The Holly chieftain., 1898-07-29
PROWERs COUNTY DIRECTORY

Commissioners. !. : Asa.a5s J. !; a,ssss, Ssss,
washington correspondence.
By order of the President the depar-
ture of Commodore Watson's fleet for
Spain has been postponed until further
notice.
It is the opinion in administration
circles that we must take Havana before
Spain will be willing to accept our
terms of peace. and the campaign
against Havana is not expected to open
before fall.
4 The advance guard of Zen. Miles ar
my has landed on Porto Rico and raised
the stars and stripes. The flag will re-
main permanently on that island s LAB
ever NAV be done with the others.
This is official. Within ten days o. isSs
it is calculated that sll Of Pohs Rico.
except San JuaE, --.i;lich s IS; .a.'viiy forth
fed and garrisoned, will be, IA our pos
session; that will come later.
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Frost will come before peace ,ioss.,r'
said member Of the Cabin,t. when
asked ifthere was any truth III the
statement cabled from Europe that
spain- -had nasis dxartnee l1si q 81
Spain has NOT made any over isss for
peace directly to this government. and
even If she hss. there would be NO Inn
mediate prc-oect for peace, unless the
idea entertaiOsd by cur officials, that
Spain would lefu.e at this tirng to ac-
cept the conditions of peace that we
wonla exact, ia wrong.
In view of the idea that the produce
ton Of beet sugar is necessarily proflta-
BILE. which is prevalent in this country,
= report of United States Consul Gener-
al Goldschmidt, st Berlin. to the De-
partnent of State. on the production of
beet sugar in Germany. the headquar-
ters of the industry, Is both interesting
and Instructive The report. SAYS that
the total exports Of sugar from Germany
in 1s96-07 was 2. ,776. .425 pounds, an
amount unprecedented and which will
probably never be reached again. since
the prices. especially for raw sugar,
paid the producers no profit.
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All Of the American members Of the
Canadian Commission attended pre-
liminary meeting at the department Of
State. at which it was decided that the
first formal meeting Of lie Commission
would be held At Quebec, August 10th.
Until that time the Commission may be
addressed, care u department of State.
Washington. D, G. Inasmuch as the
Premier OF newfoundland had been ad.
ded to the British aide of the Commits.
sion.. Mr.. T. Jefferson Coolidge. Of Mas
sachusetts. vas named - an additional
American Commissioner, which makes
six on each side. Tho Commission will
not make public the subjects to be con-
sidered.
Although there arc plenty Of men
anxious to fight, there is no scramble 70
ealist in the regular army. which is still
more than Il. 900 men short Of the nun
Der to which congress authorized It's
increase. Some account for this by ex-
pressing the opinion that men hesitate
about enlisting in the regular army be-
cause there is no certainty Al TO wheth-
Or thar win 60 to the front or to some
army post. An army officer. Who has
had hand in eniisting the more than
q, 900 men who have gone into the req
ular army since congress authorized il
Increase, saws tho only reason The ranks
are mot fnll Il The high phydcal stands
ard required. aild To pSoye that be- w
right. pointed out that the average 81
men enlisted had scarcely reached ons
ont n svsr5 three who hsd bssn exam.
insd.
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