Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-02-24
RETIRING OFFICERS.
A List of Those Who Will Be AZ
fected by New Army Bill.
PRESIDENT WILL NOT INTERVENE.


Robert III. Porter Will PROBABLY Arrange
tho Fiscal System for the Philippines
American Bison Ressrvation-The
Census Examining Board.
Washington, Feb. ga statement
has been prepared by the war depart
ment showing the number and grade
of army officers who will retire for
age up to the year 1914 who are af-
fected by the proposed war depart
ment bill for increasing the efficiency
of the army, under the section which
provides for the retirement with
higher grade of all officers who served
in the civil and Spanish wars. The
list includes three major generals,
Miles, Merritt and Brooke, who would
retire within the next four years, with
the grade of lieutenant general.
There are 16 brigadier generals who
would retire within the next ten
years with the rank of major general,
Including six officers of the line and
ten staff officers. The list also in
-cludes rs colonies, 70 lieutenant col
onels, 1903 majors, 80 captains and six
chaplains, who would retire in the
next higher grade, making 800 officers
in all. One of the majors would be
retired in 1914 and his retirement
would complete the retirement Of all
officers affected by the proposed bill.
The approximate cost of this plan OF
retirement is S1S1,965.
President Mckinley VIII Not Intervene.
Washington, Feb. 22.-In view OF
the persistent circulation of the ru-
NOR that the government Of the Uni
ted States has reached an agreement
with the German government, through
its representative here, Baron Won
Holleben, to intervene between the
combatants in South Africa, the AS
ISOLATED press has secured from the
highest authority statement of the
present position of the government In
this matter. This is to the effect
that there has been absolutely no
agreement reached between Secretary
Hay and Baron Won Holleben on the
subject, nor has there been any dis
cussion of the propriety of joint me-
diation between the British and the
Beers. Nor has the United States
government undertaken or contem-
plated any intervention on its own
account. There has been no time be-
fore or since the outbreak of the
present war that the president would
not have, with the greatest readiness,
exercised his good Offices in favor of
peace IL that could have been accom-
plished without what he regarded as
an unwarrantable breach of internn-
tional law and the proprieties. His
present position is said to be precise
ly as stated in his annual message
to congress.
Porter Will Arrange tho Fiscal System.
Washington, Feb. 22.-It Is UNDER
stood that when Hon. Robert H..
Porter, who recently returned from an
official trip to Cuba, was in Washing
ton the other day the president spoke
to him in reference to becoming n
member Of the Philippine commission.
Mr.. Porter's private affairs and his
work in connection with Cuban tariff
matters make 1t impossible to be alb
sent from the United States for a
couple OF years, but he has been re-.
.quested by the president and secre-
tary of war, as soon as stable gov
eminent has been formed in the Phil
.ippines, to do the same work in con-
nection with the customs and internal
revenue taxation in those islands that
he has done in Cuba and Puerto Rico.
As soon rs the government is estab-
lished in the Philippines it will be
necessary to arrange for revenue and
workable fiscal system, and this
duty will largely be devolved on Mr..
Porter.
American Bison Reservation.
Washington, Feb. 22.-President G..
o. Shields, of the American Sportsmen
league, was before the house commit
tee on public lands yesterday in advo-
cacy of the bill establishing reser-
walton in New Mexico for the preser-
walton of the American bison. The
plan contemplates setting aside 400,-
900 acres In the northwest corner Of
New Mexico for the small remnant of
the bison family which has been col
1ected by Buffalo" Jones, IN enthu-
siastic admirer of this sturdy Ameri-
can animal. Mr.. Shields supported
the bill in n modified form and spoke
of the need of saving the bison from
complete determination. The feeling
in the committee is generally favor
able TO the measure, although Mr..
Perea, the New Mexico delegate, OPP
poses 1t.
The Census ESamining hoard.
Washington, Feb. 2o.-The census
examining board will leave Washing
ton March II for Chicago, where ex-
aminations will be held from March
| "a to 81 inclusive.
Retiring Pastor Presented with . Purse.
New York, Feb. 22.-Three hundred