Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-10-13
THURSDAY, OCT. I3. 1898.
WarnatterS.

meg as disinclined TO resign COM
msnd Of the Cuban insurgent ar
Try and. while seeking no office
under an independent Cuban gov
eminent, aspiring to be the strong
est influence in shaping affairs. He
expresses entire faith that the
United States will give Cuba indie
pendence, and thinks Gen. Buffers
idea If a constabulary Of Cuban
soldiers differed By Americans a
good one.
The Philippine insurgents rat
fled their declaration Of independ-
ence at Malalos Sept. goth. Aguin.
aldo proclaimed constitution.
himself President, resigning the
Dictatorship. He said that he ia
vors the principle of the "Philip-
pines for the Filipinos."
The President and Secretary
Long will recommend in their an
nual messages to Congress that the
offiee-uf Admiral be revived fer
Hear Admiral Deweys peaeft.
Gen. Garcia declined an election
ne delegate to the Santa Cruz Gu
han convention, he not recognizing
the legality of the authority calling
IT. lie has gone among the insur.
gents to induce them to disband,
working upon u. S. salary of $500
per month. Later he will come
70 the United States 10 raise a
loan to pay of the troops.
Admiral Cervera will be a candi.
date for election as a Senator for
NE of Spain.
The Spanish are trying TO scare
the great Continental powers of
Europe with the idea that il the
United States secures the Philip
pines an Anglo American j japanese
alliance will be formed to dominate
Eastern affairs.
Gen. Wheeler's testimony before
the Presidents Investigating Com
Mission wac highly favorable to
the authorities n .neir manage
ment of the war, though he men,
toned several specific Instances in
which there was fault. Gen. II. V.
Boynton's testimony in regard to
the Chickamauga Park camp made
a splendid showing for its health
fulness Of location and it's man.
agrment by those in charge.
The prospect lie that Gen. Max
imo Gomez will be chosen President
Of the Cuban republic at the cleo
ton called for Oct. 10th, although
he said he would not accept Office.
Gen. Garcia will be chosen Secre-
fary of War. though he has repeat
eddy said the election was without
proper authority and he opposesit.
Gen. Fitzb1gh Lees testimony
before the'Nar Investigating Com
misi0G as that he had no CON-
plant toeAake of the War Depart
ment.
A newspaper writer says that
Aguinaldo while nominally the
chief of the Philippine insurgents ID
really subordinate in power TO q
hslf-breed named Juan Paterno,
who operates through a secret su.
preme council. Palermo openly ad.
vocates independence.
Gen. Garcia's course is making
him very unpopular among the Gu
bans, some of whom charge him
with selling out to the United
States.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee was ordered
to move his command, the Seventh
Corpe. from Jacksonville, Florida,
70 Savannah, Georgia, to prepare
for moving to Cuba the latter part
Of October. Brig. Gen. L. H. Car
penter win start shortly with the
second expedition to Cuba CON-
posed If the 7th and 9Th U. 3. Cav
airy, The campo at Lexington, KY,
Knoxville. Tenn, and Middletown,
Penn, will he abandoned for camps
in the far South when Lee embarka
for Cuba.
Three Major Generals and twen-
ty-six Brigndiers of the Volunteer
army were honorably discharged.
Those who we're Regular army off,
GERS will 20 back to their former
duties.