Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-06-28
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NEW SOUTH WALES voted for Aus
Lralian federation.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has received
the degree of d. C. l.. from Mount
Holyoke (Mass.) college.
A SPECIAL to the Chicago Record
from Austin, Tex, said that Gov. Say
ers had received letter from Gov. ].
Hoge Tyler, of Virginia, indorsing the.
proposed antitrust conference of gov
ernors and attorney generals.
GEN. 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 G. FOSTER, retired judge Of
the federal court for the district OF
Kansas, died at his home in Topeka,
Kan, on the 21st. 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 Filipinos.
THE New York World on the 22d
printed special from it's Washington
correspondent giving startling figures
Of the cost of the war in the Philip
pines. The article stated that $63, 900,
300 and the lives of 664 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
valids. 1t declared that the army in
the Philippines is costing $2S0,0O0 day
now and that the sum will exceed $780,,
900 when the whole of the 81, 900 troops
arrive. These figures DO not include
the naval expenses. .rs
| MANILA dispatches recently received
at Madrid stated that the American sit
uation was becoming critical, through
losses and disability from disease. The
dispatches said fresh troops were badly
needed.
| j. G. JOHNSON, of Peabody, Kan.
was deposed from the Office of genera
attorney of the Modern Woodmen Of
America and j. w. White, of Rocl
Falls, ILL.,, was appointed to the posi-
ton.
AGUINALDo has taken command o
Gen. Luna's army near San Fernando
and massed the largest force yet mobi
lized, bringing 1000 men from the Anti
polo region. He was said to be exceed
ingly troublesome to the Americans
Gen. MacArthur's men were constant
ly on the alert to repel any attack
by the Filipinos, sleeping upon thei
arms.
REV. DIR. ROBERT w. OLIVER, recto
of st. Luke's Episcopal church a
Kearney, Neb., died at Philadelphia O.
the 23d, aged s5 years. He was the frs
chancellor of the Kansas university.
HENRY B. PLANT, who controlled tn
great system of hotels and railroads o
the west coast of Florida and the lin
of steamers from Tampa to Havan;
died sud denly at New York on the 23t
aged so years.
ABRAHAM GOULD, brother of ia
Gould, died at Salem, N. Y, on tn
22d. He was for many years purcha
ing agent for the Missouri Pacif
Iron Mountain Railroad company.
Gov. PINGREE gave out a publ
statement at Detroit, Mich, on the %
that Secretary Alger was a candidat
for United States senator for Michiga
and that the platform of his campaig
would include the features of oppos
ton to trusts and a declaration in f
vor of senatorial elections by dire
vote of the people. Secretary Alge
at subsequent interview at Chicag
confirmed the statement of Gov. Pi
| gree.