The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-09-15
CONDENSED NEWS.

ion in Mississippi is also improved.
About 95 per cent. of the United
States troops at Ponce are on the sick
list. The percentage of deaths is small.
A Pekin dispatch says that Ii Hung
has been dismissed from power,
His dismissal is attributed to British
influence.
Charles Harris, of Denver, was shot
and killed in a row between factions of
the silver republican convention at
Colorado Springs.
The Mississippi State Board of
Health has raised it's quarantine against
New Orleans. The general fever sit
uation is encouraging.
Joe Letter has finally cleared mp his
disastrous wheat deal. 1t has loaded
the Letter estate with mortgages aggre-
eating nearly $4,000, 900.
The Figaro is authority for the state
ment that the French Cabinet at a
meeting unanimously agreed upon a
revision of the Dreyfus case.
JAS. A. Sexton, of Chicago, was
elected Commander-in-chie of the G.
A. r. Philadelphia was selected for
the next national encampment.
Almost all the European Powers
have replied favorably to the Cars
proposition for a peace conference, and
the conference may be held in St.
Petersburg in November.
The gold reserve in the United States
treasury Friday reached the highest
point in its history 219, 800, 372. The
highest point previously reached was
1918, 600, 600, in March, 1888.
The President has decided that no
food shall be distributed to armed Gu
bans. If they want rations, they must
disband and go to work. One com
mand, that of Gen. Cebrego, has al
ready done this.
Spanish officials in Porto Rico have
ordered the destruction of all arms and
ammunition belonging to Spain. The
rifles are broken up and the ammuni-
ton thrown into the sea. Other forms
of public property, in the departments
are also included in the destruction.
Over 500 Arabs, mounted on camels,
have been sent by Gen. Kitchener to
capture the Khalifa Abdullah. Off.
GERS have counted nearly 1000 dead
bodies of Dervishes on the battlefield.
1t is believed that 16, 600 were wounded
and the Sfrdar has between 5000 and
1000 prisoners.
The attitude of the insurgent leaders
at Manila is becoming constantly more
hostile towards the Americans. One
Of Aguinaldo's rivals, Gen. Pho Pillar is
especially troublesome. Aguinaldo has
become more open in his hostility tC
the Americans. Insurgents continue
to patrol the city, encouraging lawless
ness and annoying the American troops,
Secretary Alger says that the regi
ments designated to remain in the
service will remain. which seems tc
contain an intimation that petitions
will be a waste of time. AS soon as
about 100, 900 men have been mustered
out, says the secretary, the entire army
will be reorganized, put into com.
Portable camps and kept there unit
needed for service in Cuba, Porto Ri
co and the Philippines.
The Spanish Chamber has followed
the example of the Senate, under Sa
gasta's direction, in holding secret
sessions for the discussion of all ques
tions connected with the war. Thu
Spanish press is forbidden to publish
anything about the debates, and al
press dispatches are rigidly edited b!
the censors. The members of the op
position created a lively eel in tn,
Chamber when the secret sessions
we're ordered.
Havana is all astir with preparation
for the coming of the Americans. Th,
arrival Of the commissioners stands for
the arrival of American ideas, Ameri
can energy and the impetus needed t.
make Havana o modern city. The
Havana people have unlimited faith il
the possibilities of the new area. ant
talk of nothing else but the grea
things they expect to see done whel
the Americans come. According to tn
Havana belief, a host of hustlinl
Americans will pour into Havana OF
the heels of the commissioners ant
magically transform that medieva
relic.
At Havana the party favoring the alb
solute independence Of Cuba has be
come aggressive and is making q shev
of strength. Leaders of the old Auto
nomist party are endeavoring to all.
that faction with the insurgents in fay
or of independence and claim to hav
the support of the influential i~nsurgent
in Havana province. The supporter
OF annexation to the United States ar,