The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-05

ington News.
Washington, May At is stated by
officials of the diplomatic corps who
have been directly concerned in the
guam imbroglio, that
misrepresentation exists as to the part
taken by the United States In bring
ing about the agreement reached.
Some recent cables to this country
from London have sought to convey
the impression that Senior Medina, the
Salvadorean minister, effected the set
tlement. 1t is recognized as an estab-
lished fact by those familiar with the
correspondence that the good offices of
the state department, eXerted in no I'M
certain way through Ambassador Bay
ard, brought about the agreement. 1t
was deemed advisa BILE, however, that
Senior Medina should be the medium OF
formal communication, although it is
said that his efforts would not have
brought appreciable results had they
not been supplemented by Mr.. Bayard.
READY TO DEPART.
The Nicaraguan canal commission
has completed arrangements for its
trip to Nicaragua. Civil Engineer Ed
icott, the naval member, viii leave
Washington tomorrow night for Mo-
bile and the other members of the party
will leave New York in time to sail on
the Montgomery on the 18th. The party
VIII consist of fourteen persons, all
engineers except two, a Stenographer
and porter being the exceptions. Two
members of the party Will be sent by
the canal company. Lieutenant Memo
cal, the chief engineer of the company.
and his son. 1t has not yet been de-
fprTlina6 ha
the commission is ready to leave Grey
town, whether a detail of marines
from the Montgomery will accompany
the commission over the canal route.
If the country is tranquil. such force
viii not be taken, but Secretary Her.
bert has said that in case Nicara qua
Is in a disturbed state and there is any
danger, the commission will be amply
protected.
WILL BUILD BOTH KINDS.
Secretary Herbert has finally settled
the dispute in the board of naval bur-
eau chiefs over the designs of the light
draft gunboats authorized to be built
by the last congress. Four members of
the board reported in favor OF the twin
screw boats without sails, while two
members held to the design prepared
by the constitution bureau which con-
templated single screw full sail power
vessels. The secretary has decided to
build boats of each type, four with full
sail power and single screws and two
with twin-screws and without sail pow
er, Having only two signalling masts.
Work on the plans will be pushed as it
expected that the advertisements for
proposals will be issued in about a
month.
Secretary Smith this afternoon sent
the following telegram to Indian In
spector Mclaughlin at the Omaha and
Winnebago ton, Dakota City,
Neb: Proceed at once to Turtle Noun
tain reservation. Assist the agent in
the troubles now existing there
ARMY AND NAVY PROMOTIONS.
Promotions in the line of the army
as result of the promotion of Colonel
Bliss and 2. Coppinger have been made
Is follows: Lieutenant Colonel Jacob
T. Kent, Eighteenth infantry, to be
colonel, Twenty-fourth infantry; Lieu
tenant Colonel Samuel Ovenshine,
Fifteenth infantry, to be colonel,
Twetty-third infantry; Major Clar-
ence NJ Bailey, Fifteenth infantry, TO
be lieutenant colonel, Major James W.
Powell, Twenty-first infantry, to be
lieutenant colonel, Fifteenth infantry;
Captain Charles Hobart, Third infan-
try. TO be major, Fifteenth infantry;
Captain John n. Coe, Twentieth infan-
try, TO be major, Twenty-first infantry;
First Lieutenant John j. Breton, Tween
ty-fourth infantry, to be captain; Lieu
tenant W. c. Butler, Third infantry.
TO be captain: First Lieutenant James
s. Rogers, Twentieth infantry, TO be
captain.
Promotions in the navy: William W.
Woodruff to be pay inspector with rank
of commander; William X. VanReypen
medical director with rank Of captain
No steps have as yet been taken at
the treasury department looking to the
payment of this years sugar bounty
for which congress appropriated S.
000.o00 at the last session. From the
estimates of the claims already pre-
sented to the commissioner of internal
revenue, they will exceed the amount
of the appropriation by between $780,
600 and 100000. Secretary Carlisle has
already virtually decided that the pay
mentS Of the claims proved will be pro-
rata.
A BACKWARD SPRING.