The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-06-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
5leaned BY Telegraph and Mail.
personal AND POLITICAL.


ARcuptsHop FRANCIS JANssENs, of
Creole, while on his way 10 Europe for
his health. The body was transferred
at sea TO the steamer Hudson and taken
back to his home.
An attempt was made to assassinate
Felix Faure, president of the French
republic, while he was on his way to
see the races ON the 18th. A man in
the crowd threw bomb and IL ex-.
ploded. No one was injured.
BARNEY BARNATo, the South African
"diamond king" committed suicide by
leaping overheard from the steamship
Scot, off the west coast of Morocco,
Africa.
THE final ratification of the boundary
treaty between Great Britain and Ven
ezuela was exchanged at the state de-
partment on the 14tb.
A TREATY for the annexation of
sent to the senate soon. All the de-
tails have been fully agreed upon.
SECRETARY GAGE has determined to
put into effect the Tarsney act of 1898,
authorizing the secretary of the treas
ury to obtain plans and specifications
for public buildings by general compe-
tition among architects.
A WASHINGTON dispatch said that at
the cabinet meeting on the 10Th it had
peen decided to take no important ac-
tion relating to Cuba until the new
minister to Madrid had been chosen
and was at his post.
REPORTS from American consuls to
tie state department at Washington
show enormous shipments to The
United States to escape the increased
duties in the new tariff bill.
THE presidential train arrived at
Washington at 1880 a. m. on the 18th,
the president and all the members of
the party being well pleased with
their southern trip.
A STRONG effort is being made by the
Tariff Commission league to have in
corporated in the senate bill an amend
uent establishing a tariff commission.
THE Japanese government has fled a
protest at Washington against the Ha-
waiian annexation treaty on the ground
that IL promises to lead to breach of
treaty stipulations between Japan and
Hawaii
THE president on the 10th nominated
Stewart L. Woodford, of New York,
as minister to Spain.
PRINCETON university conferred the
degree of LII. ID. upon ex-President
Cleveland on the 16th.s
IT was reported at Washington on
the 10th that President Mckinley
would interpose no objection TO the
passage of the resolution for the recog.
milton of the Cuban insurgents, and
that he would sign it il passed, as he
was satisfied that public sentiment
demanded It.
The treaty for the annexation of the
Hawaiian islands was signed at the
state department at Washington on
the 10th by Secretary sherman tor the
United States and Messrs. Hatch
Thurston and Kinney for Hawaii. The
treaty before it becomes law will
have to be ratified by the proper
authorities.
EX-QUEEN LIIIUoKALANI has filed ,
protest in the office of the secretary %
state at Washington against the treat,
for the annexation of the Hawaiian is
lands.
SOME strong intimations were sale
TO be reaching the president and mem
bers of the cabinet that definite de
claration of Cuban policy was expected
before the adjournment of congress
members of congress, returning frou
their homes, having reported that tn
public feeling was growing most in
tense.
FATHER KNEIPP, well-lsnown as tn
originator of the cure for bodily i'll
which bears his name, died at Woerris
! hoffen, Bavaria, on the nth. He ha'
been i'll for long time.