Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-22
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


1T was given out from high source
mt Washington that the presidents In
Btructions to the Ave peace commits
sioners as to the Philippines will be
substantially these: The retention of
the island Of Luzon, on which the city
of Manila is situated; equal trade tacil'
ities 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
ment officials as well as the president.
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 furlough, this will practi-
cally be a gift from the government.
GEN SHAFTERs report of the Sam
tiago campaign was given to the pub.
lie on the l4th.
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 Lone 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 pOace commissioners, Day,
Davis, Frye, Reid and Gray, held
final conference at the white house on
the 18th and received final instructions
regarding their work in Paris. There
was absolute secrecy regarding the
nature of the instructions The COM
missioners sailed fov Paris on the 18th.
GEN. 0TIs 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 antiei.
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, 900, 600 a 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 y Brice is at the head. This gives
the American company a 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 recognizing the
North Atlantic squadron. The fleet is
reduced from force of about 100 ves-
sells to 80. 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
18th. He said no further force would
be required at Manila. Military gov
eminent was being gradually per-
fected and large force was policing
and cleaning the city. The monthly
expenses of the Philippines will ag-
gregate $35O,OOO, nearly one-half of
which is required to subsist $4,000
Spanish prisoners. Tariffs and duties
would almost double former Spanish
duties.
aFNERAIT- NEWS.