Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-06-23
THE WORLD 1T LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News
WAsHINGTON NOTEs.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
THE navy department on the 18th re-
ceived its first mail advices from Ad-
miral Dewey since he reached Manila.
Under date of May he gives a de-
tailed account of the battle Of Manila
bay. 1t is in the main an elaboration
of his cablegram.
CONSIDERABLE apprehension was felt
by the administration at Washington
on the 14th owing TO the international
complications that appear to be grow
ing out OF the situation in the Philip
pines, News was received that the
Germans were assembling formid'
able feet of warships at the islands
for the probable purpose of interview
ing and that in the near future the
United States may have to reckon
with Germany, Austria, Russia, France
and Portugal, as well as Spain.
SECRETARY LONG on the l4th signed
orders to Admiral Sampson directing
the promotion of all the members of
Lieut. Hobson's crew, who helped sink
the collier Merrimac in the harbor of
Santiago de Cuba to prevent the escape
of the Spanish fleet The men still
finger in Spanish prison. but their
promotions will be awaiting them.
Lieut. Hobson's reward will come later
through congress.
THERE is financial panic among
the baseball magnates of the National
league, according to Washington dis
patch. The war has eaten great
chunks out of the receipts at the games
throughout the country and several of
the clubs are spending hundreds of
dollars day more than they are mak-
ing. This is true of the Baltimore
team, whose daily loss since the west
ern trip has been about So, 600
In was stated on the 18th that Gen.
Miles had been ordered to return to
Washington from the south for the
purpose of explaining the cause Of the
delay in the movement of troops, the
president and Secretary Alger chatting
under the veXations incident to the
failure of the troops TO move more
promptly.
THE assurance of the success of the
war loan has been made absolutely
certain by two propositions, each COW
ering the entire issue of $500, 900, 900.
The FIRST was from the National City
bank, Central Trust company and YER
millie g. Co. The second was from j.
Pierpont Morgan and a number of as
sociates.
SECRETARY ALGER on the 18th denied
that the government was considering
the ACCESSIBILITY of making third call
for troops
THE secretary of the interior has or
dered all porters arrested who sell
whisky on trains through the Indian
territory.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY told promi-
nent administration senator on the
10th that there was absolutely nothing
substantial in the reports that peace
propositions were being prepared for
submission to this government The
president believed that Spain will not
come to her senses and realize the fu.
ltility of continuing the struggle until
the United States has sent fleet to
lbombard Cadiz and Barcelona,
THE navy department has now com
lpleted it's arrangement of the Atlantic
and gulf coast patrol, and, stretching
from Passport, Me-, around to New
iOrleans, there are no fewer than 40
auxiliary naval craft.
A sUB.CoMMITTEE Of the senate com
mittee on education and labor ON the
10Th gave hearing at Washington to
representatives of corporations and
Others which have contracts under the
government and which oppose the eX-
tension of the cight-hour law to con-
tractors under the government.
On July the post Office department
will reduce the basis of conversion of
United States money into the various
foreign countries, so far as relates to
the issue of postal money orders,