The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-07-22
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily Newa
WASHINGTON NOTES.
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
IT has been practically decided to
appoint Col. T. H. Barber, of the First
New York regiment, military governor
of the Hawaiian islands. The appoint
nent, however, will be only temporary.
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.
The secretary of the French embassy
visited the state department at Wash
inpton 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, 365, 600, COG. Mr.. Vanderlip stated
that those subscriptions for amounts
below $1,000 will be allotted in full,
those for exactly that amount will be
awarded in part, and all subscriptions
for more than S., 600 will be rejected.
GEN. ALGER stated that the situation
<hof ho
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:
II 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.
The commissioner of internal reve-
nue. has held that receipts used as
checks to draw money from banks are
subject to the stamp tax, as they are
to all intents and purposes checks.
BOTH President Mckinley and Secre-
tary Alger sent messages to Gen. Shat.
ter on the 10th conveying their thanks
to him and his force for their brilliant
achievements at Santiago. Gen. Shat
ter afterwards wired back to the
gram would be read to every regiment
-
THE final report of casualties in the
army since it landed in Cuba has been
forwarded to Washington. It shows
an aggregate of LOLA officers and men
killed, wounded and missing. The
killed number 246, of whom 81 were
officers; wounded. 1854, of whom 90
were officers, and missing. "a, of whom
none were officers. Of the wounded,
only 6S have died.
In the opinion of Washington postal
authorities, the prevalence of yellow
fever at Santiago makes it necessary
to disinfect the mails coming from
that point.
AN important conference was held at
the white house on the night of the
18th, the expedition to Porto Rico be-
ing considered. As one of the officials
expressed it, 1.-The president proposes
to strike while the iron is hot" and an
expedition will soon be under way to
San Juan.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY issued docu.
ment on the 18th instructing Gen.
Shafter on the government of Santi.
ago and also proclaiming to the PEG.
pie of the captured territory the in.
tentions of the United States govern
ment regarding them and their inter.
eStS.
ORDERS were sent to Gen. Miles and
Admiral Sampson to start for Porto
Rico as soon as possible and the Yale
carrying Gen. Miles and a part of the
expedition, left Siboney. Cuba, on the
18th for landing on the island, the
place being kept secret 1t was the
expectation that within ten days 49,.
600 American troops would be on Porto
Rican soil.
A GENERAL order has been issued BY
the war department governing the en-.
listment of army cooks, under the pro
visions of the act of congress of July z
Candidates are required to give prac
teal exhibitions of their ability t.
cook. Only one cook is authorized BY
law for each company, troop or bat
terry.
The United States government ha.
determined to take immediate step
to collect the customs revenue at San
tiago as a war contribution.
A TELEGRAM was received at Wash
ington on the 18th stating that Brig
Gen. Dufield was down with yellow