Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-03-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
Personal AND PoLIrICAL-

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
THE Berlin Tageblatt published a
dispatch from Pekin on the 18th saying
China had agreed to lease Port Arthur
and Ta-Lien- Wan to Russia for 80 V ears.
MRS. ROBERT MANTELL, known on the
stage as Charlotte Behrens. died at
Port Huron, Mich. on the Sth. p.
THE Chicago Chronicle on the Sth
said that President Mckinley has in
his possession transcript of the evil
dence taken about the Maine disaster
which is of the most startling char
acter. 1t shows that the Maine was
blown up by design, in which num-
Der of Spanish guerrillas and volun-
teers and at least one officer were i'm
plicated and when the facts are made
known they will shock the civilized
world.
A CABLEGRAM from London on the
Sth said that nothing short of mira
Gle can preserve the peace of the
world, it was believed by British
statesmen, and the grave news from
Washington, com bined with the tidings
from China and West Africa sent Sc
curities down and there was panicky
feeling on the stock exchange.
THE president sent to the senate on
the Sth the name of William J. Cal
houn, of Illinois, to be an interstate
commerce commissioner.
THERE were no impor tant develop
ments on the 9th.concerning the Maine
disaster. A dispatch from Havana
said that the cruiser Montgomery had
arrived there and was moored near the
wreck of the Maine. The court of in
quiry held its usual sessions examining
the divers. The wreckers were said
to be steadily at work.
THE bill placing at the disposal of
the president $50, O0O,O0 for purposes
of national defense was signed by Mr..
Mckinley at $40 p. NJ. on the 9th and
thus became law.
THE Washington correspondent of
the New York World sta ted that ca
blegram had been received from Minis
ter Woodford by the president declar-
ing that Spain had exhausted, without
success, every means of raising money
for the prosecution of a war, all the
financial centers of Europe having re-
jected her overtures.
THE Chicago Times-Herald on the
10th said the governments of Europe
were exercising restraining hand up
on Spain to prevent her committing a
breach of the worlds peace and to in
duce her to accept the inevitable with
out resort to force. The creditors of
Spain, who were in large measure re-
sponsible for this diplomatic pressure
eXerted by their govern ments, have de-
cidedly warned Spain she must not
make war with America, and that if
she does the money to carry on opera
tions must come from the people of
Spain and not from them. The effect
of this pressure has been to cool down
Spain.
A SPECIAL dispatch to the Chicago
Chronicle from Washington on the 10th
stated that President Mckinley had
completed the draft of special mes
sage to congress in which he recon-
mends the recognition of Cuban indie
pendence, which he will soon send to
congress
THE $50. 900, 600 appropriated by con-
grsss for the national defense can be
taken from the treasury without seri-
Gus inconvenience. Secretary Gage
some time ago estimated that he could
spare $75, ZOO, 600 for immediate war
purposes and have enough available
cash left to safely conduct the business
of the nation.
HE 1OF0T HOUSE Ol Tie 1OWd leRlSId-
ture at Des Moines adopted a resolu-
ton favoring freedom for Cuba No
word of opposition was offered to the
resolution and applause followed its
adoption by a unanimous vote.
THE secretary of war has issued an
order creating a new military depart
ment-the department of the south.
The department of Texas is abolished
and the headquarters, which have been
at San Antonio, Tex, are abandoned.
Gen. Graham, the late commander of
| the Texas department.. is made COM
mander of the new department., with
headquarters at Atlanta, Ga The de-
partment includes South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississip-
pi, Louisiana and Texas.
GEN. w. s. RosECRANs died at his
home near Redondo, Cal. on the 18th,
aged as years. The old warrior was
stricken with no particular disease,
| but his end came through gradual
| weakening of his system.
MISCELLANEOUE.
IT was reported at Guthrie. Ok, the