The Holly chieftain., 1899-01-06
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail
rEKsoNALaSD POLITICAL.

L I-A.''Nhls AMI lftSls.
! FEASK JAY GoULD, the youngest son
If the late Jay Could recently paid
$50, 900 FOR a seat on the New York
stock exchange, the highest price
paid in many years.
/ EN-Guy. MERRIAM, of Minnesota,
was said to be slated 10 succeed Secre.
tary Hitchcock as ambassador to
Russia.
THE Toronto Cam World had Il
startling editorial ou the Goth, stating
that between grasping annexation
! lmoveme t in the United States, having
/ for its end the domination of the whole
American continent, and a grcnt party
/ IN England prepared to make any sac
ritices to the United States TO secure
an alliance, Canada was in danger of
being absorbed by the United States.
| \ CONIIIWESrkEr banquet was given
! to William J. bryan by the Nebraska
Travelling Mems club at Lincoln, Neb.,
on the Both Mr. lIrvan responded to
the tuasi Of "Amrrica's Mission" and
spoke against tho expansion policy.
/ J. g. .Iunuruu. Of Kansas, spoke to the
sentiuru, -Np Trusts"
ImE war department announced on
the "orn that Cen. Wesley Merritt had
been relieved from further duty In the
Philippines and was assigned to the
command Of the department OF the east
and that Cen. Shaftcr had been as.
signed 20 the command of the depart
ment - Callfornia-
PREsIDENr MCKINLEY was recently
presented with two petitions for uni
yersal disarmament and arbitration to
settle international disputes The
first petition was signed by denomina-
tional churches existing on all the
continents and the second was from
the Pnn-Prcs byicrian alliance The
signcrs Of both petitions represented
more than 50, UOO 600 of Christians in
all parts Of the world, 25, 900, 900 OF
whom are Prcsbyterians
SESoE Dos MArIAs ROMERO, the Mex
lean Ambassador to the United States,
died at Washington on the 3Oth. A
few days before he had undergone an
operation for appendicitis and sank
under the shock to his system.
The sovereignty of Cuba passed from
Spain to the United States at noon on
the lst. The raising of the stars and
stripes in Havana was greeted with
cheers by the people. The formal cere-
monies OF the transfer passed off hap
PLY and there was no untoward event
to mar the occasion.
THE public funeral services of the
remains of the late Don Matias
Romero, the Mexican ambassador.
were held Mt St Matthew's church,
Ia ff,rr NJ L
Vice President Hobart, the entire
diplomatic corps and other distin-
guished men were present. The body
was afterwards placed temporarily in
a vault at Mount Ollsep cemetery
pending its removal to Mexico
HENRY WATTERsoS had character
lstic editorial in the Louisville (ky.)
Courier-Journal on the lst for q
New Years greeting. In it he nomi.
mated Admiral Dewey for president in
1900 and Gen. Fitzhugh Lee for vice
president. with the stars and stripes as
the platform.
FUNERAL services for the late Sena-
tor Morrill,, of Vermont, were held in
the United States senate on the 3ist
A distinguished assemblage was pres
ent, including the president and vice
president of the United States cabi.
net members, supreme court justices
and others. The casket remained in
the senate chamber until the lst and
was then taken to Montpelier. VT
COIN HARVEY has appointed
Robert +. Mattingly agent at Wash.
ington TO aid in raising campaign
fund for the fight of 1900 Mr.. Mat.
tingly has sent ont typewritten letters
soliciting subscriptions.
PRESIDENT AND MRs. MCKINLEY held
their first New Years reception at the
white house on the I'd. The diplomatic
corps, justices of the United States su.
preme court, army and navy officials
and other notables in Washington at
tended the reception. Afterwards So
ricties and the general pu uolic were re-
ceived.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT was inaugu-
rated at Albany on the I'd as governor
of New York. Preceding the inaugu.
ration there was a parade of civic and
military bodies.
JouS c. CHASE, elected mayor OF
Hnverhill, Mass, on a socialistic plat
form, took the oath of Office on the cd
MISCELLANEOUS,