The Holly chieftain., 1898-07-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

''aN''HhNii DoHN lltIlrll F''N7 'ihAN
been rendered the position Of captain
II the United States army and he has
|bignidcd his readiness 10 accept lie
|will be the musical director Of the
sixth army corps, attached to Gen.
Wilson's staff.
EUROPEAN powers were said TO be
urging Spain TO sue for peace before
the American squadron reached her
shore. They we're afraid Watsou's ap'
pearance would lead TO complications.
DISPATCH stated that Gen. Garcin,
the Cuban insurgent leader, had writ
ten TO Gen. Shafter. declaring that he
was disgustcd with his treatment at
/ the hands of the American, and would
no longer cooperate with them, but
would withdraw his forces and act in-
/ icpcndcntly.
. MAJ. GES. MILES left Guantanamo,
tuba, on the afternoon of The 2lst, nc-
|rpmpanicd by about 5000 troops and
.nuvoycd by a squadron oi warships
/ To capture the island Of Porto Rico.
TIM subjoincd practically official
statement was made to the Associated
press at Washington on he lst: "Por-
| To- Rico will be kept by The nitcd
/ States. That is settled nud has been
the plan from the first Once taken it
will never I've released. Its possession
will go toward making up the heavy
expense OF war to the United States.
Our flag, once run up there, will float
over the islnud permanently
TuE president has appointed Fcrdi-
nuud ". Peck, OF Chicago, commits
Siuncr general Of the Paris expos ton.
GEN GARCIA, before retiring to the
interior with hts forces after a rupture
with Gen. Shafter. held council of
his officers and rendered to Gen. Gomez,
the Cuban commundcr-in.chicf his
resignation by courier rs commander
of the Cuban army of the east
GES. WOoD. Of the rough riders, has
been appointed military governor Of
Santiago de Cubn, succeeding Gen. Me-
| kibbin, who returned to his old duty.
The cabinet session nj Washington
on the 22d occupied an hour aud "a half
aud was devoted almost exclusively
to the Porto Eican expedition and incl
dental aggressive steps in the cam
paigu.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY stated to Comp
trullcr Dawes ON the 22d that there
would be no ihird call for volunteers,
as IL would not bc necessary.
GEN. Mills reported by cable OIL
IIayti that The was moving along
well" with the expedition to Porto
Rico.
ADMIRAL SANrFoN sent word to Wash
inFton that the expedition to the bay
OF Nipc, on the north coast OF Cuba,
was success and base of supplies
will hc established there, as II is nearer
than Santiago.
LlEUr llnUsuN arrived in Washing
ton on the 22d and paid his respects to
the president and naval officials His
mission was about saving some OF the
spanish wurships at Santiago
Tm Spanish minister OF public in
struction, Scnor Camazo, was given on
the 9sd AS authority for the statement
that peace, honorable to the Spanish
army, would shortly be concluded.
TnE Cincinnati Timcs.Star stated
that the national convention of the
populist party, called to assemble in
Cincinnnu September $. was of and
the gathering of middle-of.the the.ruad
aud affiliated populists would not get
beyond n cali on account Of Texas re-
'using to appoint delegates
Miss JESSIE SCHLEY, delegated from
the Peace Society of Paris arrived at
Madrid on the cath on her peace mis-
sion,
among Cuban residents in Santiago
pctitioniug President Mckinley to
turn the city over to the Cubans and
allow their flag to wave beside that of
the American flag.
rHoF. &. L. SESMoRr, for 80 years
professor in the St Louis high school
and author of works on mathematics
and bookkeeping in the schools of
Kansas and Missouri, died at Ann
Arbor, Mich, recently.
\ pIsrATcn from Rome on the 2Sth
stated that the pope had commune.
Gated to the powers peace proposals
that he considered would be accepta-
BILE to both Spain and the United States
TUE United States troops were re.
ported landing on the south coast of
Porto Rico near Ponce, on the 2Sth
A pIsPArcH from Madrid, published
in London on the 25th, stated that the
Spanish government had drawn up
message, addressed to the government
at Washington. proposing an armistice
for the purpose of discussing the terms
upon which peace can be arranged,
A rEiEURNN from Havana to Madrid
stated that the insurgents had Mt.
tackled Gibara and caused the Spanish
garrison to evacuate the place. The
same dispatch also said that Ameri-
cans had landed at Galamalacoa and
warShips had shelled the place.