The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-10-28
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Summary Of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.
GEN. OTIs on the Goth cabled the war
department regarding the conditions
in Manila and the Philippines. The
dispatch contained matters which bear
on the negotiations pending in Paris
and was cabled to the United States
peace commissioners. The dispatch
said the situation at Manila had i'm
proved and Gen. Otis said he did not
anticipate any trouble with the insur-
gents.
SECRETARY LONG has approved the
findings of the court which tried and
sentenced Chaplain j. P. Mcintyre, of
the Oregon. to dismissal from, the
naval service for criticising the con-
duct of Rear Admiral Sampson and
Capt. r. d. Evans.
ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF MELVILLE has
made his annual report to the secre.
tary of the navy. in which he notes
the important lessons. so far as they
respect the machinery of the vessels,
which have been taught by the ex.
perience in the recent war with Spain.
SECRETARY LONG,, it was said, will
ask congress to increase the number of
eai1ors allowed for the naval establish
ment from IL. 900 to 10000 men. Com
mander Hawley, in charge of the en-
listed service of the navy. has prepared
figures showing0the necessity for the
increase.
The director of the mint has sub.
mitted his report for the calendar year
1897 to the secretary of the treasury.
The value of gold produced in the
United States during the year was
ST.. 1868, 900; of silver, SOS, 637, .72
The war department on the 2lst is.
sued an order that army nurses. both
male and female, were entitled to com.
mutation of rations when they are
granted leave of absence, the rate to
be the same as that of enlisted men on
furlough, that is, IS cents per day.
The civil service commission is max.
ing a vigorous campaign against polit-
ical assessments of federal officials and
employees and, in addition to its own
circular, has brought out an order
from the post Office department. which
will be followed by one from the treas.
dry department., looking to its full en-.
forcement.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY reached Wash.
ington on the 22d from his western trip.
AN impressive ceremony in Washing.
ton on the 23d was the unwilling of
the peace cross on the summit OF
Mount st. Adams. the site of the new
Episcopal cathedral President Nc
Kinley was present and delivered a
brief address
The navy department has made pub
lie that portion of Admiral Simpsons,
report covering the conduct of the
fleet under his command in its opera
tions in the West Indies for about two
months prior to the destruction of
Admiral Cervera's fleet on July g.
The president has approved the
sentence of the court-martial dismiss
ing from the naval service Chaplain
Mcintyre, of the Oregon, for remarks
made in a lecture at Denver, Col, re.
fecting on Admiral Sampson and
others.
The United States supreme court on
the gath handed down a decision that
the Joint Traffic Railroad association
was q combination in restraint of
trade and therefore illegal, being vio-
lative of the antitrust law.
SECRETARY WILSON has awarded to
the New York Market Gardeners as
ISOLATION the con tract for furnishing
all the seeds to the agricultural de:
partment for the current fiscal year.
The contract price is S7O,97s and a.
2Ss, 1853 packages of seed are to be fur
nished.