The leader., 1897-07-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail.
Personal AID POLITICAL.


THE National Republican league
convention opened at Detroit Mich,
on the 18th. Not many of the noted
party leaders were present President
Woodmansee delivered an address and
Webster Davis, of the interior depart
ment, made a speech.
MAxIMo GOMEZ has changed radically
his plan of campaign in Cuba. A let
ter from him was received in Washing
| ton on the 14th. lie tells that il is his
purpose to force crisis as speedily as
possible, and intimates that he regards
some quick, hard blows in the vicinity
of Havana as vital to the cause.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has issued an
order suspending the operation of ex-
President Cleveland's order CONSOLE
dating the pension agencies of the
country and reducing their number
from Is to nine.
GENERAL MASTER WORKMAN SovER-
EIGN, of the Knights of Labor, will or
ganize 1000 new assemblies in Indiana,
Michigan and Ohio. The membership
will be limited to wage earners who
are advocates of free silver. The pur-
pose is to organize industrial classes
for effective work in future campaigns.
IT was stated that instructions had
been sent to Adm. Beardslcc to hoist
the American flag over the Hawaiian
islands at the first moment that Japan
takes any action which clearly indi-
Gates her intention of attempting to
secure possession.
y RECENT dispatch from Paris said
that the governments of Spain and
Japan have arranged an offensive alli-
ancc against the United States. The
terms of understanding, which is for
the mutual protection of Cuba and
Hawaii, provided that, in the event of
an active aggressive movement on the
part of the United States tending to-
ward interference in Cuban affairs or
Hawaiian islands, both Spain and
Japan shall declare war simultaneous
| ly against the United States.
A LONDON dispatch on the 18th stated
| that the United States commissioners
had been successful and that an inter-
national conference will be summoned,
| probably to meet in the United States,
and Great Britain would participate.
| All the delegates will be uninstructed
in regard TO the ratio, although France
favors 1915 to /.
TIE Transmississippi congress was
called to order at Salt Lake City on
the 18th. w. J. Bryan, the president,
was greeted with enthusiasm when he
took the chair.
IT was stated on reliable authority
that the powers had fixed the indem-
nifty to be paid to Turkey by Greece al
81, 900, 900, and had accepted a compro-
mise giving Turkey "A more liberal line
of frontier.
IT was said that the nomination of
| Terrence V. Powderly, formerly grand
master workman of the Knights of La
Dor, for commissioner-gcncra of immi-
grafton, would soon be sent in to the
| senate.
IT was stated positively that Repre-
sentative McMillin will be appointed
to succeed Mr.. Harris in the United
States senate. This, it was said, had
been definitely dc termined upon among
a general acceptance of the situation.
A STRONG disposition on the part of
many subordinate leaders in the insur
gent army to end the war by the ac-
! ccptance of autonomy was reported at
| Washington from Cuba. Gen. Gomez
personally, clings to the hope of indie
| pendcnce, but he is almost alone.