Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-08-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
Personal AND POLITICAL.


IN the Cape Town assent bly, on the
I'D Cecil Rhodes said there would be
40 bloodshed over the Transvaal
trouble; that President Kruger would
'ecede from his position and that the
rransvaal would become an English
speaking community.
THE st. Paul (Minn.) Globe on the 23d
n its leader, advocated the nomination
If Admiral Dewey for president by the
| 1eXt democratic national convention.
NEBRASKA democrats, populists and
silver republicans met in Omaha, Neb.
IN the 22d and fused on nominations
for judge of the supreme court and two
members of the board of regents'of the
state university. Former Gov. Silas A.
Holcomb was nominated for supreme
justice by the populists and indorsed
by the other two conventions. William
J. Bryan dictated the platform of the
democratic convention. This docu-
ment declares uncompromisingl for
free coinage of silver at the ratio of
sixteen to one and indorses bodily the
Chicago platform of 1896.
JOHN r. MCLEAN said at Cincinnati
that the reports about him being a
candidate for the presidency were
without foundation and that he was
for Bryan.
THE state department was informed
through diplomatic channel that Gen
Otis has applied the Chinese exclusion
laws to the Philippines. The informa-
ton was surprise to the authorities
at Washington, both state and military.
SECRETARY GAGE, of the United States
treasury department, may issue more
bonds to pay the expenses for the
largely increased army.
GEN. BATES returned to Manila from
Sulu the other day, where he had sue
cessfully accomplished an agreement
with the sultan. The sultan's chiefs
also signed the agreement, which rec
ognized American sovereignty over the
Moros.
GEN. MILES and Adjt. Gen. Corbin
notified the general committee of the
u. A. r. encampment that they will
attend the reunion at Philadel phia.
GEN. DYRENFoRTH. of Washington,
was elected commander-in-chief of the
Union Veterans union at the meeting
at Des Moines, Ia.
vention was dominated by Senator
Quay's friends. Resolutions eulogizing
President McKinley's administration
were adopted.
REPORTS from the governor generals
Of the American colonies and their sub
ordinates in command of departments
are expected to reach the war depart
ment by September !. 1t is an inter
esting fact that the United States is
now maintaining no less than six mil
itary governments. Cuba, Porto Rico,
the Philippines, Hawaii, Alaska and
Guam are all under the control of the
military.
PoPULIsTs of Oklahoma, in conven-
ton at Kingfsher rejected fusion with
the democrats for delegate to congress.
They declared against Bryan for presi-
dent unless he accepts the populist
nomination and has only populist
running mate. The populists have half
dozen candidates for congress.
ADMIRAL DEWEY cabled the reception
committee that he will reach New York
September 2S. This will enable the
committee to hold the naval parade on
Friday and the land parade on Satur.
day.
The state department does not ap-
prehend that any international COM
plications will arise out of Gen. Otis
course in excluding Chinese from the
Philippines. as it is only a temporary
military expedient
SECRETARY GAGE says he will issue
no bonds to provide money to maintain
the army. He expects congress to au-
thorize funds to make up the deficiency.
A PROMINENT Filipino at Hong Kong
declared that Aguinaldo will never
negotiate with Gen. Otis for peace.
The Filipinos assert that the American
military leader precipitated the hostili-
ties in February when an amicable ar
rangement was possible.
EX-Gov. Merrill, of Iowa, suffered a
stroke of paralysis at Los Angeles, Cal.
on the 25th.
| CHAIRMAN HOFFMAN. of the Iowa
democratic state committee, says: "The
campaign this fall will be fought on
anti-imperialism. The people of the
state demand that this be put forward
as the primal ISSUE
| INFORMATION from Para announces
that the inhabitants of Acre, the terri
tory claimed by Brazil and Bolivia,
have proclaimed their independence
and constituted new South American
commonwealth.
SECRETARY RooT will give Porto
Rican affairs his close attention for
the next month or two so as to have a
comprehensive scheme for the presi.
dent to submit to congress
MAJ. WooDsoN, acting Indian agent
of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians
at Darlington, Ok, has resigned. II
was rumored that Gen. Charles King
would succeed him.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY made short
address at Ocean Grove, N. j., on the
25th. the keynote of which was that
wherever the United States flag was
raised it stood for liberty and human.
ity.
MISCELLANEOUS.
| A CORRESPONDENT cabled to London
| IN the 25th that an indescribable state
Of anarchy prevailed in Manila: that