Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-11-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mali.
PERSONAL Akn puLIrIoAI.


IVAN N WALKER commandment.
chief Of the g. A. T., has expressed
himself MS being In favor OF the annex
alton OF Cuba 10 the United States
He was asked to issue an order for
posts to meet and discuss the Cuban
matter, but said II was unnecessary
rs old soldiers were quite capable OF
expressing themselves on all patriotic
subjects
A RECENT Washington dispatch "a
the New York Telegram said that
strong efforts would be made to get
congress TO agree to IN armed inter.
vention on the part OF the United
States In Cuban affairs instead OF the
passive policy which would result II
belligcrent rights were secured to the
Cuban insurgents
MAYOR PINGREE, OF Detroit, Mich,
has been doomed by newspaper in
Detroit for president Of the United
States In 1900
A RrMoR was current ut Washington
recently that Thomas b. Reed, us
speaker OF the next congress, would
appoint Serene Z. Payne, of New
York, us chairman Of the house com.
mittcc on ways and means.
SoUTm CARoLISA's constitutional con-
vention voted down resolution in
favor OF woman suffrage.
REV. MYRoS REED, Of Denver, Col,
created sensation Mt populist cam
paign meeting In that city on the Goth
by advocating that zoo men be armed
on election day to watch the polls and
whenever any one was detected fraudu-
lently voting that he be shot down on
the spot.
A REVOLUTION has broken out in
Ilayti and President Hippolyte was re.
ported as being guarded In his palace
in Port au Prince by part Of his
army.
GREAT excitement has been caused
In British official circles about Russia's
movements ut China and Corea and
the situation was said to be so grave
that there was likely to be war In
which several nations would more than
likely take part British newspapers
all agreed that British Intervention IN
the far east was necessary.
News received ut Key West. Fla,
stated that Gen. Maceo had, by forced
reached the province OF Ma
tanzas, and, with 1900 Cubans, he en-
gagged cavalry force of $500 Span.
iards in the San Juan valley. After n
struggle OF four hours the Spanish
troops were forced to retreat, leaving
800 men dead on the field. The insur-
gents secured all the arms and ammu-
milton of the dead Spaniards This
battle was the most important fight
since the breaking out OF the revolu-
ton.
A CALL has been issued for express
sions OF opinion from the mem bers of
the Junior American Republic through
out the country on the attitude of this
toward the revolutionists of
Cuba. The call was issued by sub
OF the Chicago committee OF
100 on Cuban sympathy, and asked all
young people under 81 years OF age to
send their answers to headquarters,
i75 Dearborn street. Chicago.
SECRETARY 0LNEY's note to Great
Britain on the Venezuelan matter was
n communication OF about 8. 900 words.
and described the history OF the Mon
roe doctrine, pointed out the applica-
bility Of this doctrine to the boundary
dispute in Guiana, and then declared
The principle for which the United
States was contending, namely, that
40 European shall enlarge its terri
lorial dominion on the American conti-
lent by means Of force.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has appointed
Yanccy Lewis, of Ardmorc, l. T., United
states judge for the central district Of
hat territory to succeed Judge Stuart.
A SPECIAL TO the Chicago News from
springfield, ILL.,, said that United
States Senator John NJ. Palmer had au.
the announcement that he |
would not be q candidate for re-elec-
ion.
Ex.UNiTED STATES SENATOR CHARLES |
!. VAN WICK, OF Nebraska, died on
he eth at Washington Of apoplexy,
ged II years.