The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-02-04
FOREIGN NEWS.

A special dispatch from Shanghai
lays the Japanese fleet is cruising OH
the coast of Shen Tung.
The Madrid correspondent Of the
Daily Mail says: 1t has been decided
that the who.e Spanish feet shall con-
centrate at Havana, though no m
mediately unless circumstances de-
mand.
The vienna correspondent OF the
London Daily Telegram says tt Is re-
ported there that the Kurds are de-
vastating --rmenian villages in the
neighborhood of Russian villages, and
the Armenians are retaliating. The
correspondent adds that there is COM
plete anarchy in the Asiatic provinces
of Turkey"
The Constantinople correspondent OF
the London Standard says: The min
lister Of war, Risa Pasha, has been
ordered to prepare eighty regiments
with a minimum strength OF 1,700 men
each for service in Roumania next
spring. The attitude of Bulgaria IS
causing ~uneasiness, and the porte has
sent remonstrances to such EJECT.
M. Jules En..le Richeborg, the French
novelist, is dead. Among his volum-
nous publication there may be cited
as the most interesting: LES Drames
de la Vie" (sixteen volumes), LES
Soirees Amusantes" (twelIe volumes),
La Belle Organiste,' "L'Idiote," Jean
Loup," Gun Calvaire," LIE Millione du
Pere Raclot" and L'Enfant du Fa-
bourg."
According to a special from Shang-
hal, Sung, the Chinese commander, re-
Gently informed Captain Chichester OF
the British wal ship Immortalite that
the Russian war ships had the Tsung
| Ii Yamen's special permission to re-
main there. Captain Chichester there
upon insisted that Sung should obtain
by telegraph that permission Tor the
Immortalite. Sung complied with the
demand and permission was granted
John Morley, the liberal leader and
member of parliament for the Montrose
boroughs, speaking at Stirling, scot
land, said the proposed West Indian
grant was merely a disguised bounty
and another instance of the govern
ment's policy of "sops and doles to
favored classes" He declared 1T would
be equally justifiable to manufacturers
having to face a hostile tariff and ex-
pressed the belief that the scheme
would not prove such a merely tenn
porary measure as Joseph Chamberlain
had represented.
The United States ambassador, .en-
eral William r. Drano gave a magni-
ficent official aception at Rome IN
the splendid Piombino palace. There
were 600 guests, including p~ersonages
from the Quirina1. members of the
high aristocracy of Italy, ambassadors,
ministers an others of the diplomatic
corps and some Americans. The guests
were introduced by Prince di Monter-
oiuni and Count Tozzoni, masters OF
ceremonies to the court. Those pres
ent with one accord pronounce it the
grandest social function of this sea-
son.
The PeKin correspondent of the Lon
don Times says: The French attitude
has undergone a sudden change and
now it appears to give a reluctant sup
port to the menacing language OF the
Russian agent, NJ. Paylof (charge a.
a~ffaires at Pekin( against the opening
of Talien-uan. Inc Chinese. having
made inquiries, disbelieve Payloffs
statement thai Russia CAN pIoNluo d
loan on the same financial terms as
Great Britain. At a meeting of the
grand council the Chinese decided to
approach the English and Russian gov
ernments with a proposal of compro-
misses, each power to provide one-half
Of the loan on it's own basis and the
other conditions to be adjusted between
them.
In spite of the optimistic cable adj
vices that are being forwarded to
Madrid, it is no. believed in political
circles at Havana that lie journey of
General Blanco through the east of
lie island will bring peace. Although
he carried about $50, 900 with him
when he left Havana. no one believes
that any important leader will surren-
der. It is reported .Aat he will soon
return, because General Maxine Co.
mez has fallen Oeck across the Moron
Jarucho 4rocha into the Camaguey ols-
trict. The presumption is that he
went in the expectation of meeting
General Gomez. Should he return
without having induced the principal
i%nsurgent chiefs to surrender, auuon.
omy, it is believed. would be consid.
cred a failure at Madrid. a conclusion
that would seriously affect the sta.
bility of tie government at Havant
and at the home capital.