, 1873-12-11

Hoagton will renew his Of.
forts In favor Of the bill to expedite the
survey Of private land claims, also . bill
to sell grazing lands to prsemptors In
single section tracts, alss for Some ir-
rigation system to prevent water mo-
nopoliss.
Page purposes to urge . bill for the
of some Governu snt
price per acre for both agricultural and
lands in srder TO sveid unnsc-
sssary costssts ~ to mineral or nom
character lands.
HAVANA. Dec. Capt. Gsn. Joy.l.
lar telegraphed to Madrid to nigh, to
the following ehsct: The kadrid Gov
srnu ent perepptorily orders tn. Can't.
General to dehve.: up the v,rgiaius.
Gen. Jov.llsr respectfully resigns hi.
position and demands th.t another per.
son Dc seat TO take his place who can
cary out orders of the Government.
Cor. .sidsring the e1 cited state of public
opinion, and tt % impo.sibility of over
coming difio' alties, Gen. Jovellar sub
mits that nis manifesto was prepared
asking .or delay. during which an oP-
port' Anity might be given for rsf' 'ction.
ar d time to allay the force patriotic
spirit of the great National party in
Cuba. But sn order from Madrid in.
msdiatsly to be executed dsprivss him
of the resource which he hoped to have.
upholding tho authority and interests
of the country. In order that the Mad
rid Government may comprehend the
difficulties Of the situation and do JUS
tics to the ardor of perseverance, with
which he began his labors which had
begun to produce effect. the Captain
General describes the situation on the
Island, and declares that the Impression
produced by news of the arrangement
which has besn made between Spain
and the United States, can be compared
with that produced in Spain by the
treaty at Bayonne, which led to war of
Indepsnd snce against Napoleon. He
bess to assure tho Government that an
immsdiats execution of orders will
cause frightful commotion throughout
tho Island, viii ch would be sure to re-
suit in ., catastrophe. The Spaniards
are unwilling to surrender the Virginius
directly to the United Statss, but will
surrender to some National authority.
LospsS, Dec. 5. Regular siege Of
! CsrtagenA has been abandoned
The British armor plated man Of war
Belleroohon ollided With the Brazir
and River Platte steamer Hamstran.
! The latter sunk soon afterward, but al
the passengers, officers and crew were
rescued by tie Bellsrop hon and brought
to St. Vincent.
The London Times publishes an Of
fetal list of British subjects taken pris-
oners on the |irginius, and afterwards
executed at Santiago de Cuba. The
Times in commenting on the act says
that the Rritish Government, while Dc
manding a surrender of the SURVIVORS,
rust carefully avoid committing itself
to the proposition that the seizure was
illegal. - j.. t
The British war vessel Niobs, and
her commander. Lorraine, left Jamaica
in such haste that several of the crew
Who we're ashore on leave, were left be-
hind. He hardly stopped to cast anchor
at Santiago, before he hastensd ashore
and protested against killing any more
of the virginius' crew. Gen. Barrisi
answered him saucily in letter saying
that every execution that had been or.
dered would be proceeded with. Com
mander Lorraine instantly returned the
reply that in absence of an American
man-of-war, he would protect not only
the interests of his country, but those
OF the United States. and that if Burriel
harmed q hair Of another prisoner he
would lombard the city. tits generally
believed at Santiago that it was the ac-
ton Of the Briti=h Commander which
saved the rest of the virgini-s' crew
Commander Lorraine afterwards OBJ
tanned 5 copies of the process Of Court
Martial conde mining them to death, two
Of which he intended to transmit to our
Government and 2 to hi sewn. Varano,
Cespedes. Del Sol and Ryan. were shot
early in the morning, the latter showing
extraordinary coolnsss and courage, and
trudging along az gayly as If going to
his wedding.
LONDON, Dec. 5.-The Cartagena In
surgents are reported in good spirits
Gen. Cibaltes giv.s place to Gen. Ssrala
in command of the bsseigin forces.
QUEBEC, Dec. 5.-The Legislature
opened yesterday with the usual esre
monies and q speech from the throne.
Fort CAREY, Ont. -ec. 5.-A destruct
iva FIRE occurred here last night, by
which the Parliament building was to-
tally consumed with all the books and
official documents.
| PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 6.-Aonltors
Ajax and Terror, will Be ready to sail
next week. The frigate Cananadlgua is
also being rapidly fitted for sea.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Sevsral mems
bsrs Of Congress called on the sscrstary
Of Na,v to-day, the audience continuing
from 1917 to o'clock The convsrsa-