Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-12-23
NEWS OF TIKI. WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

| PRESIDENT MCKINLEY was greeted
IN his arrival at Atlanta, Ga, on the
l4th with field artillery salute. He
was afterwards conducted to the cap
itol and made brief address to the
Legislature. In the afternoon he re-
viewed the floral parade and at night
was entertained by the members of
the Capital City club.
| ADJT. GEN. COKBIN stated at the hear
ing before the house military affairs
ommittee on the 14th that the Cuban
evacuation commission had recon-
mended that an army of $4,000 was
requisite to maint tain order in Cuba.
THE federal assem- bly, at Berne, Swift
| zerland. elected M. Mueller. who was
| vice president for 1898, to be president
Of the Swiss confederation. M. Hau-
| ser was elected vice president. They
are both radicals.
CALVIN S. BRIcE, formerly United
States senator from Ohio and a mil
Iionaire, died at New York on the 18th.
He contracted a severe cold and it
grew steadily worse until he died.
He was born September II, 1s45.
THE A. F. of L. convention at Kan.
sas City, Mo-. on the 18th debated the
question of colonial expansion and
adopted resolution protesting against
the policy.
GEN. WooD has inclosed the "surren-
der tree" under which the Spaniards
consented to the capitulation of Santi-
ago, with wire fence. He has issued
al order imposing fine of 500 Or inn
prison ment for 100 days for mu tilation
of the tree.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY arrived at
Tuskegee, Ala, on the 10th and visited
the negro school of Booker T. Wash
ington. The students had a process
sion and 80 floats representing all de-
partments of school work. TIE presi-
dent then went to Montgomery, Ala,
where he was warmly welcomed. The
president met the colored people of
the city at Old Ship church and made
a speech to them and afterwards.
amid the roar of cannon, departed for
Savannah, Ga
THE question of socialism was the
principal topic discussed in the con-
vention of the A. F. of L. at Kansas
City, Mo-. on the 10th. The vote on
the question was deferred until the
next day.
WILLIAM J. BRYAN went to the house
of represen tatives at Washington on
the 10th and was given a1-cordial re-
ception by his former colleagues in
congress. Earlier in the day Repre-
sentative Bailey, of Texas, the demo-
cratic floor leader, breakfasted with
Mr.. Bryan at the latter's room and it
was understood discussed in a general
way questions of public and party
policy.
THE American peace commissioners
left Paris on the 18th for the United
States.
HENRY a. CHAPLIN, whose wealth was
estimated at $50. 600. 600, died at Niles,
Mich, aged Sc.
BARON FERDINAND JAMES DE RoTHs-
CHILD, a member of the well-known
wealthy Hebrew family, died in Lon
don on the 18th.
A FRANCo-GERMAN reconciliation is
the all-absor bing topic at Paris.
THE president on the 18th reviewed
the troops at Savannah, Ga, took a
trip up the river and attended a
banquet of the chamber of commerce
in the evening. The next day he at
tended church and afterwards visited
the State Agricultural and Mechanical
college (co1ored) and made an address
to the students He then inspected
the camp of the Seventh army corps
and left at midnight for Macon.
A CANVASS of the house as to an ex-
ira session disclosed very strong
sentiment against meeting of the
next congress before next December.
THE bill authorizing Judge Foster,
of Kansas, to retire on full pay will be
reported to congress after the holiday
recess. The Kansas delegation at
Washington believe it will become q
law.