Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-12-04
HIS HOLINESS NOT WE'LL
The Pope's Physician Has Forbidden
His Patient to Take Part in
Tiring Functions.
NO BELP WANTED FOR STARVING CUBANS
Spanish Government will Shortly Pre-
sent Uncle Sam with a Bill for
Damages Germany Persists
in Menacing China.

London, Dec. "A dispatch from
Rome to the Pail Mall Gazette says that
the pope has not been enjoying his usual
health recently. DR.. Lapponi, the pope's
physician, has been obliged to adopt
special precautions against the weather
and has increased the number of hot
sand baths, which his holiness has been
taking, from one week to three week
to connteract rheumatic troubles. Dr..
Lapponi has forbidden the pope to take
part ia any tiring function and the pro.
gram mapped out for the ceremonies on
the sixtieth anniversary of the celebra-
tion of the first mass of Leo XIII has
been abandoned.
GERMANY CLEARLY MEANS BUSINESS.
Berlin, Dec. 4.-The German reinforce
ments, which will soon be sent to Kiao
Ohua bay, comprise four companies of
marines, consisting of 23 officers and
1900 men; company of naval artillery,
numbering 200 men, and several pieces
of field artillery and number of machine
guns.
NO HELP WANTED FoR STARVING oUBANs.
Madrid, Dec. 4.-The minister for the
colonies, Senor Mora, today received a
dispatch from Marshal Blanco, captain
general of Cuba, saying: ~ today sent
the following telegram to our minister at
Washington: There is no need for for
eign help to provide for the wants of the
island or it's inhabitants. The govern
ment from its own resources is endeavor
ing to provide for the necessities and
the need is diminishing daily"
SPAIN MAY DEMAND DAMAGES.
Madrid, Dec. 4.-The Spanish govern.
ment has received the details of the land
ing Of an expedition in Cuba from the
American steamer Dauntless. 1t is under.
stood that the Spanish minister at Wash
ington, Senior de LONE, will shortly pre-
sent demand for damages from the
United States.
DISASTROUS FIRE IN CUBA.
Havana, Dec. 4.-News has been re-
ceived of terrible fire which occurred
yesterday at Juracco, town of about
10000 Inhabitants. About 40 houses
were destroyed. No estimate of the dam.
age can be made, but hundreds of fami-
lies have been rendered homeless. The
fire originated in an accident.
EXCITEMENT CAUSED BY BOMB EXPLOSION.
Barcelona, Dec. 4.-Great excitement
was caused last evening in the village
of Monistrol, Catalonia, ~ miles north
west of this place, by the explosion of
four bombs. No damage of any i'm
portance WAS done and no casualties are
reported.
STILL RIoTINa IN AUSTRIA.
Prague, Dec. AIT Tabor last night
the Czeohs attacked the houses of Hebrews
and broke the windows of the synagogue.
| Several rioters were arrested. Gems d.
armes we're called upon to assist in re-.
storing order. mob of over 1000 per
sons at Braunau last evening attacked the
houses of the Czechs and in spite of the
efforts of the gems d armes smashed the
windows and did other damage. Quiet
was not restored until after midnight. In
! Prague the military patrol was fred upon
ifrom house IN Brent strasse. One Of
the patrol was wounded.
THE DREYFUs SCANDAL.
Paris, Dec. 4.-The military governor
of Paris has ordered court martial to
examine into the charges brought against
Count Esterhazy, retired major of the
French army, accused of writing letter
which brought about the sentencing of
Alfred Cseyfns to Imprisonment for life.