The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-09-15
THE LATE NEWS.

Luz pHIuuo VI hUlultIb III NEW lOfk
next Saturday has been declared off.
The lower house of the Spanish
Cortes has also approved the peace pro-
tocol.
1t is nov estimated that 900 women
and children were mastered during
the recent outbreak in Crete.
At Manila the insurgents complied
with the American demand and peace
ably retired from the suburbs.
No other case of yellow fever has
been discovered at Jackson. Miss, but
a large part of the population has left
the city.
Secretary Alger says that the break
ing up of Camp Wikof, ordered by
General Miles, was arranged fer by
himself before he left Washington.
The City of Rome, with Admiral Ger
vera and staff and the ZOO Spanish
prisoners from Seavey's Island, sailed
Monday from Portsmouth, N. H., for
Spain.
At least four and perhaps more lives
were lost in Philadelphia last Sunday
night by the explosion Of forty gallons
of gasoline. Three buildings collapsed,
burying all the occupants.
The Promotion Board of the navy is
opposed to the present plan of advanc-
ing men over the heads of others, and
will recommend an act of Congress
providing for medals of honor and 10
per cent, increases in pay.
The volunteer army at Camp Thomas
has been dissolved, the last regiment,
the Ninth New York, leaving for home
yesterday. Gen. Breckenridge left
Chickamauga yesterday for Knoxille.
and will go thence to Lexington.
Only two of the men invited by the
President to serve on his commission
to investigate the War Department
have accepted. They are Prof. ID. G.
Gilman and Col. James A. Sexton.
Senator Henderson has declined.
Maj. Gen. Brooke declares he is moi
responsible for the hospital conditions
at Chickamauga. The location was MOI
of his selection. General Brooke says
when he left the camp, July 90, but 4
per cent. of the soldiers were sick.
! The One hundred and Fifty-nintl
Indiana regiment has left Camp Mead
for home to be mustered out. The One
Hundred and Fifty eighth Indiana viii
, break camp at Knoxville to-day foi
the same destination and purpose.
1t is rumored at Santiago that Gle n
Lawton has been informed of the resig
nation of the Cuban Gen. Gomez. Tn,
/ resignation is said to have been de
manded by the Cuban Government be
: cause of criticisms by Gomez Of Ameri
can occupation in Cuba.
The American Evacuation Commits
%sioners for Cuba spent Tuesday at worl
aboard the Resolute, preparing a draf
of the conditions to be laid before TIL
Spaniards. The commissioners, it i
believed, will make their residence a
Ell Vedano, five miles west of Havana
General Miles has issued perempto
ry orders for the removal of all troop
from Montauk Point as rapidly as pos
sible. Secretary Ayers plan for
n permanent camp at Camp Montar
d seems to have sprung a s~ea-valve. TIL
b Commanding General Of the Army i
y asserting himself.
The War Department has issued a
order calling for the names of such Of
ticers in the regular and volunteer al
my service rs may be considered b,
their commanding officer to be entitle
to brevet commissions for distinguish
ed conduct and public service in th
presence of tie o. amy
After much pres Il from the Nav
> Department, tleWr Department ha
= at last or Tered co ut of inquiry int
the killing Of 81 anisl prisoners on tn
!, auxiliary crusier Ha,vard by men {
: the Ninth Massachusetts or Thirty
; fourth Michigan infantry. Capt. Co
ton, of the Harvard, SAYS there was n
d mutiny, but believes the shooting We
Il due to a misunderstanding arising frol
the inability of the American guard |
speak Spanish,