The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-03-09
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail.
Personal AND POLITICAL

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
A DISPATCH from Washington on the
18th said that the administration no
longer attempted TO conceal its appre-
hension over the situation at Manila
and fears Of international complica-
tions were entertained 10y President I
Mckinley and his advisers, which
we're heightened by the receipt of a
dispatch announcing the arrival at
Manila of the German battleshit
Kaiserin Augusta
CONGRESSMAN HURLEY, of New York,
lied at Hot Springs, Ark, on the 26th.
MAJ. RUSSELL HARRISON, with a
guard of 25 American soldiers, caught
90 Cuban soldiers stealing sugar cane
from plantation near Marianao. He
arrested them and soon after about
500 CubaDs threatened TO rescue the
prisoners, but Maj. Harrison said IL
they came any nearer he would order
delivered TO Gen. Rodriguez, Cuban
commander, and Maj. Harrison was
given a receipt for them.
THE trial of Senator Quey at Phila-
delphia, for alleged MISUSE of bank
funds, has been postponed 10 April 10
on motion of the prosecuting attorney.
| The pope of Rome was taken sud
denly i'll on the 2sth and his audiences
were suspended. AT night hes had n
severe fainting fit His condition was
serious.
THE German government has set at
rest the rumors of n purpose on its
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in the Philippine islands by ordering
the withdrawal of all its warships
from Philippine waters and placing
the lives and property of its subjects
under the protection of the United
States government The president of
the United States has accepted the
trust aud the danger of u clash be-
tween the two countries is thereby
averted.
SENIOR SAGAsTA handed the resigna-
tion of the ministry to the queen re-
gent of Spain on the lst The cause
was the unpopularity of the terms of
| peace.
LORD HERsCHELL, one of the high
joint commissioners from Great Brit
ain, died at Washington on the ist
He fell on a slippery sidewalk and
broke one OF the pelvic bones several
weeks ago and this finally caused his
death. The United States supreme
court ad journed out of respect on hear
ing of his death.
THE president on the I'd signed the
bill appropriating $3.50, 900 for a public
building at ,lansas City, Kan.
THE pope on the lst had cyst re-
moved from his left thigh. The opera
tion was successful and the patient
bore it well. His medical httendR Mt
thought 40 complications would ensue.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY signed the bill
Tor the construction of an addition to
a public building at Topeka, Kan.
The president on the I'd sent the
nomination to the senate of Assistant
Naval Constructor Richmond Z. Hobson
to be advanced ten numbers on the
list of naval constructors for extra
ordinary heroism.
SENATOR GRAY, of Delaware, whose
term is finished, signified to the presi-
dent that he would accept a tender OF
the appointment rs United States
Judge for the Third judicial circuit,
comprising the states of New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Delaware, and his
appointment was definitely decided
upon.
MARCH was Pope Leo's eighty
ninth birthday. On account of his ill
ness, however, the celebration of the
event was abandoned and instead
prayers for his recovery were offered
| in the churches Rt Rome and through.
out the Catholic world.