Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-06-30
AFFAIRS IN OUR COLONIES.
Because of the Large Volume of
Business the InSu1ar Division
Will Be Enlarged.
CONFEDERATE DEAD AT ARLINGTON.
4 Movement to Take Them Up and Renter
Them in the Confederate Cemetery at
Woodside, Md--Danger of a Collision
Between Americans and Canada Over
the Disputed Boundary Line in Alaska.

Washington. June 2..-BecauSe of
the large volume of business connected
with the administration of civil affairs
In Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip
pines the war department will take
action in a few days looking TO the en-
1argement OF the division of insular af-
fairs. 1t is apparent that if the bust
ness OF this division continues to in
crease, as it has done within the last
few months, the government will have
what will be practically department
of colonial affairs, without action by
congress. The insular division was
organized soon after the signing of the
peace protocol and has been conducted
under the supervision of Assistant Sec
rotary Meiklejohn. The division
regulates trade and navigation with
the islands, examines the accounts
OF collectors of customs and dis
bursting officers and has other duties
connected with the civil adninistra-
ton of affairs. War department officials
who know the amount of work Incl
dent upon the acquisition of the new
colonies say there is no question of the
need of a department of colonial
affairs. 1t is often necessary to refer
questions to the state department and
the department of justice, making
three departments, including the war
department, which have to be con-
suited. Were a single department in
existence, it is declared, much delay
in the transaction of business would
be avoided.
Confederate Dead at Arlington.
Washington, June 27.-A movement
in which confederate veterans of Wash
inn ton
the PRESIDENT suggestion for Joint care
of the confederate graves, made in
Georgia some months ago. These vet
Grams are seriously considering the
advisability of removing the 141 bodies
of confederate soldiers now buried at
Arlington cemetery to the confederate
cemetery at Woodside, Md, where
there are inferred the bodies of con-
federate soldiers who fell in Early's
raid around Washington. The confed-
crates who were buried at Arlington
did not fall in battle, but died at the
union hospital, which was situated
during the civil war near the present
site of Fort Myers. All sick confeder-
ates captured in the vicinity of Wash
lngton were sent to this hospital. No
care. it is said, has been paid to the
graves. Records of the names of tho
men buried have not been kept. The
remains, if removed, will be placed to-
gether in one large mound, over which
suitable monument will be erected.
Canadian Boundary Line Trouble.
Washington, June 27.-The condi-
tions along the provisional boundary
line proposed by Secretary Hay in
Alaska are becoming serious. The state
depart ment officials are advised that
there is imminent danger of a clash be-
tween citizens of the United States and
Canada in the disputed territory. The
responsibility for any outbreak which
would necessitate the sending of United
States troops across the provisional
line will be charged to Canada,
which has persistently blocked the
arbitration plans of England and the
United States since last February
The state department officials assert
that any clash near the line will be en-
tirely due to the impossi bility of MAX
ing laws for moduS vivendi while the
provisional line is held in allowance
Were the line agreed to the United
States and Great Britain would imme-
diately formulate police and customs
regulations which would guarantee
protection for Americans on the Cana
dian side and Canadians on the Ameri-
can side.