Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-06-02
T%ELEGRApHIc NOTES

Potter Palmer, Of Chicago arrived
at New York, yesterday, from Europe,
1t Is reported thet the departure of
Admiral Camaras feet has been de-
layed by defects discovered In the tor
pedo boats.
News received pit Key West, Fla,
from Santiago do Cuba says the auxii-
tary cr1iseg ST. Paul has cut the cable
off that port.
-Advices received at Gfbraltar from
Cadiz say all the guns OF both the bat.
tertes and the nDrfs q being replaced
BY heavier guns.
-Iptimations r given In Washing.
ton that the present. military move
ment wiz be directed against rorao
Rico as veil as eastern Cuba.
Senior J. 7, De Assis Brasil, Brazilian
minister 70 tAe Omitted aates. arraged
at New York, yesterday. on the Kaiser
Wilhelm den Crosse from Bremen and
Southampton.
# W. Reftz. the tourney president
Of the Orange Free State, has been
elected secretary Of state a the South
African republic. In Succession 10 Dr..
}. W. Leyda
George West. elias Charles Rivers,
has sawed out Of fail a South Bend.
Ind, and escaped Vest was co.,
victed OF robbing the South Bend ma
tioaal bank Of Sl5, 600.
Senator Morgan says that Il Is his
purpose to press his measure providing
a form of government for territory ac-
quired In tho present war ss an amend
ment to the war revanue bill.
The British stearnes Remembrance
has just sailed from Falmouth, Eng
glend, for Colon. with Spanish govern
ment packages and o cargo of opeL IN
derstood to be destined Tor the Spanish
fleet.
The Spanish BARK Maria Dolores.
of Bilbao, was overloaded by one Of
the American cruisers six miles off
Porto Rico. She was bound from Bio
Janeiro to San Juan de Porto Rico with
coal.
-Fredertck Hall, Q crete maheY hy-
ing at BursleIn. the principal town IN
the etstrict called ssfhe lotteries" f
Stafordshire, England. while insane.
murdered his wife and Ave chiidsep
With o billhooh end then committed
suicide by cutting his throat.
"A copyrighted special from Port
au-Prince to the New York Evening
World says, "a report was current at
Mole st. Nicholas that thpee Of Ger.
vera's feet tried to steal out of aanti-
ago and Were pursued. They only es-
capped destruction by regaining their
port
Senator Lodge has decided not to
formally offer his Hawaiian annexa-
tion proposition as IN amendmepb to
the p revenue bill, Init he thinks
that the final adjournment OF congress
csn be delayed In order to allow the
Hawaiian question to be disposed OF
this session.
"A Haytian gunboat which arrived
at Cape Haytien, Hayti, from Port-au-
Prince st eight O'Clock yesterday with
the minister of public works on board,
reported that while passing the Mole
st. Nicholas Monday afternoop she
saw Ave American war ships cruising
In that vicinity.
Two Russian officers, accompanied
by q member Of the legation In Wash
ington, were al the war and navy de-
~partments yesterday to obtain permits
sion to observe the Operations Of the
war. They &C. COl Yeymolof and
Lieut.. Zelerloy. They WAN be granted
the permission desired.
The disebled cruiser Columbia
probably will not be able TO leave the
dry dock at the navy yard for ten
days at least. More than 100 mechan~
les are at WORK on the vessel, ripping
OFF the injured asmor plates and spon-
SOD. The steel protected decks do not
seem TO be materially injured.