Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-08-18
THE NEWS CONDENSED.

President Mckinley will ake va
cation in October.
1t is reported that Mulai-Al El-Aziz,
sultan of Morocco, is dead.
The customs receipts at Santiago
July 30 to Aug. 10, were S64,25.
MAJ. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee announces
his candidacy for the L. 5. senate.
The L. S. government announces
that unrestricted mail service with
Spain has been resumed.
The first American flag to enter
Havana harbor since Gen. Leeleft. was
carried by the dispatch boat Moran.
Reports from Santiago say Gen. Gar
ella has repented of his hasty anger to-
ward Gen. Shafter and is anxious to be
reinstated in the good graces of the
Americans.
Tacoma, foundered on Tasmania and
IL of those on board the bark, includ-
ing Capt. Nissen, his wife and two
children, were drowned. ~
Germany Is Opposing the United
States proposed naval station in Pago-
Pago harbor, Samoa, and as counter
move it is predicted that Germany will
try to annex the islands.
Miss Clara Barton, head of the Red
Cross society, has asked President Nc
Kinley for a vessel to carry much
needed relief supplies to Havana. 1t
will he granted Immediately.
A terrible cloudburst in Hawkins
county, Tenn, carried 80 persons to
their deaths besides doing damage
to property. Five entire families were
wiped out of existence, one family
numbering 10 persons.
The huge camp at Montauk Point,
Long Island, has been named Camp
Wykoff," in honor of Col. Chas. A.
Wyhoff, 22d u. 5. infantry, who was
killed July at Santiago. A plentiful
supply of fresh water has been found
for the camp.
A dispatch from Ponce, Porto Rico
says: Capt. Biddle, of Co. c, Fourth
Ohio volunteers, must stand trial by
courtmartial and then answer for the
conduct of his men during the attack
on Guayama. 1t is alleged that dur
ing the slight skirmish Co. c fled panic
stricken at the first fire. and their
fight spread the alarm. which almost
caused panic in the ranks.
Rear Admiral kirkland. command
ant of the Mare Island navy yard. at
Vallejo. Cal, died there. He would
have been placed on the retired list
July were it not for the war. He
was appointed from North Carolina
June 90 1850. He served at sea for
eight months as rear admiral; total sea
service, % years and nine months;
shore or other duty, 1G years and eight
months.
The pope is again confined to his bed
and his extreme weakness has produced
a great commotion. excitement and in
trigues among the members of the
sacred college. 1t is reported that
France, Germany and Austria. as being
chiefly concerned in the accession TO
the papacy, have ordered their repre-
sentatives not to leave Rome. Dr.
Lapponi, the pope's physician, thinks
there is no danger if the pope is able to
pull through the hot weather.
The United States government is
not going TO take much nonsense from
Agunaldo. the Philippine insurgent
leader. The instructions To Gen. Mer-
rift and Admiral Dewey viii be very
specific on this point. Ii Aguinaldo
makes any trouble he will he arrested
and deported. Not having the Span
ish troops TO fight the United States
forces will make short work of Aguin-
aldo If he is inclined to be treacherous.
Gen. Blanco has rendered to the
Spanish government his resignation as
captain general of Cuba. giving as his
reason that he does not wish to SUPER
intend the evacuation of Cuba.