The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-09-24

Corp. Edwards, of the II New
York Regiment, who has been
missing since the battle of San,
Juan Hill, was found last Thursday
in a hospital in Brooklin.
The Navy Department has de.
cided to CONSTRUCT upon the plans
offered by William Cramp, % Sons,
Philadelphia, ship builders. the
battie-ships ordered by Crongreos.
Secretary of War Alger, ION reach
ing his home at Detroit, Mich, last
Saturday, Was given an enthusiastic
reception, and was eulogized as an
"organizer of victories"
Aguinaldo's three commissioners
sent to discuss the Philippine stu
alton with President Mckinley will
arrive in San Francisco Septem-
Der 80. They are al natives.
The promoters of the movement
to bring about the annexation Of
Jamaica 10 the United States hay-
ing failed, are now agitating for
admission to the Domination of Can
ada.
The American Tract Society has
400 publications in the Spanish
language, and intends to put a
Spanish primer and Testament in
the hands of every Cuban family as
soon as the war is over.
Evidence is forthcoming that the
massacre of the Christians at Can
dia, Island of Crete, was carefully
planned by the the Turks and it is
charged that most of the killing
was done by Turkish soldiers.
| The free soup kitchens in Havans
are being gradually closed.
Two million bicycles have beer
made in the world since The whee
was perfected.
Mount Vesuvius is in vioien
eruption, and the spectacle is thu
csrnn 1870
Detroit, Mich, has been chosen
by the Sons of Veterans for thei
encampment in 1899.
The Treasury Department ha
received $1SO,OO0,o0O thus far from
the sale of war bonds.
, More than 1000 Jews joined thu
volunteer regiments in the United
States to fight against Spain.
Admiral Shley has notified tn
Navy Department that all tn
Spanish war vessels have left Port,
Rico.
After being repaired at Mar
Island navy yard, San Francisco
the gunboat Mohican will be sen
to Samoa.
The Spanish authorities in Cub
: have given orders to collect thei
troops preparatory to embarkatio
for Spain.
Five Of the arctic whaling flee
so long imprisoned in ice in Behl
ing Sea are now known to be OF
of danger.
A committee of three states hay
: ing no interest in the case will b
. selected to determine the Alask
boundry.
! During the extremely hot weatl
y err last August Dakota farmers dl
n their field work at night by IL
light of the moon.
. The Marquis Ito, of Japan, hi
. gone to Pekin to arrange an offel
10 sive and defensive alliance betwee
Japan and China.
% The United States collier Susqu
- hanna has sailed from Newpo
70 News for Manila with coal for A
miral Dewcy's fleet.
y Cubans are holding nightly NEE
- ings in Havana, demanding abs
VI lutte independence and nominatil
officials for the republic.
o' The Queen Regent of Spain visi
- daily the click soldiers who have I
Oh turned from Cuba, and attends pr
sonally to their needs.
u 1t is said that the President b
~ decided that it will be necessary
y keep all of the Philippines in ord
to prevent foreign complications
10 The account book of the pawn,
90 ." ter of the Spanish cruiser Cristol
nv Colon, sunk at Santiago, was fou
on the beach at Middletown, R.
re- Resident Spaniards Of Hava
he have held meetlngs to prot