Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-03-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

TnR supreme court Of Indiana de-
cited against Helen NJ. Cougar In
her suit against the election Off
GERS to compel them to receive and
count her ballot In pronouncing the
opinion Of the court, Judge Hackney
said that under the Indiana constitu-
ton women cannot vote, and that this
provision Of the constitution is not in
conflict with the constitution Of the
United States.
ADvIcEs from Cuba stated that In a
battle at Ccniza the loss of the Spanish
under Gen. Weyler amounted to 500
killed and wounded. In the battles at
cabaiguan the Spanish losses were re-
ported to have been equally Us large.
RuMoRs of n probable war between
Spain and the United States caused
great excitement n; Jacksonville, Fla,
and the arrival OF the cruiser New
York for coal and the hurried dcpar-
ture of the Newark and Vesuvius to
Join Adm. Bunce's squadron added
strength to the war rumors.
SENATOR SHERMAN has given up the
contest in trying to get the Anglo
American arbitration treaty ratified by
the senate Mt this session and init
mated that the new president would
urge its ratification ut the extra scs-
sion and that he was confident that
the treaty would be agreed to in the
end.
A WASHINGTON dispatch stated that
President Cleveland will not nominate
any more postmasters while he Is in
Office.
The New York Sun on the Goth said
that Col. John j. McCook had positive
ly declined to enter President McKin-
ley's cabinet us secretary Of the inte-
rior.
THE Louisiana republican state COM
mittee are going to prepare bill to
reduce the congressional representa-
ton OF the state one-half. because
many voters have been DISTINGUISHED
by the election law passed past spring.
THE Venezuelan boundary commits
sion appointed by President Cleveland
has made voluminous report, but 1t
lacks interest to the general public.
GOSSIP at Washington increasingly
associates Maj. William Warner, Of
Kansas City, NO., with cabinet posi-
ton MS the rumors Of Col. McCook's
dcclination Of place multiply.
A HANDSOME and valuable silver table
service was presented to Vice Presi-
dent Stevenson at Washington on the
evening Of the a7th. with IN address
carrying the signatures of s. Of the 90
senator's. Brief addresses were made
by Senator's Hoar, Cullom and Black
burn to which the vice president feel
ingly responded.
THE Japanese government has de-
cided to adopt the gold standard ut n
ratio Of 321G to /. The new system will
go into operation in October.
Ex-Gov. Jony ID. LoNG, of Massachu-
sets, announced on the I'd that he had
accepted the navy portfolio in Presi
dent.elcct McKinley's cabinet.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND on the I'd
vetoed the immigration bill on the
ground that the educational test was
unnecessarily severe. He said that 1t
was infinitely better to admit 100, 900
immigrants unable to read and write
than one educated and unruly agitator.
PREsIDENT-ELEcT MCKINLEY started
from Canton, o., amid the cheers of
thousands and the booming Of cannon.
He was escorted by great crowd to
the depot where. just before the train
started, he made short speech. The
train arrived safely Mt Washington on
the I'd and the President-elect was met
by Gov. Bushnell and his staff and es-
corted to his hotel.
ADvIcEs from Manila on the cd
stated that the Spanish troops in the
Philippine islands were being ravaged
by ague and dysentery and the situa-
ton was becoming worse each day.
The Spanish authorities were convinced
that they would have to send more
troops to the islands In order to sup
press the instruction.