Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-10-28
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


SENATOR MORGAN, Of Alabama, hai
returned from his trip to the Hawaiian
islands and is enthusiastic over then
becoming a part Of the United States.
The annual report of Third Assistant
Postmaster General John A. Merritt
for the fiscal year just closed has been
made public. The postal revenue from
all sources was $50, 6G5, 400; the totaI
expenditures, S94, or, 242; excess of eX
penditures over receipts, Sill, All, T79
The total number Of postal cards issued
was 523, COS, $50.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has determined
not to consider any new consular APP
pointments until congress meets and
has begun to collect material for his
message to congress by making notes
and jotting down suggestions made Ia
him.
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT KnmALL,
of the United States life-saving serv-
ice, reports that the number of disas'
ters within the scope of the service
during the past year were 500; the num-
Der of vessels totally lost, 90; number
of persons saved, 1899; 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 AL vessels, valued, with their car
goes, at SO, 015,040
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has decided to
make no changes in the consular serv-
ice in Cuba until the war has been
brought to 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 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
Weylers 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 $l3, 461, $50, For the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1899, his estimates are:
Continuous work authorized by con-
gress, $lS1, 1916, OO7; for other work not
provided for by continuing contracts,
500, 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 u military reserva-
ton in that part of Alaska lying with
in radius of 100 miles of st, Michaels,
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 $14, 1907 900 to pay
pensions November 4. Topeka, Kan.
will get S4,O0O,OOO.
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 officers
as Indian agents be continued; makes
recommendation for the protection o.
coast points, and says the maximum
peace footing of the army should bC
one enlisted man to every 1000 popula
tion and the minimum one to every
1000.
The first assistant postmaster gen
erals report has been made public
The estimate for the free delivery serv
ice ending June, 1899, is $13, $40, 400
The money orders issued for the tisca
year 1897 amounted to $1SS,071 |, 056
There were 5,967,96O pieces of un
claimed matter received at the deaC
letter office. The letter boxes on stree
cars were said to be a success and tn,
rural free delivery experiment was sait
to give satisfactory results.