Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-01-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

her mons de plume of "Rab" and
Ruth Ashmore," died at New York
on the 27th.
SECRETARY WINsLow. of the Anti
ImperIalist hague at Boston, will
send to every member of the house
and senate at Washington a letter
urging them to prevent the rati6ca-
ton of the treaty as it now stands,
making the point that one-third of
the senate can accom- Dlish now What
hereafter will require a majority of
each branch ana the approval of the
president.
JOHN P. CoCHRANE, ex-governor of
Delaware, died on the 9th at bis home
in Middleton. Del. aged 80 years. He
was elected governor in November,
1874, on the democratic ticket.
ANXIETY was felt in official circles
at Washington on the 2Sth over recent
events at Iloilo. It was said that the
Spanish troops had fed from the place
and the insurgents had hoisted their
flag over the city. Gen. Otis also
cabled that the Spaniards had evacu-
ated nearly all the Philippine ports.
This may complicate the problem of
extending the military jurisdiction of
the United States over the islands and
FRANK JAY GOULD. the youngest son
of the late Jay Gould, recently paid
$50. 600 for a seat on the New York
Stock exchange, the highest price
paid in many years.
Ex-Gov. MERRIAM, of Minnesota,
was said to be slated to succeed Secre-
tary Hitchcock as ambassador to
Russia.
GEN Otis was directed to in form the
commander of the Filipino forces at
Iloilo that if Iloilo is not evacuated
peaceably by the insurgents the Amer
lean troops will proceed to occupy it
by force. if necessary.
GEN. WESLEY MERRITT, vino was in
Chicago on the Goth, was very much
surprised to hear of the surrender of
Iloilo by Gen. Rios to the Philippine
insurgents. He believed the surren-
der was an intentional move on the
part of the Spaniards to make it diff
cult for the United States to gain con-
troll of the islands.
THE Toronto CAM World had a
startling editorial on the goth, stating
that between grasping annexation
movement in the United States, having
for it's end the domination of the whole
American continent, and great party
in England prepared to make any sac
rifices to the United States to secure
an alliance, Canada was in danger of
being absorbed by the United States.
A COMPLIMENTARY banquet was given
to William j. Bryan by the Nebraska
Travelling Mems club at Lincoln, Neb.,
on the 3Oth. Mr.. Bryan responded to
the toast of "America's Mission" and
spoke against the expansion policy.
j. g. johnson. of Kansas, spoke to the
sentiment No Trusts"
The war department announced on
the 3Oth that Gen. Wesley Merritt had
been relieved from further duty in the
Philippines and was assigned to the
command of the department of the east
and that Gen. Shafter had been as
| signed to the command of the depart
ment of California
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY was recently
presented with two petitions for uni
versal disarmament and arbitration to
settle international disputes The
first petition was signed by denomina-
| tional churches existing on all the
continents and the second was from
tine Pan-Presby terrain alliance. The
signers of both petitions represented
more than so, 600. 600 of Christians in
all parts OF the WOrAOs 2o,OVu,VVo Oh
whom are Presbyterians.
SENIOR Don MATIAs ROMERO, the Mex
! lean ambassador to the United States
died at Washington on the 30th. a
few days before he had undergone an
| operation for appendicitis and sank
under the shock to his system.
MISCELLANEOUS.
DOMINIQUE KRATHOFsKI was hanged
| at Springfield. Mass, on the 30th fol
| the murder of his step-daughter, O!
| whom he was enamored.
| THE American bark EVE Reed was