The National tribune., 1897-01-14
BRIEF NEWS

Christ schaur, IT,, Treasurer Of the Nations
Bank Of Savings, Pitsburg. Pa, committed
suicide by hanging last week. The President
of the bank states that the accounts are all
straight, and assigns tho reason for suicide -
continued ill health.
It is stated that Senior F. G.. Pierrs, OF tho
Cuban Junts, visited Maj. Mckinley 1t his
home in Canton last Roek for the purpose OF
laying before the PresiAent-elect the entire
Cuban situation. What use will be made OF
the information is not known, but it is thought
Maj. Mckinley will discuss the Cuban dill
culties at length in his message to the extra
session of Congress.
Gen. Weyler In an interview with the
Havana correspondent Of the Madrid Imparcia1
expressed the greatest satisfaction with the
campaign in Pinar del Rio province, and stated
that he expected to finish the insnrrectlon In
the province of Havana within q few weeks
and achieve the total pacifcation of the island
as far as Jucaro the southern extremity OF the
military line in the province of Puetro Principe
before the rainy season.
1t is reported that the filibuster Dauntless sue
ceeded in landing its expedition in Cuba. The
expedition it is said, is the one thatth Three
Friends attempted to land when pursued by
Spanish gunboat, and left at No Name Key,
from which place it was taken last Friday by
the Dauntless. The cargo, it is said, consisted
of 400 900 cartridges and 1.O40 rifles, some dyna-
mite one 12-pound rapid-fring Hotchkiss gun,
medicine, etc. Fifty men also were carried 10
Cuba by the vessel.
The Westminster Gazette publishes the report
that Queen Victoria may abdicate in favor OF
the Prince of Wales.
The Three Friends has returned to Jackson.
vile after q fruitless search for the SURVIVORS
of the wrecked Commodore expedition.
Sir Charles Upper, agent in London for the
Colony of Victoria at banquet at the St.
Georges Club London, sad II feel great
admiration for the United States, but do not
desire to possess their institutions. feel
that there is greater security under British ln-
situations for life, property, and liberty. Cana
dams are greatly 1attered At the desire OF the
United States to possess Canada, but so deep is
their loyalty and so united are the Canadians
that the acquisition is impossible" He also
said that they knew Canada would be the bat
tle-ground of any struggle between the United
States aud Great Britain, but there was not
public man or any other in Canada who would
not do or die to maintain British unity. On
this question all parties were united as one
man.
Stephen Crane, the novelist who was on the
Commodore when that vessel sunk. has tele-
graphed the Atlanta Journal that he will stay
in Jack soDv ille until another expedition starts
for Cuba, when he will join it.
~ 10 reported shat tue CnOans a1tack . .ho
southern 81 Gnu o. 'he trocna CARY iass 49,
rour iorts were destroyed, tue spanish Aee'ns
upon inc appearance OF inc ihsuIEen. .oIes'
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E9Pe1oi W'iiam mas issued an oruol iesalu'
Ing dueis between omcers IN Inc herman army y;
affairs of honor nv counoils. and paves the way
to the abolition Of dueline.
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structeo ny ffoi: u. A.fessenden; Oh the "e '"
ern ,, University OF fennsy wanna. Inc macn,ne
WIN .nFo" ray OF Ngn' through ioul inenoo
OF solld steel. ana may be USED Ia testing afmof
plate.
A body OF rich gold ore has been found at q
perpendicular depth Of 21OO feet in the Ken
nsdy Mine IN drass sstiey, Cai. In magni1uue
1he ore Dody VIII compare Iavoraoiy WIN any
YET iouhu' ana the great depth AZ Which !. i,oS
e g. iong cheiisned ana heretoiole oe,
ilevea iniaiiioie traditonoI the search lot goiu
on the facrinc coast, tnat goio disappears
aitor a certain depth aas been attained.
Seven Ursuline sisters perished in the FIRE
which DESTROYED the convent of Our Lady of
Lake st. John. at RoberyaI, Quebec Canada
wednesday morning OF last week.