The Taney County republican., 1899-06-01
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

manning in the hands of receiver.
The order was made in the suit
brought by the American Loan and
Trust Co.
The statement of the condition of the
Available cash balance, $265, ,045, ,G63;
gold reserve. $226,651,114.
William II. Seitz, n New York real
estate broker, filed petition in bank
ruptcy on the 23d. Liabilities, $685.
$50; assets, none.
The subscriptions for the Dewey
Home fund received by the national
committee up to the 23d amounted to
$3,7o0.
Yellow fever prevails at Vera Cruz,
Mexico, of very malignant type.
Archbishop Ireland returned to
Paris, on the 23d. from Brussels.
Companies II and B of the Four
teenth infantry arrived at Seattle,
Wash, from Alaska, on the gath. on
the steamer Humboldt. These two
companies have been stationed at Dyea
for the past year. They have now been
ordered to the Philippines.
The Toledo CO., Seamless Tube Co.
las gone into the bicycle trust. The
consideration is understood to be S1OO.
600.
The gunboat Vicksburg went out of
commission at noon of the cath.
Queen Victoria's birthday was en-
Enthusiastically celebrated throughout
British Columbia The Stars and
Stripes were entwined with the Union
Jack in many places.
The Transvanl Republic volksrath, or
parliament, adjourned at noon. on the
cath, in honor of the birthday of Queen
Victoria.
A company of the national guard
of Watertown, n. V, arrived at King
ston, Ont, on the night CT the 23d, to
participate in the celebration of
Queen Victoria's birthday anniversary
on the oath. They were enthusiastic-
ally welcomed on landing and escort
ed to their quarters in the city hall.
Other companies were expected.
The Filipino commissioners spent
the day, on the 23d, at the residence
of the American commissioners in Ma
Mia. They discussed every point of
the scheme of government and the
peace uttdllS, uShIHS lOI
information as to what personal
rights would be guaranteed them.
While personally pleased with the
plan outlined, they would not indorse
it officially.
While the conferences are going on
at Manila there is no armistice at the
front. Indeed, the military element
is of the opinion that the Filipinos
will have to be thoroughly whipped
into submission, and that the present
overtures are simply waste of time.
The United States cruiser Olympia,
with Admiral Dewey on board, home
ward bound, arrived at Hong Kong,
on the 23d, and was welcomed with
salutes from the warships
of the several natiOnalities in the hal
Dor and the forts on shore. The admin
al, whose health is none of the bes,,
will spend the time while his ship is
bing docked and cleaned, at Victoria
Peak, where he hopes to recuperate.
Winter wheat. prospects, as indicat-
ed by information received from Kan
sas, Nebraska, Missouri. Iowa, Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan, Ohio
and Kentucky. show the winter wheat
to be in rather poor condition. Es-
pecially is this true of the western
edge of the winter wheat belt.
Gen. LawtOn. on capturing San Isl
dro, found evidence that the York
towns men who are prisoners are be-
ing shamefully maltreated. A letter
was found written by one of the York
towns crew. saying that they were be-
Ii ho; hn;y 1,o
pulled out, and that they were cruelty
treated in various other ways, and
praying their fellow-countrymen to
hurry their release.
Queen Victoria, on the cath, cele-
brated the eightieth anniversary of her
birth, at Windsor castle, surrounded
by her children, grandchildren and
among them be-
ing four generations in direct success
sion to the throne.
Admiral Dewey, speaking of the |
at Hong Kong, said: 'We |
must never sell them. Such an ac-
ton would bring on another great |
war. We will never part with the Phil |
ippines, am sure, and in future years |
the idea that anybody should have |
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the curiosities of history"
Mrs. John a. Logan has received a !
letter from the husband of Evangelina |
Cisneros, now Mrs. Carlos CarbOnnel, |
of Havana. announcing the birth of |
a daughter, who is to be named after |
her mother.
Three German officers are reported |
to have been killed, on May 20, by the |
Chinese at Kiao-Chau, the German port |
in Shan-Tung, peninsula, which may
lead Germany to use force to compel |
the payment of an indemnity.
The president has given orders to |
carry out the recommendations of |
Otis and Lawton, making Col.
Summers of the Second Oregon
Drevet brigadier general of volunteers: |
,lso. making Capt. Case, of the en-
yineer battalion, n major by brevet.
Gen. Funston has again come into
as fearless fighter, and
IN intrepid leader of men. At the
head of his troops, Oh the cath, he led
brillians charge upon 1000 Filipinos
,ear Santa Arita, r,orth of San Fernan-
10, and routed them.
The Russian minister at Pel<in, M. |
De Giers, has notified the tsung-li-