The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-05-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Personal AND POLITICAL
Ir was reported late ON the I'd that
President Mckinley had received dis
patch from London that news had
been received there that the governor
general of the, Philippine islands had
made a complete surrender 10 Commo-
dore Dewey and that IL was thought
the insurgent army would be used TO
keep order.
A HoSe KoSe dispatch OF the I'd said
that the bombardment of Manila had
begun and that the inhabitants were
fleeing to the country. A London dis
patch, however. said that the captain
general of the Philippine islands had
been given "a hours TO comply with
Commodore Dewey's demands and that
the Madrid authorities had cabled the
captain general TO obey Dewey as there
was no other course opened.
THE civil authorities of Madrid at
midnight on the I'd turned the city
over to the military authorities for
the purpose OF keeping order and de-
velopments were hourly expected. All
classes hoped for the intervention OF
the continental powers in the war
with the United States
RECENT advices from Rome indicated
that Pope Leo had not given up all
hope of saving Spain from utter ruin.
LORD SALISBURY had n conference
with Prince Hatfield, the Austrian
ambassador, the other morning. Lord
Salisbury suggested to the ambassador
that IL might be advisable To send
collective note TO Spain, intimating
that enough had been done to satisfy
her honor and that the time had come
when IL would be advisable TO SIZE for
peace.
THE proclamation OF martial E..r is
sued by the governor general of Mad
rid expressly prohibits the publica.
tion of any news concerning the war
or thc movements Of ships of the
Spanish navy. Nobody will listen to n
proposal of peace untn Spain has had
another chance of measuring her
strength with that of the United
States.
A LONDON dispatch on the Sd said
that news came from Madrid that
there was no idea OF surrender there,
either In ministerial circles or among
the poputace, but the war was TO be
pursued with greater vigor. IL was
the intention to throw the whole
dnited naval strength of Spain into
one supreme effort to crush the Amer
lean squadron in Cuban waters.
Ar the cabinet meeting ut the white
house on the Sd IL was decided to occu-
py the Philippine islands with strong
military force as soon as possible after
Commodore Dewey's report had been
received and IL was thought that 5000
Pacific slope troops would be en- route
within ten days. IL is the govern
ments purpose to hold the islands to
secure the payment TO the United
| States of war indemnity.
SECRETARY LONG, of the navy de-
partment, announced on the Sd that
Commodore Dewey would be made an
admiral In recognition of his victory
at the Philippine islands.
The president on the ith sent the
following nominations to the senate;
For major generals: Brig. Gen, Joseph
| G. breckenridge, inspector general u.
| $. A.; Brig. Gen. Elwell 5. Otis, Brig.
Gen. John J. Coppinger, Brig. Gen.
william IL. Smarter. briR peh. Wiliihin
II. Graham. Brig. Gen. James +. Wade,
Brig. Gen. Henry C. Merriam; James
II. Wilson, of Delaware; Fitzhugh
Lee, of Virginia; w. j. Sewell, of New
Jersey; Joseph Wheeler, OF Alabama.
THE London Standard on the 5th
said that there was a growing impress.
sion that Spain would favor some ar
rangement that would end the war.
The Madrid correspondent of the Lon.
don Telegraph said he was assured
that the Spanish government would
cede Cuba to the United States, but
would not pay an indemnity, because
unable.
TIiE Paris Eclaire on the 9Th said ne
gotiations were pending between the
United States and Great Britain which
would result in the latter supporting
the former II other powers favored
Spain by attempting to stop the war
before the United States had received
satisfaction. The United States, IL
was added, had promised in return, to
capture the Canary islands and cede
them to Great Britain.