Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-06-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
pERsoNAL AND POLITICAL.

| THE president directed the retirement
from active service on account OF i'll.
ness of Col, b Remey, judge-advocate-
general of the navy, and Lieut. $. C.
Lemly is mentioned as his most likely
successor.
Gov. PECK, of Wisconsin, has issued
a proclamation calling a special session
of the legislature June 2s to rc-appor-
tion the state into senate and assembly
districts.
SECRETARY ELKINs issued general
order to the army announcing the re-
tirement Of Brigadier General d. s,
Stanley and paying high tribute to
his military services
CAPT. Il. II. RANDOLPH, of The Prince
of Wales North Staffordshire regiment,
committed suicide by jumping into the
sea at Weymouth.
FRIENDS Of Walt Whitman celebrated
his 73d birthday at a dinner and organ
lied the "Walt Whitman Reunion"
GEORGE w. PENDLEToN has been nom
mated by democratic convention as
successor in the lower house TO Senator
Mills. Mr. Pendleton is at present
| lieutenant-governor of Texas.
ACTING Gov. JERMINGHAM's letter to
the lord mayor of London appealing
for help for the sufferers in Mauritius,
says that over 10000 people are home
less and that 5000 houses in Port Louis
are in ruins. Rose HILL after Port
Louis, suffered the worst Three hum
dred people We're killed there. 1t took
six days TO bury the 600 victims in Port
Louis
Miss IDA CREAGAN, at present a clerk
in the census bureau, stated before the
house committee recently that she had
at first been appointed for three months
She had received $50 month. For the
first two months she had paid to Miss
Conovcr, a relative of Chief Clerk Childs,
$3.50 month of her salary. She had
done so because Miss Conover said that
sho would endeavor to have her re-
tained.
The peoples party Of the First Kan
sas congressional district nominated
Fred Close on the eighth ballot
THE prohibitionists of Minnesota
have nominated state ticket
PorE LEO XIII has determined to
send an important exhibit from the
Vatican to the Columbian exposition.
CoMMANDER-IN-C CHEF PALMER, of the
Grand Army of the Republic, has issued
a special order suspending the junior
vice commander of the department of
Louisiana and Mississippi.
An important battle has been fought
on the prairies near Valencia, Venezuela,
resulting in the defeat of Palacios
forces. There was terrific fighting all
along the line, and the rout of the gov
ernmcnt troops was complete. The
town of Maturin, in the state of Ber-
mudez, Is in the hands of the rebels
On the other hand Los Tabios has been
retakon by the government Ex-Presi-
dent Rojas Paul has come out openly in
favor of the rebellion.
BIsHoP QUINTARD and Secretary Tracy
at Annapolis, Md, addressed the grad
uating class of cadets The diplomas
were then delivered to the cadets,
beginning with the honor man, Naval
Cadet John d. Beuret of Ohio, and TO
the members of the class in order. After
that the bestowal was made without re-
gard TO merit
SECRETARY BLAINE held n conference
with the Canadian commissioners. This
was in reference to alleged
at Montreal against
American merchants. There were pres
ent the British minister, Hon. George
L. Foster, Canadian minister OF finance.
and Hon. Mckenzie Bowel, minister of
customs This government was repre-
sented by Secretary Blaine and Gen. J.
w. Foster.
RoBERT LEWIS STEVENSON has written !
q second letter to the London press |
showing up gross mismanagement in
Samoa.
THE coming conference of kaiser and |
czar is believed to have deep political |
JAMES G.. BLAINE resigned as secre-
tary of state and his resignation was
accepted by President Harrison.
FRANCE is calling the English govern
nent TO an account for recent massacres |
Of French Catholic missionaries in Afri-
"a by British Protestant soldiers.