The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-08-26
THE WORLD AT LARGE,
Summary Of the Daily News

Summary Of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.
SENATOR CUsHMAN K. DAVIS, chair
man of the senate committee on for
eign relations. has accepted the tender
of an appointment as member OF the
Spanish-American peace commission.
IT was said to be the opinion OF the
officials of the treasury department
that there will be no necessity for an
other bond issue, growing out OF the
war, and that the present revenue law,
with possible slight notifications.
should be retained on the statute
books for an indefinite period.
A SPECIAL from Washington on the
18th said that Rear Admiral Simpsons
flagship, the armored cruiser New
York, will be the first American war
ship to enter the harbor of Havana
since war was declared. She will carry
with her the members of the military
commission to arrange the details OF
the evacuation by the Spanish troops.
AN uneasy feeling was entertained
at Washington on the 18th in regard
to the Cuban insurgents around Santl-
ago and it was decided to send more
troops to preserve order in the terri
tory under American control.
The secretary of war has ordered
the Fifty-second Iowa regiment in
camp at Chickamauga. Ga, on the 10th
to proceed at once to Des Moines, Ia,
where they eventually will be mus
tered out.
THE war department received dis
patch from Gen. Shafter stating that
the Cabandonza had sailed on the 18th
from Santiago de Cuba with Spanish
prisoners, taking ALAS men, 100 Off
GERS, "A women and As children. Two
other vessels were also said to be load
ed and almost ready to sail.
IT has been estimated that there will
be $4,000 applications fled as the out
growth of wounds inflicted and dis
ease contracted during the war with
Spain. At an average of $50 per
month the estimated cost of pensions
will be $12, 1000, 600 per annum. Forty
eight per cent. of the claims now on
file are for invalid pensions and SO per
cent. are made by widows and minors
who lost their husbands and fathe rs
in the fight for Cuban freedom.
A DISPATCH was received at Wash
ington from Manila that the cable to
that point was now working.
The war department made public
the following dispatch from Gen.
Shafter: SANITARY report for August
81: Total sick, 1,O25: total fever cases,
Cos; number new fever cases, rs; fever
cases returned to duty, 129."
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terms of capitulation agreed on at
Manila reached Washington on the
Goth in dispatch from Gen. Merritt.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY on the 21st
cabled to Admiral Dewey and Gen.
Merritt congratulations upon the cap
ture of Manila
SECRETARY OF WAR ALGER wrote a
letter to Chauncey M. Depew about
the work of his department and ex-
planned why some things went wrong.
GEN. MERRITT sent word to Washing
ton on the 22d that he needed no more
troops and it was taken to mean that
the American commander had the Phil
ippines under control.
A LETTER was cabled from Santiago
by Gen. Shafter on the ED and its
publication was ordered by President
Mckinley. 1t is a congratulatory fare
we'll address to the soldiers of the
American army by Pedro Lopez de
Castillo, Spanish private, on behalf
of 1000 Spanish soldiers. The van.
quished Spaniards pay high tribute to
the bravery and humanity of the United
States troops
The president has promoted Capt.
Charles d. Sigsbee, now commanding
the st. Paul, by advancing him three
numbers on the list of captains in thu
navy for extraordinary heroism."
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