Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-30
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

ice. reports that the number of disas-
tiers within the scope of the service
during the past year were 500; the num-
Der of vessels totally lost, So; number
of persons saved, 4, 392; number of per-
sons lost, So. In addition IA persons
were rescued from drowning under
various circumstances The lfe-sav-
ing crew assisted to save during the
wear All vessels, valued, with their car
goes, at So, O15, O4O.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has decided to
make no changes in the consular serv-
ice in Cuba until the war has been
brought to a close. He has become
convinced that Cuba is lost to Spain,
and the only question now in his mind
is as to whe Their it would be better to
allow the war to collapse or for the
United States to assist in its speedy
conclusion in order to prevent further
wholesale deaths of the reconcentra-
dos now huddled in Cuban towns by
Weyler's cruel edict and perishing by
the thousands from starvation and
disease.
GEN. WILSON, chief of the engineers
of the army, has made his annual re-
port and says that during the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1897, there was ex-
pended on river and harbor improve
ments S13, 461, $50. For the fiscal year
Continuous work authorized by con-
gress, S1s1. SIC. OO7; for other work not
provided for by continuing contracts,
$29, 452, 153.
The secretary of agriculture pro-
poses to consolidate the weather
bureau with the crop bureau and oper-
ate them in conjunction. He also pro-
poses to reorganize the crop reporting
bureau and to increase its efficiency.
SECRETARY OF WAR ALGER has issued
an order creating a military reserva-
ton in that part of Alaska lying with
in radius of 100 miles of st. MichaePs.
The present laws of Alaska will con-
tinue to prevail over the land within
the reservation. but the military Off
GER in charge will have considerably
enlarged powers in the matter of eject
ing obnoxious characters.
THE secretary of the interior has
made requisition for S14, 100, 600 to pay
pensions November 4. Topeka, Kan,
will get 81, 1000, 600.
GEN. MILES, commanding general of
the army, has made his annual report
He commends the efficiency of the
army; refers to the improved condi-
ton of Indians and recommends that
the policy of employing army officers
as Indian agents be continued; makes
recommendations for the protection of
coast points, and says the maximum
peace footing of the army should be
one enlisted man to every 1 ZOO popula-
ton and the minimum one to every
1000.
THE first assistant postmaster gen
erals report has been made pu bile.
The estimate for the free delivery serv-
ice ending June, 1899, is $13, $40, 400.
The money orders issued for the fiscal
tod TO
There were 5,967, 96O pieces of I'M
claimed matter received at the dead
letter office. The letter boxes on street
cars were said to be a success and the
rural free delivery experiment was said
to give satisfactory results.
IN his annual report to the secretary
of the navy Philip Hichborn. chief con-
structor of the navy, says that the
strength of the navy on October L was
141 vessels all told, including the ships
of both old and new navies.
SPAIN has sent its answer to Minister
Woodford at Madrid and the latter has
cabled it to Washington. The reply
states that Spain will brook no media
ton by the United States and will end
the Cuban war in its own way, no mat
ter how long it may take.
HANNIs TAYLOR, recently American
minister to Spain, will soon address an
elaborate communication to the people
of the United States on the Cuban
question. He has reached the convic-
ton that Spanish states manship is i'm
potent to solve this problem.
THE agricultural department has is
sued pamphlets on asparagus culture
and the marketing of farm products
which can be secured free of charge
by sending request to the secretary
of agriculture at Washington.
JOSEPH L. BRIsrow, of Kansas, the
fourth assistant postmaster general
has made public his report on the work
of his department during the past year.
He makes many recommendations for
the betterment of the postal service.
GENERAL NEWS.
FIVE bodies, four of men and one of
a woman-paupers at the asylum at
Cunning, 1I.-were stolen from the
morgue there by men who forced omen