The Holly chieftain., 1899-03-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
Personal AND POLITICAL.

Personal AND POLITICAL.
A DISPATCH fram Hong Kong on the
I'd said that through the energy Of
,ousul Genera. "ildman it was dis
covered that @ 100 rifles and ., 900, 900
-ounds Of ammunition were recently
purchased hG the FI!plnos in Japan
md stored on lighters at Naukin,
-hjna, ready fo- shipment to the Phil
ppiae island, for AguDnaldo. Consul
Nildmau notified Minister COuger at
Peztn and thc latter at once communi-
:ated with the Chinese authorities,
who ssIz.d the munitions Of war.
FEED ". PECK United states com
missioner 70 The Paris exposition, has
ivc,ded that Samue! Kayscr. director
If the Chicago Conservatory of Music,
hall have charge Of the United STATES
department Of musical exhibits at the
exposition.
FUSEEAL services in memory Of the
ate President Fuure. Of France, we're
leId at Washington on the g5d and a
arge part Of official Washington at
ended.
THy war department has arranged
10 dispatch further reinforccmrnts to
ien. Ol!s at Manila. The regiments
elected are the Ninth infantry. now
4, New York, and the Sixth infantry
At Sau Anton 20, Tex Both these reg
meuts will 20 by way Of San Fran
,isco.
Col. ENoCu T. CARSON, aged - years,
lied at his home in Cincinnati on the
I'D. lie was not only one OF the old
st masons but also the highest in rank
masonry.
SECRETAET ALGER denied on the 2ith
that he intended TO resign.
ADMIRAL DEWEY sent telegram to
Washington on the 2ith asking that
the battleship Oregon be sent a, once
10 Manila for political reasons. His
dispatch has caused much speculation
and 1t was thought that the admiral
sees a probability Of intervention or
interference by European powers in
.he struggle in progress in Manila.
4 DISPATCH from Washington on the
3jth said that the administration no
.onger attempted to conceal its appre-
hension over the situation at Man la
and fears of international com plea
lions were entertained by President
Mckinley and his advisers, which
we're heightened by the receipt of
dispatch announcing the arrival at
.ianila of the German battleship
kaiserin Augusta.
MAJ. GIN. JOSEPH J. REYNOLDS, U.
;. ~, retired, died at Washington on
the Goth OF paralysis and cereb
hemorrhage, aged II years.
A BANQUET was given at the Arling-
ton hotel, Washington, by members of
the executive committee of the Louisi-
ana purchase celebration, with eX-Gov.
Francis, OF St Louis, at their head.
and the guests, mum bering 200, were
members of the cabinet, supreme court
justices, representatives, senators and
delegates from all states and terrific
rles within the purchase. Speeches
were made booming the proposition to
commemorate the purchase by holding
an exposition at ST. LOUIS in 1908
ALL was quiet on the Goth around
Manila except near Caioocan, where
the enemy's sharpshooters continued
W dHuoF ohi AIbDlS al ClOst range.
One man of the Twentieth Kansas was
killed in Ariquina village. which was
burned on the night of the 25th. and
four men belonging to other regiments
were wounded. In the list of wounded
reported by Gen. Otis appeared the
following: Twentieth Kansas, com.
pany D, Privatcs Larry Jones, head,
serious; Campbell Scott, arm. severe.
CONGRESSMAN HURLEY, of New York,
died at Hot Springs. Ark, on the Goth.
MAJ. RUSSELL HARRISON, with
guard OF % American soldiers, caught
80 Cuban soldiers stealing sugar cane
from plantation near Marianao. lie
arrested them and soon after about
500 Cubaps threatened to rescue the
prisoners, but Maj. Harrison said If
they came any nearer ne would order
his men to shoot. The prisoners were
delivered to Gen. Rodriguez, a Gu ban
commander, and Maj. Harrison was
given a receipt for them.
The trial of Senator Quay at Phila.
fclphla, for alleged misuse of bank
funds, has been postponed to April 10
on motion OF the prosecuting attorney.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A DISPATCH from Manila on the 2Tth
stated that in Nh, r..r,,t q r,g l., ~,