Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-09-22
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News
wAsHINGroN NOTES.

1T was given out from high source
at Washington that the presidents in
structions to the five peace commits
sioners as to the Philippines will be
substan tally these: The retention of
the island of Luzon, on which the city
OF Manila is situated; equal trade tacil-
tiles with Spain in the remainder of
the islands; none of the islands to be
disposed of to- any foreign nation; the
severance of existing relations between
church and state in the entire Philip
pine group.
A WASHINGTON dispatch on the 18th
said army officers looked with disfavor
upon the proposed investigation and
predicted its failure, on the ground
that the commission would have no
power to compel officers to testify and
they would not do so voluntarily.
ARTHUR w. FERGUSON, chief trans
1ator of the Bureau of American Re-
publics, has been selected as inter-
prefer for the peace commission. This
means that all neg citations will be
conducted in English and Spanish in
stead of French, as had been asserted.
THE continued publication of dis
patches saying that Rear Admiral
Dewey had asked for two more battle
ships at Manila are annoying to depart
There is absolutely no truth in the re-
ports. Dewey has not asked for aid.
but on the other hand has repeatedly
assured the president that there is no
trouble to be feared in the Philippines
PERMISSION has been granted by the
secretary of war to the volunteer
troops who served in the army during
the war with Spain to retain their
arms and equipments. One months
pay will cover the total expense, and
the last months pay will be accepted
in payment. AS each man will be
granted a furlough, this will practi-
cally be gift from the government.
GEN. SHAFTER's report of the San
tiago campaign was given to the pub
lie on the 14th.
IT was authoritatively given out at
Washington that Brig. Gen. Otis had
been given plenary powers to deal
with the situation of affairs at Ma
Mia
SECRETARY LONG has directed that
the battleship to be built by the Union
iron works, San Francisco, will be
named the Ohio The Cramps will
build the Maine and the Newport News
company the Missouri.
THE five peace commissioners, Day,
Davis, Frye, Reid and Gray. held
final conference at the white house on
the 10Th and received final instructions
regarding their work in Paris. There
was absolute secrecy regarding the
nature of the instructions The COM
missioners sailed for Paris on the 18th.
GEN. Otis cabled from Manila on the
18th that the insurgents were with
drawing in response to Americas de-
mands- No concessions were granted
the insurgents. General good feeling
prevailed, business was progressing
rapidly and no trouble was antici-
8 pated.
THE contract recently made by the
post office department for stamped en-
velopes and newspaper wrappers will,
as calculated by Third Assistant Mer-
rift, save the consumers of these arti-
Giles at least 81, 600, 900 year.
THE final contracts granting the con-
cession for an American railroad from
Canton to Hankow, China, were signed
in Washington by the Chinese minis
ter and representatives of the Ameri-
can company, of which ex-senator Cal
vim S. Brice is at the head. This gives
the American company concession
for building and controlling railroad
nearly 500 miles in length through the
richest and most populous part Of
China
SECRETARY LONG on the 10th issued
an important order reorganizing the
North Atlantic squadron. The feet is
reduced from force of about 100 ves-
sells to So The feet as reorganized
will consist of the Indiana, Massa-
chusetts, Texas, New York, Brooklyn,
and vessels of less prominence.
THE war department received an
other telegram from Gen. Otis on the
10th. He said no further force would
be required at Manila Military gov
eminent was being gradually per-
fected and a large force was policing
and cleaning the city. The monthly
expenses of the Philippines will ag-
gregate $685. nearly one-half of
which is required to subsist 1000
Spanish prisoners Tariffs and duties
would almost double former Spanish
duties