The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-12-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERsoNAL - roLITICAL.

SOMH passengers VINO arrived az hey
West, Fla, on the 18th from Havana
reported that Antonio Maeeo was aiiVs
and well and was ia the province OF
MahtanEas. The passengers said that
all of the festivities that were going on
in Havana to celebrate his death had
been ordered stopped since it has be-
come known that he was alive.
PRESIDENT GoNPsRs. of the A. F. OF
L., was eSoherated at Cincinnati on
the 18th of the charges brought against
him by some republican delegates that
he had prostituted his Office by being
active in Mr., Bryan's Iehalf in the re-
cent campaign.
Gov. HoLeoMB, of Nebraska, has de-
clared himself in favor of granting
belligerent rights to the Cuban insdr'
gents.
ALEXANDER HERMANN, the famous
magician. died on the 17th in his pri-
vate car near Salamanca, n. Y, while
On his way to Bradford. Death was
caused by heart disease he was born
in 1914
ES-CONGREssMAN Roswell d. Horn
died at Plainfeld, n j., on the 18th OF
bronchitis and Bright's disease. aged 66.
The American Federation OF Labor
cast the entire vote of the convention
at Cincinnati on the 1Sth-2, 447-for
Samuel GOmpers for president Nc
Guire, of Philadelphia, was reelected
vice PRESIDENT Frank Morrison, OF Chi
cage, was chosen secretary, and John
B, Lennon, of Bloomington, H., was
reelected treasurer. Nashville, Tenn,
was chosen for the next convention. A
resolution indofsihg the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver at sixteen to
one was passed by vote of 1885 to
9O2.
A LOUISVILLE dispatch stated that
the republicans would contest the
election of Kentucky's single Bryan
elector.
PRESIDENT ETHAN ABLEE, Of the Gu
ban league, has issued an address from
New York to the people of the United
States, asking 'for such aid and CON-
fort as may be found in the open ex-
preston of sympathy and legal mate
rial support" for the cause of Cuba.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, the negro
principal of the industrial college for
negroes at Tuskegee, Ala, is being
vigorously pushed by negro friends for
a place in the Mckinley cabinet
The explicit announcement was
made at Madrid that Senior Depuy de
LONE, the Spanish minister at Wash
ington, had telegraphed his govern
ment that Secretary Olney had assured
him that Spain might rest tranquil
until March, atleast since, despite the
attitude of congress, President Cleve
land would not recognize the inde'
| pendence of Cuba.
A MEETING in mem DRY of Gen,
Antonio Maceo was held at New Yorl
on the 18th under the auspices of the
IS Cuban societies. of that city. The
greatest excitement prevailed and
when the collection boxes were passed
women, who composed half the audi
ence, took off their rings and Other
| jewelry aud threw them in,
The demonstration in favor of the
Cuban insurgents at New York on The
2lst under the auspices of the Society
of American Friends of Cuba was a re-
markable one. Four thousand mer
marched to Cooper Union, led by Franz
Meyer, a survivor of the Virginiu'
massacre. The parade was divided
into ten columns.
4 RECENT Washington dispatch sale
that no department of the government
was more alive 10 the Cuban situation
than the United States navy depart
ment, and not the slightest feeling o
apprehension existed among the au
thnrities as to the result of a campaign
with Spain. It would, they said, be {
naval war and would be over in 80 days
Mr. QUEsADA, the Gu ban representa-
tive at Washington, said thatthe junt;
was not responsible for the enlistment!
for the Cuban cause that were said t
be going on throughout the United
States. He stated that men were no
wanted, as the INSURGENTS had 6O,00
men they could not arm The Cuban!
needed arms and ammunition.
A SPECIAL from Dubuque, Ia, on The
21st stated that Senator Allison haC
been offered the secretary of state'i
portfolio by Maj. Mckinley.
The annual report of the secretary
of the treasury was transmitted to con
gress on the 21st 1t deals extensively
and in detail with the financial situa
ton. Mr.. Carlisle summarizes the con
dition of the treasury aud reviews hi
former recommendations for early auC
effective legislation to provide for thu
retirement of treasury notes.