The Holly chieftain., 1898-12-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
Personal AND POLITICAL.

Personal AND POLITICAL.
THE federal assem- bly, at Berne, Swift
kerland. elected NJ. Mueller. who was
sjce president for lsns, to be president
IF the Swiss confederation. VI. Hau.
ser was elected vice president. They
are both radicals.
CALylS :. BEICE, formerly United
states senator from Ohio and mil
ionaire, died at New York on the 18th.
tie contracted u severe cold and i,
rrcw steadily worse until he died.
lie was born September 1t lSi5.
THE A. F. of l.. convention at Kan
sas City, Mo, on the 18th debated the
question of colonial expansion and
adopted a resolution protesting against
the policy.
GEN. WOOD has inclosed the 'surren
der tree. under which the Spaniards
consented to the caPitulation OF Santi'
ago. with a wire fence. He has issued
an order imposing fine of 500 or inn
prisonmcnt for 100 days for nutilation
OF the tree
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY arrived a,
Tusiegce, Ala, on the 10th and visited
the negro school of Booker T. Wash
ington. The students had a process
sion and 30 floats representing all de-
partmcnts of school work. The prcSi
dent then went to Montgomery, Ala,
where he was warmly welcomed. The
president met the colored people OF
speech to them and afterwards
amid the roar of cannon, departed foi
Savannah, Ga.
The question of socialism was the
principal topic discussed in the con
veution OF the A +. Of l.. at Kansas
City, Mo, on the 10th. The vote on
the question was deferred until the
next day.
WILLIAM J. BRYA> went to the house
of representatives at Washington on
the 10th and was given cordial re-
ception by his former colleagues in
congress. Earlier in the day Repre-
sentative Bailey, OF Texas. the demo-
cratic floor leader, breakfasted with
Mr.. Bryan Mt the latter's room and it
was understood discussed in a general
way questions of public and party
policy.
The American peace commissioners
left Paris on the 10th for the United
States.
HENRY A. CuArIS, whose wealth was
estimated at $50, 900, 600, died at Niles,
Mich, aged Sc.
BARON FERDINAND JAMES DE RoTHs-
CHILD, Il member of the wcll-known
wealthy Hebrew family, died in Lon
don on the nth.
4 FRAECu-GERMAS reconciliation is
the all-absorbing topic at Paris.
The president on the 18th reviewed
the troops at Savannah, Ga, took a
trip up the river and attended
banquet of the chamber of commerce
in the evening. The next day he at
tended church and afterwards visited
the State Agricultural and Mechanical
college (colored) and made an address
to the students. He then inspected
the camp of the Seventh army corps
and left at midnight for Macon.
a CANVASS of the house as to an ex-
ira session disclosed verv strong
sentiment against a meeting of the
next congress before next Decem Der.
The bill authorizing Judge Foster,
OF Kansas, to retire on full pay will be
reported to congress after the holiday
WasRingtohh" ton" beiins%T1e n%1:-i 1t viii become "a a
law.
LIEUT. RICHMOND p. HoBsoN, the
popular hero of Santiago, was said to
have kissed AZ women at Kansas CITY,
Mo, on the 18th.
EDWARD BAN, president of the Balm
Wagon company, died from hear;
trouble at Pasadena, Cal. He was
rated as one of the richest men in
kenosha, Wis.
The Commercial club of Kansas City,
Mo-. gave n banquet on the 18th.
Among those present were Maj. Gen.
Chatfee, one of the heroes of Santiago,
and Lieut. Hobsou, hero OF the Merri-
mac episode. Attorney General Boyle,
of Kansas, spoke to the toast THE
State of Kansas and L. c. Krauthoff
for that of "The State OF Missouri"
Gen. Chaffee responded to that of The
Fifth Army Corps" and Lieut. Hobson
to that of The Navy"
THE president on the 10Th had n con.
federate badge pinned on to his coat
at Macon, Ga, and wore il during his
stay in the city. At the review of the
troops the stars and bars and Old
Glory were brought side by side to
salute in front of Mr.. Mckinley. The
president afterwards went to Augusta,
Ga, and reviewed the cavalry and in
the evening left for Washington.
MISCELLANEOUS.
r. Al. I.