Show THIS FROM WASHINGTON The crossexamination of Dr Hugh Franco was continued In Washington yesterday by tIme Coeur dAlenr investigation inves-tigation adding much circumstantial details but not materially varying with what has been already brought out Secretary Hay returned to Washington Washing-ton yesterday from New York An accumulation ac-cumulation of departmental business awaited him but nothing in the nature of an ullimalum dIrected to the Turkish Turk-ish Government was Included In the mass of correspondence A report is in circulation that the President Is about to send to the Senate Sen-ate Irealles with Costa Rica und Nicaragua Nica-ragua by which tIme latter countries propose to cedc to time United States a strip of territory five miles in width on each side of the proposed canal nepresentalive Hepburn in charge of the Nicaragua canal bill announces that a definite arrangement has been reached by which the bill will be considered con-sidered by Ihe House on May 1st and 2nd and passed The provision for for tiflcatlon of waterway was stricken out Many lelegrams have been received by 1 Lime House Committee on Judiciary us to the proposed legislation growing out of Lime curio of exCant Oberlln M Carter and the recent decision In ihn eases of Messrs Gaynor Groeno and Connolly The Senate has already passed a bill A public hearing wIll be hadWar War department officials have beta compelled to resort to the use of canned roast beef for the subsistence of lie army In the Philippine This is due l I the tact that It Is absolutely es enllal that the soldiers shall be served with fresh meat and because of the Impos slblllly uf providing refrigerator beef or callle on the hoof under existing con |