Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-04-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY on the 2Sth
sent message to congress SUMMARY
ing the findings in the courts report
On the Maine wreck and stating that
ne had directed the findings of the
court and the views of the United
States government thereon to be COM
municated to the British government.
He concluded by saying that he did
not doubt that the sense of justice of
the Spanish nation would dictate
course of action suggested by honor
and the friendly relations of the two
governments.
THE Pail Mall Gazette voiced the
general tone of the London afternoon
newspapers on the Goth in saying that
President McKinley's message to con-
gress gives Spain broad way to es-
cape" and that ''events are evidently
moving toward peaceful settlement"
SPECIAL from Washington to the
Chicago Chronicle on the S9th said
Secretary Alger made the statement
that President Mckinley had sent an
ult:matum to Spain on the Cuban
trouble.
Mr.. PORTER, the private secretary to
President Mckinley, said on the Goth
settle the Spanish issue during the
week.
AMONG the nomination sent to the
senate on the goth was that of Frank
E. Kellogg, of Rich Hill, for collector
of internal revenue for the Western
district of Missouri.
SENATOR VEST, of Missouri, was re-
ported i'll on the Goth and it was I'M
derstood that under the advice of his
physician he will soon leave Washing
ton for an indefinite period. 1t is nee
essary for him to have absolute rest
and to suspend work entirely.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY and Senator
Mark Hanna were hanged and burned
in effigy by crowd of men at Rich
mond, Va. on the night of the 30th.
THE vital point in the Cuban situa-
ton, viz, independence of Cuba, has
shifted from Washington to Madrid
and Spain was giving grave considera-
| ton to propositions presented by the
United States. On the answer, Wash
| ington dispatch of the 3Oth stated. de-
pended whether there would be war
or peace. The answer was expected
| in short time.
VALPARAISO, Ind, was the scene OF
| the most intense excitement the other
night. The Spanish premier, Sagasta,
was carried through the principal
streets and afterwards hanged and
burned in effigy in front of the court
| house steps amid the shouts of 5000
people.
Gov. BLACK on the 3!st sent to the
New York legislature a message rec.
ommending that 1000, 900 be appro-
priated to defray the expenses of the
national militia and volunteers of the
state in case of war with Spain. AS
sem blyman Nixon introduced a bill
for the purpose and it was passed five
minutes later, and the senate then
promptly passed the bill and it was
signed by Gov. Black in less than an
| houE after it was introduced.
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER MARK.
| judge advocate of the board of inquiry
into the Maine disaster, released from
the oath of secrecy in relation to the
blowing up of the battleship. had this
| to say at New York the other day;
| 1--WE know that the Maine was blown
up by mine as surely as a physician
| knows man was poisoned when he
| finds him suffering from the effects
of poison"
A DISPATCH from Madrid on the 1st
Woodford was making the necessary
preparations to leave Madrid i1nmedi.
ately in the event of diplomatic rup-
| ture.
| Two cabinet meetings were held on
| the 1st at the white house on the an
swer of Spain to President McKinley's
Cuban propositions. Spain's answer
was considered SO unsatisfactory that
a policy was decided upon by the presi-
dent which was said to be certain to
cause war.
| THE Cuban government (meaning
the present home rule authorities in
Cuba and not the insurgents have ap
pealed to the president of the United
States to respect the will of the ma
jority. The appeal says the majority
in Cuba favor home rule under Span
ish authority; that the Insurgents are
in the minority, and that it would be
a great wickedness to impose upon the
majority a political regime contrary
to their will.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE New York conference of the