Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-01-23
A Demand That Trinidad Be Restored
to Brazil Immediately.
CANADA LOYAL TO ENGLAND
King Prempeh and Others to
Be Held as Prisoners.
EMPEROR WILLIAM is CONDEMNED

bpnuOn, jan, Sl' '-tnb Westnlnlbtpf
Gazette, commenting, this afternoon,
on the dispatch from Buenos Ayres,
which announced that Senor Carlos
Carvalho, Brazilian Minister OF
Foreign Affairs, is preparing note
demanding the immediate restitution
Of the Island OF Trinidad, occupied by
Great Britain, to Brazil, says There
ia nothing improbable in this note. II
is, indeed, rather to be welcomed, be-
cause ii affords useful test OF tho
sincerity with which the government
Of the United States intends to dis
charge its solf.elerted position as Lord
Chief Justice Of tho American con
tinent. For in tho prosent dispute
England is pressing for arbitration
and Brazil refuses it Internationally
and imperiously. What will the United
States dot"
The st. james Gazette, this after
noon, gives prominence to the views of
Hon. W, j. Longtry, attorney general
for Nova Scotia, on the dispute be.
tween the United States and Great
Britain regarding Vena2uels. Ii says
II tregards his views as being specially
striking testimony Of tho loyalty Of
Canada, since ii comes from member
OF tho Liberal party, which has always
becn supposed to desire closer relations
with the United states,
A dispatch from Coomassie says
King Prempeh of Ashanti, the Queen
mother of the enyoys who were recently
in England and several chiefs have
etarted under escort for Cape Coast
Castle, where they will be held prison,
era pending the settlement of the in
demnity to be paid to Great Britain
by Ashanti.
The Globe, this afternoon, publishes
a severe article on the invitation of the
United States Venezuelan Commission
to the governments OF Great Britain and
Venezuela TO submit to the Commits
sion all of the evidence in their pos.
session which ia likely to further the
work Of the investigation and also in
viting these two governments to be
represented before it by attorneys,
without prejudice TO either claims,
and says: Great Britain will never
allow this monstrous claim to de-
termine the territory Of British
colony within its jurisdiction. No
power could admit it except at the
close of long and disastrous war.
Were such demand made by any
other power our only reply would be to
hand its ambassador his passports and
mobilize the fleet. viii these per-
nicious commissioners undertake Ia
answer for the effect upon their own
oountrymen OF forcing the premier tc
snub the American Secretary OF State?''
London, Jan. %, The review OF the
flying squadron now off Spithead has
again been postponed. The reason
given is that the weather is too foggy
for Her Majesty to be able to witness
the review from OBhorne House, but il
is reported that the real cause of the
postponemen. is the news of the death
Of Prince Henry OF Battenbnrg, hus-
band OF the Queens youngest daughter.
The death OF Prince Henry will make
a decided difference in the court plans,
The period OF mourning for the late
Prince will extend over the coming
eeason and all the drawing, rooms will
be abandoned.
While Prince Henry of Battenburg
was unpopular, on tho whole, with tho
people, principally because he was d
poor German prince and, therefore,
considered unworthy Of the hand of q
princess OF the royal house Of England,
he was we'll liked by all those who had
the pleasure Of knowing him personally.
He was splendid athletic looking
man, good sportsman and sailed his
own yacht skilfully. To those arounc
him he was unpretending and con
sderate and great favorite with the
Queen.
ALLEGED ACT OF INTERFERENCE.
Cape Town, Jan. q. AT meeting
Of the Gorman residents OF Salisbury,
capital of Mashonaland, a resolution
was.passed condemning Emperor Will
liam's dispatch to President Kruger as
an act Of interference with South
African affairs.
GEN. wEYLERs DEPARTURE FOR CUBA
Madrid, Jan. q. Gen. Valerianc
Weyler, the newly.appointed captain.
general OF Cuba, left this city last
evening on his way to assume his new
duties at Havana. A large crowd Of
people greeted him at the depot. In d
brief speech, in response TO the en-.
thusiastic greeting of the populace, he
said he strongly hoped TO be able ia
soon announce the complete re-estab-
lishment of tho sovereignty OF Spain
over Cuba.
Tho Queen Regent has cabled her
thanks to Marshal Campos for his
services to Spain rs captain-general OF
the Island of Cuba.
AN official dispatch received here
from Havana says the bulk of the in
Hurgent forces, actively pursued by the
Spanish troops, have been compelled 10
abandon the Provinces of Pinar del Rio
and Havana.
A dispatch from Havana last night
to the Associated Press exclusively an
nounced that General Maxine Gomez
and his column Of insurgents were, yes
terday afternoon, at San Jose de las
Laias, about the centre of the Province
of Havana, il being evident that he
had again oountermarched when reach
ing the vicinity Of the borders Of the
Province OF Matanzas. San Jose de las
Lajas is only about 30 Kilometres from
Havana.
GERMAN SCHOOL FRIaATEs AT HAVANA.
Havana, Jan. 2l.-The German
school frigates Stoseh and Stein have
arrived here.
AoQUITTAb OF vIsCouNT MuIRA.
Yokohama, Jan. 81, --Viscount Muira,
formerly Japanese Minister to Corea,
and tho others charged with completely
in the Corean coup d'Etat have been
acquitted. Muira, upon the allegation
that he was in some degree responsible
for the outbreak at Seoul, which re.
suited in the murder Of the Queen of
Corea, was recalled, with the entire
Japanese legation, and indicted for tho
murder OF the Queen. lie IL noted
scholar aud & lieutenant general in
the Jg panose army.
INCREASED ACTIVITY or cARLIsTs.
Bilbao. Spain, Jan. %. --Rumors ure
current hero of greatly increased ae-
tivity in Carlist circles, whore it Is
knoaI fhut the raVaUens which the