The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-11-19

the forts and military works around
Halifax, and extensive improve
ments have been ordered to be
made at once.
The labor problem is now pre-
senting serious phase in Cuba.
The freeing of the island does not
the native out Of his nat
urally INDECENT habits or cure his
indispOsition to labor.
Jamaica negroes are invading
Cuba in large numbers. They are
vacious, lazy and shiftless people
and add to the number of destitutes
to be rescued from starvation by
the United States Government.
The Navy Department has dccid-
ed to revoke the contracts for the
construction of four single.turret
monitors and make new contracts
for building four double-turret
monitors capable of going to sea.
A species of elk, with enormous
antlers has been discovered in the
Olympic Mountains, of the state OF
Washington, by Prof. Elliott, OF the
Field Columbian Museum, Chicago
and named Roosevelt"
The Spanish Government is in a
desperate dilemma. 1t is feared at
Madrid that an unsatisfactory out
come of the peace negotiations at
Paris will be followed by revolu
ton and the overthrow of the dy-
nasty.
A tale of fearful suffering is told
by the captain and crew of the
schooner Jennie F. Wiley, which
was wrecked in recent West
Indian storm. They drifted about
for three weeks with nothing to eat
but raw fish.
The damage by..fire, smoke and
water to the capitol building in
Washington is not so great as al
first supposed, and it is believed the
repairs will not cost more than
$4,000 and can be made before
Congress reassembles.
A negro linched two years ago al
Maysfeld, s. G., for murder, is sale
to have left a written statement
which has just been found, confess
ing that he murdered the Voolfolk
family, for which Thomas Woolfoll
the eldest son, was hanged, protest
ing his innocence.
Nancy Sweeny, aged 11S years
the oldest woman in Louisville o.
the State of Kentucky, is passing
away peacefully at the Home TO
the Aged and Infirm in Louisville
She is sinking quietly to rest be
cause the vital organs and the lif'
forces have become exhausted.
Capt. Gen. Blanco proposes to pr,
vent all anti-American meetings il
Cuba.
Catalonia and two other provin
ces of Spain are de handing separa
ton from the Madrid government.
London newspapers believe tina
Germany will seek ID pacific under
standing, If not an alliance, will
England.
1 The beet sugar production O
Europe this year will be $500
tons below the raw sugar produc
tion of last season.
Gen. John M. Bacon says tn
Indians want no more fighting
since the Bear Lake campaign j
Minnesota last month.
AT Bever Dam, Wis.,, Adam Har
NOR became suddenly insane an
shot nine men. He was finall
conquered by being shot.
The Agricultural Department
November crop report estimate
the total cotton crop of 1898 as nc
far short of 100000 bales.
A conference of prominent Ne'
York Democrats has been called
take steps to perfect an organizs
ton in opposition to Tammany.
Two Havana editors have bee
sent to jail by Capt. Gen. Blanco ft
publishing rabid anti-America
article in defiance of the censor.
Some of the silver legislator
elected in Nevada may join wit
a the Democrats to prevent the n
turn of Stewart to the Uuited Sta
, Senate.
English newspapers continue
discuss Interestingly the result
the elections in the United Stat
a in its relation to territorial expa