The Holly chieftain., 1898-10-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
Personal AND POLITICAL.

GEN. j. {. PARROT Cird q his home
at keOkuk. Ia, aged = years lie
served in the Indian war and the civil
war and was the first department com
mandcr of the e. a. L Of Iowa.
GES. OTIS on the 2Oth cabled the war
department regarding the conditions
in Manila and the Philippines The
dispatch contained ma tiers which bear
on the negotiations Pending in Paris
and was caOled to the United States
peace commissioners. The dispatch
said the situation at Manila had i'm
proved and Gen. Otis saId he did not
anticipate any trouble with the insur-
gents
Cor. W. J. BRYAN assei the war in
vest,gatiug cOmmissiun at jackson
vile. Fla, to excuse J. IN from testify
ing before it for certain obvious rea.
sons and to examine his lieutenant
colonel instead. The commission
granted his request
PRESIDENT MCKISLTT on the Goth
went TO the First regiment army at
Chicago, where he spoke hrieily to a
meeting of railroad employees and
afterwards held an informal reception,
shaking hands with them as they filed
by him. The president then went to
the Aud turiun, where he was pre-.
sented with memoria. in favor Of in
teruatIunal arbitration TO which he
replied fuvorabIy after hearing it read.
At night the president took the train
for Washington.
SECRETARY LoSG has approved the
findings OF the court which tried and
sentenced Chaplain J. f. Mcintyre, of
the Oregon, to dismissal from the naval
service for critici>ing the conduct of
Rear Admiral sampson and Capt L. d.
Evans.
SIG&oE PEEu0ISI, the hus band OF
Lillian Russell, was divorced from her
at Jersey City, y. j.. and the noted
actress is again free from matrimonial
ties.
A CONTINUOUS ovation marked the
passage OF President Mckinley across
the states OF Indiana and ohio on the
2lst Brief speeches were made al
several places.
a DISPATCH to the New York Herald
on the 2lst from lIuvana said that ar
agreement between the two commits
OF evacuation, the American ultima
tnm being January and the Span
iaris acquiescing the time.
| EXCEPTIONAL interest was taken il
England on the 2lat in the celeb ebratiOr
OF the battle Of Trafalgar, where tn,
British feet, under Admiral Nelson
gained a victory over the fleets o.
/ France and Spain in 1905. The Caust
| Of the outburst OF patriotism was tn,
dispute with France over the Fashodi
/ question.
President MCKINLEY reached Wash
/ tlgton on the I'D from his western trip
| THE civil service comm ission is max
/ ing vigorous campaign against politi
/ cal assessments Of federal officials anC
employees and, in addition to its owl
circular, has brought out an orde
| from the post Office department, whicl
/ will be followed by one from the treas
ury department, looking to its full en-
! force cement.
An impressive ceremony in Washing
ton on the 25i was the unveiling o
| the peace cross on the summit O
| Mount St Albans, the site of the ncv
! Episcopal cathedral. President Nc
Kiuley was present and delivered
! brief address.
TIE navy department has made pub
lie that portion of Admiral sampson
report covering the conduct of tn,
| feet under his command in its opera
tions in the West Indies for about tw,
months prior to the destruction o
! dmiral Cervern's fleet on July 3.
THE last detachment of Spanisl
troops sailed from Porto Rico the 23d
TIE members of the insular cabine
at San Juan de Porto Rico took tn
oath of allegiance to the United State
with becoming solemnity.