The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-11-05
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE LATEST NEWS FROM WASHINGT TON
CHRONICLEO.
Hobson In the City-.-Condition of the Treas
ury...The Maine to be Observation-Disclosures
tration will BIO Urged to Construct the
NIcarauga Canal.

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Nlcarauga Canal. W.
Saturdays statement Of the condl- VI
ton of the treasury shows: Available +!
cash balance 3O2,307, 231; gold re- u
serve $240, 839,011 ~"
It is the intention of the admins I
tration to urge the construction OF the t
Nicaragua canal by government aid, IN I
accordance with the concession OF the L
Maritime Canal Company. 7
Information has been received 10y
the government that the Spanish OIL
GERS have ceased to break up and carry
awav things that are immovable prop
erty in Cuba. Such things as are now
being taken are giving no concern to
the American authorities.
The president was enabled TO lay
before thu cabinet Saturday very en-
couraging reports from Paris regard
ing the progress of the peace negotila-
tions. The administrations now 1uiiy
believes that the negotiations will be
concluded much sooner than was ex-
pected from the outlook few DAYS
ago.
The Acme Wrecking Company, OF
, San Francisco, has made a request
+ upon the navy department for author nc,
o ty to raise the battleship Maine. Inc
! company has had experience in raising
vessels on the Pacific coast, and rep
. reservations have been made to the
q department as to it's ability to accomp-
n ish the task in Havana harbor.
10 The civil service commission has Or
4 dered an investigation Of the charges
II preferred by Ex-Governor Busiel, OF
u New Hampshire, against the Republl-
l. can State committee of New Hamp-
le shire, for political assessments upon
rs United States officials in that State.
ne An agent of the commission has been
or sent to New Hampshire to inaugurate
y, the proceedings.
~ ~ Major General Wheeler and Major
w General Chafee, who have been IN at
a ~" tendance at the peace jubilee at Phlla
IN delphia, were at the war department
IL Saturday in conference with the Off
Be- Gals in regard to their military duties
General Wheeler is in command OF tn
Fourth corps at Huntsville, Ala. Gen
eral Chafee is in command OF tn
First division of the Fourth corps
which is being assembled at Southern
camps.
Ouartermaster General Ludingto
has invited representatives of all tn
I'm railroads in the South to meet at hi
Office in this city November lst for tn
vod purpose of reaching an agreemer
hot upon rates for the transportation
hat soldiers and military supplies to an
ora from the new winter camps recent
n+o established in the South. The prll
aso cipal movement will be from Cam
ont Meade, Middletown, Pa, to the ne
ion camp in South Carolina.
,ery The American Society of Municlp
nti- improvements closed its annual CO. co,
ton vention in this city Saturday. III
ong next session will be held at Toront
40 Ont It was decided to interest tt
Dip MAYORS and administrative authorltl
oese Of cities in the work of the soclet
1ove with view to securing their atten
AM ance and cooperation at the next a
heir nual meeting. The membership
eign the society heretofore has been &C
the fined almost exclusively to city en-
fers neers, The members of the socie
only were informally presented to the pr
Chi ident at the white house, and made
,ign- pilgrimage to the tomb of Washlngt'
ID of at Mount Vernon, Friday afternoon
Yuan Naval Constructor Hobson arri'
AIDED in this city from Philadelphia, WI
ID as he took part in the peace jubilee. 5
IS Of urday afternoon he appeared Def
the board of naval bureau chiefs
the purpose of explaining the COZ
O' ton of the Spanish ships wrecked
lrged the coast of Santiago and the progl
,,Ooo and prospects of the efforts which
TX Is making for their recovery. It is
Q OIL that over million dollars will be
mead ouired to continue the operations,
,atur- ~ ~ sacro+arv Of the navy desires
b for s Sno wbot chances there is of sue
mere before authorizing the expenditur
,ation ~ Do Iorro on amount of money The
years ton Of the department will be b'
roller upon the repeat Of the board OF
epart- reau chiefs after the examination
N the Naval Constructor Hobson.
city. ~" o. --------
Emperor William at Jerusalem
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