The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-07-15
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
THE National Educational associa-
ton began its annual convention at
Washington on the 18th, over 5, 900 mem
bers being in attendance.
WASHINGTON officials received a ca
blegram from Admiral Dewey on the
9TH as follows: United States troops
have landed and have been comforta-
bly, housed at Cavite. Insurgents still
active. Aguinaldo proclaimed himself
president of the revolutionary repub-
lie on July l."
SECRETARY LONG gave orders on the
18th for the Philadelphia to take Adj
mral Miller to the Hawaiian islands,
who will raise the American flag over
the islands and include them within
the union.
THE resolutions annexing the Ha-
waiian islands were signed by Presi
dent Mckinley on the the 18th.
IT was learned from a high source
that the war conference at Washing
ton on the 7th was held for the pur
pose of going over the situation at
Santiago, and that no determination
to rush an attack on the city was
reached. 1t was believed that Gen.
Linares would soon surrender when
he learned that the American army
was to be reinforced by $4,000 or 90, 900
men, and sees the utter hopelessness
of the situation.
SECRETARY LONG on the 18th specific
ally and absolutely denied the accu-
racy of reports of friction between the
army and the navy.
THE war department at Washington
received the following dispatch from
Gen. Shafter on the sth: among the
large number wounded there are few
amputations. Perhaps ten will cover
it. General health of command is good.
One hundred and fifty cases of fever
which will run their course in four or
five days, but none serious"
The .Fifty-fifth congress adjourned
sine die on the sth.
The navy department at Washing
ton has been informed that Spanish
privateer carrying five guns is hover
ing off the coast of British Columbia.
Prompt instructions have been sent to
the military authorities of the north
west coast to prepare for a visitation.
The United States commissioner of
internal revenue decided that express
companies must pay for all war stamps
on express packages, while the senders
of kilograms, and not the company,
must pay the tax.
AT the meeting of the delegates to
the National Educational convention
at Washington E. Dram Lyle, of Mil
lersville, Pa, was elected president;
Irwin Shepard, of Winona, Mimi, Sec
rotary; l. c. Mcneil, of West Superior.
Wis, treasurer; James M. Greenwood,
of Kansas City, NO., first vice presi-
dent; Frank B. Smith, of Kansas,
eighth vice president. John R. Kirke,
of Missouri; Frank R. Dyer, of Kansas,
and M. A. Caldwell, of the Indian ter
ritory, were among those elected as
directors.
AN electric car crashed into horse
car at Washington on the night of the
10th and one man was killed and near.
ly so people injured, several of them
fatally. The accident was caused by
the brake chain on the electric cal
breaking while going down steer
incline.
OF Importance to western farmers, a
recent Washington dispatch said, is
tuc 1dcG tndt Cue WneaC crop In Mary.
land and much in Pennsylvania and
Virginia is poor. 1t is inferior in
quality, shrunken in berry and con
tains cheat, garlic and cookie. and tn,
quality of wheat passing off grade i:
likely to be large.
REAR ADMIRAL AMMEN, one of the
heroes of the civil war, died at Wash
ington on the 18th, aged 7s years.
SECRETARY ALGER on the 18th ISSUED
orders attaching the Hawaiian island,
to the military department of Califor
mia. The First New York volunteers
Col Barber commanding, will be as
signed for the time being as the garri
. son at Honolulu.
TIE president has appointed Fred
erick Mckinley. of New Mexico, to bt
receiver of public moneys at Guthrie
Ok.
GENERAL NEWS
A NUMBER of newspaper editors fror
the Indian territory and Louisiana
passed through Kansas City, Mo-, Of