Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-07-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

SWecH LHe people OF une provinces OF
| Albay, South Camarines and North
Camarines and small bands of Tagals
who were quartered upon them, run
ming the local governments, and that
the people in question are willing to
declare allegiance to the United States
when troops are sent to protect them.
THE afternoon papers of London gen.
orally, in commenting on the protest of
| the American correspondents in Ma
Mia against the censorship, denounce
the conduct of the American Philip
pines campaign as it has been managed
by Secretary Alger and Maj. Gen. Otis.
ADMIRAL DEWEY accepted the invita-
tion to a banquet at Trieste, Austria,
by United States Minister Harris, who
invited all the American consuls in
Austria and Hungary, with their wives,
to meet the naval hero.
THE war department is offering extra
inducements to expedite the recruit
ment of the ten volunteer regiments.
Nearly all the commissions having
been issued, many of the disappointed
applicants have been advised to enter
the ranks, as in that way it may be
possible for them to secure commits
sions when vacancies occur. Another
method of securing recruits is to offer
commissions to men otherwise quail
fed who will undertake to furnish in
each case not less than 40 men who can
pass muster as soldiers and will enlist
for service in the Philippines.
SAN SALVADOR is in state of siege
through revolutionary plotting.
REVOLUTIONARY party has been
established, with headquarters in Ha-
vana, to excite Cubans throughout the
entire country. This party has agents
in every large city, and also junta in
Mexico. All this is perfectly well
known to the American authorities,
but it is generally considered that
1t would work harm to arrest the
leaders of the movement, who would
undoubtedly pose as martyrs, which is
seemingly their desire.
SENATOR PLATT gave out long state
ment on the night of the 10Th defend
ing the course of the administration in
the Philippine war. The statement
was said to have been inspired by Pres
ident Mckinley.
SECRETARY OF WAR ALGER rendered
mis- resignation on the 10Th to take eff
feet at the pleasure of the president.
THE Chicago platform democrats of
New York on the 10Th issued an ad-
dress denouncing the Tammany fac
ton of the democratic party.
SENATOR FoRAKER's friends in Ohio
were said to be quietly inaugurating
presidential boom for him as the leader
of the anti-expansion and anti-Hanna
nf tIo
EMPEROR WILLIAM, of Germany,
spent an hour on the 10Th with Mr..
Howard Gould on board the latter's
yacht Niagara near Molde, Norway.
WASHINGTON dispatch stated that
Vice President Hobart and Secretary
Alger had frank conversation at Long
Branch on the subject of Alger's rela-
tions to the administration and the
vice president is credited with having
given the secretary advice to the effect
that there ought to be definite under
standing that he will retire at speci-
fed time.
The war department on the Goth
made public telegram from President
Mckinley to Gen. Otis thankin the
men in the Philippines for their patri-
otism in remaining in service after the
ratification of the treaty of peace.
Four thousand people crowded into
the Auditorium at Chicago on the Goth
to attend the political meeting given
under the auspices of the Chicago plat
form democrats. 1t was from first to
last silver meeting, an Altgeld meet
ing, an antitrust and anti-expansion
meeting. All of the speakers save ex-
Gov. Stone, of Missouri, who was ill,
and talked for less than two minutes,
declared in favor of sixteen to one and
against the war in the Philippine is
lands.
The official correspondence between
Secretary Alger and President McKin-
ley relating to the formers withdrawal
from the cabinet was given to the pub
lie. The correspondence consisted of
the usual formalities and contained
nothing out of the ordinary.
News was received on the goth from
Gen. Smith, at Iloilo, island of Panay,
of severe fight at Bobong, between
Capt. Byrne, of the Sixteenth infantry
with 20 men, and force of $50 Babay-
lones, who surprised the American
troops. One hundred and fifteen OF
Tic enemy were killed, many were
wounded and one was taken prisoner
The American loss was one man killed
and one wounded. The fighting was
mostly at close quarters, with bayo-
nets and dubbed guns.
THE opening of the Dreyfus trial in
France has been fixed for August II.
ROBERT G. INGERsoLL, the noted ag-
nostic and lecturer, suddenly died at
his summer home in Dobbs Ferry, n.
Y, of apoplexy on the 21st.
Gov. PINaREE gave to the Associated
press a prepared, signed statement on
the 21st containing what the governor
asserted to be facts which are absolute
ly reliable, bearing upon the relations
between Gen. Alger and President Nc
Kinley. The governor of Michigan de-
nounced the course pursued by the
president in the matter as little less
than cowardly. The governor said that
Alger's sacrifice" was compelled by
the demands of New York politicians,
backed by the s'unscrupulous and heart.
less press"
MISCELLANEOUS.
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