The Charlotte Democrat., 1897-03-04
Brief Gil mpses at
the General News.

alarmed The Spaaiardz are Eildl
excited against Consul General LIE
and the Americans. The repor
was circulated this morning tina
American Earships we're coming I
Havana BY request OF ConsuI-Gen
eral Lee, and the indignation Of tn
volunteers was 80 intense over tn
report that, fearing . demonstration
against the United States, the Mar
quis of Ahumada privately called u
lis Office the Coloneis of the battsl
ions Of volunteers in the city An,
assured them that the report va
absolutely false, and that Gen Lee
in investigating the death Of DR.
Ruiz, only obeyed instructions from
the State Department at W shingtou
given in a friendly, peaceful spirit"
A despatch to the Central NeE
from Madrid says that Prim- Minis
ter Canoyas del Castillo saws that b.
has received official information thA
Mr.. Mckinley, when he assumes th'
Office of President of the Unitet
States, will do nothing to aid the In
sBrgents in Cuba or to effect the In.
dependence of the Island.
Floods along the Ohio, Potomac
and other rivers in the Middle States
have caused thousands of dollar
damage In the last few days.
The Society of Daughters of the
American Revolution in session a
Washington, has gained 5000 mem
bers during the past year, lis new
chapters having been added to th:
roll.
Lord Aberdeen, the Governor.
General Of Canada, is visiting Wash
ington.
The antitrust law of Texas has
been declared unconstitutional.
Mrs Henry Ward Beechers con
dition is gradually growing worse
and her death is only a matter Of a
fsw days
The railroads appear to be on the
way to an agreement which will STOP
the threatened rate war. "The exc
cutive officers of the Norfolk and
Western, the Southern railway and
the Louisville and Nashville will gel
together in New York and stop The
rate war made imminent by the Nor
folk and Westerns cut of Is cent?
frstclsss On eastern business to st.
Louis and Memphis.
The national dog show held in
Madison Square Garden, New York,
came to an end today.
It ia practically Sc tied that Col
John HAY is to Be Minister to Eng.
land to succeed Bayard
A sound money" league has been
organized in New York. Its object
is to form 'tsound money" clubs all
over the country, and continue the
agitation in favor of the gold stan.
daTd.
Its reported in Vienna that Greece
has been ordered BY the Powers to
avacuate Crete at once. This action
is the result of a circular note
recently sent to the Powers BY the
Government of Russia requesting
them to join in a demand that the
Sultan authorize the Powers TO act
jointly in the psci6catlon of Crete
and the organization of a system Of
autonomy for the island, retaining
the integrity of the Turkish Empire
The assent of the Powers 10 this
proposal having been obtained the
notice to Greece TO eTacuate followed
The police of Gratz in Styria, have
interdieted the further performance
of Iona Barrison at the Stradt
theatre.
4 District of Columbia bill was
before the House, and was being read
when Mr. Bryan reached the House
and stepped toward his old seat, now
occupied by Reprt sentative VI. F,
StroWJ, Of North Carolina saws the
journal describing Bryan's ov ,tior
in Congress, Wednesday. Just as he
passed the railing and the House got
q good view of him the cheering and
handclspping began Speaker Reed.
who was in the chair, permitted the
applause to 60 on unchecked, and
the reading clerk dropped the bill
he was reading as if he had been
shot. The silver Republicans were
particularly loud in their applause
Later Mr.. Bryan went to the Speak.
er's desk and shsok hands with Mr..
Reed. Another round of applause
greeted this act Mr.. Bryan was
then forced to 60 out into the corri-
dor and there held an impromtu
reception
The one argument in favor of the
gold standard that will satisfy th.
people is prosperity lie the sound
money men can't bring that forth
they may as well surrender to the
Observation-Disclosures Constitution.