The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-07-23

Justice, Senator Costa; Minister of Finance
Signor Branca; Minister of the Treasury. Sig.
nor Luzzatti; Minister of Public Works. Sig.
nor Prinettl; Minister of Education, Signor
| GIanturIco; Minister of Agriculture, Signor
Guicclardini; Minister of Posts and Telegraph.
Signor Since; Comm ssioner for Sicily. with.
out Ministerial portfolio, Signor Codronchi.
The London Chronicle publishes reports OF
fresh massacres in the Diarbckir District of
Armenia. Over 400 Armenians were killed and
the town pillaged.
Inc band OF insurgents commanded by Juan
Bruno has attacked the trocha in the Province
oil Pinar del Rio. 1t is believed his intention was
to create diversion in order to facilitate Gen.
Maceo In his attempt TO cross the line.
An expedition under the command of lose
Miro has succeeded in landing in the District
Of San Diego.
q sharp fight took place between the troops
and the insurgents between Havana and Ma.
tanzaS. The Cubans lost two officers and 20
men killed. besides many wounded, while the
spanish claim their loss was only five killed
and nine wounded.
Dufing June the Spanish military hospitals
In Cuba accommodated S.O86 sick. OF that
number 192 were suffering from yellow fever
l36 from dysentery, 972 from malaria. - from
last 10 days Of June. 236 deaths occurred. of
which Ia resulted from yellow fever.
Many members of the dramatic profession
were at st. Pancras Church. London, Monday
to witness the wedding of Mr.. Henry b. Irytny
eldest son of Sir Henry Irving and Miss
DoIethea Baird. Lady Irving, Sir Henry
Irving, and Ellen Terry were among those
present.
The loss of life from the recent tidal wave in
Japan was between $4,000 and 10000 Tho
Government has received reports from all tho
devastated districts, and it is thought all the
victims of the disaster have been found or &C.
counted for.
The trial of the Jameson raiders was b.ppn
III London Monday before the Lord Chief Jus.
Tee and two associates, without Jury. The
proceedings are expected to attract great at
tention.
Insurgents in the Province of Puerto PrIn.
clpe placed dynamite under the rails and de-
stroyed mixed train, killing two passengers
ana eight Spanish soldiers, besides iniuripu
others. The cars were completely demolished
Capt. John Good-who was prominent in IN.
overthrow OF the monarchy in 1893. and has
since been Captain of one Of the Government
military companies at Honoluiu--has been de-
pTlved OF his command and arrested for refusal
to obey orders. Other charges are limited at
but Minister Cooper refused to give out infor-
nation.
Herr Won Puttkamer, Governor of the Ger.
man Cameroons, who was appointed less than a
year ago, IS now accused of acts of inhumanity
and extreme cruelty which surpsss those al
legged against Leist and Whelan, and which was
the direct cause of those officers being dishonor.
ably discharged from the German service.
The London Globe has accused Lord Salisbury
OF yielding to Secretary Olney, and says that
the Premier has come perilously near recognize
ing the Monroe Doctrine.
The Window Glass Workers Association. in
session at Pittsburg. Pa, has voted to withdraw
from the knights Of Laber. The association
has s, 300 members, and IL is said to have been
the strongest trade organization in the Knights
OF Labor.
Negotiations are in progress 10 float Russian
loan OF 100000 francs with the Rothscbilds
aud number OF Russian banks
The Select Committee of the House of Assem-
bly, to inquire into the circumstances of the
Jameson raid has made report. 1t finds that
Cecil Rhodes was fully acquainted with the
preparations for the raid, and that Alfred Belt.
Director in the South Africa Company; Dr.
Jameson, the administrator for the compapy i'm
Rhodesia and DIR. Rutherford Harris Secretary
for the company at Cape Town, were active
promoters of the raid.
Arthur Z. Coke, Bishop of the Episcopal Dio.
cese of western New York, died at Rochester,
n. T., Monday. Bishop Coke was born at
Mendham, n. j., in 1918. He graduated with
distinction from the University of New York
in 1898, and from the General Theological Semi
nary OF the Episcopal Church in 1S4I. His
work had been chiefly in New York State,
although he had travelled extensively, and had
been Rector of churches at Hartford, Conn,
and Baltimore, Nd.
The death of Jose Maceo. the gallant insur-
gent leader, has caused dissension in the Cuban
ranks, aud may result in a between the
white and colored men who are now fighting
for Cuban liberty. 1t is generally believed that
Jose Maceo Was killed by order of Calixto
Graca for disobeying orders. Antonio Maceo.
the brother of the dead header, is now trying
to cross the trocha TO Svenge the death of Jose.
and it is said will summon all colored men to
help him.