The Holly chieftain., 1898-07-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

fbitNbNAl. AND lDllIttAis-
. a NUMBER of high spanish officers
we're dcscrting across '.e lines at San
tiago into the America camp. accord
ing 20 "A dispatch sen, ru Washington,
which act was regard as significant
Of an carly surrender
"A-uiSGTUN ofiiciu., received 4 ca.
blcgram from Admira Dewey ON the
7th u- follows: United States troops
have landed and have been cOmfOria-
bly, housed at Cayitc. Insurgents still
active hguinaldo proclaimed himself
/ president Of the revolutionary rGpub-
. lie on July l."
SECRETARY LoSG gave orders on the
'th FOR the Philadelphia TO take Ad-
miral Miller 10 the Hawaiian islands,
who viii ra So the American flag over
the Stands and include them within
the Iniud.
THE resolutions anucXing the Ha-
Vvaiian stands were signed by Hrrs.-
dent Mckinley on the 9TH.
II wa Learned from high source
that tn. war ,uutrrencc at Washing
ton on tur eth "a, held for the pur-
pose of going over the situation at
Santiago, and that no determination
to rush an attack on the city was
reached 1t WAS believed that Gen.
| Liuarcs would soon surrender when
he learned that the American army
was to be reinforced by - 600 or 20, 600
men, and sees the utter hopclcssness
OF the situation.
THE fifty-ffth congress adjourned
sine die on the ssh.
Tue armisticc ut Santiago de Cuba
was extended until noon of the 9th by
Gen. Shaftcr in order to allow Gen.
Linarcs the Spanish commander in
the city. to communicate with Gen.
BIanco and with Madrid. 1t was
thought the spanish general was
weakening and wanted permission
from his superiors to surrender
The Russian officials and the gen
eral public at St Petersburg were said
to be strongly in favor of speedy peace
as the only salvation for Spain and the
newspapers recommended the inter
vcnt.on OF Europe to compel ccssa.
tion of hostilities.
INFORMATION received from Madrid
said that the hopclessness OF the war
was being recognized and the peace
idea seemed to predominate in the
cabinet and negotiations were con-
,idered urgent If Santiago fell.
4 CORRESPONDENT with SIMPSONS
squadron informed the New York Her
aid that there was much friction be-
tween Admiral Sampson, in command
OF the American fleet nt Santiago and
Commodore Schley, the second in com.
maud, and the fleet was huzzing with
gossip about it.
The bombardment of santiago de
Cuba was begun by Gen. Shafter on
land and Admiral Sampson on the
water at four o'clock on the afternoon
of the 10th. Gen. Toral who com
manded the Spanish troops in Santi-
ago, offered to surrender the city if he
was allowed to withdraw his troops
from the city with colors flying, but
Gen. Shafter declined his terms and in
sisted on an unconditional surrender
The authorities at Washington sup
ported Gen. Shafter in his demand
GEN. NELSON A. MILES commanding
the United States army, arrived OFF
Santiago bay on the nth and immedi-
ately had conference with Admiral
sampson. Gen. Miles afterwards
landed at Playa del Este for the pur-
pose of comforting with Gen. Shafter
SESoR SAGAsrA went to the queen
regents palace at Madrid on the 18th
and rendered his resignation as pre-
mier and that of his cabinet. 1t was
generally expected that it would be
accepted.
SANTIAGO was bombarded by Samp.
sons fleet for two hours on the 1lth,
when Gen. Shafter reported that the
shells were falling in the bay and doing
little damage When the warships
ceased firing and before Gen. Shafter
began u land attack flag of truce
was seen coming from the city. The
object was not known at the time of
sending the dispatch.
SECRETARY ALGER on the l1th issued
orders attaching the Hawaiian islands
to the military department of Califor-
mia. The first New York volunteers,
Col. Barber commanding, will be as.
| signed for the time being as the garri.
son at Honolulu.
The Madrid Imparcial on the 1tth
said that the Spanish government
| probably would telegraph Capt Gen.
| Blanco that Spain would reap great
advantage by negotiating for peace
before Santiago, Manila and perhaps
| Porto Rico were captured.
LIEUT.. Col LITTLE, of the Twen.
tieth Kansas volunteer infantry, at
| San Francisco, stated that he has not
rendered his resignation and has no
intention of doing So
TnE president has appointed Fred
ericl< Mckinley, of New Mexico, to be
receiver of public moneys at Guthrie,
Ok.