The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-09-16
THE WORLD AT LARGE
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
GRADUAL reductions will be made in
the army until the number of men in
the field is reduced to about 126, 1000
men, and they will be concentrated at
posts which will be established at
Jacksonville, Fla; Middletown, Pa;
Admission, Ala, and Lexington, KY.
The number of army corps will be re-
duced to four and the troops will be
concentrated at these four points, to
be put in shape for garrison duty in
Cuba and Porto Rico.
EX-SECRETARY SHERMAN explained
his recent visit to the white house and
said that he informed the president
that in his opinion the people would
not be pacified until there had been a
thorough investigation and the re-
sponsibility placed where it belonged
for the Encouragement attributed to
the war department.
SECRETARY ALGER has requested the
president to order a searching investi-
CATION of the war department. In
this request the secretary was joined
by Adjt. Gen. Corbin. The president
has not yet determined whether he
will grant it or not.
The commissioner of pensions, in an
appendix to his annual report, states
that the pawning or pledging of pen
sion certificates is growing evil and
some stringent measure should be
adopted to reach the offense, and, if
possible, to effectually stop it. He
says the present law governing the
matter is inadequate to reach the Of
tenders.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has rendered
places to Gen. Schofield and ex-Sena-
tor Gordon, of Georgia, on the pro-
posed commission to examine into the
commissary and medical departments
Of the army in the recent war.
The president has appointed Senator
Gray, of Delaware, as the fifth mem
Der of the peace commission.
WASHINGTON officials do not believe
there will be serious epidemic of yell
low fever among the troops in Porto
Rico. as the worst of the yellow fever
season is over and American troops
left in the island have little to do ex-
sept to take care of themselves
SECRENARY ALGER has ordered win
ter hospitals built for 5000 soldiers.
The president has urged the follow.
ing named gentlemen to accept places
on the committee requested by Secre-
tary Alger to investigate the conduct
of the war: Lieut. Gen. John M. Scho-
field. Gen. John B. Gordon, Gen.
Greenville M. Dodge, President D. C..
Gilman, Gen. Charles F. Henderson,
Hon. Robert T. Lincoln, Danial S. La
mont, DR.. w. w. Keene, Col James A.
Sexton.
A WASHINGTON dispatch said Rogert
T. Lincoln and Daniel Lamont would
probably not accept positions on the
war investigating board, owing to a
press of business matters.
A WASHINGTON telegram said Com
modore Kurtz had been selected to
succeed Rear Admiral Miller as com
mander of the Pacific coast station,
and that the battleships Oregon and
Iowa would be attached to this station.
THE secretary of the treasury an
nounced that the actual expenditure.
OH account of the war up to August 81
amounted to sos, 900, 900. The aggre
gate of appropriations made for con
Quoting the war and available for thu
six months ending December 81 mex
amounts in round numbers to 1851, 900,
600. The appropriations were mad,
with the expectation, however. tina
the war would continue that length o
time.
A MANILA dispatch of the 18th sal,
Rear Admiral Dewey regarded the sit
uation there as critical and had re
quested an additional cruiser and bat
tleship
THERE is reason to believe. accord
ing to q Washington dispatch, tina
the Texas has been selected as tn
future flagship of the Asiatic squadro
in place of the Olympia
GENERAL NEWS