The Holly chieftain., 1898-06-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

fEksoSAL AND POLITICAL.
EESJASuS TYLER HESIY, inventor of
The famous Winchester rifle, died at
New Haven, Conn, aged 20.
A sEMG-oFFGCfAL note from Ottawa,
Que, said that the Dominion govern
ment had decided to cypel the two
Spanish spies, Lieut.. jarranza and
Senior du Bose from Canada.
Miss EvASGELtSE CI-sERos, whose
romantic escape from spanish prison
in Havana several months ago is re-
called, was married ht Ia timore, Nd.
on the 9th to Carlos +. Carboncl, who
assisted in her rescue
THE Madrid correspondent of the
London Daily Mail on the 9th stated
that there was little doubt now that
Spain, seeing the hopelessness of
further continuing the war. was ap-
proachtng the powers with view to
obtaining an honorable peace.
TIE president on the 9th nominated
J. Warren Kcifer, Of Ohio, to be major
general and John r. s Goblin, of Penn
sylvania, TO be brigadier general.
The Nebraska prohibition state con.
vention nominated K. V. Muir for
governor. National Chairman Dickie
tddrcssed the convention.
IL consequence OF rumors of Spanish
varships in the north Atlantic the
govern ment has got Il formidable fleet
Of naval conveys, made up of 10 war
| ships, headed by the battleship Indi-
ana, to protect the troopships on their
yoynge to invade Cuba aud Porto Rico
| Otiipials declined TO state when the
ARMY would move.
TIE British consul at Santiago de
Cutia sent a dispatch on the llth by
was Of Halifax to the New York Her,
aid In reply to II cablcgram from that
payer that Lieut. Iobsou and his men
wen, we'll and well cared for. The
conbul had recently seen the prisoners
United STATES marines were landed
a fdv days ago at the entrance to the
hator of Guantanamo, Cuba, and
thet had almost Il continuous fight for
Is purs with the Spanish troops, when
reil ilforcements were landed from the
Mat tblehcad. Four of our men were
| xii led and one wounded and our ad-
vance pickets were unaccounted for
TheiSpanish loss was not known, but
it wls thought TO be considerable.
OUR Ambassador in London cabled
from there on the l2th that advices
had been received from Hong Kong
that Manila had fallen. 1t was not
stated whether the city had surren-
dcred to Admiral Dewey or to the in
surgents-
ORDERS were sent on the 1fth by
President Mckinley to Mai. Gen. Cop
pinger, who viii command the expedi-
tion, and to Maj. Gen. Lee, who will
be second in command, to hasten the
Porto Rican expedition in every way
possible. ltwas not otthought possible,
however, to get tho army embarked
and started for PORTO Rico in less than
two weeks.
UNDER command ofGen. Shafter the
First division of the United States
army sailed on the i2th from Key West,
Fla, for Santiago de Cuba, to besiege
and capture that town. A large num-
Der of warships conveyed the trans
ports to prevent any attack by Spanish
warships which might be prowling
around.
IMMEDIATELY upon receipt of the
information from the white house on
the 18th that the war revenue bill had
been signed by the president, Secretary
Gage issued circular explaining to
the public about subscriptions to the
bond issue.
THE speaker of the house and the
vice president of the senate signed the
war revenue bill on the 18th and it
was then taken to the white house,
where the president attached his sig.
nature and il became law.