Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-05-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERsONaL AND POLITICAL.

| PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
A SPECIAL. to the Chicago Journal
| from Washington on the 10th stated
] that it was generally understood that
| if the emergency should arise Great
| Britain would send marines ashore at
Manila to preserve order until the
American army arrived, on the plea
| that she wished to protect her own in
| terests.
| A DISPATCH from Hong Kong on the
| nth stated that the blockade of Ma
Mia was extremely rigid and several
| foreign ships had been refused admit
lance. The rebels were useless as al
| lies of Adm. Dewey. They were ut
terly disunited, quite half of them be-
| ing in favor of Spain.
IT was reported from Washington on
the 18th that there would be an early
landing of our troops in Cuba under
| the convoy of a strong fotilla and
that the preparations were under way
| for a terrific bombardment of Cuban
ports and the war pushed to a rapid
conclusion.
GEN. FITZHUGH LEE will command the
Seventh army corps. He has had posi-
| tive assurances that active operati tons
| will begin before the end of May and
that his troops will be among the first
to land on Cuban soil.
WILLIAM EwART GLADSTONE, the
Grand Old Man." the most famous
figure in British politics, died at his
home at Hawarden, Eng, on the 10th.
He was born December 30, 1909.
SECRETARY LONG on the 18th gave
out the information that the battle
ship Oregon. about which there has
been SO much anxiety, had success
| fully completed her long trip from
San Francisco and was now safe, but
| would not say where.
1T was said at Washington on the
| 18th that the president will issue a
call for negro volunteers from the
south, who can be utilized for an
army of occupation in Cuba and Porto
Rico.
IT was reported from Key West, Fla,
on the 18th that Commodore Watson
| had started for Havana with United
| States squadron No 8, to work in har-
mony with the squadrons under Adm.
| Sampson and Commodore Sch1ey.
A STRICT censorship has been estab-
lished at Tampa. Fla. and absolutely
nothing pertaining to military or ma
| val movements from that port will be
permitted to be sent out. 1t was init
mated that this censorship would con-
| tinued until after the final movement
of troops to Cuba has taken place, it
being the purpose of the government
to keep the Spanish government in ig-
norance SO far as possible of our plans
for the invasion of Cuba.
| ARRANGEMENTS have been completed
by which the American newspaper
|
prisoned at Havana, will be exchanged
for Col. Cortijo and Surgeon Julian,
the ca ptured Spanish officers now at
Fort Mcpherson. Ga
| NEGOTIATIONS looking to the bring
ing about of peace between the United
States and Spain were said to be under
way, according to a Paris dispatch,
and the suggested terms will take def
mite form in short time. It was re-
ported that Spain was willing to treat
| for peace if she is allowed to retain
Porto Rico and the Philippines, allow
| ing Cuba to GO. It was further stated
| that should the United States not
| agree to peace upon these terms. Spain
| would be satisfied with the retention
of the Philippines alone.
CAPT. JACK CAMPBELL, was on the
| 10th selected to succeed Laurence Har-
rigan as chief of police of st. Louis.
| The successful officer has been a mem
| Der of the force for more than ten
years and once before was chief. He
| has brilliant record aud his selection
| for the position meets with general ap-
| proval.
CONGRESS will not adjourn until the
result of the war with Spain is appar-
| ent. This statement was made on the
| au thority of man close to the ad-
| ministration.
BETWEEN 5000 and 10000 Spanish
troops were said on the goth to be en-
barking at Barcelona, Spain for the
Philippines.
| THE president on the goth nomi-
sas City, Mo-. to be a chief surgeon in
the army with rank of major.
| THE navy department at Washing
ton received news on the Goth that the
Spanish fleet was at Santiago de Cuba,
but a Madrid dispatch at midnight
stated that it had left there and gone
somewhere else.
| WALTER S. BARKER, who was the
American consul at Sagua Ia Grande,
Cuba. it is understood. is to be COM
missioned as colonel of an immune
regiment to be sent to Cuba with the
first invading party. In addition to
commanding a regiment, Mr.. Barker
is to be placed in charge of all the
supplies to be distributed among the
reconcentrados.
MISCELLANEOUS.
BAKERS of Chicago agreed to advance
the nrice of hrood ono %