The Holly chieftain., 1898-09-16
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL Ann POLITICAL

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
NEWS of daring plot 10 assassinate
the cZar of Russia at Moscow was re.
ceived in London The plan was to
let the gas in a house escape and then
FOR the consPirator TO .ght match
and cause an explosion which would
Xii. the car while he was passing.
The conspirator, in his agitation,
struck the match too soon and his
mangled body was founI among the
ruins. A staff officer and his wife were
also killed, their coachfnan fatally in
jured and about 30 Other persons we're
more or less seriously njured.
SECRETARY ALGER ha, requested the
president to order searching iuyes-
legation of the war department In
TINS request the secretary was Joined
by Adjt Gen. Corbin. The president
has not yet determined whether he
viii grant it or not
The correspondent of the Times at
Gambia fully confirms the reports of
most serious events there. lie said
that it was feared that only $50 Chris.
tians had been saved out of over /. 900.
The Turkish troops refused to aid the
British, who, being exceedingly few
in the town, were soon ovcrpowercd.
THE republican state convention Of
Utah strongly tndorscd Presiden, Me
kinley and declared for the free coin
lg. Of silver
LIEUT.. Guy MORGAN, of the Twenty.
second Kansas, who was tried by
roUrt-martial at Camp Meade, Pa. on
a charge Of dcsecratiug the graves of
confederate soldiers In the south, was
aceuitted.
THE q. A. L. encampment at Cincin.
na'i on the 9th finished the election OF
It's officers. Two resolutions, indors-
ing President Mckinley and Secretary
AlEer for their conduct of the war,
wee passed amidst scene of EN-
thusiastic demonstration. The pen
sion resolutions asked for liberal
to be placed on the PEN
sion laws
GEN. CAssIUs NJ. CLAY, of Kentucky,
has been granted u divorce from his
yiri wife.
PRESIDENT McKISLEY has rendered
places to Gen. SchotieId and ex-Sena-
.or Gordon, of Georgia, on the pro-
posed commission to examine into the
and medical departments
If the army in the recent war.
The president has appointed Senator
tray, OF Delaware. as the fifth mem
Der Of the peace commission.
Tup SiIruf ,trornI a.. 10
ng named gentlemen to accept places
m the committee requested by Secre-
ary Alger to investigate the conduct
# the war: Lieut.. Gen. John NJ Scho-
ield, Gen. John B. Gordcn. Gen
ireenville NJ. Dodge, President d. c.
iilmau, Gen. Charles F. Manderson.
Ion. Robert T. Lincoln. Daniel $. La
nont, DIR. w. w. keeue. Col. James A.
eXtOn.
IL an interview at Detroit Mich,
ecretarv Alger expressed himself as
yell pleased with the presidents Sc
action of the committee to investigate
he conduct of the war department
WAsHiNGroN dispatch said Robert
=. Lincoln and Daniel Lamont would
robably not accept positions, on the
'ar Investigating board, owing to. a
ress of business matters.
A DISPATCH from Atlanta, Ga, said
zen. John b. Gordon would not serve
n the war investigating committee,
wing to i'll health.
A WASHINGTON telegram said Com,
lodore Kurtz had been selected te
ucceed Rear Admiral Miller as com,
lander of the Pacific coast station,
nd that the battleships Oregon and
owa would be attached to this station.
ADMIRAL CERvERA and his officers
nd all other Spanish prisoners cap
ured at Santiago boarded the City OF
tome at Portsmouth, y. H., on the
9TH, to sail for Spain.
A MADRID dispatch said the senate
ad passed bill authorizing the con-
lusion of peace on the terms provided
n the protocol.
GEN. CHARLES +. MANDERsoN, of Ne.
'raska, declined the proffer of a place
n the army investigating board.
The state election in Maine on the
9Th resulted in the success of the full
epu blican ticket Gov. Powers plu-
lity is about 1000. a repu blican de-
rease of 81 per cent and democratic
'ain of six per cent.
A MANILA dispatch of the !ath said
Rear Admiral Dewey regarded the sit.
iation there as critical and had re-
Iuested an additional cruiser and bat.
leship.
JupGE THOMAS NJ. COOLEY. the noted
,ril linl nj A,h Mich For
weeks he had realized his mental and
physical weakness and often expressed
/ wish that death would come.
A LINCOLN, Neb., dispatch said Col.
w j. Bryan. of the Third Nebraska,
iad wired the fusion state committee
that he would not return home in
time to take part in the fall campaign.
News brought from the steamer Cop.
ic on the 18th announced that the ma
possession in the Pacific ocean, had
ed u successful revolution against the
spanish officers aud were now un-
in full possession of the
stands.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Mexican war veterans of Ohio,
most of whom are veterans of the
:ivil war, reelected their entire board
)f old officers at Cincinnati on the Sth.
Columbus was selected for the place
If next meeting.
The Grand View hotel, the largest
nostelry at Highland lake. a summer
'esort near Williamsport, Pa, was to-
ally destroyed by fire. The hotel was
closed for the season and