The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-12-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
THE rumor was given wide currency
nt New York that j. Pierpont Morgan
was tc manage the Vanderbilt railway
properties and Chauncey NJ. Depew
was TO be made am bassador to I'm
gland.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 13th
stated that the treasury portfolio was
offered by President-elect Mckinley to
Congressman Dingley, OF Maine, and
the latter had accepted il. This infor.
nation was derived through n channel
directly traceaole to Mr.. Dingley him
self. Equally reliable Information
gives the state portfolio TO Senator AL
lison; the post office portfolio to Payne,
of Wisconsin; the navy portfolio to
Bliss, of New York, and the attorney
generalship to Day, of Ohio.
The United States consulate-general
in Havana has been put under a special
guard of armed policemen. This pre-
caution was taken by the Spanish au-
thorities owing to the fear that the in
dignation expressed by Spanish sympa-
thizers against the United States would
find vent in an attack upon the consul
late.
THE state department at Washing
ton has received unofficial advices that
the Spanish government Is incensed
over President Cleveland's message
relating to Cuba and n cablegram from
Madrid reports that n note from Spain
to the European powers will protest
against the hint that the United States
may have to actively intervene in Cuba.
The vote of California for presiden.
tial electors has been tabulated and
shows the following totals: Republic
ans, 146,5s fusion, l44,766; prohibi'
ton, 2,573.
TIr: rresidont has named Charles II.
prnlty, of Vermont, TO succeed Whee.
lock q. Neazey, who has resigned on
account of i'll health, as n member of
TIE interstate commerce committee.
In the movement at Denver. COL, to
send troops from Colorado to fight for
Cuba, over 1000 had been enrolled on
the l4th. John McAndrews, populist
candidate for Encouragement in the
recent election, has been chosen com.
mander.
SENATOR ALLISON wns sick Mt Du.
buque, Ia, on the 18th and it was said
IL would be some time before he can
occupy his seat in the senate.
A MEETING of the executive commit
tee of the American Bimetallic union
began at Washington on the 18th to
consider plans for the thorough organ
ization OF silver advocates.
THE house ways and means commit
a., -. :. I. N
December 2s and continue them for
two weeks. Persons who desire to
send written statement can forward
the same to the clerk of the committee
at any time prior to the closing of the
hearing.
SENATOR WARREN, of Wyoming, was
reported seriously sick at Chicago on
the 18th.
ALEXANDER SALvINI, the well-known
actor and son of Tomasso Salvini, the
tragedian, died at Florence, Italy, on
the 18th.
A DISPATCH from Canton, o., on the
1Gth said that Senator Sherman would
not be a member of the cabinet but
would remain in the senate.
SOME passengers who arrived at Key
West. Fla, on the 10th from Havana
reported that Antonio Maceo was alive
and we'll and was in the province of
Mantanzas. The passengers said that
all of the festivities that were going on
In Havana to celebrate his death had
been ordered stopped since it has be-
come known that he was alive.
PRESIDENT GoMrERs, of the A. f. of
L., was exonerated at Cincinnati on
the 18th of the charges brought against
him by some republican delegates that
he had prostituted his office by being
active in Mr. Bryau's behalf in the re-
cent campaign.
Gov HoLcoMB, OF Nebraska, has de-
clared himself in favor of granting
belligerent rights to the Cuban insur.
gents.
ALEXANDER HERMANN, the famous
magician, died on the 18th in his pri-
vate car near Salamanca, n. Y, while
on his way to Bradford. Death was
caused by heart disease. lie was born
in 1914.