The Holly chieftain., 1898-04-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Man
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

that the queen regent OF Spain had
again appealed to Queen Victoria di-
rect, asking the latter TO exert her In
duence to avert war with the United
States and, II WAS added, '.touchingly
Irecalling that both Victoria and her.
self are widows and thus deprived OF
advisers
THE ambassadors OF France, Ger
many, Russia and Italy at Madrid on
the 7th waited upon Senior Gullon, the
foreign minister, and presented joint
note in the interests Of peace. Senior
Gullon, replying. declared that the
members OF the spanish cabinet were
unanimous In considering that Spain
had reached "the limit Of interna-
tional policy in the direction OF con-
ceding the demands and allowing the
Ipretensions of the United States"
Gov. HoLc0MB, Of Nebraska, sent q
telegram to President Mckinley ten
dering the state militia to the govern
ment.
MARGARET MATHER, the &c tress. col
iapsed and was carried of the stage at
Charleston, w. Va. and never regained
consciousness She died of couvul-
sions, caused by Brights disease. She
was born in 1869.
THE London morning paper edito-
rials on the sth on the Cuban situation
were all pessimistic. at the most only
hoping that the delay would enable
some peaceful influences to work.
The Times could not see how a conflict
could be avoided. The Daily News
pointed out that in both America and
Spain it was the people and not the
rulers who desired war. Special dis
patches from the continent to the
London papers likewise recorded the
same feeling of hopelessness of avoid.
ing conflict
WASHINGTON WIS quiet on the sts.
and there was hardly sripple to show
that war was near. The cabinet held
its usual session, but there were no
new developments in the Spanish sit
uation to place before it. Prepare.
tions for all eventualities were being
hurried to completion in the war and
navy department
THE members OF the ways and means
committee of the house are busily en-
gagged with the treasury officials in the
work preliminary to the drafting of q
war revenue measure to be introduced
in congress Immediately upon the
opening OF hostilities with Spain. A
bill providing for temporary loan OF
&100, ,0OO. 900 and permanent loan OF
from $500, ,0oo, 900 to $500 900, 900 at three
per cent, payable in coin, has also
been prepared and will be immedi-
ately made in case Of war.
THERE was a rumor at Washington
that the flying squadron was held in
readiness by Commodore schley to in.
tercept the Spanish torpedo fiotilla,
now at Cape De Verde islands, II they
attempted TO continue their voyage tc
Cuba, as that. under the circumstances,
would be construed as an act of war.
CONSUL GENERAL LEE arrived at Key
West, Fla. on the 10th from Havana
and left at once for Washington.
SENIOR Polo Y BEBsABE, the Spanish
minister. delivered note to the state
department at Washington on the
night Of the 10th, stating that the
Spanish government had granted an
armistice to the Cuban insurgents
without condition and that liberal in
stitutions had been granted to the is.
land which the coming Cuban parlia.
ment would adopt The note also
mentioned the sympathy expressed by
the Spanish government on the dis.
aster to the Maine and offered to sub
NIT that question to experts designat
ed by the maritime powers Of the
world.
The announcement was made by the
war department that Gen. Schofield
has been taken from the retired list
and assigned to duty as military I'D.
wiser to the president and secretary Of
war.
GEN. LEE got ovations from crowds
at every station on his way from
Tampa, Fla, to Washington.
The London papers comment on Presi
dent McKinley's message 70 congress on
the iith. The Daily News said 1t musi
convince Europe thst the case fol
American Intervention is strong. The
Standard thought it was pity the
message could not hsve been farther
postponed. The Times comments upon
the grave responsibility which Presi
dent Mckinley throws on congress and
thought the president ought to hsvs
kept back the message aud thus gained
more time for peace. The Post thought
the message vague. The Chronicle
said the message called . halt and
threw upon congress the responsibility
of making war.
THE Official Gazette Of Havana pub
iished decree on the lith, signed By
Capt. Gen. Blanco. announcing thai
the Spanish government, yielding Il
the reiterated wishes Of the pope, had
decreed q suspension Of hostilities in
Cuba In order to facilitate the restora
tion OF peace in the island. No time
was hxed for the expiration of the de
| cree.
THE reports of the United Statei
consuls In Cuba in regard to the CON
ditions there. which the president
transmitted to congress on the It'll
with his message on the general sub
ject make bulky document
MasCxIx.AxE0uD.
IT was reported ON the 1lth ths
provisions In Havana had doubled in
prics.
GEoRak sroUr, Of Cincinnati, We,
knocked out BY Oscar Gardner, th,
Omaha Kid, !" In - rounds st Colum
bus, o. on the 7th. It was . hot fgh,
| from start 70 nnish, The knocl1-ou
blow was : short riRhtarm swing q
| the tAw.
Tn Great Eastern hot,;. of Chicago
Z woslis frtr relle. was destroyed b
- With = los Of ~, on
i AAANnvULAt > tlne the 44hte q
~ uanty Clabs skorss At Long 1slaSd