Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-11-27

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OF State, stating that a mob which collected
ia trout ct tho American Legation was
r,mp:ly dispersed by the Government.
lhTo is II" doubt in Washington, in official
circles, that the authorities at Madrid arc fully
able to prevent any outbreak. The position
ut Munster Sickics is very uncomfortable but
it is not |, loved that violence vii. bt, offered,
rs S!ckl.s teicSrall,s that the Spanish officials
are equal to the emergency. Minister Slckics
i hourly in communication Will, the State
Department., and his dispatches Indicate i,
very sron: feeling against the United States
\ sctuud dispatch received at Washington
says that an attempt has been matc t.. assas-
sinate General Sicklcs, and that he has been
wounded. Tho report is not credited in otli-
ci.l circles. although outside OF ottic,a circle.
it is generally credited.
The Secretary OF state has received tho fol-
iowin. despatch from our Consul at Havana,
dated Nov. IS: THE Consulate at Santiago
reports under date eff the 18th, that the total
number CT executions Of persons from the
VlrEni!s fifty three, and that there had
been no executions since tho 9th inst The
statements published here on the 14th re.
prove untrue
EVIDENCE accumulatcs that the Cuban mat
tiers will require much correspondence ant:
consequent delay. 1t is asserted in promi-
ncnt quarters that no complication need be
feared, Us the administration sees its way
clear, and " ilo war will be avcrtcd probably
Cuba will bc free.
The remains Of Mrs Stanton, widow of the
late Secretary, have been taken to Washing
ton aud deposited in Oak Hill Cemetery Will.
those OF her husband.
n LETTER has been received at Washington
from Gen. Longstrect offering the services of
an army of q, 900 men should a necessity arise
therefor.
The money stringcncy, tho Cuban compl-
cation, the back-Pay question, the promised
invcs legations, and other matters. promise to
give the country one of the most memorable
and exciting sessions since the late civil war.
and as such it is eagerly looked for, and Wash
inston is already rapidly filling up with the
usual influx of floating population.
The chief Of the bureau Of statistics states,
with reference to tho omission of the steamer
Virginius from the list of lost merchant YES.
sells OF the United States. that she is entered
OH that list on page 2t9 rs Virginia, paddle
steamer, tonnage AL and o4-100, home of port
Now York. Official number 2O,851 was award
ed Feb. 81, 1872.
! POSTMASTER GENERAL. CnEsswELL will ISSUE
an order reducing the registration fee for do.
mcstic letters and packages to eight cents.
He has finished his reports. He rcnews his
recommendation OF postal kilograms, and
forces his views in favor of q postoffice saw
Hc makes Recommendation Of subsidy to
steamship lines for carrying tho mails.
Foreign.
! Don ALPHoNso, brother of Don Carlos, has
Lcen appointed Generalissmo OF tho Carlist
forces.
INTELLIGENCE has been received that four
hundred Republicans in the province of Al
ncnia were all killed or captured by the Car.
lists.
IT is rumored that the insurgents of Carta.
gena intend to surrender. This would re-
lease the vessels now in their possession, and
render the whole iron clad fleet available in
case OF trouble with the United States.
| AN explosion took place in coliery at
Weisan on Friday. Twenty-Five miners were
killed and injured.
| GENERAL S1CKLEs had been making prepare
tons to leave Madrid, but in consequence of
the steps taken by Layard, the British Minis
ter. he has p, stponol leaving for the present
CHARLES LIVINGSTONE, brother of DR.. i4iv-
inss,one, the African explorer. is dead.
! IT is officially announced that the cflec-
tive Spanish force in CuLa numbers $500
men.
The members of the French Cabinet have
rendered their resigna tiOns. Tho President
| refused to accept them, and begged them to
retain their Offices until the new Cabinet is
| formed.
The Neva is frozen over at St. Petersburg.
There has been heavy snow in that section OF
Russia.
A coMM1rrEE of the Cotton Brokers Asso-
ciatloa Of London, will meet daily to officially
give tho number Oh bales sold on the market
and the quotations,
THE government at the Hague has received
intelligence that the Dutch expedition has
left Batavla for Atchecn.
Or the six passengers arrested on the
steamer City of 'cw York, at Havana, three
were women and niece of ALBANIA. Extcn-
sive correspondence was found secretcd about
their clothing. BY this correspondence many
! persons on the island, hitherto unsuspccted,
were implicated, and as the Moro Castle left
Havana they were being shot without mercy.
1t was estimated that about forty patriots in
various portions Of the island had met this
fate.
1T is asserted that wenty OF the passengers
Of the steamer Vlrginius, were converted to
Catholicism previous to their execution.
THE re port is current that Thomas Barring.
founder OF the banking house OF Barring Broth
ers, is dead.
4 GRAND bull-fght was given at Havana in
honor OF the officers and crew OF the Tornado.
The Spanish colors were displayed in several
streets OF Havana on account Of the arrival OF
the new so-caled nations steamer Virginius
ut that port.
THE Voce do Cuba publishes rumor that
scvo nteon prisoners have bBcn shot ut Hol-
qu;n, on account ct q recently discovered con-
spi:acy to cooperate with the Cubans on the
VirGinius. There is no official confirmation
OF tho rcport.
ADv1cEs from Santiago do Cuba, dated the
18th, say that on that day the Captain Of the
British steamer Niobc, and tho British Con.
sui, were in tbs prison. and had init views
| with the captives who remained alive. 1t was
| expected at Santiago that the United States
steamer Wyoming would reach there on the
! 18TH inst.
| The Voce de Cuba expresses sorrow that all
hostile enterprises against SPAN find favor
With q majority Of the American press. When
young Crtten5cn was executed the Anlcri an
papers took the same course as now, and en-
! dcavored to work upon public passions and
| merccnary motives. It. has no fears of any
serious questions arising between the two
countries, there being no just grounds there
for. The fact that American war vessels have
been ordered to Havana implies nothing II,
unfortunately, such should be the case. and #
unjustly inundated by superior strength, in
that case. above all others. Spanish honor
| still command eyer! sacrifice rom her sons
TIE Daro says "Wc arc strong in our
| right and firm in tho resolve to con,oort our.
selves well, and have sufficient GOODNESS to
| hear the American press without returning
| insult for insult. Only again stating their
| threats in nowse intimitlatcs us, because we
repeat to-day what we said five years ago to
the supreme government, tue honor of
| the natiou come what nav"