Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-07-21
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News,
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
THE conven ton of the National Edu-
cational association at Washington
was brought to close on the 18th by
the 5000 delegates singing America"
The association will meet in Los An
geles. Cal, next year.
REAR ADMIRAL AMMEN, one of the
heroes OF the civil war, died at Wash
ington on the 18th, aged IS years.
THE impression prevailed in official
circles at Washington on the 18th that
the flag of truce was still flying at
Santiago and that negotiations con-
tinued looking to a surrender of San
tiago. Apprehension was felt, how
ever, that many of the Spanish troops
may have succeeded in eyacuating the
city and that when Americans entered
the city it would be found to contain
nothing but rear guard.
The secretary of war has ordered
the removal of all the su bma rine mines
which now protect the harbors of the
United States against the entry of
hostile ships, the department having
been deluged with protests from COM
mercial centers against the continu-
ance of these mines, which operated to
the detriment of commerce.
The departure of Commodore Wat
sons squadron for the coast of Spain,
it was believed among officials at
Washington, indicated the abandon
ment of any intention to besiege Ha-
vana in the next three or four months
and confirmed the impression that no
extended military operations would
lation of Santiago.
TT hoS
appoint Col T. FL. Barber, of the First
New York regiment, military governor
of the Hawaiian islands. The appoint
ment, however. will be only temporary.
PRACTICALLY the movement on Porto
Rico has begun, Washington dispatch
on the 18th stated. Guns and ammuni-
ton and supplies now being loaded on
transports are in tended for Porto Rico
and not for Santiago. The artillery,
the wagon trains. the pack animals
are for Porto Rico and will not be I'M
loaded until they reach there.
CAPT. SAWYER, signal officer at Key
West, Fla, reported to the war depart
ment that the ship San Domingo was
wrecked off the Isle of Pines, Cuba,
while trying to run the blockade.
Capt. Sawyer believed she was one of
the vessels secured by Gen. Blanco to
run the blockade and furnish food sup
plies to his army.
GEN. SKATER telegraphed to Wash
ington that he had a long interview
with Gen. Toral on the 18th and told
the Spaniard that he had no hope of
escape and had extended the truce
until noon of the 18th.
The secretary of the French embassy
visited the state department at Wash
ington to ask in behalf of Gen. Blanco
that list of the Spanish prisoners of
war in the possession of the United
States be furnished him with de-
scription of the injuries of those
wounded A courteous assurance that
the list would be furnished was made
by the state department.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY VANDERBILT on
the 18th stated that corrected figures
showed the total subscriptions to the
war bond issue amounted, in round
numbers, including syndicate bids. to
81, S65, 600, 0O0. Mr.. Vanderlip stated
that those subscriptions for amounts
below SIS, 600 will be allotted in full.
those for exactly that amount will be
awarded in part, and all subscriptions
for more than So, 600 will be rejected.
GEN. ALGER stated that the situation
on the 18th at santiago was that the
Spaniards were prepared to surrender.
but they wanted to carry their arms.
That the United States government
was determined to grant no such con-
cession nor any concession except the
generosity to transport the Spanish
troops to Spain.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY, responding to
congratulations on the success of the
Santiago campaign on the 18th, said:
81 hope for an early peace now" In
the course of other interviews he gave
voice to the same sentiment, not ex-
pressing his entire belief. but a strong
hope that peace would come.