Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-08-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

Personal AND POLITICAL
SSSoR ALoSzo has been proclaimed
president Of the repubtio OF Bolivia.
GEORGE r SWEENEY has teen up
pointed by the silver party national
president OF to various non-partisan
silver and b!metallic clubs Of the
United States and has called q national
convention of such clubs TO meet ut
Chicago September O. Tho repro
sentation will TO three delegatcsat-
largo from each club of 20 or more and
one additional delegate for every 80
members on the club rolls.
IT has been decided Mt republican
headquarters that Cyrus Leland, OF
Kansas, a member Of the executive
COMMITTEES Of thc national republican
committee, shall take charge OF the
campaign In tho states OF Missouri,
Kansas and Nebraska In order to do
this work to best advantage, Mr.. Le'
land has suggested that 1t would be
well for him to open n sub-headqaar-
tiers at Kansas City, where he will as
sumo personal control OF the work in
the three states.
j. Il. SOVEREIGN, who Is TO be with
George I. Washburn in charge OF the
populist committee in Chicago. said he
would engage large number of speak
ers and send them in republican states
lie intends TO organize labor men in
the interest OF silver. Mr.. Sovereign
expects to move the headquarters OF
the X. OF L. to Chicago during the
campaign and Its employees will assist
him,
A DISPATCH from New York stated
that Thomas Il. Reed had been mp
pointed successor to the late William
L. Russell rs referee for 90 OF the prin.
cipal life insurance companies OF this
country. The position carries with It
handsome salary-bctter than that
which Mr.. Reed receives rs speaker OF
the house OF reprcsentatives-and there
was little for the referee to do.
GEORGE A. GRoor. chairman Of the
notification committee of the national
silver party's convention, announced
that the committee will assemble in
Lincoln, Ncb., on September s to mott.
fy Mr.. Bryan of his nomination as the
candidate OF the silver party.
IT was said ut Washington that there
was no doubt that Secretary Hoke
smith had resigned from the cabinet
aud that he was shipping his books
and papers TO Atlanta, Ga. He had
placed his resignation in the hands OF
President Cleveland because he had
determined to support tho Chicago
ticket
THOMAS e. WATSON, the populist
candidate for vice president Of the
United States, sent long telegram to
the New York World on the ED in
which he declared that William j.
Bryan's only hope OF being elected
president was In the solid vote OF the
south and west, and that II Bryan Is
elected the peoples party will have
done II.
THE provisional government OF the
Cuban republic has ordered the total
destruction Of property in the island.
by this two-!old object is to be
gained-the loss OF immense cash In
come is expected to shorten Spain's
warfare and the conversion OF the Is
land into wilderness will compel her
to withdraw her armies All classes
OF property, whether foreign owned or
not, are to be treated alike, rs all ray
tribute to Spain.
TROUBLE was reported on the cath in
the Choctaw nation over the election
OF Green McCurtain rs governor. His
residence, G5 miles west OF Fort Smith,
Ark. was guarded By 10 men against
an attack by the Buzzard party, COM
posed of the full-bloods, who opposed
his election.
Ex-Gov. DAVID r. FRANCIS, Of Mis-.
souri,, has been appointed secretary OF
Of the interior by the president to sue
coed Hoke Smith, resigned.
A THOUSAND workmen from the 2S
potteries of East Liverpool and seven
car loads OF farmers from Knox county
called on Maj Mckinley at Canton, O.,
ON the .4th. The republican nominee
for president made an address on pro-
lection and sound money.
PRor. ANDREE arrived ut Tromsoe,
Norway, on the aith from Danes Is
land, aboard the Virgo, having ahan-
doned, for this year, his attempt to
cross the Arctic region in balloon.
GARRETT HOBART, the republican
nominee for vice president, visited ex-
Gov Mckinley at Canton, O., ON the
s5th and they both considered their
letters Of acceptance
Miss GERTRUDE VASDERBnT was
married to Harry Payne Whitney ut
Newport, R. l., on the o5.h. The event
was rather quiet on account OF Mr..
Cornelius Vanderbilts i'll health.
THE gold standard democrats oil
Pennsylvania held state convention
at Philadelphia on the 25tb and nomi
mated delegates TO the indianapolis
convention and organized new party
called the "Jeffersonian party the
word democratic" being omitted, rs
according to judicial decisions, they
could not infringe upon the title OF the
older party.