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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · May 20, 1897

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 23, No. 20.

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News and Notes

FOREIGN.

—The resignation of the Cabinet of Denmark was handed to the king on May 11.

—At Durham, England, on May 6 eleven men were drowned by the flooding of a coal mine.

—Peru and Bolivia have decided to submit their territorial dispute to the arbitrament of Spain.

—Greece has begun the evacuation of the island of Crete, but the insurgents still hold their positions.

—The powers which constitute the triple alliance have renewed their agreement for another period of six years.

—Rumors are still afloat to the effect that the health of King George, of Greece, is in a very precarious condition.

—It is reported that King George, of Greece, has formally requested the mediation of the emperor of Russia in the conflict now going on.

—A despatch from Naples states that Mount Vesuvius is showing extraordinary activity, and two streams of lava are flowing down the mountain.

—A decree has been promulgated at Asaba, abolishing slavery in the Niger Territories. It will go into force on the day of the queen's diamond jubilee.

—The steamer Mariana brings word that during the recent earthquake in the Leeward Islands more than 100 persons are known to have lost their lives.

—The Quebec provincial elections took place on May 11, and resulted in the complete overthrow of the Conservative party and the triumph of the Liberals.

—Emperor William of Germany has donated 10,000 francs to the committee of the Paris Charity Bazaar, whose work was crippled by the terrible fire of May 5.

—On the night of May 7 the Cuban insurgents advanced within the suburbs of Havana, and attacked the Spanish outposts. The attack was repulsed, but not until serious loss had been inflicted upon the troops.

—A St. Petersburg despatch states that seventeen hermits recently disappeared, and upon investigation it was found that they had been walled up, by their own request, that they might receive the martyr's crown.

—The Nicaraguan Commission of Engineers is on its way to meet the commissioners of Costa Rica, and Mr. Alexander, Cleveland's appointee as arbitrator, to determine the boundary line between the two States.

—The Dingley Tariff Bill, which is now before Congress, is attracting much attention throughout the German Empire, and influential parties are urging the government to declare a tariff war against the United States in retaliation.

—The Transvaal immigration law, which has been the chief bone of contention between England and that country, has been repealed by President Krueger. It is claimed that this removes the last reasonable excuse for war between the two countries.

—A despatch from Havana states that Julio Sanguilly, who was released from a Spanish prison in Cuba on account of being an American citizen, has landed a large filibustering expedition in Cuba. He was received by General Roloff.

—Another story of cannibal operations is reported from the Santa Cruz Islands. An Englishman and an American who were trading in company were captured, killed, and eaten by the natives. The American is spoken of as being an ex-missionary.

—The Duc d'Aumale, one of the most famous members of the Orleans family, died at Succo, Sicily, on May 6, of heart failure caused by the death of his niece, the Duchess d'Alençon, who perished in the burning of the Catholic Charity Bazaar in Paris, on May 5.

—The entire editorial staff of El Continente Americano, which is the organ of the Mexican sympathizers of the Cuban insurgents, were cast into prison in the City of Mexico on May 6, at the instigation of the Spanish minister, who claimed they had insulted his nation.

—It is now claimed that the revolution in Ecuador has assumed the complexion of a holy war. Among the leaders are many priests, thirty-four of whom were captured in the recent unsuccessful attack of the rebels on the city of Rio Bamada. A Jesuit superior also was among the killed.

—In a temple in the secluded village of Oudwada, India, there is burning a fire which was kindled 1,200 years ago. It is the sacred fire of Beheram, consecrated by the ancient Parsees, or Persian fire-worshipers, in commemoration of their voyage from Persia to India. In all this time it has never gone out.

—In spite of the pacified condition of Havana Province, Cuba, General Gomez is reported to be in that province conducting active military operations. At Guines, thirty miles from Havana, a severe engagement took place between the Cubans and Spaniards, in which the latter were routed with considerable loss. The entire guerrilla force of Bermeja are reported to have been captured by the Cubans.

—The Japanese cruiser Naniwa has arrived in Honolulu with a special commissioner charged to investigate the late troubles at Honolulu in connection with the exclusion of Japanese laborers. Considerable excitement and war talk have been occasioned by the refusal of the Hawaiian Republic to allow all Japanese to land; but the commander of the cruiser and the special commissioner disclaim any hostile intentions.

—An imperial irade (decree) has just been issued by the sultan of Turkey, ordering gold and silver medals struck for presentation to the troops who have taken part in the war against Greece. Considerable anxiety has been occasioned by the orders recently issued at Constantinople for the mobilization of the Turkish reserves at Bagdad and in Syria and for the immediate despatch of fifty battalions to Ismeed, in Asia Minor. It is thought to indicate that she is either preparing to meet a more formidable foe than Greece, or to place herself in such a position that she will be able to ignore the mediation of the powers.

—The consensus of opinion seems to be that the war between Greece and Turkey is about ended. Greece has placed her case in the hands of the powers, and is willing to accept the terms which they may arrange with the Porte. Turkey shows a disposition to treat with Greece direct, and intimates that her demands will be greater if the settlement is effected by the powers. During the week the main body of the Greeks have abandoned their position at Pharsalos, and taken up a strong position at Domokos. The division at Velestino under General Smolenski, after bravely defending its position and repulsing the successive attacks of the Turks, was ordered to retreat. These movements have placed in the hands of Edhem Pasha, Pharsalos, Velestino, and Volo. After several reverses in Epirus, the Greeks are again moving forward and have reoccupied one of the positions taken earlier in the war. On May 11 two Greek gunboats captured a Turkish transport with 100 soldiers, six rapid-fire guns, £4,000 in cash, and various military stores. The powers in a collective note have asked the sultan to stop the advance of Edhem Pasha, who is making active preparations for an overwhelming attack on Domokos.

DOMESTIC.

—Capt. William J. Clark, the last of the John Brown raiders, died recently in Hobart, New York.

—By a vote of 85 to 53 Congress refused to grant an appropriation of $50,000 for the improvement of Pearl Harbor, in the Hawaiian Islands.

—James Parker, a notorious train robber, with two other desperate criminals, broke jail at Prescott, A. T., on May 9, after fatally wounding one of the jail officials.

—The largest tannery on the Pacific Coast, that of A. B. Patrick & Co., of San Francisco, was totally destroyed by fire on the morning of May 12. The loss is estimated at $150,000.

—At the village of Jeff, Alabama, two colored girls who were suspected of poisoning the family of Joseph Kelly, were lynched by a mob on the night of May 11. Kelly died from the effects of the poison.

—Secretary of State John Sherman is now engaged in negotiating a treaty with the Greater Republic of Central America, under which the Nicaragua Canal may be completed.

—Commander Booth-Tucker, of the Salvation Army, is under indictment by the grand jury of New York, on the charge of maintaining at the Army's headquarters "an ill-governed, disorderly house."

—In the town of Elba, Alabama, Oscar Williams, a colored preacher, sacrificed his son Isaac on May 8, declaring that in doing so he was obeying a divine command. The maniac had not been captured at last accounts.

—The Michigan Supreme Court has handed down a decision declaring that no person can become surety for more than one liquor bond. This will stop the practise of large liquor dealers in becoming surety for a number of saloons, as is often the case.

—Representative King, of Utah, introduced in the House, on May 7, a resolution for the annexation of Hawaii. The resolution declares that the territory may be received into the Union whenever the Government of Hawaii shall cede it to the United States.

—On May 6, Prof. A. W. Barnard, of Nashville, Tenn., made a successful voyage in an air-ship, of which he is the inventor. The aerial navigator made his ascension from the Nashville exposition grounds, made a trip of over thirty miles, and alighted in safety. It has a balloon attachment.

—On May 9 the ship Francis, bound from San Francisco for New York, was beached on the coast of New Jersey, with a furious fire raging in her hold. The entire crew were saved, after a desperate battle with the flames. The ship, together with her cargo valued at $100,000, will be a complete loss.

—The schooner General Siglin, which left San Francisco for Alaska some time ago, is given up for lost. It is believed that she foundered in the recent fierce gales which have been experienced in the North Pacific. Besides the crew of six, the schooner carried the captain's wife and three children.

—The steamer Leona, which sailed from New York for Galveston on May 8, took fire at sea and put back to port with sixteen charred corpses on board. Thirteen of the dead were steerage passengers, and three were members of the crew. The fire cut off the escape of the steerage passengers, despite the desperate attempts of the crew to reach them.

—On May 6 a Nicaraguan gunboat fired on the United States steamer Rover, compelled her to cast anchor, and the vessel was then searched by the commander of the gunboat, after which the Rover was allowed to go on her way. It is also reported that Mr. Alger, the American consul at Puerto Cortez, has been killed in the rebellion which is now going on in Nicaragua.

—In the suit which was brought by the United States against the Bell Telephone Company for the nullifying of the last Berliner patent, Justice Brewer, of the Supreme Court, rendered a decision on May 10 in favor of the Telephone Company, which virtually gives it control of the art of telephoning until the year 1908. The suit has attracted wide attention, because of the extensive interests involved.

—A remarkable story is reported from the town of Hiltons, Somerset County, Maine. A camp consisting of hunters and woodmen was stricken recently with smallpox, and a dog belonging to a half-breed was despatched to Hiltons, a distance of eighty miles, with a note fastened to his collar asking for assistance. The hungry, half-famished dog accomplished his mission, and a party at once set out for the camp.

—The Western Federation of Miners held its fifth annual convention at Salt Lake, Utah, on May 10. The federation was addressed by its president, Edward Boyce, of Idaho, who urged and entreated the miners to arm themselves systematically with the best rifles in the market, to so change their constitution as to exclude all members of the National Guard, and to boycott all organizations employing National Guardsmen or admitting them to membership.

—On May 7, John Thomas, a boy engineer at the Tamarack mine, Houghton, Mich., stood at his post, and hoisted the miners from the 3,000-foot level, while a box containing 200 pounds of dynamite was burning within ten feet of him. Ten seconds after the brave engineer had hoisted the men to the top, the dynamite exploded, smashing the engine into fragments and doing other damage, but not until the boy and the men whose lives he had saved, had found a place of safety.

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