Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-21
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Personal. AND POLITICAL


struction of the battleship Maine was
due to Spanish officials, but he did not
believe that Gen. Blanco was cogni-
zant of the plot
In anticipation of the possibility of
call on the national guard of the
states and territories to assist in the
national defense in case of war with
Spain, Adjt- Gen. Corbin. of the army.
has compiled mass of interesting in
formation in connection with the
quota each state and territory would
be called on to furnish. In call for
so, 900 men Missouri would have to pro-
vide 9, 1854, Kansas 1,115 and Oklahoma
sc.
A RECENT Washington dispatch said
that the president and the secretary
of war had received offers of 1000, 900
volunteers. The patriotic tenders of
service in the event of war showed how
deep was the feeling of the people upon
the subject of Cuban independence and
their wish to bring the Spaniards to
retri button for the murder of the crew
of the Maine.
The 155th anniversary of the birth
day of Thomas Jefferson was cele-
brated at Washington on the 18th by a
dinner given und er the auspicieS of the
National Association of Democratic
clubs About 400 represen tative demo-
Gratis from all sections of the country
were present, including many senators
and representatives. The guest of
honor was Hon. w. J. Bryan, of Ne
braska, who responded to the toast of
t'Thomas Jefferson"
THE ships of the flying squadron
slipped their anchors at Hampton
L. ~
| put to sea. It was stated on good au-
| thority that the squadron had been
ordered to intercept the Spanish
squadron.
THE demonstration in honor of Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee on the night of the 18th
| was a magnificent personal ovation.
| The distinguished Virginian addressed
a vast concourse of people from the
balcony of the Shoreham hotel at
Washington. While exceedingly care
| full in his expressions he succeeded in
| arousing the assem- blage to high
pitch of enthusiasm.
| A LONDON dispatch on the 4 It'll stated
that on the initiative of Great Britain
| the six powers had agreed to take no
further action in regard to the Span
ish-American crisis
| PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has determined
to veto the Cuban resolutions if they
carry recognition of Cuban independ-
ence. He so stated on the 18th to sena-
| tors who called on him.
| SECRETARY GAGE, with the consent
| of the president, has decided, as soon
as hosti1ities actually begin, to ask
| congress to authorize the issue of bonds
to the amount of $3.50, 900, 600. The
| people will be given an opportunity to
| subscribe to this issue by making the
bonds of small denomination. The
bonds will not be gold bonds. They
will probably be made payable in law
full money of the United States.
IT was learned in high diplomatic
quarters at Washington on the 14th
that an exchange of notes had begun
between the European capitals with a
| view to making strong representations
| on the SpaniSh-American situation.
| Their influence will be particularly
directed toward inducing the United
States to grant Spain sufficient time
within which to try the armistice re-
Gently proclaimed in Cuba.
AT the cabinet council at Madrid on
the t4th it was decided to hasten the
reopening of the Spanish parliament
| The date for the assem- bling of the
cortes was April 25. but parliament
| will now be summoned to meet on
April 90.
| A WASHINGTON dispatch on the 18th
| stated that the attitude of England
has from the first been against Euro
pean interference in the American
Spanish crisis and the other powers
have received official notification of
the fact that England will keep hands
| off. Not only has the greatest naval
| power served this notice, but she has
| caused it to be understood that what
ever sympathy was to be extended
would go to the United States.
POSTMASTER GENERAL GARY has is
sued an order that any postal employe
who is a member of military organi-
cation and is called out for military
service will be granted leave of alb
sence without pay and his position will
be held open awaiting his return 1t
will be filed during his absence by a
temporary appointment
A DECIDEDLY warlike step was taken
by the authorities at Washington on
the 18th when orders were issued for
the concentration at four points in the
south of six regiments of cavalry, %
regiments of infantry and the light
batteries of five regiments of artillery.
The troops are so distributed as to
make their transportation to Cuba
easy.
1T was stated that the president had
decided to give Consul General Lee the
command of the Virginia volunteers in
the event that hostilities break out
between this country and Spain.
THE cabinet meeting at Washingt ton
on the 18th was devoted to a general
discussion of the Cuban situation, but
without anything of Importance re-
sulting therefrom. The government
has received no in timation of the prep.