, 1896-12-23

almost WITHOUT exception rushing VA "
their homes.
Two sI5cks occurred at an interval Of two
hours, htring which crashes were beard and
bright lights in the Sky seen accompanied
with hail. the former being compared TO
thunder and lightning. In the colliery dis
tyicts a disaster vase inferred to have oc.
Cured from an explosion Of fire damp. In
Slough it was believed that the Middle
sex powder factory had exploded. Neatt
Stockport a large area OF land Subsl!et. The
shocks in London, Manchester, and. BirmiAg-
ham were slight
Until Tuesday wild weather had been ex-
p%erieuoed throughout England, which Was
followed by a sharp frost, and on Wednesday
by dense fogs and heavy falls "f snow.
A Bombay official telegram annou that
1861 cases OF. bubonic plague. including l,094
deaths have been reported; aud that two hun
dred Thousand persons have fed from the city.
Tie Hong Kong corresp mdent OF q London
.Iiaper reports 'that.H Ms. Spartan has
sailed for .Nlanila, -
It is a1se reported that H, NJ. ships
"PlovA"" and "8rcher'' have beef ordered
f~~r~ ancouve to proceed to Manila. where,
it Is said, The bluejickets guard Che British
Consulate nightly. The revolt has extended
throughous the T'ialog provinces.
Dispatches f. N Havana report that Spain
nears to ! assuming that the insurgents
ha,~ subdurd enough to excuse a change
of policy, permitting an arrangement with the
United States. This policy is nearly certain,
unless some decided change takes place.
A Washington correspondent Of a New
York paper telegraphs that Mr.. Olney will
advise the Senate COMMITTEE that France
Russia, and Holland will regard the recogri-
ton by the United States of Cuban in!eien-
dence or belIigerency rs unfriendfy.
The same correspondent, advises that the
Senate has excepted Cdbair from. the bill
passed, 6xcludthg undesirable immigrants. :
A despatch from Madrid reports that eel
CoIreo", Il military journal ,.d6mahds tne re-
call'of General. Wey!er, and that he be
reglqcel by Genera! Maril.
= Hamburg advice~ state that there are fire.
quent Disturbances in that city by e strikers,
and that large numbers have Ell taken
into custody. The. tavern of the 6vedol es'
society has been WRECKED.
A Washington. Telegram announces that
the navy department has made public the
finding of the Court Of Inquiry in connection
with the sinking of the Texas while in
the dry dock at the Brooklyn navy. yard
because of a flaw in the valve yoke casting
which broke. The decision is tnat no one
is to blame.
Colon, 10Th The Eernline steamer
"Earnwelr'w was driven ashore during norther
off Nombrede&ios, thirty miles from here,
position dangerous.
London, Dec. l9th.-The R. NJ. s. "Elbe'',
With the passengers from K. NJ. s. 'OrinOco',
Neft Lisbon for. the West Indies yesterday
'm9rning.
New York, Dec. 21st.-Later news from
England, respecting the earthqr f1e, reports
that w dsor Castle was distinctly shaken
by the shocks. All tho London and Provin-
cial Journals publish columns of description
and endless. letters, together will! reports of
interviews with scientists, which, however,
add merely minor details Of the occurrence.
A cable from Caracas reports that the
Government entertained Senior d'Andrade
and Mr.. Counsel otorrow at - grand banquet
before leaving for the United States yester-
day. Venezuelan journals urge deferring
the approval of.the treaty until Mr.. Mckinley
becomes r. esidents suggesting that the near
ness Of President Cleveland's retirement,
and his eagerness to Identify himself with q
diplomatic triumph, have ANNA sd his &C.
osptanoe of less than Venezuela desires. 1t
is also reported that Gene.l Velutine :.
will possibly Oe the next Minister to Eng
land.
z -4or Caracas Alvices STATE that Turn
b.h's English syndicate have compromised