Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-03-31
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary Of the Daily News
WAsHINGTON NOTES.

Mrs IDA Is. WELLS BARNETT pre-
scented to President Mckinley on the
2lst set of resolutions adopted at n
mass meeting in Chicago, denouncing
the recent murder of colored post
master in South Carolina. The presi-
dent informed Mrs Barnett that the
authorities were doing all in their
power to ferret out and punish the
members of the mob who committed
the crime.
The cabinet meeting at the white
house on the 22d was devoted eXclu-
sively to considering the Spanish situ-
alton in general and the forthcoming
report on the Maine disaster in partic'
ular. 1t was settled that the presi-
dent would examine the report for a
few days and then send 1T to congress
along with message.
WHEELoCK G. VEAZEY, OF Vermont,
formerly member of the interstate
commerce commission, died at Wash
ington on the 92d. lie resigned from
the commission about year ago on
account of failing health. He was a
well-known G. A. r. man and helped
found the order in Vermont.
The republican subcommittee Of the
house committee on banking and cur
rency laid before the full committee n
bill Ito provide for strengthening the
public credit, for the relief of the
United States treasury and for the
amendment of the laws relating to ma
tional banking associations" The
purpose of the bill is to throw upon
the national banks the entire burden
of finding gold for the notes of the
country.
THE feeling was universal through
out official circles in Washington on
the 23d that the elimination of the
Spanish crisis was near at hand. The
president held earnest conferences
with party leaders of congress and
there was exceptional activity towards
emergency preparations in the war
and navy departments.
THE navy department at Washing
ton. it was said on the 23d, had ar
ranged to withdraw all its naval OFF,
GERS at Havana and will probably ar
range to have the wreck of the ILL
fated battleship Maine blown up.
In response to his open declaration
on the Cuban question, Congressman
Frederick, of Kansas, is receiving let
ters by the bundle at Washington from
his Kansas constituents, offering their
services in case of war with Spain.
The letters come from men in all walks
of life and offers were received from
several volunteer companies and bat
talions.
THE president on the oath named
Judson w. Lyons (colored) Of Georgia,
us register of the treasury to succeed
the late Blanche M. Bruce.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY, in conference
with some of the house congressional
leaders on the gath, stated emphat-
ically that he would avert war If pos
Sible and expressed his hope that he
could do so.
ADvICEs were received at Washing.
ton on the cath that the Spanish tor
pedo fotilla had sailed from the Ca
nary islands for Porto Rico and it was
considered by the United States gov
eminent to involve serious possibili-
ties. Naval strategists informed Pres
ident Mckinley that this fleet must
not be allowed to reach western waters.
The situation was considered, but the
conclusion reached was not known.
CERTAIN conservative senators at
Washington, whose purpose it Is to
stave off n Cuban crisis, have presented
a new plan to the president They
propose that this government shall do
no more at first than to feed the starry
ing. An appropriation of $3.50, 900 Is
mentioned as the beginning for this
kind of intervention. The sum of S.
100000 is talked of as likely to be
needed before the reconcentrados in
Cuba could be restored to their homes
and made self-supporting.
EX-SENATOR BLACKBURN, of Ken
lucky, suffered stroke of paralysis of
the heart at Washington on the 95th.
He had been to Newport News to at
tend the launching Of the battleships
the previous day and had arrived in
Washington and was walking from
the boat to his carriage when he sud
denly became unconscious. Later he
regained consciousness and his recov-
cry was predicted.
COMMODORE SCuLEY, at present con.
nected with the Lighthouse board at
Washington, has been ordered to COM
mand the flying squadron at Hampton
roads, with the Brooklyn as his flag
ship.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY and his cabi-
net held two extended sessions on the
25th and considered the report of the
court of inquiry into the Maine disas-
ter in detail. The findings of the
court were that the battleship was
wrecked by an outside explosion, due
to submarine mine, the court being
unable to fix the responsibility. Min
lister Woodford, at Madrid, was cabled
to notify the Spanish government of
the conclusion arrived at by the court.
GENERAL NEWS.
The business failures in the United
States for the week ended the 25th were
2i5, according to Bradstreet's report,
against 221 in the corresponding week
of last year.
GEN. JOSEPH TOTMAN, Names famous
Lilliputian, recently died at Lewiston,
Me IL was sunnosed that he diad of