The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-03-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
THE Spanish government, IL was an
bounced at Washington, has demanded
the recall of Consul General Lee from
Havana and that merchant vessels take
supplies to the Cuban sufferers instead
of United States warships- The gov.
ernment at Washington has complied
with the latter demand. but will no,
recall Gen. Lee.
THR Army and Navy Journal at Bos-
ton has published long article under
the heading Preparing for War; in
which the present warIike situation is
carefully reviewed. II states that
there is grave danger in the United
States from ignorance and over-confi-
1ence. but in case of extremity there
would be such an uprising OF great
people as would shake the world.
THE Berlin Tageblatt published a
dispatch from Pckin on the 9TH saying
China had agreed to lease Port Arthur
and Ta-Lien.Wau TO Russia for 20 years.
A HIGHLY feverish condition pre-
vailed in Washington on the 9TH, caused
by the announcement that Spain had
asked for Consul General Lees recall,
and the backdown by the Spanish gov
ernmen. did not abate the strain. II
was feared that war was imminent.
Reliable information from Havana
was to the effect that the report of the
court of inquiry had found almost un.
mistakable evidence that the Maine
was exploded by mine.
In was stated that Japan realizes
that Russia is making dangerous en-
Condiments in China, where she her
self should enjoy the fruits of victory.
Russia, on the other hand, will not re-
cede, hence war with Japan seems in
eyitable.
SECRETARY LoSG has issued an order
directing that the Minneapolis and Co
lumbia be put in commission immedi.
ately. He also sent orders TO Philadel-
phia, New York aud Boston for the en-
listment of 500 seamen at once.
Mrs. ROBERT MANTELI- known on the
stage as Charlotte Bchrsns, died a,
Port Huron, Mich, on the sth.
The Chicago Chronicle on the sth
said that President Mckinley has in
his possession transcript of the evi-
dence taken about the Maine disaster
which is of the most startling char
acter. Ii shows that the Maine was
blown up by design, in which a mum
ber of Spanish guerrillns and volun.
tees and at least one officer were inn
plisated and when the facts are made
known they will shock the civilized
world.
A r. N \ 3 l.
| sth said that nothing short of n mira
Gle can preserve the peace of th'
world, IL was believed by British
statesmen, and the grave news from
Washington, combined with the tidingi
from China and West Africa sent Sc
curities down and there was panick,
feeling on the stock exchange.
| THE president sent to the senate OF
the sth the name of William j. Cal
houn, of Illinois, to be an interstat,
commerce commissioner.
THERE were no important develop
ments ON the 9th concerning the Main,
disaster A dispatch from Havans
said that the cruiser Montgomery hac
arrived there and was moored near tn,
wreck of the Maine. The court of in
quiry held its usual sessions examining
the divers. The wreckers were sait
to be steadily at work.
| THE bill placing at the disposal o
the president $50, 900, 600 for purposes
of national defense was signed by Mr.
Mckinley al $40 p. IN. on the 9th an1
thus became law.
The Washington correspondent o
the New York World stated that ca
blegram had been received from Minis
ter Woodford by the president declar
ing that Spain had exhausted, withou
success, every means of raising monel
for the prosecution of war, all TIL
financial centers of Europe having re
jected her overtures
THE Chicago Times-Rerald on tn
10th said the governments OF Europ
were exercising a restraining hand up
on Spain tn prevent her committing
breach of the worlds peace aud To / n
duce her To accept the inevitable with
out resort to force. The creditors o
Spain, who were in large measure re
sponsible for this diplomatic pressur
eNerted by their governments, have de
cidedly warned Spain She must no
make war with America, and that i
she does the money To carry on opera
tions must come from the people o
Spain and not from them. The effee
of this pressure has been To cool dow
Spain.
A SPECIAL dispatch 10 the Chicag
Chronicle from Washington on the lot
stated that President Mckinley ha
completed the draft of a special mes
sage to congress in which he recon
mends the recognition of Cuban iude
pendence, which he will soon send I
congress.
Tux $50, 600. 600 appropriated by con
gress for the national defense can b
taken from the treasury without seri
Gus Inconvenience. Secretary Gag
some time ago estimated that he couli
spare SIS 000, 900 for immediate wa
purposes and have enough availabl
cash left to safely conduct the busines
of the nation.
1 MIsCEII-ANEOCA
THE opera house at Oil City, Pa,
was destroyed by fire. Loss, SIS. OOo.