, 1898-11-23

N'ii'A'H NQNCl "
returnsd here yesterday. =
New. York, Nov. 2lst..PIymouth news
reports that he Secretary Of State for War.
addressing n political meeting there. praised
the idea ot all Angl = \meIican entente, and
outlined q !Hrhem" for home defonss with
imp'oNeI guns, dsplAcing a larger number;
and sid that he was confident the country
was ready to make the heavy sacrifice Gu
tailed thereby. =
London news States tIiat rhS Marquis Of
Landsdowne has issued the necessary orders
for enrolling q batt alton IT u thousand Chi
nese to be under the command If British
officers at Wei Hail Wei. The Evening N-Ss'
further states thlt 6 forts are to be con
struoted, the harbour dredged and bre,k-
waters planned etc.
Advices from Cape Town report that Nj.
Cecil Rhodes will soon probably he Premier;
the Governments AMI opposition hsving
compromised.
Paris news qnnoquco, that Captain Drey-
fuS Aas been notified Of the revision of HE
case,
Other Continental news reports thnt theirs
IS a rumour of an Au>trJ.G German coolness.
III C 'nseqne Ice of which the Kaiser avoids
i. Vie-na on his way home.
4 Rome ie~pntch states that u pontifcal
is shortly expected expressing Pope Leo's
approval ofstlle democratic aud liberal ton
denotes Of the chnlch in the United States.
Washington news reports that Admiral
DSWey has tele5raph"i his Government that
tS FilipinOS control tie entile Island of
PWay, except Iloilo. y : place is desper-
at6Iy bes'eg"d, ard that a. foreigners there
are begging the protection Of the United
States. H. fuw her sta on HAT Neg,os Island
has declared its indeprn lence and besought
AN .Amerioan pr )tectora".
A 1asnoKoh c.Np, H., n, ia o..roouo
dsnt of the "St ,ndarI' states llat the army
is 0isaffec!ed an The Cnrlists active aud
that all newspapers warn the Government
not to be surprised ogdlA as in the case Of
Cuba and the Philippines.
The foregoing it is thought will promote
the progress Of the Peace Confe ence in Paris,
and th It to- lay it is expected the Ameri:nnt
will pres'ut q proposal with "a time limit
amounting practically to an ullimatum de
m~andins the cesSOn Of the Philippines upon
payment If the American estimate of the
balance due Spain, debitiug he cost of The
Maine and til cost of the war and credit
ing Span equities in.sovereigu'y not actu-
ally. or 1orc'abiy reduced, pc hnps amounting
TO twenty million dollars. ~
The Paris press continues commenting
adversely On Mr.. Chamb"I Iain's speech, which
it considers an ultimatum and certain jour
mails say tInt Mr.. Chamberlain's declaration
that the English Government Intends to
keep the feet 0 II war footing until all dan
ger is over, is taken AS a confirmation of said
.ultimatum.
A Malrid despatch states that the Spanish
transport "Porto Rico" has arrived at
Malaga from Cuba with twelve hundred and
seventeen rsputr inted troops on board. Thir-
ty-fve deaths oocurred'on the voyage
From Washington it is reported that the
Secretary Ct the Navy has ordered & council
Of inquiry as to who is responsible for tbs
loss of the %"Intantn Maria Teresa. 1t will
met Mt NoR0lk tomorrow.
Vancouver news from he Far Fast gives.dis-
quieting reports Of the health Of the Ameri-
oan troops at Manila, and that there is a fear
of a lep'osy epidemic.
Demerara. 2lst.-The hurricane relief
fund now amounts to nine thousand five
hundred and fifty eight dollars, of which
six thousand two hundred aud foity dpliars
have been Temitted.
London, Novbr, 2lst-1he death iS an
nounced of Sir George Baden-Powet, MP
for Kirk!nle, Giverpooi; the cause of his
deaah was kidney disease.
New York, Novbr. 22nd.-London new
Announces that, the King of Denmark has ar
ranged to visit the Prince of Wales i" Janu-
arx ne1t. .B,