The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-12-07
PRINCESS BIRTHDAY.

LONDON, Dec. LORD DunraVen is
seriously ill.
PRINCESS BIRTHDAY.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-The birthday of
the Princess of Wales, who was born
Dec. l, 1874, is being celebrated here
in the customary manner.
PERE HYACINTH.
LONDON, Dec. IA correspondent
of The Chronicle at Paris says it is
officially announced that Pere Hya-
cinth will be an advent preacher in
the Protestant chapel at Rue Taitbout.
Pere Hayacinth declares he has not
been converted to Professionalism, but
merely wishes to work as a Catholic
reformer.
NEWS FROM RIO.
LONDON, Dec. IA dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company says
there is no truth in the report that
President Peixoto of Brazil has been
assassinated. The dispatch confirms
the report that Mello has left Rio with
portion Of his fleet in order to inter-
cept the vessels of Peixoto. There is
still desperate fighting between the
rebel ships and the forts at the en-
trance of the harbor, and the rebel
ships crossed the bar only after Mel
los flag ship was severely disabled. AZ
ter leaving Rio the admiral steamed in
a southerly direction, but this may
have been a ruse, and the course
changed as soon as out of sight of land.
The admiral has taken with him a
number of fast sailing steam Launches
which will be used in the battle to
take place between the vessels on the
way to Rio and the rebel squadron.
The admiral is said to be much more
&C ncerned about the fast torpedo boats
purchased at Ebling, Germany, than
about the two vessels fitted up in New
York.
WORK OF THE EARTHQUAKE.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-The Times pub
fishes a dispatch from Kuchan, the
town recently destroyed by an earth
quake. The correspondent says
Kuchan is a heap of ruins, not house
is standing. Bodies are still being re-
covered and the smell from putrifica
ton is overpowering. Earthquake
shocks are still continuing to be felt.
LONDON. Dec. lex Empress Eu.
genia left this city for Paris today.
CRICKET NEWS.
LONDON, Dec lit is believed to
be practically settled that the Phila-
delphia cricketers will visit England in
1894. The South African team is also
expected to visit these shores next
summer.
RETURNED TO PRoTEsTANTIsM.
LONDON, Dec. Lady Evelyn
Mooreton, sister of the Earl of Ducie,
whose conversion to the Roman Cath
Ollie church created quite stir a few
years ago, has now, it is announced,
returned to the protestant church.
DUKE OF LEINsTER.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-The Duke of Lein
ster died today at Canton, county
Kildare, of typhoid fever. He was
born in 1851.
WANT TO SEE THE FIGHT.
LONDON, Dec. IAN official dis
patch has been received by the British
government saying that Admiral Mel
10, on the flagship Aquidaban, accom-.
companied by an armed merchant
vessel, succeeded in forcing it's way
out to sea at midnight last night, in
spite of a heavy fire directed upon
those two ships by the forts at the
entrance of the bay. The British
gunboat followed the Aquidaban to
sea with the intention, it is believed.
of being present at the future naval
operations which may include a battle
at sea between the ships of the rebel
admiral and the vessels being sent to
reinforce President Peixoto from New
York.
REED WAS A SPY.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-The Pail Mall
Gazette learns that Patrick Reed
murdered in Dublin recently, was q
government spy and testified in behalf
of Timothy Kelly at the trial of the
Phoenix Park conspiracy. The Pal
Mall Gazette adds that since that time
Reed has been an informer and con
nection has been clearly proved be
tween Reed and the recent explosion
in Dublin and that startling disclos
ures may be expected any moment.
THE VARSITY" ELEVEN.