The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-10-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

BEHSDNAi AND IoLlIfthL.
CAPT. GEN. WEYLER will return TO
| Spain at once, telegram from Madrid
on the 10th said, and Gen. Castellanos
will take charge of affairs in Cuba un-
til Capt Gen. Blanco, Weyler's sue
| cessor, arrived.
HERSANDo DESoTo MONEY has been
appointed United States Senator for
Mississippi by Gov. McLaurin 20 fiji
the vacancy caused by the death of
Senator George.
TREASURY department officials say
that they would not be surprised IL the
courts were called upon to determine
the meaning of the celebrated section
% of the tariff bill.
The state department is engaged in
preparing for publication the volume
known as Commercial Relations of
the United States" embodying annual
reports from United States consuls in
every country in the world upon the
trade conditions in their respective dis.
tricts. 1t will present n mass of in.
formation interesting not only to ex-
porting merchants, but to public men,
manufacturers and technical workers.
The Chicago Times Herald published
dispatch from its Washington cor.
respondent on the 18th that Associate
Justice Field, of the supreme court,
had made formal application to be re-
lieved of his duties on December and
that Attorney General McKenna would
be his successor
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has deter
mined to go slow in the Cuban trouble
and will urge congress to take nc
action in the matter until the new
captain general and the new Spanish
cabinet shall have had an opportunity
to end the war in the island. Mean
while the United States reply to the
new Spanish minister will express n
purpose to prevent filibustering and
tender the good offices of President
Mckinley in persuading the insurgents
to accept autonomy.
A BANQUET was given at the Shore
ham hotel, Washington, on the l3th in
honor of Archbishop John j. Keane.
Attorney General McKenna replied to
the toast ''The United States" The
gathering included many prominent
men.
| IT is stated on authority in the
| French capital that an association has
been formed in the United States with
the object of securing the escape from
| his prison off the coast of French
Guiana of Capt. Albert Dreyfus, who
was drummed out of the French army
January 3, 1895, after having been con-
victed of having sold war department
plans to representatives of foreign
government.
THE president has appointed John A.
Kasson, of Iowa, special commissioner,
with plenary powers, to carry into eff
feet the reciprocity provisions of the
tariff act Mr.. Chapman Coleman, of
Kentucky, is made secretary of the
commission and Mr.. John Il. Osborne,
of Scranton Pa, assistant secretary.
The commission is charged particu.
larly to look after the agricultural
interests, both north and south, not
forgetting the manufacturing interests
of the east.
Col. j. THOMAS SCHARF, Chinese in
spector for the southern district OF
New York, has sent to the secretary OF
the treasury his resignation. He says
that four years of practical expert
ence and close observance has con
vinced him that the Chinese exclusion
act is farce and has resulted in cor
ruption.
IT was announced at the suprem,
court at Washington on the l4th tina
Justice stephen j. Field, of California
had notified President Mckinley of hi
intention to retire as a member of tn,
court and had informed his colleagues
Of this fact The president sent Mr.
Field letter accepting his resignation
to take place December /, and express
ing his regret at it, The supreme
court called on Mr.. Field in body OF
the l4th and took official leave of th'
retiring justice, AS it is understood HI
will not resume his seat on the bencl
in the interim.