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

NOAESs
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has issued a
proclamation extending the blockade
Of Cuba to the southern coast from
Cape Francis to Cape Cruz, inclusive,
and also blockading San Juan de Porto
Rico.
ALL the members of the cabinet were
present at the meeting in Washington
on the 2Sth, with the exception OF
Secretary Day, who was out of the
city. 1t was stated after the meeting
that the work of supplying Commo-
dore Watson's squadron with ammuni-
ton, coal, ETC., preparatory to its de-
parture to harass the Spanish coast.
was progressing satisfactorily and
that the squadron would be ready to
sail in less that week.
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR BLISS
has approved recommendation of the
Commissioner of education that each
state and territory be given S24, 900 for
the support of agricultural and me-
chanical colleges during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1899. This is done
under authority of the act of 1890. pro-
viding funds to be expended in the adj
vancement of these colleges.
URGENT dispatches have been sent
by the authorities at Washington to
Admiral Sampson off Santiago de Cuba
to have the Iowa and Oregon fully
coaled and equipped and other vessels
ready for Commodore Watson's squad
ron, so that his feet can start soon to
raid the Spanish coast and carry the
war home to Spain.
The Spanish consul at Kingston, ia
maica, received a cablegram from San
tiago de Cuba asserting that the
United States armored cruiser Brook
lyn had been struck by Spanish shell,
which sank the vessel and killed Com
modore Schley and % seamen. The
Spaniards of the city drank champagne
'over the news. The report was dis
credited at Washington.
CARDINAL GIBBONS went from Balti-
more, Nd, to Washington on the 30th
and had an interview with President
Mckinley regarding more Catholic
chaplains being appointed to the army.
The war situation at Santiago de
Cuba at the close of the 3Oth was de-
scribed by Secretary Alger as being
such as to warrant him in entertain
ing the expectation of battle at any
moment.
The statement of the government
on the 3Oth showed that the receipts
500, 900 and for the present fiscal year
about $3O4, 500. 900. Up to June 80
the actual cash expenditures on &C
count of the war amounted to about
$50, 900, 900.
THE war department received the
welcome information on the 3Oth that
a military telegraph station had been
established at Savilla, near Santiago
de Cuba, in the center of the present
military operations, and that this line
ran to a point near Aguadores, where
it connected with the French cable
line, thus bringing Gen. Shafter into
direct communication with Washing
ton.
In diplomatic quarters at Washing
ton on the 3Oth it was stated that no
steps had been taken thus far in the
direction of peace overtures from any
quarter and it was not likely such over
lures would come, either from one
power or from a combination of pow
ers, until the military situation ma
terially changed by decided victory
or a decided defeat.
INQUIRIES at the treasury depart
ment on the 1st elected the informa-
ton that the total offerings for the
government war loan of $500, 600, 600
aggregated $500, OOO 900.
THE president signed the bankruptcy
bill on the afternoon of the 1st.
WASHINGTON special to the Herald
said that Commodore Watson's orders
direct him to pursue Admiral Camara's
feet relentlessly, even if it takes him
to Manila. The Spanish ships must be
captured or destroyed.
GENERAL NEWS.