Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-01-02
PROHIBITIONISTS.
The Two Factions of tho Party
Seek to Reunite.
AMERICAN MEDIATION FOR CUBA.
Open War Between rammany Factions
Senator GallInger Thinks the Cameron
Cuba Resolutions VIII Pass the
senate-A Bankruptcy Law.

CHICAGO, Dec 3l.-The prohibition
national executive committee held n
secret session at the Sherman house
yesterday. The matter Of union was
taken up with considerable vigor and
it was impossible to see any way clear
to line up with the boilers The bolt.
ers meet In this city tomorrow and
may ask for conference with the pro.
hibitionists, but the regular organiza-
ton will not take the initiative. Chair
man Dicke was instructed to prepare
an official declaration and 1t will be
ready early next week. This state.
ment will map out the policy to be
pursued for the next four years and
how the committee views the agitation
in some quarters for reuniting the pro-
hibition forces The headquarters
will remain at Albion, Mich. for the
present, but may remove to Chicago ut
later date.
AMERICAN MEDIATION FOR CUBA.
LONDON. Dec 3i.-The correspondent
of the Chronicle at Washington, in a
cable dispatch to that paper, declares
there Is no doubt that Spain has, un.
officially, through Senior Dupuy de
LONE, their minister, promised to ac-
cept the United States mediation d.
rcctly after Gen. Wcyler has cleared
the province OF Pinar del Rio OF rebels
and then to grant anything short of
actual independence for Cuba This
dispatch continues: "None OF the
European powers has protested against
American Intervention in Cuba. On
the contrary Mr.. olney has been as
sured of their approval, England re.
naming neutral The reports OF q
European protest were inspired by
Mgr. Martinelli, the pontiacal dele
gate to the United States"
TAMMANY DISRUPTED.
NEW York, Dec. 3l.-The long con.
tinucd strife between the Tammany
factions, led by County Clerk Henry
Purroy and John C. Sheehan, chairman
of the Tammany executive committee,
broke ont into open war yesterday,
when Purroy aud his followers an
nounced their bolt from Tammany.
Both Sheehan and Purroy gave out
statements which were bitter in their
personalities toward each other. The
general committee of Tammany hall
met Mt night and adopted long series
OF resolutions presented by Thomas i.
Grady. They denounced trusts, favor
cheaper gas and telephone rates, and
condemn the present city administra-
ton, but extend no olive branch to the
democrats who bolted Bryan last fall.
SAYS THE RESOLUTIONS WILL PASS.
BosroN, Dec 3l.-A special from Con-
cord, n. H.. says: Senator Gailinger
said yesterday he had no doubt that
the Cameron Cuban resolutions would
pass the senate before March 4. If
the Cameron resolutions should pass
congress over presidential Veto" said
the senator, "and the president should
then refuse to net upon them, he would
subject himself to impeachment There
might be some question whether the
house OF representatives, which alone
has the power 10 present articles OF
impeachment, would vote to do SO, but
there Is no question ut all whether the
president would he liable to impeach-
ment in such an event"
BANKRUPTCY LAW DISCUSSED
New YORK, Dec. 3i.-Yesterday's ses-
sion OF the American Lawyers associa-
ton was almost exclusively confined
to the discussion of q national bank
ruptcy law. All the speakers favored
bankrupt law similar to the Torrey
bill, which has been before congress
for several sessions. v. b. Baggot was
elected president for the ensuing year.