Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-07-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND roLrTIoAI..

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
THE general opinion among members
of the house of representatives is thai
business can be closed up and congress
adjourn by July IS or 90
A TELEGRAM has been received at tn,
navy department from Capt Johnson
commanding the L. y S, Mohican
dated at SitlSa, Alaska, announcing Tho
seizure Of the vessels Ko1laclS, Lotti,
aud Jennie for violation Of the modui
vivendi.
/ REPRESENTATIVE PIERCE, of Tennes
see, has introduced in the house bill
to provide for the free coinage of silver
bullion into standard silver dollars II
is identical with the silver coinage bill
pending in the senate as modified by
Senator Stewards amendment.
A Nv YORK morning paper says that
Mr.. Cleveland will select the following
eliiaf atiinars dir.aat- his apmpaign'
Chairman of the national democratic
committee, W. c. Whitney; chairman
of the executive committee, William +,
llarrity, of Pennsylvania; secretary,
George i. Parker. of New York,
Gov. CHASE was renominated by the
republicans for governor Of Indiana on
the first ballot Theodore ShoclSney
was nominated for lieutenant-gov-
ernor.
SIR WILLIAM AIrKEN, the noted sur
geon and professor of pathology, died
recently in London.
THE British parliament has been dis
solved and writs for new election
issued.
THE state league of republican clubs
met at Rochester, n Y on the esth.
HENRY WELD FULLER, the only broth
or of Chief Justice Fuller, Of the United
States supreme court, died at the resi-
dence of his son in New Rochelle, n. Y.
THE Parnelite executive committee
of Great Britain, while regretting Mr.
Gladstone's reticence, has issued a for
NAL address advising Irish electors to
support Gladstone's candidates on the
ground that Mr.. Gladstone will then
have no excuse to withhold the details
of his home rule scheme.
The president on the Goth sent TO the
senate the nomination of John w. Fos-
ter, of Indiana, to be secretary of state.
As soon as the announcement was made
TO the senate il went into executive ses-
sion and at once confirmed the nomina-
ton.
THE president has approved tho joint
resolution directing the president to
proclaim a general holiday commemo-
rating the 4OOth anniversary of the dis
covery of America ON October 81, 1892.
THE earl of Drogheda is dead.
Col. I. L. TRorrER, of the Twenty
fourth infantry is dead.
Mn LACEY, comptroller of the cur
rency, severed his official connection
with the treasury department on the
Goth. He left Washington for Chicago
to assume his new duties as president
of the Bankers National bank of that
city.
THE Norwegian cabinet has resigned.
TIE senate committee on the Column
binn exposition reported favorably on
the bill in aid of the worlds Columbian
exposition. The bill is the same as that
agreed upon by the house committee
and makes an aggregate appropriation
Of S541, ,515, including an issue of 10, 0OO,-
600 silver half dollar souvenir pieces.
GEN JOHN BIDwETL, Of California,
was nominated for president by the pro
hibition convention at Cincinnati: J. B.
Cranfll, of Texas, was nominated for
vice-president.
DIR, J. S. KNOX, of Chicago, is dead,
THE president has sont to the senate
the nomination of George NJ. Johnston,
of Louisiana, TO be civil service COM
vice Hugh S. Thompsoo, re-
signed.
THE ticket nominated by the repub-
licans of Kansas is as follows: For
Abram w. Smith; lieutenant
governor, r. T. Moore; Judge supreme
court, d. NJ. Valentine; secretary of
state, w. c Edwards; auditor of state,
b. X. Bruce; treasurer. J. Bruce Lynch;
attorney general, 4. i. Carver; super
of public instruction, J. c.
Davis.
REPORTS OF election rows come from
various parts of Ireland During a
fight arising from the burning in efligy
of lIealy and O'Brien, Parnellite was
stabbed. In Ballina, County Mayo,
Mr.. John Dillon and Mr.. Daniel Gritty
were pelted with stale eggs, eabbages
and stones.
JosEPH l.. MERRILL, son of ex-Gov.
Merrill, of Iowa, and secretary of the
local Land and Water Co., attempted
suicide at San Bernardino, CAL, by first
cutting his throat with n pocket-knife
and then gashing himself about the
head with an AK. Merrill has been
deranged from overwork.
TIE New York Times says: civilian
c. Whitney will not accept the chair
Of the democratic national
committee. "A great many persons
have been good enough to mention my
name in connection with the position
Mr.. Whitney said, but will not take
it under any circumstances