The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-08-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mall
yrRsoSAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAI
PRINCE HENRY, Of Prussia, who com
mands the German squadron in the Pa
ciflc. will soon visit San Francisco on
his flagship. lie may also visit Presi-
dent Mckinley at Washington.
JonN A. LOGAN, In, has received an
pointmcnt as major IN the volunteer
army and will soon leave for the Phil
ippines
A WAsuisaToN dispatch said the real
reason for Thomas u. Reeds retire
mcnt from congress was because he did
not agree with the presidents policy
of territorial expansion.
NEWS was received In London that
the Chilian ministry had resigned.
A BERLIN dispatch ON the 2ist said
the German cabinet had agreed To re-
sign.
TmE second day OF the third week OF
the second trial by court-martial of
capt. Alfred Drcyfus ON the charge OF
treason, began ON the 21st mt Rcnncs,
France. Maitrc Labori. the defend.
ants counsel. who was shot, was pres.
snt. lie drove to the court In ear.
riagc and the audience greeted him by
standing up and by n general clapping
of hands.
In the Cape Town assembly on the
o2d Cecil Rhodes said there would bc
no bloodshed over the Transvaal
trouble; that President Kruger would
rcccde from his position and that the
Transvaal would become an English
speaking community.
| TuE st. Paul (Minn.j Globe on the ?3d
IN its leader. advocated the nomination
OF Admiral Dewey for president by the
next democratic national convention.
NEBRASKA democrats, populists and
silver republicans met In Omaha, Ncb..
on the nd and fused ON nominations
for Judge Of the supreme court and two
members of the board Of regents of the
state university. Former Gov. Silas a.
lIolcomb was nominated for supreme
justice by the populists and Endorsed
by the other two conventions. william
J. Bryan dictated the platform Of the
democratic convention. This docu-
incnt declares uncompromisingly for
free coinage Of silver nj the ratio Of
sixteen to one and indorscs bodily the
Chicago platform Of 1896.
JouN X. MCLEAN said at Cincinnati
that the reports about him being n
candidate for the presidency were
wi,bou, foundation and tina, he was
for Nrvnn
Tuy stat, depnrt,nen, was informed
,hrouyb N dinlon,tj, channel that t;,n,
Uis has nm pli,d th, Chinese exclusion
laws tn the Philippines. The informa-
,iop was surprise TO the authorities
nj Washington both state and military.
SECRETARY GAuE, of the United States
TREASURY department, may issue more
bonds To pay the expenses for the
largely increased army.
GES. BATES returned to Manila from
Sulu the other day, where he had sue.
ccssfully accomplished an agrcemen,
with the sultan. The sultan's chiefs
also signed the agreement, which rec
ogniacd American sovereignty over tn,
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