The Holly chieftain., 1898-06-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK,
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

THERE were sinister predictions of
an impending revolution ia Spain con-
tained in a special dispatch from Mad
rid on the Goth. Emperor Francis
Josef Of Austria. was said to have
strongly advised the queen regent to
prepare TO hy. and her mother, who
was in Madrid, was reported to have
given her the same advice, but the
queen regent was determined to re-
main, II was regarded, however, as
only a question Of few days before
an outbreak occurred
TuE newspapers in Madrid continue
to urge the cutting of the American
cable connections across the Atlantic
II the Cuban cables are severed.
The bitterness cngendered over the
election of officer, OF company A, of
the Bryan volunteer regiment, showed
no sign. Of disappearing on the 25th.
Gov. HDIcomb received tn" re- gnation
of Capt Whitmorr, VIII, vas elected
against the wishes OF Mr.. Bryan who,
it was alleged. wanted the place him
self
TIE London Spectator says: 'f' Is
clear that Spain intends to delay tine
war rs long as pos, &C., hoping that
either Americans '.l, grow tired of
spending money or that Europe, dis
turbcd by the Eruption o. com
mcrcc and the r., in the price of
wheat will intervene gHd insist upon
peace.
THE war situation on the 9th was
that no forward movement of II p,
either upon Porto Rico or Cuba, would
be made until definite information
was received a. TO the location of Ad-
miral Cervcra's fleet the authorities
being completely in the dark as to
whether the Spanish squadron was in
Santiago de Cuba or not
EARLY on the aOth the navy depart
mrnt at Washington received a dis
patch from Commodore Schlcy an
nouncing that he had located Admiral
Cervera's squadron in the bay of San
lingo de Cuba. No information was
obtainablc as to what the commodore
intended to do, but it seemed to be
thought that he would keep the Span.
ish fleet bottled up in the harbor. The
suggestion was made. however, that
Admiral Ccrvera would blow up his
vessels rather than have them taken.
a SPECIAL from Washington on the
2gth stated that orders had gone for
ward to Gen. Shafter at Tampa, Fla,
to embark his troops on board the
transports at that place and move un-
der the convoy of Admiral Simpsons
vessels. Where Gen. Shafter was to
go was not divulged.
A DISPATCH from Washington on the
3Oth stated that troops at gulf ports
had begun to march aboard the trans
ports and that there was to be no
fewer than four military expeditions
to the cnemy's territory, but ut what
points the troops were to be landed
was kept profound secret Gen.
Miles and his staff left Washington at
night for the south, after Il war con-
ference with the president.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY wrote letter
expressing his regret that he could not
take part in the Memorial day exer-
cises at Gettysburg, owing to his pres
ence being required at Washington.
FRANCE and the United States have
signed reciprocity agreement.
lr was reported through dispatch
which came from Kingston, Jamaica,
that the fleet and soldiery were mo-
nopolizing the supplies stored in Sam
tiago de Cuba and fear and famine pre-
vailed among the people, Commodore
Schley's blockade by sea and the in
surgent lines on land preventing the
city from getting provisions.