Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-05-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
THE republican members Of the sen
ate finance committee have arranged
either to strike out the retroactive pro.
vision OF the Dingley tariff bill or to SC
amend II as to pave the way for Its be-
ing stricken out in conference and have
SO notified the democratic members OF
the committee.
LITTLE hope is entertained by west
crn railway managers that the United
States senate will pass the Foraker
pooling bill. They admit the scpti'
mcnt of the people in the west Is de-
cidedly hostile TO n Equalization OF rail
road pools, and most of the senators OF
the western states, therefore, will re-
fuse TO vote for Forakcr's bill.
GEN. MILES, OF the United States
army, has been notified OF the presi-
dents approval Of his projected visit
to the scat Of war in Europe. He will
leave Washington early in May and
will DO accompanied by Capt. NJ. d.
Mans, of his personal staff.
SorInE BOSWELL was recently crowned
queen of the gypsics of the United
States in IN open field near East st.
Louis in the presence Of several hun
bred gypsics and many visitors.
THE New York Legislature adjourned
sine die on tho cath.
Col. ROBERT McREYYOLDs, Of Guth-
ric, Ok, has been commissioned re-
cruiting officer for Oklahoma for the
American Volunteer legion, an organi-
zation recently formed for the invasion
Of Cuba in behalf Of the insurgents.
THE annual dinner of the Reform
club took place Mt New York on the
cath. Ex-President Cleveland responded
to the toast of present Problems" cX-
Secretary Carlisle to that of Sound
Currency" and X-Postmastcr-Gencral
Wilson to that of Tariff Reform"
Several other speeches were made by
noted gold democrats.
THE opinion was unanimous In Lon
don on the 18th that the war between
Greece and Turkey would soon be
closed and this view was said to be
shared by the powers, who were pre-
pairing to intervene.
A DISPATCH on the 2Tth said that the
most serious feature of the Greco-Turli-
ish emergency was the revolutionary
feeling displayed ut Athens. A feel
ing Of anger against the palace party
In the conduct of the campaign was in
creasing and arrangements, 1t was re-
ported, were being made TO enable the
royal family to leave the country
hastily in case Of necessity.
THEODORE HAvEMEYER, vice presi-
dent of the American Sugar Refining
Co., died in New York on the Goth.
CAPT. OTTo ]. PAUL, formerly of the
Ohio national guard, was said to be
organizing company at Dayton, o.,
to go to Greece.
The discomfort in Athens was said
to be growing on the eth and the
king of Greece will be made the scapc-
goat for the defeat of the Greek troops.
Popular feeling was said to point to n
revolution in favor Of republic. The
king of Greece was said to be having
his castle in Denmark fixed up in case
he had to quit Greece by abdicating
the throne or being dcposed.
THE monument to Gen. Grant was
dedicated ut New York on the o7th.
President Mckinley made an appro-
pirate address. Gen. Porter delivered
the Grafton and Mayor Strong accept.
ed the monument on behalf Of the city.
The ceremonies were imposing, the
land parade being one Of the grandest
military paradcs ever seen in New
York, and the warships in the harbor
fred salutes.
JOHN RAYMOND FRENCH, vice chan
cellor of Syracuse IN. W university,
died in that city. He was ~ years old,
and was regarded Us one of the best
mathematicians in America.
j. o. SHAcKLEY, who has returned to
Guthrie, Ok, from Cuba, where he
served two years in the insurgent
army, will address public meetings in
Oklahoma and attempt to recruit vol
untecrs to aid Cuba.