Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-01-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mall.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


York from Dr. Maxine Zertucha, who
is accused Of having betrayed Gen.
Maceo to his death. DIR, Zertucha de-
clares that Maceo was killed In open
battle; that q Mauser bullet entered
the right side Of the chin, causing O
fracture OF the lower jaw In three
places, coming out of the left lateral
side ut the base OF the neck. The bull
let, In its course, tore the carotid ar'
terry. bringing on q mortal hcmor'
rhage, which caused death in a min
ute.
The London Times on the 25th stated
that the Washington government had
been confdcntially informed that the
European powers would not remain
passive should the United States recog'
nize the Cuban insurgents and that
Germany was ready ut once to take
Spain's side should the United States
show n disposition officially to side
with the rebels.
SENATOR WoLcoTT was said to be
busily engaged in preparing plan to
submit to the senate for securing an
international agreement for the recog'
milton Of silver rs money.
The children of the president and OF
the entire cabinet circle held carnival
ut the white house library on Christmas
day, a large fir tree being loaded with
presents for them.
THE leading London weeklies devote
much space to the Cuban situation, and
the Stats thinks there Is very little
prospect that Spain will soon be able
to assert her authority in Cuba, and
urges Great Britain, with or without
the consent OF some OF the great Eu
ropean powers, to offer her good offices
to the United States and Spain.
IT was denied officially ut the state
department ut Washington that any
European government had, either
directly or indirectly, made any repre-
sensations to the United States govern
ment to restrain or prevent its free &c
ton In connection with the Cuban in
surrection.
THE public hearings on the new tariff
bill commenced on the 2sth before the
house ways and means committee.
A LETTER received In New York from
London stated that William Waldorf
Aston, the multi.millionaire, had re-
nounced his American citizenship and
sworn allegiance to Queen Victoria
CHARLES II. HOFFMAN, librarian oil
the United States supreme court since
1879, died at his home in Frederick,
Nd. on the o7th of pneumonia, aged 60.
A LITTLE band VI IS Texans, fighting
for the insurgents in Cuba, were
driven into hole by Spanish troops
and were entirely wiped out, but the
Texans sold their lives dearly. refusing
to surrender under Gag of truce and
went down one by one crying viva
Cuba Libre."
THOSE on board the filibustering
steamer Three Friends were much
alarmed on the eth over the conse'
qucnces OF their firing on Spanish
gunboat. 1t was reported that the
United States government had ordered
an investigation into the matter and II
it is found to be rs reported Spain may
make requisition upon this govern
ment for their delivery rs pirates and
his government would have no alter.
aative but 10 turn them over TO the
Spaniards.
SECRETARY 0LyEY and Senior Dupuy
lie LONE, the Spanish minister at
Washington. have practically termina'
ted the negotiations on the Cuban
question. which will be submitted to
congress when 1t reconvenes ON Jan.
uary S. Spain asks the good Offices OF
the United States in mediating and
proposing certain conditions to the Gu
ban insurgents.
WILLIAM L. GLADSTONE celebrated
his s7th birthday on the Goth. The
venera BILE statesman was reported as
enjoying excellent health.
THE Italian newspapers have an
nounced the impending elevation OF
Mgr. Corrigan, the Catholic archbishop
of New York, to the ca-dinalate.
THE state department Mt Washing
ton denied the report that Premier
Canovas, OF Spain, had sent Secretary
Olney n communication accepting the
mediation of the United States In the
carrying out OF the autonomy for Cuba.
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