The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-05-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Prom oar regular correspond ut.

" a~Niu-i"Hs - - fiag -As hFs''s
The Suprems Court Of the United
S,stes on the 2Oth. inst by vote Of )
t. !, declared every section Of the In.
cane Tax Law unconstitutional. This
decision csms somewhat ia the nature Of
a surprise. It does not seem likely,
however. that an extra session Of Cons
gress will be called. except some un>
lonked for contingency arises to make it
unavoidable.
The country now seems thoroughly
awskenrd 10 the importance OF settling
me silver question. Meetings in the
different state, ar. being held. and but
recently ore Of the Southern states
North Caroiina-bS its Demo cratic State
Committee indorsed the II linois Platform
in favor Of the free coinage Of silver at
10 TO l. IL Is simply matter of time
before al the states will be declaring
themselves upon this question, aud 1t is
not unlikely tina, the South will surprise
many at the next Presidential election.
1t seems as though there can be bu, two
platforms aud from the sentiment as ex-
pressed silver will wiz the day.
Secretary Carlisle left here on the lG,
inst. for southern tour to make ad.
dresses in support of the sound money
policy. lie ella inns to be making this
trip simply as a private citizen, and in
his speeches he favors single gold
standard. This policy, however does
nO, seem to be meeting with full spprOba-
lion by our southern friends.
Al rumors couceruing the war in the
East between Japan and China seem tn
indicate that msttcrs are very near al
end. President Msrti, the Chief of the
Cuban Revolutionary Party is reported
to have been killed iu a recent engage
ment ~ eastern NuOa.
A new scieuti6cal educational and
literary magazine entitled "The Epoch"
has recently rade its debut here. 1t is
monthly magazine aud will 10 time be
one Of the leading editions. Professors
Lee Davis Lode, Howard Gore and
Audrew =. Montague, OF the Columbisr
University Of this city, compose the ed
ilCrial staff and any enterprise in which
these gentlemen. are concerned will no
doubt BE- great success as they are
leading authorities of our country.
Representative William Cogswell, Of
Massachusetts,. died at l:lj Wednesday
morning at his apartments in this city.
II is re ported tia, Lord Alfred Doug>
las attacked the Marquis of Queensberry,
his father, on the streets of London. but
was warmly repulsed, with considerable
personal damage including q discolered
/ eye.
From casual observance it might
appear that there is likely to be liar.
risou-Murton boom in New York, bat
as yet the TX. President has not declared
himself upon the silver question, al
though, il is stated, Senator Carter made
a call upon the tx President hut Iii:
answers to questions on the subject were
not satisfactory,
We ave heard nothing recently from
Hon Joseph Siblcy, of Penn but ther,
is little that whe'. tie question is brought
TO a test We will have heard from liu
and his many admirers will swarm a
round him aud il is riost likely that l.,
will cut an Important figure i'll the mex
presidential race.
Marriages seem to be til, order of lh'
day here as in the pas, week there hay,
been between two and three huudre,
conples united, the majority, Of course
being colorcd.