The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-11-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail
Personal AND POLITICAL.

| PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY reached Wash
ington on the 22d from his western trip
! The civil service commission Is max
ing vigorous campaign against politi
cal assessments of federal officials and
employees and, in addition to its own
circular, has brought out an order
from the post Office department, which
will be followed by one from the treas.
ury department, looking TO its full en-
forcement.
An impressive ceremony in Washing.
ton on the 23d was the unveiliug OF
the peace cross on the summit OF
Mount St Albans, the site of the new
Episcopal cathedral President Nc
Kinley was present and delivered a
brief address.
THE last detachment of Spanish
troops sailed from Porto Rico the 23d.
THE members OF the insular cabinet
at San Juan de Porto Rico took the
oath Of allegiance TO the United States
with becoming solemnity.
THE supreme court of Missouri
awarded the writ of mandamus asked
by the middle-of-the-road populists
against Secretary of State Lesueur,
to compel him to file their state ticket.
The court ruled that the secretary OF
state must file all tickets which are
presented to him in regular form. So
both populist tickets will appear on
the official ballot.
THE entire French cabinet resigned
on the 25th as a result OF vote OF want
of confidence in the government by the
chambers The designations led "a
street demonstrations at night in Paris
that were little short OF rioting.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY and four mem.
bers of his cabine I in formally discussed
on the night of the 25th the informa.
tion received from the American peace
commissioners at Paris. which was
said to be of a disquieting nature, al
though there was reason TO expect the
negotiations would not be broken off,
but would proceed to a successful issue.
GEN. A. w. GREELY's report OF the
operation of the Signal Service corps
during the war was submitted to th-
secretary OF war on the 25th. He laid
much stress upon the part played by
his corps in locating Cervera's feet In
the harbor of Santiago and claimed
credit for first definitely locating the
Spanish squadron.
SECRETARY HAY sent a message by
his private secretary to President Nc
Kinley at Philadelphia on the Goth
which caused the latter TO hold an Inn
promptu cabinet meeting with those
members who were present at the
jubilee. The message was something
important IT was evident The meet
ing lasted nearly an hour and the pri.
vate secretary left Immediately for
Washington in special car.
THE British cabinet has decided, II
was reported at Paris, to proclaim a
protectorate over Egypt by Great Brit.
ain.
THE danger of war between Great
Britain aud France has been averted,
the latter country having complied
with the demands OF England and
agreed to withdraw Maj Marchand
and his expedition from Fashoda, leav.
ing the question of her right to foot
hold in the Bahr-el-Ghazel and to a
station on the Upper Nile for subse.
quent friendly negotiation.
A DISPATCH from Paris on the 27th
stated that the Spanish commissioners
would forego all further argumen,
about the Cuban debt and had agreed
that the article about Cuba in the pro-
tocol should go forward into the final
treaty. All differences about Porto
Rico and the selection of Guam wer,
also said to have been arranged.