Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-27
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Cuban capital.
Oscar Strauss. new U. ). minister to |
Turkey, was given cordial reception
by the sultan.
Anarchy rules in southern Philip T,
pines. where the Spanish are cooped
up in the towns
1t is reported that the Chinese en-
press dowager and Ii Hung Chang
have been married secretly.
Two cases OF wife murder and sui
eide occurred at Jersey City within
one hour. Jealousy in both cases.
II is reported that Henri Rochefort,
the famous Partisan editor, has been
made insane by the Dreyfus agitation.
Naval Constructor Hobson is still
confident that the Cristobol Colon may
be saved, and will conduct another at
tempt.
Two roofers fought on a roof at Bos-
ton. They got too near the edge and
fell four stories, both dying from their
injuries.
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the insurgent rebel vessels as they ar
rive at Cavite. Two were captured
last week.
Queen Wilhelmina, of Holland, and
Prince William of Weld are to marry.
They are second cousins, and it is a
love match.
The Central Pacific railroad is to is
sue a blanket mortgage for Sis, ZOO, 900
to cover the bonded Indebtedness of
the system.
Advices from Porto Rico say that
many of the high officials there have
taken steps to become naturalized
| Americans.
A French missionary and several
Chinese Catholics have been massacred
and burned in chapel at Paklung by
riotous Chinese mob.
The party sent into Alaska to search
for Andree, the balloon Arctic explorer,
have given up the search and staked 25
claims in the gold country.
Capt. Lake made a successful test
trip with the submarine boat Argonaut
along the ocean bottom a distance of
six miles in New York bay.
Spanish authorities at Havana are
selling and removing war trophies,
supplies, etc, in spite of protests OF
the American commissioners.
1t is stated on good authority that
Russia has hastily concentrated 10000
troops at Port Arthur to be in readi-
ness for any emergency in China.
Spanish reports of naval battle be
tween Admiral Dewey's fleet and Phil
ippine insurgent vessels are denied al
Washington as absolutely absurd.
Gen. Horace Porter, U. S. ambas
sador at Paris, gave banquet at the
American embassy to the United States
and Spanish peace commissioners.
Gen. Blanco has acceded to the re
quest of the American commission ant
will allow free entry to Red Cross sup
plies at Havana and nearby ports.
Col. Waring, of the Z. S. sanitar.
commission at Havana, reports that tn
filthy condition of the city is the rea
cause of all the infectious diseases.
The total internal revenue receipt
from June 30 to Oct. Is were $50, 65l,
$500, an increase of So, 929, 667. 0
over the same period of 1897, due t
new stamp tax.
Chinas deposed emperor still lives
, A physician from the French embass
, at Pekiu was called TO examine hir
, and found him very weak, but in N
| immediate danger.
: The premature explosion of canno
being fred in honor of the visit {
5 President Mckinley at Kollomo, Ind
: killed James Jones and perhaps fatal
! injured another man.
At Trinidad. province of Santa Clar;
I Cuba, great damage was caused by
4 recent storm. Many houses were swel
: away, eight people were killed an
: many cattle drowned.
The u. S. cruiser Boston and til
> collier Nero, ordered to Hong Kon
because of the disturbances at Pekil
have arrived at Annoy, the former sho
: of coal and the latter with her carg
afire.
The meeting of the Cuban assembl
set for Oct. 20 at Santa Cruz, cann'
occur until later because of delay
the arrival of delegates occasioned
:, bad roads 1t is believed Gen Conn
o will be elected president of the Cubs
4 republic.
h The municipal council of Paris h
adopted resolutions urging the Fren'
G government, without sacrificing Il
d material interests of the country,
= use it's utmost efforts to avert co
=. fiict with Great Britain over the +
shoda dispute.
The U. S. peace commissioners
Paris have declined to accept cessi'
- of Cuban sovereignty to the Unit
u States. for in that case Spain won
Is claim that such a cession by its ov
g force would impose the obligation I
&c the Cuban debt
> Secretary Alger will recommend
: congress that the railway system
= Cuba be extended by the U. 5. Cover
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