The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-02-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Nah
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL


Of the Herald a. Dubuque. la. died on
the 2sd, aged 70 years He was the
oldest newspaper worker in Iowa. hav-
ing been employed continuously over
40 years on the Herald.
The Filipinos. il was reported, will
shortly liberate the spanish prisoners.
THE italian government will send a
diplomatic note to the powers that
rartici paied In the recent anti-anarch-
ist conference, inviting them TO state
definitely their conclusions relative 70
the proposals considered. When the
answers Of the powers are received
Italy will call conference Of the am
bassadors with a view OF taking united
action.
GES. RUSSELL HASTINGS, of North.
smpton, Mass, has been chosen for
appointment a. director Of the bureau
Of American republics During the
civil war he was colonel Of the presi-
dents regiment
The secretary Of war has completed
the organization OF a colonial commits
lion TO undertake the administration
In Washington OF all matters In detail
respecting the government Of the ter
ritories acquired during the war or oc-
cupied by the United States forces
The committee will deal with the be.
stowal OF franchises and concessions,
the distribution Of moneys 10 be spent
10 public Improvements and all of the
troublesome issues shat have arisen
and are likely 10 arise in Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippines
WILLIAM NJ. STEWART was elected
United States senator on the cath by
the Nevada legislature.
THE news which reached Washing.
ton on the cath from Manila was far
from reaSsurinR. Gen. Otis reported
that he expected the insurgents were
about to force an issue and that the
result could not be foreseen.
Ex-Goy. c. A. CULBERsoS was elected
by acclamation by the legislature at
Austin, Tex. as United States senator
TO succeed Roger q. Mills
ADELISA PATTI, the singer, was mar
ried 10 Baron Cederstrom on the 25th
At Brecon. Wales
ex-senator INGALLS, has been i'll In
Washington with the grip.
THE court-martial 10 try Commissary
General Eagan for conduct unbscom.
ing an officer and a gentleman. for his
yituperative language before the war
Investigating committee, met at Wash.
ington on the 25th. Gen. Eagan
pleaded not guilty TO the charges, but
qualified his plea by admitting that
the specifications set forth correctly
part of the language he used.
PBEsfDEST MCKINLEY gave a recep.
tion at the white house on the 25,h u
the officers OF the army and navy and
the marine corps. II was u brilliant
affair
n. B. ScoTT (rep.) was elected United
States senator on the 25th by the Wes
Virginia Legislature.
THE territorial statehood convention
at Guthrie, Ok, resolved Ior consti
tutional convention In June and a stat,
election in October on n proposition Il
90 to congress and demand admission
In December.
SECRETARY ALGER appeared befor
the war investigation commission a
Washington on the 2Gth. He denie,
positively that he had ever, directl
or indirectly, been Interested In an
army camps or supplies furnished tn
government during the Spanish wal
All complaints, ne said, had been In
vestigated, and while there were d,
fects they were only those inseparabl
from suddenly CREATING great army
The seat Of n. l3. Scott, the new r,
publican senator from West Virgins
will be contested by his opponent
John 7. McGraw, on the ground tina
two OF the men who voted for Scot
were ineligible because they hel
commissions in the United States vo
unteer army.
AUGUSTUS II. OAKLAND, attorney geu
eral of the United States under Pres
dent Cleveland's first administration
was stricken with apoplexy on the got
while addressing the United State
supreme court and died within te
minutes He was 81 years old.