The Holly chieftain., 1898-08-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

I ear AAA4ralr nut with SClLry rankin
Immediately below Sampson.
A SRw military department has been
sreated by direction of the president
10 be known as the department OF
santiago. Maj. Gen. Lawton has
been assigned to the command.
The state democratic nyention at
Springfield, Mo, nominated William
arlington, of Greene county, for su-
perintendent of public schools; Will
lam L. McCulley, of Macon county,
for railroad commissioner. and Sam h.
Cook, OF Audrain count, for chair
man of the state central committee.
IHE administration a, Washington
received Information on the 18th that
the Madrid government had approved
the peace protocol and that VI. Cam
bon, the French ambassador to the
| United States, would receive instruc-
ttons to sign the document on behalf
Of the Spanish government
/ OUR troops under Gen. Schwan had
an engagement with l-1J Spaniards
near Hormiguercs, Porto Rico, on the
/ llth and inflicted considera Bile damage
IN the enemy Our loss was two killed
and Is wounded.
/ THERE was a fight for two hours be-
. fore duvbreak at Cape San Juan. Porto
! Rico. Eight hundred Spaniards at
tempted TO retake the lighthouse.
which was in possession of 10 of our
soldicrs. We had one man wounded
and the enemy had 100 killed and were
forced to retreat
Tn war department posted telc-
gram on the l2th stating that Maya.
gue2, a port in Porto Rico, had sur
rendered to Gen. Schwan aud his
troops had entered the city.
! PEESIDENT MCkISLEY was the re
sipient Of warm congratulations from
all parts of the country on the sue
cessfu. termination OF the war.
REAR ADMIRAL kEKLASD, U. S. n,
lied on the 18th at Vallejo, Cal. lie
had recently been operated on for
acute construction of the bowels.
The protocol for peace was signed at
the white house ut 4:23 p. m. on the
l2th, Secretary Day afiixing his sigma
ture to the document on behalf of the
United States and NJ Cambon, the
French ambassador, signing for Spain
by authority from the Spanish govern
ment
PRES DENT MCKISLEY on the 18th is.
sued a proclamation stating that a
protocol had been signed by the United
States and Spain for the establishment
of peace and that he commanded that
all hostilities with Spain be suspended
at once and orders given through the
proper channels TO the army and navy
commanders to that effect.
BRIG. GEN. EZRA p EwERs, of the
volunteers, has been appointed gov
arnor Of the city of Guantanamo, Cuba.
SECRETARY DAY will be appointed as
United States Judge for the Sixth cir.
cult as soon as he retires from the
cabinet This was learned from re.
liable authority at Chattanooga,
Tenn.
Col JoHS HAY, the American am
bassador to Great Britain. will, it is
said, succeed Judge Day as secretary
Of state.
Word has been received at Washing
ton that the Cuban insurgents have
accepted the armistice and are nc
longer fighting the Spaniards.
The pope's extreme weakness has
produced a great commotion among
the members of the sacred college a,
Rome and it was reported that France
Germany and Austria, as being much
concerned in the accession to the pa
pacy, had ordered their represent Ia
tives not to leave Rome.
GEN. FITZHUGH LEE has declared hi.
intention to enter the senatorial race
in Virginia
A SECRET meeting was held at San
tiago de Cuba on the 18th between the
commanding officers of the American
army and the Cuban leaders, Gen
Garcia being present, and it was re.
solved to disband the Cuban insurgent
army and that the United States
should pay the men off. This involve,
the expenditure of Sis, 900, 900.
GEN. BLASCo has rendered his resig
nation to the Spanish government a,
captain general of Cuba The reason
given for resiguing was that he die
not wish to superintend the evacuation
of Cuba. He also issued an address tc
the inhabitants of Cuba, saying tina
he could not urge upon them a paciti,
solution of the struggle when he hat
end.
DISPATCH was made public a
Washington on the 18th that Admira
Dewey had bombarded Manila and tn,
city had surrendered, the Spanish cap
tain general escaping to Hong konl
on board German warship.
The president has decided that tn,
United States shall hold permanent,
the bay, port and city of Manila. II,
is prepared to instruct the American
members of the peace commission t,
this effect A dispatch from Wash
ington said further consideration will
develop whether the United States
shall take more.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY is canvassinj
public sentiment as to the needs O
military organization in the time o
peace and has consulted a number o
visitors as to how much of an arm,
they think should be kept up after tn
treaty of peace is executed. No con
clusion has been reached on the point
but that the United States is to hav
more effective military establish
ment is u foregone conclusion.
The president has decided to appoin
Whitelaw Reid am bassador to London
it was reported. Mr.. Reid takes tn
place of John Hay, who comes hom
to be secretary of state, succeedin,
William K. Day on September l.
MISCELLANEOUS.
SuMMERFIEID DENNIS, a negro DO,
not II years old, was legally banged q
Snow Hill, Md, for killing his step