Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-01-20
THE Military PARK
H.
Veterans ASKED to Inspect Tablets
Etc, at Chickamauga.
THE CLARK BRIBERY INVESTIGATION
The Samoan Treaty brought Up Again In
che Executive session OF the Senate
Tho "Open Door, in China-Court-
Martial subpocnns.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-The Chicka-
manga and Chattanooga military park
commission, with the approval Of the
secretary of war, has requested the
attendance at Chattanooga on the 9th,
10th and 18th of October next of all
veterans interested in the historical
accuracy of the work thus fur COM
pleted ut the park, for close inspec-
ton Of the texts upon the 1000 tab
let's, over 200 battery positions and
over 200 battle positions of brigade
lines upon the seven fields included in
the park project. This invitation will
be extended all Grand Army and con-
federate posts, to the 20 state COM
missions engaged with the national
commission and to the army societies
of the six arnies-three for each side
represented in those engaged in the
battles about Chattanooga. The COM
mission has reason to believe that q
sufficient number will attend from the
survivors of each brigade to discover
whatever errors may have crept into
the work of the commission. A gen.
eral reunion of the veterans of the
Army of the Cumberland and of the
society of that army will be held at
Chattanooga upon the same dates.
Tho Clark bribery Investigation.
Washington, Jan. 1s.-William j.
Cook and William I. Rector were be-
fore the senate committee on priv
ileges and elections in the Clark in
vestigation yesterday. Mr.. Cook is an
official connected with the Thomas
Cruise Savings bank of Helena and his
testimony related solely to the de-
post Of money in the bank by per-
sons who were regarded rs repre-
sentatives of Mr.. Clark In his contest
for the senate. Mr.. Rector proved
to be somewhat irrepressible wit
ness, volunteering more information
than was asked for. He thus brought
the Lewis and Clark county grand
jury investigation into the commit
tee inquiry, contrary to the inten-
tions of the committee. which were
not to take it up Mt all. The intrusion
of the matter caused the defense to
raise the point rs to whether the
charges in connection with the grand
Jury should be entered upon and the
committee adjourned until Friday
next without deciding it. TO take up
that phase of the question would ma
terially extend the inquiry.
The samoan Treaty.
Washington, Jan. 1s.-In yester-
days executive session of the senate,
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, moved to
reconsider the vote by which the Sa-
moan treaty was ratified Tuesday. He
based his motion upon statement
which he said he had seen in the press
to the effect that the American flag
had already been run up on the island
of Tutuila. II this report was true,
he thought the senate should know
of the fact and have an opportunity
to deal with II in connection with the
treaty. Senator Frye replied that
the report TO which Senator Jones
referred was without foundation. No
action was taken on the motion, but
II was decided to recall the treaty
which had been forwarded to the
president with notice of the senate's
favorable action on 1t.
Tho "Open Door In China.
Washington, Jan. 1s.-It Is said
without reservation ut the state de-
partmcnt that no notes have been re-
ccivcd from any European powers
making demands upon this govern
ment respecting the "opcn door"
in China. So far as can be
learned such communication as have
come from the continental powers
have been entirely favorable to the
proposition made by the United
States respecting China, and all that
remains TO make the open door" ne
gotiation complete success is the re-
turn of two or three dcfinitive notes
reducing the arrangement TO an abb
solutc and final form.
Court MARTIAL snbpoenas.
Washington, Jan. 1S.-The secretary
of war sent TO the senate the draft of
bill prepared by the judge advocate
general of the army, making It n mis-
demeanor TO refuse to obey sub
poena from court-martial. The bill
is intended TO prevent the failure of
military justice by securing what is
believed to be defect in the present
law.
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