The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PEKsoSAL ASD PoITrIcAI-

I BfEsCNAL AND POLITICAL
THs Britfsh consul a. Santiago ds
I Csb2 sent q dispatch On the liza b
way Of Hzlifs1 20 the Ssw York Her.
/ aid in reply % = cabiegrzm from ihs;
paper that Lest Hobson and bis men
were well and well cared for. The
eOnsul had rseently seen the prisO1srs-
INESDiATELT upon receipt Of the
Information from the white house on
the 18th that the war revenue bill had
been signed b. the president, Secretary
Gage Issued = circ1izr explaining 20
the publie about subscriptions 20 tie
bond issue-
The speaker of the house and the
vice president % the senate signed the
war revenue bill On the i5th and il
was then taken % the white house,
where the president attached bis sig
nature aud u became Law.
SEcEETAET LJys on the fsth signed
orders 20 Admiral sampson directing
the promotion % all the members of
Lieut. HObson's crew. who helped sink
the collier Nerrimac in the harbOr of
Santiago de Cuba % prevent the escape
Of the Spanish feet The men still
lnger In a Spanish prison, bat their
promotions will BE awaiting them
Lieut. HobsOn's reward will come later
through congress-
" the presence Of 30.Oo0 people at
the dedication Of the Nebraska build.
ing at the TrznsDississippi exposition
az Omaha, Neb., On the 18Th Mr. Bryan
made speech warning the people
against colonial aggression and de-
eiaring a war begun for humanity
must net end ia conquest
NELSON W. ALDKiCH was reelected
United states senator By the Rhode
Island legislature on the 18th on the
first ballot
THE main body Of the social democ
racy Of America has given out its plat
form. which was formulated during
the convention at Chicago. II de.
mands the collective ownership and
administration Of all the means Of
production and distribution; also the
abolition Of all inferior federal courts
and the abrogaiion Of the power Of
the federal supreme court 70 reTerse
the decisions Of state tribunals The
concluding plank Is a declaration in
favor Of direct legislation.
The marines under Lieut. Col. Hunt.
ington, aided by some Cuban insur-
gents, attacked Spanish camp about
five miles from the American position
on the shores Of Guantanamo bay and
completely routed them. One Ameri-
can was wounded and two Cubans
killed and four wounded. About 40
Spanisrds were killed. The marks
manship Of the marines was excellent.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY told a promi.
nent administration senator on the
10th that there was absolutely nothing
substantial In the reports that peace
proposiiiSns were being prepared for
submission 70 the government The
president believed that Spain will not
come 70 her senses and realize the fu-
tllity of containing the struggle until
the United States has sent feet to
lombard Cadiz and Barcelona.
The Madrid government has au-
thorized Capt. Gen. Blanco 20 enter
tain proposals for an exchange of
Lieut. Hobson and the other prisoners
taken when the American collier Mcr-
rimac was sunk OFT the entrance to the
hBrbor OF Santiago dc Cuba.
a DISPATCH from London on the 10th
said: Neither Russia nor France-and
still less England would tolerate any
attempt 10 turn Americas gallant
overthrow OF the Spanish fleet and
virtual capture of Manila TO Germany's
special advantage. international jeal-
ousies guarantee that America will
not be troubled by any interference in
the Philippines
THE American warsAips Texas, Mar
blehead and Suwanee on the 18th bonn
barded the brick fort and earthworks
at Caimanera at the end OF the railroad
leading TO the city Of Guantanamo and
demolished them. The Spanish fire
did no damage to our vessels.