The free press., 1899-06-08
WASHINGTON CITY NEWS.
Brief Summary of Events of Inter-
est to the People Of the Nation.
CENSUS SUPERVISORS TO Be NAMED.
Cabinet Decides That There is No Present
Necessity for Enlisting Volunteers.
Negotiations in Progress for Set
Element of Canadian Question.

element Of Canadian Question.
The census supervisors and enumer-
ators for the states of Tennessee, Ala
bama and Kentucky will be appointed
about July 1. Director Merriam de-
sires to dispose of all the positions in
these states simultaneously, and he
has written those members of con-
gress who have not thus far submitted
their recommendations asking them to
do so at their earliest convenience.
Senator Turley and Representative
Rice Pierce are among the delinquents,
while Representative Brownlow is still
undecided as to whom he will appoint
in the First congressional district. 1t
is expected that they will reach de-
cision within the next few days, so
that all the appointments may be made
ut the same time.
In Alabama all the positions have
practically been agreed upon, except
in the Montgomery district, but Di-
rector Merriam has been assured that
decision will be reached as to the
supervisor for that district within a
week.
1t is the intention of Mr.. Merriam to
dispose of majority of the census ap-
continents before the president leaves
for his tour of the west, which it is
expected will be about the middle OF
July.
The cabinet at its meeting Friday
decided that there was no present
necessity for the enlistment of volun
teers. The situation was gone
over at the cabinet meeting
very fully before this conclu-
sion was reached. The presi
dent stands ready at any time it may
appear necessary to authorize the en-
listment Of the volunteers should more
men be deemed necessary, although
hoping that such a contingency may
not arise. General Otis is to be given
10000 men, for whom he has asked.
The 5000 or 5000 to make up the
10000 are to be taken from the regu-
lars now serving in Porto Rico, Cuba
and this country. The rainy season
is now on in the Philippines, and ag-
gressive field operations will have to
be suspended for couple of months
at least.
It is learned at the state department
that negotiations now in progress in
London between Ambassador Choate
and Lord Salisbury relate entirely to
The arrangement of a modus vivendi to
avert the danger of hostile collision
on the Alaskan border during the pres
ent season at least. 1t is said to re-
sumo the negotiations for the settle
ment of the whole boundary question
when Sir Julian Pauncefote returns tc
Washington from the Hague. There
is every reason to believe the attempt
to secure modus vivendi will sue
ceed, but the basis can not be disclos.
. ed at this time.
The announcement at Madrid in the
speech from the throne to the corte2
that Spain had ceded the Caroline Is
lands and Palaos and the Mariannes
to Germany was received with sur
prise at Washington. The cession
marks the REIMBURSEMENT of Spanish
possessions in the far east save the
Islands of Fernando Po and depend
encies on the African coast.
Requests have come to the war de-
partment that no persons dying on
transports coming to or going from the
United States to Manila shall be
buried at sea. The secretary of war
has taken this matter up, and an order
to that effect has been issued For
this purpose it has become necessary
to detail an expert embalmer for duty
on each transport.
Longest Electric Railway.