The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-23

WAsHrNsTox. June is-Vigorous ef-
forts are 10 be made 70 get the Ha-
waiian annexation resolution through
ne senate By the end Of next week
some Of the senatorial advocates Of
early action are urging Senator Davis
20 insist on holding longer sessions Of
the senate beginning on Monday next
80 as 20 sooner exhaust the opponents
who viii have TO do most Of the talk
ing. He may not ask for longer ses-
siohs 50 soon as that but before the
debate has progressed far he will ask
the senate 20 meet at ten or eleven
In the morning and sit later
each evening. II this is not effective
in forcing a vote he will oppose
any motion to ad jOurn and will try 20
keep the senate in continuous session
until vote is reached Annexation
within the next two weeks is now con-
sidered so certain that the administra-
tion IS considering plans for formally
taking possession of the islands and
raising the American flag over them
This duty is 20 be intrusted to Rear
Admiral Miller and extraordinary
haste is being ordered 70 prepare the
cruiser Philadelphia for sea so that he
will have a creditable flagship when
he goes 10 Honolulu.
Foreign Money order Rate. Lower.
WASHINGTON. June 1S.-On July !
the post Office department will mate
rally reduce the basis of conversion
Of United States money into the vari-
ons foreign countries, so far as relates
TO the issue of postal money orders.
The new rates will be of marked ad.
vantage TO intending remitters, as
shown in the following examples: For
postal order of 400 marks, payable
in Germany, the department has here
tofore charged s97, but hereafter will
charge 500; for an order for 500 francs,
payable in Austria, Belgium, France,
Hungary. Italy, Luxemburg or Switzer.
land, the rate heretofore has been
saS.75 but hereafter will be s97 90; for
an order of 100 milreis, payable in
Portugal, the rate has been SIS, but
will be $50.
Good Cooks for Camps.
WAsHIsGToy, June ls.-It Is the in
tention Of the war department officials
70 furnish a competent cook for each
company, battery and troop in the
regular and volunteer service. bill
was drafted at the war department
some days since providing for these
cooks, and Representative Hull will
endeavor to have il adopted. 1t is
claimed by the department that more
than half the illness of the troops is
caused by ignorance Of the culinary
art, and it is for the purpose of cor
recting this evil that they are anxious
TO have this measure adopted.
Jaiis for the Indian Territory.
WASHINGTON, June is. The general
deficiency bill contains an appropria-
ton OF 500, 900 for the building of
three jails in the Indian territory. The
building of these jails is an urgent
necessity, and was strongly recon-
mended by the department of Justice.
At present the malefactors in the ter.
ritory are confined in stockades. One
of the jails will be erected at South
McAlester and another at Ardmore
The third will be built either at Mus
cogee or Wagner. There is a great
rivalry between these two places as to
which shall have the Jail
State Claims for Volunteers
Alger has designated Mai G. w.
Baird, of the paymaster's department,
as the war department member of the
board to adjudicate the claims of the
states and territories for expenses in
Cured in the maintenance and sub
sistence of the volunteers prior to
their muster into the United States
service. representative from the
treasury department is to be the other
member OF the board, which will start
to work Immediately.
A Bond Resolution.
WASHINGTON, June 1s.-Representa-
tive Osborne, of Wyoming, has intro
duced resolution directing the secre-
tary of the treasury TO furnish imme-
diately after the disposal of the $780,
900, 600 bonds the names of purchasers
and banks in whose care the bonds are,
and also why checks and drafts pay.
able in Denver Col, are not receivable
in payment for those bonds.
To Increase the Army Ration.
WASHINGTON, June ls.--Representa-
tive Davidson, of Wisconsin, has in
troduced a bill increasing the army
ration by the addition of one-quarter
of pound of pure American cheese.
A similar bill has been introduced by
Rev. Pickering, of New York.
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