The Holly chieftain., 1899-02-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL aND POLITICAL

Personal I'D fDLlTttaL-
TuE crcdcutlal, Of Brigham II. Rob
trts. of Utah. a., Ii mem her Of the Fifty
sixth congress have been received by
Chief Clerk NcDyavell, OF the house of
reprcsen tatlye,. and placed on file.
GES. OTIS reported ON the 9th that
the American loses uq to date in the
battle at Manila were 6. killed or
missing and ~ wounded.
The National Farmers Alliance had
two days session at Washington re-
Gently. The meeting adopted plat.
form rca affirming the demands made at
former meeting, and. in addition,
made plea for 'hr extension Of the
rural free delivery postal service. j.
c. Wiiborn, of Old Point, :. c, was
elected president and 4. b. WelcA, OF
Victor. y. Y, secretary treasurer.
CHIEF IsrAEHEcnER has issued a call
for the holding Of an election on Feb
ruary = 10 vote upon the Creek treaty
made between the Dawes and Creek
commissions. 1t is the sentiment Of
the people that the treaty will be rati.
fed.
THE court Of inquiry to investigate
Gen. Miles ''cmbaImed beef charges
caused much interest at the war de-
partment, but all Information as 10
the court routine was iealously guard
ed and officers rcfruinei from express
ing any forecasts in the case.
TIE treaty of peace Was signed by
the president at 2.aj .. IN. on the 10th.
News was received at Tacoma, Wash,
by the steamer Empress of Japan that
the empress Of China proposed to sur
round peking with $4,000 foreign
equipped troops, who are to oppose
any invasion from Manchuria or the
gulf of Pcchpli This vast force is to
be modified rs rapidly as possible in
corps Of 20, 600 men each
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY on the 10th
transmitted a message to congress,
calling attention to the necessity for
Il cable across the Pacific ocean to our
new posscssious-the Hawaiian and
Philippine islands.
THE president has appointed Clinton
+. Irwin, of Illinois. to be associate
justice of the supreme court Of Okla
homa, TO succeed John c. Tarsney, of
Kansas City, Mo.
\ DISPATCH received from Gen. Otis
on the 9th stated thai the American
forces made au attack upon CaIUocau
and reduced it in short order. The Kan
sas regiment charged across the open
and carried the carthworks, drove the
enemy before them and lowered the
Filipino flag. The American loss was
slight, but the insurgents were moved
down like grass.
PREMIER SAGAsTh, after leaving the
palace at Madrid on the lith, declared
that the queen regent Of Spain would
sign the pence treaty before the con
vening OF the cor'cs, this being the
prerogative of the crown, according
10 the constitution.
The report of the commission to in.
vestiEatc the conduct OF the war was
made public on the 18th. II is a volu-
minous document, containing 90, 900
words.
A CARLEGRAM on the i2th from Ma
nila stated that things were quiet at
Caloocln, but, despite this quietude,
the problem concerning the Filipinos
was far from solved, and it was thought
the natives would carry on a guerrilla
warfare, every bush, clump OF trees
and stone furnishing cover for their
sharpshootcrs. 1t is now known that
the Filipino loss in the recent sl6irmish
was fully ., 800 killed, with wounded
vastly in excess OF that number and
thousands taken prisoners The Amer
leans had 65 killed, 276 wounded and
~ missing and unaccOunted for.
THE United States forces under Gen.
Miller captured lloilo, capital of the
island of Panay and seat OF the gov
ernmcnt OF the Nisayas federation,
after bombardment by the gun boats
Petrol and Baltimore. The re bells set
fire to the place before evacuating it,
but the American troops eXtinguished
the flames. There were no casualticS
on the American SIDE.