The Holly chieftain., 1899-05-12
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News
WAsMINGTON MOTIFS.

The president has appointed Her
bert ". Bowen, OF New York, as min
lister to Persia. Mr. Bowen was con-
sui general at Barcelona before the
Spanish war broke out.
BRIG. GES. THOMAS VI. ANDERSON,
who has returned recently from tho
Philippines, has been assigned to tho
command Of the department of the
lakes.
IT WIS recently reported that there
was growing belief among prominent
members OF congress that the president
will call cougrcs, to meet in extraordi-
nary session probably early in October.
The questions growing out of our pos
sessions acquired as a result of the war
with Spain and the general legislation
are Of such great Importance that the
president is inclined to regard it as adj
yisablc that congress should meet
earlier than the regular session in De-
ccmber in order to get the work under
way.
SURGEON GENERAL WIMAS, of the
marine hospital corps, has established
new division TO be known as the for
eign quarantine division. Its iurisdic-
tion win include Cuba, Porto Rico and
the fruit ports of South America and no
vessel will be allowed to enter anv port
of the United States unless its captain
has health bills signed by the officers of
the marine hospital corps and by the
United States consul at the port from
which the vessel sailed.
The postmaster general ordered that
the rural free delivery service be di-
vtded into two grand subdivisions, the
western and the eastern. The former
is to consist of the states west of the
Ohio and its headquarters will be at St.
Louis. The other division, comprising
states cast of the Ohio. viii have its
headquarters in Washington. Francis
VI. Dice, of Charlottesville, Ind, will
have charge Of the western division
and Henry Conquest Clarke, of Wash
ington, of the eastern.
THE war department was informed
that the transport Sheridan left Ma
gasaii on the 4th on her way to San
Francisco with sick and wounded sol
dicrs from the Philippines.
WAR department officials say that
cable messages Of a proper character
sent by parents of the men in the Phil
ippineS will always be delivered and
that there is no danger whatever that
their letters will be held up in any way.
: The war department expects that
the ship,2ent home of the volunteers in
the Philippine Islands will commence
about May Is.
o IHE report and findings of the Wade
military court of inquiry into the
ehargcs made by Gen. Miles that the
beef supplied to the army during the
war was unfit fer use, were made pub
lie on the 9TH. The court found Gen.
Miles allegations that the beef was
treated with chemicals We're not cstab-
iished and recommended that o further
proceedings be taken.
ADMIRAL DEWEY will soon be re-
called from Manila and Rear Admiral
Watson sent 10 take his place.
a FSCT of Importance in connection
with Cuba's future is becoming daily
more apparent, according to Wash
ington dispatch-that is, that there is
likely to be practically continuous
American control in Cuba, if this gov
crnment desires it. Constantly recur-
ring indications point to the impossi-
bility of Cuban independence. 1t is
believed that the United States will be
nsked to assume the permanent reins
Of government OF the island by annex
ation.
ApJT. GEN. CoRBIN on the Sth stated
that orders had been issued for the re
turn OF the volunteers in the Philip
pines and that they would come home
us fast as transportation could be pro
vided and in the order of their depar-
ture for the islands,
The officials at Washington were
much encouraged on the sth by a cable
gram from Gen. Otis giving the situation
In the Philippines. He wound up by
stating that signs OF the Filipino insur-
gents weakness were more apparent
every day.
GENERAL NEWS.
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