Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-25
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.

summary OF GQo 0a1Iy MOVIE
WASHINGTON NOTES.
THE Washington Post stated that
the war taxes will not be abolished at
the coming short session of congress
and that there will be no revision of
the tariff whatever. It based this an
uouncement upon the positive state
ment made by Chairman Dingley, Of
the house ways and means committee.
THE report of Charles P. Eagan,
commissary of su bsistence of the army,
was submitted to the tary OF war
on the 14th. 1t shows an expenditure
of So. COS, 715, with balance of $40, 222,-
$50 to the credit of the bureau. The
freight blockade at Tampa, Fla, he
states, was caused by the celebrity with
which supplies were concentrated at
that place preparatory to the invasion
Of Cuba The general also says that
supplies at all times were in excess of
the needs.
The annual session of the Associa-
ton of American Agricultural Col
ieges and Experimental Stations was
begun in Washington on the 18th.
President Aston Ellis. of the Colorado
college, read a paper in which he
scored the system of athletics in col.
ieges and declared that football was on
par with prizefghting.
THE navy department received
cablegram on the 18th from Capt Nc
Gala that the Maria Teresa could not
be saved and was steadily going to.
pieces.
PENSION COMMISSIONER EVANS will
create in the near future a special
division of pensions for the considera-
ton of claims of volun teers in the
Spanish war. Large mum bers of these
claims are being filed, and it is esti-
mated that already fully 10000 soldiers
have legitimate basis for pension
allowance.
THE navy department at Washington
wired Capt. McCalla at Cat island on
the 10Th as follows: IF you are salts
fed that the Teresa cannot be saved
you are authorized to abandon the
wreck"
The report of Gen. Lieber, judge
advocate general, for the year ended
August 81, shows that there was a
total of I, $50 court-martials during the
year. OF these three were officers of
the volunteers. Of the enlisted men
there were convicted LAS regulars;
acquitted, "a; convicted volunt eers,
497; acquitted, 1876.
THE president and Mrs. Mckinley
entertained at dinner on the 18th the
joint high commissioners of Great
Britain and the United States. It was
the most elaborate social function at
the white house for many months.
SECRETARY ALGER has denied en-
phatically the report that if Senator
Mcmillan is appointed ambassador to
Great Britain he will be appointed his
successor in the senate. "There is
nothing in it whatever. so far as am
concerned" he said. The secretary in.
timated that if Gov. Pingree had any
such in tentions he probably would
have been advised of it.
THE court of claims at Washington
on the 18th rendered a Judgment of
81. 800, 400 in favor of the New York In
dians who entered suit against the
United States to recover the value of
certain lands donated to them in K an
sas and subsequently, disposed of by
the United States.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY VANDERBILT
left Washington on the 18th for Porto
Rico to familiarize himself with the
financial conditions of the island, it's
possibilities of revenue and it's require.
ments of expenditure One of the
most difficult problems which presents
itself for solution in connection with
the change in sovereignty is that OF
the currency.
INSURGENTS in some of the Philip
pine islands were reported on the 18Th
as being very active by Admiral
Dewey. It caused considerable con-
Germ to the authorities at Washington.
as the United States forces, by the
rules of war, were unable to move
from their positions.