Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-11-18
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.


POSTMASTER GENERAL SMITH has Is
sued an order admitting private mail
ing cards, authorized by the act Of
May Is. 1898, into the foreign mails at
one cent postage each for Canada and
Mexico and two cents each for all 9TH
err postal union countries
A DISPATCH to the New York Herald
from Washington on the Sth stated
that Gen. Nelson A. Miles has COM
pleted and submitted to the war de-
partment his report covering the en-
tire period of hostilities between the
United States and Spain, but it could
not be learned at the war department
whether this report in its entirety
would be given out for publication.
FOREIGN bondho1ders have at last
moved formally to protect their inter.
ests in Cuba and Porto Rico. Through
a the French embassy a most fOrmida-
BILE statement has been presented to
the state department at Washington,
being an account of the various Span
ish bonds owned by French citizens
chargeable against the territories
either seized or set free by the act of
the United States government.
THE president called a sting of
the cabinet on the 9th. The session
presumably was to discuss the news
from Paris and the situation in Cub
INDIAN INSPECTOR MCLAUGHLIN re-
ported to Secretary Bliss that there
was no foundation for the reported I'M
easiness in the Kiowa agency, Okla
homa.
A WASHINGTON dispatch stated that
whatever may be thew of Europe in
regard to the significance of the cleo
~ TI~sk g = h.
purpose of President Mckinley to con-
tinue to press his demand for the ces-
sion of the Philippine islands to the
United States, and he will not be
frightened into withdrawing his de-
mands by any representation that
com bined Europe might make.
THE fourth assistant postmaster gen.
eral on the 10th made his report of the
work of his bureau for the fiscal year
ended June 80. 1898 1t contains much
general information to those inter
ested in postal matters.
The joint high commission appoin ted
to confer on questions at issue between
this country and the Dominion of
Canada met at Washington on the
10th. 1t was believed that their bust
ness would soon be concluded and that
a formal treaty covering all the points
decided with regard to closer relations
between Canada and the United States
will result.
THE report of Maj. Gen. Miles, com.
handing the United States army, was
made public on the 10th. It treats OF
the late war, quotes all the official dis
patches sent, generalizes upon the re-
suits and makes many recommends
tions for the improvement of the mill
tary service. There is an entire alb
sence of any direct criticism.
ADJT. GEN. CoRBIN made his annual
report to the secretary of war on the
18th. 1t obtained much of a Stats
tical nature about the army of the
Unite States, including the regular
and volun teer branches.
PAYMAsTER GENERAL STEWART made
his annual report to the secretary OF
the navy of the important part the
pay department of the navy played in
the war, in which, besides the disburse
ment of funds, it was charged with the
procurement of all supplies for the
navy. In the matter of clothing the
department had to supply in haste
1000, 600 garments to meet the needs
of the naval militia alone.