The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-03-18
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


THE $50, OO0 600 appropriated by con-
gress for the national defense can be
taken from the treasury without seri-
Gus Inconvenience. Secretary Gage
some time ago estimated that he could
spare S75, 900, 900 for immediate war
purposes and have enough available
cash left to safely conduct the busi-
ness of the nation.
THE secretary of war has issued an
order creating a new military depart
ment-the department of the south.
The department of Texas is abolished
and the headquarters, which have been
at San Antonio, Tex, are abandoned.
Gen. Graham, the late commander of
the Texas department, is made COM
,nander of the new department., with
headquarters at Atlanta, Ga. The de-
partment includes South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi
2i, Louisiana and Texas.
SECRETARY LONG has appointed
BOARD which will visit the cities of Sa-
yannah, Charleston, New Orleans, Gal
seston, st. Louis and Cleveland in
search of desirable men for the navy.
The board has been given authority to
enlist 1000 men. The secretary an
aounced that pro bably before they had
enlisted that number they would be
given authority to enlist more.
A RULE has been made by the inte-
cior department at Washington that
any attorney practicing before that
department. who shall request any
United States official or represen tative
to aid in the prosecution of a pension
claim shall forfeit his attorneyship in
the case.
A SPECIAL to the Chicago Tribune on
the 18th from Washington said that
Spain had become impressed by the
hostile preparations of the United
States and had begun secret negotia-
tions to withdraw her troops from
Cuba, Spanish secret agent having
interviewed President Mckinley and
proposed that the Cuban insurgents
should accept Independence in every
hing but name. The president re-
erred the secret envoy to Secretary
Quesada. who represents the Cuban in
snrgcnts in Washington. 1t was stated
chat the envoy afterwards left for New
York to see Estrada Palma the head
Of the Cuban junta.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has had con-
sultation with Secretary of the Treas
airy Gage and Chairman Dingley, of
che house ways and means committee,
on raising funds should war become a
aecessity. Plans adopted during the
.ivil war period will be largely fol-
lowed and the first taxes will be levied
On bank checks, legal papers, proprie-
cary medicines, etc.
CONSUL GENERAL LEE notified the
state department at Washington on
the 14th of the death at Sagua la
Grande, Cuba, of the wife of Senator
fhurston, of Nebraska, on board the
racht Anita Mrs. Thurston was in
excellent health when she left Wash
ington short time ago for the trip to
Cuba.
SPAIN has practically given notice
co the United States that she will dis.
quite the verdict from the court of in.
quiry if it is to the effect that the
Maine was destroyed by an outside ex
plosion and that an international board
Of inquiry will be demanded.
SENIOR BERNABE, the new Spanish
minister at Washington, denied EN-
phatically on the 14th the report tina
secret agent of the Spanish govern
nent had made overtures for settling
the Cuban troubles, and that Senol
Ceballos, who was said to have made
the overtures, was not entitled tC
speak for the Spanish government.
WALTER WELLMAN telegraphed from
Washington to the Chicago Times Her
aid on the 14th that President McKin
ley had not heard anything about the
report of the court on the Maine dis
aster nor had any member of hat tri
bunal written a line to the presiden
or conveyed any information whateve
to him, directly or indirectly. TIL
members of the presidents cabine
were also without knowledge of tn,
cause of the disaster.