Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-02

The ACCESSIBILITY of SEEKING the Canary Is
lands Informally Discussed at Washing
ton-The Ouartermaster Generals Of
fce-Concerning State TroOps-Pay
from Enlistment-Engineer Corps
NEW YORK, June S.-A Washington
special to the Commercial Advertiser
says that the terms of peace upon
which the administration has deter
mined already to insist are as follows:
Cuba must be delivered to the United
States in trust until a stable govern
ment can be established there by its
inhabitants, or some other disposition
of Cuba must be accepted which will
insure it's ultimate independence;
Porto Rico must be coded absolutely
to the United States; the United States
must retain a naval base and port in
the Philippines, and the United States
must have a naval base in the Ladrone
islands and one In the Caroline islands.
,, These conditions are the last which
the administration will accept, and
they are the least which the senate
will consent to have embodied in a
treaty, which must come to the senate
for ratification.
Skaters Expedition Nearly Ready.
CHICAGO, June S.-A Tampa dispatch
from a reliable correspondent of the
Chicago Daily News says the work of
loading troops, horses, guns, ammuni-
tion, stores, equipment and medical
supplies for the first great invasion of
the Spanish West Indies is almost
completed and before many hours Gen.
Skaters corps, the Fifth. is expected
to sail away. The destination is
known only to few and may not be
with its convoy of war vessels is well
on its way to Cuba.
Canary Island Expedition.
WASHINGTON, June S.-The military
and naval authorities are discussing
informally the.advisabihty of sending
an expedition to seize the Canary is
lands. The plan proposed, it is under
stood. is to be contingent on the fail
ure. of Spain to sue for peace after the
fall of Santiago and the successful in
vasion of Porto Rico by our forces.
While no definite arrangements look
ing to the perfection of the movement
have been made, there is quite an I'M
dercurrent of influence in favor of it.
The Ouartermaster Generals Office
WASHINGTON, June S.-Secretary AL
ger has sent to congress proposed
bill for the better organization of the
quartermaster generals office in the
army, its depots of supplies etc. The
sudden collection of the force of volun-
teers and the increase of the volunteer
army has imposed an immense work
on this branch of the service and the
bill gives officers found best qualified
for difficult and important duties
| temporary increase in rank and pay.
Concerning State Troops.
| WASHINGTON, June S.-Representa-
| tive Olmsted, of Pennsylvania. has in
| troduced bill providing that officers
i and enlisted men of military organiza-
| tions who were furnished by anv state
under call by the president or govern
or, and which rendered actual mill
tary service under command of United
States officers, shall be considered to
have been in the military service of
the United States during the period
that said organizations were in actual
service.
Paw from Date of Enlistment.
WASHINGTON. June Sit has finally
been determined that the government
| will pay all state troops fro the day
| of enlistment. and not from the time
of mastering IN. Adjt- Gen. Corbin
said late last night this plan had been
! definitely decided upon, but payments
would not begin until July L. as the