The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1898-12-24

it is stated that Sagasta will ask an
indemnity bill for the cession OF the
Philippines. The Cabinet will then
declare that as it finds itself at II
crisis, 1t can not admit any debate,
and will demand the adoption of
the bill, after which the question of
confidence will be submitted to the
Queen Regent.
The purchaae by the British
of Greek Pond, at the
western extremity of Kingston, ia.
maca, is said to be part of scheme !,
to convert Kingston Harbor into a
great naval depot. 1t Is believed
to be the intention of the British
admiralty to MAKE jamaica anoth-
er Gibraltar, to command the
Nicaragua Canal when completed.
At Washington arrangements
have been made for the transfer OF
the remains of Gen John A. Rawl-
ms, Gen. Grants chief Of staff, from
the Congressional Cemetery to the
National Cemetry at Arlington. A
site has been selected on the east
side of the mansion, near the graves
of Gen. Sheridan, Gen. Crook and
other heroes OF the civil war.
Old North Church, Boston, is fall
ing into decay, and the vestry has
made an appeal to the public to
assist in its preservation. Money
is needed to paint the building and
to repair the old steeple, from
which was hung the light which
started Paul Revere on his famous
ride. The church was built in 1923
and is, therefore, even older than
the Old South Church.
The Japanese Minister at Wash
ingtOn refuses to commit himself iu
favor of an alliance between Eng
land, America and Japan, propos-
ed recently by Senator Davis in
Paris.
One hundred and ninety-one jap
anese blue-jackets have arrived at
Port Townsend, bound for San
Francisco, where they will man the
new Jap snese cruiser just complet-
ed thore, +
Capt. Sigsbee, Of the battle-ship
Texas, has been ordered to Hav2ns
to take command of his ship
which was ordered there before he
could reach New York previous te
her departure. ~
| Ex-Gov. Stone, of Missouri, de,
MES the report that he has entered
into a scheme with Richard Croker
to have the next National Deomo.
cratic Convention repudiate the
Chicago platform.
Commander Sexton, OF the g. A
r., declines to discuss President
McKinley's suggestion as to The
care Of the Confederate dead, bu
says he favOres the same ,Memoria
day for the blue and gray.
! The Georgia Legislature has q
dopted resolutiones commencing
the Presidents speech at Atlanta
referring to federal care of Confed
crate dead. The resolutions also
approve the Presidents course il
the war with Spain.
Waits are appearing on door step
in Newport, KY, with startling
regularity every other night. TIL,
last little one was left in baske
on DR.. Kelly's doorstep. This il
the eighth child found in that way
in Newport in the past few weeks.
A dispatch from Madrid quote
as follows from semi-official not,
issued by the Spanish ministry
AS the American Senate must rati
! fly the treaty of peace before it be
comes effective, our government
r should wait for this ratification, ant
not hasten to cede territory whicl
the United States may not accept.
Agoncillo the representative o
Aguinaldo, the insuigent leader il
the PHILIPPINES, in an interview il
I London is quoted as saying: an.
countrymen will resist to the bite
' end any attempt to sell the Philip
pines to a foreign power. We ar
anxious to be united and allied
our good friends, the Americans
y but beyond this we are determine
: at all hazards to resist to the bite
+ end.'
English and German newspaper
!, published in China have been urs
ing the foreign Ambassador in thu