Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-09-01
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News,
WASHINGTON NOTES.

ton on the 22d that he needed no more
troops and it was taken to mean that
the American commander had the Phil
ippines under control.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY entertains the
hope that while the American mem
beers of the Cuban military commits
sion are arranging terms of evacua-
ton of Havana they may also be able
to put together the evidence gathered
while the court of inquiry was at work
and made chain of circumstantial
evidence strong enough to warrant the
United States in demanding the ar
rest and detent ton of the persons upon
whom suspicion rests for having blown
up the battleship Maine.
THE war department is considering
plans for feeding the people of Cuba
who may be found in a starving con-
dition when the Spanish troops evac-
uate. It is believed that thousands
must be destitute.
COMMISSIONERS OF PENSIONS EVANS, in
his report for the fiscal year ended
June 30 shows that the number of pen
sioners on the roll at the Topeka,
Kan, pension agency was los, 533, and
the amount paid to them was SIS, 549,-
926.
was being considered by President Nc
Kinley as ambassador to london, a re-
port said, in case Mr.. Whitelaw Reid
should not be appointed.
THE navy department announced that
nearly all the men called from the va
rious states to man warships of the
auxiliary navy will be released and on
their way home by September l.
SENATOR DAVIS, of Minnesota, and
Senator Frye, of Maine, who have
been selected for peace commissioners,
had conference with the president
on the 25th over the coming 1abors of
the commission at Paris. The confer
ence lasted "a hours and then the two
senators called on Secretary Day, who
will be the chairman of the commits
sion. Reticence was observed respect
ing the conference.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 25th
said that Lieut.. Henry A. Lamb. quar-
termaster of the Twenty-second Kansas
regiment, died at Providence hospital
of typhoid. His home was at Parsons,
where he was identified with the Daily
Eclipse.
THE war department was said to be
preparing for an extraordinary court
martial. There is not an official in
that department who does not believe
either that Gen. Miles has already de-
manded an investigation or that Secre-
tary Alger will ask for a court-martial
as soon as Gen. Miles arrives in this
country. Army authorities, without
any difference, say that Secretary
Alger or Adjt. Gen. Corbin must de-
mand an official investigation of the
charges by Gen. Miles, or by their ST.
lence confess the truth of the charges.
THE five members of the peace COM
mission who will make terms with
Spain are: Secretary of State Day,
Senator c. K. Davis. of Minnesota,
Senator w. P. Frye. of Maine; Justice
White, of the United States supreme
court. and Editor Whiteiaw Reid. of
New York.
AN order has been issued by the war
department extending the furlough of
volunteers given leave of absence from
80 days to go days
A TELEGRAM from Secretary Alger
at Camp Wikoff. Montauk point, N. Y,
was read at the cabinet meeting on the
Goth. Secretary Alger stated that he
found the existing conditions at the
camp fairly satisfactory.
GENERAL NEWS
THE Rathbone Sisters at their ses-