The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-10-15

Havana by the wholesale pardon Of
criminals by the Spanish officials.
Zinc has taken another jump
coming within 81 of the highest
price on record, reached four weeks
ago.
The government has placed an
order for sInokeless powper at San
ia Cruz, Cal, which will keep the
plant busy for two years.
The funeral of Thomas F. Bayard
occurred at Wilmington, Del. Ex-
President Cleveland was one of the
honorary pall-bearers.
The instructions given to the
evacuation commissions at Havana
and Porto Rico provide, it is stated,
for the actual occupation of Porto
Rico in advance of Cuba.
The overdue transport Senator,
en- route from Manila to San Fran
cisco, was damaged in a typhoon
and is being repaired at Honolulu.
Four Major Generals of volun-
teers and twenty-five Brigadier
Generals Of volunteers are to be
mustered out of the United States
service soon.
Bertha Bellstein killed her moth
er and fatally shot herself at Pitts
burg, Pa. she was dispondent and
did not want her mother to live
without her.
! Rev. A. S. Orne, of Syracuse, o.
who has made observations in nine.
teen states, says that 95 to so per
cent of criminals confined in pris.
ons were neglected children.
Mrs. Annie Kline Rickert, once a
fanous Confederate spy, is now
president of the Stockton and
Tuolumne County Railroad, sixty
mile track in California.
The President has issued an ex
ecutive order creating Porto Rico 9
new military department, to be
known as the Department of Porto
Rico, with Maj. Gen. Brooke ir
command.
The commission sent to Hawai-
to examine into the condition o
affairs has concluded to recommend
a form of government for the islant
similar to that of the District 0
Columbia.
Irving, M. Scott, who butt tn
battle-ship Oregon, has returned t.
San Francisco from St. Petersburg
He says that the American nava
victories made profound impress
sion through Europe.
The result of the peace negOta
lions at Paris, it is feared, can onl
be deadlock, and that only
formidable naval demonstration OF
I the coast of Spain can bring tina
+ country to its senses.
The German Government wi
shortly invite the governments Q
: the maritime nations to come to al
I agreement to legally compel steam
ers to follow transatlantic lin
i routes in order to avoid collisions.
The battle-ships Oregon and low
are nearly ready for their Ion
voyage around Cape Horn to Homo
c lulu, and from thence to Manila,
], REINFORCE Admiral Dewey's flee
t Both vessels are in excellent cond
r ton.
Congress is expected TO take u
the various questions in related
Q Hawaii at the beginning of th
= session. A strong demand will b
+. made for the laying of Pacif
n cable to be controlled by the Uni
) ed states.
. The public schools were opene
. at Santiago, Cuba, Monday. A
tendance is made compulsory an
English will be taught. There wi
!, be thirty teachers at salary of *
Q q month each, and superinteI
n dent at $l25 a month.
= A dispatch from Shanghai say
= the Emperor of China is dead. I'll
. reports as to the means of his tai
. ing off differ. One story is that /
died by poison, and another by stat
Is gulation, while third states that
was subjected to frighttul torture.
3, While the republicans expect
lose somo of their congressman
n the next election, they feel conf
dent of retaining control of Il
House. There are four Democrat
= Senators atleast reckoned as los
s. and the Republicans hope to hay
to comfortable working majority