, 1898-02-16

Atlantic about winch 4 dispute arose bet WcrIi
England and Brazil trlde Bulletin July 2Gth
1895 and which he pretended belonged to
him.
Havana Telegram, announce the return Of
General Banco.
O5het news states that in an engagement
at Ceiba Mocha b"tWeeu some Speuisi troops
under General Molina aud the insurgents
under GeneraLB4tauc0pr the former lost
forty killed and seventy wounded. The in
surgentS lost ten killed.
Alvices from Pretoria announce that Pres
ideut Kruger has been reelected President
Of the South African Republic.
Washington news states that in the
Senate, on Mr.. Cannon Offering q resolution
urging President Mckinley to notify Spain
that he viii recognize the independence Of
Cuba. Mr.. Hale followed by declaring that
the resolution was for the purpose Of driving
the administration into a pol cy involving
the country in serious difficulties.
Mr.. Mason denied Mr.. Hale's assertion and
insisted that the United States had a right
to Interfere. Our rights he added are sufi-
cient to invoke the Monroe Doctrine in this
case.
The Senate Committee on Foreign relations
have decided ~ make an adverse report or
Mr.. Aliens proposition to recognize the bel,
ligereucy Of The Cuban Insurgents.
New York, February 14th.-Iondon news
states that in he House Of Commons Mr..
John lStdm0nd's amendment to the address
in reply to The Queens speech favouring an
independent Irish Parliament WINS rejected by
a vote Of 1913 to Gj.
Mr.. William Relmond's amendment favour.
ing the granting of an Irish amnesty was.
also lost ly 1852 10 100.
A telegram from Hull reports the collision
in the Hull Roads Of INNS. "Galatea" and
4Io tRF,rIoJI,p o,.;, H. 1:l:- e
the latter with forty raoehorses, which she
had ON board. The "Galotea' has beer
stranded in the Humber. No fatality re-
ported.
1t is announced that China has conceded
to England the right to extend tile Burmel
railway through Yunnan. mud has also agreed
to pay France an indemnity for the kid
mapping of a FIenchman by Tonquineae
brigands. She also has conceded to Ger
many the right to construct a railway from
Kiao ckOu to Ichou for tile murder Of the
German sailor.
Other London news reports that Mr..
Gladstone is preparing to return to Eng
Land after his holiday Of doubtful benefit.
The Saturday Review says that his facial
neuralgia is perhaps cancer or necrosis
Of the nose bones.
Paris news states that Colonel Picquart bus
testified that after discovering evidence that
Droyfus' memorandum was in Count Ester
Hays writing, secret influence had thwarted
ii ther Investigation. The Court room ut
once burst into shouts on this declaration
being made, showing all equal division Of
sentiment.
The Madrid newspaper La Epoca" says
that amy international question regarding
the DeIome incident has disappeared, and
adds that the rebels have chased from Wash
ingtsn SPANS representative by tricks only
p%ractisod by the clients of penitentiarics.
The Correspondence Militar' says that
the Government should not have accepted
Senior Delome's resignation, as the American
attitude was both offensive and humiliating.
lei Macdonald, discussing the matter, says
that Americans have become our lords and
masters.
The London "Stanlard' elitorially Gays
that the responsibility Of preventing the
Delome affair from reaching a dangerous
phase lies wholly with Spin, and remarks
that lis sympathy is rather with Presi-
dent Mckinley than Senior Delome, whose
letter shows he was destitute of the qualities
required by his profession.
Srnor Sagasta has declared that The in
cident will not affect relations between the
United States and Spain, and that a new
Minister will soon Ia named