The Holly chieftain., 1898-04-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

OF war had received offers Of !, 900, 900
volunteers The patriotic tenders of
service in the event of war showed how
leep was the feeling of the people upon
the subject OF cuban iudc pendcnce and
their wish to bring the Spaniards 70
retrtbution for the murder OF the crew
| IF the Maine.
] InE l5jth anniversary Of the birth
lay Of Thomas jefferson was cele-
Orated at Washington on the 18th by
dinner given under the auspicies OF the
National Association OF Democratic
clubs, About 100 representative demo-
Gratis from all sections Of the country
we're present, including many senators
and representatives. The guest of
honor was Hon. W. ]. Bryan, of Ne
brasla, who responded 10 the toast of
Thomas jefferson"
president MCKINLEY has determined
[ to Teto the Cuban resolutions II they
carry recognition of Cuban independ-
ruce lie 80 stated on the I4th TO sena-
tors vino called on him.
SECRETARY GAGE, with the consent
Of the president, has decided, as soon
rS hostilitles actually begin, to ask
congress to authorize the issue of bonds
to the amount of $3.50 600, 900. The
people will be given an opportunity TO
subscrib be to this issue by making the
bonds of small denomination. The
bonds viii not be gold bonds They
will probably be made payable in law
full money OF the United States,
IT was learned In high diplomatic
quarters at Washington on the 18th
that an exchange of notes had begun
between the European capitals with a
view to making strong representations
on the Spanish-American situation.
Their influence viii be particularly
directed toward inducing the United
States to grant Spain sufficient time
within which to try the armistice re.
Gently proclaimed in Cuba.
AT the cabinet council ut Madrid on
the :4th it was decided to hasten the
reopening of the spanish parliament
The date for the assembling of the
cortes was April -. but parliament
will now be summoned to meet on
April 20.
The president has promised to com-
mission Fitzhugh Lee brigadier gen.
cral of volunteers in case of war with
Spain.
4 WAsHiSGToS dispatch on the 18th
stated that the attitude of England
has from the first been against Euro
pean interference in the American
Spanish crisis and the other powers
have received official notification of
the fact that Eng and will keep hands
off. Not only has the greatest naval
power served this notice, but she has
caused it to be understood that what
ever sympathy was TO be extended
would 90 to the United States.
Postmaster GENERAL GARY has Is
sued an order that any postal employe
who is a member Of military organi-
Zation and is called out for military
service will be granted leave OF alb
sencc without pay and his position will
be held open awaiting his return. 1t
win be filed during his absence by
temporary appointment
A DECIDEDLY warlike step was taken
by the authorities at Washington on
the 18th when orders were issued for
the concentration at four point in the
south of six regiments of cavalry, ~
regiments of infantry and the light
'hAAtA 4Na VI liNI ltS llllNhAS VI al hlilti
The troops are so distributed as to
make their transportation to Cuba
easy.
lT was stated that the president had
decided to give Consul General Lee the
command of the Virginia volunteers in
the event that hostiities break out
between this country and Spain.
The cabinet meeting at Washington
on the 18th was devoted to general
discussion of the Cuban situation, but
without anything of Importance re-
sulting therefrom. The government
has received no ntimation of the prep
arations of any note on the part of the
powers and members of the cabinet do
not think the effect obviously made by
Spain to concentrate the powers in her
favor will result in their agreeing on
any particular line of action.
a DISPATCH Of the 18th stated that
the rebellion in the Philippine islands
was spreading rapidly and the wcll-to-
do Spanish families were fleeing from
the islands. Manila was in Il state of
panic.
THE Rome correspondent of the Lon
don Daily News stated on the 18th
that he was assured that the queen re-
gent of Spain, AS well the pope,
favored abandoning Cuba If that would
avert war.
The Mexican government has or
dcred a regimen of cavalry to proceed
to the United States border to prevent
any uprising in Mexico against the
United States.
THE supporters in England of Don
Carlos, the Spanish pretender, headed
by the earl of Asburnham, are actively
preparing for emergency. Every de-
tail has been arranged to seize the
propitious moment for action. The
local Carlists are convinced that the
present Spanish dynasty is doomed and
that Spain will be forced TO choose be-
tween republicanism and Don Carlos
Bishop POTTER presented set of
resolutions against war at meeting
OF the Central Labor union ut New
York the other night, butthey were de-
feated by vote OF nearly two to one,
SECRETARY GAGE has issued circu-
lar stating that any employe of the
treasury department desiring to en-
gage in the military service in the
event Of war will be rcinstated in his
position dt any time within one year.
MISCELLANEOUS.
lr was announced in Chicago that
the Santa Fc would reduce charges on
live stock to the figure fixed for the
transportation of the packing-house
products and dressed beef A demand