The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-05

an enthusiastic s-ni ~
/ IL Nssn r-E..rtrd IA Madrid that Agui-
nhiio had aEr--i 90 r~ieA.- the lst.zn-
~rs hrid hy the insurgents In the rhn-
| lpp.ncs
Mr. Hun Il Io~a. chairman 90 tn
| h.u~- military committee. suhrnittsa
| IT. rvf-ort an ts- military r~-srs.ntra-
=, tIon hiil
The r-siEnation 90 MaJnr u~n~rri
| Francs Y. Gr~-ns va. on w~dn~sda,
accepted hy the president. 60 taA. q.
| feet Feb "a
| General Henry ~sths-v~ his order 70
voking Spanish concessions In the to-
land 80 Porto Rico o~ins Ia i.sai oi,jee-
lions e. the "Tdsr.
Repairs ia she cattle b~t~.sn S.~
York aud iIaiti again opened oommsnI-
cation ~ ihs, line With wr-t Isiian
ans Su'sih American cities.
| The naVy department has a.caa--i 10
| send te9 enlisted men 90 Admiral fs~~-
ey io serve ne crews for the Spanish
cruisers captured at Manila.
| General Rios has surrendered Iioiia.
capital of th. island 90 Panay. In the
Philippines. snd tho city .. Ia I-orse.-
sion 90 the Fiiirino-.
The ministerial crisis in Spain. ~ q.
thought. viii be postponed until "a.
American senate ratine. the treaty of
| peace
| presii.ni -ickinl issued an order
regulating the financial system 90 Csia
and fixing the standard " values or q
gold basis
order has been restored in Havana
and Americans. Spanish ana Cunens
lpatrol the city. Tn. struggle over the
sale % the street railway franch hiss con-
tinues.
Orders were Issued for the command
-r OF the Remington. .i Honolulu. TO
annex Wake island for a Pacinc cable
station and 60 take Possession of Guam.
In the LadroneH.
General otis and Admiral Dewey sn-
. formed the authorities in Washington
that they had sent a military ard naval
expedition Go preserve order at Iloilo.
in the Philippines.
The American comm ssian~rs have ir-
sued In Cuba a proclamation warning
the inhabitants that Spanish rights
must be respected and giving the terms
of the islands transfer.
/ As a souvenir Of her son. Hamilton
Fish. Jr.. Mrs. Hamilton Ffsh has svnt
Z TO every member os Troop .. Roosexslf's o
, Rough Riders. In which young Fish vas
: sergeant. a silver mounted knife.
The United States warshirs Boston
y and Petrol have returned 60 Manila
. | from Chinese ports. Insurgents sf Me-
/ Mia recently gave some anAieiy Go the
American authorities In that city.
81 The war Investigating commission
Thursday made public the statements
Of many army officers supplied by Gen
| erai Miles In substantiation % his
, charge that had beef was furnished Co
the army.
The treaty OF Paris re-s.tabiishins
| peace between the United States and
y Spain. IL now In the hands OF President
4 Mckinley. having been delivered Go him
last Saturday 10y the American com
. missioners.
Major General Francis v. Greene ar.
rived In Washington from Havana and
rendered his resignation 60 the presl-
dent He brought TO the authorities re-
r assuring reports Of the condition of NJ.
fairs In the Cuban capital.
a General Merritt is sp,<nding the Christ.
g mas holidays In Chicago. where he re-
n literafed his views about the retention
o OF the Philippines. and said that hs
,. would resume command of the depart
r. ment Of the east after Jan. l.
Public demon,;rations by Cuban sol
diers will not be permitted in Havans
during the first week In January. foi
fear OF Disorder. In Consequence ths
4 situation IN delicate. the Cubans being
highly indignant over the refusal 70 si
"A low them 90 celebrate the withdrs wAi a
d the Spanish forces from the island