Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-10-28
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.


SENATOR MORGAN. of Alabama, has
returned from his trip to the Hawaiian
islands and IS enthusiastic over them
becoming a part of the United States.
THE annual report of Third Assistant
Postm aster General John A. Merritt
for the fiscal year just closed has been
made public. The postal revenue from
all sources was $50, 665, 462; the total
expenditures, S94, or, 242; excess of eX-
penditures over receipts, Shall, TO.
The total number of postal cards issued
was 523, sos, 25O.E
president MCKINLEY has determined
not to consider any new consular ap-
pointments until congress meets and
has begun to collect material for his
message to congress by making notes
and jotting down suggestions made to
him.
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT KIMBALL,
of the United States life-saving serv-
ice, reports that the number of disas-
ters within tie scope of the service
during the past year were 500; the num-
Der of vessels totally lost, So; number
ofpersons saved, 1892; number of per-
sons lost, SO. In addition "A persons
were rescued from drowning under
various circumstances. The life-Sav-
ing crew assisted to save during the
year All vessels, valued, with their car
goes, at So, O15. O4s.
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 whether it would De 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 so, 1897, there was eX-
pended on river and harbor improve.
ments S13, 461, 659. For the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1899, his estimate are:
Continuous work authorized by con-
gress, $751;. $40, O07; for other work not
provided for by continuing contracts,
S29, 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 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-
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the reservation. but the military Off
Ger in charge will have considerably
enlarged powers in the matter of eject
ing obnoxious characters.
TIE secretary of the interior has
made requisition for S14, 100, 900 to pay
pensions November 4. Topeka, Kan.
will get $4,000, 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 thai
the policy of employing army officer:
as Indian agents be continued; makes
recon lamentations for the protection OF
coast points, and says the maximum
peace footing of the army should be
one enlisted man to every 1, 900 popula
ton and the minimum one to every
1900.
The first assistant postmaster gen
erals report has been made pub bile
The estimate for the free delivery serv
ice ending June, 1899. is S13. $40, 400
The money orders issued for the fisca
year 1897 amounted to S1SS, OIL, O56
There were 5,9eT, 900 pieces of un
claimed matter received at the dead
letter Office. The letter boxes on stree
cars were said to be Il success and tn,
rural free delivery experiment was sait
to give satisfactory results.