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


Rear Admiral Schley, and provid-
ing for the promotion of Schley to
follow upon the retirement of Dewey.
Gov. MCMILIIN has appointed
Maj. A. B. Bayless to be Lieutenant
Colonel of the First Tennessee Regi-
ment, to succeed Lieut.. Col. Child
ers, who was appointed to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Col.
Smith. Maj. Bayless was the rank
ing Major, and was in the line of
promotion.
THE casualties to the American
troops on the night of February %
and the day of the 23d, in resisting
the effort to burn Manila and break
through our lines, were six men kill
ed and thirty.five wounded. Maj.
Gen. Otis reports rebel loss of 500
killed and wounded and 200 cap
tured out of total of 1000 men en-
gagged.
THE United States gunboat Petrol
has raised the stals and stripes over
the Island of Cebu. This Island is
the most important province of the
Visayas group of the Philippines,
its area being 1900 square miles and
ha hn1
lion. Under the Spanish regime
the capital was city of considerable
commercial and political impor-
tance.
The compromise Army Reorgani-
zation Bill was passed by the SEN
ate Monday with only thirteen votes
in opposition. Mr.. Gorman's amend
mentproviding that the army should
not be increased permanently, or be-
yond July /, 1891, was adopted in
slightly modified form. The most
notable speech in opposition to the
bill was made by Senator Vest. Fiji
ty-five votes were cast for the meas
ure on its final passage.
CUBAN enthusiasm over the de-
liverance of the island from Spain
was at last given full play last Fri
day at Havana. Gen. Maxine Co
mez entered the city escorted by
Mot Eop Tu1lou nd ctoH onH at
the head of 1000 Cuban troops. The
people of Havana went wild with
enthusiasm, making the arrival of
the Cuban leader a triumphal en-
try. The city was given up to fes
tivities in honor of the fourth an
niversary of the beginning of the
final struggle for Cuban independ'
ence.
THE Senate last Friday passed the
river and harbor bill by the decisive
vote of 80 to 3. The measure wa:
under consideration throughout the
day, and on several of the com
mittee amendments a determined
fight was made, but in every in
stance the opposition availed moth
ing. The sharpest contest aros'
over the Nicaragua Canal bill
amendment. A point of order wa
made against it that it was genera
legislation, but the Senate, to whicl
the Vice President submitted tn
point, overruled it. 1t was thel
attacked as not being relevant To
river and harbor measure, but this
too, was overruled by the Senate.
WALLA TONKA, Choctaw In
dian, was sentenced to have bee
shot to death last Monday morning
at Alikchi, l. t., for the murder Q
his uncle. Last week repriev
was ordered by Judge Clayton a
Antlers, I. t., and courier dis
patched on the S0-mile journey t
save the condemned Indian from eX
ecution. Rain was falling in tor
rents nearly the whole distance, an
numerous swollen streams had to b
crossed, but the messenger urge
his steady broncho forward, scareel
taking time to eat or rest, and reach
ed the execution grounds just FEY
minutes before the time set for tn
shooting, winning the fearful rae
for death by a hairs breadth,