The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-03-10

NOLs ALLY.
NEWS AND COMMENT.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has ad-
vanced Lieut.. Hobson ten points for
his herOism.
THE bill creating the rank of Ad-
miral in the navy, to be filled by
Rear Admiral George Dewey, has
been passed by Congress and signed
by the President.
REPORTS received at the Depart
ment of Agriculture at Nashville in
dicate that the damage to the wheat
and fruit crops throughout the State
has been considerable.
GENERAL Toral, who commanded
the Spanish troops at Santiago de
Cuba, has been arrested and i'm
prisoned, previous to being tried by
courtmartal on the charge of capitu-
lating to General Shafter at that
place on July II last.
JOSEPHINE KIPLING, the 6.year-
old daughter of Rudyard Kipling,
and the oldest of his three children,
died last Monday morning from
pneumonia in New York. Owing to
the illness of her father, it was de-
cided not to notify him of his child's
death for several days.
THE feeling among the people of
Santiago province, Cuba, against
the United States is said to be very
bitter. Men who were enthusiastic-
ally in favor of annexation a few
weeks ago are now talking about de-
claring war against the United States
if the troops are not removed from
the island by July l.
THOUSANDS of uales of cotton are
rotting ungathered in the fields in Ar
kansas. On many farms cotton
pickers and planters are at work in
the same field, the pickers gathering
the cotton raised last year, while the
plowmen are preparing the land be-
hind the pickers for the planting of
the next crop.
GEN. MAXIMO GOMEZ has sent to
Gov. Gen. Brooke a statement of the
number of men in the Cuban army.
He says there are $4,000 privates,
10000 non commissioned officers
and 5000 commissioned officers.
United States army paymasters
with three million dollars will ar
rive in Havana next week to pay
them off.
MRS. EDWARD o. WoLCoTT, wife
of the United States Senator from
Colorado, has begun proceedings fol
a divorce from her husband on tbs
ground of incompatibility of temper
Senator Wolcott's friends insist thai
there is nothing savoring of scandal
ip the proceedings, and the separa
ton is to be obtained by mutua
agreement.
REAR ADMIRAL SCHLEY's friend:
are greatly pleased by the discov
cry that he is one of the nine Real
Admirals who have the rank anC
pay of Major Generals, and will
draw $500 year while on duty a
sea. Rear Admiral Sampson is ont
of the nine Rear Admirals who have
the rank and pay of Brigadier Gen
erals, and will receive $1,000 whil'
on sea duty.
THE war Congress was brought t.
close last Saturday. The final sit
ting lasted twenty-five hours witt
short recesses, and all importan
business was finished. The closin
scene in the House was one of IN
paralleled patriotic fervor. Th
national anthem was sung, thre
cheers were given for Dewey an
then the doxology was sung Will
the members filed out.
CHAIRMAN CANNON, of the Hous
Appropriations Committee, place
the total of appropriations by tn
Fifty-fifth Congress at $l,566, ,o9o'ol'
with authority for contracts suolec
to future appropriations amountln
to $7O,OOO,OOO. He charges S4S2,662
OS3. AZ of the appropriations to tn
war, leaving 81, ,OS4, 1927 2.Sl for wha
he calls the normal" appropriation
..l H., tha Eiftv- -fifth Congress.