The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-01-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

BY direction of the president Secre-
tary of State Sherman has issued an
appeal to the people of the United
States for aid to relieve the suffering
people of Cuba. All money, provi-
sions, clothing, medicines and like
articles of prime necessity can be for
warded to Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. our con-
sui general at Havana, and they will
be admitted duty free. Gen. Lee will
cooperate with local authorities for
the proper distribution of such relief
A SPECIAL on the Goth announced the
engagement OF Miss Margaret Ogden,
of New York. and Frank McNutt, of
Richmond, Ind. Miss Ogden is said to
be worth $40. 900. 900.
THE senate and house sub-commit.
tees on Indian affairs on the 27th con.
sidered the Curtis bill In joint session
and will urge that the bill be passed
this session.
REPRESENTATIVE of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers Loco
motive Firemen and other railway
orders are in Washington working
diligently to defeat the nomination OF
Judge Paxson for interstate commerce
commissioner.
THE nomination OF y. N. ID. North, OF
Massachusetts,, for census superintend.
ent will be made as soon as legislation
providing for the census hes passed
congress.
IT was announced at Washington
that the report of the monetary com
mission will be published in short
time and it will present comprehcn-
sivc plan for dealing with the legal
tender notes, the banking system and
existing silver coins. A bill carrying
out the recommendation OF the com
mission will also he prepared and be
ready for publication in few days
after the report
A SPECIAL dispatch To London on the
2sth from Shanghai said that the
Japanese fleet fully equipped for war,
was awaiting instructions near Goto
island, and that japan would GER
tainly oppose permanent occupation
of Port Arthur, China, by Russia.
MANY members OF congress have re.
ceived protests from their constituents
against Commissioner Evans proposal
to publish u list OF pensioners.
AT this session OF congress strong
effort will be made to amend the i'm
terstate commerce law and give the
commissioners more power to enforce
its DEGREES.
THE report said to have been started
by ex-Secretary Vanderlip that Secre-
tary Gage had rendered his resigna-
tion to President Mckinley In conse-
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has been denied by Mr.. Vanderlip.
WORD was received at the Office Of
George Gould in New York that
Countess Castellane, formerly Anna
Gould, gave birth to son on the goth
in France.
SAMUEL GoMPERs, president of the
American Federation of Labor, has re-
piled at Washington in an open letter to
Secretary Cages recent letter taking
exceptions to resolutions passed by the
federation with reference to the Gage
financial bill. Mr.. Gompers scores the
secretary's currency scheme and says
it would mean financial rule by the
| banks.
THE British admiralty has requisi-
| toned three OF the fastest steamers
used by the Pacific Railway company
and each has been supplied with for
midable armament in case of emer.
gency. The requisition proves tina,
the British government looks upon the
situation in China as an emergency of
the gravest character.
CONGRATULATIONS were sent to Will
liam Il. Gladstone on the Goth, it being
the sSth birthday of the British states
man, who was sojourning at Cannes,
France, on account of neuralgia.
The president has signed the bill
passed by congress prohibiting the
killing of fur seals in the waters of the
North Pacific ocean"