The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-10-29
LONG-ExPECTED
Cablegram From Minister Woodford Re-
ceived-Neither Language Nor Subject
Matter Likely to Be Taken as Offensive.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-The event OF
the day at the state department was
the receipt of the long-expected cable
gram from United States Minister
Woodford at Madrid, transmitting the
answer of the Spanish government to
his representatives in the interest of
peace in Cuba. This message began to
come in inStallments at two o'clock
Tuesday night, and it was nearly noon
Wednesday before it was all in hand at
the state department. 1t was not the
length of the message that occupied
the wires all that time, but the
fact that it was in all groups
of figures and it was probably
filed in small patches as it
was turned into the complicated state
department cipher in Madrid. Ali of
this work had to be undone at the state
department and the message trans
lated from the cipher back again into
good English. This occupied nearly
all of the day, so that it was half past
before the first fair copy of the mes
sage was turned out. 1t was not so
long, in fact, there were little less
than 1000 words in the message, for
whole of the Spanish answer to his note
contented himself with reducing the
matter to a brief outline. The first
copy was taken at once to the presi-
| dent, not being entrusted to a messen-
| ger, but being delivered by Chief
! Clerk MichaelS in person at the white
| house. After due opportunity had
been allowed the president to read the
message, an application was made for
a statement of its contents or nature
! This was declined by Secretary Porter,
and 1T was said that under no circum-
/ stances would the correspondence be
made public before consideration by
| the cabinet.
From unofficial infOrmatiOn~that has
! reached certain administration officials
in advance of this message of Mr.
| WOOdford'S as to the nature of the
| Spanish reply, it is evident that in
neither language nor subject matter is
| the communication likely to be taken
as offensive by our government
1t may be, it is true, regarded
as insufficient to meet the issue
| presented by Mr.. Woodford in his note
but officials of the state department
say that in view of what has already
been accomplished by the new Spanish
cabinet in reforming abuses in Cuba,
in removing Weyler and in projecting
what appears to be a liberal measure
of autonomy, our government will GER
tainly rest, at least until congress as
sembles, and afford the new Spanish
| government a reasonable time to carry
out its plans.
In his annual report to the adjutant
general of the army, Maj. Gen. JOHN
+. Brooke, commanding the depart
ment of the Missouri, says that a large
amount of travelling by rail has been
done by troops during the past sum-
mer, and this has been a source of edu-
cation to officers and men. AS in our
small army, any concentration OF
troops will, of necessity, be by rail,
the experience is of great Importance,
not only to the troops but to the trans
portation companies as we'll Gen.
Brooke says there has been no troub BILE
during the past year in the Indian
country.
Many improvements are required at
Forts Brady and Wayne in Michigan,
now occupied by the 10Th infantry, and
Fort Sheridan and other posts require
more buildings. Fort Sheridan, saws
General Brooke, has never been com
| pleted according to the original plan,
and no effort should be spared to put it
on a proper footing.
| The Apache prisoners of war at Fort
Sill are still under the care of the army
and it is not believed to be advisable to
make any change at present.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-Gen. Flagler,
chief of the bureau of ordnance, has
submitted his annual report to the
secretary of war. The amount eXpend-
ed was $4,9O1, los, During the year "a
564 rifles were furnished the militia of
the states. A large share of the report
/ is given to details of the business of
the Rock Island, Watertown and
| Watervliet arsenals. From the
Sandy Hook proving ground
! m any guns, mOrtarS and carriages have
been sent to sea-coast Notifications.
! Satisfactory results have been obtained
with smOkeless powders. The report
is devoted largely to the technical dis
! cussion of ordnance which has been
done during the year, including the
work on sea-cOast defense and field
| guns, small arms, powders and equip
mentS of the army.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-Assistant Sec
rotary Vanderlip Wednesday author
| lied the director of the bureau of en-
craving and printing to print and de-
liver to the treasurer of the United
| States the following silver certificates:
| Fives-6OO, 900 sheets, making $l2 ,OOO,-
600; tens-3OO, 600 sheets, making S12, :
| 600, 900; twenties-50,0 900 sheets, MAX
! ing 81, 600. 900; total SIS. O0O. 900.
The president and Mrs. Mckinley
! entertained few friends at an inform
al musicale at the white house Wednes-
| day night In addition to the mem
bers of the cabinet and their ladies the
guests included Maj. and Mrs. Heiston,
| Mai. and Mrs. Rand and Col and Mrs.
Bingham. During the evening Horace
| Sims, the boy soprano singer from Ra-
| cine Wis entertained the gathering