The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-12-28

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expansion policy of the United States.
| Gen. Ludlow. who is to be civil and
military governor of Havana when the
| Americans take possession, arrived in
/ that city.
Prince George of Greece, high com
missioner of the powers in Crete. ar
rived at Canea and assumed occupancy
of the government building.
LATER.
The s+""mer ST. Paul arrived at Ma
nllla e2 | with Christmas mail.
The ~-,y council of Havana tele-
graphed message of thanks to Presi-
dent Mckinley for aid given the needy
of that city.
| The Vienna correspondent of Lon
don daily says: Several hundred Mon
! tenegrin soldiers, who were recently
overtaken by a snowstorm in the Lara
Pass, were frozen to death. The expe-
dition sent to their rescue found the
snow drifts SO heavy that it was i'm
possible to save them"
The retirement of Admiral Bunce
will result in the promotion of the fol-
lowing naval officers: Commodore Al
bert kautz to be admiral, and Captain
Frederick r. Rodgers to be commodore.
A dispatch from London says: There
seems to be doubt that Great Britain
will agree to abrogate the Clayton
Bulwer treaty. The temper of the
cabinet and of public opinion, which
largely influences the governments
! policy, points to such action, though
no definite understanding with the
United States has.yet been reached
According to dispatch received at
Madrid from Ilolio, Island of Panay,
several engagements have taken place
| between the Spaniards and the insur-
gents, and many of the latter have
been killed or wounded.
The steamer st. Louis, with the
American peace commissioners on
! board, arrived at New York the 23d.
The government of Victoria has
placed an order for 5000 tons of steel
rails with American factories.
The gold reserve in the U. S. treas
/ ury the 23d was $244, 947, $50.
Herman Grundberg died in San Fran
cisco, aged 1O2 years.
The missing four masted schooner
M. d. Borda, from Philadelphia, was
safely towed in port, after being blown
1000 miles out to sea.
The Spanish transport Darmstadt
sailed the 23d for Cadiz with 2,727 Of
ficers and men from Havana. About
5000 Spanish troops have embarked
within week for Spain, and some s.
900 others are left in Havana. 1t is es-
timated that there are $4,000 Spanish
soldiers at Matanzas and there are
about $4,000 Spanish troops in Glen
fuegos. The Spanish troops at Havana
will withdraw to Matanzas and Glen
fuegos after Jan. 1.
Lieut.. Col. Ray reports to Gen. Wood
at Santiago that several bands of ban
! dts are operating in the vicinity of
Guantanamo.
| Rear Admiral Schley was presented
with a $4,000 sword by the citizens of
Philadelphia.
Isador Larber, a dry goods clerk in
San Francisco, surrendered himself to
the police, stating that he was wanted
in New York for the murder of his
wife.
John Boatman, a prisoner in the
penitentiary at Spokane, Wash, com
mitted suicide by hanging. Boatman
at one time was prominent in Saliva
ton Army circles.
| Private Turner, of the Sixth Vir-
ginia colored regiment, was shot and
instantly killed by o. A. Thrower, a
street car conductor at Macon, Ga.
The grip in New York keeps 45, 900
children from the public schools.
Maj. Russell Harrison, the provost
marshal, who, raised the stars and
stripes over Fort Atares without orders
and in contravention of the promise of
the United States evacuation commits
sioners that no American flags should
be raised in Havana or it's suburbs un-
til Jan 1, was formally reprimanded by
Mai. Gen. Lee and was instructed to
lower the flag.
The examination of the battleship
Massachusetts, disclosed three large
dents in the port side of the vessel for
ward. One of the officials told re-
ported that the injuries were much
more serious than had been antici-
pated.
Reports from Manila and Porto Rico
indicate a very satisfactory state of
affairs.
Edwin R. Conger, United States min
lister at Pekin, China, has made pro-
test against the proposed extension of
French jurisdiction at Shanghai.
The rumor that Russia is trying to
borrow money in American markets is
denied.
Andrew Wanless, well known lite
character of Detroit Mich. is dead.
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