The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1897-08-06
NEwsY CONVERSATIONS.

ductor Ed Bray is dead, Sam Hamilton,
Ed WomacI and Tom Kamewood can
not recover
1t is stated Gen. Maxine Gomez, the
leader of the Cuban insurgents, has
reaffirmed his determination not to ac-
cept compromise with the Spanish
government, but to adhere to his de-
mand for the absolute independence of
Cuba.
The Egyptian intelligence depart
has received word of heavy tribal
fighting up the Me between the der
wishes and the Jaalins. The latter
suffered defeat after heavy loss on
both sides, the Jaalins losing 1000
killed.
Inventor Holland will, it is said
soon have on the ways the skeleton of
several more of his submarine torpedo
boats, which, he is confident, will rev.
olutionize naval warfare. 1t is known
that other governments than that of
the United States are taking more
than passing interest in it.
Reports of very heavy damage to the
corn crop in Kansas, Oklahoma and
the Cherokee strip as result of
drought and torrid-like hot winds are
pouring into headquarters of the Santa
Fe and Rock Island roads, whose lines
practically cover the state. The dam
age to crops varies from 60 to 90 per
cent.
Incursions of Albanians, who at
tackled almost simultaneously seven
Servian blockhouses along the stretch
of fl ont tier between Madliza and RASH
ka, have led the Servian government to
make "a formal protest TO the powers,
and it is believed that this is part of
an organized plan by Turkey to pro-
woke Servia.
The powers have drafted plans
which provide for European arbitra-
ton of any differences that may arise
between the Greek and Turkish pleni-
potentiaries in arranging a definite
treaty. The desire of Germany 10 in
stitute European control over Greek
finances still hampers the settlement
of the indemnity question.
Among the hundreds of people sail
ing for Alaska-mostly fortune-seekers
was two representatives of the Sal
walton Army going to Dawson City to
carry on their work; one OF them. c. II.
Dale, is wealthy old time miner who
was recently converted. Two nuns
have also sailed to open school for
white children at st. Michaels.
The secretary of war has appointed
the special board p rovided for in the
sundry civil approp ration bill to make
survey and examination Gncluding
estimates of cost of deep waterways
between the Great lakes and the At
lantic tide water, as follows: Maj.
Chas. w. Raymond, corps of engineers,
Alfred Noble, of Chicago, and Geo. Y.
Wisner, of Detroit.
Official information received in
Washington indicates the Great Brit
ain will consent to join in an interna-
tional monetary conference to be held
in Washington next winter The state
ments received indicate that the
mission of Special ENJOYS Stevenson,
Payne and Wolcott will be so far sue
cesslul as to insure the meeting of an
other international monetary confer
ence.
Bluejacllets from the U. S. ships
Yorktown and Boston have been sew
eral times attacked by coolies in Kobe,
Japan, even the policemen taking part
against the Americans. James Mullen,
bluejacl1et from the Boston, was tied
by the legs and Gagged around the
pier and was then arrested by Japan
csc policemen. On another occasion a
party of American blue jackets was
stoned.
The Canadian government has de-
cided to impose a royalty on all placer
diggings in Canadian territory on the
Yukon in addition to SIS registration
fee and 500 annual assess ent. The
royalty will be 10 per cent each on
claims with an output of $500 or less
monthly. and 20 per cent on every
claim yielding above that amount.
Besides this every other claim is re-
served to the government.
The great volcano Mayou, situated
in The extreme south of the Island of
Luzon. of the PHILIPPINE islands, has
been in violent eruptions since June
&c. The towns of Libog, Bacacy and
Malipot are threatened with destruc-
ton. Fifty-six bodies have been re-
covered, but the fate is unknown of
the people living on the sides and at
the foot of the mountain, which is sur
rounded by the finest hemp planta-
tions in the island.
Official dispatches from Lorenzo
Marquee, South Africa, confirm the re-
ports of recent fighting between Port
uguese troops and rebellious ma tives in
OAKLAND. The battle took place near
Chimbutu, the capital of Gazaland
The Portuguese force routed 1000
rebels. The Portuguese losses were
two killed and 10 wounded. The ma
tives lost 300. A dispatch from Cape
town says report has reached there
that the Portuguese have been badly
routed in the Bileni district, north of
Delagoa bay. The natives declare
that not Portuguese is left alive.
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