Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-04-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
THE Cuban insurgents under Maceo
were said to have defeated tho Spanish
troops four times recently In the
province of Pinar del Rio. the Spanish
loss being 1900 killed and wounded,
but the government suppressed all In.
formation about the battles
Cor. JonN A. CoCKERILL, the we'll
known newspaper correspondent, died
on the 10th Of apoplexy Mt Cairo, Egypt,
aged 81. lie went to japan q year ago
ns tho New York Hcrald's correspond
ent. It was during his stay In St
Louis that hc became involved In q
bitter political quarrel with Col. Stay
back, which resulted In Cockeril kill
ing Slayback.
A CHICAGO Times Hcrald's Washing
ton special on the 10th stated that Sen.
ator Cullom had written letter with
drawing from the presidential contest
but had not decided when to make 1t
public. As soon rs the Reed and ALI
son managers heard that Senator Gull.
lom had written n letter Of with
drawal, they drove In hot haste to the
senator's house and implored him not
to take the stop Tho senator may
decide however, to give II TO the press
ut an carly day.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has made
formal proposition to Spain that the
good offices OF the United States be nc.
cepted in meditation between that
country aud Cuba. The proposal was
made In a cablegram Of instructions
10 our minister at Madrid. The note
brings to crisis the relations between
the United States and Spain, which
have been unsettled since the outbreak
OF the Cuban rebellion.
A WASHINGTON dispatch Of the 18th
stated that there was no longer reason
u doubt, notwithstanding roundabout
Genials, that Secretary 0lney, in his
TO the Spanish govern
raent had offered the mediation Of the
president between Spain and Cuba.
ihc offer had been made, according to
report, rs dclicately and pleasantly rs
Il could be conveyed In words
SECRETARY CARLISLE, ex-Secrctary
Whitney, Secretary Lamont and Others
were parties In q conference with the
president ut the white house on the
night of the 18th ut which the prcsi-
dent made known his intention TO give
to the public within few days let
ter regarding his relation to the com.
ing democratic national convention.
lie said that he was going TO announce
that his name must not be considered
for further honors and that the future
OF the party depended upon its adhcr.
encc 10 the vital principles of tariff
reform and sound money.
A DISPATCH from Springfield, q,
that tho information came d.
rect from Joseph i. Foraker that lie
would present ex-Gov. McKinley's
name to the republican national con-
vention at st. Louis. Senator Thurs
ton. of Nebraska, was slated to second
nomination.
A TEXT of secret treaty between
Russia and China has been discovered
in Pckin which practically reduces
China to tho level Of Russian de-
JonN O. HUMPHREY, of Springfield,
ILL.,, received telegram on the 18th
from Senator Cullom at Washington
that he (Cullom) had not withdrawn
from the presidential race and did not
intend TO withdraw.
RAMON o. WILLIAMS has resigned rs
to Havana, and Fizhugh
Lee, OF Virginia, has been appointed
10 succeed him.
THE Massachusetts house committee,
TO whom was referred the bill for
statue of Gen. Butler to cost 0,0o0,
against the plan.