Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-04-07
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News.
WAsnINGTON NOTES.

A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 2Sth
said there was no truth in the report
that Secretary Gage had resigned or
had any intention Of resigning. In
the course Of conversation the secre-
tary said that there was perfect unity
in the cabinet on the Cuban question.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY on the 2Sth
sent message to congress summarize
ing the findings in the courts report
ON the Maine wreck and stating that
he had directed the findings of the
court, and the views of the United
States government thereon to be com
municated to the British government
He concluded by saying that he did
not doubt that the sense of justice of
the Spanish nation would dictate Il
course of action suggested by honor
and the friendly relations of the two
governments,
AMONG the nominations sent to the
senate on the goth was that of Frank
e. Kellogg, of Rich Hill, for collector
of internal revenue for the Western
district of Missouri.
SENATOR VEST of Missouri, was re-
ported i'll on the goth and it was UNI
derstood that under the advice of his
physician he will soon leave Washing
ton for an indefinite period. 1t is nee
essary for him to have absolute rest
and to suspend work entirely,
ASSISTANT SECRETARY WEBSTER DA-
Wis made an important decision, over
ruling the action of II. Clay Evans
commissioner of pensions, in his re-
cent order that claims for increase of
pensions will not be considered within
IL months from last action. Secretary
Davis says that pensioners have right
to apply for an increase of pensions
when they believe themselves entitled
thereto and no discrimination should
be made against them substantially
affecting their rights.
The navy department at Washing
ton on the 30th received dispatch
stating that two armored cruisers and
torpedo boat destroyer had left
Carthagena, Spain, but their destna-
ton was unknown.
SECRETARY BLISS has sent to con-
gress II deficiency estimate of SS,O7O,-
S72 for pensions for this year. He says
the total number of pensioners on the
roll June 80, 1897, was 076, 014, while
on February 2S, 1898, there were $50,
GLIB on the roll, "a net increase of 10, sos
In 1890 the number of pensioners on
the roll was 537,944. At the close of
the current fiscal year the number will
approximate 100000, an increase of
nearly 80 per cent. since 1890, The
value of the pension roll has increased
from ST2, 052, l43. 40 in 1890 to approx
mately $i39, 100000 in the present
fiscal year.
A SPECIAL dispatch from Washing
ton to the New York World on the LIST
gave the following outline of SPANS
reply to the note presented by Minis
ter Woodford: Spain neither accedes
to nor declines President Mckinley IS
propositions She makes counter
argument that Spain should herself be
allowed to propose terms as to what
should be done regarging her own ter
ritOry; that the United States should
not do So"
SECRETARY LONG has decided that
one of the three new battleships au-
thOrized in the naval appropriation
bill, now under consideration in the
house, shall be named the Missouri.
The act for the relief of the sufferers
by the Maine disaster has been APP
proved by the president.
THE president ON the 3lst named
Samuel l.. Overstreet for attorney gen
eral of the district of Oklahoma,
Two cabinet meetings were held on
the lst at the white house on the an
swer of Spain to President Mckinley
Cuban propositions. Spain's answer
was considered so unsatisfactory that
policy was decided upon by the presi
dent which was said to be certain tc
cause war.
THE Cuban government (meaning the
present home rule authorities in Cuba
and not the insurgents have appealed
to the president of the United States
to respect the will of the majority.
The appeal says the majority in Cuba
favor home rule under Spanish author
ity; that the insurgents are in the mi
nOrity, and that it would be great
wiclIedness to impose upon the major
ity a political regime contrary to theil
will.