The Monticellonian., 1898-07-22
OTHERWISE CNNOTICED.

1 tended mass at Annapolis sunday
 Gen Shafter returned Gen Toral's sword to him when the surrender took place sunday.
 Prof Freeman " schley, first cou- sin of Commodore SchIey, fell dead on the street in Tampa, Fla, Sunday.
 Delaney Perry, formerly, wealthy merchant of Louisville, Ky, has ap- piled for admission to the poorhouse.
 The scene during the unfurling of the flag over the governors palace at Santiago is described as most inspir. ing.
 Survivors of the wrecked French line steamer La Bourgogne arrived at Hayre Sunday on the steamer La Tou raine.
 Admiral Dewey will receive slo,ooO as his share of the prize money for the destruction of Montojo's squadron at Manila.
 Riots have occurred in Huelva, Spain. Crowds gathered in front of the public buildings crying: "Glve us cheap bread2'
 Unpleasant reports of discontent among the Cuban auxiliaries because they can not have things their way, come from Santiago.
 The suffering Spaniards in the city of Santiago will be at once succored, and steps have already been taken to supply them with food.
 Joseph Kaiser, for 30 years a resident of Wabash, Ind, was found dead in the Wabash rlver near the Big Four rail road bridge at that place.
 It has been decided by the United States commissioners that receipts pre- sented to banks todraw money are sub ject to the revenue tax the same as cheeks
 Capt. ten. ,tacias cables from San Juan, Porto Rico, that . casks of pow der have exploded in that 5Fss, 7-i ling l ten artillery men and wounding d mum. Der of others.
 Advertisements for bids for trans porting the Spanish forces of Santiago province from Cuba to Spain have been sent out from the office of the secretary of war.
 William W. Witt, aged 76, who for years was a prominent stock raiser and farmer, near Lebanon, Ind, died Sun day from the effects of a paralytic stroke received in March, 1896.
 A cablegram from Playa del Este conveys the information that Maj. Webb C. Hayes, of the First Ohio cav airy, son of the late President Hayes, was wounded on Friday, July 3.
 Direct cable communication from Santiago to Washington is now possl- ble. Owing to the surrender of San tiago, Havana is not able to use the line, and is completely cut off.
 The auxiliary cruiser Yale, with Gen. Miles, will leave for Porto Rico in the course of a day or two. Gen. Miles says sufficient force will be sent to the is- land at once to take and hold it.
 Services were held in the Methodist church at Ghanute, Kas., Sunday, in memory of Lieut. ". A. Slater, late of the Thirteenth infantry, who was killed in the first battle before Santi- ago.
 In some quarters in Europe it is thought that the generous treatment of the garrison at Santiago, especially the sending of them home at Americas expense, will encourage Capt.-Gen. Blanco to prolong resistance.
 Gen Shafter, in a message to the war department, says that after re- viewing the endless and intricate plan of defenses at Santiago he is of the opinion that it would have cost 5,G00 lives to have taken the city by force.
 John P. Lewis, an old resident of Dubuque, Ia, was stricken with apo pleXy Saturday night while convers- ing with his uncle, Dr. Watson, and all most immediately expired. He served through the war in the Fifth Iowa cav airy.