Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-16
FOR ARBITRATION.
The Pope Commends the Efforts
Made to Secure It.
four CUBAN INSURGENT VICTORIES.
Prospect Of All Missionaries and Agents Of
the Red Cross Society Being Ex-
pslisd from Armenla-Black
Plague In the Orient

LONDON, April l0.-The Chronicle
publishes to-day dispatch from Rome
which gives an important letter that
Cardinal Rampolla has addressed to
the editor of that paper, under date Of
April Q. The translation Of the letter
is as follows:
Sir Amongst the most precious gifts the Dr.
vine Redeemer bestowed upon the world was
that Of peace, and no better desire can exist
than that peace should reign upon the earth
Justly therefore, the pope. as vicar eternal Of
the Prince Of Peace, desires to cooperate with
every effort toward the maintenance Of concord
and union OF hearts among the nations. On this
account, his holiness being informed by me OF
the earnestness with which you are promoting
the institution OF permanent tribute for the
purpose Of deciding international controversies
and safeguarding the people from the perils OF
war, cannot but show his satisfaction and ex-
press the wish that God will happily crown
these praiseworthy efforts with success.
A dispatch to the Daily News from
Rome says the pope has congratulated
Cardinals Gibbons, Vaughn and Logue
for having signed the appeal for Anglo
American arbitration, and offers them
encouragement to persevere in their
noble aim.
FOUR CUBAN INsURGENT VICTORIES.
KEY WEST, Fla, April 10.-Four
times within the last four days the
Spanish forces have been defeated by
the insurgents under Maceo in Pinar
del Rio, according to advices which
have just been received from Havana,
but not one word has been allowed to
60 out in regard to these engagements
by the Spanish authorities. The most
important conflict occurred Wednes-
day near Majana, on the strong
line. Maceo's advance guard 1000
strong, attacked the Spanish col
umn near that place. The Span
iards were routed, according to
reports, with loss Of 500 killed and
wounded. Prior to this encounter
there were engagements with Maceos
main army west Of the strong line in
which the Spaniards had the worst Of
it 1t is said in Havana that the Span
ish loss in the four engagements was
over 1900 in killed and wounded, al
though the government suppresses all
information about the battles. The
number OF wounded soldiers arriving
in Havana proves the truth of the ru-
mors. One train from the west brought
in 400 wounded men.
MISSIONARIES TO BE EXPELLED.
CoNsTANrINopLE, April lit is gen.
orally believed that the expulsion Of
Mr.. Knapp is only the first step taken
by the sultan in the direction Of ex-
polling all Protestant and Catholic
missionaries, as well as the agents Of
the American Red Cross society from
Armenia. There are several reasons
given for this movement, but the affair
may be summed up in the statement
that there is no doubt that Russia and
Turkey are alarmed at the effect Of the
work Of the missionaries in Armenia
and elsewhere, and that it has practi-
cally been decided that they are to be
expelled under some excuse or other
in order to make way for priests Of the
Russian church.
BLACK PLAGUE IN THE ORIENT.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 10. Hong Kong
has been declared an infected port and
the steamship line from there to Vlad-
livestock has suspended operations At
Kobe general quarantine station has
been established and systematic efforts
are made to combat the dread disease
Besides the black plague, cholera
and smallpox in virulent form have
made their appearance, In Japan more
modern methods are employed than in
China, and as result the death rate
is lower in the kingdom of the mikado
than in the latter country.