The National tribune., 1897-02-25
BRIEF NEWS.

Since the outbreak of the plague SAB
deaths have occurred in the city of Bombay
In the Bombay Presidency 5000 deaths nave
been reported.
Hector ID. Lane, President of the Cotton
Growers Association, has made public an adj
dress in which he urges growers to reduce the
acreage SO as to secure higher prices.
Madrid newspapers are calling the attention
of the Spanish Government to the revival OF
Carlist agitation in the Provinces of Catalonia
and Basque Arms are said eto be in the
possession of the Cariists Officers have been
appointed,
The report that DR.. Zertucha, Maceo's per-
sonal physician at the time OF the lusurgent
leaders death has been assassinated by the
Cubans for revenge is dlscredited at havana
The Doctor is said by members of his family
to be alive and we'll at Melena Del Sur
naturalzed American citizen, Ricardi
Ruiz was recently arrested by the Spanish and
confined in the Guanabacoa Jail for - days
while the charges against him were being in
vestgated. He was not allowed to commune
cate with friends. 1t is said he became crazy
and committed suicide by striking his head
against the stone walls. Consul General Lee is
now investigating the
Karl Pappenheimer German, who was
naturalized at st. Louis, and voted at the
November election, afterward returning to
Germany, has renowned his citizenship. The
American Consul at Stuttgart writes that Jan.
26 Pappen heimer appeared before him and
made known his intention of again becoming
"a subject of the Emperor. Since 1866 no
naturalized person has renounced his citizen
ship
Luis Morote, correspondent of the
Madrid Ell Liberal, was taken prisoner near the
Notifications of Sancti Spiritus by party OF
Cnbans and carried before Gen. Gomez.
Court martial organized to try MOrote,
and he would likely have been shot had it
not been for the Intervention of an American
named Col. Gordon, who secured his release
aud allowed him to return to Havana. The
correspondent says that there were about 900
men in G0mez's camp and 5000 more were
distributed in small bands through the villas.
They were well armed. but with various
makes of rifles.
Thomas G. Alvord, the correspondent Of the
New York World, arrived at Havana Saturday
and visited Sylvester Scovel, the World corre-
spondent. who is now in Jail at Sancti Spiritus
awaiting trial on the charge of cOnspiriBg
against the Spanish Government.
Blondin. the rope walker. died in London
last week. His real name was Jean Francois
de Gravelot. Blondin crossed Niagara Falls
OH June 30, 1859. in the presence of nearly So
600 people. 1t was the irst time this feat had
beer attempted. The following year he made
the trip across Niagara River just above the
Falls nearly so times, and on Sept. Ia, 1860 he
carried "a man across on his back.
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher is reported to be
dying at her home in Stamford, Conn. At no
time since she confined to her room in
December has her condition been SO critical.
Capt. Glass, of the battleship Texas, has
written letter to the Navy Department in
regard TO the trip of the vessel from New York
to Galveston, where she is at present. 1t shows
that the vessel averaged l2l knots during the
voyage regarded AS very good speed and that
she has excellent sea-going qualities.