The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-07-29

THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL
HEATH has force of postal employees
ready to go to Porto Rico as soon as
the army has opened up the way to es-
tablish offices in the various cities and
towns of the island as fast as they are
occupied.
IT was reported that the Third Mis-
souri, will not go to Porto Rico. An
employe of the war department said
that they may not leave Camp Alger
At all He gave as his reason that the
officers and men carry more life insur-
ance than any three regiments in serv-
.ce and the insurance companies were
.xerting every influence to keep it out
Of danger.
A CONSOLIDATED statement prepared
oy Mai. John A. Johnston, assistant
adjutant general, showed that of the
e77, 500 men authorized by congress to
oe enlisted in the regular and volun-
teer armies, 254, 479 up to the 22d had
been mustered into the service. Of
the 23,os1 yet required to complete
the authorized quota of the army, 49,
30S are regulars, 5000 are volunteers
under the second call, S62 are immunes
and ISL are engineers
IT was reported at Washington on
the 21st that Gen. Gomez will proceed
to Havana and lay siege to the city.
The president on the 2ist issued
general order opening postal commu-
nication between the United States
and the Santiago districts and other
districts that may be taken hereafter.
The statement that the Watson ex-
petition to the shores of Spain had
been abandoned was denied by Secre-
tary Long on the 21st It is only de-
layed because some of the vessels are
wanted in the Porto Rican expedition.
The subjoined practically official
statement was made to the Associated
press at Washington on the 2lst: ''Por-
to Rico will be kept by the United
States. That is settled and has been
the plan from the first. Once taken it
will never be released. Its possession
will go toward making up the heavy
expense of war to the United States.
Our flag, once run up there, will float
over the island permanently"
THE president has appointed Ferdi-
sioner general of the Paris exposition.
troller Dawes on the 22d that there
would be no third call for volunteers,
as it would not be necessary.
The comptroller of the currency has
called on the national banks for a
statement of their condition at the
close of business on July ID.
GEN. WOOD, of the rough riders, has
been appointed military governor of
Santiago de Cuba, succeeding Gen. Nc
Kibbin, who returned to his old duty.
THE cabinet session at Washington
on the 22d occupied an hour and half
and was devoted almost exclusively to
the Porto Rican expedition and Incl
dental aggressive steps in the cam
paign.
LIEUT.. HoBsoN arrived in Washing
ton on the 22d and paid his respects to
the president and naval officials His
mission was about saving some of the
Spanish warships at Santiago.
ADMIRAL SAMPSON sent word to Wash
ington that the expedition to the bay
of Nipe, on the north coast of Cuba,
was a success and base of supplies
will be established there, as it is near
er than Santiago.
The war board at Washington has
practically decided to send a part of
the army with Commodore Watson
when his feet goes to the Spanish
coast
GEN. SKATER reported on the cath
that he was feeding II. 600 of the Span
ish prisoners of war. The general
made no mention of the alleged letter
from Gen. Garcia to himself and Wash
ington officials doubted the stories
published about it. Gen. Shafter
mentioned the trouble caused by news
paper correspondents and said that he
had deported four of them.
SIXTEEN patients suffering from ty-
phoid fever were taken to the Fort
Myer hospital at Washington on the
25th from Camp Alger.
The first shipment of the bonds OF
the new loan commenced at Washing
ton on the 25th.
The navy department has suspended
for time its efforts to recruit sailors
in the west The recent work in that
line of Commander Hawley and Chief
Engineer Webster was highly success.
full and the authorities were we'll
pleased at the infusion of western
blood and Drawn, which tended to ma
tionalize the service.
GENERAL NEWx
THE jury in the case Of United States
Senator Richard r. Kenney, who was
charged with aiding and abetting in
the looting of the First national bank,
of Dover, Del, were unable to agree