Fair play., 1899-07-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail.
personal AND POLITICAL.

personal AND POLITICAL
A srEclAI. to the Chicago Record
from Austin, Ten, said that Gov. Say
crs had received a letter from Gov. j.
Uorc Tyler, of Virginia, indorsing the
proposcd antitrust conference of gov
crnors and attorney generals.
GrN. OTIS recently received letter.
signed by Filipino women, declaring
that if all the native men were killed
the women would still keep up the
fight against the Americans
CASSIUs Ii. FOSTER. retired judge of
me federal court for the district of
Kansas, died at his home in Topeka,
Kan. on the 2,St. His health had been
failing for a number of years.
GEN. OVENSHINE, commanding the
Second brigade of the army in the
Philippines. has reported upon the ac-
ton of his command in the first fight
with the t'ilipinos.
TuF New York World on the 22d
printed Il special from its Washington
correspondent giving startling figures
Of the cost of the war in the Philip
pines. The article stated that sos, 000,-
600 and the lives of 6G4 men is the price
paid thus far for the advantage gained
in Luzon. beside 6, 500 soldiers wounded
and many times that number made in
yalids Ii declared that the army in
the Philippines is costing S2s0,0O0 day
now and that the sum will exceed $780,
600 when the whole of the -, 600 troops
tb..Sn tio,,r.aS ln II int.l,,ltN a.
the naval expenses.
MANILA dispatches recently received
AT Madrid stated that the American sit
uat;on was becoming critical, through
losses and disability from disease. The
dispatches said fresh troops were badly
needed.
!. g.. JOHNSON. of Peabody. Kan.
was drposcd from the office of general
attorney of the Modern Woodmen of
America and ]. w. White, of Rock
Falls H., was appointed to the posi-
tion.
AGUINAIDo has taken command OF
Ten. Luna : army near San Fernando
and masscd the largest force yet mobi-
lized bringing 1000 men from the Anti
polo region. lie was said to hc exceed
inglv troublesome to the Americans.
ten. Macarthur S men We're constant
" on the alert to rcptl any attacks
by the Filipinos, sleeping upon then
arms.
REV. DE-. ROBERT w. OLIVER, rector
of 81. Lukc's Episcopal church al
kearney. Ncb.. died az Philadelphia on
the 23d. aged - years He was the first
chancellor of the Kansas university.
HENRY j. Plant, who controlled the
great system of hotels and railroads ON
the west coast of Florida and the line
of steamers from Tampa to Havana
died suddenly at New York on the 23d
aged 50 years.
ABRAHAM GOULD, a brother of Jay
Gould. died at Salem, \. Y. on the
22d. lie was for many years purchas'
ine agent for the Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain Railroad company.
Gov. PINGREE gave ont publ,
statement at Detroit, Mich. on the 2id
that Secretary Alger was candidate
for United States senator for Michigan
and that the platform of his campaign
would include the features of opposi'
tlOn 10 trusts anu ii tttidi ttI'i III IL
vor of senatorial elections by direct
vote of the people. Secretary Alger,
at subsequent interview at Chicago
confirmed the statement of Gov. Pin
gree.
Ar the suggestion of Col. ii. b. Case
of Chattanooga. Tenn. strong sup
porter of Commissioner Evans, the
members of the pension committee OF
the national encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic will meet IL
Washington on July Il and visit tho
pension office. examine the records. etc.
and ascertain the merits of all the
charges made against Commissioner
Evans.
The report that Mrs. Mary Baker
Eddy. the founder of Christian science
was dead was denied by the Boston
Journal on the 25th. a reporter for thai
paper having interviewed her.
A CLoUDBrHsT and heavy rain inter
fercd materially with the reunion oi
the rough riders at Las Vegas. \. NJ
Col. Roosevelt, when he arrived, tum
blcG from the platform of his car into
a yelling mob of his old command anc
the governor of New York entered into
the spirit of the occasion. AT the elec
tior of officers Col. Roosevelt was made
honorary president and Lieut.. Col
I:rodie president. The people of New
Mexico presented Col. Roosevelt VIII
a gold medal as a souvenir.