Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-01-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

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A RuMoR In London said that o land
invasion by Russia and o joint naval
demonstration ut Constantinople by
Great Britain and France was likely
to end the Armenian horrors and
bring the sultan Of Turkey to his
senses
THE Iowa State Register on the 18th
formally announced the candidacy Of
Senator Allison for president of the
United States.
ACCORDING to secret agents Of the
Cuban government Spain Is at the end
Of It's resources and will soon have to
suspend specie paymenta
THE two branches Of the Ohio gen.
eral assembly voted separately for n
United States senator In tho senate
Foraker had 90 votes and Brice Q. In
the house the vote stood 81 for Foraker
and 81 for Brice. Foraker will thus
succeed the present incumbent, Brice.
Asa s. BUSHNELL was inaugurated
governor Of Ohio at Columbus on the
18th, to succeed Maj. William McKin-
ley. After the outgoing governor had
made some appropriate remarks Gov.
Bushnell made his inaugural speech,
which wns somewhat lengthy. A num-
Der OF recommendations in regard to
the affairs Of the state were suggested.
THE Cuban insurgents attacked the
town of Aguacate on the leth and an
other band on the same day burned the
village Of Gabriel In the province of
Pinar del Rio.
A DISPATCH from London stated
upon good authority that Lord Sails.
bury was endenvoring through a neu-
trail power TO como TO direct negotia-
tions with Venezuela about tho APP
pointment of joint commission to
dclimit the disputed frontier.
Mrs. ALvA Z VANDERBILT, tho d.
vorced wife of William X. Vanderbilt,
was married to Oliver Hazard Perry
Belmont by Mayor Strong Mt New
York on the 18th, only a few personal
friends being present
THE republicans held q caucus ut
Frankfort, KY, on the 18th to nomi.
nate candidate for United States sem
ntor and DIR. Hunter was chosen by ac-
clamation. As the death Of Represent
ative Isaac Wilson breaks the tie In
the legislature, Dr. Hunter will prob
ably he elected.
The strained relations between En-
gland and Germany over the Trans
vaal incident were reported on the l2th
MS disappearing and there was less ap-
prehension Of war over the matter
An engagement between Spanish
troops and a band OF 500 insurgents at
Managua, 12 miles southwest OF Ha-
vana. was reported on the 18th. Co
mez was south of the town OF Guara
and near Melena, moving eastward
through the burned cane fields and
passing Providencia and Guinez At
Bancs the insurgents had plundercd
and burned the great stores. Three
clerks were burned and the mayor was
killed.
THE authorities ut Havana, Cuba,
have discovered evidence OF conspir-
acy to cause an uprising in that city
and to hand the place over to the in.
surgents The conspiracy was believed
to be widely ramified and its discovery
caused great unensiness and suspicious
that the disaffection was much more
widely disseminated than had been adj
mitted. Thirty persons had been ar
rested for completely in the plot, and
Aquilino Sclano, police inspector for
the port OF Havana, had been relieved
from duty.
THE Turkish government has an.
nounced that 1t will not permit any
among the Armenians by
any foreign society Of money collected
abroad. The announcement created
considerable discussion in Washing
ton, but Miss Clara Barton, the presi.
dent OF the Red Cross society, who was
about to start to Turkey on relief ex-
petition, refused to make any state
ment on the subject.
THE democratic members OF the
Kentucky legislature held joint eau
Gus ut Frankfort to nominate United
States senator. Tho final result OF tho
ballot was: Blackburn, 81; McCreary,
10; Brown, @.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
on the 10th printed the first Of a series
of articles from supporters Of the re-
publican presidential candidates 1t
was from Senator Chandler, OF New
Hampshire, the manager OF Reed. He
said that New England was solid for
Reed, and that he was New York's