The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-09-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

DteFAIfH IrDn NeN 1Orh thdt-t
that Thomas b. Reed had been aP
pointed successor TO the late William
= Russell as referee for - of the prin
! cipal life insurance companies Of this
country. TIE position carries with il
handsome sslsry-beiter than thai
which Mr.. Reed receives as speaker oI
the house of representatives. ther,
l was little for the referee 20 do.
! GEORGE A. GBOoT. chairman Of the
notification committee OF the national
/ silver psrty's convention, announced
that the committee will assemble in
I Lincoln, Neb., on September 70 mott.
/ ~ Mr.. Bryan of his nomination as the
candidate Of the silver party.
TBoUBLE was reported on the 2gth in
I the Choctaw nation over the election
Of Green MeCurtain as governor. His
7 residence. G5 miles west Of Fort smith
Ark. was guarded By 30 men sgains,
an attack by the Buzzard party. com
posed Of the full-bloods, who opposed
his election.
Ex-Gov. DAVID z. FRANCS, Of Mis-.
souri,, has been appointed secretary Of
Of the interior by the president TO sue.
eeed Hoke Smith, resigned
A THOUSAND workmen from the 3
potteries Of East Liverpool and seven
car loads OF farmers from Knox county
called on Maj Mckinley at Canton, o.
on the z4th. The republican nominee
for president made an address on pro
lection and sound money.
PROP ASDREK arrived at Tromsoe.
Norway, on the cath from Danes is
land, aboard the Virgo, having aban.
doned, for this year, his attempt TO
cross the Arctic region in a balloon.
\ GARRETT HoBABT, the republican
nominee for vice president, visited ex-
Gov. Mckinley at Canton. o., on the
25th and they both considered their
letters of acceptance.
\ Miss GERTRUDE VASDERBILT was
married to Harry Payne Whitney at
Newport, X. l., on the 2jth. The event
was rather quiet on account OF Mr.
Cornelius Vanderbilt's i'll health.
Tnt gold standard democrats of
Pennsylvania held state convention
at Philadelphia on The 25th and nomi.
mated delegates 10 the Indianapoli
convention and organized new party
called the ''Jeffersonian party" the
word democratic" being omitted, as,
according TO judicial decisions, they
could not infringe upon the title of the
older party.
GEORGE p. KEEsEY, president OF the
Association OF National Silver clubs,
has issued an address from Washing
ton calling upon the people to organ
lie silver clubs In every school district
OF America.
The formal letter of acceptance in
reply to his notification by a commit
tee that he wns nominated by the re-
publican party for president of the
United States was given TO the press
by Maj. Mckinley on the goth. II is
devoted principally to the discussion
Of what he considers the great ques.
tions of the mpaign-protection, hon
est money and reciprocity.
THE names OF Senator Villas and Gen
Bragg of Wisconsin, Henry Watterson
Of Kentucky, Senator Palmer OF Illi-
nois, Secretary Morton of Nebraska
and Senator Gray OF Delaware are be.
ing talked of for the gold standard
democratic nomination for president
and a lively contest was predicted at
indianapolis, Ind.
A DISPATCH from Chicago on the Goth
stated that there was movement
among populists TO take William J..
Bryan off of their ticket II he failed TO
accept their nomination and either
have another convention or have their
national committee name another can E
didate.
SENATOR STEWART gave to the press
on the 25th an open letter 10 reply to
Senator Sherman's speech opening the
Ohio campaign. Senator Stewart con-
eluded by saying the facts convicted
Senator Sherman of having imposed
on the senate in having secured the
decentralization of silver.
' CANDIDATE BRYAN spoke TO big
crowd at Buffalo, N. ", on the eth.
The police were powerless to control
the audience and they swarmed down
and took possession of seats reserved
for the clubs which escorted Mr..
Bryan, TO the hall.
A STORY was sent out from Washing
ton To the effect that Dominic ]. Muir
ply, pension commissioner, will soon
resign his Office The story of his al
legged resignation was semi-ofiicially
confirmed by an employe in the PEN
sion department who is close to the
commi issioner.
The Washington Star on the eth
stated positively that William J.
Bryan and Thomas Watson would be
notified of their nomination by the
populist party for president and vice
president respectively.
IT was understood at the Chicago re-
publican headquarters that Col. Il. C.
Kerens, national committeeman from
Missouri, would be requested by Mr..
Hanna TO look after republican inter-
ests in railroad circles throughout the
country.
EX-PREsIDENT BENJAMAN HARRISON
spoke to an immense audience at Car
negie hall, New York, on the 27th on
the political issues of the campaign.
Chauncey NJ. Depew was the chairman
of the meeting and many distinguished
people were among the audience.
MISCELLANEOUS.