The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-01-19
CABLE SPARKS.

Senator Tabarrini, president of the
Italian council of state, is dead.
Gen. Gonzalez Munoz the new cap
tain-general of Porto Rico. died i'm
mediately after his arrival there.
"El Heraldo" says 1t learns that
Senior Gullon. the foreign minister. has
received "disquictng dispatch" from
Washington.
The porte. IL Is announced, Is nego-
tiating loan of G1 5000 with London
bankers at 4 per cent, to be used for
war purposes.
A dispatch from Singapore says that
the British gunboat Swift, which has
been hurriedly put into commission at
Hong Kong, will sail for Hai-Nan is
land.
A dispatch from Batavia announces
that the capital of Amboyna, one of
the Moluccas islands, has been demol-
ished by an earthqulke. Fifty PERSONS
were killed and 200 were injured.
The Earl of Elgin. viceroy of India,
has wired the government that the
Zakka-Kh Afridis have reoccupied
Khyber Pass and that the cutting of
wires and firing upon escorts have re-
commenced.
Prince Bismarck is steadily improv-
ing i'm health He Is again good humor-
ed and has expressed approval of the
seizure OF kiao-Chou Bay in letter to
the Grand Duke of Weimar and Meek
lenburg.
The committee OF the allied trades
unions of London. on the initiative of
the Amalgamated Engineers, has de-
cided to withdraw the demand for As
hours of labor per week and the work.
mems officials hope the employers will
withdraw the lockout notices and thus
end the great labor dispute.
A special dispatch from Paris says
that the continuance of heavy rains on
the Spanish frontier has done much
damage in the district of Perpignan.
The river Tet has overfiowed. flooding
the country for miles. The low-lying
villages have been evacuated and re-
lief parties are rescu.ng the household
ers in boats.
few days ago a man who was lead
ing an unmuzzled dog. belonging to the
Queen, across Windsor bridge, was
summoned for so doing and claimed
exemption. But the Magistrate said: :
The bite of the Queens dog Is equally
dangerous with the dog OF another. The
Queen must pay a fine of shillings."
The Queen paid the fine.
A dispatch to the impartial from Ha-
vana says the sending of supplies from
the United States to aid the INDECENT
population of Cuba has aroused deep
animosity among the Spaniards, who,
it is added, "are incensed at the pretext
thus given to the American consuls and
the Yankee element to interfere in Gu
ban affairs"
A dispatch from Shanghai says that
the new Japanese cabin=t has been
completed with Marquis Ito as pre-
mier. This ministry is Independent Of
political parties and is not eXpeeted to
last long. The military party strongly
approves Japan's asserting herself.
and the activity at the dock yards is
unabated.
The condition of the health of EN-
press Augusta Victoria excites COM
ment. She will go In the spring to
some southern air cure. Her physi-
clans still forbid her leaving the room.
The queen has approved the appoint
ment of Gen. Sir Arthur Power Pal
mer, X. c. b., to succeed General Sir
William Lockhart as commander of the
Tirah field force on the Northwest
frontier of India.
Right Hon. Charles Pelham Villiers,
member of parliament from South
Wolverhampton, and known as the
father of the house of commons"
having sat continuously in the house
since 1885, died at o'clock Sunday
night. January 3 he celebrated his
ninety sixth birthday and received con
gratulatory messages from all parts of
| the kingdom.
The Paris "Aurore" has psb,ished d
an open letter from Emile Zola 4
| President Faure pointing out isregu-
larities and illegalities in thu Ester
hazy court-martial. and formally ac-
cusing General Blot, minister Of war,
General Mercier. Major Ravary. ths
investigating officer.