Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-10-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail


| PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
THE French Chamber Of Deputies will
discuss proposal TO place a poll-tax on
| foreigners
THE Parliamentary election in the
Eccles division OF Lancash ro resulted
in a victory for the uladstonlans. Mr.
RobN the Liberal candidate, received
4,gOl votes and Mr., Edgerton, consorva-
I ve 4,696 In the preceding election
the Liberal candidate received 8 9s5 and
the Conservative 4,2S7
AS result Of the recently reported
attempts upon the life OF the Car all
OF the palaces and many OF the official
buildings, as well as the public squares
and parks OF st Petersburg. have been
closed to the people
MIR GLADSTONE, in recent speech,
approved combinations of workingmen,
which had had much do with improving
their condition. lie deprecated appeals
to Parliament to help workingmen out
of difficulties.
SENATOR McPHERsoN has discovered
errors in the Tariff act which he thinks
fatal to its Enforcement Government
officials, however. while admitting the
errors, think they can have no effect on
tho act as whole.
SENATOR J. S c. BLACKBURN was Sc
vercly hurt recently by being thrown
out of his buggy in a runaway near
Versailles, Ky.
NOTABLE wedding took place at
Chicago on tho 2sd, the only son Of
Marshall Field being married TO Miss
Albertina IluclS.
THE University of Cambridge, En-
gland, has conferred degree on Henry
NJ Stanley, the African explorer.
Two candidates for the vacancy on the
Supreme Bench have appeared in the
Northwest They are Senator w. It.
Sanders, of Montana, and ex-Represent-
ative w. H. Calkins, OF Washington
WILLIAM o'BRIEN, in an interview at
Paris, said that the Irish party was as
sured that the American tour of himself
and Mr. Dillon would yield sufficient
funds to last until the general election.
ENSIGN RUMsEY, of the United States
steamer Swatara was accidentally
drowned at Yokohama August 81.
The Sultan OF Vltu, East Africa, has
refused to give redress for recent mas
sacres and is preparing for war with
England and Germany.
THE vacancy in the United States SUI
preme Court will, it is now said not be
filled until after Congress conyenes in
December.
BUSINESS in Portugal is at stand
still because q the serious. decl!ne OF
Portuguese funds on the London mar
ket 1t is believed that revolution
Will soon occur.
ROBERT p. PORTER Superintendent OF
the Census, has returned from Europe,
THE Roman Catholic priests and
monks in Milwaukee have all registered
and for the first time, will vote at the
election against the Bennett law
IT is rumored that England is prepar-
ing to send another expedition TO the
Soudan to try to suppress the MahdL
COLONEL N. N Cox has been nom
mated to succeed Hon. w. C Whit
borne, the present incumbent by the
Seventh Congressional Democratic con-
vention OF Tennessee.
MINISTER HIRscH has protested
against the arrest OF an American cti-
zen in Turkey who was wrongfully ac-
cused Of being implicated in Armenian
plots
Mn BLAINE delivered his first speech
of the campaign at Canton, O., on tho
e5th. He was the guest OF Major Me-
Kinley
News received from the Dutch forces
carrying on the war against Acheen is
very unfavorable to the Dutch, the
troops OF the Sultan having repu,scd
them at every point and regained a con
siderable portion OF the country lost in
previous campaigns.
THERE was an unconfrmed report
that Matabeles had attacked the Brit
ish expedition in Mashonaland, South
Africa, and killed 200
Ir is reported that Cardinal Simeoni,
by order of the Pope, has forbidden the
Bishops OF the American hierarchy TO
give any official or overt approval TO the
Irish Nationalist campaign Of Messrs.
Dillon and O. l3rien in America.
THE fact that Great Britain will re-
fuse to join in any European compact
against America on account OF the Nc
Kinley bill is said to be fatal to the pro-
posed concerted action.
HoN FRANK HATroN, editor OF the
Washington Post. is slowly progressing
towards recovery after his long and
severe illness. When we'll enough TO
stand the journey he expects togo South
TO fully regain his strength.
ARCHBISHOP CLEARY has been invest
ed with the pallium at Kingston, Ont,
Cardinal Taschereau, OF Quebec, con-
Quoting the ceremony.
HENRY NJ STANLEY regards the Bart |
telot attacks as trivial Mr. Stanley |
says he refrained from giving the whole |
history Of his expedition out Of respect !
for the feelings of others. 1t might |
however. become his painful duty 10
publish the whole truth.