The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-01-20
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News
WASHINGTON NOTES.


fervid appeal for especial pension
tives of those who fell at Santiago
and other battles of the Spanish war
an amount commensurate with the
gallantry of those who lost their lives.
THE president on the 11-h sent the
nomination to the senate of Joseph H.
Choate. of New York, to be ambassa-
dor extraordinary and plenipoten tiary
to Great Britain.
COMMIssARY GENERAL EAGAN APP
peared before the war investigating
commission at Washington on the 18th
to meet the allegations against the
beef issues in the war. He denied
numerous statements of Gen. Miles.
charged that the latter's testimony
constituted severe reflections on the
commanding generals of the expedi-
tions and referred to him as "this
same commanding general, Nelson A.
Miles," and said whoever called the
beef furnished ''embalmed beef was
'liar."
ASSISTANT SECRETARY MEIKLEJoHN
made pu bile on the 18th Father Thoma>
F. Sherman's very interesting and in
structive report to Gen. Brooke of his
recent tour through the island of
Porto Rico. Father Sherman says he
found the people of Porto Rico gentle,
docile and kindly and that the Span
;ards living there re- oice with their
Porto Rico friends in the change of
sovereignty.
NELSON DINeLEY, of Maine, leader of
the republican side of the floor of the
hp,,So Of 70 and ronra.
senting the Second congressional dis
trict of Maine in that body, died at
Washington on the 18th of heart fail
due to pneumonia.
THE war investigation commission
on the 18th returned to Gen. Eagan
his statement denouncing Gen. Miles
as a liar and requested that the objec-
tionable language be eliminated,
stating that it ought not to have been
made Ivy a witness before the board.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY sent letter
of coincidence to Mrs Dingley on the
death of her husband at Washington.
SENIOR AGONCILLo, the representa-
tive of Gen. Aguinaldo and the Fill.
pinos at Washington. has filed with
the state department a memorandum
setting forth the reasons why the
Philippine government should be re-
cogn;zed by the United States.
1T was reported that the war inves-
tigation commission would soon make
report blaming Secretary Alger for
weakness, but not making him respon-
sible for the camp horrors" censuring
Gen. Miles for making unfounded
charges that bad beef was supplied to
troops; finding that Gen. Shafter con-
Quoted the Santiago campaign as we'll
as could be expected; criticising Gen.
Brooke for conditions at Camp Thomas,
and blaming the medical department
for failure to carry out proper sanitary
regulations
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has decided to
send commission to the Philippines
to make a study of the situation and
advise him of what the policy should
be in regard to the islands. He has
asked Admiral Dewey to be president
Of the commission.
THREE commissioners arrived at
Washington from Glasgow, Scotland,
to lay before President Mckinley and
his cabinet particulars regarding the
exhibition to be held in 1901 at Glas-
gov.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY and Secretary
Alger had a conference over the Miles
Eagan scandal Both realized that
the conduct of Gen. Eagan in using
vituperative language towards Gen.
Miles could not be ignored and some
thing will be done in the matter. 1t
seemed likely that a court of inquiry
will be decided on to determine
whether Gen. Eagan slandered Gen.
Miles and also whether Gen. Miles
slandered the commissary department.
GEN. EAGAN sent his amended state
ment to the war investigation commits.
sion at Washington, eliminating all
the Objectionable language in his re-
ply to the charges made by Gen. Miles
concerning the beef furnished the
army.
The president has decided to appoint
Philippine commission. 1t will be
composed of Admiral Dewey, Gen.
Otis, Col. DENLY. President Schurmau,
of Cornell university. and Prof Worces-
ter. of Ann Arbor university. They
will study the habits and manners of
the Filipinos, the material resources
IF the country and its commercial pos
sibilities, but they will not attempt tn
deal with the problem of government
Tor the islands
ACCORDING to q member of the Gu.
ington its mission has been successful
and the Cuban army will receive three
years pay, $40, 900. 900 being advanced