The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-04-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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JUsT before the olivette left Havana
Tor Key West. Pa. On the asth with
{ Can't Sigshes oz hoard as . passenger
E for home. Consul General Lee on BE-
half Of the newspaper men, presented
4 the commander of the wrecked battle
/ ship Maine With large fiural piece in
tended 70 represent a ship The
Z speeches were short and all persons
E present were much affected
PEEsIDESr MCKrxIEN On the sSth
sent message 20 congress sEmmariz-
F ing the findings in the courts report
on the Maine wreck and stating that
be had 6ireeted the findings of tAe
cnars and The views Of the United
States government thereon 20 be com
runieAted 10 the British Covernnent
He conelnded b. saying ,hs, he did
not doubt that the scuse Of justice os
the spanish nation would dictate q
course OF action suggested by homer
and the friendly relations Of the two
goEernnents
TIE United States government has
presented. through Minister woodford
at Madrid. carefully prepared note
dealing with the distressing condition
Of Affairs in CubA. and making clear
that this government cannot much
longer withhold such definite action a.
viii bring tho present struggle and
the suffering il Is one1sioning 70 a
close IL can be stated positively that
the Spanish answer has beea made.
CoNsUL GENERAL LEE. al Havana.
was advised by President Mckinley of
his intention 20 send = message TO con-
gress on the ssth and telling him to
take pree4utiOos for protecting the
lives Of himself end other Americans
in Cuba in the event Of q radical step
S~ias taken by congress. an outbreak
by the spauiards being feared
TIE Pail Mall Gazette voiced the
general tone OF the London afternoon
new spapeus on the 18th IN saying that
President Mckinley's message To- cor
gress gives Spain broad way 10 eS-
cape and that events are evidently
moving toward a peaceful settlement
A SPECIAL from Washington TO the
/ Chicago Chronicle on the 9th said
Secretary Aiger made the statement
that President Mckinley had sent an
ulsimAtHm TO spain on the Cuban
trouble.
Ma PORTER. the private seere .aSy 10
President Mckinley. said on the s9th
that the president was determined &c
settle the spanish issue during the
week
ANoSG the nomination sent to ths
senate on the sath was that of Frank
Z Kellogg. OF Rich Hill. for eollecior
! 81 e.s s.~r -.
district Of Missouri.
SENATOR VEST. of Missouri. was re
ported III on the eSth and IL was nn
derstood that under the advice OF hi.
physician he viii soon leave Washing
ton for an indefinite period IL is nee
esSary for him 10 have absolute rcsi
and 70 suspend WORK entirely.
u PRESIDENT MCKINLEY and Senatoi
Mark Hanna were hanged and burnec
in efigy BY crowd Of men at Rich,
mond, Va. on the night Of the soth
THE vital point in the Cuban siiua
lion. viE, Independence of Cuba, ha,
shifted FROM Washington TO MadriS
and Spain was giving grave eonsidsrA
tion to propositions presented by IN,
United States. on the answer, a Wash
Au Il eNB us NA2.NaA % AlAN artAn >t1NCIs tG
pended whether there would be wa
or peace The answer was exPectes
in a short time
NALFARAIso, Ind, was the scene o
the most intense excitement the othe
night The Spanish premier, Sagasta
was carried through the prineipa
streets and afterwards hanged an,
burned in esflgy IN front of the court
house stepS amid the shouts Of 500
: people.
Gov. RIACS on the stst sent 10 IN,
New York Legislature . message rec
onmeEding that $1,000. ooo be- appro
. pri@ted 10 defray the expenses OF III,
! national militia and volunteers of th,
, state in cAse Of war with Spain. As
semblymau Nixon introduced bill
for the purpose and Il was passed fiy,
minutes later. aud the senate thel
prOnpsly passed the bill and IL wa
$ gned By GOv. Black in less than al
houv after il was introduced
LIEVTENAST CoNNANnER MARIN
judge advocate OF the board OF inquiry
into the Maine disaster, released frOu
the oath OF secrecy in relation 10 IN
blowing up of the bzttleShip had thi
20 say AZ New York the other day
We know that the Maine was blow
mp by mine aS surely as a physicial
! knows 3 man was poisoned when b,
6nds him suffering from the effect
Of poison