The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-09-23
THE WORLD AT. LARGE.

IHE WOhLU AL HAnQIs
Summary Of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.
THE continued publication of dis
, patches saying that Rear Admiral
Dewey had asked for two more battle
ships at Manila are annoying to depart
ment officials as well as the president
There is absolutely no truth in the re-
ports. Dewey has not asked for aid.
but on the other hand has repeatedly
assured the president that there is no
trouble to be feared in the Philippines.
SECRETARY LONG has directed that
the battleship to be built by the Union
iron works, San Francisco, will be
named the Ohio. The Cramps will
build the Maine and the Newport News
company the Missouri.
THE five PEACE commissioners, Day,
Davis, Frye, Reid and Gray, held
final conference at the white house on
the 18th and received final instructions
regarding their work in Paris. There
was absolute secrecy regarding the
nature of the instructions. The COM
missioners sailed for Paris on the 18th.
GEN. Otis cabled from Manila on the
18th that the insurgents were with
drawing in response to Americas de-
mands. No concessions were granted
the Insurgents General good feeling
prevailed, business was progressing
rapidly and no trouble owas antici-
pated.
The contract recently made by the
post Office department for stamped en-.
velopes and newspaper wrappers will.
as calculated by Third Assistant Mer-
rift, save the consumers of these arti-
cles at least 81, 900, 900 year.
The final contracts granting the con-
cession for an American railroad from
Canton to Hankow, China, were signed
in Washington by the Chinese minis.
ter and representatives of the Ameri-
can company, of which ex-senator Cal
vim s. Brice is at the head. This gives
the American company a concession
for building and controlling 9 railroad
nearly 800 miles in length through the
richest and most populous part OF
China.
SECRETARY LONG on the 10th issued
an important order recognizing the
North Atlantic squadron. The fleet is
reduced from a force of about 100 YES
sells to 80. The feet as reorganize6
will consist of the Indiana, Massa,
chusetts, Texas, New York, Brooklyn.
and vessels of less prominence.
THE war department received an.
other telegram from Gen. Otis on the
18th. He said no further force would
be required at Manila. Military gov
eminent was being gradually per-
fected and a large force was policing
and cleaning the city. The. monthly
expenses of the Philippines will ag
gregate $3.50, 900, nearly one-half of
which is required to subsist 1900
Spanish prisoners. Tariffs and duties
would almost double former Spanish
duties.
PERRY HEATH, first assistant post
master general, said that there would
be no more assignments to the postal
service in Cuba, Porto Rico or the Phil
ippines until q report had been received
from the committee of postal experts
now in Porto Rico.
In the issue raised by the Second
Texas infantry which refused to be
paid by colored paymaster, it was
given out at Washington that the
president had given orders that Maj
Lynch, the colored paymaster. was to
be supported by the authorities and if
the Texas or any other soldiers de-
clined to be paid by him they were
likely to wait olong time for their
money.
THE annual statement of the COM
missioner on education was submit
ted to Secretary Bliss on the 10th. 1t
shows an increase in attendance over
last year in primary and advanced
schools and universities.
A STATEMENT was given out at the
war department on the 10th that vol
unteers. instead of going to their sen.
ators and congressman to secure their
discharges, must apply for them in
proper manner by sending letter to
the adjutant general, stating their rea-
sons for wanting to be discharged.
AN order was sent from the war de.
partment on the 10th for certain regi
ments at San Francisco to get ready
to 60 to Manila Among those going
is the Twentieth Kansas.
The present calculation at the war
department is that the American army
of occupation will sail for Cuba about
October 10 and will number about 40. 00e
men. The troops will land at Havana
and Santiago 1or the most part, and
be distributed throughout the island
from those n0ints