Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-08-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned py Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND rorrrlcAL.

slain in battle Foreigners are be
coming alarmed
THE name of Mr.. Marshall Cushing
the private secretary TO postmaster
General Wanamakcr, Is prominently
mentioned as probable successor tc
First Assistant stnastcr-General
| Whitfield, who is soon 10 retire.
LIEUT.. Gov SnEEHAN has been
chosen chairman of the New York state
campaign committee.
ADvlCEs from the Choctaw nation are
to the effect that the friends Of Gov
Jones concede his defeat by Jacob
jackson by vote Of %.
GEN. JAMES w. DENVER died at Wash
ingtoa On the 9th Of blood poisoning.
He was 70 years old Denver, Col, was
named after him while he was governor
OF Kansas.
A SENSATIONAL suicide was that of
Judge James c. Normile at st. Louis.
He had been severely criticised by the
post-Dispatch for his administration Of
the criminal court and brought a charge
Of libel against the paper lirooding
over the matter caused him to take his
own life.
KoLBE, the alliance candidate for
governor of Alabama declares that he
will contest the election of jones' dem
ocrat
THE results of the supplementary
elections for members Of departmental
councils in France leave a net republic
an gain of 1875. The conservatives now
hold only~six departments.
THE pardon of H. Clay King by Gov
buchanan provoked great resentment
at Memphis, Tenn.
BALLARD SMITH, editor of the New
York World, has withdrawn from that
paper.
HENRY B. RYDER, the United States
consul at Copenhagen who is under ar
rest charged with having misappropri-
ated the sum of 100000 lSroners, has
confessed that he is guilty OF embezzle-
ment
THE London Chronicles Rome eorre-
spondent says that the pope's desire to
make an American cardinal at the next
consistory has been frustrated by the
divergence Of views Of Archbishops Cor
rigan and Ireland.
SENATOR CARLISLE has written to a
friend in Kentucky that he favors an
unlimited, but not free, coinage of sill
yer.
JUDGE PETER TuRNEf has Ueen nom
mated by the Tennessee democrats for
governor The platform called for the
abolition OF the penitentiary lease sys-
TEN.
j. " COCKREII, brother. Of United
States Senator CoclSrell of Missouri
has been nominated by the Thirteenth
district Gll) democrats for congress
CAPT. HEALY, commanding the reve-
nue. steamer Bear, now in Alaskan wat
ers, has made long report to the treas
nry department in regard to the cruise
Of that vessel in Alaskan waters
TnE vote of want OF confidence went
against Lord Salisbury in the British
house Of commons by $50 to 315. Glad
stone was summoned to form a new
cabinet
JUDGE HuGH McCURDY was elected
grand master OF the knights Templar
at Denver, Col. The next triennial con-
elaye win be at Boston.
II is stated that the republican ma
tional committee will interest itself in
favor Of Kolbe, the peoples party nom
NEE for governor Of Alabama, whom
tones, democrat claims to have
defeated.
Iowa populists refused democratic
'usion and put the following ticket in
he field: Secretary Of state, Z f. Gill |
ette Of Dcs Moines, formerly a green
pack member Of congress and Gen. Wea- !
7er's partner in the newspaper business;
luditor of state, 4. J. BlaSely Of New |
on; treasurer Justin Wells OF Eldora;
attorney general, Charles Mackenzie of |
)es Moines; railroad commissioner, /
lanes II. Burnett of Indianola.
Hon. b. Il. SMALLEY, of Vermont, |
las been made chairman of the demo
ratio committee. having charge of the
pealNers in the national campaign.
GEN. n G. DUNN, n well known club |
nan Of New York and Washington, /
suicide at Denver, Col. His
mind was disordered by drink and love
or Mrs Barnes
WASHINGTON is almost deserted by
,fficials
The official count OF the Choctaw vote |
ciyes Jones, the progressive candidate
or principal chief, large majority and
rives the progressives 12 out of 90 rep
esentatives in the national council
TWELFTH Indiana republicans nomi-
lated A. J. You, locomotive engineer,
or congress
In the Chickasaw election Wolf, full
,lood, defeated Harris, half breed, by a
mall majority.
REGISTRATION of Chinese under the
lew law win begin in few days
throughout the country.
SILVER is being purchased by the
government at s3.3-the lowest point
ouched since the bullion purchase act
f 1890 became effective.
JUDGE GRESHAM denies that he viii
peak for any party this campaign.
JouN G.. WARWICK, representative
rom the SIXTEENTH district of Ohio,
led at Washington. He was serving
lis first term in congress as the success
or to Mckinley, whom he defeated