The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-11-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
TIE official returns OF the election
/ IN Pennsylvania give Mckinley 72G. .ges
( votes and Bryan i22, O54; republican
/ plurality. 30i.g4i
/ THE reports circulated that the pope
/ intended TO remove Archbishop Ire
land. Of St Paul. MINI, have been de-
I clared pure inventions" but the arch
I bishop has been advised from an au-
Z thorized quarter 10 moderate his atti-
tude and avoid irritating discussions
USoFFIcfAL bu. practically complete
returns show that the vote on the
electoral ticket Of South Dakota is
about tie. Fraud is apparent in
nearly every county. and great many
contests will be started.
OS the first ballot in the democratic
caucus at Montgomery. Ala, on the
10th F. w. Petius was nominated 70
succeed United states Senator Pugh.
ALEXANDER STEPHESs CLAY was
nominated for United States senator,
TO succeed John u. Gordon, by the
democratic legislature caucus AZ At
lanta. Ca. The nomination was made
on the 3ist ballot. The vote was. Clay.
30; Howell. 40; Lewis, Is; Norwood. 3;
Walsh, 3; Garard. 2.
A WASHINGTON dispatch on the 10th
stated that President Cleveland and
his cabinet were waiting for the devel-
opments in Cuba OF the next fortnight
with the greatest concern as TO the re-
suit
JAMES X. SOVEREIGN was reelected
grand master workman at the general
assembly Of the Knights OF Labor at
Rochester, y. Y, on the 18th, there be-
ing no opposition. Thomas B. Nc.
Guire, of Amsterdam. y. Y, was
chosen general worthy foreman. Gen
eral Secretary Treasurer Hayes, OF
New Jersey, was reelected without
opposition.
l. G PARKER, United States Judge
for the Western district Of Arkansas.
died at Fort Smith OF Brights disease
on the 18th. lie was noted for having
sentenced over 100 men 10 death.
A SPECIAL from Washington TO the
New York Times stated that an at
tempt would be made during the com
ing session of congress to put an addi-
tional tax Of $50. 900, 600 on beer
A coSPEHEsCE OF silver leaders. IL
was reported, would take place at
Washington soon after the convening
OF congress to decide the plans of the
silver men for the next four years
TBE National Grange at their session
in Washington on the 18th selected
Pennsylvania as the place Of meeting.
The city was not named. Unofficially
many OF the members OF the grange
met at night and unanimously indorsed
John III. brigham, of Ohio, for secre-
tary Of agriculture and n committee
was selected to formulate plans for
urging the appointment
TnE board Of trade OF indianapolis,
Ind, has passed resolution calling
upon the leading cities of the country
TO send delegates to a conference to be
held in that city On Decem Der for
formulating plan for currency re-
form.
TnE 2sth annual convention Of the
Army Of the Tennessee at st. Louis on
the 10Th selected Milwaukee as the
next place OF meeting aud elected Gen.
Granville NJ. Dodge, president; Gen.
Andrew Hickenlooper, corresponding
secretary; Gen. NJ. +. Force, treasurer,
and Col. Cornelius Cadlc, recording
secretary. The sherman statue com
mittee made its report and the con-
tract for the work. which is to cost
500, 900, was approved.
SECRETARY RICHARDSON, OF the Ken.
tuclty state democratic committee, an
nounced that the party has decided to
contest the election of the II Mckinley
electors in Kentucky. The grounds OF
contest are given ns irreguarity and
fraud in large number of counties.
The state contest board is composed
entirelN of repn blicnnS