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New YORK, November IS. - The
Seventh regiment will parade in full
uniform for review by the Mayor and
Common Council. The veterans will be
guests of the Sixth regiment, and will
dine vita the latter today.
George W. Sherman, Pr American
Just arrived from Cuba gives a thrilling
account of the execution OF Ryan and his
companions nj Santiago, of which he
was witness. t4s Was taxing sFsieh
Of the execution, when be was arrested
BY Burriers suboElinates and cast into
filthy prison, from which be YES re-
leased only after the American Consul
General at Havana had inierposed. he
says that after Ryan aad the three others
we're shot a number of eaVslrymen rode
over the corpses until almost unrecog-
uisable. He also saw the second and
third butcheries. He says the whole
island ia in . state of complete anarchy.
He was Gred at tgIee for refusing to give
password Spain yhep chsllenged
while travelling.
The Times special from Washington
says the situation is practically un-
changed. There must, however, be a
decIsige result within the next two days.
The attitude ii pHr GoFerpment re-
maIns unchanged. For Congress 10
meet. with no advance towards solH-
ton Of matters at issue, in the present
temper of our people, of which il must
be adyised, would render the probability
of an escape FROM war very slight.
A Times special from Philadelphia
says; Mayor Stokeley has been in
formed that the State Supreme Court
has Issued a writ Of quo Warranto
agoiast the so-called American Uni.
versity of Philadelphia. The Dean of
the University claims that its reputa-
tiop will not suffer any by investiga-
ton. The lawyers, however, assert that
the evidence will warrant q decision
from the Supreme Court suspending the
business of the University entirely. 1t
is charged with carrying on traffic in
bogus diplomas, and numerous persons
are now prsetieiEg medicine on these
bogus certificates.
The Republican Central Committee
last night passed resolutions denouncing
the Virginius outrage, and expressing
entire appreciation upon the action of
the administration in the affair for vim
dicating the honor of the nation. A
copy of the resolutions was forwarded
10 President Grant.
At the Cuban headquarters here ep-
plications foF enlistment for the volgn-
teer service in Cuba are nov being de-
clined. The leading Cubans say that
George Abbott, who is organizing an ex-
petition ostensibly in aid of the Cuban
patriots, is really acting in the interest of
tine Spanish authorities. They there
fore caution al persons fayoring Cuba
against aiding Or trusting him. Not
withstanding that recruits are being re-
fused at the Cuban headquarters, il is
known that the Cuban cause is being re-
inforced here. The form which the en-
listmeai takes ID for maintenance Of
our national LcHor aud ayenging out
RACES.
A heavy fog, which overbung the city
yesterday and last night, is removed.
Great Inconvenience in travel was oe-
casioned yesterday. Thousands we're
uusble 10 reach the city BY distant fer
ries, and several boats suspended trips
until the FOG lifted.