The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-06-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
a EIsPATcH from Washington on the
S0th stated that troops at gulf ports
had begun TO march aboard the trans
ports and that there was 10 be no
fewer than four military expeditions
to the enemy's territory. but at what
points the troops were to be landed
was kept a profound secret Gen.
Miles and his staff left Washington at
night for the south, after a war CON
ference with the president.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY wrote letter
expressing his regret that he could not
take part in the Memorial day exer-
cises at Gettysburg, owing to his pres
ence being required at Washington.
FRANCE and the United States have
signed reciprocity agreement
II was reported through a dispatch
which came from Kingston, Jamaica,
that the fleet and soldiery were mo-
nopolizing the supplies stored in San
tiago de Cuba and fear and famine pre-
vailed among the people. Commodore
Schley's blockade by sea and the in
surgent lines on land preventing the
city from getting provisions.
ADvICEs from Hayti on the 3lst stated
that the American fleet at Santiago de
Cuba had cannonaded the batteries OF
the harbor and also had brush with
the Spanish warships there and that
the advantage appeared TO be with the
American fleet Naval officials ct
Washington, however, discredited the
news and said it was almost impossi-
BILE, under the circumstances, that Com
modore Schley should have forced an
entrance into the harbor, in view of
the dangers which would have to be
surmounted.
The war board at Washington, now
that Admiral Cervera's feet was To-
Gated in Santiago de Cuba, was con-
sidering the advisability of securing
the entrance to the harbor so that the
Spanish vessels could not escape and
then reducing the city and capturing
the Spanish squadron. A hot exchange
of dispatches was going on between
Commodore Schley aud Washington on
the subject
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY took occasion
in interviews with congressional call
ers at the white house on the 31st to
tion OF the Hawaiian islands should,
be speedily accomplished.
THOMAS w. KEENE, the trsgedian,
who underwent an operation for APP
pendlcitis, died at hospital in New
York on the lst. aged 5s years.
No official news was received at
Washington on the ist regarding the
bombardment of Santiago de Cuba by
Commodore Schley and IL was not re-
garded as a serious engagement.
THE attention of the Madrid public
on the ist was absorbed in the cond-
tion of the Bank of Spain, which was
considered more serious than any re-
verse of the war; inasmuch as the inn
possibility of the bank to help the
government means impossibility to
continue the war with the United
States.
COUNT DE RAscoS, the Spanish am
bassador in London, who was inter
viewed on the subject, admitted that
the war meant ruin for Spain and he
said that the sentiment was growing In
favor of seeking an honorable peace
with America.
A WASHINGTON dispatch on the I'd
stated that unless there was a change
in the plans of the war department a
third call for volunteers will be made
necessary before the additional IS, 900
volunteers are mustered into service,
enlistments being slow.
A DISPATCH to the New York World
from Washington said that the state
department and the attorney general,
by direction of the president, were
working hard in the preparation of
form of government for Cuba after the
Spaniards shall have been driven from
the island. The administration does
not believe that Cuba can, immedi-
ately after peace is declared, organize
a stable government and the president
believes IL to be his duty TO help the
people in their efforts,
TiIE Madrid correspondent of the
London Morning Post says that Senior
Leon Castillo the Spanish ambassa-
dor to France, at his recent conference
with the queen regent and Senior Sa-
gasta, was officially charged to ask
the powers to intervene to obtain
peace on such terms as would protect
the self-respect of Spain.
A SPECIAL from Port au Prince,
Hnyti, said that the United States
feet renewed the attack upon Santiago
de Cuba on the I'd and later dispatch
said that the insurgents had attacked
the city from the land side and that
bloody fight was going on.