Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-08
THE PRESIDENT
10 Make Short Trip for Rest
in the South.
Requisition Issued for tie s., 900, !
600 for the Cuban Army.


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tomorrow. may definitely decide to take
short trip South for rest. his destina.
ton being Thomasville. Ga. where he
will he the gpest Of Senator Hanna.
The Presidentswill be accompanied by
Mrs. Mckinley and some Of their re1a-
tives 1t is the purpose OF the Presl-
dent to make THIS trip one exclusively
for rest. SO he will nuke no speeches.
1t is possible. IL the weather favors.
the Presidential party wlll'sgo to
Savannah from ThOmasvIfie, and GO
ing aboard the Dolphin make q short
voyage in the warm waterssof Florida
and Georgia.
Today's cabinet meeting was devoted
to the discussion of comparative unim.
portant details. The secretary OF war
stated that he had made, a requislti0u
on the treasury department for s., 000.-
go with which to pay the Cuban army
and an instaliment of this sum will be
sent at once to Havana for distrihu-
ton. The subject of the erection of the
6e public buildings authorized at the
last session of Congress- was discussed
and the. conclusion was reached that
a considerable number should, be erect.
ed under the Tarsney act which an.
thorizes the secretary of the treasury
to invite limited number of we'll
known architects to submit plans and
specifications for public buildings and
to accept in his discretion such as Ore
satisfactory. ~,
The situation in the Philippines was
discussed but nothing OF Importance
was developed.
Although no information ON that
point has yet reached Washington,
the authorities are, confident. that the
new Spanish, cabinet will secure tie
ratification dt4thesTe6ce treats. !. It.,io
believed with all c66flq nee that s.tije,
new cabinet intends to devdle itseIs
principally tosjnternal REFORMS that!it
perceives the. ipasays<nlGSs1s6UlqrUe,jne
fiicted upon Spanish trade by sense-
less opposition to the treaty and that
it will not c0untenaifce the continuance
of the present unfriSndly relations be-
tween the United States and Spain.
A cablegram received at the navy
department, today, relative to the
cruiser Philadelphia which was placed
under orders to proceed to Samoa, az
ter the outbreak Of the recent trouble
there, says she sailed from Honolulu.
Feb. 22. for Samoa. 1t IL about 25OO
miles. across the ocean: from Hawaii
and 1t is expected that the Philadelphia
is already In Samoa. She probably
made the distance in IL days. ~
The gunboat Princeton, which ii be.
ing hurried to Manila to reinforce Adj
mral Dewey's fleet, sailed from CO.
lombO. yesterday
The department OF state. has been
cabled BY Mr.. Soursby. our constir ii
San Juan del Norte as follows: Capt.
Simonds. of the Marietta, arrived from
Rluefields; reports Reyes left. March /,
for Colombo. Revolution ended; or.
der prevails Mt Bluehelds All FOREIGN.
ers in Bluefields engaged in revolutions
previously entitled to protection OF con.
sulates left with passports, March p.
Tor New Orleans. BlueRelds com.
merce uninterrupted" -
The department has been informed
by Mr.. Clancy at Rluefields that the
government troops took peaceful nos
session OF Roma. yesterday, ending
revolution. All foreigners received
passports and departed from this mort
to-day. Commerce at this nQrt re-
sumed." ,s
The plans for the winter cruise OF the
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