The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-08-05
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News,
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
IT was stated at Washington on the
2sth that the terms of peace were be-
ing reduced to form by secretary Day,
the president having reached con-
clusion. It was said there was no de-
sire on the presidents part to keep the
Philippine islands and only coalipg
station would be retained.
The news was received at Washing
ton on the goth that the American
forces on the previous day had cap
tured Ponce, the second city of impor-
tance in Porto Rico, without any loss
on the American side. Gen. Miles is
sued proclamation to the natives
that he had come to give them liberty
and the populace saluted the American
flag with enthusiasm.
The cabinet at Washington spent
five hours on the Goth discussing the
answer to be given to Spain's note for
terms of peace, but a conclusion was
not arrived at and a further meeting
was to be held on the matter. The
question that was not decided was as
to the future of the Philippine islands.
The war department at Washington
X
bers of the White Cross association of
America to send supplies and nurses to
Manila on the steamer Arizona, which
will leave San Francisco for the Phil
ippines about the middle of August
THE war department received a tele-
gram from Gen. Miles on the 31st in
which he stated that the volunteers in
Ponce. Porto Rico, were surrendering
and four-ffths of the natives were
overjoyed at the arrival of the Ameri-
cans. The general was waiting for
more troops before making a forward
movement.
The pension bureau at Washington
has received the information that at.
torneys have agents already in every
regiment drumming up business, and
applications for pensions have begun
to come in which show that the work
has been reduced to system. Pen
sions will be paid to those who have
incurred disability in the service of
the United States and to the widows
and dependent relatives of those who
were killed or died in the service.
GEN. MERRITT's cablegram received
at the war department at Washington
he had arrived and would need all the
men assigned him, and one from Ad-
mira1 Dewey, the bulk of which was
not made public, but which was sup
posed to show the serious situation of
affairs at the Philippine islands, may
cause a third call to be issued for vol.
unteerS.
PEACE with Spain now seems assured
and the termination of hostilities may
be only a matter of few days, as the
conference held with the French am
bassador at the white house on the
Goth was Of far more Importance than
was expected. Nj. Cambon presented
credentials which entitled him to act
as direct representative of Spain and
gave him full power to arrange terms
with the United States. The confer
ence lasted three hours and NJ Cam
bon submitted its results to Madrid
for approval, which, if given, will end
the war.
The federal governments receipts
for July amounted to S43, Sl7, los and
the disbursements aggregated STA, 1868,
AIS.
A STATEMENT was current at Wash
had written touching letter to Presi-
dent Mckinley, in which she eloquently
recited the grief she felt over the un-
fortunate differences that had arisen
between the United States and Spain
and pleaded for a cessation of the war.
THE Washington Post stated on the
I'd that President Mckinley would call
an extra session of both houses of con-
gress as soon as Spain accepted the
terms of peace, as, under the present
law, the volunteer army would go on,
of existence as soon as the war ceased
and troops would have to be kept in
Cuba, Porto Rico and Manila for some
time.
WASHINGTON post Office officials have
unearthed a daring theft of postage
stamps in the Chicago post Office.
total of 100000 one-cent stamps have
been stolen and the thief, a trusted
official of the post office at Chicago, has
decamped.
GENERAL NEWS
A BLAZE which started in Patrict
Eopartv,S faed store at EScap a ha