Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-04-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail.
pERsONAL AND POLITICAL,

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
THE city of RIO Janeiro was In a stat,
of siege ON the 18th. A number o
prominent military and naval ofiicerl
were placed under arrest for having par
ticipated in a great public manifestation
In favor of ex-President Fonseca. Tn,
prisoners viii be tried by council o.
war. The revolution was started in the
state Of Malta Crosse. The legislatur,
has proclaimed its independence of ths
republic.
Pennsylvania democrats met in con
vention at Harrisburg on the 18th
Resolutions in favor of tariff reform
and of the nomination of Grover Cleye.
land for president were adopted. The
four electors at large are W. r. El.
lott, of Tioga; j. C. Bullitt, of Phil
adelphia; Thomas A. Kennedy, OF
Franklin, and David l.. Watson, of Al
legheny. Christian HeydriclS, of Van
amigo, was nominated for Judge of the
supreme court by acclamation, George
A. Allen, of Erie, and Mayor Thomas
T. Merritt, of Reading, were named as
the candidates at large for congress.
POLICE SUPERINTENDENT MURRAY. of
New York, has retired on account OF ILL
health and Thomas Il. Byrnes has been
appointed in his place.
THE Nebraska democrats refused
to instruct the delegates to the national
convention to vote for Grover Cleve-
land.
THE Michigan republican convention
adopted resolutions indorsing Gen.
Alger as presidential candidate.
OWING to differences that arose at the
last three cabinet councils over the
measures to be submitted to parlia-
ment the whole Italian municipal min
istry rendered their designations to
King Humbert on the 14th and they
were accepted.
THE colored republicans of Maryland,
in mass meeting at Baltimore, demand
ed that they be given four of the six
teen delegates to the Minneapolis con-
vention.
Mr.. JAMES r. YOUNG, executive clerk
of the United States senate, has been
officially notified by Hon. Anson Me
Cook, its secretary, that his position has
been declared vacant by the senate.
THE New York assembly has passed
by vote of 10 to "a a bill giving women
the right to suffrage in all state elec-
tions.
MINISTER ALBERT G.. PORTER, who has
been at indianapolis, received a tele-
gram on the 18th from Secretary of
State Blaine instructing him to return to
Rome. lie expressed much satisfaction
at the settlement of the differences be-
tween this country and Italy.
A DISPATCH received from Rio Janeiro
states that twenty-eight radicals, who
are supposed to have taken part in the
recent disturbances that resulted in the
government declaring a three days
state of siege, have been exiled to the
province of Amazonas Eighteen other
radicals have been imprisoned at Rio
Janeiro
FATHER CLEARY, of Kenosha, Wis,
has written a letter stating that he is
in receipt of a communication from
Archbishop Ireland in which the latter
states that there is no foundation to the
report that he is to be made a cardinal.
THE election at Providence, r. l., on
the 18th showed heavy falling off in
the total vote, it being % per cent less
than a week ago. The democrats have
elected their state senator, Richard Il.
Comstock, by the small majority of "a,
he having 7,947 to the republicans 1916
and the prohibition candidates 232.
There was no election for the nine rep
resentatives
Mr.. HuGH S. THOMPSON has rendered
his resignation as a member Of the civil
service commission to take effect May
10. He has been appointed comptroller
of the New York Life Insurance Co.
A DISPATCH 10 the ST. James Gazette
from Dublin says that the McCarthyite
party has been completely battered TO
pieces, and that it has split into four
sections, one headed by Timothy Healy
and the second by John Dillon and
William O'Brien. The third wing is
known as the "Neutrals," while the
fourth consists of Justin Mccarthy and
his son.
THE secretary of state and Mr.. Won
Holleben, the German minister, ex-
tiAuiiktA Ol Alt ADNh inst Nut IdliAANti7
tions of their respective governments of
the copyright agreement concluded be
tween the United States and Germany
at Washington on January Is, 1892.
The agreement will 90 into operation
at the expiration Of three weeks from the
date of the exchange Of its ratification,
and will be applicable only to works
not published at the time when it shall
have gone into operation.
PRIVATE SECRETARY HALFoRD has re
sumed his duties at the White house.
He is still very weak, however, from
his recent illness.
REAR ADM. GEORGE +. BELKNAP has
been assigned to duty as president of
the board of inspection and survey at
Washington.