The Holly chieftain., 1897-10-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

Personal AND POLITICAL
The president has appointed John A.
hasson, of Iowa. special commissioner.
with plenary powers, to carry into eff
iect the reciprocity provisions OF the
tariff act MIR. Chapman Coleman. of
kentucky, is made secretary of the
commission and Mr.. John Il. Osborne,
ot Scranton Pa. assistant secretary.
The commission is charged particu-
larly to look after the agricultural
interests, both north and south, not
forgetting the manufacturing interests
of the east
Col. j. THOMAS SCHARF, Chinese in
spector for the southern district of
New orli, has sent to the secretary of
the treasury his resignation. He says
that four years of practical expert
encc and close observance has con
vinced him that the Chinese exclusion
act is u farce and has resulted in cor
ruption.
IT was announced at the supreme
court at Washington on the 18th that
Justice stephen j. Field, of California.
had notified President Mckinley OF his
intention to retire as a member Of the
court and had Informed his colleagues
Of this fact. The president sent Mr..
Field letter accepting his resignation,
to take place December /, and express
ing his regret at it. The supreme
court called on Mr. Field in body on
the lith and took official leave of the
retiring justice. as it is understood he
will not resume his seat on the bench
in the interim.
THE London Globe stated on the 18th
that the British government may be
depended upon to maintain the gold
standard invioIate.
UNITED STATES SENATOR GoRMAN has
issued an open letter to Edwin f.
Abel. publisher of the Baltimore sun,
in which lie offers to relinquish the
leadership of the democracy in Mary
land, providing Mr.. Abel will accept
1t and support the democratic ticket in
the coming campaign. lie also init
mates that he will forego his ambition
to succeed himself in the United States
senate If il can be shown that such
step is necessary to democratic success.
THE president reviewed the parade
Of the police and fire departments OF
the District Of Columbia on the 18th.
The Corcan Legation at Washington
received an official cable stating:
King proclaimed himself emperor
from this date October Is, 1897.
THERE is a proposition on foot to di-
vide Alaska and create the territory of
Lincoln.
The assistant secretary of war has
eft Washington on tour of inspec-
tion of the military posts in the west
IT was stated that Spanish troops
had huddlcd Cuban paciticos into Los
Fosos and that since October about
Is had died every day of hunger.
The British cabinet has practically
rejected the ovcrtures of the United
States for monetary conference in
the interest of bimetallism. The cabi-
net lLlds that the gold standard in
the United Kingdom is unalterablc
and that the opening OF the Indian
mints is out of the question.
A. 5. PADDOCK, ex-United States
senator, died suddenly at Beatrice,
Neb.. on the nth of heart disease.
CHARLES A. DANA. the veteran editor
of the New York Sun, died on the l1th
81 'A'd 1--WE - l.. VI Vi lllt
liver, aged Ts years.
The United States monetary com
missioners in London expect to receive
information from the British govern
ment that il is unable to listen to their
proposals for bimctallism and they
will then return to the United States.
The commissioners attribute their
failure to the opposition of the bankers
and the London Times and other news
papers.
The city of Kuang Yang, China, was
captured by rebels and over 1000 of its
inhabitants were killed and injured.
BETrtSA GERARD, the once noted ac.
tress and society belle, was at the
Bellevue hospital, New York, on the
18th. She was suffering from paral-
ysis and may never entirely recover
the use of her limbs.