, 1894-11-24
I E L RAMS
ST CROIX STATION

III. Cllnose anQ japanese has taken 'rlacp
nea.! Iott Arthur. During the encounter the
f'imeT ale reported to have lost one hundred
40 the latter three hundred men. The
On .nose are sad 70 be retreatjng.
ne New York Times publishes a letter
I en- Washington, in which it states thai the
4 Z n,se Government is unfa,ou!abIe 10
American mediation.
In me last issue of NJ. LMbouchere's
Iiuh 1t IS stated that the Queeo's health is
anything but satisfactory. and that she al.
p ars to have aged very much reeputly. The
paper further states that Her Majesty can
now walk on'v a few steps in CONSEQUENCE
OF III mntism in the knees.
A telegram from the Continent announces
the death Of NJ. Rubiustein The ceieb1ated
pianist and composer. his death occurred
IN the nelghboulhood If St. Petersburg.
Dispatches have been received in Berlin
from East Africa stating that the Germans
nave captured Waheha, the capital. with the
loss OF nine men. The natives lost several
hundred. 4 quantity Of ivory and cattle
were captured by the victors, who also
liberated fifteen hundred slaves.
A Telegram from Italy reports that the
volcano Stromboli, off Sicily, is now in active
eruption.
Later. dispatches from Java announce that
the Dutch troops at Lombok have captured
valuable treasure belonging to the Raiah
winch he abandoned in his flight from that
place.
Count Herbert Bismarck. in an interview
asserts that his father, Prince Bismarck j,
without any organic disease, but ia very
weak from the many trials ho bps undergone
curing recent years, consequently be fears
the Prince cannot last much LONGER.
ADtIO1I &O1out ro.. O.. H..
a N. Dist.
New York, November 22nd.-A London
paper reports that a rapprochemont between
England an Russia may be expected it
also states that it is now possible that
the DardaneIIes, which has been closed 10
men-ot-war since l84l, may be again opened
TO shlps OF all ratons, The above is at pre-.
sent the chief toph in several OF the Euro
peln capitals.
The st. Petersburg Gazette says that if
EngIand comes to terms.with Russia on the
EASTERN Question, a new Triple Alliance be-
tween England, Russia, and France will be
easy Of accomplishment.
1t Is announced that the japanese Govern.
ment have replied to the proposal from fine
Washington Government to mediate to the
effect that Japan holds that the success Of
their arms both by the army and navy has
Deeh so unbroken that they consider over
tunes of peace should come from China and
not from outside sources they, however. sug-
geSt That such a communication could very
properly come throug! che American Ministers
IN China and Japan.
Other advices from the East state that Bri-
tlsh influence at Tientsin. is growing ut the
expense of the Germans III that city.
The Daily News reports that arrange
ments have been completed 10 close the Ii
quldatfon OF the McssIs, Barring Brothers to
release the guarantols. il is proposed to
fo'%n a Trust company. who will uso the
assets for paying off The debt to the Bank Of
England.
Later dispatches from Italy report further
and serious earthquake shocks in Calabria,
also that besides the volcano Str0mboIi. Etna
and Vesuvius arc now active. The recent
shock of earthquake affected no less than
thirty eight ommuaes, with a population of
twenty eight thousand people. all Of W hich
are now heaps of ruins. The toril damageIs
estimated ut seven million lire.
A telegram rom Barcelona states that the
Anarchist name'l Franch was Yesterday
gaptted. Up to the last he scoffed at reli.
glon, and sang until he could no longer
speak. ~
From Java it is announced that the Raiab
of Lombok las surrendered TO the Dutch
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