The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-01-07

the municipal buildings in Mariel,
Cuba. The event was marked by
the distribution of 500 rations.
Admiral Dewey says that the
United States should accept its re-
sponsibility in the Philippines,
which have been acquired by con-
quest. IF it should shirk it's duty it
would put itsel back 200 years in
the worlds history.
1t is said in Washington that Sec
rotary Long, after the Kansas City
kissing episode, wired to Lieut..
Hobson TO be more discreet, as he
was imperiling his reputation.
The Senate committee on irriga-
ton has reported a bill granting
100000 acres of arid lands to states
interested, the proceeds to be use,i
exclusively for irrigation purposes,
A brave elevator boy saved the
lives of the occupants of a burning
apartment house ia Chicago by
running the elevator through the
smoke and heat until all escaped.
Joseph B. Irwin, editor of the
Evening Post, of Pekin IL is dan.
gerously i'll with pneumonia. His
plant was burned recently and he
caught violent cold at the time,
which developed into pneumonia.
A sword, scabbard and belt, val
ued at $4,000, were presen ed to Adj
miral Schley last Thursday night
at Philadelphia by the people of
Philadelphia and other cities in
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
DelaN are.
Thieves crossed over from the
Indian Trritory Wednesday night
and burglarized the store of Fl. Cor
dell, at Hamburg, Red River
County, Texas securing all the
money and a quantity of goods
which they carried off on u fatboat
The President expresses the hope
that the people of the United States
will contribute promptly and liber-
ally to the Cuban relief movement
as the supplies which the govern.
ment, is authorized to furnish must
be limited to the army stores.
Before the end of January the
Hawaiian Islands will become q
strong base Of naval strength f"l
the United States, and, In tonjunc
ton with the effective force al
Manila and San Francisco, will
effect ually command the entire
Pacific Ocean. u,
The Chicago Council has forbid
den the use of the whip in the
House of Correction.
Judge Day refuses to give any
information about the terms of the
peace treaty.
| Marriage is on the decline ir
Pike County, Pa, and the people
are worried over the problem.
! Farmers of New Jersey having
failed with sugar beets are going tt
experiment with sorghum cane.
Driver Hughes, of the Fire De
partment of New York City, saved
ten lives at a tenement-house fire
last week.
1t is said that the Indians o
Alaska have petitioned Gov. Brady
to 60 to Washington to represen
them in Congress.
There are forty-five colleges ani
seven teen State Christian associa
tons among the colored people o
North Carolina.
During the year ending Septem
Der, 1898, one thousand two hun
dred and fifty-eight criminals
were sentenced in Iowa.
On January l judges Of the New
York Court of General Session
will appear on the bench in gown
Of black silk, with large fiowini
/ sleeves.
The story that Archbishop Ire
> land is to be commissioned rs tn
) United States representative to tn
Cars peace congress lacks Ofiicia
3 confirmation.
An international conference base'
ApQp the disarmament proposals q
~ has been fixed for s.
about the beginning {