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however, refuses to grant the request. 1t
is expected a British warship viii land
Ashford, and that Hawaii will appeal to the
United States. A San Francisco telegram
doubts if Mr.. Ashford will leave that city.
Information from Havana reports the ar
rival there of General Lee, the newly APP
pointed Consul General. and that General
Weyler met and warmly welcomed him.
The S. S. "Three Friends has returned to
New York after successfully landing men and
ammunition for the insurgents in Sta Clara
province. The vessel reports encountering
a Spanish warship and exchanged shots, but
subsequently, outran the man-of war.
A despatch from Havana TO the Times
dwellS on the incapacity and inaction of the
Spanish commanders who seem to be per
fectly content if they can only hold the
ground they stand upon.
Paris advices report that Il confidential
note has been addressed to the Belgian
Government announcing that the ex. Empress
Eugene has summoned IA meeting of the
French Monalchists at Brussels IN August
next.
New York, June 6th.-The race for the Oaks
run yesterday at Epson resulted as follows:
Lord Derby's Canterbury Pilgrim, lSt; H.R.H.
the Prince of Wales That's, 2ud Mr.. Hills
Proposition, 3rd.
The Prince of Wales was heartily con-
graduated on his Derby success, and when it
was announced that he refused to claim q
foul from Canterbury Pilgrims swerving and
humping Thus in the race there was cnthusi-
astlc cheering.
New York. June Sth.-The Pail Mall Ga
zette reports that the four johannesburg
c@onvicts, under sentence Of death at Pretoria,
are each to be fined ten thousand pounds
sterling and paroled. The Daily News,
however,, reports that the decision will not
be made known until the 18th inst.
A despatch from Buluwayo states that at
a banquet in honour of Mr.. Cecil Rhodes. he.
in a >peech, predicted that the South Africa
Company's Charter will lapse, the region be-
coming autonomous without harm to the
shareholders. He ridiculed the idea Of Rho
desia amalgamating with the Trans.aal or
Cape Colony; at same time he strongly adj
vised independence, free trade, and federation.
A telegram from Nankin announces that
the Chinese Government have apolOgized to
Germany and given a promise of future pro-
lection to German subjects. The Officer,
named Krauso, was not killed, but dangerous
ly wounded wide bulletin June 5th)
London news states that in the House of
Commons Mr.. Labouchere, in order to force a
statement from the Government regarding
the Soudan, moved the adjournment of the
House. The First Lord Of the Treasury
thsreupon stated that the motives Of the Sou
dan expedition hal already and adequately
been given; he Government. he said, refused to
follow Italy S example, and we're excused by
exceptional conditions from publishing dts-
patches because confidential communications
would thus be discouraged. The motion was
then rejected.
Advices from Madrid strte th,t the at
tempted duel between Generals campos and
Borreros has been referred to the Supreme
Court of military appeal. 1t is reported
that the popularity Of General Campos is
re%viving.
A Washington correspondent of a New
York paper reports that In the Senate on
Friday Senator Morgan began u very fiery
speech, openly advocating force 10 relieve
the Competitor prisoners in Cuba. His
language became SO violent that the Senate
went into a secret session, thereafter ANNOUNCE
ing that Dir. Morgan's motion had been indie
fnitely postponed upon the assurance that
the Presidents policy would be a vigorous
one.
The statement that the fire which occurred
on board the S. S. "Horsa" was due to a she'll
from a Spanish warship is now denied wide
bulletin June lat