The Holly chieftain., 1898-03-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
Mrs NGSsLow, VINO VIII rbristen
the battleship kcarsagc, TO be launched
at Newport News, Va, March -. has
refused 10 use water in the ceremony.
MISIsrEE Wo0DFoRp has warned the
state depart meut at Washington TO
watch the future movements OF span.
ish warships. 1t was stated that Spain,
urged on By the party in power at
Madrid, was preparing to begin hostil-
tiles against the United States with
out waiting for formal declaration of
war
SrAiN may have to reckon with japan
as well as with the United States in
the event the rcspons.bility for the
Maine explosion Is laid At the door of
the dous. The navy department has
ascertained that upon the Maine were
several japanese subjects, employed as
cooks or other servants, and these were
lost The fact Of their death has been
given TO the Japanese government
The Cuban insurgents continue to
burn cane fields and destroy planta-
tions wherever the owners fail to paw
taxes TO President Maseo's govern
ment. They loot the cattle from un.
der the very walls Of Matanzas, Glen
fuegos and other cities.
Tm Kentucky house Of representa-
tives has passed, hy party vote, an
act to prevent the making OF Il contract
payable in gold and making such
contract null and void. 1t is substan-
TALLY Il copy Of the Nebraska law and
declares both gold and silver legal
tender in payment Of debt ON exactly
the same terms
THERE was recently considcrab BILE
talk in senatorial circles in Washing
ton about proposition to be sub
mitted to congress for the United
States 70 guarantee $500, 600, 900 Cuban
bonds as the price of the islands free
dom.
IL reply to a telegram on the 4th
from Secretary Long, Of the navy de-
partment, Adm. Sicard stated that he
had talked with the president of the
court and they had agreed that it was
not yet possible to fix a date for the find
ing of the court as to the cause of the
Maine disaster. The court OF inquiry
finished its investigation at Key West,
Fla, aud left in the evening on the
Mangrovc for Havana.
\ WASHINGTON dispatch stated the
other day that the Cuban question was
nearing an acute stage, President Me
kinlcy being resolved To press for the
ending of the war in the island by
May !, realizing that then the rainy
season would commence and it would
be impossible to intervene before Octo-
ber, and thus there would be six
mon this more of starvation for the un-
fortunates in Cuba.
THE Spanish government. il was an
nounced at Washington, has demanded
the recall of Consul General Lee from
Havana and that merchant vessels take
supplies to the Cuban sufferers instead
of United States warships. The gov
ernment at Washington has complied
with the latter demand, but will not
recall Gen. Lee.
THE Army and Navy Journal at Bos-
ton has published a long article under
the heading Preparing for War" in
which the present warlike situation is
carefully reviewed. 1t states that
there is grave danger in the United
States from ignorance and over-confi-
dence, but in case of extremity there
would be such an uprising of II great
people as would shake the world.
The Post at Houston, Tex, has
printed letter from United States
Senator Mills in which he formally
withdraws from the race for re-clec-
ton, which leaves the field to Gov.
Culberson.
The Berlin Tageblatt published n
dispatch from Pclin on the 9TH saying
China had agreed to lease Port Arthur
and Ia LienWan to Russia for 30 years.
HIGHLY feverish condition pre-
vailed in Washington on the 5th. caused
by the announcement that Spain had
asked for Consul General Lees recall,
and the backdown by the Spanish gov
ernment did not abate the strain. 1t
was feared that war was imminent.
Reliable information from Havana
was TO the effect that the report of the
court of inquiry had found almost uu-
mistakable evidence that the Maine
was exploded by mine.
IT was stated that Japan realizes
that Russia is making dangerous en-
cOacntDcnlS IN lnlDa- Wnere she ner-
self should enjoy the fruits of victory.
Russia, on the other hand. will not re.
cedc, hence n war with Japan seems in
evitable.
SECRETARY LoNG has issued an order
directing that the Minneapolis and Co
lumbia be put in commission immedi-
ately. lie also sent orders to Philadel-
phia, New York and Boston for the en-
listment of 500 seamcn Mt once.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The federal supreme conrt on the
18th rendered an opinion in the maxi.
mum freight rate case. Justice Har.
Ian held the Nebraska law to be con.
trary to the lith amendment in that it
authorized the taking of property
without due process of law and was
therefore invalid. The opinion was
favorable to the railroads.
SECRETARY ALsEE, of the war de-
partment has entered into contracts
for the delivery, within so days, of p
500 pairs of ambulance wagon wheels,
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