The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-14
CLAIM TURNED DOWN
A French Woman Asks $40, 900 for
Being Captured on a Vessel.
KANSAS AND MISSOURI REMEMBERED
Cannon for Blccs Military Academy Kan
sans Commissioned in the Philippines
-Dewey's Medal -- Gen. Carey RE-
tired-Aiger Resignation Report.


Washington, July l2.-The secretary
of state has sent Ambassador Camhon,
of France, an answer TO the latter's re-
cent letter submitting the claim of
Miss Ivan Favrc, for $40, 900 damages
attending the capture of the French
steamer Olinde Rodriguez, on which
she was passenger, by the cruiser
New Orleans deuring the blockade of
San Juan. The secretary reviews the
facts in much detail and states the con-
clusion that the government is not liza
BILE on this claim. The answer is likely
to establish IA precedent on large
number of similar claims. Miss Favre's
claim rccites that she had suffered from
an attack of fever while at Charleston
and the damages were for this and the
detention. Secretary HAYS letter is
accompanied by one from Attorney
General Griggs giving facts submitted
by the United States district attorney
at Charleston, bearing out in detail
the points made in the secretary's let
ter.
KANSAS AND MISSOURI MEN APPOINTED
Washington, July l2.-Kansas re-
ceivcd three appointments in the vol
untecr army in the Philippines yester-
day II will receive four or five more
before its quota is completed. Thomas
| X. Hayson, formerly of the Twenty
first Kansas, was given captaincy,
while Charles A. Phillips and George
| X. Crawford, formerly of the Twenty
second Kansas, were named as lieuten-
ants, the former being made first leu
.t. l. Z.
Missouri received four additional
commissions and is due for three or
four more. Edwin j. Griffith, former
! ly captain in the Third Missouri and
! Alfred Q. Kennctt, formerly major in
the First Missouri, were commissioned
as captains, while Grant Gillespie and
! w. II. Clopton, Jr., were appointed
first lieutenants. Yesterday Congress
man Joy and Chairman AiScns, of the
republican state central committee,
filed at the white house "A long list of
applications for commissions
CANNON FOR BLEEs MILITARY ACADEMY.
Washington, July II. Secretary Al
ger yesterday signed an order present
ing to the new Blecs Military academy
at Macon. Mo-, two eight-inch Column
bian guns weighing five tons each and
two large pyramids of shells. These
are now at the Preside, near San
Francisco, and Col. Blces will have no
expense connected with the gift beyond
the payment of freight to Macon.
They will be valuable addition to the
new college. This handsome present
was the result of request made upon
the secretary jointly by state Chair
man Atkins, Congressman Joy and Sec
retary Hitchcock.
KANSANS COMMISSIONED IN PHILIPPINES.
Washington, July l2.-The president
Yesterday confirmed and commissioned
the officers recommended by Gen. Otis
for the Thirty and Thirty-seventh tn
volunteer regiments now being organ
lied in the Philippines. Among then
were: Thirty-siXth egimcnt-Willian
H. Bishop, Twentieth Kansas major
Edward l.. GLASGOW, Twentieth Kan
sas, captain; Daniel f. Craig Twentieth
} Kansas, captain; Frederick Il. Dodge
Twentieth Kansas, captain. Thirty
seventh regiment Henry B. Orwig
Twentieth Kansas, major.
DEwEY's MEDAL SENT TO HIM
Washington, July 12.-The navy de
partment yesterday dispatched to Ad
. miral Dewey the medal awarded to hin
by act of congress TO commemorate th
battle of Manila bay. The admiral
, medal is identical with those sent t.
, each man in the fleet, with the eNcep
tion that his own name is engraye,
. upon the edge.