SPANISH FLAG STONED BY CUBANS. TROOPS AVERT A RIOT. A Hotel Proprietor gt Havana Hoists the Yellow Flag and is Compeiled to Haul it Down by American Soldiers. Monday morning a Spanish flag hav- ing been raised over a hotel on the Calzada del Monte, Havana, a crowd of Cubans gathered and began to throw stones at it. Company B, Tenth regular infantry, was called and pro- ceeded to the scene of disturbance at double quick, and with fixed bayonets speedily dispersed the crowd, which was fast becoming ugly. : The officer in command explained to the proprietor that the flag ought to be lowered, because it was likely to produce further disorder. The prep- rietor, in reply, assured the officer that no offense had been intended, and that having seen the English and German flags flying, he thought he would be at liberty to raise the flag of Spain. Corporal Francis E. Green, Com- pany K, Fourth Illinois volunteers, was drowned while bathing in the Al- mendares river. The body probably will be sent home for interment at Litchfield. Sunday a boy who was called the mascot of the Second South Carolina regiment was drowned in the same stream. His home was In Ashville, N. C. At Marianao, at the house of the Cuban chief, Leyte Vidal, a private meeting was held, at which a number of prominent military men were pres- ent. Considerable displeasure was ex- pressed at the acceptance by General Mario Menocal and other Cuban of- ficers of positions under the United States military government, the critic- ism being that Menocal and the others had practically abandoned the Cuban army, leaving their colleagues of less influence to shift for themselves. Mayor Perfecto Lacoste, of Havana, called upon Governor General Brooke, wired greetings to President McKin- ley and General Gomez and sent a friendly message to the Cuban assem- bly at Marianao. The municipal of- fices are to be transferred from the palace to the custom house, after which General Brooke will occupy the entire palace.. The Cuban general, . Alfredo Rego, formerly in command of the insurgent forces in the province of Santa Clara, declines to accept a position in the customs service on the ground that he might ‘crowd out some worthier per- son.” The customs receipts Saturday were $33,400, making a total for the month thus far of $337,320. IN BRITISH WATERS. United States Cruiser Albany Successfully Launched—Alliance Oratory. The benefits which would result from a British-American alliance were again loudly voiced by Englishmen a few days ago when an American cruis- er was launched at an English ship- yard. The United States cruiser Albany was successfully launched at Newcast- le, England, in the presence of the United States naval attache, Lieut. Colwell, and many other Americans. The cruiser was christened by Mrs. Colwell, and is the first American vessel to be launched abroad. After- wards Sir Andrew Noble, vice chair- man of Sir W. G. Armstrong & Co., Limited, proposed success to the ves- sel, and in so doing regretted the ab- sence of the United States charge d’- affaires, Henry White, who, however, telegraphed, wishing the Albany a suc- cessful career as sister ship of the New Orleans, which, he added, has given great satisfaction to her officers and Crew. Sir Andrew Noble added that it would be a pleasure for the whole country to know that the vessel was built there for the United States, ‘be- cause everything tending to closen the ties between Great Britain and the United States must be a source of pleasure to every Englishman.” Con- tinuing, he remarked: “The Americans must be proud of the qualities exhibited. by their navy during the war recently closed. These same qualities of pluck and dash the British navy has invariably displayed. The Americans conducted the war without ' theatrical display, waiting patiently until their plans had proper- ly matured.” : Lieutenant Colwell, in responding, said the guns on the New Orleans were admittedly better than any of the American guns, and that the Ameri- cans were to build their guns on the same model. Chairman Taylor, of the American Society, toasted the Elswick builders. He said: “Americans need not blush to be of Anglo-Saxon blood. When the American and British nations Joined back to back they can defy the world, and, marching shoulder to shoulder,” a great blessing to civiliza- tion will be assured.” The healths of Norton and Gilmore, inspectors of the vessel while she is building, were also drunk. The mayor of Newcastle was ‘among those pres- Gen. Miles Called a Liar. Most vigorous and sensational tes- timony was given before the war in- vestigating committee last Friday by Gen. Charles E. Eagan, commissary- general of subsistence, who, appearing unexpectedly to meet the allegations against the beef issued in the war, vigorously arraigned Maj.-Gen. Miles, commanding the army. He read his testimony from a long written state- ment. He denied numerous statements of Gen. Miles, charged that the latter's testimony constituted severe reflections on the commanding generals of the ex- peditions and referred to him as ‘this same commanding general, Nelson A. Miles,” and said whoever called the Desk furnished ‘embalmed beef,” was a “liar.” Opposes a Future Meeting. ‘When I get to heaven,” said Rev. Thomas Greggory, D. D., in offering his resignation as pastor of the Church of the Redeemer at Chicago a few nights ago, ‘the first question I am going to ask is ‘Are there: any trustees here?’ If the answer return- ed by the apostle at the gate is in the affirmative, I am going to the other place.” Dr. Greggory’s resignation was immediately accepted. Lack of money co-operation caused the re- signation. Cannot Find Buried Treasure. The safe containing $11,5000 which Chad. Stowell, inmate of the Hutchin- son (Kan.) reformatory, said he help- ed take in the Missouri Pacific - rob- bery at Leeds in September and bur- ied near Gallatin, was not found. This is the robbery in which yeung Jesse James, Jr., is alleged to have taken part. £ Too Bashful to Marry. Two days ago Henry Hammond of Spencer, Mass. committed suicide be- cause he was too bashful to undergo the ordeal of the marriage ceremony with his prospective bride. Miss Iris Prouty. are, TERSE TELEGRAMS. Lieut. ‘Hobson was given a hearty reception at Honolulu December 31. Santa Clara City, Cuba, has lost 80 per cent of its population in three years. Bakers are at war in Chicago. A 6- cent loaf can now be bought for 2 cents. Three thousand of the 45,000 em- ployes of the Pennsylvania railroad are ill A team of horses ran away with a street car in New York city last Wed- nesday. Chauncey Depew was elected United States Senator by the New York legis- latur last Friday. Charlemagne Tower, of Philadelphia, has been nominated as United States ambassador to Russia. Horseless ice wagons will be in use in New York next summer. They will be operated by electricity. As a result of the wire combine an advance of $200 per ton for wire and wire nails has been announced. Spies, acting in the interest of tem- perance at Lexington, Ky., were bad- ly stoned and beaten by saloon men. last Sunday. Indianapolis was a few days ago pre- sented with a gun taken from the Spanish steamer, Maria Teresa, by the battleship Indiana. Daniel Slough, of Batavia, Ohio, who did not believe in banks, died last Tuesday, aged 87 years. $6,000 was found in his trunk. As a result of the deducting of the State pay of the members of the Four- teenth Pennsylvania regiment many of the boys will be left without a cent. Ignatz Frewen has applied to the court at Cincinnati for an injunction against death. A fortune-teller has predicted that he will die on the 20th of the month. Miss Anna May Schley, second cou- sin of the Admiral, committed sui- cide ‘at Baltimore last Sunday, The death of her father, Col. W. Schley had affected her mind. O. H. Baker, of Eminence, Mo., the wife murderer, was hanged Wednes- day, in the presence of 2,000 persons. On the scaffold he cursed the country and the people until the drop fell. The seventh conference of mission boards in the United States is in ses- sion in" New York. Rev. A. Judson King reports that 3,000 are expected to the conference in New York in 1900. Andrew Carnegie will present the city of Washington with a $250,000 lib- rary . building. The condition is that congress furnish the site and makes an annual appropriation of $10,000 to maintain the library. The smallest baby in New York died from the grip last Thursday. Annie Albert was her name and she weigh- ed 10 ounces at her birth, on October 10, and had increased to 3 pounds. She was deserted by her mother. Mrs. Charles McQueenan was found dead in her room at the Renton hotel, San Francisco, last Wednesday. She had hanged herself. She came from Grand Rapids, Mich., where her hus- band is a prominent business man. Gov. Hastings of Pennsylvania has received an opinion from Judge Ad- vocate General Lieber of the United States army, in which he decides that soldiers of the war with Spain may be buried. in the national cemetery at Gettysburg. It is reported from Floyd county, Va., that a man by the name of Un- derwood, who was suspected of being an informer on moonshiners, was seiz- ed by a gang of the latter and his throat cut, and his head then cut off with an ax. The court of appeals has denied a new trial to Mrs. Martha Place, of Brooklyn, who is under sentence of death for the murder of her step- daughter, Ida Place. She will be the first woman electrocuted in the state of New: York. The government of the Transvaal says the Pretoria correspondent of the London “Times,” has expended near- ly $4,000,000 since 1894 in trying to in- fluence the European press and Euro- pean officials to prevent the leasing of Delagoa. bay to Great Britain. : Edward F. Gibson, of Lawrence, Mass., after a six years’ trip around the world, winding up with the battle of El Caney, has just discovered that he has fallen heir to $70,000, bequeath- ed by his aunt, Mrs. George M. Rich, who died recently in Chicago. The court of appeals reversed the judgment of $43,000 secured by William R. Laidlaw, Jr., against Russell Sage and ordered another new trial. Laid- law secured the judgment on the ground that Sage had used him as a shield against the effects of an ex- plosive. The- rate of postage between Great Britain and Canada was reduced from 5 to 2 cents on January 1, and a new Canadian stamp has been adopt- ed, which shows a map of the world on the Mercator projection, printed in gray with the British territory, on which the sun never sets, printed in red. Colonel G. M. Moulton, of the Sec- ond Illinois regiment, who has been in command of the Havana police, has been relieved of police duty and will go to his regiment. . He will deliver up the papers cf his department to John Gary Evans, who apparently, is to be mayor of Havana, and a Cuban chief of police will probably be appointed at once. An. accident compelled an east- bound train on the Pennsylvania rail- road to use the west-bound track at Irwin, Pa., last Wednesday. Four young people not aware of the change, stepped upon the track and were in- stantly killed. The dead: Thomas and Mary Miller, aged 21 and 17; Walter Brown, aged 19 and Bert Watson aged 22. China Makes Restitution. The trouble arising out of the mur- der of the medical assistant at the American mission at Chung King last year has been settled satisfactory. The Chinese authorities will pay an indemnity, cashier and dismiss the guilty officials and grant a building for a hospital in the locality where the murder was committed. Warrants for Jury Bribers, Arrests for jury bribing will soon be made in Chicago. States Attorney Deneen has the evidence to warrant the issuance of bench warrants for at least a dozen men. In the list now be- ing prepared there will be a deputy sheriff and six other court bailiffs in addition to the two now under arrest. Three minute clerks, who are said to have been in a conspiracy with bailiffs to supply proxy jurors, will be includ- ed. To this list may be added two or three attorneys. French Steamer Alone to Blame. The admiralty court in London found that La Bourgogne, of the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique, was alone to blame for the collision with the British ship Cromartyshire, on July 4 last, near Sable island, off the coast of Nova Scotia, resulting in the sinking ‘of the steamer DEH OF CONGRESSMAN INGLE CAUSED BY PNEUMONIA. The Famous Maine Statesman Had for Many Years Been Honored by His Constituents. ‘Was a Studentand a Prohibitionist. Nelson Dingley, representative from Maine in the House of representatives, leader of the Republican side on the floor of the house and author of the present tariff bill, died at Washington last Friday night. Death was due to pneumonia and his illness dated back to December 29, when he complained of having the grip. There were present at his death-bed the immediate members of his family and his two physicians. There were many genuine and heart- felt expressions of sympathy when it became known that the Maine con- gressman was dead. All during his illness,” ‘which he struggled against so vigorously, there has been constant inquiries at the hotel at which he re- sided as to his condition. The Hamil- ton house, where Mr. Dingley resided, has been the resort for a number of years for most of the congressional contingent from Maine, and it was here that Mr. Dingley spent all of the past 16 years of his life when his con- gressional duties called him to Wash- ington. - The funeral services were held in the house of representatives last Monday. The remains were taken to the house early in the morning and there lay in state until noon. The funeral services were conducted in the presence of the members of the house and senate by Rev. S. M. Newman, pastor of the First Congregational church, which Mr. Dingley was accustomed to attend while residing in Washington. At 4.20 in the afternoon the party left over the Pennsylvania railroad for Lewiston, Me., arriving there at 2 o'clock Tues- day afternoon. Nelson Dingley, Jr., governor of Maine, 1874-75 and member of.congress from the Second congregational “dis- trict of Maine since 1881, was born in Durham, Androscoggin county, Me., in his grandfatlier “Lambert's ~farms+ house, on the banks of the Androscog- gin river, February 15, 1832, son of Nel- son and Jane Lambert Dingley. He taught winter schools while pre- paring for college. He spent a year and a half at Waterville college (now Colby university) and graduated from Dartmouth in 1855. He was admitted to the bar in 1856, but bought the Lew- iston Journal and became an editor instead of a lawyer. In 1861 he was elected to the legislature from Auburn and in 1862 was speaker. In 1864 while representing Lewiston he was again speaker. In 1873 Mr. Dingley was elected gov- ernor of Maine by about 10,000 major- ity. In 1874 he was re-elected by over 11,000 declining a third nomination in 1375. He was one of the delegates-at- large from Maine to the Republican national convention in 1876 and served on the committee on resolutions and was one of the subcommittee of five who drafted the platform. In 1881 Mr. Dingley was nominated by the Republicans of the Second congressional district of Maine to fill the vacancy in congress caused by the resignation of William P. Frye. President McKinley always had a strong friendship for Mr. Dingley since they sérved together in the house. For the ordinary manipulations of politics Mr. Dingley had no use what- ever. He paid no attention to prim- aries or delegates. Every two years his people re-nominated him by ac- clamation in a sound Republican dis- trict, where nomination is equivalent to election. Mr. Dingley devoted his time to acquiring experience and knowledge, which made him more and more valuable. Mr. Dingley was a home body. He would rather read or see his friends than to stir out of the house. Al- though his reading was largely of a serious character, he had a sense of humor and was fond of Mark Twain’s books. Mr. Dingley was always a pro- hibitionist. For many years he was president of the Congressional Tem- perance society, an organization of cold water legislators. He was ‘also a. churchgoer, belonging to the Con- gregational church. A STATE FOR NEGROES. Colored People Want the Government. An’ application was made a few days ago by S. IL. Hutchins, John E. Patton and other leading negroes of Chatta- nooga, Tenn., for a charter for the National American Colonization As- sociation, the object being to organize branches in the Southern States. The association is formed with a view to colonizing negroes in the West and se- curing from Congress a concession to allow the colonies so formed the right of State government and representa- tives in Congress, etc. The plan was originated by S. IL. Hutchinsons, a negro lawyer of Chat- tanooga and a circuit judge in North Carolina during the reconstruction days. Hutchins says: “The people of the United States should be given an opportunity to see wether thé negro is gapayle of governing and holding of- ice,” Privilege of Self- Two Powerful Trusts, Articles of incorporation of the American Steel and Wire Company, with 'an authorized capital of $90,000,- 000, were filed with the secretary of state to-day. The capital stock is made up of $40,000,000 preferred and $50,000,000 common stock, the preferred stock to bear 7 per cent con-cumul- ative dividend. Articles of incorpora- tion were also filed for the Pressed Steel Car Company, with an author- ized capital of $25,000,000. OUR NEW POSSESSIONS. Duties collected at the custom house at Havana Wednesday amounted to $104,000. American soldiers, the other night, lynched a notorious burgiar at Lomo Regla, Cuba. The Senate committee on foreign re- lations has reported favorably on the peace treaty. A boy 12 years of age was found dead of starvation at Havana Wednesday morning. Corporal Harter; of Com- pany A, Tenth regiment, found the body on the stones with some can- dles at the head, placed there by stang- ers’ hands. Lieutenant Colonel Fife and Captain Max F. Ellrich, of the First Washing- ton regiment, are under arrest at Ma- nila and will be tried by court-martial for conduct unbecoming officers and gentlemen, including drunkenness and causing men under their command to become intoxicated. Senor Perfecto Lacoste, who was president of the Havana Junta Pat- riotica, will be appointed alcalde or mayor of Havana by Maj.-Gen. Lud- low, military governor or the depart- ment of Havana. Senor Lacoste is a wealthy planter, popular among all classes of Cubans and a resident of Havana. THE PRESIDENT'S VIEW. ‘What Applies to Cuba Should Also Affect Other Islands—Rebels Preparing to Attack Manila, - A climax was reached Thursday in the debate on the question of expans- . nig, fon in the Senate. eretofore all the speeches, except that of Mr. Platt (Rep. Conn.), have been in opposition to . nat is presumed to be the policy of the administration with respect to the acquisition of the Philippines. Mr. Foraker (Rep. O.) addressed the senate in opposition to the deciaration of the Vest resolution, that the United States has no constitutional power to acquire foreign territory to be maintained as colonies. Mr, Foraker's strong as- sertion that the acquisition of the Philippines was temporary in charac- ter created a sensation in the chamber. Senators have made many pointed inquiries at the White House, with the result that they believe the president has not decided which is the best course to pursue. He wants the treaty ratified, so that peace will be declared between the two countries. Then con- gress can decide what shall be done with the new possessions. To his callers the president has inti- mated that he believes the policy out- lined for Cuba will be good also for the Philippines, namely, for this coun- try to retain control until the natives can establish a permanent and safe governmernt. Gen. Rios, the Spanish commander, cables from Manila reiterating the as- sertion that the situation of affairs in the Philippine islands is most grave. The rebels, it appears, are concentrat- ing in the neighborhood of Manila with the intention of attacking that place. Great preparations are being made for the defense of the city. The Spanish general also asserts that the natives of the Visayes have again refused to permit the Americans to land, threatening to resist by force if an attempt is made to do so. The Americans, therefore, according to Gen. Rios, have abandoned the idea of disembarking, and he confirms a pre- vious statement to the effect that they are unwilling to bombard Iloilo, ‘be- cause the European houses are stock- ed with petroleum, with the view of being set alight by the American shells.” Gen. Rios also alleges the rebels are determined to fight the Americans be- fore re-inforcements arrive from the United States. In conclusion Gen. Rios says Aguin- aldo’s proclamation has ‘produced immense enthusiasm among the rebels.” FILIPINOS WEAKENING. Now Permit American: Officers. to Land at Iloilo. . Official dispatches received from Iloilo Island of Panay, indicat.e that the natives are disposed to be friend= ly, although absolutely opposed to the landing of the United States wtihout orders from Malolos, the seat of the so-called Filipino national gov- ernment. Some of the officials. at Iloilo are not in accord with the revo- lutionary ‘government, but are willing ing to accept the American protector- ate and to go to state the case to Aguinaldo if furnished transportation by the Americans. The United States transports New- port, Arizona and Pennsylvania, with the Eighteenth infantry, the Iowa battalion, the Sixth artillery and a detachment of the signal corps, con- stituting General ® Miller's expedition are anchored close to Guimaras is- land, between Panay and Negros, where an excellent water supply is ob- tainable. The natives, though indis- posed primarily to furnish the Ameri- cans with fresh supplies, now permit the American officers to go ashore and furnish them with an escort during the daytime. Poisoned by a Negress. Martha Bailey, a negress 33 years old, is locked up at Baltimore charged with the murder, by poison, of George W. Kiah, also colored, at Cambridge, Md. Kiah died Monday under sus- picious circumstances and a warrant was issued for the Bailey woman's ar- rest. Saturday the remaining mem- bers of Kiah’s family, consisting of 8 persons, were poisoned, and Sunday his mother Mary Jane Kiah, died in terrible agony. The poison has been traced to a barrel of flour, out of which oyster fritters were made for the noon day meal. Largest Steamer Ever Built. The White Star Line steamer Ocean- ic, the largest ship ever built, was suc- cessfully launched at Harland & Wolff vard at Belfast, last week,, in the presence of an enormous crowd. The Oceanic is 704 feet long, and registers over 17.000 tons. Unlike the Great Eastern, which was launched broad- side, she was launched stern foremost though longer and weighing half as much again. She has a coal capacity sufficient to enable her to circumnavi- gate the globe at a speed of 12 knots an hour without recoaling. AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL The president has nominated Joseph H. Choate to be ambassador to Great Britain. A new building for the Department of Justice, to cost $1,000,000, is project- ed at Washington. Brigadier General T. H. Stanton, Paymaster General of the army, will retire January 30. President McKinley sent President Schurman of Cornell to the Philippines as a special commissioner. Secretary Long decided to send the North Atlantic squadron to Southern waters for winter maneuvers. Senator C. D. Clark of Wyoming has the Republican nomination to succeed himself and will be elected January 24. United States Senator Gray of the peace commission was tendered a com- plimentary dinner at Washington a few days aga. Congressman Payne, of New is the probable successor to Nelson Dingley as chairman of the House committee on ways and means and as floor leader of the Republicans. Delegates representing the Filipino colony at Madrid have offered the minister of the colonies, Senor Romero Giron, their co-operation for the libe- ration of the Spanish prisoners held by the insurgents in the Philippine. is- lands. The Senate committee on naval af- fairs has agreed to report favorably the promotion of naval officers who participated in the war with Spain over others who are their seniors. The list includés Admirals Sampson and Schley and a long list of other officers. ‘No opposition was developed in the committee. 3 The mayor and the entire city coun- cil of San Juan, P. R., have resigned. This action, they assert, was taken because of their inawrdity to raise auf- ficient funds under the present tarifrs. They are not satisfied with the so- called abrupt commands of military government, 3 York, forces | THEEMALMED BEEF CONTROVERSY. OBJECTIONABLE TESTIMONY. Gen. Eagan May be Court-Martialed for His Harsh Words Against Gen. Miles—Shaf- ter Says Beef Was Good. Ever since Gen. Eagan asserted that Gen. Miles lied when he claimed that the beef furnished our soldiers during the recent war had been embalmed, there has been talk of requesting Gen. Eagan’s resignation or court-martial- ing him. Major General Shafter and party left Monday evening for San Francisco. Before leaving General Shafter said: “I do not wish to mix in anybody's Rusiness, I have never said to Gen, Eagan or anyone else that the beef over which the controversy has arisen was good, because I know nothing about it. I only know and only have said that the beef at Santiago was good. I saw it. “I do not care to say anything in re- ference to General Eagan’s indefens- ible tirade of General Miles. The mat- ter has reached an acute point, and it is not my wish or province to have anything to say in connection with it further than to disclaim having made to General Eagan or any one else the remarks attributed by report to me.” Apparently there were no develop- ments Monday in the case growing out of the attack made by Commissary General Eagan upon General Miles in the former’s appearance before the war investigation commission. During the coming week the probability is some word will be received by the war investigation commission from - Gen. Eagan in answer to the letter of that body suggesting the expurgation of the objectionable part of his testi- mony. William A. de Caindry, the chief clerk of tlre commissary general's of- fice of the war department, is out in a card admitting that he had mailed his resignation to the secretary of war through General Eagan on the morn- ing after the submission of the latter’s paper to the war investigation com- mission. He says the report that the tender of it was due to the action of General Eagan in giving practical supervision and control of the office of chief clerk to his military assistant can only be surmised. THOUSANDS SLAIN IN BATTLE. Turkish Troops Suffer in an Engagement With Rebels in Arabia. A great battle has been fought in the Yemen division of Arabia. The Turkish troops stormed and cap- tured the insurgent position at Shanel on November 30. About 4,000 insur- gents and 2,000 Turks were killed or wounded. After the battle at Shanel a further Turkish advance was ordered. Abdul- lah Pasha, commanding the Turkish troops, was directed to capture Sas- beh, the headquarters of an important insurgent leader, 150 miles northwest of Sana. All the commanding positions in that vicinity are occupied by rebels, and as the Turkish troops are deserting, the operations are likely to be prolonged and difficult. The trouble in Yemen standing, and the Turkish rule has Hadschin and other is one of oid rebellion against spread throughout districts. A Miserable Foreign Marriage. Countess Rosemont de Rouge-Aix, daughter. of Mr. Steward, a Boston millionaire, has been living at Vien- na, incognito as a governess in a gen- tleman’s house. It appears that with- in a few minutes after her wedding she learned by chance that the count had married her only because her father had promised to pay his debts, amounting to $1,500,000. Overcome by this disclosure, she ran awap as a protest against being sold in this way, and she intends to earn a living until she can divorce her mercenary hus- band. Child Has a Different Story. Mrs. Minnie Hearney died at Cleve- land Wednesday night of injuries re- ceived on Christmas night. She was horribly burned that night, according to the stories of both herself and her husband, by the accidental explosion of a lamp. The 9-year-old daughter, however, told the police that her father had thrown a lighted, oil-soaked rag upon his wife as she lay upon the bed because she would not get supper. Hearney was drunk at the time. The pelice have placed him under arrest. Seventeen of the Crew Drowned. The British bark Andelina, of Nova Scotia, Captain G. W. Stailing, sank in 22 fathoms of water in front of the St. Paul mill wharf at Tacoma, Wash. Sunday night, and the captain, mate and 15 of the crew were drowned. The vessel came from Shanghai, and was lying at anchor. CAELE FLASHES. The British government has request- cd the vatican not to send missionar- ics to the Soudan at present. The “St. James Gazette,” of Lon- don, compared the United States to France because of its army scandal. Sir H. Campbell Bannerman is look- ed upon as: the next leader of the Liberal party in the British Parlia~ ment. A Belgium missionary, Father Bell- rouck, has been murdered by Chivere, at Huh Peh, and the mission house burned. The British employers are forming a great organization to kill the trade unions, which have hitherto dominat- ed in England. Spain, being powerless to maintain a sufficient force of men on the La- drone, Caroline and Pelew islands, will probably sell them. The Magdeburg court has sentenced Herr August Mueller, editor of the Socialist “Volksstimme,”” to 49 months’ imprisonment on the charge of lese majeste. William T. Stead, of London, editor of the ‘Review of Reviews,” has re- ceived from Lyman J. Gage, United States secretary of the treasury, and President Barrows, of Oberlin College, letters indorsing his peace crusade. The rebellion in Ecuador is making great headway against President Al- foro. swept into power by a rebellion which he headed. : Lieut. Badeni, a son of the ex-pre- mier of Austria, has just been killed in a duel with a civilian named Seid- ner, whom he had insulted. The af- fair has created a sensation in high circles. Queen Victoria will grant an annu- ity of £3,600 to former Justice Henry Hawkins, who recently resigned from the exchequer division of the high court of judicature and has since been elevated to the peerage. Only a few years ago Alforo was. BURIED ALIVE. Skeletons Found in Cuban Wells—Havana Papers Make Charges. \ La Discuscion, of Havana, describes’ the finding of 50 human skeletons in & well on a plantation near Manguito. The writer of the story asserts that these people were undoubtedly thrown in while alive. He says that in som cases the finger bones were sever and the supposition is that this was due to the efforts of the victims to raise themselves out of the pit. The body of Senor Pedro Alayon, a pro- minent Cuban who disappeared mys-. teriously during the insurrection, has been identified. La Discuscion accuses the guerrilla chief, Antonio Ries, Sergt. Jean Peres and Vincenta Zalgo, a schoolmaster, of being the authors of the terrible crime. All are said to be in Havana. La Discuscion prints also a story from Matanzas of the finding there of the remains of from 200 to 300 persons in a well near the headquarters of the civil guards. THE DREYFUS CASE. Exile Still Declares His Innocence—Opponents of the Republic Find a Leader. The resignation of M. Quesnay ‘de Beaurepaire, president of the civil sec- tion of the French court of cassation, has revived interest in the Dreyfus case to the fever point. The anti- Dreyfusites are doing everything pos- sible to discredit the court of cassation, as it is generally accepted in the best informed circles that the court is pre- paring to render judgment in favor of Dreyfus. The cabinet met Wednesday under the presidency of President Faure, who issued a decree accepting the resignation of M. De Beaurepaire and appointing Counselor Ballot de Beaupre to succeed him. Minister of Justice Lebret read the telegraphic deposition from Drey-‘us, in which he insisted that he had al- ways protested his innocence, and had intimated, after his degradation on the parade ground of the military school at Paris, his intention to de- clare publicly that his innocence would be recognized in two or three years. t was also cabled from Cayenne that the prisoner denied that he had made any avowals to the director of the pri- fon in which he was confined after his condemnation. Dreyfus added that Colonel Paty du Clam came to him there and asked him if he had not re- vealed certain documents with the view of obtaining others in exchange, and he (Dreyfus) replied that he had not revealed the contents of any do- cument. The opinion is gaining ground that the opponents of the republic may find in this man M. Quesney de Beaure- paire a leader, the lack of whom has hitherto been the chief guarantee of the continuance of the present regime. TO STOP LYNCHING. Governor of South Carolina Recommends That Heirs of Mob Victims be Refunded. In his message to -the legislature of South Carolina Gov. Ellerby con- demned lynchings and said ‘As additional measure of restraint, it would be well and I recommend that any county in which the crime of lynching is committed shall be liable to the heirs of the victims of the Iynchers in the sum of $5,000, and that men who shall be convicted of partici- ration in lynching shall be deprived of the right to vote or hold office in this state.” He recommends the submis- sion of the question of dispensary or prohibition to the people for a popular vote and letting each county decide which it will adopt. Cubans in the Cabinet. Gov. Gen. Brooke, of Cuba, has been carefully considering the formation of a cabinet of civil advisers and has de- cided to have four secretaries—the first, of state and government; the sec- ond, of finance; the third, of justice and public instruction; and the fourth of agriculture, industry, commerce -and public works. Only prominent resi- dents of the island will be invited to join the cabinet. Gen. Ludlow has appointed Perfecto La Coste mayor of Havana, with exe- cutive officers and a council, the whole numbering about 40 persons. The mayor’s secretary and one councillor are Spaniards. The others are Cubans, well-known lawyers, merchants, land owners, engineers, doctors, represent- ative men of all classes. Councillor Matias Infanzon is a colored man. Charges Preferred Against a Consul. The Filipino committee at Hong Kong has broken off all relations with the United States consul, Rounse- ville Wildman. The committee issued a writ in supreme court to recover the sum of $47,000, which the Filipinos claim to have deposited with Wild- man as treasurer of the Filipino in=- dependence fund in June. The mem- bers of the cemmittee allege that sensational disclosures are probable showing that the American govern- ment recognized the Fillipinos as bel= ligerents by affording them assistance in arms and influence to co-operate against Spain, thus indorsing the agreement made with Aguinaldo at Singapore in April Sympathy for Hobson. Sam Jones, the evangelist, preached in the First Baptist church at ‘Atlanta, Ga., the other night. He referred to Dewey's victory at Manila, Schley’s at Santiago, the heroism of Wheeler, Roosevelt and others and to Hobson sinking the Merrimac. He said: ‘The newspapers may decry Hobson and speak evil of him, but he kas the profound sympathy of my heart. Why, to kiss everything that comes along is horrible. Poor Hobson! He needs the prayers of the church and the sympathy of his comrades. Rev. A Larger German Army. In the German reichstag Lieutenant General von Gessler, minis- ter af war, introduced the new army bill, whose object, he said, was to over- take at one stride the start which other states had gained over Germany in military organization. Iugen Rich=- ter, the radlcal leader, spoke vigorous- ly in opposition, maintaining that the bill was due to a fancy for new forma- tions. Friday Spanish Soldiers in Shocking Condit on. The steamship Notre Dame de Salut arrived at Spain Wednesday with 1,100 soldiers from Havana. The men were in a shocking condition. The steam- ship was not large enough to furnish accommodation for the number of troops put aboard her. Thirty-nine of them died on the passage, 360 were taken in ambulances to the hospitals after they landed and 100 were taken to sanitariums. The others could hardly stand. - All were fearfully em- aciated. See oo Remain in Spite of the Kaiser. The Prussian government has made: an unexpected «counter check in the recent expulsion of Danes from North Sleswick. Among those expelled were many dairy maids. It is learned that the German lovers of the girls follow= ed them across tlie frontier and mar- ried them and as a result most of them are back in Sleswick as German: subjects.
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