The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-11
Foreign Affairs.

BELFAST, June 1O.-Thirteen members of
an Orange lodge in this city have been ar
rested for disturbing the peace. A collision
occurred TO-DAY between the police and the
people, and several persons were injured, but
none fatally.
PARIS, June 1O.-The Prefect of Police has
placarded throughout the city proclamation
urging all good citizens to aid the authorities
in the execution of the law and the preserva-
ton of public order and peace. Much agita-
tion exists and large crowds linger in the
streets.
HAVANA, June 9.-News has been received
from Santiago to the 4th inst. All the regular
troops had left for the field, and the volun-
teers were guarding the city.
The filibusters who landed at the Bay of
Nipe had gone into the interior, taking the
road to Holguin.
1t is reported that Colonel Tucker, who
commanded the filibusters brought over by
the steamer San Salvador, has been killed.
HAVANA, June 1O.-The arrival of General
Lesca at Cienfuegos has infused spirit into
the campaign in that section, and several
engagements are already reported with the
insurgents.
A commission of citizens of Havana will
90 to Porto Rico and meet De Rodas, who
sails to-day from Spain and will escort him
to this city.
HAVANA, June 10-The grinding of sugar
cane in the interior has stopped on account of
the rains. Sugar is quiet at S3@SS reals for
No. u.
LONDON, June 10.-Another appalling disas-
ter occurred in the coal mines at Merthyr
Tydvil, Wales, to-day. An explosion took
place while the men were at work, and few of
the miners escaped from the pit. 1t is re-
ported that one hundred and twenty were
killed.
LONDON, June 10.-Mr. Claiborne Hardy,
at a banquet in bennington, made a strong
speech against the Irish Church bill, and said
h disestablshment was a concession to Fenian-
ism, and direct injury to the loyalty of the
men who had hitherto been ultra-zealous in
their devotion TO the Crown.
For the sake of conciliating traitors these
men were to be injured 1t was the tenure
of land and not the Irish Church. which lay
at the root of the grievances of Ireland. 1t
was not for him to say what the House of
Lords would do. He would accept their ver-
H dict as q conscientious and constitutional de-
cision. which the country should receive with
! Ndeference
LONDON, June 10.-Telegrams received
to-day from Paris report that the crowds IN
the Quarter Montmartre yesterday dispersed
ON the appearance of the military, without
Offering any resistance. No damage was done
beyond the breaking of some windows. Many
of the rioters were arrested.
LONDON, June 1O.-A despatch from Bonn
Nbay reports the wreck of the snip Great North
ern near that port, and the loss Of fifteen of
her crew.
LONDON, June 1O.-In tho House of Com
mons, tonight, Mr. Otway said the United
4 States Government was desirous of having a
full investigation made into the circumstances
4 of the murder of Mr. Speer.
+ The MoNr GEMS TUNNEL.-The total dis
hnce pierced of the Mont Gents tunnel at the
4 NGose of April 1869, was 10, 7l9 yards, leaving
"A 1858 wards still to be completed The dis
tnce pierced in the last half of April was
4 sxty-nine yards, or at the rate of 1856 yards
"A per annum. At this rate the tunnel will be
completely pierced in january, 1871, although
a afew months will be occupied in completing
n the masonry works, approaches, etc. 1t is
81 srpected. however, that trains will be run
Aing through the tunnel before the close o