The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-05-18
WASHINGTON CITY TOPICS.
Foreign Governments Will File Claims
Of Residents in Cuba.
OTIS CABLES THE PHILIPPINE SITUATION.
100000 Expenses More Than Income
Internal Revenue Receipts Ex-
ceed the Customs Duties.

The state department has been in.
formally advised that claims aggrega-
ing a considerable amount have been
made by British, French and German
residents in Cuba during the recent
nsurrection, and that these ultimately
will be pressed against the United
States government. The claims them.
selves have not been presented, but
are being collected by the several for.
sign offices as the claimants send them
n. In some cases schedules have
Deen made, and the aggregate stated
20 the authorities here. The French
claims aggregate between 100000
md 5000, 900 francs. The German
,laims are understood to be slightly
ander those of the French, while the
British claims are said to be consider
able more that either the French or
;he German.
The following dispatch from Major
General Otis, giving the status of the
military situation as it now exists in
the operations against the insurgents,
was received at the war department
Sunday:
"MANILA, May IA, 1899.
"Adiutant General, Washington
Situation is as follows: Lawton from
Baliuag has taken Hide Fonso and San
Miguel to north with slight loss, and
driving considerable force of enemy;
gunboats and canoes accompany 1900
men under Kobbe up Rio Grand river
from Calumpit, depart 10th; Mac
Arthur remains at San Fernando, cov-
ering country. Yesterday messenger
from Aguinaldo expressing wish to
send commission to Manila for con-
ference with United States commission
to arrange terms of peace; directions
given to pass body representative in
surgents to Manila should it present
ITSELF"
Although practically all the volun'
teers in the United States have been
mustered out of the service, the ex-
penditures of the war department
show but little abatement. During
the first ten days of the present
month drafts drawn by the war de
partment to the amount of 81, 555, OOC
we're honored by the treasury depart
ment, bringing up the grand total for
the present fiscal year to $214, 800,
b36.47. 1t is estimated by the treas
ury officials that the expenditures fol
the war department for the present
fiscal year, ending June 3Oth next
will amount to $3.50, 900, 900, or about
one. half of the entire amount which was
ruouired to run the government be-
fore the outbreak of the Spanish war.
The expenditures of the government
continues to exceed the receipts by
nearly $3,OOO,000 per month. Fol
the first ten days of the present monts
The receipts from all sources were SO,
300, ,934.59, while the expenditures fol
the same period were $16, 495, 10000,
showing an excess of expenditures fol
The first ten days of the present month
,f $1,1S5, O65.41. For the present
fiscal year the expenditures exceeded
The receipts by $110, $50, 459. SO.
For the first time since 1868 inter
nal revenue receipts are running nearly
40 per cent. in excess of those derived
from custom sources. During the
present fiscal year the total receipts
from customs have been $l76,8 ,805,
374 rs: those from internal $3.50, 7e1,
S2S.84.
:.Send Olympia's mail to B. F.
Stevens, No. Trafalgar Square,
London, England" was the notice
given out at the navy department Fri
day. This is the first formal indica'
t;on that the famous flagship is com
ing home Immediately.
Upon inquiry it was ascertained
that Secretary Long had last evening
cabled Admiral Dewey permission to
return at once to the United States.
He has been relieved of the obligation
Of remaining at Manila until the Phil
;nnine commission completes its work.
He is not even required 10 await the
cessation of hostilitiies. but may start
homeward at once.