senator gray Is expected during the evening aud and before will have a full conference with the president asid and his associates as a a elates while for obvious reasons it was determined ter mined that the nature of the in as to the negotiations about to be entered upon should tor for the present be kept secret find and made known only after definite results hall have been reached it to Is possible to state au all that uie the commission goes to paris fully prepared to follow a course of action mapped out for it as thib the result of 0 the ill of 0 the last two days day at the very outset outlet it will be made clear to the spanish commissioners that so in the case of 0 the preliminary protocol there can be no deviation from or modification 0 of the demands made by the united states the th decision arrived at by the P president lifter after a a full ull consultation with tho the members men ibera of mo th commission sub leontly received the cordial and unanimous ampro aj of the cabinet at a meeting held bold this HIKED TED by tax T PRESIDENT dinner bt at the or ewt arouse sou to pence peace commissioners washington sept S pt ll it president mckinley gave cv i a dinner at t the white house tonight to the members of 0 the spanish american peace pac commission invited to meet them were wens the members ix re of 0 th the cabinet now here and nd a few other officials roost most ot of whom havo have at various temes lm amin n calle callwell ell in consultation ault sul atlon tation with the qu cUon to the war the dinner wn was given elven in the private dining room and add was mas con filled to gentlemen nalls thu aba waa as intended as ii social courtesy to the he departing commissioners it gave in an opportunity tor for a more or less informal discus discussion alon of 0 the work to be undertaken der taken by them BLANCO IS 18 RABID captain general has deveres attack of mouth disease N new ew york tork sept 15 A dispatch to tho the herald from havana quotes capt gen an bianco as aa having sold bald 1 I a ten am naturally inclined to bo be charitable and I 1 lim am incapable 0 of hating any one but I 1 confess to a feeling of deep resentment against the united Sta state teem eliose 1 war agal against list us without motive or pretext just at the time when hen they were receiving from us the highest marrs marks of 0 our friendship and respect rc can never bo be condemned too se severely vereY it ought ne never er to be forgotten that just when an the he united ed states were announcing noun cing their of 0 coming to cuba to establish a firm gove government ramont they were mere in reality directing ties principally against porto rico and the philippines yince since the beginning of 0 this war it h haa as always been my heartfelt desire ns as commander ln chief of the aini aimy y for tho the day to arrive when I 1 could match myr my armed ed strength against theirs and die it if necessary among the ruins of havana if fortune was not favorable but I 1 was unable to realize my hope my government has slimed signed the pe peace cc protocol and her decision must be compiled with nevertheless I 1 have an eternal confidence in divine justice and I 1 have therefore hope that this ai nation will receive Us its just deserts and god knos that the day alien hen this act of national naL lonal despoliation la is accomplished and the stars and stripes float oat from rom the walls of havana that day way may perhaps mark cmrk the beginning of 0 the decay of 0 the american nation before it Is all over I 1 wish aly put m myself Y belf on record as aa having no dislike fo or r th the a army of the united states on the contrary I 1 have the highest appreciation of their noble and courageous behavior SEIZED SD A TRAIN ohio volunteers talio take forcible possession of 0 tourist cars I 1 columbus columbu 0 0 sept 15 at the union station about midnight troops A B and C first ohio volunteer cavalry of boveland Go cleveland veland took forcible possession of a train and refused to permit it to be moved the soldiers were brought here from huntsville ala in tourist sleepers but the contract only called for their use as far as columbus so the pennsylvania road ordered the cleveland men outs out that the cars might bo be returned to cincinnati the men refused and m when hen an engine was coupled on to the live cars an armed line of guards were thrown around the train the men were to have left here before for midnight but it was after 2 this morning when maj harris finally compromised the matter the cars went through t on a special train and an extra claim tor for services will be ba filed by the pullman company cleveland sept 16 15 troops A B and a nd C of the first ohio volunteer cavalry arrived here over the pennsylvania line from huntsville ala today tho the troopers received a treat great ovation as they marched through the streets which were packed with spectators TOO MANY CERs war bureau to muster out major and a nd brigadier generals washington sept 36 the war department part ment will soon take up the question of mustering out a considerable number of geri general ered officers of the volunteer army including major generals and 4 BrIg brigadiers adlers now that the volunteer forces have been reduced so largely all regimental officers hav baver gone a out u t of 0 service with their respective regiments but the entire force of general officers still rc re malna maAns the first attention of the department will be to organize lize the several corps and divisions on the basis of the reduced number of regiments and when this Is s done general officers olIc erB will be named as aa corps commanders division commanders com mandero etc the reorganization can be effected with about halt half ten can oral officers now in service so BO that when the hew assignments assignment are made these ceris remaining unassigned will nill be mustered out it Is believed however that with the close of the war a considerable number of the higher volunteer officers mill signify their wish to leave the service and will resign ko be that the number which it will be necessary to muster out will be comparatively small |