The National tribune., 1895-10-10
BRIEF NEWS.

Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British Ambassa-
dor at Washington, and the Earl of Westmeath
are making a tour OF Canada.
The International Law Congress has decided
to meet in the United States in 1897. The de-
csion was reached at the meeting in Brussels
! last week.
! 1t is stated in Buenos Ayres that England,
France and Italy have decided upon a collective
action to secure satisfaction Of their claims
against Brazil.
| Energetic representations have been made to
| the Turkish Government by the Foreign Am
bassadors IN Constantinople in regard to the
riots in that city. In London, it is said, SYM
pathy is turning against the Armenians.
The unarmored Spanish cruisers Alphonso
XII and Marques Eusenada have been ordered
to proceed TO Cuba at once.
More than 10000 persons marched in single
file past the coffin of Prof. Louis Pasteur at
Pasteur Institute, and viewed the body of the
dead chemist.
woman just released from prison. who
occupied the same cell with Mrs. Maybrick,
says that the prisoner still declares that she is
innocent of killing her husband
The trial of Theodore Durrant in San Fran
cisco is still in progress and the prosecution is
now engaged in an attempt to break down the
prisoners alibi. Secretary II. J. Mccoy, of the
| Young Mems Christian Association, was fined
$500 with an alternative of five days in Jail for
contempt of court. Mccoy said to juryman:
We will hang you if you do not hang Dur
rant"
bloody battle is reported to have been
fought between Soa Arreba and Sanfermando.
| Cuba, in which the insurgents were command
ed BY Gen. Antonio Maceo and the Spanish
| forces by Gen. Exchague. The insurgents are
/ Id ,l,rA agnlH1 n
! ing the cavalry, while the Spanish numbered
| only LOGO. Gen. Antonio MaceO was wounded
while leading charge, and was carried from
the field by his men. Tho insurgents then re.
treated. The Spanish estimate that the Cuban
| loss in killed and wounded was nearly 200.
| Spain will send more troops TO the island to re-
| iniorce Captan-Genera de Campos.
A cyclone and flood in Cuba have caused
| great loss of life and property. In district
40 bodies have been recovered while many per-
sons, including whole families, missing.
A letter received by friends in Nebraska from
a former United States infantryman, who is
now officer in the Cuban army, states that
dynamite is playing n large part in the war
against Spain. At one place. while Spanish SOL
diers were enjoying themselves with games,
bullfghts, etc, party of insurgents attired as
| farmers. exploded II pounds of dynamite under
the grand stand, killing 20 Spaniards and in
juring 49,
The representatives of the powers at Con-
| stantinople have sent a collective note to the
! Turkish Government demanding a prompt in
vestigation of the inadequacy of police prOtec-
ton during the recent riots in that city, aud
also demanded that further arrests shall cease
and all innocent persons be released.
A fund of S70O has been raised in Havana
for the relief OF the sufferers by the recent
| cyclone and food i'm Cuba. The Government
gave $50 900. Ten more bodies have been re-
| covered.
Judge Newman. in the United States Court
at Atlanta, signed an order reducing the min
imum upset price Of the Marietta & North
Georgia Railroad from 100000 to $3.50, 900.
The road is to be sold under foreclosure.
Capt Daniel Lee brother of Gen Fitzhugh
| Lee. has been nominated for the State Legis-
| lature by the Democrats Of Stafford aud King
| George Counties, Va.
The Executive Board of the international
| Union of Iron Molders has adopted the plans
| providing for the establishment of large
foundry in Cincinnati TO give employment TO
| members of the Union who are out of work.
Kiamel Pasha, the Grand Vizier, will advise
| the Sultan to grant amnesty to all the Armen-
ians who have been arrested since Sept. 30 in
the riots at Constantinople. The bodies of 90
| Armenia ns, victims of the riot, have been
| reg istered.
BY the collapse of platform on which 1000
| people were seated to witness the laying of the
J cornerstone OF st. Mary's Catholic Church,
LoraiD, o., one woman killed, 10 people
were fatally injured, and number badly hurt.
The New York women opposed to woman
suffrage have issued an address to the voters of
| that State.
The President of Nicaragua has sent a COM
missioner 10 Bluefieds and other Atlantic ports
of Nicaragua TO reorganze the political, fuan-
ca, and judicial systems there.
BY conclusive majority the New York City
| Republicans voted against any combination
with other anti-Tammany organizations, and
resolved to run a straight ticket