Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-26
THE CABINET
BusiIy Engaged in Winding
Up the Spanish War.
All Confident that All Our Claims
Will Finally Prevail.
Philippines. Guam, Cuba and Porto Rico All
to Be Ours.

Washington, Oct. 25.-Secretary A.
ger carried with him the cabinet
meeting, today, mass of data relating
to the evacuation of Cuba by the Span
ish troops and to establishment of
camp sites for the occupancy of the
American troops.
There was some talk at the cabinet
meeting of the work of the Paris COM
mission and although it is realized that
the situation is not satisfactory, conf
dence was expressed IN the ultimate
success of the American contention.
The question of the relation Porto
Rico shall bear to the general govern
ment of the United States is receiving
the careful consideration of the Pres
ldent and the members of the cabinet.
The annual report of Brigadier Cen
eral John M. Wilson, chief of engineers,
has been made to the secretary of war.
The chief asks that Congress authorize
MIN to present special estimates for
such works as are necessary TO nayiga-
ton. Estimates for next years work
include Lubec channel, Maine, $50, 1000;
Bar Harbor, Maine, $4,000; Union
River. Maine. 100000; Carver's Harbor,
Maine, $4,000.
AT the request of Lieut.. jeremiah G.
Fennessy. regimental quartermaster,
9Th Massachusetts Volunteers, a court
OIL inquiry has been ordered to meet at
Boston, tomorrow, to investigate allie
cations made in the Boston public
press regarding the conduct of that
officer.
Constructor Hobson arrived in Wash
ington, today. and reported at the navy
department to Capt. Crowninshield,
who is acting as secretary of the navy
in the absence of Secretary Long, and
Assistant Secretary Allen. He was i'm
mediately authorized to proceed to
Philadelphia. to take part in the jubi :
lee. The officer is in search of more
material to use in Wrecking the sunken
Spanish warships near Santiago. The
navy department is disposed to aid as
far as possible in floating the Colon in
addition to the Maria Teresa, which is
already under steam and about to start
for the United States, but not to go to
further expense.
Charles G. Dawes, comptroller of the
currency. has ordered that the system
of semi-annual examinations of ma
tional banks in effect in the country
shall lextend over all cities without any
exception as heretofore. In the cities
of New York. Boston, Philadelphia and
Baltimore but one examination by ma
tional bank examiners has been had
yearly and the custom has grown I'D of
special examinations by the bank ex-
aminers made for the benefit of the
bank and not for the government, for
which the examiners were compensated
by the banks.
One of the first official acts of the
new COMPTROLLER, vast January, was to
put stop to this practice on the
ground that for an examiner to accept
employment in the examination of the
same bank for both the government
and the bank had tendency to inter-
fere with the rigid impartiality which
should characterize his work as a gov
eminent official
An order was issued, today, by the
war department relieving from further
duty in the volunteer army. James G.
Blaine, as captain and assistant adju-
tant general. Having seen service
without the limits of the United States,
Capt. Blaine is granted a leave of alb
sence for 60 days from this date, at the
expiration of which he will be muster
ed out of the service.