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TE NB 1 NSH interesting Items About Our Own Country (reat Britain, the United States, ano Aungust 10th will be Berlin‘s C boliday. _Montreal‘s new directory gives city a population of 339,000. Eon uoo Remeeie en e enc dn Te P h Forty cases of measles and one deat are reported at the Winnipeg quaranâ€" tine. s *Ct ip Livoni d for The steamship Livonian, agroun ten days in the St. Lawrence has been floated. The Welland and St. Lawrence Canals will be kept open until 6 p.m., every Sunday. * s C. P. R. land sales for June, as Teâ€" ported at Winnipeg, were 49,000 acres, realizing #160,000. w Mr. A. H. Harriss, traffic manager of the Canadian Government railway system has resigned. e Premier “:x;rb-urton. of Prince Edâ€" ward Island, bhas accepted the Kings County Court judgeship. There is _a.vc;;lwwu'-on among .the dealers of Hamilton, Ont., and prices bave taken a big drop. Jameafirklliwn.' imn:lte of the Ottaâ€" wa Oid Men‘s Home, tried to end his life with laudanum. He took too muc_h. The Militia Department will estabâ€" lish a providional school at Carleton Place for the instruction of infantry officers. The duties collected at the port OL Toronto during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1898, show an increase of $520,480.96. Bir Sanford Fleming has donated to Ottawa his fine collection of hot house plants and the conservatories in which they are kept. A prisoner escaped from the Winniâ€" peg jail, but was recaptured by a guard while attempting to swim the Assiniâ€" boine river. Thomas Parsons, burglar, incendiary and jail breaker, was sentenced at Bellevills to fourteen years in the penitentiary. [E VERY LATEST FRON ALL THE WORLD OVER ‘The report that grasshoppers are preiulem. in some parts of the Northâ€" weat, is, after carefual inquiry, found to be incorrect. All Parts of the Globe, MA Assorted for Easy Reading. An office of the Great North Westâ€" ern Telegraph Company, has been opâ€" ened in Victoria, B. C. and direct comâ€" munication established with that point. W. Kring, blacksmith, W ebbwood, Algoma and A. Miller celebrated the boliday by going hunting. Kring migâ€" took Miller for game and shot bhim dead. It is said that the Standard Oil Comâ€" r;ny has effected the purchase of the mperial Oil Works, and has leased every other refining plant in Canads for five years. J. C. Sully, of Guelph, has been awarded the Royal Canadian Humane Bociety‘s bronze medal for bravery in saving â€" Charles â€" Clendennan from drowning at Guelph a few weeks ago. A bishop in England has a son in Canada residing a short distance west of Winnipeg. _ The other day he wrote to a Kingston lawyer and requested him to invite his son in to dinner ocâ€" easionally. Captain Philippe de Perron Casgrain, R. E.. bas been nominated by Lord Lansdowne, Secretary of War, as Quartermasterâ€"General of the Canadian forees, in place of Col. Lake, who reâ€" tires to rejoin his regiment. News has reached Hali(ax of a drownâ€" ing accident in the Straits of Magellan, by which four seaman of the Halifax steamer Alpha and a Straits pilot were drowned. The men were lost by the eapsizing of a rowboat. A mare belonging to George Howe, of O:tawa, ran away towards the buildâ€" ings jumped the cliff at Lovers® Walk, a distance of sixty feet, and rolled down to within a few feet of the waâ€" ter‘s edge. . She was practically unâ€" in jured. A private letter from a member of: the Yukon force states that the Fredâ€" ervicton and St. John, N. B., company mutinied and refused to carry packs weighing from 70 to 80 pounds. The writer complains of the fare and charges the officers with a lack of conâ€" side ration Mr. R. F. Stupart, director of the Dominion meteorological survey, is at Vancouver, is to make arrangements for the erection of a time signal apâ€" paratus at Brockton point for the beneâ€" fit of shipping and the harbor of Vanâ€" couver. The Royal Canadian Humane Assiâ€"| eciation bhave awurded a bronze medal to J. C. Sully of Guelph for promptiâ€" tude and coolness and conspicuous braâ€" very in saving Chacles Clendennan from drowning in the River Speed at Gueiph on May 26. ‘ It bhad aiways been understood in Quebec that the late Senator de Blois intended to allow his interest in the de Blois estate, as well as other proâ€" rties, to revert to that estate, and gfr Adolphe Caron would be one of the rincipal â€" beneficiaries. _ It appears, gowevor. that a few days before his death he made a will leaving everyâ€" thing to hbis wife. Peter Cline, a foreman, of a construcâ€" tion crew on the Crow‘s Nest Pass Railâ€" way, who shot an Italian named Anglo Circonmni near Kuskonook on April 25, has been tried at Nelson and found guilty of shooting with intent to msim. J o DP\ Capisâ€" Aepes ied ioi ty o 9 C The sentence of the court was that Cline be confined in the provincial penâ€" l::num for three years at hard laâ€" E. GREAT BRITAIN. Lord Wolseley, commanderâ€"inâ€"chief of the British army, has joined the Angloâ€" CANADA. Berlin‘s civic at the port of Que the American committee, which is alming to cultivate an entente. At Liverpool, it is said the United States had purchased six of the Atâ€" lantic Transport Company‘s liners and the National liner Michigan for £800,â€" The English artillery team,. A is coming to Canada to eompgte the Canadian artillerymen, will ably sail for St. John, N.B., on ust 20. s coming °0 CamnTe °/ ~~"cayp the Canadian artillerymen, will PTOb‘1 ably sail for St. John, N.B. on AUE~ ust 20. At the Old Bailey in London on 'Mon- day W. Mansel Collins, an pnrezls""a ed doctor, was placed on trial charg_ei with causing the death of Mrs. Emily Edith Uzielli, by an illegal operation Mrs. Uzielli was well known n soceity. UNITED STATES. The Western Rubber Belting COM pany, of Chicago, bas collapsed. American bankers meet in aDNU® session at Niagara Falls, Nâ€" Y., Jul 22nd. 172 ah pesg, CE CAEDOEme@Ny BMATs e oog! nual American bankers meet !n an J ul session at Niagara Falls, N. Y« 3 22nd. Wakb. Reports received at Seattle, wne(i state that 16 Klondikers were dro i in Lake Lindeman, waves demolishing their scow. Three companies of the E‘Bht‘t’e;“‘: Regiment Pernsylvania Volqnhe o have arrived at Fort Qrady. ?:llc +» guard the locks of the .SOP.CE:‘_.,:.-,. the guard the iOCKS OR LIV® Km C 000 It has been decided to restOre the provisions appropriating '50'900 . & commission to adjust the differences Uetween the United States and C#U~ ada. Anna Forrester, aged 23 comm‘itted suicide at Bedford, a suburb of ons land, rather than marry. She poured oil on her clothing and «6t ©*® to herself. e neolsciL. ich Many new victims of the storm W(l“,‘t" blew downacireus tent at S10UX ig‘e lowa, were discovered Sunday. a 33 dead numbet three and the injuIe c Of the latter ten are critically DUT and may die. The British Ship John Bramble hae arrived at lbiladelpbia from DO}I“:V baye, Java. Nearly the entil® ;mm is in a state of partial blindnes$ ro a disease which marinors call *"*moon blink." e e s s The Great Western distillery Peoria, Il1., the second largest in world, was struck by lightning OD urday and everything was burned < â€" C LN Ne ceemes @ UALRLR _The Great Western distillery at Peoria, Ill., the second largest 1N the world, was struck by lightning OD Sate urday and everything was burned °Xâ€" cept the bonded warehouse. The loss is estimated at $300,000 ; fully insured. dee oLc l ol Semdneee drnwned in the Three men were drowned in the Chippewa river at the balfâ€"way dam, near Mount Pleasant, Mich., on Saturâ€" day. The party were fishing, and bad prepared to return home, when Thomas Francisco, aged 16, and Sidney Caster went in bathing. ‘The father, Harvey Francisco, plunged in after them, and all three sank in thirty feet of water. went in DaUuns. C297 0o4 , Francisco, plunged in after them, and | all three sank in thirty feet of water. Captain Joshua Slocum has arrived at Newport, R. I., in the sl00P yacht Spray, after a vOYyaGg® around the world. He left Boston on April 24, 1895, going to Gibraltar and South Amâ€" erican ports, and from there to the Straits of Magellan into the Pacific to Australia, Tasmania and Juan Fernanâ€" dez. He sailed into the Indian Ocean and visited ,Natal, South Africa; Cape Town, 8t. Helena, Ascension lsland, Grenada and Antigua and thence home. â€" His cruise of more than three years was made in a sailing craft 38 feet long and 14 feet wide, and 1270 ‘uet tonnage. _ Captain Slocum made the voyage entirely alone. i GENERAL, The new French Cabinet has been The â€"hnew .EYXEROL "LAUUELLEOCLOIOIO 1700 l0 formed. Martial law has been prociaimed in parts of Austria. The new French Cabinet is not favorâ€" ably received in Russia. Btorms in Austria have caused loss of life and damage to property. The American mission at Tong Chow, near Wuâ€"Chow, is reported _ to have been looted and burned. The Archduchess Elizabeth, mother of the Queen Regent of Spain lies serâ€" iously ill at Madrid, in consequence of the present excitement. The Newfoundland Transinsular Railway is completed and the first through train across the country made the 548 miles in 24 hours. In resigning Ollice, ure to form a party Marquis Ito expresse nounce all his ranks t io tb aa A 106 f se atetin In resigning office, owing to his failâ€". ure to form a party government, the Margquis Ito expressed a desire to reâ€" nounce all his ranks and decorations. An edict has been published in Hayâ€" ana providing for the burial of the dead. City carts will collect the bodies at certain hours. A bheavy fine is imposâ€" ed upon citizens who conceal bodies or keep them in houses more than 24 hours. The first John‘s, N{! Men are n stone to p EEGICE TY The first streetrailway work in St. John‘s, Nfld., will begin in a few days. Men are now employed quarrying the stone to pave the streets. The fishery prospects in Nawfoundland â€" are fair. Lobsters are reported searcer than last year. Chief â€" Mabomedali Kbalif and five other ringleaders of the attack recentâ€" ly made by 1000 natives on a Russian post garrison by 300 infantry, at the town of Andijan, Province of Porgâ€" hana, Turkestan, in which twenty of the soldiers were kiiled and eighteen others were wounded, have been publicâ€" ly hanged. Germany, Erance, and Russia Have an Un derstanding Regarding the Philtppines. A despatch from Berlin says :â€"On the best authority the correspondent here of the Associated Press is informâ€" ed that Germany, France and Russia ilmve reached an understanding relaâ€" tive to the Philippine lslands. It is l said that these three powers do not inâ€" tend to actively int:e!rfLer‘eL nftil“t:ogaili- e o n ie o s d o ties cease, after which they will comâ€" bine to prevent the United States or Great Britain gaining possession of the whole of the Philippine Islands. When the war is over an international conâ€" gress will be proposed, similar to the Berlin Congress of 1878, to settle all questions connected with the war. All the great powers will be invited to foin. including the United States and | épflin. It appears certain that Gerâ€" many will then demand a slice of the Philippine Islands, or other compensaâ€" tion in the Far East. The National Zeitung iterates the statement that Germany has not yet shown a desire to interfere, except to protect German snbgecu should the necessity arise, which is by no means unlikely, as neither Spain nor the Unitâ€" odsutummublotooopewit.ltb TORONTO wWHEN THE WAR IS OVER. which ; with AN APPALLNNG DISASTER, FRENCH LINER LA BOURGOGNE SUNK IN A COLUISION. whi The catastrophe is appalling. 1b® French liner, running at a terrifio\ rate of speed, crashed into the port bow of the Cromartyshire in & dense fog, and sank almost before those on board knew what had happened. The steamer recoiled from the shock as if struck by a thunderbolt and sank inâ€" to the foaming deep. There wa® scarcely an instant given to escape Anete® stt ENMBTONU TAE C L2 P wb timat ic t o from the fearful vortex which sucked | , down the trembling souls that manâ€"| 1 aged to gain the deck. But in less|! time than it takes to tell it all was || over. From the waters that closed | . about the foundering steamer hunâ€"|. dreds of souls were hurled to the top| of the waves. With wild despairing | shrieks and screams they clutched wainly at the life belts to save them from the swiul and CRUEL TORRENT OF WAVES that poured over them with the force of a hurricane. The only woman saved was Mrs. A. Lacasse, of Plainfield, N. J., and it was mainly through the quick action of her husband, who was also one of the passengers saved, that‘ she is not among the missing. Mrs. Lacagse and ber busband have been residing at Plainfield, N. J., about seyâ€" |\ en years. â€" They were on their way to France to spend a few months with | relatives, but Mr. Lacasse says he will | give up the trip just now after his ;! recent experience. Mrs. Lacasse‘s late experience wAs indeed a severe on, and she witnessâ€" ed sights that will never leave her meâ€" mory. The collision occurred about five o‘clock on Monday morning, at which time the lady was in her berth. ‘The first she knew of the danger was when her husband rushed down into the cabâ€" bin and told hber to hasten on deck as the steamer bhad run into a ship and was damaged, Mrs. Lacasse bastily threw on her dress and without waitâ€" ing for hat or shoes and leaving all her belongings in her state room, rushed on deck with her husband, where _te passengers were in terror. It was thick fog at the time and they suddenly, felt the steamer take a sort of ligf.. s The Echo, while in conversation with Mr. and Mrs. Lacasse, asked them how the officers and crews of La Bourgogne acted, after they found she was in danger, but both husband and wife said.they had no experience in such matters. and were noi prepared to pass an opinion. but they both agreed that the captain of the wrecked steamer Said Mrs. Lacasse: "The poor man did everything he could possibly do up to the very last moment and stayed by bhis vessel in command as she sank." Mr. and Mrs. Lacasse were saved on a raft. The lady was thrown into the water, but her husband‘s eyes were on ‘ber, and she was neara raft while in lthe water, and he managed to get on the raft and put her on also. Soon the scene became a terrible one, with hunâ€" dreds of lives in ths balance. The peoâ€" ple swam and floated about the surâ€" face of the water looking for chances to save themselves, but the majority of them found none, and clinging to the raft in which were Mr. and Mrs. Lacasse were about eighteen others, and every moment the raft seemed in danger of sinking, so great was the weight. It would have been madness to allow any more weight on it, and succour had to be denied many a poor mortal STRUGGLING IN THE WATER. One poor man, who had been vainly trying to save the lives of his wife and two children, was pulled on the raft, and he, with the others, were saved. ie t sj S T OME Mr. Lacasse said there were lhree‘ priests on board, and as the ship was settling. he saw them going about the decks giving absolution to the muny‘ French and American Catholics who remained on board, and who when they saw hope had almost abandoned them, hurried to the vicinity where the priests were and knelt for absolution. As the ship settled and went down the captain remained gallantly at his post on the bridge accompanied by one of his officers. As the ship sank beâ€" neath th» surface some minutes after she created a sort of whirlpool, which sucked down everything on the surâ€" face within a certain _ radius. A face within a cgr_tain Iaidn.g.e A couple of minutes later, when t he sucâ€" tion ceased, those still alive SsaAW ABOUT 200 BODIES come up out of the water, with a rush, as if the sea were giving up the dead after baving swallowed the ship. The scene was a borrible fascinating one for those who witnessed it. The fog was dense when the crash came, and in the darkness of death the drowning men and women could do little to save their lives. The big steamer careenâ€" ed in hber mad endeavour to keep afloat, but the water poured into her bulkheads, smashing ail before it, and despite all endeavours of the capâ€" tain and officers, who bravely stood t:y their ship, nou.rl{nw souls sank into eternity almost in the twinkling of an eye. Terrible and appalling as was the ACTED LIKE A HERO souls sank into disaster liner, it would have been @VOU NT tragic hbhad she struck the Cromartyâ€" shire 10 feet farther aft, for then she too, would have sunk. As it WAas her port bow wAs completely carried away, but she wAs in no immediate danger of sinking, and half an hour later received on board the 200 surâ€" vivors who escaped the awful tragedy that bad befallen their fellowâ€"passenâ€" gers. When the collision occurred two boats were lowered from La Bourâ€" gogne and life rafts were thrown ovâ€" erboard by this means the survivors managed to reach the Cromartyshire. USED KNIVES ON wWOMEN. ‘ Scenes enacted on board L& Bourâ€" gogne just after the collision were terâ€" rible to witness. Men fought for posiâ€" tions in the boats like raving maniacs, women were forced back from boats \and trampled down by men who made selfâ€"preservation their first object. On | board were large numbers of Italians and other foreigners, These mon stopâ€" |\ ped at nothing. In one boat WAS & | party of forty women, but so great was the panic that not a hband was raised to assist in her launching. The > | occupants, so near saved, were drowned : | like rats when the ship, with an awful t hissing sound, went down. So desperâ€" § ate was the situation that an Italian passenger drew his knife, and made i| direct at one, who, like himself, W@: , | endeavoring to reach the boats. Im $ mediately the action was imitated i1 _ | every direction. Knives were flourishe« ~| and used with effect. â€" Women an s\ children were driven back to inevit &| able death at the point of weapons a the owners of which were experts i their use. According to stories of su1 â€"| vivors women were stabbhed like 8 s| many sheep. 0C Ll LC saree â€" BW on oodh mCmdE The scene on the water was CV"" worse. Many of the unfortunates who were struggling in the water attemptâ€" ed to draw themselves into the boats and on rafts. These were pushed back into a watery grave. Here, too, knives were used freely. Not all of the dead met death by drowning. Christopher ENCE / Gttay helonping to the and on rafts. These were pusn®} "*""~ into a watery grave. Here, too, knives were used freely. Not all of the dead met death by drowning. Christopher Brunon saw a sailor belonging to the La Bourgogne strike a passenger over the bhead with a bar and kill him. The body dropped into the water. The passenger grabbed the boat in which the sailor was and attempted to get on board. There were 714 passengers an board and 163 were saved. With the exception of two passengers, Prof, Laâ€" }t‘asse and his wife, all the passengers of the Bourgogne who were rescued are aboard the steamer Grecian at Cunard‘s wharf. The crew are also on board the steamer. She is expected to |m\il for New York this evening. All \ the crew are collected by themselves in the forward part of the deck. The offiâ€" cer of the gangway looked at them with a scowl and said if he hbad hbis way they would all have beon hanged to the yardarm long ago. | AN UNLUCKY VESSEL. Since the Bourgogne was launched in 1885 she had faced many perils at sea, and had her full share of adventures. Of these the most perilous to her was the running down and sinkig of the steamship Aller in the harbour of New | / York on February 29, 1895. La Bourâ€" gogne was but little injured, and conâ€" tinued her journey. In the same year |. La Bourgogne figured in one of the |â€" most sensational resoues On record. During a terrific gale on July 28, the ‘lookout, sang out, "Sail on the â€"port now, sir." Through wlasses barque could be seen labouring heavily in the tremendous seas. Only her torn foreâ€" sail was up and she flew signals of disâ€" tress. A call for volunteers to man the boat brought the first lieutenant, Ameâ€" lie Notay, from his sick bed, and with him and two sailors abroad, the launch was lowered. â€" Struck by a huge wave the launch upset, but Notay and his men caught the life rings, and were bhauled abroad. Then they tried again and succeeded in getting away. Anâ€" other boat, under the third lieutenant, Grorge Ainsworth, followed. _ Owing to the fury of the gale the boats could not go nearer than 100 feet of the sinking barque, which proved to be the |Ernst. of Rosto:k, Germany. The crew | of twelve leaped in}.o the sea and were |picked up by the two boats. _ Not &A llife was lost. T‘he only other danger | point in La Bourgogne‘s career was , |caused by a sunken barge, the Andrew , | Jackson, in Gedney‘s channel. New York | harbor. When La Bourgogne was comâ€" ; |ing into this port on June 1, 1896,, she : | narrowly escaped running on a& hulk. _ | Mrs. John Jacob Astor was one of her paasenég;s on that trip. Large Retnforcements Have Left the 6.8. During the Past two Weeks,. A despatch from Washington says:â€" Additional reinforcements for the Amâ€" erican army near Santiago de Cuba left Charleston on _ W ednesday on â€" the Columbia and Yale. The troops that sailed comprised 2486 men, under comâ€" mand of Brig.â€"Gen. Ernst. Majorâ€"Genâ€" eral Wilson sailed with these â€" troops for the purpose of taking command of a division upon his arrival at Santiago. During the last two weeks a large army has left tha United States to reâ€" inforce the American troops now before | Santiago. nO June 80th, 950 regular | recruits sailed from Tampa. . These |\ troops are now in Cuba. _ Brig.â€"Gen. Randolph‘s detachment of light artilâ€" lery and the first regiment of the disâ€" trict volunteers sailed for Suntiago on | July 8. | Several thousand additional troops will leave tha United States for Santiago before the end of the present week. The authorities intend that the | American army now before Santiago | shall be strengthened to such a degree | that defeat will be next to impossible. which overtook Despatch From Clara Bartonâ€"Wounded Are Constantly Coming In. \ despatch from New York says: nairman Stephen E. Barton has reâ€" ceived the following telegram from Clara Barton, the despatch coming through the War Department from Playa del Este :â€"* Lesser and his forces are attending wounded here. They are constantly coming in. Elwell and hls‘ forces are landing supplies from the States of Texas, in the surf, day and night, without docks, under great difâ€" ficulties and dangers. General Shafter sends us urxent appeals from the front for medicines and food. _ None there. Will try to send by four mule waggons to him and g> on ourselven," Miss Barton dbes no! E+~* her exact RUSHING TROOPS TO CUBA. SHAFTER WANTS MEDICINES. a OPRES! PCECC men, but 80 great _ not a hband was her launching. The aved, were drowned ship, with an awful t down. So desperâ€" ion that an Italian is knife, and made , like himself, was ch the boats. Imâ€" on was imitated in ives were flourished fect. _ Women and ven back to inevitâ€" point of weapons. ch were experts in o ta stories of surâ€" attempted to get on 714 passengers on re saved. With the assengers, Prof, Laâ€" , all the passengers who were rescued steamer Grecian at [he crew are also on _ She is expected to the French 1 even more e Cromartyâ€" for then she As it was ately carried was even Left the T.8. Authorities Precautions Again®t *"""°"" A despatch from Madrid says:â€"The enthusiasm aroused by the misleading despatches of the Spanish Government from Cuba is changed into the wailâ€" ings of the families of the victims and lamentations for the national disaster. The Ministers are crestfallen, and are still concealing the worst. The utmost extremity of despair, of rage, and reâ€" criminations prevail among the popuâ€" lation, and the authorities are adoptâ€" ing etrong precautions, fearing pOPU~ lar outbursts. Marshal Martinez de Campos has been foremost in the enâ€" deavours to prevent disturbances. A Govermnent crisis is imminent, and it is regarded as probable that Senor Silâ€" vela or Marshal Campos will succeed Senor Sagasta as Premier, and propOse Coavouee SP P C ons , Govermnent crisis is imminent, and it is regarded as probable that Senor Silâ€" vela or Marshal Campos will succeed Senor Sagasta as Premier, and propOosé peace in order to prevent the Ameriâ€" cans from bombarding the peninsula and ruining Spain. ‘ 2 0s us t The palace is strongly guarded, and | the Queen Regent, who is described as being inconsolable, is receiving the sympathy of the sensible portion of the population, but there is no disguising the fact that grave forebodings are heard as to the future of Spain. The tone of the general public can be summed up in the following remark C a.nnantly heard:««â€""God slons knows The tone of UB# §OONME 40 Warl be summed up in the following remarkl frequently beard :â€""God alone knows what will happen." Senor Gamazo, Minister of Public Inâ€" struction and Public Works, had a long audience with the Queen Regent: on Wednesday afternoon, and subseâ€" quently conferred with the Duke Alâ€" modovar de Rio, the Foreign Minister. These interviews have caused much comment. The Queen Regent bas signâ€" ed a decree, promoting Col. Ordonez and Col. Escario to the rank of genâ€" eral. The Government will transmit to the powers, the protest of the Cuba Colonials Chambers against the Amâ€" erican invasion of Cuba, which the proâ€" test describes as "a brutal attempt to seize territory." B e ons 2 uion c o i e e i ages airik s 2A COT+ PUBg: NWO GEET to the powers, the protest of the Cuba | ... . _ KX« Colonials Cbhambers against the Amâ€" Muust,:; sii‘::t ::“::&: tg:::t:? :bo crican invasion of Cuba, which the proâ€" pressed tethe [l):n S ruggle. As they foat deseribes o & brutal sttempt to ‘ Z:Egg:f 316 State lgepurtment: they reâ€" seize territory." A t : The autborities kept the disaster to";‘ilve‘}r b‘m_‘:“t“::‘;‘:;&" ‘:;‘:3 i:m(:‘llt' Admiral Cervera‘s squadron a aecretlu x;)od é“ b:nun Serican as long as possibie, and even suppressâ€"| C 0 * ow ed the extra editions of the newspapers A PARF OF THE U. s,. NOW. giving the facts. The official confirmaâ€"| 1t is the view of the Hawaiian auâ€" tion, therefore, caused a tremendo0oUu® | thorities that Hawaii becomes a part impression, particularly in naval andiof the United States the moment tha military circles, where the GoveTnâ€"| President attaches his signature to ment is accused of ordering A_dmlral \the resolution of Congress. The annexâ€" Cervera to make a sortie, despite t.he‘.“-‘on is said to be complete without known opposition of several naval °®â€" | any further action hbere or in Hawaii. perts. The troops are confined to barâ€" | at the same time, it is possible that racks, as disorders are feared, but UP |the Hawaiian Legislature may DA§S 2 to this hour, there have been no dis~| resolution similar to the one passed by |(turbances in Madrid or in the PrOâ€" Congress While it is said that it i# vinces. ‘not. necessary, yet it will be a formalâ€" L9E D & O OO GK comecime mmile vinces. Cervera to make o BOPUIC, HUT T1 0 jZUugn 20 GETE known opposition of several naval exâ€" .; any further u‘;no; bere or in Hawai. perts. The troops are confined to barâ€" | a¢ the sa:he time, it is possible that racke, as disorders are feared, but up |{p, Héwuiian Legi'slature may pass & to this hour, there have been no dis~| resolution similar £0 the one passed by turbances in Madrid or in the PrOâ€" Congress. While it is said that it is vim0es: not pecessary, yet it will be a formalâ€" cmmnmmmmmmmememiiGgemmcmmmmmcmmmm ity accomplished, and remove every po®â€" sible chance of quibble over the reguâ€" NUMBER OF SICK INCREASING. larity of the procedure. Hnvsacew l Mr. Thurston explains the status A Hundred Cases of Low Fever in the Ame | thus:â€"*" The Hawaiian Senate unaniâ€" erican Hospitals, l:mously ratified a treaty of annexation. \This, in effect, was a tender of Hawaii A despatch from General Shafter‘s to the United States. Now the United Headquarters says:â€"The French and States accepts the tender by a joint Portuguess Consuls have eonfinued“resol‘ution of Congress, signed by the their conference looking to the relief| © resident. The tender and acceptance P ° "°""* | complete the act. t h se r e o 777C erican Hospitals, | A despatch from General Shz\fter’a: Headquarters says:â€"The French and . Portuguess Consuls have continued ; their conference looking to the relief | of the refugees from Santiago de Cuba.| They called on General Shafter on, Wednesday morning, reported that | the exiles were wholly destitute, and | begged for American aid. The generâ€"| al promised to afford the refugees a limited daily supply of food at ElCaney and other towns in Spanish territory, where they get nothing from Spain. The Consuls were very guarded in theiri references to the situation at Santiâ€" ago, but they painted it worse than reported by the refugees. They claimâ€" ed the garrison only numbered 5,030 raen. â€" The accuracy of this is doubtâ€" ful, as General Pando is almost cerâ€" tain to have arrived with what is left of his 5,000 men from Manzanillo. _ EXTREMITY OF pESPAIR uo M onfi nlc d h .. . T t e firmatons uP i The hospital conditions of the Ameriâ€" can army are improving, 40 ambulances are now in service, and there are many empty tents. The wounded are nearly | UHC hedagected <ag darihear Lis / uis onl Th Pls ts ~dnseaintnneitainett‘" uit all at Juragua. The headquarters‘ hospital has been cleared in expectaâ€" tion of the next assault. â€" The number of sick is increasing rapidly. | There are 100 cases in the invalid hospital, principally diarrhoea and low fever. The officers hope for a speedy termâ€" ination of the siege before the ravages of the climate and disease commence. The War Ltkely to Terminate W’Ilhl-a! Few Days at the Furthest. | A despatch {rom Washingl.on says:â€" Will peace come with lhe Yall of Santiâ€" ago t Administrative officials _ are | hopeful, and some of them even confidâ€" 'l ent. l hat it will. This hope is based on one importan: bit of information w hich )mme to Washingtoa on Thursday in this official despalch to the Secretary of the Navy from Iieuk. Colwell, the United SLates naval attache at Lonâ€" don :â€" Have reliable information t hat Spain will enter into peace negotiations this week. Campos probably Prim» Minister. Lt. Colwell‘s sources of informal.ion as to whal; is woing on in Spain haive hithert.o been so trustworthy that the officials of Ihe Administration are hopelul thal: his despatch will be borne out by evenis. _ .. .~ _ It is believed Lhat the sendinz of Commodore Watson‘s _ squadron Lo Spain and to pursue Admiral CGamara willl be one of the mos: effective agenâ€" cies in bringing about peace. 1. will convince the Spaniards and their Govâ€" ernment that it is to be the policy of the Uniled States to pursue the war erlentlessly, and carry ; even to the coasts of Spain if hey do not embrace teh presen}; opportunity and sue for A despatch from Key West says:â€" Yellow fever has broken out here. One: victim has already died. . Many adâ€" ditional casesa have been reported, but in the m{orlty of instances they are mild attacks. Both victims were taken off the United States steamship Yanâ€" kee, from Santiago, Quarantine has not yet been declared, but is threatened. YELLOW FEVER AT KEY WEST. at Madrid Adopting AFTER SANTIAGO, PEACE. and ANNEXATION 0F HAWAL PRESIDENT MCKINLEY sIGNS THE RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS. Possession to be A despatch from Washington, say8: â€"The President signed the resolution annexing Hawaii at 7 pm. on Thurs# day. The necessary orders were given durâ€" ing the day to start the Philadelphia for Hawaii, carrying Admiral Miller with a notice of the action of the United States Government, and direct» ing Minister Sewall to take formal possessions in the name of the United States. Minister Hatch, of Hawaii, arrived at the State Department at 11 o‘clock and held an extended conference with Seoâ€" retary Day on the consummation of anâ€" nexing Hawail to the United States. The Hawalian authorities had taken steps to convey the news at the earliest possible moment to Hawaii. Mr. Hatch sent extended official despatches to the Hawaiian agent in San Francisco to be forwarded by the steamer sallâ€" \ing on Thursday. The Minister will | leave here on Friday to ecatch the steamer sailing for Hawaii on the ; 13th. Mr. Lewin M. Thurston, Haâ€" ; | wailan Commissioner £g0€8 with Mr. â€"| Hatch, but will wait till the 16th, to d take steamer for Hawaii. It is underâ€" § stood also that Mrs. Dominis, former ‘ | Queen Liliuokalani, and her party who z have been in Washington for many ; months, contemplate takinge an early *\ steamer for Hawaii. session to be Taken at Onceâ€"The War" sbip Philadelphia WIIl Proceed to the scland With Instructions to Minister 5410 Wachaieliiiiencaditâ€"itotd It is said that the transmission of the republic to the United States can be accomplished without the slightest delay or friction. A complete internal organization already exists, civil, milâ€" itary, etc.. and it is pointed out that this does away with the delay of orâ€" ganizing a government, such as occurrâ€" ed when California was admitted. For the present the existing civil organizâ€" ation will continue with President Dole as chief executive, and this will run along until the five commissioners apâ€" pointed by the President complete & system of organization and put it inâ€" to effect, Victory for the Strlkers on the â€" Atlanttc and 0. A., and P.8. A despatch from Ottawa says:â€"ine strike of section men on the Canada Atâ€" lantic and Ottawa, Arnprior, and Parry Sound system resulted on Tuesday night in a complete victory for the men. The management of the railway system was waited upon by a committee of enâ€" gineers and conductors, who acted as intermediaries. They offered the imâ€" mediate settlement of the strike at . !Ol.lo a day. This is an increase of 10 wents per man. It was the original deâ€" mand, but when the company declined \to treat on that basis the men asked \for $125 a day. The offer was acceptâ€" ed, and all the men who went out on strike last week, numbering nearly 600, have returned to their duty. % MAY AFFECT THE G. T. R. |\ _ The increase of 10 cents a day per man means a gain for them in the agâ€" gregate of nearly $22,000 a year, The strike was conducted in a very orderâ€" ‘\ly and creditable manner. It is reâ€" garded by railway men as of special ‘importance, inasmuch as the section ‘men on the Grand Trunk system are pressing for an increase. They are now paid 97 cents a day, and ithe fact that the section men on the Bosth ; systems have been so successful will . have a tendency to stiffen them in their , | demands. The C.P.R. pay #1.15 a day. , | It is claimed that the result of the ; | strike is a gain of $1,000.000 to the seeâ€" , | tion men ol Canada by increasing their e income bz’ an annual amount which, when capitalized, would represent that Somcthing That WIll, It is Clatmed, fte» voluttiontze Naval Warfare. A despatch from London, says:â€"The Daily Mail publishes an interview with Lieut. Gradon, describing his alleged invention of a torpedo system that will _ revolutionize _ naval warfare. Lieut. Grandon claims that his system will increase the effective range of torâ€" pedo boats to 6,000 yards by the use of aerial torpedoes, charged with an exâ€" plosive more powerful than dynamite,. He asserts that he bas received a letâ€" ter from President McKinley saying that the American War and Navy Deâ€" partments have been directed tn in= vestigate his aystem. GoT WHAT THEY ASKED. AERIAL TORPEDOES. Thurston ex= The Ware CRUELTY. 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