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the proposal TO have the Trinidsd mat
ter settled by arbitration, Brazil con-
s,dering there is no ground for aroitra-
tiop, as sha thinks there is no doubt
whatever that Trinidad belongs TO Der.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22-The treasury
today lost S2,5O0,0o0 in gold bars for
export; $4,000 in coin and Sl4 600 in
jewelers. bars, making a total loss for
the day of 81, 522, 900. This reduces the
gold reserve to S50.790,l29.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator PEI
fer, from the committee on pensions, to-
day reported without recommen dation
bis bill granting service pensions to
soldiers of the civil war al a rate per
month OF one cent per cay for the time
served.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-The house to-
day passed tie urgent deficiency bill
The bill carried 81, ,922 of which
s., 242, 5S2. was for the expenses OF
United States csurts. The Abnormal
growth OF expenses under the Zee ey~tem
of the courts came 10 for good deal OF
criticism and there was a general ex-
preston in favor Of the salary system.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22-Atout Feb
ruary l the treasury department will
resume the coinage of silver dollars aud
continue until about SlS,O00.OOO has
been coined. When the pres ent a 10 n
istratiOn came into power there Were
iu the treasury about S29, COO, GOO silver
dollars coined from bullion under the
act of 1890 aud available for the redemp-
tlon of treasury notes issued In payment
OF bullion purchased. Since August.
1898. about S18,000,000 of these notes
have been redeemed in silver dollars and
cancelled.
HAVANA, Jan. PAN incident OF Max
imo Gomez countermarch through Hs-
vans province is reported to lay.
Day before yesterday be was encamp o.
ed with 5000 men at the plantation Of
Amalis. While there he sent for the
administrator of the port of Aquatic
and told him be came to destroy the
place with dynamite 10 view OF disobedl-
ence Of his orders against grinding SUI
gar cane. But If the garrison would re-
tire from the plantation he would agree
not to dynamite it. The gsrr.sJn re
tired. The port of Aquatic is a fne
estate and Gomez has given a written
| order not 10 burn it out of respect 10
| the admi sistrstor AID owner, an aged
Spanish patriot, Manuel Calve.
Gomez arrived 1T Guayabal, fifteen
| miles south OF Havana and near the line
of Piuar del Rio province. His move
| ment westward is believed to be due to
| a call fiom MRceo for help to relieve him
| from his critical situation In PInar del
Rio.
The administrators OF Port Aquatic
| arrived iu Havana, having been provided
| by Gomez with passport, which car
ried him through the insurgent lines.
He reports that ON bis way he found the
| insurgent leader, Colunds, with 800
men between San Francisco and Cotoro,
SIX miles from Havana.
CAPE Coast CASTLE, British West
Africa, Jan. 23-The following details
Of the pslaver between Sir Francis
Scott, commander of the British ex-
peditlunaIy force, and King Prempeh
of Ashantee, when the latter made sub
| mission to Great Britain at COouassie,
has just been received from that capt.
al:
Troops formed in the principle square
of Coomassie at o'clock in the morn-
ing, Monday last, preparatory 10 the
grand palsver. SIR Francis Scott and
staff were seated in a semlcircle IN the
square. Shortly afterwards an officer
was sent to the palace With instructions
| to press upon the mind of King Prem
peh, if he did not appear before the
British commander within five minutes
after the summons he would be taken
| from the palace by force. The king
made show OF resistance, but finally
accompanied the officer, surrounded by
| an escort, to the square,.
After arriving there, the king took a.
seat upon the stool of state. After O
| few formal words between the king and
Sir Francis, through interpreters, the
king descended from The stool and shook
| hands with the British commander.
Then he was Introduced To the British
governor, who stated tie negotiations
which had been raEGucted between the
representatives oi England and Ashantee
ending by inform. Ing the king be must
formally submit t. Great Britain end
give up Immediately $4,000 ounces of
gold as I'D 'rd-n ity for the exp nses
incurred bv 'ha Br.ti~h governme mt in
| sending the ex prCiIion.
Finally the kinE replied he was ready
, to submit to the British, took off his
crown and sandals and advanced and
placed his head between the feet Of Sir
Francis Scott aud those of the British
governor. He said he Only possessed
| $500 ounces Of gold and mad no means of
CO lecting the $4,000 ounces.
The governor replied such a state
ment was merely CHI Ids play and the
demands of the British must be com
| piled with. The governor announced
that the king, queen, her mother and
the kings father with other chiefs OF
i'm portance pre-ent would be taken pris-
| oners under esc0r. 10 Cape Coast castle.
| The prisoners Were quickly removed to
| large house which w6s surrounded by
the guard, and the Ashantee's we're dis
persed by the troops.
From the moment the expeditiOC trsi
organized until 1t reached COON .ssls l
was not neces airy 10 fire one shot. The
su omission and capture oi King Prem
peh will insure British sUprema- y tOI
that part of Africa for many v ars 60
come. HIS majesty, relatives SID chiefs
captured will be kept st Cape Coast cas-
tie until the 10000 ounces CT gold are
forthcoming.
Ashantee ambassadors, who sra &C
cused OF having mslead tfeir people,
will be tried and il found guilty, severely
punished. Neal Coosmassie the British
discovered and burned notorious sacri-
ficng grove full of skulls and bones o.
victims of the king. Making human
sacrifices was one of the leading com
plants which the British had against
King Prempeh and bis predecessors,
and this practice has been now stopped.
New YORK, Jan. ga Johannesburg