The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-01-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

THE largest feet of warships ever
assembled under the American flag
will be within six hours easy steaming
Of Cuba by the LIST of February. The
president has no intention of provok-
ing war with Spain, but he will be
found in forward state of prepare
tion should SpaiF insist upon HOSTILE
ties. If intervention comes it will be
with strong ARM.
LESLIE NJ. SHAW was inaugurated
governor CT Iowa on the 18th, the cere-
monies being witnessed by an immense
crowd. In his inaugural address Gov
SHAY declared unequivocally for che
golG standard of currency.
TIE situation was reported as being
serious in Havana on the 18th. The
Spanish general was obliged to throw
Gordon at troops around the United
States consulate, as there was fierce
rioting in the city and the mob de-
nounced the United States The United
States warships at Key West, Fla,
were ordered to be in readiness to go
to Cuba should occasion demand.
NEW party was born at st. Louis
on the 18th in the conference of the
middle-of-the-road populists and named
the peoples party, With few eXcep-
tions, the delegates declared them
selves unequivocally in favor of going
1t alone in the future. The referen-
lum system was recommended for use
among the middle-of- the-roaders in
settling matters of national impor-
tance to the order, and there was
practical agreement among the dele
gates that a national presidential con-
rention should be held this year. An
address as issued to the people.
A DISPATCH from Columbus, o., on
the 18th stated that the opposition to
Hanna was defeated in his election,
but it is proposed to fight now against
his being seated for the long term.
His enemies say they have not the
time to interfere on the short term,
but they will press the bribery charges
TO the United States senate.
TIE monetary commission was re-
Gently given a hearing by the house
committee on banking and currency
on the commissions bill proposing a
comprehensive revision of the cur
rency. The hearing attracted much
interest, II number of the members of
the house and Secretary Gage being
present.
AS the result of conferences held at
| Washington between the silver lead
ers of various parties, Chairman Jones,
of the democratic national committee;
! Chairman Butler, of the populist ma
tional committee, and Chairman Town,
of the silver national republican COM
mittee, will issue n joint manifesto,
with a view to securing common nc
ton by the three organizations in the
political contest of 1898.
THE senate committee on Indian af-
fairs recently rejected the nominations
of four appointees to Indian agencies
because they were non-residents of the
states and territories to which they
were assigned to duty. Among the
quartet rejected was Ed Goldberg, of
| Wichita, Kan, who was appointed
agent at the Quapaw agency in the In
dian territory.
| LOGAN CARLISLE, chief clerk of the
treasury department under his father,
ex-Secretary Carlisle, died in New
York on the 10th.
| GEN. CHRISTOPHER COLON AUGER, ~.
S. A., retired died of old age at Wash
ington on the 10th. He graduated in
the same class with Gen. Grant at West
Point and served with distinction in
Mexico and through the civil war.
Mrs. LUCILLE LANE, the youngest
daughter of ex-senator Joe Black burn,
of Kentucky, shot herself in serious
manner at Washington on the night of
the 18th. There seemed TO be some
mystery over the shooting,
BENJAMIN BUTTERwoRTI, the United
States commissioner of patents, died
ut Townsville, Ga, on the 10th. aged
81 years. He had left Washington for
the south to recuperato from pneu-
monia, but was attacked with uremic
commissions, which caused his death.
THERE has been laid before Presi,
dent Mckinley petition for II Cuban
hrmistice. This government, it is sug.
gested, shall propose to Spain ces-
sation of hostilities for specific
period of go or 80 days. During the
armstice representatives. of Spanish
and Cuban interests on the island shall
come together, and with the United
States, through commissioners. acting
as arbitrator, shall try to arrange q
settlement and permanent peace,