Miscellaneous

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jul 12, 1899

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 25, No. 28.

Miscellaneous.—The prospect for active hostilities between Great Britain and the South African Republic is of interest to Americans because of the great number of Americans engaged in mining operations in the Transvaal. The cruiser Chicago, which was to have gone from Madagascar around Good Hope to Brazil, has put into Delagoa Bay, to look after American interests in case of war. It is said that President Kruger has recently sent some valuable presents to Pope Leo, expressing a desire that friendly relations should exist between the Vatican and the Transvaal, in return for which the pope has advised prudence in dealing with Great Britain...... The steamer Nippon Maru was placed under quarantine by the Honolulu board of health, June 18, because there had been a death aboard from bubonic plague, the victim being a Chinese passenger from Hongkong. Arriving at San Francisco, the vessel was again quarantined, and two Japanese who at-