The Holly chieftain., 1898-05-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PROCLAMATION was to be issued 10
Gen. Gomez and the .usurgent army
over the signature of ] Estrada Pal
ma, delegate from the republic OF ca ba
to this country, and, Gonzales de Que
sado, secretary OF the Inta in New
York, urging the insurgents to place
themselves under the stars and stripes
as soon as the American colors shall
be raised on Cuban soil and to have
absolute confidence in the fair inteu-
tions Of President Mckiu ley and his
administrator.
4 pI.PArCW from New Orleans said
that John Waltz, arrested Mt Port Eads
with p0rtfolioo of plans and drawings.
showing the Notifications of Forts ST
Phillip and Jackson. will face a mill
tary commission to be named by Gen.
Graham, and the chance that he Will
be shot as a spY vas pcrllously promis-
ing.
News was received at Washington
on the Goth of the departure Of the
Spanish flcvt from the Cape Verde is-
lands and great concern was mani.
tested as to it, destination.
SECRETARY ArGEE issued sweeping
order on the !Hd TO all persons con-
uCcted with the war department in
structing them not to give any infor-
nation to the press about the war m.
der any circumstances.
THE board Ui strategy at Washington
has decided that If the Spanish feet
does not come 10 Us. the United States
warships must attack Spain At home
and seize the canary islands or some
other Spanish possession as a base OF
supplies in order to do so.
WuATEyEE question may exist under
the presidents procla amation regard
ing other vessels, the Washington au-
thorities seem to have no doubt that
the capture OF the Spanish steamer
Panama was a legitimate seizure and
the q passengers on the vessel were
ordered to be held as prisoners of war
IT was stated by Cubans at Key
West, Fla, on the lst that Gen.
Blanco, the Spanish captain general in
Cuba, was burning the interior towns
in the island
ACCORDING TO dispatches on the ist
the first battle Of the pano-Ameri.
can war was fought by Adm. Dcwcy's
squadron and the Spanish fleet at the
Philippine islands, off Manila, and vic
tory was with the stars and stripes
The account of the engagement came
by way of Madrid which said the
Castillo and the Maria Christina were
burned. the Don Juan de Austria was
blown up and several other vessels
were sunk to prevent the Americans
from getting them No account of the
loss of life was given. News had not
been received at Washington how
Adm. Dewey Jared, but there was great
rejoicing over his apparently great
victory.
NEWSPAPER men had an interview
with Gen. Shafter at Tampa. Fla, on
the lst and it brought out the facts
that he would command the army in
Cuba and that the troops would not
leave for the island for ten days at
least.
lr was reported late on the I'd that
President Mckinley had received dis.
patch from London that news had
been received there that the governor
general of the Philippine islands had
Iuhht u sOuIp SURRENDER 10 tOnInO-
dore Dewey and that it was thought
the insurgent army would be used to
keep order.
A lIoSG KoNG dispatch of the I'd said
that the bombardment of Manila had
begun and that the inhabitants were
fleeing to the country. A London dis
patch, however, said that the captain
general of the Philippine islands had
been given - hours to comply with
Commodore Dewey's demands and that
the Madrid authorities had cabled the
captain general to obey Dewey as there
was no other course opened.
The civil authorities OF Madrid at
midnight on the I'd turned the city
over to the military authorities for
the purpose OF keeping order and de-
velopments were hourly expected All
classes hoped for the Intervention of
the continental powers in the war
with the United States.
RECENT advices from Rome indicated
that Pope Leo had not given up all
hope of saving Spain from utter ruin.