The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-28
News Notes.

Some startling disclosures are.
being made by the investigations
into the use of money in the Mon
tana senatorial fight,
Six large corporations, composed
of Americans and foreigners, have
formed combine to control the
borax supply of the world.
The Illinois House has adopted IA
resolution of thanks to Miss Helen
Gould for her work in behalf Of
soldiers during the late war.
The Maine House of Representa-
tives has adopted a resolution in
dorsing expansion and inviting
President Mckinley to visit Au-
gusta.
Gen. Whittier, who returned re-
Gently from Manila, says the troub-
lie in the Philippines is much ex.
aggerated and easy of settlement.
In an old safe in the Havana post
office two packages containing 1000
pesetas were found, addressed to the
Captain of the Spanish cruiser AL
fonso Kill
In Spain many army officers
have declared in favor of Don Car
los, and it seems certain that the
army will go over to him in body
shonld he go TO Spain.
Lieutenant Commander Harris,
who navigated the Maria Teresa
when she was abandoned, has been
honOrably discharged. He had vol
unteered only for the war.
Senior Sagasta, Prime Minister of
Spain, has announced that the
Queen Regent will convene the
Corres on the day following the
ratification of the peace treaty by
the United States.
Chauncey nj, Depew was formally
elected by the New York Assembly
in joint session last Wednesday, to
succeed Edward J. Murphy, Jr. in
the United States Senate Cor q
term of six years.
| Owing to lack of ships, officer;
and men, Secretary Long will be
unable, for an indefinite period, tC
re-establish the United States
naval stations abroad, which were
abandoned before the wer.
Gen. Wood speaks we'll of thu
Cuban office-holders whom he ha,
appointed at Santiago. He says
the people are cheerful and con
tented and that everything is al
quiet as il New England village
The House committee on foreign
affairs has reported favorably ,
resolution authorizing the Presi
dent to negotiate with the power
to secure immunity from capture o
private property at sea during war
A cargo of parrots that arrived il
Leith, Scotland, was purchased b.
. firm of whisky manufacturers
The birds were taught to cry "drinl
Blanks whisky" and were thel
: distributed in gilt cages to Liver
pool saloon-keepers,
The pen with which Gov. Roose
welt, of New York, signed the oatl
of Office was kept by the Cover no
himself, 1t was the one which Ger
Palmer ad used during the civi
war, The Bible on which the oail
was taken was presented to Mr.
Roosevelt.
The White Star line steame
Oceanic, the largest ship ever bull
/, was successfully launched at Be
fast. The Oceanic is 704 feet owe
all. Her engines are built for 1900
horsepower, and she has a coal CO
pacity sufficient to enable her t
circumnavigate the globe at a spec
of twelve knots an hour withou
:, recoaling.
A resolution Inns been introduce
in the Missouri House of Represer
tatives requesting the committe
of the House on education to pre-
pare and report a bill "repuirin
i the State of Missouri to print an
r furnish to the pupils of the stat a
. sch DOL books necessary to be use
9 in the public schools of the stat
q free of charge"