The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-12-16


ONE detail of the peace treaty is
hat America must pay to return
spanish soldiers from the colonies
% Spain.
THE treaty of peace, signed in
Paris last Saturday, will not be pre-
sented to Congress until after the
holidays.
REPORTS to the War Department
show gratifying Improvement in
the health of the troops in Cuba and
Porto Rico.
ARTICLES of incorporation OF the
Continental Tobacco Company were
filed in New Jersey Saturday. The
capital stock is $75,OOO,OO0.
THE ashes of Columbus were
transferred from the Cathedral to
the crusier Condo de Venado Mon
day, and started on their way to
Spain
D. w. HUGHES, of Chattanooga.
this week field a petition in bank
ruptcy in the United States Court.
The liabilities amount to over $780,
600, with 81 900 assets.
THE Spanish cruiser Isla de Cuba,
which went down before Dewey S
guns in Manila bay, has been raised
and started for Hong Kong Monday
under her own steam.
THE battleship Massachusetts, rar
upon a snag while passing out OF
New York harbor last Saturday, and
tore hole in her bottom. Severa
months will be necessary to make
the repairs.
A RESOLUTION was introduced II
the Senate by Mr.. Vest Friday TO
the appointment of a joint commits
sion to investigate the charges o
corruption in the conduct of the wa
with Spain.
A CAMPAIGN of women, headed b
the Presbyterian Woman's Board
Home Missions, is to be begun I
prevent Representative Roberts,
Utah, from taking his seat, beceus
he is a polygamist.
THE Third, Fourth, Twelfth
Seventeenth and Twentieth reg
ments of regular infantry have bee
detailed for service in the Phil
pines, relieving as many regimen
of volunteers. The Twenty-four
and Twenty-fifth infantry are he
in reserve and may also be sent
ADMIRAL SCHLEY, who Whip
Cervera at Santiago, and Capt. Ma
nard, of the gunboat NashVll
which fred the first shot of the ii
nano. American war, will be the d
tinguished guests of Nashville
day. An interesting programme b
been arranged for their receptlC
THE Supreme Court has revers
tba decision of the court below, q
declares unconstitutional the law
Tennessee which makes citizens
that state preferred creditors o'
the citizens of other states In
case of insolvent corporations do
business in Tennessee. The opln
was handed down by Justice Harl
MAI. GEN. LUDLOW has been
pointed Military Governor OF
city Of Havana, succeeding N
Cen. Greene, who is to be refill
Mai. Gen. Lee sailed this week
Cuba. aud will be in control OF
nrovince of Havana, and it is al
settled that Maj. Gen. Brooke
he Military Governor OF the lsla
GANG of counterfeiters are
to be at work in Mississippi ma
featuring spurious silver doll
The coins bear date of $780, and
counterfeit is so artistically acc
nlisbed that it would be ditficul'
anyone who happens to get hold
dollar made in 1890, even by SCI
nizinp it closely, to detect it,
hoIived that something like $2O'
Of them have gained circulation
THE spanish Government has
en- its approval to the protest aga
the action of the American +
commissioners, filed by Senior \
zero Rios, President of the spa
commission. The protest Is
nosed of four sections and oolec
pur refusal to surrender secur
Jonosited in treasures of Cuba
Porto Rico by private Spaniards
che nitimatum demanding the