The Holly chieftain., 1898-10-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
Personal AND POLITICAL.

ADJT. GES. COEBIS has pre- pared de-
.ense Of the war department for pre-
sentation to the commission invcsti-
eating the conduct of the war His
'eport will MAXI about l., 600 pages, or
1000, 600 words, Admiral Sampson is
blamed for whatever suffering was in
'olved by the Santiago campaign.
IS political and administrative cir
lies in Berlin the probability of war
between Germany and the United
states was being talked OF, The trou-
bic was in connection with the Philip
pine Islands, the German government
being resolved AT all costs to oppose
the retention of the group by the
United States.
GEN. FGrzHrGU LEE was before the
war inquiry commission at Washing
ton on the 9th. lie thought the army
ration abundant although some
changes for the better might be made.
Some OF the rcgimental surgeons, he
thought, were not as competent as
they should be, but he had no COM
plant to make against the war depart
ment and thought none of his com
mand had. He dwelt upon the impOr-
tance of taking proper care of the
sinks as Il preventive of disease.
The war department on the 9TH is
sued the long-cXpected order for the
honorable discharge from the service
of the United states OF three ma jor
generals and GO brigadier generals of
volunteers.
GEN. GARCIA has started on his mis-
sion through Santiago province, act
ing as an agent of the American gov
crnmenL to use his influence to Undue
the peaceful disarming of the Cuban
soldiers and their return to civil life,
The American officials prophesy good
results from his negotiations, believ.
ing that his efforts will be successful
in ridding his province of the large
number of insurgent bands, who are
living on the country in Il condition of
Outlawry.
AMONG the brigadier generals to be
honorably discharged October 81 is
Joseph X. Hudson, OF Kansas.
SECRETARY ALGER recently stated
that 80, 900 troops were under orders to
go to Cuba.
SEVENTEEN men killed and 81 casual
ties, all told, was the loss suffered by
the United States navy during the
recent war, according to the figures
just compiled at the navy department.
MALIEToA, king of Samoa, is dead OF
typhoid fever.
THAT there may be no question when
congress meets of the right of Rear
Admiral Sampson to the promotion
which has been given him and to settl..
the dispute st.s te-the positions occu-
pied by the cruisers New York and
Brooklyn during the battle with Ad.
miral Cervcra's fleet at Santiago, Sec.
retary Long has ordered board of
inquiry to assemble and make a thor
ough investigation of the matter.
JOSEPH SIMON, of Portland, was
elected United States senator by the
Oregon Legislature Mr.. Simon is a
Hebrew and was born in Germany in
1851.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY and his wife
arrived in Canton, o., on the 9th to at
tend the funeral on the next day of
Mr.. George d. SaNton, the brother OF
Mrs. Mckinley, who was murdered on
the streets of Canton Il few days ago.
GEN. BLASCo has given orders that
all officers who have been in Cuba
more than five years must be ready to
embark on October 90 1t was the
generals intention to sail on that day,
as he did not wish to be the one to sur.
render the Spanish flag