The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-09
He STEPS Own AN0 OUT
GEN. JlMINEZ CASTELLANOS
SUCCEEDS BLANCO.
Blanco was Too Proud to Surren-
der and will Go Home Be-
fore Cuba is Evacuated.

Havana, Nov. 29.-Marshal Blanco, al
1890 Saturday morning, formally re-
signed the office of governor general
and captain general Of the island of
Cuba in favor of General Jiminez Cas-
tellanos. .I
The ceremony took place in the
throne room of the palace without any
further solemnity thar the secretary Of
the government reading the royal de-
cress on the subject to the president
Of the colonial government and Cen
erals Parade, Solano, Ruiz and Te-
jada.
The ceremonies and festivities at
tending the taking Of the oath of Office
in previous years pon the appointment
of a new governor general were dis
pensed with on the present occasion.
over of the military command. \
Preparations for the rapid evacua-
ton Of the provinces Of Pinar del Rio
and Havan are progressing actively.
The Spanish transport Covodonga ar
rived here last night.
A dispatch from Cardenas says that
the entrance to that port is dangerous
for large vessels, owing to obstruc-
tions, such as boilers and heavy pieces
Of machinery, which were sunk dur
ing the war, having been washed away
by the under tow and massed in the
channel known as Mamii pass.
The steamer Varedera, the dispatch
adds. ran against one of these obstruc-
tons a few days ago, and her bottoms
We're seriously injured.
WANT BETTER MAIL SERVICE.
The Spanish evacuation commission
today notified the American commits
sioners that General Blanco would re-
ceive them at 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Nat c. Royston Of Birmingham has
been elected to the chamber of COM
merce here. The chamber today sent
the following communication to the
postal authorities:
Whereas, The method Of handling
the mail al Havana is antiquated, ex-
ceedingly slow and most confusing,
and is causing the rapidly increasing
business of the Americans in this city
great embarrassment; therefore,
Resolved, That the postmaster gen.
eral be requested to arrange as soon as
possible that persons acquainted with
the modern postal system be stationed
here"
HOT AFTER EDITORS.
Advices from Guines, Havana prov
ince, report that on Thursday last the
officers of the Barbrasto battalion Of
Spanish troops attacked the Office Of
the La Justica, destroying it.
The officers were looking for the edi-
tors of the paper, with the intention Of
killing them because Of an editorial
which had appeared in the journal un-
der the caption Of "Adieu," which arti-
Gle met with the censure of the military
commander.
Several private residences were at
tackled in the endeavor to capture the
editors, who fed to the insurgent camp.
The Spanish evacuation commission
ers believe the evacuation Of Havana
will be completed by December 10, but
this is believed impossible. The COM
missioners are satisfied it will be i'm
possible for the troops to remain until
February, and a great effort will be
made to complete the evacuation of the
island, all the army desiring to leave
as soon as possible.
1t is rumored hat as soon as the
actual evacuation of the island is COM
plete, between the 5th and 10th of De-
cember, the civil governor will be re-
moved to ~Cienfuegos, where General
Castellanos will establish his h%eadouar-
tiers.
There is good reason for, believing
that before January l the, stars and
stripes will float over the entire island.
Concord, N. H.-(Special.)-The fol-
lowing statement was given to tho
press: ST. :.
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, discoverer
and founder Of Christian Science, has
just completed the examination of a
| class OF seventy active utorLar. -