The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-05-28
BRIEF NEWS.

Gen. vicuna. Spanish commander. died at
Corral Falso in Maianzas Province. of yellow
fever. Gen. Bernal has been ordered to take
the command made vacant by the death of vi
cuna, and prevent the invasion of the Province
of Havana by Gomez.
COL Rodriguez, in command of / 200 infantry
and three pieces of artillery is reported TO have
attacked Gen. Gomez near Zuazo, in the Prov
ince OF Santa Clara, aud to have defeated him,
with great lossto the insurgents.
1t is reported that Lieut. Peary, the Arctic
explorer is preparing for another expedition
into the Arctic regions, with the object Of Sc
curing for the Philadelphia Academy of Sci
enccs large meteorite discovered by him near
Cape York.
Col. Francis Rhodes, Lionel Phillips, George
Farrar, and John Hays Hammond have been
sentenced to ID years imprisonment.
Walter Dygert, the young American recently
arrested aud confined in prison at Gunes,
Cuba, has returned to Illinois. and is preparing
to present claim against the Spanish Govern
ment for 100000 damages.
Col. Molina reports hattie with insurgents.
under IIyas, Colazo. and TOmaya in PolvorOso.
After three hours fighting the insurgents re-
treated. having lost heavily. Further pursuit
brought the Spanish up to the main body of
the insurgents, near the river Palma, where
they were intrenched. In the fighting that
followed the troops lost man killed and
10 wounded, and the insurgents 10 killed and
90 wounded.
Another flibnstering expedition is thought
TO have landed in the Province of Santiago de
Cuba. steamer frightened the filibusters be-
fore all OF the arms were taken ashore.
Insurgents surprised the Manzano guerrillas
near Mansanillo, killing one officer aud wound
ing eight men. On tho approach of reinforce
inents they retreated, having lost but one killed
Under Secretary of State for Foreign Al
fairs. George n. Curzon, last week announced
in the House OF Commons that steps would be
taken by Great Britain to cooperate with the
United states in protecting the seals.
Turkey has paid $4,000 each to the Brit
ish. French and Russian Embassies at Con-
stantinopIe as indemnity for outrages at Jiddah
in May last when the representatives of the
three Governments were attacked and shot by
Bedouius
The insurgents, under Aleman, Fonseta and
Sardny, attacked the Spanish. under Col Del
gado, in the Province of Santa Clara, near the
city of Cruces. May G. and were defeated, ac-
cordng To Spanish reports, with a loss of 76
killed. among them being two prominent Cuban
leaders, Pineira aud Garrido. report OF the
battle coming from Key West, Fla. states that
tHe tuuahs iost ~ killed anu very nearly the
same number wounded, and the Spanish lost
10 killed and wounded. 1t is also stated that
the Spanish captured Cuban leader Mamerto
Romero, whom they tortured by thrusting with
bayone,s He was shot Oh May H. eight DAYS
after the battle.
The Dutch troops have occupied Lsmpising,
the chief fortified position of the rebel Achinese
in the Island of Sumatra. The enemy lost
heavily. while the Dutch had a Captain and 10
men killed and nine officers aud 1872 men
wounded.
Ii Hung Chang, after the coronation cere.
monies have ended at Moscow, will visit yari-
Gus European countries and America to study
the systems of government with a view to in
troduce political reforms into China.
The Spanish Bank of Havana will emit sl2.-
DeO.OO0 in paper currency, payable in silver
Five million dollars of the issue is ordered to
be printed in New York.
The Chinese Government is about to estab-
iish an Imperial bank. controlled by the Reeve
nun Board, which will provide capital to the
amount of 10, 100000 taels.
A detachment of Turkish troops has been
defeated with heavy loss by the insurgents of
Crete
The Phoenix Oil Company of West Virginia
has secured a long lease on land in the Usage
Indian reservation, in the Indian Territory
over 100000 acres. Arrange
ments have been made to begin sinking wells |
at once.
heavy storm swept over portions OF Iowa, |
Kansas aud Illinois Sunday night. At least SO |
people were killed, and scores were more or less /
seriously injured. The loss by sections was as
follows Jasper County Iowa. 10: Polk Comfy
y; Rockford. ILL.,, 4, Elgin, H.. / /; North Nc
Gregor, Iowa. IL; Durango, Iowa. S; Fort Scott.
Kan, z Other districts suffered severely.
Oakland County, Mich, was visited by a
cyclone Monday evening. aud the little town
OF Thomas was wiped away. 1t is certain that
many lives have been lost.
Another Cuban expedition has been fitting
out in New York Harbor, and the Falmouth, a
l2-knot boat, flying the British colors, will
leave for Cuba shortly with munitions of war
and nearly 100 men who are entered as "pas-
The Managers of the projected Southern Ex-
position in Chicago have decided to postpone
the exhibition indefinitely, because of the fail
ure of the Southern people. to give assurance
that the exhibits would be,forthconling.
A. C. Mcllettc, ex- Governor of South Dakota,
died Monday in Pittsburg, Kan.
The Marquis de Noales, formerly Minister
and Ambassador to Italy and Ambassador at
has been appointed to succeed
N. Herbette as French Ambassador at Berlin.
There has been serious fighting in the streets
of Canea. Island of Crete, between Christians
and Musselmans and French cruiser has been
ordered to the scene.
The gorgeous scene at Moscow, the ancient
capital OF the Russas, last week on the occas-
ion of the trumphal entry of the Gar and
Czarine may never again be repeated. The
entire route followed by the procession was
guarded by troops. Early in the day high dig
nataries of Russia and of foreign countries
gathered at the Petrovsky Palace to take part
in the procession. The Gar was met by vari.
Gus military and civic bodies Of Moscow. At