The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-03-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
Personal AND POLITICAL

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The president has become very much
| Interested in having the troops In Cuba,
which are TO be returned TO the United
| States, hurried out Of the island before
there is any danger of infection from
yellow fever. lie has given positive
instructions to the war department on
this subject, and, as a result, the quar-
termaster's department is making
strenuous efforts TO obtain transports
and it is probable that the 20 regi'
ments of volunteers will have EN-.
barked by April 1.
A DISPATCH from Dallas, Tex, said
that Milton Park, chairman of the
populist national organization commit
tee, has issued a manifesto setting forth
the nomination of Barker and Donnel.
ly for president and vice president of
the United States. lie has appoint ted
Paul II. Dixon, OF Chillicothe, Mo-. as
organizer for Kansas, Missouri and
Nebraska.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY went TO Jekyl
island, Ga, on the Goth.
NEws from Jamaica on the Goth said
that ex-Secretary John Sherman was
worse and was not likely to recover.
A ROME correspondent on the Goth
stated that the pope's life was ebbing
away.
CONGRESSMAN BAILEY, of Texas, is a
candidate for United States senator.
THERE was no truth in the report
published in the United States ON the
21st that eN-Secretary iohn Sherman
had died on board the steamer Paris
off Kingston, Jamaica, of pneumonia.
As a matter of fact the venera bl e
statesman was expected to get better.
SECRETARY ALGEB has come TO the
determination TO maintain summer
camps for the United States troops in
the southern states. The number of
troops to be located at any one camp
will not be large. for IL Is said at the
department that only about $4,000 sol
diers will be so located, but there is
likely to be much changing around
among the men.
AFTER more than two years search
in Alaska for the lost north pole ex-
plorer, Andre, DIR. Terragone arrived
in ottawa, Ont, the other day. Ho
formed one of a party of French n
who were sent out from Paris with in
structions to make a thorough search
in the most northern Alaskan territory
for the missing man. He stated that,
In his opinion, Andre was not in that
section aud IL is believed he must have
been carried further north.
THE American commission in behalf
of the United States government has
a.. g , -
Philippine islands, assuring the Fill
pinos of the intention of the Ameri.
cans to develop the powers of self-gov-
crnment in the people and inviting all
insurgents to lay down their arms
and place their trust in the United
States government
The public appearance of Gen. Nell
son A. Miles in Massachusetts, where
he enjoyed the honor of numerous re-
ceptions, started speculation on the
possibility of his being a candidate
for the presidency. Miles as the cliam-
plan of the soldier could be made a
hero and the newspapers which made
such an outcry against Alger and en-
balmed beef will, it was argued, join
readily in putting Miles name rt the
| head of their columns.
ARCnBIsnoP HENNEssEY, OF Dubuque,
Ia, was stricken with apopiexy and his
condition was reported as being very
serious on the Esd. His speech and
brain were affected.
In recent interview at Nebraska
City, Neb., j. Sterling Morton, former
secretary of agriculture, calls for a
new party to perpetuate democratic
principles, composed of democrats and
republicans opposed to expansion and
the present extravaganza in the eX
penditure of public money in nation,
state and city.