Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-07-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
Personal AND POLITICAL.

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.
A 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 a junta in
Mexico. All this is perfectly well
known to the American authorities,
but it is generally considered that
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
his resignation on the 10Th to take eff
feet at the pleasure of the president.
THE Chicago platform democrats of
New York on the 18th issued an adj
dress denOuncing the Tammany fac
ton of the democratic party.
SENATOR FORAKER'S friends in Ohio
were said to be quietly inaugurating a
presidential boom for him as the leader
of the anti-eXpansion and anti-Hanna
forces of the republican party.
EMPEROR WILLIAM, of Germany,
spent an hour on the 10th with Mr..
Howard Gould on board the latter's
yacht Niagara near Molde. Norway.
THE war department on the Goth
made public telegram from President
Mckinley to Gen. Otis thanking 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 a silver meeting, an Altgeld meet
ing, an antitrust and anti-eXpansiop
meeting. All of the speakers save ex-
Gov. Stone, of Missouri, who was i'll,
and talked for less than two min
declared in favor of sixteen to one and
against the war in the Philippine is
lands.
Secretary Alger and President McKin-
ley relating to the former S withdrawal
from the cabinet was given te~the pub
lie. The correspondence consisted of
the usual form.lities 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
the 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.. INGERsoIL, the noted ag
nostic and lecturer, suddenly died at
his summer home in Dobbs Ferry, n.
Y, of apopleXy on the 21st.
Gov. PINGREE 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 ''unscrupulous and heart
less press
A MOVEMENT has been started at
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the memory of Robert G. Ingersol in
Glen Oak park in that city.
A MOVEMENT has been started at
| Peoria, ILL.,, to erect a monument to
| the memory of Robert G.. Ingersoll in
| Glen Oak park in that city.
ANDREW CARNEGIE, the noted philan
| thropist, published a statement in Lon
| don declaring that the war in the Phil
| ippines should be ended and that Gen.
| Miles should be sent to Manila and au-
| thoriZed to take all the conciliatory
measures necessary to end the war and
| esta blish a native and independent gov
| eminent.
THERE was a meeting in New York
on the Esd of delegates from trades
unions to discuss the organization of a
labor party and a convention was form
ally called for August :.
| AT meeting held at Detroit, Mich,
| on the Esd plans We're discussed to give
Gen. Alger a big reception on his re-
turn to his home in that city and to
hold an indignation meeting after the
| big demonstration.
| ELIHU Roof, of New York. has ac-
copied the war portfolio in Mckinley
| cabinet.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THREE negroes were lynched near
Stafford, Ga, on the night of the 22d ane
the mob hunted for five more with